You can’t impress everyone, even if you’re Taylor Swift. Though her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, seems be doing well in terms of streams and sales, some listeners just aren’t wowed. Though Swift has quite an extensive catalog, at least one person believes very few of her songs have stood the test of time. … Read more
Littler has since deleted the post on X (formerly known as Twitter), but it appears that Liverpool fans did not forget his actions and made their discontent well-known before his quarter-final with Price. However, the 17-year-old was undeterred by the jeers and promptly dispatched of Price in his opening match, taking a 6-3 win. In … Read more
St. Vincent has offered some tantalizing teasers of her upcoming album, All Born Screaming. For those who have been digging the rollout so far, the good news is that the project is, as of this post, just hours away from release. So, here’s what to know about when you Apple Music users will be able … Read more
Rafael Nadal showed no mercy as he destroyed Darwin Blanch in what was the 16-year-old’s second-ever professional match. Playing in the Madrid Open likely for the final time, the five-time champion needed just 64 minutes to storm through 6-1 6-0. Blanch faced a baptism by fire in Madrid after receiving a wildcard into the tournament. … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will withdraw dozens of Special Operations forces from Chad in the next few days, the second major blow in a week to U.S. security and counterterrorism policy in a volatile swath of West and Central Africa, U.S. officials said Thursday. The decision to pull out about 75 Army Special Forces personnel … Read more
By Alessandra Galloni and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China’s excess industrial capacity, which is a top concern for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday. China exporting its way to full employment is not … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the state’s National Guard a “border mission” of helping Texas in its partisan fight with the Biden administration over illegal immigration. Top Republicans in the Kansas House were considering Thursday whether their chamber can muster the two-thirds majority necessary to … Read more
If anybody had to hazard a guess about why beef is so prevalent in hip-hop right now, they might conclude it’s just good business. After all, Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You song “Like That” debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 behind Kendrick Lamar’s fiery challenge to Drake and J. … Read more
Last year, the planet experienced its hottest year on record. While it wasn’t entirely a surprise that 2023 could top the previous hottest year — 2016 — in light of ongoing greenhouse gas emissions, what did come as a surprise was by how much. One of the contributing factors to that extreme warmth was El Niño, … Read more
Ronnie O’Sullivan has called on his fellow snooker professionals to ‘go where the money is’ and consider a breakaway tour amid rumours of a Saudi-backed revolt. The Rocket began his World Championship campaign with a 10-1 demolition of Jackson Page but controversy has reigned over the tournament amid talk of moving the showpiece event away … Read more