It’s already becoming difficult for Victor Wembanyama to ever surprise anyone with his basketball brilliance. But on Wednesday night, he amazed the entire NBA community with a historic performance. The Spurs’ 139-130 win over the Wizards saw Wembanyama put up the best outing of his young career, and that’s saying something. The 2023 No. 1 pick scored 50 points, besting his previous career-high for a single game of 40. And while scoring 50 points would be impressive for any player at any age, at only 20, Wembanyama’s big game will go down in NBA history. Wembanyama now owns the following distinctions: …
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The housing market continues to be bleak, according to a new report from forecasting and quantitative analysis firm Oxford Economics.Home prices have soared in every major metro area in the U.S. over the last five years and mortgage rates nearly doubled. This has led to housing affordability dropping “significantly” with only one-third of households in the U.S. earning enough to buy a house last quarter, according to the report.Meanwhile, in June, home prices were 47% higher than listed in early 2020, per CNBC.Related: You Have One Month Left to Buy a House, According to Barbara Corcoran. Here’s Why.To afford a…
Measuring the massive coralInigo San Felix/National Geographic Society In the south-west Pacific, off the coast of one of the tropical Solomon Islands, a giant structure beneath the water’s surface has just been identified as the world’s largest known coral. Visiting the remote site in mid-October, a team of scientists and film-makers from National Geographic thought the object was so large, it must be the remains of a shipwreck. But when underwater cinematographer Manu San Félix jumped into the water to take a closer look, he was astonished by what he saw. “I remember perfectly just jumping and looking down, and…
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has said that he believes women should not serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.Hegseth, 44, a Fox News host, has an extensive history of eyebrow-raising commentary, especially when it comes to military matters he’d oversee should he be confirmed to join Trump’s second Cabinet and become sixth in line to the presidency. Hegseth has long maintained a close relationship with Trump. The pair have frequently appeared together in photographs on social media and on Fox’s…
Getty ImagesiCloud is the online storage service from AppleApple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them “rip off prices.”Consumer group Which? says the legal action – which it has launched – could result in a £3bn payout if it is successful, equivalent to £70 per customer.Apple has rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying users are not required to use iCloud, many rely on third-party alternatives and insisting it “works hard to make data transfer as easy as possible.”It is another example of the “growing…
Friedrich Merz (born 1955) is a VERY dangerous Neocon who is the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and is pushing to be the next chancellor in the face of the fallen government. The government collapsed on the same day Mr. Trump was elected. The press says it was because Trump threatened tariffs that would harm the stuttering German economy. However, the real issue was the end of funding for the Ukraine war against Russia, which could also lead to the USA existing in NATO and the WHO. Merz came out and said that he would issue a ULTIMATUM…
President Trump on Wednesday announced nomination of GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States. Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice. Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System. Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders,…
Michael Strahan, the former New York Giants star and current co-host of “Good Morning America,” made headlines on Tuesday for his heated reaction to a reporter’s question regarding the recent national anthem controversy surrounding him.The incident unfolded outside Strahan’s home when a reporter approached him for a comment about the backlash over his decision not to place his hand over his heart during Fox NFL Sunday’s Veterans Day coverage.Michael Strahan, who spent his childhood on an army base and is the son of a retired Army Major, was notably absent from “Good Morning America” on Monday, following the uproar over…
On Tuesday, Trump chose Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran, to be his secretary of defense. Hegseth has opposed women in combat roles and questioned whether the top American general was promoted to his position because of his skin colour. He also lobbied Trump during his 2017 to 2021 term to pardon servicemembers who allegedly committed war crimes. Sprinkled in with those personnel choices were more conventional selections. Trump said on Wednesday he would nominate Senator Marco Rubio, who is a hardliner on China, as his new secretary of state. But on the whole, his selections signal a…
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, will serve as his attorney general, a role that doubles as the country’s top prosecutor and the head of the Department of Justice. Trump announced the nomination in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, citing Gaetz’s background as a lawyer and as a member of the House Judiciary Committee. He also indicated that Gaetz’s nomination would be part of his agenda to rout the government of perceived rivals. Trump has long accused Democrats of “weaponising” the Justice Department against him, an allegation he revisited…