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The United States women’s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate winning the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.The rapper reposted a note on his X account on Thursday from sports media brand The GIST, announcing he’s hosting a “She Got…

Published on 26/02/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1 US tariffs are biting. US President Donald Trump has threatened to annex nearby Greenland. And his nominee for ambassador just joked about making Iceland America’s 52nd state. With such friends around, suddenly Brussels bureaucracy looks incredibly appealing. Let’s investigate together. Iceland actually applied to…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans judge ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond Thursday after the film star was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault outside a bar during Mardi Gras.LaBeouf, who appeared in court…

AN “EXPERIENCED” skydiver who tragically died while taking part in a wingsuit jump has been pictured – as his devastated family pay tribute. Chas McNeil, 49, was sadly pronounced dead at Dunkeswell Aerodrome, in Devon, on Saturday afternoon. Chas was described as highly experienced and had completed 10,000 jumps. Skydive…

Published on 27/02/2026 – 12:13 GMT+1•Updated 02/03/2026 – 8:01 GMT+1 Card payments are gaining ground among Europeans: they accounted for 57% of non-cash payments in 2025. Yet the EU’s level of dependency on foreign-owned payment schemes has never been higher. The non-interoperability of national payment schemes leaves 13 out of…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Follow Winter Olympic SportsPersonalize Your Feed Jon Cooper started practice roughly 26 hours before Canada’s first do-or-die moment at…

Published on 26/02/2026 – 14:04 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed that a “fact-finding mission” be deployed to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline to assess the damage caused last month by a Russian attack, which precipitated a halt in oil deliveries. “It is in the interest…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Growing up, the world was a bit of an isolating place for Mica Prazak who had speech and hearing…

Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with the last newsletter of the week. As the behind-the-scenes flurry to defuse the ongoing dispute over the transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia continues, two Baltic heads of government have told Europe Today of their dismay at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s…