The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore. (AP Photo) The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to dock near Thailand’s Pattaya on Wednesday, bringing nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines to the popular tourist city, as local authorities step up police patrols and crack down on sex workers.Thai officials said the…
Inglewood Park Cemetery. Image Credit: CBS In 1906, a 4-month-old baby named ‘Maytie Raker’ became the first person to be buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in California. Her death came at the beginning of the cemetery’s long history, yet for the next 120 years, there was no marker to identify where she lay. Generations passed…
About five hours after the initial implosion attempt, the old Broadway Bridge finally came down (Image Credit: YouTube/ @Associated Press) The explosives went off as planned. The 93-year-old bridge, however, did not. On October 11, 2016, a demolition crew attempted to bring down Arkansas’s aging Broadway Bridge with a controlled implosion, clearing the way for…
Kudzu arrived in the United States as an ornamental vine more than a century ago, first displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 before being promoted for shade, livestock forage and erosion control. What began as a useful garden and agricultural plant eventually spread far beyond where it was intended, covering forests, roadsides and…
Thea Frodin is making her U.S. Open singles debut At just 17, Thea Frodin is about to walk onto one of the biggest tennis stages in the world — and her opponent is none other than Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.But Frodin isn’t exactly a stranger to the spotlight.Before making her…
Ever since his breakout performance in ‘Munjya’, Abhay Verma’s career has been on an upward trajectory, further strengthened by the praise he received for ‘Operation Safed Sagar’. The actor is now part of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-anticipated ‘King’, where he is reportedly paired opposite Suhana Khan. In a recent conversation, Abhay opened up about the…
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to make wholesale changes to the Test squad and coaching staff midway through the England series, calling it the “most shocking decision ever” by a selection committee.Pakistan have dropped seven players and brought in seven replacements, including five…
India Manufacturing PMI falls to 52.8 in August India’s manufacturing sector lost further momentum in August, with slower output and new orders dragging factory activity to its weakest level in five years. Employment also fell for the first time in two-and-a-half years, marking a broader slowdown in the sector.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing…
Yash’s ‘Toxic- Fairy A Tale For Grown ups’ has remained a major topic of discussion since its release on Onam (August 26), with audiences talking about its characters, action sequences, and the actor’s transformation for the film. Adding another interesting layer to the film is stunt performer and body double Lokesh Sharma, also known as…
In South Jersey’s Middle Township, a war goes on. The township has filed an eminent domain condemnation complaint that seeks to acquire 2.4 acres of land in Whitesboro for a large-scale housing development project. But the woman who owns the property, Dawn Robinson, does not want to give it up, according to a report by…