Streaming giant Netflix said that 108 million people worldwide watched last Friday’s bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, calling it the “most-streamed global sporting event ever” in a post on social media. The claim comes despite highly publicized issues with the stream during the fight on Friday and just days after the streamer claimed … Read more
Angelea Preston was on top of the world after being crowned winner of “America’s Next Top Model: All-Stars” in 2011. But the runway walker’s world came crashing down when producers of the series quietly stripped her of the title — allegedly due to her past work as a professional escort — months before the season … Read more
Konnichi-wow. As hot destinations like Italy and Spain say “basta!” and, well, “¡Basta!” the scourge of overtourism, one popular country apparently likes having visitors so much, they’re giving them free flights. Japan Airlines is currently shelling out free domestic hops within the island nation to international travelers — at a time when the world’s manga capital … Read more
For the second year in a row, rain muddied the festivities at the Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park on Saturday. But the crowd shook off the showers for the 12th edition of the annual Central Park affair. Despite the gray day, spirits were more sunny than soggy as 60,000 people … Read more
An Aussie gym owner who controversially banned members from filming themselves working out has sparked widespread industry change as other fitness facilities around the world followed suit. Founder and owner of Melbourne-based Doherty’s gym, Tony Doherty, opened up about the aftermath of his decision to stop members from recording their fitness routines after noticing his … Read more
An African man who contracted a contagious new strain of mpox known as Clade 1b is speaking out about the harrowing symptoms of the viral infection. Egide Irambona, 40, is currently being treated at a hospital in his home country of Burundi, as Africa’s mpox outbreak continues, sparking fears of another global pandemic. Last week, … Read more
The Transportation Department said on Tuesday it is opening an investigation into Delta Air Lines after the carrier canceled more than 5,000 flights since Friday as it struggles to recover from a global cyber outage that snarled airlines worldwide. While other carriers have been able to resume normal operations, Delta has continued to cancel hundreds of flights daily. … Read more
Those who were left delayed or stranded due to the global IT outage Friday might be entitled to financial compensation. The CrowdStrike outage forced airlines such as Delta, United and American Airlines to ground flights due to issues with communications, leading to “mass chaos” for travelers. Globally, there were 46,013 total delays on Friday, the … Read more
Those hoping to catch up on the latest sports highlights Friday morning on “SportsCenter” had to settle for alternative ESPN programming. As the global tech outage wreaked havoc on the world Friday morning, the media giant could not air its flagship program and instead broadcast “Unsportsmanlike” with hosts Courtney Cronin and Freddie Coleman. “The Microsoft … Read more
Bon appetit, McD’s fans. Tommy Winkler, a food influencer on TikTok with more than 10 million followers, visited a Chicago branch of McDonald’s that reportedly sells special menu items that aren’t sold anywhere else in the US. A June 20 post sharing his unique experience and rating each item has over 1.1 million views on … Read more
Chris Wiggs, the inventor of Polly Pocket, died peacefully on June 20 at his home in France surrounded by love and family, The Post can exclusively reveal. He was 74. Wiggs had been recently diagnosed with a rare form of neurological cancer. The East London native dreamed up the portable dreamhouse in 1983, while in … Read more
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For Nation Beat, their globe-trotting groove has crossed not only countries, but continents. And the band’s Brazil-to-New Orleans flight of beats and brass will stop at NYC’s Joe’s Pub on Saturday for an album release show celebrating their fifth LP, “Archaic Humans.” “We’ve been around for a minute, and in the early years, they were … Read more
Son of a beach. One of the nation’s most scenic swimming holes is pushing back against mass tourism by requiring visitors to make reservations at peak times this summer. Sand Harbor State Park on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is rolling out the concept as a way to “reduce traffic congestion” on local roads … Read more
Don’t count men out just yet. New research is challenging recent reports that sperm count in men is on the decline globally. In a study published in the journal Human Reproduction on June 5, researchers at the University of Manchester, Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada and Cryos International, a sperm bank based in Denmark, collected … Read more
“Ghana has lost more than 254 million cacao trees in recent years,” lamented the mathematics professor. Source link #Global #chocolate #supply #real #threat #rapidly #spreading #virus #expert
No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — could cut down on greenhouse gases. The team from Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute in Australia combed through 27 reports, drawing conclusions about various … Read more
Steelers country, let’s ride! Pittsburgh, the western Pennsylvania home to steel, sports and sandwiches with french fries and cole slaw packed within the bread, is supposedly a top travel destination, says one National Geographic writer. The newly released “Here Not There” by Andrew Nelson lauds the Rust Belt city of three rivers as an excellent alternative … Read more
Their computer system was Mc-Done-alds. McDonald’s restaurants around the globe were forced to suspend online orders following a computer system failure that impacted outlets in the United States, China, Australia and other countries. “We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being resolved,” the burger giant said in … Read more
For love or money. The world’s richest and most powerful people are partying up a storm in Jamanagar, India as part of a 3-day, $120 million bash to celebrate the impending wedding of billionaire Anant Ambani and his bride-to-be Radhika Merchant. Ambani, 28, is youngest son of India’s richest man, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, … Read more