Full List of 2024 WWE Draft Picks (Night One): Monday Night Raw's Shocking Move The first pick of the night belonged to SmackDown, and the "EST" Bianca Belair remains on the SmackDown brand. Monday Night Raw then decided to keep Jey Uso on the red brand for its first pick. 04/26/2024 - 6:41 pm | View Link
Olympic Chief Backs 'Iconic' Paris Opening Ceremony Despite Security Fears The head of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach promised that the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on the river Seine would be "iconic" and "unforgettable" despite ongoing security ... 04/26/2024 - 6:36 pm | View Link
Marlins place opening day starter Jesús Luzardo on injured list with left elbow tightness The Marlins placed opening day starter Jesús Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Friday because of left elbow tightness.Luzardo, who was scheduled to pitch the opener of Miami's four-game series ... 04/26/2024 - 10:50 am | View Link
Muskegon opening first new school in over 60 years MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — Muskegon Public Schools is unveiling the district’s first new school building in over 60 years. For Muskegon Public Schools, it’s out with the old and in with the new. When ... 04/26/2024 - 10:16 am | View Link
Zendaya & Luca Guadagnino Movie ‘Challengers' Topspinning To $15M Opening – Box Office Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers is looking at $6.2M today (that includes the near $2M previews) which will get the movie to $15M at 3,477 theaters. How is that? An influx of 18-34 year olds is ... 04/26/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
Opening Definition & Meaning opening. noun. open· ing. ˈōp-niŋ, ˈō-pə- Synonyms of opening. 1. a. : an act or instance of making or becoming open. b. : an act or instance of beginning : commencement. especially : a formal and usually public event by which something new is put officially into operation. 2. : something that is open: such as. a (1) : breach, aperture. (2) 04/25/2024 - 6:14 pm | View Website
OPENING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary An opening is a good opportunity to do something, for example to show people how good you are. Her capabilities were always there; all she needed was an opening to show them. Synonyms: opportunity , chance , break [ informal ] , time More Synonyms of opening 04/25/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Website
Opening Definitions of opening. noun. an open or empty space in or between things. “there was a small opening between the trees”. synonyms: gap. see more. noun. a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made. “they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door”. 04/23/2024 - 9:23 pm | View Website
opening an act or instance of making or becoming open. an unoccupied space or place: an opening in the woods. a hole in something solid. start: The opening of the play will be delayed for 15 minutes. the first part or initial stage of anything: The opening of the movie gives us a glimpse of the future. a vacancy for a job. an opportunity; 04/23/2024 - 2:35 pm | View Website
opening noun Definition of opening noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 04/23/2024 - 11:29 am | View Website
(SHERIDAN, Ind.) — U. S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House recently, she voted against it.
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Instead she has called for better oversight of U.
Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appear increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue arrest warrants against the country’s officials for actions taken in the war between Israel and Hamas.
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On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that “Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense… While the ICC will not affect Israel’s actions, it would set a dangerous precedent that threatens the soldiers and officials of all democracies fighting savage terrorism and wanton aggression.”
Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense.
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday ahead of a vote of no confidence on Wednesday that appeared he would lose.
His resignation comes little more than a year after he took up the post, becoming the first non-white and first Muslim leader of Scotland.
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“I cannot tell you what an honour it is being the first minister of the country I love, the country I’m raising my family in and the only country I will ever call home,” Yousaf said from Bute House, the official residence of the First Minister.
NAIROBI, Kenya — A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said.
The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed and water spilled downstream, police official Stephen Kirui told The Associated Press.
Ongoing rains in Kenya have caused flooding that has already killed nearly 100 people and caused the opening of schools to be postponed.
Heavy rains have been pounding the country since mid-March and the Meteorology Department has warned of more rainfall.
The East African region is experiencing flooding due to the heavy rains, and 155 people have reportedly died in Tanzania while more than 200,000 people are affected in neighboring Burundi.
Kenya’s main airport was flooded on Saturday, forcing some flights to be diverted, as videos of a flooded runway, terminals and cargo section were shared online.
More than 200,000 people across Kenya the country have been affected by the floods, with houses in flood-prone areas submerged and people seeking refuge in schools.
President William Ruto had instructed the National Youth Service to provide land for use as a temporary camp for those affected.
PARIS — French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.
Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien both reported that the 75-year-old actor was called in for police questioning in Paris on Monday.
The Paris police, the Paris prosecutor’s office, Depardieu’s lawyers and a lawyer for one of the alleged victims did not immediately respond to Associated Press emails seeking comment.
BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the police summons relates to accusations of sexual assault filed by two women who accuse him of groping during filming — one in 2014, the other in 2021.
Depardieu has also been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them.
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong transgender activist on Monday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed to continue working for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Henry Tse won his appeal over the government’s refusal to change the gender on his ID card in February 2023.