Another horse dies at Santa Anita; 26 thoroughbreds have died at the track since Dec. 26
It appeared that Santa Anita had turned the corner on equine fatalities for almost six weeks after Arms Runner was euthanized March 31 following a fall on the dirt portion of the downhill turn course. The next fatality was May 17 when Commander Coil was injured during a gallop on the training track. Spectacular Music, an unraced 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up on the backstretch on May 19 and vanned off after sustaining a pelvis injury. There was the hope the horse could be saved but the next morning his condition had worsened and he was euthanized.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019 21:37 UTC
Greek Leader Calls for Surprise Early Elections
ATHENS—Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unexpectedly called snap national elections on Sunday night after his ruling left-wing Syriza party suffered a heavy defeat in European elections to opposition conservatives. Mr. Tsipras, who has been the longest serving premier through Greece’s protracted financial crisis, decided to call early elections for June, rather than wait till the end of his term in October. The most likely date for national elections is June 30, according to officials.
Source:Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2019 21:33 UTC
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Heads Into World Cup on a Winning Note
HARRISON, N.J.—The U.S. women’s soccer team dominated its final tuneup game before the World Cup, beating Mexico 3-0 on Sunday at Red Bull Arena, then exited amid fireworks and a swell of cheers from the near-sellout crowd of 26,332. The game showcased a U.S. offensive attack that is at its strongest in years, if not ever, as well as the lingering questions that will trail the Americans to France, where the World Cup kicks off June 7.
Source:Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2019 21:22 UTC
102-year-old woman faces eviction — here’s what people are saying
According to the law, if the units are of comparable housing, the last person who moved in would be the first person forced to leave. That regulation is meant to protect low-paying tenants from being targeted.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019 20:37 UTC
US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell marks Memorial Day with Murph Challenge alongside Marines
Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell marked Memorial Day in Europe with a very tough workout. Grenell, 52, finished the Murph Challenge, and shared photographs online. The Murph Challenge consists of a one-mile run followed by 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats and another one-mile run, all while wearing a 20-pound vest. Its namesake is Lt. Michael Murphy. He was also an athlete and star student from Penn State who turned down offers to attend law school to join the Navy SEALs instead.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 20:25 UTC
Simon Pagenaud wins his first Indy 500 in a thrilling finish
After an 18-minute, red-flag period during which the cars were stopped while the debris was cleared, Pagenaud (pronounced PAJ-eh-no) and Rossi repeatedly swapped the lead until Pagenaud passed Rossi for the last time with just over a lap to go.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019 20:15 UTC
One thing the Cannes Film Festival jury got right: Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' victory
Were they pursuing such an agenda to the fullest, of course, they might have been swayed by Diao Yinan’s thrilling and somber “The Wild Goose Lake,” whose blood-and-neon aesthetics are just dazzling enough to distract you from a persuasively bleak commentary on life in contemporary China. Or perhaps “Sorry We Missed You,” a well-received drama of working-class despair from two-time Palme winner Ken Loach. That movie, as it happens, is also about a family being torn apart by poverty and human indifference. It’s no “Shoplifters” or “Parasite” — this family is surely the noblest that ever lived — but they might make a particularly potent, even consoling triple bill, a reminder that just because people are dreadful, the movies don’t have to be.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2019 20:15 UTC
Simon Pagenaud wins Indianapolis 500 in thrilling finish
Simon Pagenaud won the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, narrowly holding off 2016 winner Alexander Rossi in a thrilling finish. Pagenaud made an audacious pass of Rossi before taking the white flag and holding off the hard-charging driver from Andretti Autosport. He came into the season trying to hang onto his job with Team Penske, and a brazen move near the end of the Indianapolis Grand Prix gave him a win two weeks ago. His latest win gave team owner Roger Penske his 18th victory in his 50th year at the track. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPresident Trump sent a tweet of congratulations: “Congratulations to the Great (and my friend) Roger Penske on winning his 18th (UNBELIEVABLE!)
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 20:07 UTC
Passengers claim they were left on sweltering Sunwing plane for hours with no air conditioning
Passengers flying from Cancun to Toronto were reportedly stuck on the plane for hours in the heat with no air conditioning. According to passengers, they were stranded for hours while they sat on the tarmac in Cancun on Friday. Despite the heat, they were allegedly left with no air conditioning, causing the temperatures to rise inside the cabin. Multiple passengers on the flight took to social media to complain about the conditions they were dealing with. A Twitter user claiming to be a passenger stuck on the plane posted a video which shows multiple passengers fanning themselves, and children can be heard crying in the background.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 19:52 UTC
Olivia Jade knew parents Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli allegedly bribed her way into USC: report
Olivia Jade knew full well that her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, participated in the college admissions scandal, a new report claims. “Olivia fully knew what her parents did to get her into USC, but didn’t think there was anything wrong with it,” the source alleged. The girls' statuses at the college are currently on hold amid an internal investigation into the admissions scam. LORI LOUGHLIN, MOSSIMO GIANNULLI DON'T LIKE BEING CALLED 'CHEATERS'Last week, insiders claimed that Olivia Jade — who allegedly didn't even fill out her own application to USC — was desperate to get back into the university. Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, pleaded not guilty to initial fraud charges and were hit with additional charges of conspiracy and money laundering.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 19:52 UTC
‘It Was Like a Zoo:’ Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest
NEW DELHI — Ed Dohring, a doctor from Arizona, had dreamed his whole life of reaching the top of Mount Everest. But when he summited a few days ago, he was shocked by what he saw. He even had to step around the body of a woman who had just died. “It was scary,” he said by telephone from Kathmandu, Nepal, where he was resting in a hotel room. “It was like a zoo.”This has been one of the deadliest climbing seasons on Everest, with at least 10 deaths.
Source:New York Times
May 26, 2019 19:41 UTC
Live From 458 B.C., What the Greeks Mean to Me
“This is not an ‘Oresteia’ for classicists,” Ms. McLaughlin — a playwright, actor and old friend from college — told me later in New York. To understand how powerfully urgent this new telling is, and how it speaks to our time in a different voice, you have to look to the reasons Aeschylus wrote his version and Ms. McLaughlin wrote hers. There weren’t Tonys back then, but Aeschylus did win first prize for “The Oresteia” at the Dionysia dramatic competition in 458 B.C. In his version of the Orestes tale, the immortals play a crucial role, both inciting the tragedy and trying to corral it. In turn, his wife, Clytemnestra, kills him; their son Orestes, egged on by Apollo, kills her; and the vengeful Furies drive Orestes mad.
Source:New York Times
May 26, 2019 19:30 UTC
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson gets mushy over NYU-bound daughter
The Rock says his New York University-bound teenage daughter is the one who’s “kickin’ a—.”The pro-wrestler-turned-actor celebrated his 17-year-old daughter Simone’s high school graduation — and announced she’s headed to the Big Apple — in an adorably sappy dad-brag that revealed his soft side Saturday. “And then your babies graduate,” Dwayne Johnson wrote in the Instagram post. “Very proud of my first daughter graduating high school, kickin’ a— and is now NYU bound.”DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON'S 'SHAZAM!' A second picture shows Dwayne trying to kiss her as she laughs and tries to dodge the dorky dad move. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe 47-year-old star is the father of three daughters.
Source:Fox News
May 26, 2019 19:15 UTC
Review: ‘The Hot Zone’ Stays Tepid
It takes a whole 26 minutes, but yes: Someone does say “Welcome to the hot zone” on “The Hot Zone,” our first sign that we are in for something pat. But this “Hot Zone” is, alas, not particularly hot. Julianna Margulies stars as Dr. Nancy Jaax, a military infectious disease expert who becomes concerned about a mysterious outbreak at a primate research facility in Reston, Va. Her husband, Jerry Jaax (Noah Emmerich), also works for the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, but he’s less concerned about the possible virus and more concerned about his wife. Topher Grace, the only performer costumed in any identifiably ’80s manner, made me curious about the new season of “Black Mirror.” Given any opportunity to think about something other than “The Hot Zone,” I took it.
Source:New York Times
May 26, 2019 18:56 UTC
Roger Federer Wins In French Open Return: 'It's a Big Deal for Paris & It's A Big Deal For Me, Too'
As he made his way to Court Philippe-Chatrier for his first-round match against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego, Federer could hear the groundswell of support. Federer was slated to play the French in 2016, but withdrew with an injury. Ahead of his first French Open since 2015, Federer played two warm-up events on clay. As Christopher Clarey pointed out in Sunday's New York Times, Federer played his first French Open in 1999. It was a big deal for a Swiss guy to get a wild card for the French Open....That was a big deal.
Source:Forbes
May 26, 2019 18:56 UTC