MONTREAL – RJ Barrett isn’t concerned the hometown limelight will wear him down. The Toronto Raptors guard/forward is instead choosing to embrace the attention. With the Raptors in Montreal for his first training camp with the team, the 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is looking forward to donning the red, white and purple jerseys he grew…
Omg I love Landman on Paramount+. It’s like Taylor Sheridan is giving a big middle finger to woke Hollywood. Some of the technical stuff isn’t accurate (I have family in the business) but it’s pure entertainment. Billy Bob is frigging amazing. Prompt,
Despite the fact that the Toronto Blue Jays finished last in the American League East, team president Mark Shapiro said Wednesday that general manager Ross Atkins will remain in his role. Speaking at a conference to put a bow on a season where the Blue Jays finished 74-88, Shapiro said that he and Atkins were…
Drivers along a Nevada interstate highway near Las Vegas this weekend were greeted with an unexpected sight: a 13-metre-tall, naked statue of former U.S. president Donald Trump. The 6,000-pound sculpture, which was held upright by a crane on an industrial estate, caused offence among the state’s Republicans, who have branded the effigy “deplorable.” The statue,…
Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told European lawmakers on Tuesday his guilty plea to U.S. espionage accusations was necessary because legal and political efforts to protect his freedom were not sufficient. “I eventually chose freedom over an unrealisable justice,” Assange said, in his first public comments since his release from prison,…
Table of Contents I. Introduction: The Illusion of Computational Limits For decades, we’ve lived under the assumption that computing power is bound by the constraints of classical systems—processing speeds, transistor counts, and Moore’s Law. But what if these limitations are illusions, waiting to be unraveled by a different way of thinking? In 2019, Google…
Chicago’s Mayor Faces Growing Turbulence Amid School Board Crisis Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, elected as a reformer promising to disrupt the city’s often contentious political landscape, now finds himself in increasingly choppy waters. Two years into his tenure, Johnson is struggling to push through his progressive agenda, facing pushback not just from political opponents but…
Trump Supporter Arrested Near Rally Denies Assassination Claims In a surprising turn of events, a man arrested near a Trump rally in Coachella Valley with loaded firearms has vehemently denied any intent to harm the former president. Vem Miller, 49, insists he’s a staunch Trump supporter, calling the assassination allegations “complete bullsh*t.” Arrest Details and…
The United States military launched precision strikes on Wednesday, targeting Houthi-controlled weapons storage facilities in Yemen. These strikes were aimed at sites linked to recent attacks on both civilian and military vessels. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the strikes were in response to the growing threat posed by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in…
Pimco’s Decline Post-Bill Gross Once a titan in the bond fund world, Pimco has seen its assets plummet below $100 billion—a striking shift since founder and “bond king” Bill Gross left nearly a year ago. Gross’s departure triggered significant investor withdrawals, leading to an ongoing decline that has brought Pimco’s assets to their lowest level…
