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World Cup reaching fever pitch in Vancouver after Canada draw opener

World Cup reaching fever pitch in Vancouver after Canada draw opener

Published by Sam Flores

VANCOUVER, June 12 : Toronto may have hosted Canada’s first men’s World Cup match on home soil, but after Friday’s 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina all eyes now turn to the west-coast city of Vancouver, which hosts the games against Qatar and Switzerland that will decide their World Cup fate.  Thousands of fans who flocked to public viewings of the Toronto game in downtown Vancouver saw Canada’s Cyle Larin come off the bench to grab the equaliser that gives them one point in Group B, and the locals are already looking forward to hosting their next game against Qatar at the city’s BC Place stadium.  “As soon as they announced the World Cup coming in Vancouver… I think there’s definitely been an increase in interest in soccer, in football with the Premier League, with the locals,” Canada fan Robert Paige told Reuters at a downtown viewing of the game.  For local fan April Bates, the tournament is already making a difference, especially from a social perspective.  “I do think the World Cup has brought …

This Week in History: From rigged elections to World Cup fever

This Week in History: From rigged elections to World Cup fever

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more This week’s front pages capture the twilight of the Soviet era, the violent consolidation of hardline power in China, and Nelson Mandela’s defining vision for a unified South Africa. Closer to home, our coverage spotlights Tony Blair’s bruised ego, from a hostile Women’s Institute audience to a remarkable public feud with this very publication. Meanwhile, World Cup drama reaches fever pitch as David Beckham finally finds redemption against Argentina. 8 June 1987 – US threatens Tehran with strikes Amid the escalating “Tanker War” phase of the Iran-Iraq conflict, the US issues a stark warning to Tehran against deploying Chinese-made Silkworm missiles in the Persian Gulf. Threatening military retaliation to protect vital oil shipping routes, the 1987 standoff foreshadows decades of entrenched US-Iran hostilities and …

A$AP Rocky Has Contracted Knicks Fever, Just Like the Rest of New York

A$AP Rocky Has Contracted Knicks Fever, Just Like the Rest of New York

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Red Sea parted for Moses, but the swarm of bodies dressed in blue and orange outside Manny Janeth Cafe in NYC’s Lower East Side only barely opened a path for rapper A$AP Rocky and his entourage to sneak inside. Everyone, Rocky included, had come out to watch the Knicks play Game 2 of the NBA Finals this past Friday. While GQ’s social media director and I strategized how we might also elbow through this mob of Knicks fans holding broomsticks, blunts, and beers in the middle of the street, a guy in a Realtree-patterned tank top and a pile of pearl necklaces caught our attention. Holding a stack of clear plastic cups in his right hand and a handle of Tito’s in his left, he handed out cups of vodka to those gathered, attributing this act of partying generosity to A$AP Rocky. When we approached him, he grabbed the microphone, introduced himself as Thxto, and instructed us to turn our flash on. Then Thxto barrelled through a forest thick with sweat and smoke, shouting, …

Soccer Fever Kicks in Across US Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Soccer Fever Kicks in Across US Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Serena Williams Returns 4 Years After Hanging Up Her Racket 02:26 Tracy Morgan, Patrick Ewing Give Knicks Fans Tickets to Finals 05:42 Simone Biles Reveals Health Scare, Near-Death Experience 01:57 Inside Look at US Drone Security During FIFA World Cup 2026 03:12 NYC Mayor Repeals Bedtime for Young Knicks Fans 04:31 Dr. Frank Hayden, Pioneer of the Special Olympics, Dies at 96 01:55 Meet the First Japanese-Born Player Signed to the NFL 03:01 Long-Awaited FIFA World Cup 2026 Arrives in America 04:57 Elmo Faces Backlash After Supporting Both Knicks and Spurs 01:06 Now Playing Soccer Fever Kicks in Across US Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup 02:52 UP NEXT Tracy Morgan Takes Over NYC Subway for NBA Finals 00:40 TODAY’s Angie Lassman Checks in After Rupturing Her Achilles 03:16 Ciara and Russell Wilson Talk Safe Social Media Platform Zigazoo 12:39 Trump Touts UFC White House Event as ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ 00:24 Mike Tirico Wins Emmy for Play-by-Play on ‘Sunday …

Foster Sylvers death: The Sylvers star and ‘Boogie Fever’ singer dies, aged 64

Foster Sylvers death: The Sylvers star and ‘Boogie Fever’ singer dies, aged 64

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Singer Foster Sylvers, a former child star who found fame as the bassist for the chart-topping 1970s family band The Sylvers, has died at the age of 64. His daughter, Erin, confirmed the news, sharing a heartfelt tribute on social media. The Sylvers, often compared to The Jackson family, achieved significant chart success with hits such as “Boogie Fever”, “Hot Line”, and “Fool’s Paradise”. On Facebook, Erin Sylvers posted a photo of her father, writing: “Rest well, Daddy. I love you so much.” In a separate Instagram post, she added: “My Daddy. You fought a good fight and ran your race the best you could. I’m happy you’re no longer suffering. You’re finally with God. Thank you for all the lessons and laughs. For teaching me how to rely on God and walk in faith. This is hard, but I will be okay. …

The Wild Making of ‘Saturday Night Fever’

The Wild Making of ‘Saturday Night Fever’

Published by Daniella Wilson

John Badham remembers Saturday Night Fever as a production held together partly by instinct and partly by aluminum foil. When the director joined the production, the original filmmaker had just been fired after receiving an Oscar nomination for Rocky, John Travolta’s fame was already causing near-riot conditions in Brooklyn and the nightclub at the center of the movie was being transformed with Christmas lights and reflective sheets bought on the cheap downtown. Nearly 50 years later, Badham can still laugh about how fragile the whole thing felt. “You turned the lights on, the place looked dreadful,” he said on the latest episode of It Happened in Hollywood, recalling the now-iconic disco set. “But when you had the night, it was a fantasy wet dream.” Listening to Badham revisit the making of Saturday Night Fever now, what emerges is not the polished mythology that has accumulated around the movie over the decades but something scrappier, stranger and much more human. The film arrived carrying the glow of a pop phenomenon, but underneath the white suit and …

As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words

As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words

Published by skeptic

Silicon Valley has always had messianic dreams, dating back to the days when computers filled entire rooms. One of the oldest industry jokes has a programmer asking a computer, “Is there a God?” The computer answers: “There is now.” The Whole Earth Catalog, a proto-hacker compendium of tools that deeply influenced Steve Jobs, proclaimed, “We are as gods and might as well get good at it.” By investing hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, tech leaders are signaling that those early dreams have been fulfilled. Next stop, transcendence. Just as the new religion of A.I. seemed to be solidifying its control over mankind’s destiny, however, a new voice is being heard on the other side of the world. Its message to the tech industry: Slow down. Elevate the human. Machines are not gods. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, published with great ceremony on Monday his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, or “Magnificent Humanity.” The 42,300-word policy statement is respectful and named no names, but is at heart a sharp rebuke to Silicon …

A deadly bobcat fever is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know

A deadly bobcat fever is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Deadly “bobcat fever” is spreading across the eastern U.S. this summer, and experts are sounding the alarm on the condition that could kill your pet in just a matter of days. The tickborne illness has been detected in cats in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee, amid a record season for tick-related ER visits. Bobcat fever, also known as Cytauxzoonosis, is often transmitted to cats through the bite of parasite-infected Lone Star and American Dog Ticks, which are found from Texas to Maine. Untreated infections can lead to seizures, hypothermia, coma and death within days and 97 percent of untreated cats die, North Carolina State University says. There are between hundreds and thousands of bobcat fever deaths in America each year – although there is no precise death toll. Doug Welsh holds his Bengal cat for people to pet during the New England …

A deadly bobcat fever is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know

Bobcat fever is spreading in the US. Here’s what to know to protect your feline friend

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Deadly “bobcat fever” is spreading across the eastern U.S. this summer, and experts are sounding the alarm on the condition that could kill your pet in just a matter of days. The tickborne illness has been detected in cats in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee, amid a record season for tick-related ER visits. Bobcat fever, also known as Cytauxzoonosis, is often transmitted to cats through the bite of parasite-infected Lone Star and American Dog Ticks, which are found from Texas to Maine. Untreated infections can lead to seizures, hypothermia, coma and death within days and 97 percent of untreated cats die, North Carolina State University says. There are between hundreds and thousands of bobcat fever deaths in America each year – although there is no precise death toll. Doug Welsh holds his Bengal cat for people to pet during the New England …

WNBA Warns the Fever for Failing to Report Caitlin Clark’s Injury on Time

WNBA Warns the Fever for Failing to Report Caitlin Clark’s Injury on Time

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night. Clark missed Wednesday’s 90-73 victory over Portland. The Fever disclosed Clark’s injury less than two hours before tipoff. She had not been listed on Indiana’s injury report a day earlier when she didn’t practice. The WNBA requires teams to list players who are injured on a report by 5 p.m. the night before the game is played. If a player’s status changes overnight or early in the day the team is supposed to update the injury report. Neither of those happened for Wednesday’s game. Clark was listed as probable to play on Friday in the Fever’s home game against Golden State on Thursday’s injury report. The star guard had not missed a game this season after her 2025 campaign was cut short by a series of injuries. Clark is averaging 24.3 points, …