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Lindsie Chrisley’s Boyfriend Asks Todd Chrisley for Permission to Marry His Daughter

Lindsie Chrisley’s Boyfriend Asks Todd Chrisley for Permission to Marry His Daughter

"Southern Tea" podcast host Lindsie Chrisley and her boyfriend, David Landsman, are engaged ... and it looks like he popped the question by upholding an old-fashioned tradition! In an Instagram story posted Monday, David shared

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Puka Nacua Accused Of Biting Woman, Saying ‘F*** The Jews’, Rams WR Adamantly Denies

Puka Nacua Accused Of Biting Woman, Saying ‘F*** The Jews’, Rams WR Adamantly Denies

Puka Nacua Allegedly Bit Woman, Said 'F*** The Jews' ... Rams Star Adamantly Denies Published March 24, 2026 3:51 PM PDT A woman in Los Angeles claims Puka Nacua made an antisemitic comment, and later

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Ex-Menudo Member Draco Rosa’s Ex-Wife Says He Owes Her More Than $200K

Ex-Menudo Member Draco Rosa’s Ex-Wife Says He Owes Her More Than $200K

Draco Rosa's Ex-Wife He's Trying to Stiff Me Out Of My Divorce Money!!! Published March 24, 2026 2:50 PM PDT Former Menudo member Draco Rosa is being dragged into another court battle with his ex-wife,

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Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament

Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament

Iraq are bidding to reach the World Cup for only the second time, having qualified for the 1986 finals in Mexico where they lost all three group games. Two of the final remaining tickets to the World Cup will be up for grabs when a high-stakes playoff tournament kicks off in Mexico today, bringing together six teams from across the globe.New Caledonia, Suriname, Jamaica, Bolivia, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo form the diverse cast of hopefuls each chasing one of the two berths on offer for this year's expanded 48?team finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The mini-tournament in Guadalajara and Monterrey also serves as a test run for two cities set to host World Cup matches in June, giving Mexico a chance to showcase its readiness after recent security concerns.The straight-knockout playoffs begin today, with the tiny French Pacific territory of New Caledonia facing the "Reggae Boyz" of Jamaica in Guadalajara. The winner will advance to meet the Democratic Republic of Congo at the same venue on March 31, with a World Cup ticket on the line. Whoever emerges will join Group K alongside Colombia, Portugal and Uzbekistan.In Monterrey, Bolivia - seeking their first World Cup appearance since the 1994 finals in the United States - take on Suriname, the former Dutch colony on the northeastern coast The victor will move on to a winner?take?all clash with Iraq next week for the second berth on offer. The team that survives the Monterrey pathway will land in a daunting Group I, where France, Norway and Senegal await. Iraq, DR Congo favouritesOn paper, and according to the latest FIFA rankings, Iraq and the DR Congo will start as the heavy favourites to advance out of the playoffs.Iraq's preparations however have been hampered by the outbreak of war in the Middle East triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Iraq coach Graham Arnold initially appealed to FIFA to postpone his team's playoff, stating that many players and backroom staff had been left stranded due to the war.Players and staff based in Baghdad however made it out of the country after reportedly traveling overland to Jordan before flying out of Amman to reach Mexico.Iraq are bidding to reach the World Cup for only the second time, having qualified for the 1986 finals in Mexico where they lost all three group games against Paraguay, Belgium, and Mexico.For DR Congo, meanwhile, the wait to secure their second World Cup finals appearance has been even longer. The country, formerly Zaire, last played at the 1974 World Cup finals in Germany, where they were eliminated in the group stage after defeats to Scotland, Yugoslavia and Brazil without scoring a goal.DR Congo though have grounds for believing that the long wait to return to the finals could finally be over after battling through African qualifying, eliminating Cameroon and Nigeria to reach these playofffs.This week's tournament is taking place just weeks after an explosion of violence in Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico triggered by the death of a notorious cartel druglord. More than 70 people were killed in the violence, but Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and world governing body FIFA have insisted the unrest will have no bearing on the World Cup.Mexico, which is hosting 13 matches at the World Cup shared between Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City, has said more than 100,000 security personnel will be deployed to protect fans at the tournament.  Related Story

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Brazil unveils first locally made supersonic fighter jet

Brazil unveils first locally made supersonic fighter jet

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (4th left) poses with members of the Air Force in front of a supersonic aircraft during its unveiling ceremony in Gaviao Peixoto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday. (AFP)

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France and Brazil weigh up World Cup prospects in glamour friendly

France and Brazil weigh up World Cup prospects in glamour friendly

France's forward Kylian Mbappe signs autographs upon arriving at the hotel in Boston on March 24, 2026. France will play two friendly matches against Brazil on March 26 in Boston and against Colombia on March

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Philippines says it is working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries

Philippines says it is working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks during a press conference after declaring a state of national emergency amid rising fuel prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, at Malacanang Palace in Manila,

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Vanderveen triumphs as Doha Equestrian Tour resumes with Al Shaqab Cup

Vanderveen triumphs as Doha Equestrian Tour resumes with Al Shaqab Cup

Qatar's Bassem Mohammed delivered a strong performance to win the CSI5* Two Phases 140cm class on Wathnan Chaccball. The Doha Equestrian Tour resumed Wednesday with Al Shaqab Cup, while the Qatar Equestrian Federation Cup will be held from April 2 to 4.The competitions, which is being held at Al Shaqab Arena, feature elite international riders alongside competitors from across the region and Qatar, contesting multiple categories at varying heights.On the opening day of the Al Shaqab Cup Wednesday, American rider Kristen Vanderveen claimed victory in the CSI5* Faults and Time 150cm class, guiding Bull Run's Jireh to a clear round in 66.77 seconds. Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Alsharbatly finished second aboard Frenchy Vds with a time of 69.38 seconds, while Austria's Gerfried Puck secured third place on Equitron Naxcel V in 73.48 seconds. American rider Kristen Vanderveen claimed victory in the CSI5* Faults and Time 150cm class, guiding Bull

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Genetic study identifies earliest-known canines

Genetic study identifies earliest-known canines

Dogs have been loyal companions to people since we made them our first domesticated animals, descending long ago from gray wolves -- though precisely when, where ‌and why have remained unanswered. New genetic research now is offering valuable insight, including identifying the earliest-known dog, ​dating to 15,800 years ago. This dog, ‌known from bones found at the Pinarbasi rock shelter site in Turkey used by ancient human ‌hunter-gatherers, is about 5,000 years older than the previous ‌earliest-known, genetically confirmed canine, the researchers said. The date of ‌the Pinarbasi dog and several others almost as old identified at other sites in Europe shows that dogs already were widely distributed and an integral part of human culture millennia before the advent of agriculture, they said. The new findings were presented in two scientific papers published on Wednesday in the journal ‘Nature’. William Marsh, a postdoctoral researcher in the Ancient Genomics Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute in London who was co-lead author of one of the studies, said the DNA evidence suggests dogs were present in various locales in western Eurasia by 18,000 years ago and already were quite different genetically from wolves. “We putatively predict that dog and wolf populations diverged a lot earlier, likely before the last ​glacial maximum (of the Ice Age), so before 24,000 years ago. Although saying that, there is still a great degree of uncertainty,” Marsh said. The dog, descended from an ancient wolf population separate from modern wolves, was the first animal domesticated by people, with animals such ‌as goats, sheep, cattle and cats coming later. “Dogs have been by ​our side as humans underwent major lifestyle transitions and complex societies emerged,” said geneticist Anders Bergström of ​the University of East Anglia in England, lead author of the other study. “I think it’s also interesting that, unlike most other domesticated animals, dogs do not always have very clearly defined roles or purposes for humans. Perhaps their primary role is often just to provide companionship,” Bergstrom said. Bergstrom and his team performed a large-scale search for the early dogs of Europe, using a new method to differentiate genetically between wolves and dogs among 216 ancient remains ranging from 46,000 to 2,000 years old from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. This was the largest study of such remains to date. The researchers managed to identify 46 dogs and 95 wolves. Because the skeletons of dogs and wolves were so similar in the early stages of canine domestication, genetic studies ‌are needed to distinguish between them in ancient ‌remains. The oldest of the dogs identified by Bergstrom’s team was one dating to 14,200 years ago from Switzerland’s Kesslerloch Cave site. The oldest of the European dogs identified in this study were found to have shared an origin with dogs in Asia and the rest of the world, showing that these various canine populations did not arise from separate domestication events. The Pinarbasi dog, identified in the study Marsh worked on, showed how much dogs were valued by the hunter-gatherers who kept them. “At Pinarbasi, we have both human and dog burials, with dogs buried alongside humans,” Marsh said. There also was evidence that the people at Pinarbasi fed their dogs fish. This study identified five dogs dating to between 15,800 and 14,300 years ago, ​including canine remains from Gough’s Cave near Cheddar in England. The Pinarbasi and Gough’s Cave dogs were found to be more closely related to the ancestors of present-day European and Middle Eastern breeds such as boxers and salukis than to Arctic breeds like Siberian huskies. Beyond companionship, the ancient dogs may have helped people hunt or perhaps served as watchdogs, sort of Ice Age alarm systems, according to the researchers. Unlike the many exotic dog breeds around today, these early dogs still likely closely resembled the wolves from which ‌they descended, they said. “The questions of ​when, where and why people domesticated dogs still remain largely unanswered,” Bergström said. “We think it probably happened somewhere in Asia, but more precisely remains to be determined.”  

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Australia public broadcaster staff strike over pay for first time in 20 years

Australia public broadcaster staff strike over pay for first time in 20 years

People hold placards as ABC staff and journalists strike outside the national broadcaster's headquarters in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday.(Reuters) Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, ‌over pay and working conditions, disrupting live ​news coverage at ‌the public broadcaster.Live programming was diverted to ‌content ⁠from the ‌UK broadcaster BBC when the ‌strike began at 11:00am (0000 GMT).Flagship programmes on ⁠TV and radio were also expected to be replaced by reruns during the 24-hour strike. Journalists and staff walk out of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation headquarters on strike demanding better pay