Anderson Talisca Signs New Fenerbahçe Deal Until June 2028

Anderson Talisca Signs New Fenerbahçe Deal Until June 2028

Fenerbahçe have officially secured the future of Anderson Talisca, with the Brazilian forward signing a new contract that will keep him at the club until June 2028. The agreement was finalized and sealed today, underlining the club’s confidence in one of its most influential players this season. Since joining Fenerbahçe from Al Nassr at the start of the campaign, Talisca has quickly established himself as a key figure in the squad. The 32-year-old has made 33 appearances across all competitions, scoring an impressive 19 goals, including crucial strikes during the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. Talisca currently leads Fenerbahçe’s scoring...

After 4 Long Years, US Figure Skater Reunites With Family From War-Torn Ukraine At The Olympics

After 4 Long Years, US Figure Skater Reunites With Family From War-Torn Ukraine At The Olympics

It had been four long years since American figure skater Vadym Kolesnik saw family members still living in Ukraine. Four years of Russian bombs landing on Kharkiv, reducing their homes to rubble. Four years of war that destroyed the appliance and lighting business run by Kolesnik’s father, Igor. Four years of drones flying over the head of his brother, also named Igor, who enlisted in the Ukrainian army following the Russian invasion in 2022. “It seems like it’s been a lifetime,” Kolesnik said. Yet thanks to a GoFundMe set up with modest expectations in January, shortly after Kolesnik qualified for...

France’s Former Culture Minister Resigns Over Epstein-Linked Tax Fraud Investigation

France’s Former Culture Minister Resigns Over Epstein-Linked Tax Fraud Investigation

France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. He is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the release of Epstein files on Jan. 30 by the U.S. Department of Justice. He is known for his role as a culture minister under Socialist President François Mitterrand in the 1980s and 1990s. Lang, 86, was summoned to appear at the French Foreign Ministry, which oversees the Arab World Institute, on Sunday, but he submitted his resignation. He “is...

Falcons Rookie Pearce Arrested After What Police Said Was A Domestic Dispute With WNBA Player

Falcons Rookie Pearce Arrested After What Police Said Was A Domestic Dispute With WNBA Player

Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce, the first-round pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in NFL defensive rookie of the year votingg, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after Doral police were summoned to investigate a reported domestic dispute between a man and a woman. According to jail records, Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon...

Nicaraguan Government Blocks Key Pathway Used By Cuban Migrants To Reach United States

Nicaraguan Government Blocks Key Pathway Used By Cuban Migrants To Reach United States

Nicaragua’s government on Sunday blocked Cuban citizens from entering the country without a visa, effectively cutting off a key route for Cuban migration to the United States at a time when the Trump administration has put the Caribbean island in an economic chokehold. Nicaragua’s government confirmed to The Associated Press that it suspended an exemption that allows Cubans to enter the Central American nation without a visa. The move would effectively cut off Cubans from a country that has long acted as a bridge for Caribbean migrants traveling to the U.S. For years, Cuban migrants would fly to Nicaragua and...

Trial Against Meta In New Mexico Focuses On Dangers Of Child Sexual Exploitation On Social Media

Trial Against Meta In New Mexico Focuses On Dangers Of Child Sexual Exploitation On Social Media

A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Monday. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, over harm to children, and one that is likely to highlight explicit online content and its effects. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta in 2023. His team built the case by posing as kids through social media accounts, then documenting the arrival of sexual solicitations...

Arguments To Begin In Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Set In Los Angeles

Arguments To Begin In Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Set In Los Angeles

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening arguments for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week. Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums. “This was only the first case — there are hundreds of parents and school districts in the social media addiction trials that start today, and sadly, new families...