Breaking Point

Carry on like this, and you’ll see. Are Italians beginning to feel the same way about their billionaire bull-in-a-china-shop leader? Last week’s confrontation–over whom to name as Finance minister, a job to which Berlusconi had conveniently assigned himself temporarily–was a sign that his coalition partners, smelling blood, could push the government to its breaking point. The Italian economy, which 20 years ago was bigger than Britain’s, is today one of Western Europe’s shakiest....

January 1, 2023 · 5 min · 1033 words · Rigoberto Coto

Breitbart Trends After Donald Trump Tweets Poll With Almost 98 Support I M Surprised That Many Breitbarters Took Off Their Hoods To Vote

“THANK YOU!” Trump wrote as he shared a graphic from Breitbart that showed in an impeachment poll, 97.83 percent of respondents “stand with President Trump” while just 2.17 percent of people said they did not. However, the source of the poll shared by Trump was called into question by numerous users on the social media site, with radio show host Dean Obeidallah commenting: “LOL!!! I’m surprised that many Breitbarters took off their hoods to vote”...

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 477 words · James Velasquez

Brent Grimes Apologizes To Ryan Tannehill For Wife S Twitter Rant

The Dolphins cornerback apologized to his teammate Ryan Tannehill for his wife’s vulgar outburst in a Twitter rant earlier this week regarding Miami’s fourth-year quarterback. MORE: Week 17 NFL picks | Get your NFC Least jokes in now “I’ve said this plenty of times: My wife is my wife,” Grimes said. “She talks. We don’t speak the same things. That’s her. … My wife’s opinions are her opinions. They’re not my opinions....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 325 words · Juliette Thomas

Brent Musburger Ogles Coed Like Well Brent Musberger Video

You probably already new that, but in case you need a refresher, here's Brent from the Big 12 tournament semifinal between Kansas and Iowa State. He's going to really enjoy his new surroundings on the SEC Network.

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 37 words · Robin Hawkins

Brett Cecil Will Be Blue Jays Closer To Open The Season

Brett Cecil will get the ball in the ninth inning for the Jays, manager John Gibbons announced Sunday. Cecil has had shoulder problems this spring but had no issues Saturday after pitching in a minor league game. The 28-year-old left-hander has six saves in six big-league seasons, all but one of them coming last year. He broke into the majors as a member of Toronto’s rotation, winning 15 games in 2010, but has been a full-time reliever — and a good one — the last two years....

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 131 words · Johnny Erkkila

Brewers Jonathan Lucroy Dl Bound After Breaking Toe

The team announced the move after its home loss to the Reds. MORE: Woman hit in head by foul ball at Pirates game | Mets scrambling to deal with rash of injuries Lucroy was hit in the foot by a foul tip in the sixth inning and left the game an inning later, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Lucroy, 28, was an NL All-Star last season but has struggled at the plate in 2015....

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 145 words · Patsy Wallace

Brewers Dog Gets His Own Bobblehank

The Brewers announced Thursday that popular pup Hank will have his own bobblehead night in September. Hank is the little dog that wandered into the Brewers' complex at spring training. The stray became the unofficial team mascot, and is now living in Milwaukee with the family of a club executive. Bobblehead Hank night will be Sept. 13 against Cincinnati at Miller Park. Brewers pitcher Brandon Kintzler says the team wants to help other animals in need....

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 109 words · Cathy Eye

Brian Daboll Robert Griffin Iii Among Those Livid After Giants Whistled For Roughing The Passer Vs. Vikings

Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence got pressure on Kirk Cousins on a second-and-4 with 2:33 left in the game and New York leading 31-24. Lawrence was nearly able to sack Cousins, but the quarterback was able to get the ball away to set up what should have been a critical third-and-4. Instead, the officials flagged Lawrence for roughing the passer, despite the fact that Lawrence hit Cousins as the ball was being thrown and avoided putting his body weight on him as Cousins crashed to the turf....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 350 words · John Hochstetler

Brian Flores Says Stephen Ross 100K Per Loss Proposal Was Reason For His Dolphins Firing

Flores’ bombshell lawsuit against the NFL rocked the football world on Tuesday, but his quest to set the record straight and prove his case is just getting underway. Flores revealed a bit more about the lawsuit Wednesday on “CBS Mornings,” and said that the ultimate end of his career in Miami boiled down to refusing to lose games for better draft position. MORE: Read the text messages that sparked Brian Flores’ lawsuit against NFL...

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 318 words · Helen Butterfield

Brian Laundrie Lookalike Goes On Video To Deny He Is Gabby Petito S Fianc

The unnamed man, who is of similar build and is both balding and bearded, began posting videos to TikTok under the handle @notbrianlaundrie after a viral video surfaced mistakenly claiming to show Laundrie in a nightclub. Laundrie has been named as a person of interest in the disappearance of Petito, with multiple police departments and sheriff’s offices across the country receiving information related to the whereabouts of the 23-year-old....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 473 words · Jan Johnson

Brianna Mcneal Olympic Champion Banned From Competing For Second Time Over Doping Violations

On Friday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) handed McNeal, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100-meter hurdles, a five-year suspension, backdated to August 15, 2020, for tampering with part of a doping control process. This is her second ban related to anti-doping rules, but neither ban was for failing a drug test. The AIU, which handles anti-doping cases in track and field, has not published the details of McNeal’s case for confidentiality reasons....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 402 words · David Clark

Bride And Groom Brave Floods In Giant Cooking Vessel To Get To Wedding On Time

The couple—health care workers Aishwarya and Rahul—arranged for their ceremony to take place at a local temple in Thakazhi, a village in the Indian state of Kerala, IANS reported. But heavy rain flooded the state throughout the weekend, causing many of the roads to be “utterly inaccessible.” According to Al Jazeera, at least 28 people have been killed throughout the state as a result of the inclement weather. Despite the harsh conditions, however, the couple did not want to postpone their nuptials....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 383 words · Yun Pettengill

Bride Makes Identical Twin Try On Wedding Dresses For Her All The Angles

A viral TikTok video shows the moment Lee Wirth, 23, tried on a white gown for her sister Jenn, who not only shares the same looks as her sibling but has exactly the same figure too. Speaking to Newsweek, Jenn, from Phoenix, Arizona, said switching positions meant she could get a “better idea” of how she will look on her big day. The video of the sisters, who work in social media marketing, has been watched more than 3 million times and racked up more than 265,000 likes since it was posted on November 3....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 426 words · Susan Hankins

Bridesmaid Jailed After Scamming Bride Out Of 65 000 By Convincing Her She Had A Job For Months

Helen Dove, 31, and 43-year-old Kimberley Baker met at a riding school in Merseyside, U.K. in early 2017, the Liverpool Echo reported. They became such good friends that Baker asked Dove to be her main bridesmaid and they visited wedding venues together. When Baker revealed that she aspired to work in children’s services, Dove claimed she was an adoption worker at Warrington Borough Council in Cheshire, U.K. Dove promised Baker that she could get her a job at the council and so Baker took voluntary redundancy from her job....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 483 words · Donna Valsin

Bridesmaid Passes Out At Altar During Wedding In Shocking Viral Video

In the clip, which was shared to the app by a woman identified as Dizzy Lizzy, we can see a bride and groom standing at an outdoor altar as the officiant delivers an address. However, the romantic scene is suddenly thrown into pandemonium when a bridesmaid stumbles into the shot from the left and faceplants onto the grass, hitting her head on the altar on the way down. The nearly-wedded couple look down in shock as guests and people in the wedding party run to her aid, as the woman lays slumped, bouquet still in hand....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 410 words · Sheila Cusimano

Brighton Strengthen Further Ahead Of Premier League Bow With Ahannach Deal

The 21-year-old winger arrives at the Amex Stadium on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Brighton 8/1 to beat Man City “We are pleased to welcome Soufyan to the club; he’s a young player with a lot of talent and good potential,” said manager Chris Hughton. “He has done very well playing senior football in Holland in recent seasons and we look forward to seeing more of what Soufyan is capable of over the coming weeks and months....

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 117 words · Jonathan Lozano

Bring On The Windmills

Gilliam has said that he always ends up re-enacting the film he is filming–as he films it. And the analogy between the filmmaker and the knight is irresistible. Gilliam sees visions no one else sees; he has made a career out of tilting at windmills and dreaming impossible dreams. He battled Universal to bring his amazing “Brazil” to the screen. His wild, over budget “Adventures of Baron Munchausen” became a legendary commercial disaster, while his madcap “Twelve Monkeys” became an unexpected success....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 376 words · Toby West

Britain Begins Diabetes Trial After 50 Percent Recover Within One Year

Those with Type 2 diabetes, which is more likely to affect people who are obese or overweight, are being encouraged to take up the low-calorie liquid diet after a trial involving 5,000 people showed that almost half of the participants saw their diabetes go into remission after a year. Around 12.3 million people in the U.K are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, while in the U.S., one-third of Americans could be on their way to developing the disease, with 84 million Americans having pre-diabetes, a condition where people have higher than normal levels of blood sugar, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 476 words · Guy Stewart

British Judge Orders U.K. To Upgrade Detention Like Facilities Housing Asylum Seekers

Linden said, “When this is considered, a decision that accommodation in a detention-like setting—a site enclosed by a perimeter fence topped with barbed wire, access to which is through padlocked gates guarded by uniformed security personnel—will be adequate for their needs, begins to look questionable.” Linden and asylum seekers brought forth issues concerning the physical and mental health of those who are voluntarily staying at these facilities. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 394 words · Felipa Samson

British Open 2019 Breaking Down Rory Mcilroy S Nightmare At Royal Portrush

Having been the focus of intense scrutiny in the build-up to the tournament on home soil, the Northern Irishman appeared to let the pressure get to him during Thursday’s opening round. As far less storied players made significantly easier work of the course and conditions, McIlroy toiled to an 8-over 79. It was a study in the damage nerves can do to even the best this sport has to offer....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 489 words · Tommy Atkins