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Tadej Pogačar will earn €50 million in the next six years, making him by far the highest-paid rider in professional cycling, with a €200 million buyout clause making it impossible for rival teams to entice him away from UAE Team Emirates. La Gazzetta dello Sport revealed details of Pogačar’s new contract on Tuesday and Cyclingnews understands the eventual salary could be even higher, thanks to bonuses and other aspects of the deal. Pogačar was already earning close to €6 million per year but agreed on a new contract after his dominant 2024 season that saw him win the Giro d’Italia, Tour…
THORNTON, Calif. — The town is tiny enough that most drivers speeding along Interstate 5 in California’s Central Valley miss it. But on a recent weekend, twinkling white lights stretched over Thornton’s main intersection, the scent of linguiça sausage clung to the cool autumn air and Portuguese flags flew proudly above throngs of visitors pouring into the streets.It was one of the final festas of the summer, and Portuguese people from across the Central Valley flocked to Thornton to celebrate. There was a parade, a bullfight, several Catholic Masses — and ample opportunity to share the food, language and culture of…
Election Day is finally here, and it’s going to be hectic. Find out where you can watch or stream live results this week. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images The 2024 presidential election is finally here, and millions of voters have already cast their ballots. According to multiple outlets, about 75 million people — from Democrat, Republican and independent voters — across the United States voted early. As we wait for the president-elect to be announced, many want to know where they can watch the live results via cable networks or streaming platforms. Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris…
Cardi B gives passionate speech attacking Trump’s record on women at Harris rallySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailKamala Harris is making a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight alongside host John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan.The vice president’s flight from Charlotte to Detroit was diverted to New York’s La Guardia Airport, with The New York Post reporting that Harris is set to appear in the cold open, which traditionally satirizes politics.A shocking new poll out of Iowa, a state in which…
Teri Garr passed away at the age of 79, leaving behind a Hollywood career that spanned decades. Learn more about the late actress’s net worth here. Image Credit: WireImage Teri Garr’s passing leaves a lasting impression on Hollywood. The late actress died at the age of 79 on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. This comes shortly after she had been public with her diagnosis in 2022 with multiple sclerosis, where she shared during an interview with CNN where she shared, “I think everybody is scared and frightened when they hear something like that.” She added, “That’s because there’s so much – you…
Suns forward Kevin Durant reacts after a shot against the Mavericks in the second half. • Get NBA League Pass TODAY > PHOENIX — The last time the Suns played an official game at Footprint Center, they stepped on a banana peel, losing four straight to Minnesota in the first round of the 2024 playoffs. Frank Vogel called it “disappointing” and “there’s no other way to put it.” He was the head coach then. He isn’t now. To say the Suns are now angling for bigger things would be understating the obvious. If it’s possible to have a sense of…
Topline Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, one of the openers for former President Donald Trump at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” a joke that drew immediate criticism from Democrats and several Republicans—and led Trump’s campaign to distance itself. Tony Hinchcliffe speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during … [+] a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Key Facts Hinchcliffe—a roast comic who hosts the podcast “Kill Tony”—opened Sunday’s rally as one of many…
Mexico’s National Guard fatally shot two Colombians and wounded four others in what the Defense Department claimed was a confrontation near the U.S. border.Colombia’s foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday that all of the victims were migrants who had been “caught in the crossfire.” It identified the dead as a 20-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, and gave the number of Colombians wounded as five, not four. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy. The victims were identified by the foreign ministry as Yuli Vanessa Herrera Marulanda and Ronaldo Andrés Quintero Peñuelas.Mexico’s Defense Department, which controls the National…
The United States expects that thousands of North Korean soldiers in Russia will be sent into combat against Ukrainian forces “in the coming days,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. The Biden administration publicly revealed new information it says it has that some 8,000 North Korean troops are now in Russia’s Kursk region near Ukraine’s border — a number far above previous comments that only “some” soldiers had deployed to the area.“We’ve not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days,” Blinken said at a…
Audi’s new model onslaught will continue into the new year with the automaker confirming on Tuesday the reveal of a redesigned A7 in early 2025. The new A7’s arrival will follow that of the new A5, Q5, and A6 E-Tron all debuting in the summer. A new Q5 Sportback is also scheduled to debut later in November. The new A7 should reach U.S. showrooms later next year as a 2026 model. The current A7 is offered exclusively as a liftback, except in China where a stretched A7 sedan is also available. For the next generation, there will be sedan and…