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Liam Payne, seen here at the 2023 premiere of the film All of These Voices, a documentary about his One Direction band mate Louis Tomlinson. Kate Green/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kate Green/Getty Images Liam Payne, a singer who rose to fame as a member of the chart-topping boy band One Direction, has died while in Buenos Aires, according to multiple news agencies. He was 31. The Associated Press obtained a statement from Buenos Aires police saying that Payne fell from the third story window of Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighborhood of the Argentine capital. Pablo Policicchio,…
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A hidden tomb containing the remains of at least 12 individuals and an artifact resembling the ‘Holy Grail’ has been discovered under Petra’s famous Al Khazneh, one of the Middle East’s greatest monuments and an iconic filming location for the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Unlike other tombs previously unearthed in Petra, which were largely empty, this tomb contained well-preserved skeletal remains and artifacts that are believed to be over 2,000 years old, reports The Times of Israel. The discovery sheds new light on the lives of the Nabataeans, a sophisticated…
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ON THE ROAD FROM DENVER TO LAS VEGAS — Name the iconic plants of the American Southwest — go!Saguaro cacti in the Sonoran desert, of course. New Mexico’s piñon and juniper trees — and chiles. The Joshua trees of the Mojave. All sorts of pines, shrubs and so much more in a region usually thought of as arid. All threatened by development and climate change.Do you ever think about sunflowers?I first noticed them while driving away from Antonito, Colo. They didn’t fan out across fields but clustered on roadsides, like the weeds that grow alongside Southern California freeways. They grew…
Liam Payne, one of the five members of the “The X Factor”-bred boy band One Direction, has died at the age of 31. The singer died after falling three floors from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the Associated Press. Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said in a statement that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room.” Payne was best known in One Direction for his recognizable falsettos that became an integral part of the band’s chart-topping bubblegum pop hits — “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Best Song Ever,” “Story of…
Dubai — A Saudi artist has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison over political cartoons that allegedly insulted the Gulf kingdom’s leadership, his sister and a rights group said this week. The case against Mohammed al-Hazza, 48, adds to concerns about freedom of expression under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Saudi Arabia — the world’s largest crude oil exporter — seeks to open up to tourists and investors after years of isolation. The father of five was arrested in February 2018 in Saudi Arabia during “a violent raid” in which security forces entered his home and ransacked…
The late English vocalist’s tragic death reportedly took place in Buenos Aires. Image Credit: Getty Images for ABA Liam Payne died at the age of 31, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday, October 16. The late English vocalist and former One Direction band member’s death shocked fans around the world. Outside of his successful music career, Payne was also a father of one — his 7-year-old son, Bear Grey Payne, whom he shared with ex Cheryl Cole. As fans mourn the loss of one of the music industry’s biggest names, Hollywood Life has compiled everything we know so far about Payne’s…
BMW’s M3 will come in two separate versions in the future, one with an electric powertrain and the other with a gas engine. The information was revealed by BMW M boss Frank van Meel in an interview with BMW enthusiast website Bimmer Today published on Thursday. The M boss already confirmed in June that an electric M3 is coming. Its powertrain will feature a quad-motor setup, and modified i4 hatchbacks running the new powertrain have been testing on public roads since at least 2022. Peak power is expected to reach as high as 1,341 hp. As for the gas version,…
Lamborghini says market isn’t ready for electric supercars Lamborghini says key challenge for electric supercars is delivering differentiation and emotion Lamborghini isn’t opposed to electric propulsion and plans first EV for 2028 Lamborghini R&D chief Rouven Mohr reiterated the company’s stance that the market isn’t ready for electric supercars during a test event last week for the new Urus SE plug-in hybrid SUV, which was held at Italy’s Nardo racetrack. Speaking to Motor1 at the event, Mohr said an electric supercar launched today wouldn’t be a success, and noted that some examples already on the market have failed to reach…
Paul Seixas became the first Frenchman to win the junior time trial World Championship title, stunning his bigger, more powerful rivals, who were expecting him to win a rainbow jersey Zurich, but in Friday’s hilly road race not in Monday’s flat 24.9km race against the clock.”The best performance of my life in a time trial, I don’t know how I did that, being World Champion is a fucking dream,” Seixas said, showing his young talents also include knowing how to swear profusely in English.Seixas is considered a generational talent like Remco Evenepoel or Tadej Pogacar and even a future French Tour de…