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Dallas police officials trade gifts with Egyptians after fracas
A high-ranking Dallas police commander met with Egyptian World Cup officials over the weekend to smooth over relations after an altercation between the team’s staff and a city officer. Deputy Chief Osama Ismail, who speaks Arabic, met and exchanged gifts Saturday with Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan, his brother and team manager Ibrahim Hassan, team…
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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Episode 3 Ending Explained: Who Is Daeron Targaryen?
Will the real Daeron Targaryen please stand up? The third episode of “House of the Dragon” Season 3 found Ormund Hightower (James Newton) pulling a fast one on Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). Daemon shows up to treat with Ormund after Team Black takes the Iron Throne. They want the Hightower army to…
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Will Folarin Balogun play? Belgium protest triggers FIFA appeal hearing on game day
SEATTLE — FIFA’s decision to hold in abeyance the one-game suspension given to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun is drawing harsh criticism from the soccer world, with UEFA, the governing body for the sport in Europe, saying the decision has “crossed the red line” while Belgium’s national soccer federation is pursing a formal appeal. Belgium is scheduled to…
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Over a Third of Viewers Have Canceled Subscriptions Due to Frustrating App Experience, Survey Finds | Exclusive
Over a third of consumers — 36% — have canceled a subscription due to frustrations over a bad app experience, according to a new Hub Entertainment Research and CTAM survey exclusively obtained by TheWrap. When looking at viewers under the age of 25, the figure came in slightly higher at 43%. The study, which is…
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The Five-Star Weekend Is Five-Star Summer Escapism
Jennifer Garner in The Five-Star Weekend —Adam Rose—Peacock “Maybe there could be five of us—a weekend of five-star treatment?” Too silly for any real person to say, this kind of sentence is practically compulsory in a certain aspirational strain of women’s entertainment. In the case of Peacock’s latest confection, our suspension of disbelief is justified…
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Khamenei’s other sons appear at his funeral as Iran’s new supreme leader remains in hiding
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top officials and brothers of the new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Their appearance signaled confidence in their safety as Iran pushes back on U.S. demands in negotiations to permanently end the war. Hundreds of thousands chanted “Death to America” and “Death to…
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‘The Five Star Weekend’ Review: Jennifer Garner Is a Lovable Lead in Peacock’s Winning Elin Hilderbrand Adaptation
Screen adaptations of an author’s work can vary widely, depending on the source material and who’s doing the adapting. For instance, “Carrie” ranks among the finest movies of the 20th century, while “Christine” and “Cujo,” also based on Stephen King books, do not. The lack of obvious creative DNA shared by Peacock’s limited series “The…
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Netanyahu pleads with Trump not to give Turkey F-35s ahead of Ankara NATO summit
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly asked President Trump Monday not to send advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, warning the shipment would “upset the power balance” in the region. One of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s goals heading into this week’s NATO summit in Ankara is to get his country readmitted into…
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‘RHOBH’ alum Annemarie Wiley’s husband, Marcellus, allegedly threatened to kill her before domestic violence arrest
Annemarie Wiley’s husband, Marcellus Wiley, allegedly threatened to kill her before his domestic violence arrest over Fourth of July weekend. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum called the cops to report a battery after an alleged confrontation on Saturday in Florida, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by TMZ. The former reality star told…
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Trump confirms he called FIFA head but says he didn’t influence overturning Balogun’s red card
President Donald Trump said Monday that he asked FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the red card issued against a star American soccer player ahead of a monumental last-16 game, but emphasized that he did not unduly influence the controversial decision. The ruling by the international soccer governing body to suspend a red card issued…