Fifty years ago tonight, in 1976-appropriate leisure suit, President Gerald Ford and Betty on Truman Balcony of White House for Bicentennial fireworks:
“The American Dream” is the intoxicating idea on which our national identity rests, capacious enough to rationalize every form of ambition, from the modest to the megalomaniacal. Whether we still wholeheartedly believe in it is another question. https://t.co/5POPqXmGNV
Breaking News from @TheAthletic: Argentina, the defending World Cup champion, barely escaped Cape Verde’s upset bid with a dramatic victory in extra time. https://t.co/eHODPMRbcK
From Argentina to the US, fans took to the streets and social media to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to their favorite soccer star, Lionel Messi, who turned 39 https://t.co/OnlFMehbpE
New Yorkers linked the rise of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and progressive candidates to housing costs and a desire for change, a day after three Mamdani-endorsed candidates defeated establishment rivals in New York Democratic primaries https://t.co/CenSvSq0D9
Norway fans used their 'Viking row' to invade Times Square as they overtook New York City on the eve of their side’s Group I match against Senegal https://t.co/6YnUA2yDlz
I was 27kg overweight, had a visible belly and double chin, and I needed to reach 13% body fat before summer ended.
I achieved it with these 26 rules:
1. STOP RUNNING (for your knees).
Standing naked before Nazi doctor Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, Hana Berger-Moran’s mother was asked if she was pregnant. She denied it, a decision that ultimately saved her and her unborn child. https://t.co/A4NajvryQZ
Far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella was narrowly elected president of Colombia on Sunday, setting the country on a collision course with the cocaine-trafficking networks and criminal gangs that have extended their reach across drug-producing regions. @WSJForero https://t.co/8047IdRA3j
This 4th of July, let’s all celebrate the genius American idea of checks and balances, which, yes, is threatened and, yes, is taking on water, but is still afloat. #America250
🇺🇿🇨🇴 This is what football is all about.
An Uzbek youngster was left in tears after Colombia scored last night, but the Colombian fans around him immediately noticed, offering comfort before breaking into chants of “Uzbekistan!”
Pure class. 👏❤️
When the Knicks ride down the Canyon of Heroes Thursday
It will be for the first time
The Knicks have never had a ticker tape parade
1970 title: Worries of unrest led to small ceremony at Gracie Mansion
1973: Larger one at City Hall – which Walt Clyde Frazier didn't even make
Here is the entirety of JD Vance's appearance on The View, which did not go well for him
(and kudos to the hosts for actually asking him hard-hitting questions and followups)
In the United States, the percentage of obese adults is about ten times what it is in Japan, even though fast food, junk food, pizza and donuts are also popular there.
@adamyamaguchi looks at what differentiates the Japanese diet. He also learns how one company helps track its employees' health and how schools make it their mission to design lunches that give Japanese children a taste of a healthy life.https://t.co/5CXzBC3avW
Queen Elizabeth didn’t have a fashion formula, per se, says curator Caroline de Guitaut, curator of "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style," an exhibit displaying the monarch’s wardrobe — but as a widely-traveled royal, there were certain considerations in her dress.
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Jason Chatfield and Scott Dooley.
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“My mayor Muslim. My bagel’s Jewish. My Christian Dior. Knicks in four!”
MD Hossain’s ode to his beloved basketball team in a viral 15-second clip is being embraced by people looking for joy in a fractious national moment. https://t.co/TECUtUK8PN