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Anthony Ammirati is right back into the headlines after landing a $250k salary job in an adult entertainment company, following his pole vault qualification round, where he missed out after his private parts touched the crossbar, and took him out of the competition.

interns was safe from being propositioned by Bill Gates. In an explosive tell-all book, New York Times journalist Anupreeta Das paints a decidedly unflattering picture of the Microsoft co-founder and divulges scandalous details of his philandering habits. Das claimed that Gate’s dalliances left his ex-wife Melinda “seething for a long time.” Bill Gates’s calendar reportedly had mysterious time blocks, and his security staff was restructured by Melinda Gates, who believed they were “enabling” his behavior.

New Delhi: Facing flak over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) scandal, the union government plans to increase the number of undergraduate (UG) medical seats by 3,000 for the coming academic session (2024-25), taking the total to over 115,000 seats. This year's entrance tests to medical schools, known as NEET, have been hit by scandals over leaks of the exam papers. The plan approved by the National Medical Commission (NMC)—India’s apex medical education regulator—also includes approval for setting up 28 new private medical colleges.

PARIS – Canada’s team in Paris was on pace for a record Olympic Games at halftime after a mortifying soccer scandal that began before the eco-flame was even lit in Jardin des Tuileries.

France players say they used an offensive song about their heritage as motivation to beat soccer rival Argentina at the Paris Olympics. Players from both sides clashed on the field immediately after France's 1-0 quarterfinal victory. To many observers, the fracas seemed inevitable. Friday night's game was played amid high tensions in the wake of a racism scandal following a video showing Argentina's senior-team players celebrating after winning the Copa America last month and singing an offensive song about the African heritage of France's players. «A great rivalry has been created between two great soccer nations. But given what's been said in the past few weeks our victory is there, on the field and off it,» France captain Alexandre Lacazette said.

Toyota says its April-June profit rose 1.7%, boosted by a favorable exchange rate, as vehicle sales grew around the world despite a certification scandal that halted production in Japan for several months

The business' CEO and chief financial officer (CFO) stopped short of outlining just how much partner firms will be expected to contribute. However, SJP CEO Mark FitzPatrick shared that those firms that could show evidence trails would not be expected to pay in. SJP has set aside £430.6m related to the service issues, according to its latest earnings report. As of its full-year earnings, released in February, it had anticipated a £426m potential cost. Partner contributions will be sought dependent on «underlying evidence», FitzPatrick told investors on SJP's H1 2024 earnings call this ...

Officials in Greece say an investigation has cleared the country's security agencies of involvement in an international spyware scandal that triggered U.S. sanctions earlier this year

Allan Lichtman who is an election forecaster and a professor said that the “key to the White House” is with Vice-President Kamala Harris who is also the Democratic party’s presidential nominee. This is the prediction which has been made in the present and it could change soon.

Kamala Harris is yet to be officially nominated for the US Presidential Election 2024 but has found herself at the center of not one, but many controversies. She has launched the process of selecting her running mate so that she could introduce him at the Democratic National Convention next month and get it ratified if she gets the ticket for the highest office. But one of the persons, she is vetting for the office, Josh Shapiro, has been accused of being involved in a sexual harassment scandal, reports 'Daily Beast'. The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania has topped lists of potential running mates for the Democratic nominee-apparent.

Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal.The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000) fine for the Canadian soccer federation in a case that has spiralled at the Summer Games.Two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on opponent New Zealand’s practices before their opening game last Wednesday.Head coach Bev Priestman, who led Canada to the Olympic title in Tokyo in 2021, already was suspended by the national soccer federation then removed from the Olympic tournament.

AIN in the Olympics? The AIN stands for Athletes Neutres Individuels in French, meaning Individual Neutral Athletes in English. Athletes from Russia and Belarus will participate in the Paris Olympics as AIN or Individual Neutral Athletes. Russian athletes have been barred from the Olympics since 2017, so, they will participate in the Olympics 2024 as individual neutral athletes. They will be joined by their Belarusian counterparts. Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the Paris Olympics for their involvement in ongoing Russia- Ukraine War, reports 'CBS News'.

Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to his royal family rift

Farmers in Africa are blaming chemical fertilizers for increasingly acidic soils that have led to production decline

British Royal family and tarnish its image. After «Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal», an alleged sex scandal involving Prince Philip, Duke Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II may surface. According to the 'Mail on Sunday', Prince Philip’s name appeared in top-secret FBI documents related to one of the greatest British sex scandals of all time. It was called the so-called Profumo Affair. The documents reveal that the FBI came to know about a rumor that Philip was “involved” with two women.

VVIP chopper case passed away last month. Former IAF official Group Captain Navyath Santosh, who was charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) along with three other ex IAF officials, passed away on June 28. This was informed by his counsel, earlier this month, to the Delhi High Court. It is pertinent to mention here that even after over eleven years a probe was launched into the ₹3,600 crore VVIP chopper case and even after over a dozen chargesheets filed both by CBI and ED, the trial is yet to commence. According to the CBI, its investigation into the case is still not complete. The CBI had in December 2022 moved an application before the lower court seeking to segregate the trial in a bid to kickstart the trial. Vide the said application, the CBI had argued that the accused who have joined the probe cannot be denied their «right to speedy trial.» However, the application has not yet been decided. For the CBI moved the Delhi High Court in December 2022 challenging orders passed by the special CBI court permitting a co-accused to inspect documents not relied upon by the agency.

Supreme Court on Monday ordered that evidence shall not be recorded in a coal scandal involving M/s Revati Cements Private Limited till further orders. Many individuals and entities allegedly involved in the coal scandal had approached the top court seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against them by the Enforcement Directorate as they have been made witness by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the predicate offence. The company had petitioned the top court challenging the order of the special CBI court trying the coal scandal.

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram stressed on Sunday that the central government needs to give up all-India examinations, adding that the right to conduct examinations for medical college admissions must be reverted back to states. The NEET-UG exam, held on May 5, 2024, has been mired in controversy, with allegations of cheating and impersonation. In an exclusive interview with ANI, P Chidambaram said, «NEET is a scandal and we have been saying this for the last 3-4 years. Tamil Nadu has passed a resolution in the assembly demanding the exemption of the state from NEET. Each state must have the right to conduct its own entrance examination to select students for the colleges run by the state government. When you have an all-India-level examination, these scandals are bound to happen.»

cricket match-fixing scandal tainted the gentleman's game, a court here has framed charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy against four accused including Sanjeev Chawla, a London-based bookie and the «main conspirator», and actor Krishan Kumar, the brother of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar. The 68-page order by the Patiala House district court, which has now paved the way for the start of the trial, noted the alleged role of the four — Chawla, Kumar, Delhi-based bookie Rajesh Kalra and Sunil Dara alias Bittoo. Delhi Police had filed the charge sheet in 2013 against them in connection with the 2000 cricket match-fixing scandal involving late South African captain Hansie Cronje. Cronje died in a plane crash in 2002. Chawla was extradited to India in February 2020.

Sanlu milk scandal? China was rocked by this scandal when about more than 300,000 children fell sick and at least six of them died after drinking powdered milk contaminated with high levels of the industrial chemical melamine. A similar incident has been reported in this country once again. State-run 'Beijing News' has reported that tankers used for carrying fuel allegedly carried food products, like cooking oil and syrup. Besides, these were not decontaminated before using his way. The Chinese government has launched a probe into the allegations.

Delhi High Court has rejected a petition against the Competition Commission of India's last year’s order that approved the merger of Tata SIA Airlines, which operates under the brand name Vistara, with Air India. Tata SIA Airlines is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. While one Captain Deepak Kumar, a former Air India pilot, had alleged cartelisation and bid rigging in the merger of the two airlines, the antitrust watchdog had in December dismissed his plea, noting the absence of any substantive evidence to back the allegations.