Monday, June 24th, 2024
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl riles Taylor Swift fans with concert comment
Dave Grohl incurred the infamous wrath of Taylor Swift fans on the weekend, after the rocker seemingly took a jab at the chart-topping singer while playing on stage with the Foo Fighters. The veteran musician made the off-the-cuff remarks while performing in Manchester, England, on June 15. Grohl said during the Foo Fighters show, “I’m feeling like Taylor Swift,” then added, “I should be so lucky.” “Listen — tonight, this is my Eras Tour, OK? I’ve got a lot of eras,” he continued, referencing Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour. “Spelled e-r-r-o-r-s. ThisRead more
Hawaii shark attack claims life of noted lifeguard, surfer
A professional lifeguard died after he was attacked by a shark while surfing off the island of Oahu in Hawaii on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard Tamayo Perry, 49, died in the attack near Goat Island, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said in a statement. Tamayo Perry is shown surfing while practising for the Da Haui Backdoor Shootout competition on Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii, on Jan. 2, 2019. (Brian Bielmann/AFP/Getty Images) Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s fire, police andRead more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to espionage charge as part of deal with U.S.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centred on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. In a statement Monday, WikiLeaks said Assange had left a British prison on Monday and flown out of the United Kingdom from London Stansted Airport. “After more than five years in a [two-by-three-metre] cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wifeRead more