Author Archives: Foreaders

Roles reversed as Guardiola seeks to follow trail blazed by Zidane 

Zinedine Zidane may never have been hired as Real Madrid coach but for the success of Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, but it is Guardiola who now must follow the Frenchman’s example to complete his mission at Manchester City. Zidane’s Madrid travel to Manchester on Friday looking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit from February as the Champions League […]

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Chelsea Houska Panics Before Taking COVID Test On ‘Teen Mom 2’: I’m ‘Getting Scared’ — Watch 

Chelsea Houska winces in pain while undergoing a COVID-19 test in a new trailer for ‘Teen Mom 2,’ which dropped on Aug. 4. She can also be heard yelling in fear in the sneak peek!

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COVID-19 strikes Washington state farmworkers and swamps rural hospitals 

Jamaican farmer Earl Edwards died Friday in quarantine housing for foreign laborers in Washington state, where he worked in a cherry-packing facility. A coronavirus outbreak at one of Washington state’s largest fruit farms has renewed concern for agricultural workers, who live and work in close quarters.

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At least seven dead and more than 3 MILLION without power as Tropical Storm Isaias pummels Northeast 

The weather system spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina.

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Emotional Fulham boss Scott Parker reveals his role in Bryan’s surprise strike in play-off final 

Scott Parker revealed how he and two-goal hero Joe Bryan discussed pretending to cross while targeting Brentford goalkeeper David Raya’s near post before breaking the deadlock.

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North Korea Is Expanding Its Nuclear Arsenal and Ballistic Missile Capability Despite Sanctions, U.N. Report Says 

The independent panel quoted several unidentified countries as saying North Korea has “probably” developed miniaturized nuclear weapons that can fit into its ballistic missiles

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Beirut Explosion: ‘I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend.’ 

In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn’t know.

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WNBA Players Escalate Protest of Anti-BLM Team Owner, Kelly Loeffler 

Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers 

Al Jazeera condemns ‘troubling escalation’ in crackdown on press, urges authorities to immediately cease criminal probe.

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LG Velvet review: sexy, futuristic and stylish, and a match for the iPhone, apart from lower photo quality 

LG’s newest smartphone, the mid-range LG Velvet, comes loaded with stylish hardware and sleek fingerprint-reading technology, and comes as the Korean tech giant adopts a new design language and device naming scheme.Could the new flagship phone convert an Apple addict?I’ve been #TeamiPhone for 10 years, trapped in the iOS ecosystem and pretty satisfied with e […]

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U.S. and China set to review phase one trade deal in mid-August 

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of the phase one trade deal and likely air mutual grievances due to growing tensions in an August 15 video conference, sources told Reuters.

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Earnings Results: Square stock surges after ballooning bitcoin interest drives huge revenue beat 

Square Inc. posted a double earnings surprise Wednesday as the payments company delivered an unexpected surge in revenue for the second quarter in a release that came out a day early due to “early external access” of its financials.

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U.S. pursues nearly $13 billion of claims in Purdue Pharma opioid probes, sources say 

U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

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Grizzlies’ Jackson (torn meniscus) out for season 

The Grizzlies suffered a blow to their playoff hopes Tuesday when Jaren Jackson Jr. was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.

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Indie darling Alto’s Adventure and its sequel are finally coming to PS4, Xbox One and Switch 

Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, two mobile games we at The Verge love because of their beautiful art style and polished gameplay, are finally coming to PS4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games Store as The Alto Collection on August 13th. This will also be the first time Alto’s Odyssey comes to Windows. A Nintendo Switch port is “coming soon,” with no firm rele […]

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