Comedian, actor, and entertainer Bill Bellamy will be presented with the Icon Award at the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival, recognizing his decades of excellence and impact on stand-up comedy and entertainment.
The Whats Funny Comedy Festival was co-founded by Knowledge Beckom and Lil Rel Howery ("Get Out," "Rel," "Vacation Friends 2") with the mission to spotlight Black and Brown comedians and make Chicago the "next great home of comedy discovery."
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Real Housewives star Porsha Williams has come out winning big in the divorce case against ex-husband Simon Guobadia.
Reportedly, the actress walked away with a substantial amount, a car, and a luxury property.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, a settlement agreement has been reached in the divorce case between Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia. According to court records, Guobadia has agreed to give up "any and all right, ****** le, interest, estate, claim, lien, or demand whatsoever" over his house in Georgia.
Reportedly, Guobadia has also agreed to pay Williams $1,568,181.63 as part of the property's equity. He has also transferred the ****** le to a Rolls-Royce Ghost to his ex-wife.
Speaking to People in 2025, Williams disclosed the heavy emotional burden she has carried during the long divorce. "You go through different stages, You have that anger. You have the moment where you have to fight for your life in a court situation. And then, toward the end, you have the clarity where you realize you are still blessed. Your family is by our side, your child is protected; there's a whole new life that you can start."

#divorce #porsha #reportedly

The NFL adding an 18th game to the schedule seems inevitable, but longtime NFL reporter Peter King isn't buying the league's argument for it whatsoever.
In an appearance on The MMQB NFL Podcast this week, King laid out why he believes the plan runs in direct contrast to the NFL's efforts to make the game safer and more sustainable for players' long-term health.
"The NFL is ******* -bent on playing an 18th game, and then they say, 'Well we're taking away one of the preseason games,'" King said. "That's the most disingenuous pile of ******* I've ever heard in my life. And everybody knows it. Everybody knows it. The fans, the commissioner, the owners, they all know it."
It turns out King has done the math. The longtime Sports Illustrated reporter explained that today's NFL starters are on the field for "hundreds" more snaps per season than they were during the career of Mike Webster, the first prominent case study for CTE in the sport. The level of stress put on players' bodies and brains is, as a result, significantly more intense.
"One of the reasons I hate the concept of the 18th game is that … you've gotta read what I (have written) about (Kansas City offensive lineman) Creed Humphrey versus Mike Webster," King said.

#game

Reality TV contestant Stephen Bear has been jailed for 16 months after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.
The order was imposed when Bear was sentenced to 21 months in prison in 2023 after he filmed and shared a video of the pair having **** on OnlyFans and WhatsApp without Miss Harrison's knowledge or consent.
The 36-year-old was told not to post or incite comments on social media about that case or Miss Harrison, but did so on multiple occasions in 2025 while she was pregnant.
The Love Island star and campaigner said Bear's online presence left her "feeling petrified" and she feared for her safety for the first time, in a statement read to Chelmsford Crown Court.
Bear admitted the charge of harassment - breaching of a restraining order, at a previous hearing in June.

#harrison #miss #breaching #restraining

Arsenal have agreed a new long-term sponsorship deal with Emirates worth a reported £75m a season plus performance-related bonuses, providing another major financial boost as the Premier League champions look to strengthen their squad and build on last season's ****** le success.
The agreement, which runs until 2033, extends one of the longest commercial partnerships in football, with Emirates remaining ****** nal's front-of-shirt sponsor, training kit partner and stadium naming rights holder.
The deal is understood to be one of the most lucrative shirt sponsorship agreements in world football and will significantly increase ****** nal's commercial revenues at a time when Mikel Arteta is looking to reinforce his ****** le-winning squad.
The additional income will help ****** nal comply with the Premier League's financial regulations while continuing to invest heavily in players as they look to defend their crown and challenge in the Champions League.
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#league #sponsorship

Broony who joined Celtic from Hibs in a £4 million deal back in 2007, is the club's most successful skipper in the modern era, and made a total of 616 appearances for the club, winning a whooping 22 major honours.
The Quadruple Treble winning captain even stated that he would have left the club had Peter Grant, who was Mowbray's ******* istant, decided to stick around after the Englishman's dismissal in 2010.
Peter Grant and Tommy Burns at the 1995 Scottish Cup final. Photo The Celtic Wiki
Peter Grant who made 483 appearances for Celtic in a 15 year playing career in the hoops, has now responded to Scott Brown's unprovoked outburst, and did so in a measured and professional manner.
Speaking on Go Radio last night, Peter Grant said: "Everybody's entitled to their opinion. I have absolutely no problem whatsoever, it doesn't concern me in the least.

#broony

Danish midfielder Chistian Norgaard was absent from ******* nal's squad for Wednesday night's pre-season friendly against Real Betis in Dublin as he finalised his move to Everton.
Norgaard, 32, has signed for Everton after just one season at the Emirates following his £10m move from Brentford last summer, with the original deal including a further £5million in potential add-ons.
Although highly regarded by Mikel Arteta and his coaching staff for his leadership and professionalism, Norgaard found first-team opportunities limited as ******* nal swept to the Premier League ******* le last season.
He made just seven league appearances, with his only start coming on the final day of the campaign, and the Gunners have opted to cash in.
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#norgaard #danish

Enzo Maresca has not ruled out Man City duo Tijjani Reijnders and Savinho departing the club.
Reijnders is believed to be of interest to Nottingham Forest, while Savinho has been a long-term target for Tottenham.
"He's a player that is here with us," City boss Maresca said when asked about Reijnders after City's 3-1 win over a K-League All Stars team, in which the Dutch midfielder scored.
"The players that are with us until the day that they aren't with us, it's my duty to do the best for them. I'm happy with his performance and he's working good since he came back from his holiday. At the moment I'm very happy with him."
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#maresca #savinho #enzo

USA cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years after being found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code.

According to a press release from the ICC, the 26-year-old's punishment is linked to corruption during the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament in the UAE. The ban has been backdated to November 21, 2025, when he was provisionally suspended.

The ICC, which was overseeing anti-corruption matters for the tournament on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board, found him guilty on three counts.

According to the ICC, Reddy violated: "Article 2.1.1: Attempting to fix, contrive or otherwise influence improperly, or being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of matches in the ADT10 2025.

"Article 2.1.4: Soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating (or attempting to do the former) another Participant to breach Article 2.1.1 of the Code in one or more Matches in the ADT10 2025.

"Article 2.4.7: Obstructing the DACO's investigation through deletion of data and messages from a mobile device which may have been relevant to the DACO's investigation."
The case relates to an incident on November 19, 2025, before the opening match of the Aspin Stallions. The tribunal found that Reddy approached a teammate, identified as 'Player A', and asked him to "give runs" while bowling, allegedly on the instructions of team management.

After the teammate refused and reported the approach to the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit, he was dropped from the playing XI. Investigators also found that Reddy deleted WhatsApp chats and call logs with the player before the probe. Although he claimed it was routine "data hygiene," the tribunal ruled that he had deliberately destroyed evidence.

Reddy has played four T20Is for the USA, claiming one wicket. The verdict was delivered by a three-member ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal.

#article #anti #according

Liam Payne's behavior reportedly grew increasingly erratic during the final hours of his life, with newly obtained witness statements offering one of the most detailed accounts yet of what unfolded before his fatal fall. Two women who spent several hours with the former One Direction singer on October 16, 2024, described the condition of his Buenos Aires hotel room, his alleged substance use, and the troubling escalation they witnessed before leaving shortly before 4 p.m. Payne died just 67 minutes later after falling from the balcony of his third-floor room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel. He was 31.
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According to sworn statements obtained by the Daily Mail, Aldana Serrano and Lucila Goitea arrived at the CasaSur Palermo at approximately 11:30 a.m. after Payne allegedly contacted Serrano through an escort website. Serrano initially questioned whether she was actually communicating with the world-famous singer and reportedly asked him to prove his identity.
"Liam contacted me via WhatsApp today (October 16, 2024) around 11 am. The whole time he spoke to me in English. He told me who he was and he sent me a video of him. The video wasn't current; it was him singing," she told investigators. "He also sent me pictures of him which he took while he was in bed, before we got there."
The hotel reportedly collected the women's identification before allowing them to enter room 310, enabling authorities to locate them quickly following Payne's death. "He was alone in his room. He greeted us warmly and I asked him for payment. We tried to communicate, but it was difficult because he only spoke English and I only Spanish," Serrano recalled.

#casasur

Enzo Maresca says he will give his all to help duo Mateo Kovacic and Jack Grealish – while they are still at the club.
Kovacic played against his former club Inter Milan as City suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat following a 1-1 draw against the Italian side in Hong Kong.
But the Croatian is another who could depart the club this summer, and asked about his situation, Maresca said: "Mateo is our player, so the days he's here I will try my best because I think it's my duty to try to help players to give their best.
"So if Mateo is here, I'm happy and we're going to continue to work with him."
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#Help #here #best

Meta's AI capital spending ballooned to $130-145 billion, cratering free cash flow 91% and sending shares down 10%, while social media revenue surged 28%.
META dominates India, a market 4x the size of the US with no rival close, boasting 837 million WhatsApp and 531 million Instagram daily users.
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Two things happened to Mark Zuckerberg's Meta (NASDAQ: META) yesterday. Earnings showed how much the company was investing in AI, and data centers particularly. This drove the stock down 10%. At the same time, it became clear that it had become the dominant social media presence in the world's largest nation based on population. Daily active users of its Instagram platform are rising at a level that is hard to imagine. Meta should abandon the AI sector, where it is already a loser, for it, and one where it cannot catch up. It should focus on its core business, which is doing better than expected.
Meta's top line growth rate remains impressive based on its size. In the quarter, revenue rose 28% to $60.8 billion, which keeps it on track to be one of the largest companies in America by that yardstick. Ad impressions were almost as strong and were up 14% year over year. These are the company's revenue engine.

#daily #size

Boasting a market capitalization of $1.5 trillion, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is a global technology company focused on connecting people through social media, messaging, digital advertising, and immersive technologies. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Meta owns some of the world's largest digital platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads, serving billions of monthly active users worldwide.
Investor enthusiasm for Meta has cooled considerably over the past year. Its shares have fallen 17.3%, compared to the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 16.3% surge. The weakness has persisted in 2026, with the stock dipping 10.1%, lagging behind the SPX's 8.5% rise as well.
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Stephen Fleming always seems to possess a wonderful sense of timing. It was on 12 July that England made the decision to stand down Brendon McCullum as Test head coach and, in serendipitous circumstances, on 13 July that the man they would come to anoint as his successor began his search for a new job. It was nothing more than mere coincidence that the Chennai Super Kings and Fleming mutually parted ways so soon after his former teammate's departure, but within three days he was expressing interest in the England role in a newspaper interview, and within three weeks impressing the ECB interview panel sufficiently for a hasty appointment after Andy Flower had withdrawn himself from consideration for the role.
Not that Fleming will arrive with undue hustle or hurry; Marcus Trescothick will take interim charge of the three Tests against Pakistan this summer before the 53-year-old begins a four-year deal ahead of the tour to South Africa in December. While Fleming has expressed a desire to spend time with his family, it is a curious situation that again highlights the mistake made by the ECB in not taking the opportunity for a clean break after the Ashes.
Stephen Fleming has not worked in the red-ball game as a coach (Getty)
One might term this, then, a marriage of convenience – a coach in search of a new challenge taking over a team in need of new direction. On the face of it, Fleming's credentials are modest: there is no red-ball coaching whatsoever on his CV, nor any past suggestion of a desire to turn away from a franchise T20 circuit he was perhaps the first coach to truly master. He had even turned England down in 2009, feeling it was too soon into his coaching career.
Fleming proved highly successful with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL (Getty)

#coach #three #july #kings

In the countryside west of the Welsh capital, farmers have a WhatsApp group to warn of suspicious vehicles and some have barricaded the entrances to their fields with concrete blocks and fallen trees.
"They're watching us - which is probably the most disconcerting part about it," said Chris Edwards.
"We harvest the field and within hours, they're there."
He's seen gates "smashed off their hinges" and crops destroyed by trespassers illegally hunting hares with dogs. Neighbours have faced threats, "verbal and physical", when they've tried to intervene.
South Wales Police confirmed the Vale of Glamorgan was seeing an increase in hare coursing, and said the force was taking action.

#edwards #neighbours #wales #vale

A federal appellate panel on Tuesday refused to block President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to restrict mail voting, a day after the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the proposal in a separate case.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a May ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols that said an injunction against the order was premature. Nichols ruled that the Democrats and voting rights groups who challenged the order couldn't seek the injunction until the Trump administration issued formal regulations governing it. The administration started releasing those directives days later.
The circuit court panel, with two judges appointed by former Democratic President Barack Obama and one by Trump, found that was proper and there were no noted dissents. But the unsigned decision noted that if the administration truly tried to force such changes in the few months remaining before November's midterm election, it may well get halted by courts.
"The action the Order contemplates would involve the President, whom the Constitution vests with no express authority over the conduct of elections, undertaking a substantial and unfunded overhaul of election procedures — including the implementation of a nationwide reform to Postal Service mail-handling processes —on the threshold of the November election. Put differently, the Order 'may not prove feasible to implement in any manner whatsoever,'" said the ruling, quoting a prior legal opinion.
In a separate case filed by Democratic state officials, a federal judge in Massachusetts last month blocked the executive order from taking effect for this year's elections because it was already forcing states, which are granted the power under the U.S. Constitution to control their own elections, to revise their procedures on the fly. That ruling was upheld on Saturday by a Boston-based appeals court and then was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday by the Trump administration.

#order

Roberto De Zerbi says Spurs are targeting attacking signings in the transfer window.
Tottenham have strengthened in defence and midfield so far this summer, but the Spurs boss says he wants to boost his forward line too.
Manchester City winger Savinho is believed to be among the club's list of targets, as is Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi.
"The target now is to complete the attacking positions," De Zerbi said. "We want the first target, the first level, because we have already important players. But I think to start a new project we need another couple of important players for sure."
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#TOTTENHAM

In a week where an AI model went rogue and broke out of a secure test environment—and in a year where seemingly all we're hearing is how AI can displace large swaths of the workforce—it may come as a surprise when one of the tech's most prominent voices is pushing an optimistic view of the tech, joining the many in his field who have recently walked back comments of how it could negatively impact workers.
"As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for everyone," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote as the caption to a short video on Thursday, harkening back to the company's early years of tech optimism.
"Call us optimists, call us dreamers, call us whatever the ****** you want, but we're betting on people, and we like those odds," the voiceover in the video said.
The video featured montages of people using Instagram, Whatsapp, FaceBook and Meta's Ray-Ban glasses to film touching moments and connect with loved ones, with the backdrop of concerts and snowboarding and laughing children set to calm music as the voiceover framed Meta's AI efforts as doubling down on betting on people, just like the company did 22 years ago with FaceBook.
Marketing experts told Fortune that the Meta video's reliance on nostalgic imagery seemed like a way to redirect attention from AI concerns and to buffer against growing AI fears.

#like #we 're #back #years

The director of the country's premier American history museum said she has no regrets about any of the museum's exhibits during her tenure after an expert confronted her with a "shocking" display that he said smeared Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig faced intense questioning from lawmakers during two Capitol Hill hearings this week. The hearings followed a White House Domestic Policy Council report accusing the museum of using taxpayer dollars and its status as a world-renowned institution to advance a "radical activist ideology."
During a House hearing Tuesday, Heritage Foundation expert Mike Gonzalez testified that a multiyear special exhibit, "The Electric Dr. Franklin," included a display that "pondered whether he had ever done experiments, electrical electroshock on indentured servants or slaves."
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Gonzalez testified that the display included this suggestion "without producing any evidence whatsoever," which he called "shocking."

#director #american #franklin #exhibits

Spurs have announced the squad for their pre-season trip to Australia.
Tottenham will face Auckland, Sydney and Chelsea on their pre-season tour, but several players will not play a part, however.
Mohamed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, Guglielmo Vicario, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr, Pedro Porro, Marcos Senesi, Cristian Romero and Djed Spence will all not make the trip.
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“Mohamed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert will remain at Hotspur Way to continue their rehabilitation, while Guglielmo Vicario has sustained a minor knock in training and will undergo treatment at our Training Centre,” Spurs said in a statement.

#SPURS #mohamed #kudus #simons

Since Meta Platforms' (META) founding by Mark Zuckerberg and four of his Harvard classmates in 2004, the company has built a dominant social media ecosystem comprising Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads, complemented by its Reality Labs hardware division. Moving beyond its origins in social networking, the enterprise has transformed into a comprehensive artificial intelligence leader, utilizing its massive data resources to fuel AI-driven advertising, advanced AI agents, and custom hardware initiatives via its growing Meta Superintelligence Labs.
META shares are currently trading significantly under their 52-week peak of $796.25 from Aug. 15, 2025, while holding above the 52-week low of $520.26 set on March 27, 2026. Year-to-date (YTD), the stock has declined by roughly 3%, bringing its market capitalization to about $1.6 trillion.
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Spain has entered the scoring chat against France in Tuesday's World Cup semifinal match.
Mikel Oyarzabal gave Spain a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick following a foul in the box against Lamine Yamal. The goal was Oyarzabal's fifth of the World Cup, which leads the side at the tournament.
The Real Sociedad club forward snapped a 358-minute scoreless streak from France, which previously hadn't allowed a goal since its 4-1 defeat of Norway in its group stage finale.
Should Spain beat France, it will head to the World Cup final against the winner of England-Argentina at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 19, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Wolfe Research believes that Meta's potential cloud offering could provide a big boost to the company's earnings. The brokerage estimates a 20% lift to the EPS for every gigawatt of cloud capacity that is monetized at a rate of $25 billion. However, the brokerage noted that Meta may need to raise capital to fund its cloud infrastructure business. It estimates the company's 2027 capex at $200 billion.
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Borussia Dortmund are in no rush to enter talks with head coach Niko Kovac over a new contract, says club CEO Carsten Cramer.
Kovac is entering the final year of his contract with Dortmund. and although Cramer underlines that the management is happy with his work, the club's immediate focus lies elsewhere for now.
"The basic message remains: We are extremely satisfied with Niko. But, without wanting to reveal too much: we are still in the process of finalising the squad," Cramer told Kicker.
"Then we will begin pre-season and, just like last year, we will start the discussions at the right time. That was not the priority task during the seven weeks of holiday," Cramer added, emphasising that Kovac is also "completely relaxed" about his future.
"Niko hasn't been constantly sending WhatsApp messages or using his agent to send messages on his behalf."

Vinicius Junior was one of the most productive players at the 2026 World Cup, despite Brazil’s disappointing early elimination at the hands of Norway in the Round of 16.
The Real Madrid winger produced a series of eye-catching displays for the Selecao, and now that his international commitments are over, attention turns to his future at the Bernabeu.
On that front, there appears to be little cause for concern.
Vinicius was quite productive at the World Cup. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
According to MARCA, there is a sense of total calm at Real Madrid regarding Vinicius’ situation, with the club seeing no issue whatsoever surrounding the Brazilian’s future.

On Friday, RAN dropped a bombshell of a report (BFW covered it here), which indicated that former head coach Julian Nagelsmann had created drama by adding Manuel Neuer to the German national team and that Neuer subsequently tried to have Alexander Nübel booted from the squad in favor of Jonas Urbig.
The DFB has issued a statement to deny those claims (via iMiaSanMia):
A recent report by http://ran.de claimed that Manuel Neuer's national team comeback caused internal conflicts, that Julian Nagelsmann acted unilaterally and didn't consult the team, which made goalkeeping coach Andreas Kronenberg consider resigning, and also that Neuer didn't want Alexander Nübel to be in the squad and wanted Jonas Urbig instead
The DFB has denied these claims in a statement: 'The DFB denies that Julian Nagelsmann acted unilaterally regarding the goalkeeper situation, and that Andreas Kronenberg threatened to resign. While the decision was discussed controversially and critically, the entire team stood behind it. The DFB also firmly denies that Manuel Neuer had any influence whatsoever over the squad selection or attached any conditions to his comeback, such as demanding that Alexander Nübel be dropped from the squad or that Jonas Urbig be called up instead.'
After such an epic flameout, there were always going to be leaks — likely detailing internal strife. We saw the same thing happen in both 2018 and 2022. In this case, though, the DFB is looking to move past the Nagelsmann Era pretty quickly, though, and with what looks to be the rapid hiring of Jürgen Klopp, everyone might be inclined to just turn the page on all of the behind-the-scenes details that helped lead Germany to another unfulfilling World Cup.

Klaviyo Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) is one of the top stocks to buy according to Whale Rock Capital Management. On June 30, Klaviyo Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) announced that Composer, its AI marketing agent, moved into public beta, alongside major upgrades to its existing Customer Agent. Both tools are built directly into Klaviyo's customer relationship management platform and now share the same real-time customer data, which means actions taken by one agent make the other smarter over time, the company said.
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Klaviyo designed Composer to solve two common problems marketing teams face, starting with figuring out where to focus their efforts and not having enough time to act on opportunities. The tool also identifies high-value opportunities, builds the campaigns needed to capture them, and carries out the work automatically rather than just offering suggestions.
On the other hand, Customer Agent handles customer service and support. The tool works across multiple channels, including web chat, email, text messages, and WhatsApp, and users can set it up once to run consistently everywhere or embedded into a brand's own custom interfaces.
According to Klaviyo, most companies investing in AI have not yet seen meaningful returns. As such, the company is positioning its dual-agent approach as a way to close that gap by connecting marketing and service functions instead of running them separately.

By Uditha Jayasinghe
COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in the worst Sri Lankan prison riot in years when ‌his photo was sent to her on WhatsApp.
The seven prison officials and 19 prisoners died ‌in two days of fighting between two groups of inmates at the prison in the coastal town of Negombo, about 35 km (20 miles) north of the commercial capital, Colombo, authorities said.
Clad in white and holding onto her four-year-old son, Perera was among the grieving relatives and friends waiting on Wednesday morning for the bodies of the prison officials to be brought to the Welikada Prison in Colombo.
Sergeant S.D.S Abeywardana, 41, had spent a dozen years ‌in Sri Lanka's navy before joining a ⁠special unit under the prison's department tasked with tackling corruption, drug trafficking and misconduct.

One of the most important stocks in the market (given its size), Meta Platforms (META), continues to be a stock I, and plenty of others, remain very bullish on long-term.
Much of that has to do with the company's rock-solid underlying business. A leading social media and online advertising giant, Meta's ecosystem, consisting of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and plenty of other key applications the vast majority of us use every day, makes this a company that passes the "toothbrush test" (we need to use it twice a day).
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Charles Huff has done this before.

Marshall was terrific for years under Doc Holliday. Huff had the pressure of coming in to keep the success going when he took over in 2021, and he did just that with 32 wins in four years and a Sun Belt ***** le.

He left for Southern Miss last season, bringing along a slew of top Thundering Herd players with him. It worked, turning a 1-11 team into a solid 7-6 team that got to a bowl.

Memphis needed a coach, and now Huff is at his third head coaching gig in three years.
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His situation with the Tigers is a bit like the expectations he had at Marshall.

Memphis is a winner.

It hasn't had a losing season since 2013, and won 21 games in two years before former head coach Ryan Silverfield's bunch went 8-5 last year.

Silverfield left for Arkansas, Huff stepped in, and there's no grace period whatsoever.
Almost the entire team is made up of transfers, but there's continuity with 12 key players coming over from Southern Miss.

But can Memphis win in the American Conference with (mostly) a Sun Belt team?

It came up with one of the stronger coaching hires in the cycle to find out.
Head Coach: Charles Huff (1st year; 6th year overall, 39-25)