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The sons of American servicemen fathers and German mothers, Jones and Brooks both have dedicated space on their bodies to elaborate tattoos showing their loyalty and love for the United States. On Monday night in Brazil, though, Jones and Brooks worked together to offer the best testament yet to their dedication to the U.S. national team. And they happened to do it on a night when the USA delivered its most emotionally satisfying and cathartic victory in recent memory....

“English?” The subtle joke was aimed at the fact that Jones’ language skills are still a work in progress. Yet there he was, engaging the American press corps and holding his own. Even when Beasley joked at him, Jones didn’t miss a beat, saying simply “Crazy, eh?” MORE: Worst hairstyles | Beautiful people in Brazil Jones is far from crazy and is having as impressive a World Cup as any player on the U....

But Arjen Robben inspired Louis van Gaal’s side to react, though the manner from which Huntelaar’s decisive penalty was won by the Bayern Munich winger was controversial in the extreme. MORE: Worst hairstyles | Beautiful people in Brazil Having watched Robben throw himself to the ground during Netherlands’ rare attacks in the first half, referee Pedro Proenca elected to award a stoppage-time penalty to the Dutch as the attacker theatrically collapsed to the deck under a challenge from Rafael Marquez....

Jones advanced the ball in the hope of creating an attack on the Belgian goal, and Dempsey ran ahead of him looking to receive a pass. Jones sent his feed forward, only its course was several feet behind the target. Dempsey fell to the ground, forlorn. He picked himself off the turf as spryly as a fighter who’d just been floored by a left hook. Together he and Jones began trudging back toward the defensive end....

The viral TikTok recounting events, captioned “#aprilfools #baking #cakepops #fyp #bestfriend #gotcha #prankwarchampion,” has been viewed 1.2 million times with 26,400 likes since it was shared on April 2. A recent YouGov survey of over 3,000 adults in the United States found that 47 percent of respondents think April Fools’ Day pranks are “annoying,” whereas 45 percent found them “amusing.” What may surprise you is that chocolate-covered Brussels sprouts—or Brussels sprout cake pops—are a popular vegetable dessert people make, whether it be to prank people or as a healthy alternative to the traditional cake pops....

Will Brown, a correspondent for Britain’s The Telegraph, tweeted that he and his partner had just boarded a flight bound for Nairobi when “something quite strange happened.” “A kind-looking French lady sat next to us and carefully took a metal box out of her wheelie case,” Brown wrote on Twitter, along with a picture of the box in question. “My first and somewhat silly thought was ‘Christ, is that a bomb?...

A viral post shared by Redditor u/Cultural-Might6479 has received 5,700 upvotes. The original poster (OP) told others that she hasn’t spoken to her sister in eight years after discovering she was having an “affair” with her then-fiancé. She wrote: “It was not the first time something similar had happened. When we were teens (yes, I know, I know we were teens) there was a guy I really liked and we’d been flirting a bit and building up to something....

Posted by TikTok user @mooorganic, the video has been viewed more than 750,000 times as she filmed herself sitting on a plane while a child is heard crying in the background. “The flight was 3 hours and I listened to this the entire time,” @mooorganic’s video caption read. A piece published by Parents provided insight into how families can successfully travel on a plane with children. Among these tips included seating children away from the aisle, preparing for changes in air pressure during the flight and being ready to go through security....

In the video, user Brooke Coldwell can be seen crying through a doorbell camera as another woman answers the door. “I scraped the car on the gate,” Coldwell can be heard telling the other woman in the clip, which has been viewed over 300,000 times. The camera then pans down to show a small scratch on the back bumper. The caption reads, “Slightly over dramatic maybe?” One user who related to the predicament commented, “That would 100 percent be me....

Posting to Reddit’s “Antiwork” forum on Friday under the username u/bekahbellz, the woman explained that her boss made the aforementioned “suggestion” on Thursday as she submitted her formal PTO request for her upcoming wedding in October. So far, the post has received more than 10,000 upvotes and over 1,00 comments. Although the woman said her boss “wants to deny” her PTO request, the post demonstrates an expert-approved way of notifying employers of pre-planned vacations....

Natalie Avilez from Franklin County told the WLTX television station on Tuesday that the surgeon had carried out the procedure on the wrong side and wrong part of her spine. After the surgery, Avilez said the surgeon came to speak to her in the recovery room and admitted to his mistake. “He started apologizing, saying that he made a mistake and he went in on the wrong side,” Avilez told WLTX....

Holly Hobbs, 32, was reported to have entered the bank near the Pape Avenue and Cosburn Avenue area around 5:30 a.m. local time on April 30. She reportedly left the bank five minutes after the incident, CityNews reports. Bank staff discovered the incident at around 9 a.m. and police were called to the bank around 30 minutes later. A warrant was issued for Hobbs’ arrest and she was apprehended on Tuesday....

The viral TikTok video by user saundraliz was shared on March 26 and has received more than 12.5 million views. The video shows shots of the TikToker’s best friend with a text overlay that reads: “Us getting into every club in LA ‘cuz everyone thinks my bestie looks like Doja Cat.” Viewers of the viral video—which features the TikToker’s best friend who uses the handle llaylariggins on TikTok—were amazed at the lookalike....

Top overall seed South Carolina and fellow No. 1s Louisville, N.C. State and defending champion Stanford all advanced out of the first weekend, though there are a few Cinderellas in the mix as the tournament shifts from on-campus to regional sites. A pair of No. 10 seeds, South Dakota and Creighton, are still alive after knocking off No. 2 seeds Baylor and Iowa, respectively, in the second round. And arguably the sport’s two most prominent programs, UConn and Tennessee, fought off upset bids in the closing minutes to reach this weekend....

The event begins with International Women’s Day on March 8th and will continue until October 21st, which the company has dubbed “Wonder Woman Day.” In between those two dates, DC, along with WarnerMedia, and Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences will be throwing out all sorts of Wonder Woman content spanning across just about every medium available. RELATED: Darkseid Is Front And Center In Twitch Ad For Zack Snyder’s Justice League...

Woods and McIlroy looked comfortable and methodic all day at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania on Thursday as they both opened with superb eight-under 62s to co-lead after 18 holes. McIlroy, a four-time major winner, took some time off at the beginning of the FedEx Cup play-offs and played well in his return at Boston last week, but his opening round in Pennsylvania made his play there seem ordinary....

A play on the name of its creator, software engineer Josh Wardle began working on Wordle in 2013 and finished it during the COVID-19 lockdown with help from his partner Palak Shah. It was released online at the end of 2021 and played by a few dozen people a day. But it soon became an online sensation attracting millions of regular players—and its reach has continued to grow since it was acquired by The New York Times Company for an undisclosed sum earlier this year....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a browser-based word puzzle game currently owned by the New York Times. It has been a viral sensation on social media in part because of how easy Wordle solutions are to share on Twitter and Facebook spoiler-free. The game is fast and easy to learn while still offering players a challenge. In order to play: RELATED: Inappropriate Wordle Clone ‘Lewdle’ Explained Head to the updated Wordle website now hosted on the New York Times....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is an indie game that was recently purchased by the New York Times for seven figures. It is a browser-based word game that is not only accessible to most devices, but also it is easy to share, easy to learn, but hard to get good at. Wordle fans around the world share their boards every day on social media, so it is rare to find someone on the internet who hasn’t played yet....