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Time of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'Jasprit Bumrah is like Mumbai housing prices': Hardik Pandya
It was a night that saw flex their championship mettle once again. In a record-breaking IPL Eliminator in Mullanpur — where both teams combined for a staggering 436 runs, the highest ever in playoff history — MI held their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans by 20 runs and march into Qualifier 2. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now While the scoreboard lit up with sixes and boundaries, it was Mumbai's ability to win the clutch moments that stood out. Skipper , facing his former franchise in a high-pressure knockout, was full of praise for his team's temperament and timing. 'At one point of time the game was even-stevens,' Pandya said after the win. 'I thought the wicket got better in the second innings. It started to come on well, they got into rhythm and we realised we need to hold our nerves and back our boys.' He singled out Jonny Bairstow's explosive debut knock and 's composed 81 as pivotal. 'The way Jonny batted and started... for him to make his debut for us, it's a special franchise, coming in and playing the way he played. The way Ro batted — he took his time and once he got into rhythm, it was beautiful.' Pandya also praised his bowling unit, particularly Richard Gleeson's final over under injury duress and 's clinical spell. 'The way Gleeson bowled. Jassi being Jassi. Ashwani... everyone chipped in well and we held our nerves. I would've liked couple more (big hits). The little margins help. We wanted to push in batting and I think we were able to do that.' Asked when he decides to bowl Bumrah, Pandya smiled: 'It's very simple. Whenever you think the game is going away, just bring him. When you have that it's a luxury. It's like Mumbai housing prices – he's that expensive.' Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The final overs were tense, but Pandya had it planned. 'I was just watching the scoreboard and I thought if we can keep extra runs at the end, I had the bowlers to bowl it. It was important that Jassi comes and bowls that over so that the margin becomes longer (the 18th over). Very important to recover well. Looking forward to the next game.' With this victory, Mumbai Indians set up a Qualifier 2 clash against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on June 1. The winner will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025 Final.
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
WATCH: Nuns shock TV viewers with beatbox and dance skills
A pair of Brazilian nuns have gone viral after showcasing their unique beatboxing and dance skills on a catholic TV channel. Appearing on TV Pai Eterno on May 20, a Portuguese-speaking channel, the unassuming catholic servants enjoyed an interview with their two hosts before Sister Marizele began singing. Moments later, she proceeded to flex her vocal range and switched to beatboxing, with the nun's catchy tune prompting Sister Marisa to flaunt her fancy footwork as the pair found their groove. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. Dressed modestly in white tops and jackets to match their blue skirts, the performance took viewers off guard and has subsequently made the pair internet sensations. 'That moment was very spontaneous, because with sister Marisa, if you start a beat, she will dance,' Sister Marizele Cassiano told Associate Press in an interview translated to English. 'And I'm used to singing, to beatboxing, so for us it was very simple, spontaneous and at the same time very surprising to see that it went viral even outside Brazil.' Online, fans have been quick to offer their nun puns in support of the performance. One person referred to the pair as a 'Sister Act', while American TV presenter Carson Daly labelled them 'Nun DMC'. 'Not even religious but this is a bop,' another user said. Others found the nuns' unorthodox antics reminiscent of The Sound of Music, with one asking, 'How do you solve a problem like Maria?'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Opinion - Democrats care only for illegal immigrants and criminals, not for you
It was the greatest affront to democracy the country had seen since the Civil War, we were told. The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was worse than 9/11, Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and all the other terrorist attacks on the U.S. Capitol building by leftists — yes, there have been more of those than you remember. After seven months of left-wing riots over George Floyd, and all of the attendant toxic political correctness and anti-police propaganda spawned in the 'woke era,' I can see why some people might have become confused about how bad riots are. But I do remember the day of the riot — I was pissed off about it. Idiots fighting with police should never be embraced or celebrated. Even so, that event lasted only about three hours — significantly shorter than the fiery, billion-dollar damage and death-filled 'summer of love' that Democrats had lustily cheered and encouraged. The Capitol clean-up was done quickly. The Electoral College vote certification was only minimally delayed. In contrast, many of the buildings and neighborhoods destroyed in the name of racial justice have still not recovered and likely never will. That's why it is so hard for me to get worked up over the Capitol riot all these years later. No matter how many times they repeat the lie, no police officers were killed that day — the only person killed during the riot was a rioter, shot by a policeman as she and a group of fellow rioters were trying to break through a barricaded glass door in the Capitol building. That brings us to New Jersey and the show that Democrats recently put on at an ICE detention facility in Newark. These glory-hounds know that their voters are angry and fearful, but still not excited to vote for them — hence their stunt of storming a federal facility and assaulting law enforcement on camera in order to champion illegal aliens. It's an odd flex, favoring people with no right to be in the country over American citizens. But it is what motivates the progressive left these days. In a cross between an insurrection and a prison break, three members of Congress and the Mayor of Newark got into a shoving match with guards as they tried to force their way into the facility. If normal people had tried to fight their way past guards into a prison like this, they likely would have been shot. These politicians brought cameras with them because the whole thing was planned for public relations purposes. Naturally, the media slurped it up. Time magazine ran a piece entitled, 'A New Jersey ICE Facility. A Warning for the Country,' whose author declares, 'From my vantage point, as someone intimately familiar with its surroundings, Delaney Hall's existence stands in opposition to the values of the very community where it is located, and the dissonance is staggering. I know this because I grew up a couple of miles from the facility, near Wilson Avenue, a busy thoroughfare teeming with immigrant-owned bakeries and coffee shops.' This holding facility for violent illegal aliens is 'in opposition to the values of the very community where it is located?' What does that even mean? Does the community enjoy being victimized by violent criminals? Does the community value violence against law abiding citizens and legal immigrants? Of course not — no community likes being preyed on by people who have no business even being in the country. But Democrats don't care about that. They are playing to their base, using emotional arguments to make victims out of the predators. And if you ask me, that's just one of many reasons they have been losing the votes of so many Hispanic and other legal immigrant voters in places like New Jersey and South Texas. In any case, the Time piece closes with, 'Our country's immigrant population deserves the opportunity to thrive, and our communities, whether populated by immigrants or citizens alike, deserve better.' Note how there is no differentiation between legal and illegal alien, criminal and law-abiding immigrant. Democrats don't care. They want the head count, because they at least think (perhaps wrongly) that these are their future voters and will prop up their plummeting Electoral Vote count in states like New York and California. They are perfectly happy to let Americans and legal immigrants suffer in their march toward their goal. They simply do not care. The Democrats don't take to the streets in the name of justice for Americans or legal immigrants who've been victimized by illegals. The teams of high-powered, high-priced lawyers doing 'volunteer' work (you know they're being paid by someone) on behalf of illegals is not matched by a similar team of powerful lawyers working for free for the victims. Democrats do not care. Democrats have their priorities, and you are not one of them. Americans who simply want to live their lives free from fear and violence are not a priority for Democrats, who think their best hope is to create more Americans who will vote for them. If they have to get a little insurrection-y to achieve that goal — storming federal detention centers and shoving guards — then so be it. They can always count on their friends in the media to pretend their law-breaking and violence was either 'mostly peaceful' or 'in the cause of justice' — or something. Derek Hunter is host of the Derek Hunter Podcast and a former staffer for the late Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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The Hill
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Democrats care only for illegal immigrants and criminals, not for you
It was the greatest affront to democracy the country had seen since the Civil War, we were told. The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was worse than 9/11, Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and all the other terrorist attacks on the U.S. Capitol building by leftists — yes, there have been more of those than you remember. After seven months of left-wing riots over George Floyd, and all of the attendant toxic political correctness and anti-police propaganda spawned in the 'woke era,' I can see why some people might have become confused about how bad riots are. But I do remember the day of the riot — I was pissed off about it. Idiots fighting with police should never be embraced or celebrated. Even so, that event lasted only about three hours — significantly shorter than the fiery, billion-dollar damage and death-filled 'summer of love' that Democrats had lustily cheered and encouraged. The Capitol clean-up was done quickly. The Electoral College vote certification was only minimally delayed. In contrast, many of the buildings and neighborhoods destroyed in the name of racial justice have still not recovered and likely never will. That's why it is so hard for me to get worked up over the Capitol riot all these years later. No matter how many times they repeat the lie, no police officers were killed that day — the only person killed during the riot was a rioter, shot by a policeman as she and a group of fellow rioters were trying to break through a barricaded glass door in the Capitol building. That brings us to New Jersey and the show that Democrats recently put on at an ICE detention facility in Newark. These glory-hounds know that their voters are angry and fearful, but still not excited to vote for them — hence their stunt of storming a federal facility and assaulting law enforcement on camera in order to champion illegal aliens. It's an odd flex, favoring people with no right to be in the country over American citizens. But it is what motivates the progressive left these days. In a cross between an insurrection and a prison break, three members of Congress and the Mayor of Newark got into a shoving match with guards as they tried to force their way into the facility. If normal people had tried to fight their way past guards into a prison like this, they likely would have been shot. These politicians brought cameras with them because the whole thing was planned for public relations purposes. Naturally, the media slurped it up. Time magazine ran a piece entitled, 'A New Jersey ICE Facility. A Warning for the Country,' whose author declares, 'From my vantage point, as someone intimately familiar with its surroundings, Delaney Hall's existence stands in opposition to the values of the very community where it is located, and the dissonance is staggering. I know this because I grew up a couple of miles from the facility, near Wilson Avenue, a busy thoroughfare teeming with immigrant-owned bakeries and coffee shops.' This holding facility for violent illegal aliens is 'in opposition to the values of the very community where it is located?' What does that even mean? Does the community enjoy being victimized by violent criminals? Does the community value violence against law abiding citizens and legal immigrants? Of course not — no community likes being preyed on by people who have no business even being in the country. But Democrats don't care about that. They are playing to their base, using emotional arguments to make victims out of the predators. And if you ask me, that's just one of many reasons they have been losing the votes of so many Hispanic and other legal immigrant voters in places like New Jersey and South Texas. In any case, the Time piece closes with, 'Our country's immigrant population deserves the opportunity to thrive, and our communities, whether populated by immigrants or citizens alike, deserve better.' Note how there is no differentiation between legal and illegal alien, criminal and law-abiding immigrant. Democrats don't care. They want the head count, because they at least think (perhaps wrongly) that these are their future voters and will prop up their plummeting Electoral Vote count in states like New York and California. They are perfectly happy to let Americans and legal immigrants suffer in their march toward their goal. They simply do not care. The Democrats don't take to the streets in the name of justice for Americans or legal immigrants who've been victimized by illegals. The teams of high-powered, high-priced lawyers doing 'volunteer' work (you know they're being paid by someone) on behalf of illegals is not matched by a similar team of powerful lawyers working for free for the victims. Democrats do not care. Democrats have their priorities, and you are not one of them. Americans who simply want to live their lives free from fear and violence are not a priority for Democrats, who think their best hope is to create more Americans who will vote for them. If they have to get a little insurrection-y to achieve that goal — storming federal detention centers and shoving guards — then so be it. They can always count on their friends in the media to pretend their law-breaking and violence was either 'mostly peaceful' or 'in the cause of justice' — or something. Derek Hunter is host of the Derek Hunter Podcast and a former staffer for the late Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.).
Black America Web
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
These Dapper Accessories Were The Talk Of The Met Gala
Source: Getty Images / Getty When it comes to style, the difference between a good look and a legendary one often lies in the details. And that is never more prevalent than at fashion's SuperBowl, the Met Gala. Accessories have long been the secret sauce of Black fashion — a statement, a nod, a flex, and sometimes a sermon all on their own. From durags dipped in confidence to hats holding cultural weight (and baby bumps!), these are the accessories that didn't just complement the outfit — they completed the moment. Let's revisit the pieces that had us gasping, applauding, and screenshotting. Crowned in Silk: The Durag Reigns Supreme Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty First and foremost, one thing about me: I love a durag. I was hoping someone would bring that sense of dandyism to the carpet and of course our Harlem Rose did with so much flair. This three-piece suit, a collaboration with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter was more than just visually stunning; it incorporated significant hidden symbolic elements. According to Carter's interview with BET at the Met Gala, the striking suit, with its detailed embellishments, served as an tribute to Taylor's burlesque shows and the lasting influence of the dandy. The ensemble was completed with a velvet feathered hat, which was later removed to show a coordinating red durag, and custom Marc Jacobs Kiki boots. We didn't think we could love Teyana more because a Teyana and Ruth collab was not our Met Gala bingo card. Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Jodie Turner Smith's top hat offered an intricate silhouette that brought the merlot-hued look together like never before. And it really took a village to slay every detail. Celebrity makeup artist Sheika Daily created Jodie Turner-Smith's stunning MET Gala makeup look using Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, featuring the brand's newest blush balm extension shades and coveted complexion products! Daily told HB, 'Jodie embodied this year's theme of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' in custom Burberry. To compliment the texture and deep merlot, I created her makeup look using similar tones.' The makeup coupled with the hat, just really did it for us! Source: Kevin Mazur/MG25 / Getty The actress offered a heartfelt tribute to the iconic André Leon Talley, whose influence permeated the event. She carried a church fan adorned with his portrait. A poignant gesture acknowledging his enduring legacy and the profound sense of belonging he fostered within the fashion world. This accessory served as a powerful symbol of remembrance and respect for a figure who shaped the very fabric of the Met Gala and the industry at large. Source: Mike Coppola/MG25 / Getty Celebrity hairstylist Araxi Lindsey collaborated with Eco Style to create a striking hairstyle for the tennis star at this year's Met Gala. Lindsey used the Eco Style Braids and Beyond collection, known for its extra-moisturizing Olive Oil-based formulas. They define, secure, and nourish hair from braids to the scalp, to achieve the look. Source: Michael Loccisano/GA / Getty The Outkast alum clearly has the keys to the Met Gala. At the benefit, the musician made a notable entrance with an outfit that served dual purposes as a statement and promotion. The event aligned with the debut of his instrumental piano album, '7 piano sketches.' In an Instagram post, he characterized the album as 'improvisations' and shared a sketch of himself wearing a variation of his Met Gala attire. This piano-focused album is a follow-up to a previous one centered entirely on the flute. Source: Kevin Mazur/MG25 / Getty 'When I tried the cream with the pinstripes and the big shoulders, I was like, Oh, this is Mary J. Blige to the 10th power,' the queen told Vogue. Her custom Stella McCartney bespoke suit look was completed with a custom wire fedora from Stephen Jones Millinery. Celebrity hairstylist Tym Wallace crafted Mary J. Blige's Met Gala look with a bespoke 40-inch 'Blondie Wig' from True Hair Co. The wig was expertly colored using Dark and Lovely Fade Resist to achieve a flawless, long style. Source: John Shearer / Getty Last but not least, Rihanna stole the show yet again with not one but two stunning accessories. The first being her newly announced baby bump, making the star a soon-to-be mother of three. Rihanna's dramatic headpiece was a seamless blend of opulence and her signature edge. This marked her triumphant return to the 2025 Met Gala alongside her partner and Gala Co-Chair, A$AP Rocky. This appearance delivered one of her most unforgettable Met moments as her face was shaded by an oversized custom Marc Jacobs x Stephen Jones hat. She collaborated with longtime friend and celebrity hairstylist Yusef Williams to deliver a bold statement braid achieved with a custom 42″ Naomi Lacefront Wig by True Hair Co. SEE ALSO These Dapper Accessories Were The Talk Of The Met Gala was originally published on
