According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft was involved in more than 40 percent of the consumer complaints it received last year–double the percentage in 2000–and reports of Social Security number fraud have shot up 500 percent in the past four years. But critics complain that perpetrators are still treated with more leniency than traditional robbers. About a third of those convicted of identity theft in 2001 were not even sent to prison....
Victory’s bid to win the A-League premiership has copped a couple of blows over the past week after losing away to Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory in the space of five days, leaving Broxham and Co. eight points adrift of Sydney heading into the Big Blue on Australia Day. The Phoenix ended Victory’s unbeaten run last Tuesday with a 3-0 triumph in Wellington, while the Big V gave up a lead in Perth on Saturday to lose 2-1....
Unfortunately for Adu, he didn’t show enough to break into a stacked Timbers attack. How will travel ban affect World Cup bid? Timbers coach Caleb Porter confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that his team would not be signing Adu, a free agent looking for a new team after parting ways with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. “It isn’t easy getting into our squad when you look at players like (Darlington) Nagbe, (Diego) Valeri, (Fanendo) Adi, (Darren) Mattocks and (Sebastian) Blanco,” Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson told Goal....
The Polish forward - who scored his side’s second goal in the 38th minute - pulled up holding his hamstring and, after attempting to play on, he was replaced by Arturo Vidal shortly before the half-time interval. Bayern 15/2 to win Champions League However, the player revealed after the game the decision to take him off was precautionary, although he will undergo a further examination of what the club described on their website as a minor muscle problem on Sunday....
Fantastic Mbappe rejected Madrid The duo were together at Barcelona for a season in 2009-10, but their relationship was notoriously fractious and the striker made the move to AC Milan after only one season at Camp Nou. Ibrahimovic and Guardiola find themselves in the Premier League, the striker at United and the manager at Manchester rivals City. The 35-year-old Ibrahimovic said taking on Guardiola’s teams gave him more inspiration, although he insisted it was nothing personal....
Smith slapped Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair and went to tell him to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth. Videos of the confrontation have been viewed millions of time on Twitter, where conversation about the slap continued to dominate into Monday morning, dividing fans. Some of the conversation centered on if the slap was authentic, with some claiming the video was “staged”—even though there has been no substantial evidence to back up the claim....
Today, we revisit a few excerpts from the statements Jon Jones provided in the 2016 MMA documentary ‘The Hurt Business’. One scene showed an interviewer noting that Jon Jones’ opponent Daniel Cormier had claimed that Jones would intentionally use eye pokes during their fight. Jones responded to this by stating: Jon Jones aims to capture the UFC heavyweight title Jon Jones ruled over the UFC light heavyweight division for about a decade....
Jos Buttler opened the innings against Australia in the recently-concluded T20I series. In the two T20s that he played, he scored a brilliant 44 and an unbeaten 77 to help England win the series. England pacer Stuart Broad hailed him as England’s greatest white-ball cricketer after his innings in the second T20I. However, Rohan Gavaskar is of the opinion that Jos Buttler still has a long way to go to achieve that tag even though he is a world-class player....
For those who don’t know, Shawn Michaels faced Bret Hart at Survivor Series in 1997 for the WWE Championship. The Hitman, who was the WWE Champion t the time, had refused to drop the belt to Shawn Michaels despite his contract with the company nearing the end. As a result, Vince McMahon took the call to ‘screw’ Bret Hart and have him lose the match by deceit, making Shawn Michaels the WWE Champion....
While developers have given very few details, one substantial piece of news includes the adoption of a new engine. In a recent virtual interview, the developers have spoken about using Unreal Engine 5. CD Projekt RED will work in a strategic partnership with Epic. As a result, not only will the new game be based on Unreal Engine 5, but the Polish studio will also work to enhance the overall engine....
WEYMOUTH: In Rafah, why are you destroying so many houses? MOFAZ: We are not destroying houses without a reason. The houses that we have destroyed had tunnels dug [under them, leading to Egypt]. The tunnels–we have exposed 90 [in recent years] and there are more–are the main way that Palestinian terror groups get ammunition and anti-tank weapons. We must stop it. Part of the munitions smuggled in were RPG rockets that hit our tanks, and we lost 11 soldiers....
In February, four new Jeopardy! guest hosts were announced. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz, NBC presenter Savannah Guthrie and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta are the latest names to be added to the ever-growing roster. Of these four, Gupta is the only one to tweet about his upcoming role (though Dr. Oz did retweet the announcement). Gupta wrote: “I used to watch @Jeopardy with my parents and now with my own kids....
Djokovic took to social media on January 4 to announce that he had been granted a medical exemption to participate at the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated. The 34-year-old was detained by immigration authorities and had his visa canceled, following which he appealed the decision in court. The visa cancelation was quashed by the Family Court in Australia, but the Immigration Minster used his “personal powers” to cancel the Serb’s visa for the second time earlier this week....
Manchester United endured a dismal 2021-22 campaign. They headed into the season as title contenders after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane last summer. But a disappointing start to the season resulted in them parting ways with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in late November. Ralf Rangnick was appointed as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season, but the German could not turn around United’s fortunes....
In TikToker @heyimozzy’s video, which was viewed nearly 200,000 times and can be viewed here, a song from the popular video game series “Five Nights at Freddy’s” plays in the background with the text, “POV: You order a frappuccino during a rush,” over the video. The camera pans around the counter, showing several employees staring back with a straight face. An article published with Delish noted that a “Frappuccino rush” can be stressful....
The civilians had been sheltering there to escape the Russian bombardment, and had written the word “children” outside in the hopes of being spared, but were hit on Wednesday. It had been feared everyone inside had been killed, but the BBC reported authorities as saying the bomb shelter underneath the building had held up despite the massive blast. Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov said between 1,000 and 1,200 people had sought refuge in the theater....
Chelsea will feature in the Club World Cup in February, which will be played in Abu Dhabi. The Blues have played in the tournament once before but lost 1-0 in the final to Corinthians back in 2012. Cech has won the lot with the Blues and now wants to add Club World Cup to the trophy cabinet while being the club’s director of football. In his column for the club’s website, he wrote:...
Delete this! Man Utd fans beg club to take down 8-2 tweet United’s underwhelming start to the season has seen it fall six points behind fourth-place Arsenal, with leader Liverpool eight points clear, and Cech is desperate to further extend his side’s lead over its title rival. “It’s another six-point game. We drew the match against Spurs and there is a little gap between us and Liverpool, so you want to make sure that you stay very close and that every time they drop points, you are ready to take advantage,” Cech told Arsenal Player....
Every roster is littered with future NHL stars. Some players, such as Canada’s Barrett Hayton, have already broken into the NHL ranks this season. It’s a unique moment these current players are experiencing: playing for national pride, wearing a jersey that represents not only their homeland but years of building a program to the point of reaching one of the most prestigious stages in juniors. All with one goal: to finally hear their country’s anthem with a medal around their neck....
Cena is not only one of the biggest names to have ever come out of professional wrestling, but he’s also a popular Hollywood star. In WWE, he has held multiple titles and headlined numerous events. The Leader of the Cenation has starred in countless blockbuster films such as F9: The Fast Saga and The Suicide Squad. Also Read: Who is John Cena’s father? During his recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, John Cena was told by the host that he’d make “the world’s greatest father....
