Spurred by commitments to electrification by its parent company BMW Group and tightening regulations surrounding emissions by governments worldwide, Rolls-Royce, ever the stand out, is having to fall into line. But, as is typical for the brand, they are stepping into new luxury territory with their latest model, a car named Spectre. A lot rides on the evolution to electric. The automaker as it stands today is nearly unrecognizable, in all the right ways, from the nameplate it was when Chief Executive Officer Torsten Müller-Ötvös took the reigns in January 2010....

Two of our partners are on board with Dolphins over the Packers this week, which is probably not a popular pick. Our guys in Las Vegas, meanwhile, are split on this Sunday afternoon affair in Miami. The Dolphins, 3- to 3.5-point underdogs, are Massey-Peabody’s lone Big Play on the NFL’s Week 6 card. Those best bets are a healthy 7-3 on the season. AccuScore makes Miami one of its two money-line picks this week....

Even the sports scene has been mixed; the cricket World Cup final was a bore, and golfer Jean van der Velde’s collapse in the British Open wasn’t even funny. Sure, there have been bright spots, like Lance Armstrong’s victory over cancer and the Tour de France (though the French press did its best to ruin that), and America’s triumph in the women’s football World Cup, which did wonders for sports bras....

The whole notion of music and art and intellectual property is changing. People have been downloading copyrighted music for a couple years now for free, so they think they have the right to do it. But it isn’t a right, it’s a privilege. And you only have that privilege because the record industry let this stuff get totally out of control. This is an argument about intellectual property. Right now we are talking about music....

When I was a kid I had been interested in the chemistry of photography, and I had my mother’s Box Brownie [camera]. I used to process down in the cellar, but I never thought of it as an artistic thing, although the only things I could do at school were paint and draw. They used to cane me for not being able to spell. In those days they just thought you were an idiot [if you were dyslexic]....

That was one of the few pictures Life didn’t get. Everything seemed possible for the magazine in its glory days: its photographers peeked into the human womb to show fetuses, and they were there on the beaches of Normandy as American troops invaded and in Buchenwald when the death camp was liberated. Life virtually invented photojournalism–and, with a stable of photographers that included Alfred Eisenstadt, Philippe Halsman, Margaret Bourke-White and David Douglas Duncan, it set a standard of excellence that has never been matched....

Richard Hatchett, the CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a partnership of public, private, philanthropic and civil organizations that finance and coordinate the development of vaccines, made the comments during American Public Health Association panel discussion last week. Hatchett, who previously served as the chief medical officer and director of the U.S. Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA), said he believes it is “very likely” a COVID-19 vaccine will be developed....

There’s cause for hope, anyway. The day after the attack thousands of Sicilians took to the streets in Palermo and the small but iconic town of Corleone with banners demanding “NO MAFIA” and “MAFIA GO AWAY.” All over Italy ordinary people have begun standing up against the crime syndicates that have bullied and bled much of the country for generations—in particular, the Cosa Nostra in Sicily, the Camorra in and around Naples and the ‘Ndrangheta in Calabria....

An itchy left hand might indicate you’re about to lose or pay a lot of money. An itchy right hand might mean you’re about get good luck or news too. [2] X Research source Pro tip—scratch the numbers off lottery tickets with a piece of wood instead of your hand for luck. Losing money isn’t always bad—if your money or service goes to a good cause, you’ll be rewarded later. [4] X Research source...

The Polish heavyweight boxer was taking on Will “The Rock” Quarrie of New Zealand in a bout that came to a sudden end when Ugonoh dropped Quarrie with one of the most brutal right hands you will ever see. MORE: Rousey vs. Correia in photos | Why Rousey is best fighter on the planet He hit the man so hard he collapsed into the dinners of the spectators in the front row....

Shakira’s music increased by 230 percent, and J-Lo’s music increased by 335 percent on Spotify compared to the week prior, according to a Spotify spokesperson. Other musicians who performed at the big game also increased their streaming numbers. National anthem singer Demi Lovato’s streams increased on Spotify by 31 percent. Halftime show guests J. Balvin and Bad Bunny also saw small spikes in their streams on Spotify by 16 percent and 24 percent respectively....

A resurfaced clip from 2016 shows J. Lo giving her honest opinion about Affleck’s phoenix back tattoo during a segment on What What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. J. Lo and Affleck, or as they’re affectionately known, Bennifer, reunited recently. They dated in the early 2000s, broke up, but then reportedly reunited in early 2021. Earlier this month Lopez confirmed she and Affleck are engaged for a second time....

“Do not comply with the mandates. Do not pay the government fines. Don’t allow yourself to be bullied & controlled. Only mass civil disobedience will save us from Joe Biden’s naked authoritarianism,” Vance wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. Vance accused Biden of addressing millions of Americans as if “they’re nothing more than vermin” who are expected to be ruled, and called the president a “geriatric tyrant.” He added that American citizens shouldn’t be “segregated” by the federal government over their vaccination status....

Running back J.K. Dobbins told reporters after the game that he is tired of being held back by the team, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. He said he needed to be used more often in the Ravens’ 24-17 loss to the Bengals. “I’m a guy who feels like if I’m on the field all the time, I can help this team win, and I wasn’t,” Dobbins said, per Zrebiec....

One video, posted by TikTok user @elmcdo shows a number of “Harry Potter” books being placed on a burning pyre. “You have to stop using ‘death of the author’ as an excuse to have your cake and eat it too,” the voiceover says. “While the reader’s perspective is an important part of interpretation and meaning, it is impossible to completely divorce a work from its creator.” The voice-over continues: “The positive impact that J....

The 42-year-old rapper’s performance at the Timberwolves-Bucks game Saturday night didn’t go all that well. He appeared as part of “’90s night” at Fiserv Forum, joking that the Bucks brought out a 2000s rapper for some reason. He then tried to kick off his set by shouting “Are we ready?” before realizing the clear answer was “I guess not.” MORE: Why Josh Okogie is much more than a James Harden highlight...

The 45-year-old was involved in a one-vehicle smash about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, close to the border between Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palo Verdes. A statement released on Tuesday night by his TGR foundation said Woods was “awake and responsive” while Dr. Anish Mahajan of Harbor UCLA Medical Center said the golf icon had suffered “multiple open fractures” to his lower right leg. As news of the crash emerged, some of golf’s biggest names wished Woods a speedy recovery....

Despite not signing his 2016 contract, deGrom still receives a nine percent raise from his $531,875 base salary last year, plus a $25,000 bonus for winning the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2014. MORE: Who will be this season’s rookie standout? “That’s the business side of the game,” deGrom said. “That’s why I hired my agents. I feel like I have some of the best in the business, and it’s a business decision that we decided to make....

Two years after holding out as a 22-year-old, Trouba now reportedly finds himself far apart with the team again after arbitration numbers were exchanged. According to Elliotte Friedman, Trouba seeks a $7 million contract in arbitration while the Jets counter at $4 million. The case is due before an independent arbitrator on Friday. Trouba, a restricted free agent, had a $3 million salary cap hit after signing a two-year deal in November of 2016, following a holdout that got ugly at times....