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New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft and his partner Dr. Dana Blumberg married in a star-studded surprise wedding event in New York City on Friday night.The A-list guest list included the likes of former Patriots stars Tom Brady Drew Bledsoe, Randy Moss, Ty Law, Vince Wilfork. Page Six reported Elton John performed at the event as well as Ed Sheeran. Jon Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver were reportedly on hand as well. Kraft, 81, and Blumberg, 47, told invited guests the two were having a “Kickoff and a Touchdown Party” at Lumières in Manhattan but…

ANKARA, Turkey — An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface.The explosion occurred 6:45 p.m. at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin.Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said a preliminary assessment indicated the explosion was likely caused by firedamp — a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines. There were 110 people in the mine at the time of the explosion,…

The UK is set for widespread heavy rain and blustery conditions on Saturday and while there will be some sunshine and warmer weather on Sunday, showers and strong winds will quickly return Brits are set for widespread heavy rain and gales which could reach 50mph over the coming days. Low pressure systems are dominating the outlook with most rain falling on Saturday before a brighter and warmer Sunday – but it will only be a brief respite. Heavy rain and gales are likely to arrive again on Sunday night with winds possibly getting up to 50mph. It will also be…

Huge moves in currency markets look set to provide one group of hedge fund managers with a rich seam of trading opportunities again.So-called merger arbitrage funds, which bet on the likelihood of corporate mergers and acquisitions closing, have had fewer deals to trade this year as global economic uncertainty and higher interest rates have weighed on dealmaking.But the dollar’s relentless march higher against sterling, the yen and the euro could change all this. With dollar-based companies or funds now able to pick up foreign companies for a lot less than before, “everything in the UK is on sale”, as one…

The Jets believe.  A stroll around their locker room and some conversations with their players and that belief is apparent. There’s a sense they fear nothing, that they feel as if they’re going to take this season deeper than a Jets season has been taken in recent years.  The Jets are 3-2, above .500 for the first time since 2017.  Of course that and about $50 will get you a parking spot in someone’s backyard adjacent to Lambeau Field in Green Bay for the Jets-Packers game this Sunday.  There’s a long way to go. “Marathon, not a sprint,’’ as Bill…

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Lesley Murphy and Alex Kav Courtesy of Alex Kav/InstagramCongratulations are in order for the newlyweds! Bachelor alum Lesley Murphy and Alex Kavanagh are married.      The pair tied the knot at the Ritz-Carlton in Maui, Kapalua, on Friday, October 14, after having to postpone their nuptials due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to People. The couple got engaged in February 2020 and announced the news via Instagram two days after Kavanagh’s romantic proposal at Manhattan Beach, California. “2/4/20, a day I’ll never forget,” Murphy captioned a series of photos of the pair hand in hand on the beach. “We’re…

Actor Alex Rathgeber says it is a “real coup for Australia” to premiere the world’s longest running play, ‘The Mousetrap’, in celebration of 70 years of production. “We’ve got a fantastic … all-Australian cast here, bringing life to these words that have stood the test of the time,” Mr Rathgeber told Sky News Australia. ‘The Mousetrap’ is the “longest running play in the world” and will play for another “two weeks before going on a national tour”. Source: Sky News

Sporting events can be heated enough, but when a celebrity is in attendance — all bets are off. Many stars — no matter the reason and no matter the person — have been met with a disgruntled response from crowds at baseball games, football games, basketball games and more. Emma Stone and Kim Kardashian, respectively, were on the receiving end of back-to-back boos in October 2022. The Birdman star and her husband, Dave McCary, were met with disapproval at game 1 of the Wild Card series between the New York Mets and San Diego Padres. Sports fans at the highly-anticipated…

Sitting mid-table in the second division of Spanish football, Sporting Gijón operates in a different financial league to the likes of Chelsea FC and AC Milan, elite teams that secured record-breaking price tags earlier this year. Yet clubs like Sporting in the northern coastal city of Gijón are now at the forefront of a wave of international investment chasing teams outside Europe’s top five leagues. In June, the club was acquired by Grupo Orlegi, a Mexican investment fund seeking to build a global network of sports teams, for around €40mn. “It’s not a matter of size”, says Alejandro Irarragorri, a…