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CNN host Jim Acosta has been accused of a sense of humor failure after clashing with a Republican representative about one of his colleagues’ jokes about obese liberal women.Acosta snapped: ‘It’s disgusting’ after California Rep Darrel Issa defended prospective California Governor Larry Elder’s comments that Donald Trump had motivated more obese women to lose weight than Michelle Obama. Acosta’s outrage came after Elder’s claim – made in jest on his radio show – that Donald Trump had so infuriated many obese liberal women that they’d gotten off the couch to march against his presidency.Elder’s offending comment – made on his radio show earlier…

“Please keep the Valentine family in your thoughts and prayers,” the station said in the tweet. His death comes more than a month after the host first announced he had been diagnosed with Covid-19. On his program, Valentine had repeatedly downplayed the importance of getting a vaccine against the virus, saying last December that he believed his personal odds of dying from Covid-19 were “probably way less than one percent.”But his message changed in late July when his family announced that Valentine had been hospitalized in “very serious condition” and was suffering from “Covid Pneumonia and the attendant side effects.””Phil…

The team worshipped with the Anglican congregation at Akoto Lante Double winners, Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday 22nd August,2021 paid a visit to the St. Mary’s Anglican Church-Akoto Lante to present to God the two trophies they won during the 2020/2021 season.The Hearts delegation was led by the head of communications, Kwame Opare Addo with WO1 Tandoh from the technical team and some players of the club.Accra Hearts of Oak made history as they won a historic double – annexing the 2020 / 2021 League title before adding the MTN FA Cup.The Phobians beat fierce rivals Asante Kotoko to the…

Brighton and Tottenham are the only other sides to so far take six points from their opening two games after Manchester United faltered in a 1-1 draw at Southampton after a flying start in hitting Leeds for five last weekend. AFP Sport looks at three talking points from another action-packed few days of Premier League action Chelsea unleashed club record signing Romelu Lukaku onto an already wounded Arsenal and the Belgian opened his account for the Blues within 15 minutes of his second debut. Lukaku had scored 113 Premier League goals for West Brom, Everton and Manchester United, but none…

Ghanaian attacker Prince Owusu has joined lower tier Zambian side Trident FC Ghanaian attacker Prince Owusu has joined lower tier Zambian side Trident FC.Under agreed terms, the 21-year-old joins the ambitious Lusaka based side from KYSA FC on a 2 year deal.Nicknamed Ronaldo, the double footed attacking midfielder who also functions as a left winger has been on the books of Ashanti Gold FC in his native country as well as Ifodje FC in Togo before.He also adds Neymar and Bernard Morrison to his list of idols with Super League experience under his belt already, Owusu assures the Trident FC…

Queensland recorded one new case of coronavirus on Monday as the state’s deputy premier said border restrictions with NSW would not necessarily ease with 80 percent of the population vaccinated.One new case was linked to the Indooroopilly cluster and was in home quarantine.A second case was a person who returned from the Philippines and was in hotel quarantine. Yesterday Mr Miles said Queensland’s agreement to the national cabinet’s plan to reopen Australia once vaccination rates reached 70 and then 80 percent occurred before the current outbreak in NSW.   ‘We signed up to a plan that said at 70 per cent lockdown would be much…

The Jamaican, who defended her 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic titles at Tokyo 2020, ran a world lead time of 10.54 seconds as she continued to flirt with breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s world record of 10.49 seconds, set in 1988. Speaking after the race, Thompson-Herah said she was surprised to have clocked such a fast time so quickly after the Olympic Games. “To come back with a (personal best) after the championships, that is amazing,” Thompson-Herah told reporters. “I haven’t run that fast in five years.” “I have so much more in me, so yes, it’s possible,” she added, when asked whether…

General News of Monday, 23 August 2021 Source: 3news.com 2021-08-23 Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and other faith-based organizations to voluntarily contribute funds to build the national cathedral.Dr Bawumia is confident the building of the cathedral will uplift the glory of God.He was speaking when he joined the Adabraka Official Town branch of the Presbyterian church of Ghana to celebrate the 30 years of ministry of the District Minister Rev. Kwadwo Owusu Sarpong in Accra on Sunday August 22.Dr Bawumia lauded the role…

Marseille eventually refused to restart the match with club officials claiming their players’ safety could not be guaranteed. Trouble at the Allianz Riviera Stadium flared in the 75th minute when Marseille star Payet, who had been targeted by plastic bottles every time he took a corner, launched one back at the Nice fans. Angry home supporters then clambered onto the pitch, threatening Payet. In the melee, Marseille’s Alvaro Gonzalez and Matteo Guendouzi ran towards the end of the ground to face down the fans. Nice skipper Dante attempted to calm angry supporters. A security cordon of stewards, dressed in yellow…

Sports News of Sunday, 22 August 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2021-08-22 Asante Kotoko SC • Asante Kotoko will be wearing a new replica jersey• The Porcupine Warriors signed a deal with Errea after ending their partnership with Strike• Kotoko’s 2020/2021 season ended without a trophyGhana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko, have announced the date for the unveiling of their home jersey for the 2021/2022 Ghana football season.The Porcupine Warriors will be wearing Errea replica jerseys for the second successive season since ending their partnership with kits sponsors Strike.The record holders of the Ghana Premier League took to their official Twitter page…