Orkin ranking places Nashville 34th for bed bug activity

 

Nashville: National pest control company Orkin released its annual rankings this week covering treatments from May 2025 to May 2026, placing Nashville 34th and Knoxville 40th among U.S. metropolitan areas for bed bug activity; Chicago topped the list, while Tampa and Myrtle Beach newly appeared on Orkin’s 50-city list. Nashville-area public...

ESPN FPI Rates Wisconsin, Georgia; Implications For Seasons

 

Madison, Wisconsin — ESPN released updated preseason Football Power Index ratings this week, listing Wisconsin at No. 11 in the Big Ten and No. 43 nationally with a 4.8 rating. The reports note prior FPI misses last season, and the outlets presented the numeric projections as preseason benchmarks for media...

Tuchel Critiques England After Bellingham Secures Win

 

Miami: England manager Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday that while Jude Bellingham and the team showed immense fight in the World Cup quarter-final, the side did not reach the technical standards he expects. Bellingham scored both goals in the 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway on 11 July and publicly defended...

Bellingham double sends England into World Cup semifinals

 

Miami Gardens, Florida — Jude Bellingham scored twice on Saturday to lift England to a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in the FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Andreas Schjelderup put Norway ahead in the 36th minute before Bellingham equalised in first-half stoppage time and then netted the winner three minutes into...

Seattle Seahawks sold to Khosla family group

 

SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have reached an agreement to be sold by the estate of late owner Paul Allen to an ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla for $9.612 billion, according to an announcement made Saturday. The price, reported by ESPN citing unnamed sources, sets a new...

United States grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 after booster explosion

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on July 12 after a first-stage booster crashed and exploded during a predawn Starlink mission off the Florida coast. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and successfully placed 21 Starlink...

United States: Trump threatens massive Iran retaliation

 

Former US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military is prepared to launch 1,000 missiles, with thousands more to follow, against Iran if the Iranian government succeeds in assassinating him. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump claimed orders had already been given for a one-year...

California wildfire engulfs 2,700 acres, triggers evacuations

 

CALIFORNIA – A rapidly spreading wildfire known as the Summit Fire has scorched nearly 2,700 acres in southern California’s Antelope Valley after being reported around 1 p.m. Friday in Llano, near the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line. The blaze, driven by scorching temperatures and exceptionally dry conditions, remained uncontained as...

Los Angeles report alleges Jenner family reality dispute

 

A recent report claims Kendall Jenner and her mother, Kris Jenner, are at odds over how Kendall’s relationship with actor Jacob Elordi is handled on the family’s reality series, The Kardashians. According to unnamed sources cited in the story, Kendall wants to keep the relationship private and off the show,...

Global crypto market records $77 million liquidations

 

UNITED STATES – The global crypto derivatives market recorded about $77 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with short positions bearing a larger share of the impact than longs, according to Coinglass data published on July 12. Long liquidations totaled $30.2 million, while short liquidations reached $46.8 million....