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As cord cutting becomes more and more prevalent, North America’s two major soccer leagues removed a television as a barrier to entry through two Facebook Live deals announced over the past two months. First it was a three-way deal between Univision, Facebook, Inc. and Liga MX in February. Just weeks later, Univision, Facebook and MLS announced a similar agreement. Now, fans in the United States need only an internet connection and any device – cell phone, laptop, tablet, etc....

Known as Heracles inexpectatus, the bird may have grown to just over 1 meter (3.3 feet) in height and weighed around 7 kilograms (15 pounds,) according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters. Its name refers to Heracles—a figure in Greek mythology who is known for his adventures with large mythical beasts—and the unexpected nature of the bird’s discovery. “Heracles, as the largest parrot ever, no doubt with a massive parrot beak that could crack wide open anything it fancied, may well have dined on more than conventional parrot foods, perhaps even other parrots,” Mike Archer, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, said in a statement....

There have been debates about who exactly the Colts coach looks like over the years. Often, NFL fans have pointed to other players, namely centers, that share a similar look to the 14-year Colts star turned head coach. However, none can quite beat the claim that a current UNC player has in the Jeff Saturday lookalike contest. That would be his son, Jeffrey Saturday. The two were seen together recently at a UNC game, and many eyebrows were raised when seeing the elder Saturday talk to his son; in a way, it was like he was talking into a mirror....

There were seven new hires made in the Power 5 and eight in the Group of 5. This cycle revolved around the SEC — past, present and perhaps future. There are four new coaches in the SEC, including Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, Auburn’s Bryan Harsin, Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer. Four former SEC coaches also took new jobs. That group is Illinois’ Bret Bielema, Arkansas State’s Butch Jones, UL-Monroe’s Terry Bowden and UCF’s Gus Malzahn....

There is a new headteacher on campus, who will stop at nothing to change Moordale’s reputation as the “Sex School” and there are some new students, who clash with everything Headmistress Hope believes in. There’s also an appearance from a Harry Potter veteran. Newsweek has everything you need to know about the new cast and characters of Sex Education Season 3. Meet the New Cast and Characters in ‘Sex Education’ Season 3 Headmistress Hope Haddon — Jemima Kirke...

The reality competition show is now in its 14th season, and so it is only apt that 14 queens are taking part in a bid to become America’s next Drag Superstar. Here is everything you need to know about the cast. Meet the queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 Alyssa Hunter Alyssa Hunter hails from Cataño, Puerto Rico and she is one of the island’s most celebrated pageant queens....

I walked over to three little girls playing with a grocery cart. I gave the smallest one a hair clip and suddenly from behind a cardboard house 15 small boys and girls came running out swarming all over me, grabbing at my clenched fist for the hair clips. Then when I opened my hand to show them there weren’t any more, they started to ask my name in Xhosa (their tribal language)....

First Five: 03-06-16-18-58Mega Ball: 11Megaplier: 2x Friday night’s 01/08/21 jackpot is worth $520 million, with a cash-value option of $383.4 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. It’s the 8th-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The winning numbers on Tuesday (01/05/21) for the $432 million jackpot were: 20-43-51-55-57 with a Mega Ball of 04. The Megaplier was 2x....

First Five: 06-12-39-61-70Mega Ball: 04Megaplier: 3x Tuesday night’s 02/18/20 jackpot was $45 million, with a cash-value option of $31.7 million. The total jackpot could have increased depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Friday (02/14/20) for the $40 million jackpot were: 10-32-48-54-55 with a Mega Ball of 18. The Megaplier was 5x. There was grand prize winner from Friday’s drawing, nor was there a ticket that matched the first five white balls for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 34-35-41-45-54Mega Ball: 05Megaplier: 4x Friday night’s 03/20/20 jackpot was for $96 million, with a cash-value option of $76.0 million. The total jackpot could have increased depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Tuesday (03/17/20) for the $90 million jackpot were: 20-27-28-58-59 with a Mega Ball of 25. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday’s drawing, but there was one ticket sold in Rhode Island that matched the first five white balls for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 05-10-26-58-65Mega Ball: 09Megaplier: 2x Tuesday night’s 11/02/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $26 million, with a cash-value option worth $18.4 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Friday (10/29/21) for the $22 million jackpot were: 15-26-28-35-45 with a Mega Ball of 04. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner on Friday, but there was a ticket sold in Indiana that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 07-15-25-51-60Mega Ball: 05Megaplier: 3x Friday night’s 12/18/20 jackpot is worth $310 million, with a cash-value option of $238.0 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. This is the second-largest jackpot of the 2020 calendar year. The winning numbers on Tuesday (12/15/20) for the $291 million jackpot were: 01-10-18-20-46 with a Mega Ball of 15. The Megaplier was 2x....

The grand prize for the April 10 draw stood at $136 million, with a cash option of $108.1 million. The winning numbers were 2, 11, 21, 57, and 60, with the Mega ball being 13. There was also a 2X Megaplier in play, doubling the amount players could win outside the main jackpot. No one was able to match all five white balls and the one gold Mega Ball to win the main $136 million prize, meaning some of the money will be added to the next draw on Tuesday, March 14....

The grand prize for the July 24 draw stood at $124 million, with a cash option of $100.8 million and a single ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. The winning numbers were 8, 33, 39, 54 and 58, with the Mega ball being 17. There was also a 3X Megaplier in play, tripling the amount players could win outside the main jackpot. The value of the jackpot has now been reset and will stand at $20 million with a cash option of $16....

The winning numbers for the end-of-the-week draw, which was held at 11 p.m. ET last night, were 3, 15, 42, 48, 56, and 13. There was a multiplier of X2 in place. The Friday lottery carried an estimated jackpot of $108 million, or a cash option of $85.9 million. That figure will now increase as the official website has confirmed there were no jackpot winners in yesterday’s draw—rising to $119 million, or $94....

The lake’s water levels are now at the lowest ever recorded, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. The satellite images, shared by the European Space Agency, show how the water level has fallen from 1985 to 2022, revealing “large expanses of lake bed.” The image from 2022 shows the body of water has dramatically shifted in size. The lake once spanned 8,550 square kilometers (3,301 square miles) during its high point in the 1980s....

In an interview with the magazine Eight by Eight, the U.S. soccer star was asked if she was excited about going to the nation’s capital if the team were to win the World Cup. “I’m not going to the f—ing White House,” Rapinoe said. “No. I’m not going to the White House. “We’re not going to be invited.” Rapinoe has called herself a “walking protest.” She was inspired by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest bringing attention to police brutality and racial inequality, and became the first white athlete to kneel during the national anthem before a sporting event in 2016....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke to the CBS This Morning host over the weekend and she revealed several dramatic updates on how the couple reacted to the interview’s reception. The world has been debating the identity of the mystery royal racist who Meghan said expressed concern about how dark baby Archie’s skin would be. However, King suggested the duke and duchess may not have intended the explosive claim to dominate the fallout from the two-hour CBS primetime special on March 7....

It was a picturesque scene as the couple were met with camera flashes making their arrival at Mansion House under the cover of an umbrella. The images of the couple, smiling and jovial against the backdrop of the gloomy March rainfall, are reminiscent of something out of a film and have already been romanticized on social media. Thursday’s Endeavour Fund Awards was the first time Meghan and Harry have appeared together publicly since announcing in January their decision to step back as senior members of the royal family, become financially independent and live a more private life split between the U....

Enninful described the Duchess of Sussex as a “brave woman” after being asked about her September 2019 “Forces for Change” edition. He suggested there was an “institutional” factor and that it took her a “minute to understand the rules” of the royal family. Enninful told Sky News: “The Duchess of Sussex is a brave woman. I feel that it wasn’t… parts of it were probably racism, but it was more institutional....