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Born as a spontaneous eruption of wild, underground drug parties, rave culture has become big business. From Barcelona to Reykjavik, 21 million European youths hit the clubs each week, and go on the road each summer seeking out the perfect rave in places like Ayia Napa, Cyprus or Ko Phangan, Thailand. Around 2 million land in Ibiza, packing club floors as large as 7,000 square meters. By sheer numbers, it was perhaps inevitable that raves would come out of the alleys and into superclubs, and that the clubs would evolve into corporations....

On Sunday, the Global Vision Bible Church pastor took aim at the president and pushed the claim still being pursued by conservative figures across the country that the 2020 election was fraudulent. It is a claim that is not supported by recent audits that did not find enough votes to overturn the election results in Arizona. During the fiery sermon in Juliet, Pastor Locke also doubled down on comments he made the week before that he believes the Delta variant is “nonsense,” despite surging cases in Tennessee....

Wiles, the senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Florida, made the remarks on his right-wing TruNews program Tuesday evening. He claimed that cowboys, mountain men and “guys that know how to do violence” would start attacking and “hunting down” Democrats. “If they take him [Trump] out, there’s gonna be violence in America,” the religious leader said. “That’s all there is to it,” he asserted. “However he leaves, there’s gonna be violence in America,” Wiles went on....

The 19-year-old had been the most passionate and knowledgable wrestling fan on the reality show, having already had experience as a professional wrestler. Combined with his athletic skills, he looked to be the favorite to win the competiton. MORE: What we learned on WWE Raw | Undertaker makes surprise return at Battleground With a show like this, however, decisions are based on how much the audience likes someone. His lack of humility earned him a spot in the bottom three this week alongside Josh and ZZ....

Ewing wrote some of the most memorable chapters in the building’s history during a 15-year spell with the New York Knicks, but his Hall of Fame legacy doesn’t grant him preferential treatment in the arena he once called home. The Georgetown head coach returned to Madison Square Garden this week for the Big East Tournament, which has been held at the venue since 1983. Ewing, however, found the environment less welcoming than expected....

The Chiefs quarterback and his fiancée Brittany Matthews announced Tuesday that they will be having their first child. The couple became engaged earlier this month on the same night Mahomes received his ring from Super Bowl 54. If genetics are at all predictable, the world ought to expect a great athlete with the last name Mahomes to emerge in the public eye about 20 years from now. PATRICK MAHOMES: Relationship timeline with Brittany Matthews...

He and Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy were seen discussing what had transpired in the first half. The quarterback and coordinator usually have a good relationship and what seems to be an open line of communication. But in this instance, both were obviously not pleased, even though the Chiefs were leading 14-10. As the conversation continued, head coach Andy Reid walked up and put his arm around Patrick Mahomes and walked him away from the situation....

As for the rest of the 2017 playoff teams? They have plenty of work to do to avoid being part of the league’s typical postseason turnover. Of the 12 playoff teams from 2016, only four returned to the postseason last year. MORE: NFL coaching stock watch, Week 4 From the field of 2017, six teams, including the Patriots, are not currently in a playoff position. New England, however, had a dominant game against now 3-1 Miami on Sunday to suggest the Pats will roll to another AFC East title....

New England announced Monday it has re-signed defensive lineman Danny Shelton. The terms of the contract have not been released. Shelton, who will be entering his fifth year in the NFL, reacted to the news just minutes after the official announcement. “All Glory to God!,” he tweeted in part. The Patriots originally acquired Shelton, 25, in a March 2018 trade with the Browns. He played in 13 regular-season games with one start but had three consecutive healthy scratches in December....

Kraft’s company, the Kraft Group, is one of the investors prepared to contribute between $25 million and $50 million as part of a WME-IMG bid to buy the mixed-martial arts organization, ESPN.com reported. WME, together with the Dalian Wanda Group, is competing with China Media Capital; the two groups have offered up to $4.1 billion for the UFC, the report said. MORE: NFL offseason report cards | Kraft praises friend Donald Trump...

Some of the Patriots players hung out at the Kentucky Derby Friday and Saturday, but apparently they left before the event even started. Moments after American Pharoah took first place, Julian Edelman posted a photo of the fellas on a plane headed to Las Vegas for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao showdown. MORE: NFL Draft board | Kentucky Derby hats | Mayweather-Pacquiao strange sights It’s one of the greatest sports days in recent memory so can you blame the guys for soaking in as much as possible?...

New England is trying to make the playoffs for a second consecutive season under Bill Belichick with Mac Jones at quarterback. It was the No. 6 seed in 2021; will the team get in again in ‘22? Here’s breaking down the Patriots’ playoff chances for the final four weeks: Where do the Patriots stand in the AFC playoff picture? The Patriots are the No. 7 seed, just behind the No....

Here’s a breakdown of the Patriots’ current position in the playoff picture and their outlook going into the final three weeks of the 2022 NFL regular season: Where do the Patriots stand in the AFC playoff picture? The Patriots started Week 15 with the No. 7 seed and the third AFC wild-card position. They fell to No. 8 and out of the playoff picture, now a full game behind the victorious Chargers (8-6) and the losing Dolphins (8-6)....

Congressman Rep. Gosar sparked fierce backlash on Sunday after he tweeted an anime video that showed him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. The video, based on the anime Attack on Titan, shows Rep. Gosar killing the New York lawmaker with a sword before launching himself at President Joe Biden. Within hours the tweet went viral and as of Tuesday morning had been viewed more than 3.2 million times. The video and depiction of violence against Rep....

Richard Childress Racing announced this week that former Xfinity and Camping World truck series crew chief Danny Stockman is taking over as crew chief for Menard’s team, starting this weekend at Pocono Raceway. MORE: 10 to watch at Pocono | Petty: Pocono track of ‘compromise’ Then Menard went out and led Friday’s opening Sprint Cup practice for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400 with a lap of 177.438 mph. Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five....

Paul had clocked 11.19 seconds in the heats to better the national and meet record of 11.42s set by Tamil Nadu’s B. Karthikeyan in 2010. He then went one better and did an 11.14s in the final. Bengal’s Chandan Bauri clocked 48.24s in winning the 400 metres in boys-16 to erase the national and meet record of 49.14s set by Arjun Khokar of Haryana in 2010. Delhi’s Mahashri Baloda set a national and meet record of 11....

The three-time winner will run what is expected to be her final competitive race at the 35th London Marathon, reports Xinhua. Radcliffe will be presented with the trophy by John Disley, who co-founded the event with Chris Brasher in 1981. The 41-year-old Radcliffe broke the women’s world record with her second London Marathon victory in 2003, almost three minutes faster than any other woman in history who has completed the 42....

Paulo Costa is known for his aggressive mindset inside the Octagon while his opponent Adesanya is known to adopt a more cautious and counter-striking approach during fights. That led many people to believe that Paulo Costa will be doing most of the chasing inside the cage. Talking about his fight with Paulo Costa in a recent interview with ESPN, Adesanya revealed that even he expects Costa to walk forward and throw haymakers at him....

Check it out: It seems like Mickey can’t help getting himself in terrible situations when he messes with the sorcerer’s belongings. But if it weren’t for our mischievous rodent friend we wouldn’t have the backdrop for a unique Wii experience. While many gamers and Disney have high hopes for Epic Mickey it really has the potential of going either way. On the one hand, the idea of utilizing both paint and thinner to alter the game environment could make for some truly innovative game play while the strong reliance on a nostalgia factor could hint at a less polished product....

Nintendo didn’t narrow down the launch window beyond the calendar year during the Direct, though Nintendo fans looking forward to joining in on Payday 2’s heist-filled action will be happy to hear that the Switch iteration of the title will include some of its previously released downloadable content. When Payday 2 originally launched in 2013, the game quickly garnered an online following of gamers that worked in cooperative groups to execute well-thought heists and maximize their ill-gotten payday from various banks....