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Published to Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/Face-Abstract7679 shared her story to get the opinions of the “AITA” community. The popular post has over 7,000 upvotes and 1,200 comments. The original poster (OP) began her post by saying that she has always struggled with self-esteem. She considers herself an introvert, anxious and socially awkward. She got into makeup during her twenties and now does it for a source of income and to help her boost her confidence and self-esteem in her thirties....

NEWSWEEK: There are rumors that you had serious conversations with Colin Powell about an independent candidacy. BRADLEY: Totally untrue. Why not just run with Powell? We’ve got to get beyond the idea that everything in our politics today has to focus on candidacy. My interest is trying to focus people away from candidate talk to the underlying problems in the democratic process. Talk about particular candidacies or tactics is just not where I am....

With the LaLiga title race heating up between rivals Madrid and Barcelona, the duo have exchanged views publicly, mostly about refereeing decisions. But Ramos wants to put that behind them on international duty, with Spain preparing to face Israel in a World Cup qualifier before a friendly against France. Fernandez certain Messi will renew “It’s the way it is between Real Madrid and Barcelona and that will not change,” he told a news conference on Monday, via AS....

Despite him spiking everyone’s adrenaline by showcasing his skills on the tarmac, once the helmet goes off, he appears as calm and collected as possible. Arunas has been racing ever since he was sixteen, but once he took to stunt riding formally, he found his calling and never looked back. The 29-year-old has won various competitions around the world and even when he is not competing, he remains in the limelight with his breathtaking stunt shows....

The then World No. 1 was the favorite to win the tournament, having beaten Roger Federer in straight sets in the semifinals. Victory against Wawrinka would have made him the first man in the Open Era to complete the Double Career Grand Slam, a record that went to Novak Djokovic seven years later. The Mallorcan struggled to hold his own in the face of the Swiss’ relentless hitting, losing the set 6-3 in a mere 37 minutes....

A God-fearing family man, Batouti seems like an unlikely candidate for suicide or mass murder. Nonetheless, his words, taken together with the flight data recorded on the doomed airliner’s “black boxes,” have largely convinced American investigators that Batouti was responsible for taking his own life and the lives of 216 others. NEWSWEEK has learned that a team of Egyptian technical experts and security officials sent over to examine the evidence initially agreed with the Americans’ suicide theory–until they were overruled by their higher-ups in Cairo last week....

I grew up in Los Angeles, California, and went to college at the University of Southern California, where I completed both my undergraduate degree and Ph.D. When I was in college, I discovered that there was a scientific field of study around biological aging. It allowed me to answer questions like: What happens to our bodies when we age, and what contributes to our risk of diseases as we grow older?...

This week, at 82, Valenti announced that he was ready to step down as chairman and CEO of the MPAA. But let’s be clear here. “I do not intend to fully retire,” Valenti tells NEWSWEEK. Nor is he cutting his ties with the MPAA–just loosening them. The search for his replacement could take three to four months. And Valenti says he hopes to continue serving as an unofficial adviser even after his successor has been selected....

The Mariners come into this on the back of a brilliant comeback 3-1 victory against SC East Bengal in the Kolkata Derby. Head coach Juan Ferrando was asked, ahead of the Mumbai game, how he would approach the game given the outcome of the previous encounter. The Spaniard said: Since both teams’ last encounter, Mumbai City FC have drastically fallen from grace. Des Buckingham’s side are winless in their last six games....

Dr. Michael Narvey is a newborn intensive care specialist and section head of neonatology at Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A longtime Facebook and Twitter user, his children encouraged him to join TikTok this past June. On December 14 he posted a video on the platform, talking about an ultrasound that is simultaneously playing in the background. “I thought I had seen it all,” Narvey said as he described a 33-year-old woman going to the doctor after 14 days of menstrual bleeding and 49 days since her last menstrual period....

The Chelsea forward scored his 31st goal for the national team in a 2-0 friendly victory over Ireland in May as the preparations for the World Cup ramp up, matching the legendary No.10 in the process. Zidane got his goals in 108 matches, while it has taken striker Giroud 73 games to move joint fourth in his country’s all-time leading goal scorers. The 31-year-old striker has his eyes set on overhauling Trezeguet, who is three goals better off....

MORE: U.S. Open 2016 pairing, tee times | U.S. Open 2016 winners Day was preparing to play a bunker shot on the sixth hole when Bill Henaghan, the caddie for amateur playing partner Chris Crawford, suffered a tumble that resulted in a broken left ankle. Medical assistance was swiftly called for, with Day among those to help the stricken Henaghan before longtime Steelers team doctor Jim Bradley, a member at Oakmont who happened to be walking with the group, headed a first-aid assessment....

Among those who spoke to the AP was Edward Daily, who went to Korea as a 19-year-old corporal. During the war, he received a battlefield commission to the rank of second lieutenant. Daily, now 68, lives in Clarksville, Tenn. Last week he told his story to NEWSWEEK’s Gregory Vistica. Even before I set foot in Korea in July 1950, I had been hearing piecemeal stories that our troops were suffering dearly on the battlefield....

Nineteen-year-old Under’s current club, Istanbul Basaksehir, released a statement on their official website this week confirming that talks had been held. Arsenal fear Alexis only wants Man City They said: “There was a meeting between our club board members and the officials of Manchester City for four hours about the transfer of our young player Cengiz Under. “An agreement has not been reached yet after the negotiations.” While no deal is in place as yet, the teenager, who has drawn comparisons with Juventus star Paulo Dybala, is seen as one of the hottest prospects in European football....

Italy forward Zaza scored his first international goal in almost four years against Netherlands on Monday, having returned to the squad after impressing with 13 La Liga strikes in 2017-18. His fine form has led to reports he could be on the move – AC Milan have been credited with an interest – but he insisted that is not the case. “I do not understand why I have to leave....

The movie stars Charlie Day and Jenny Slate as a pair of jilted lovers who vow to help each other win back their ex-partners. I Want You Back is written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger who are best known for their work on Love, Simon, This Is Us and How I Met Your Father. The writing duo sat down with Newsweek to discuss the launch of their new movie, the wonders of Day and Slate as their leads, and they also shared intel on the final season of This Is Us....

I didn’t get any weird reactions, people would mostly just stop me and say that I resemble her a lot. But when she got engaged and then married, people stopped me more often, especially when I was at the airport. I kept getting the comments, so I thought I might as well take advantage of it. I applied to a look-alike agency in L.A last year. They called me right away, said that I looked a lot like Meghan, and I was taken on and had a photoshoot in L....

On the last episode of SmackDown in 2022, Imperium launched an attack on Braun Strowman after The Monster of All Monsters issued a challenge for Gunther to put his Intercontinental Championship on the line. As the three members of Imperium ambushed Strowman, Ricochet rushed to the ring with a chair to help him. However, the high-flyer unintentionally hit Gunther with the chair on the head during the segment, which busted the Intercontinental Champion open....

At 42, I am truly my fullest, happiest, strongest self. But I believe I would not be here had I not walked through the fire of an eating disorder, anxiety and depression, and sometimes overwhelming thoughts of ending it all. If my husband had not been put on my path—if he had not spent those dark days showering me with support and unconditional love—I shiver to think how our lives, my children’s lives, would look....

I was no royal photographer; I had captured Princess Anne on a Save the Children visit to Sudan and Ethiopia back in the 1970s, but had no other experience meeting members of the monarchy. Before the shoot, I was told that I would know the Queen had arrived when I heard the crunch of her car’s tires on the gravel. I must have looked very nervous because one of the ladies serving drinks approached me and asked: “Are you alright, dear?...