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CBS’ heavily-criticized reality tv series The Activist will now become a documentary special, Deadline reports. Additionally, the show will no longer premiere on Friday, October 22, as was previously planned. The former competition reality TV show, which was set to be hosted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Julianne Hough, announced the format switch on Wednesday after experiencing a wave of […]
A White House official denied Nicki Minaj’s claim that she was invited to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue after she expressed vaccine hesitancy. The official said that the White House actually offered to connect Minaj with a doctor over the phone so that she could ask questions about the vaccine, NBC News reports. “As we have with others, we offered […]
The South Carolina lawyer who survived a roadside shooting earlier this month has admitted he arranged for a hitman to kill him in a scheme to leave a $10 million life insurance policy to his son. NBC News reports Alex Murdaugh, 53, allegedly hired Curtis Edward Smith, 61, to shoot him in the head in order for Murdaugh’s son to to be paid out […]
In 2019, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was the only party head to attempt the Hip Flip during the federal election. Now, ahead of the 2021 election, he’s done it again thanks to a hilarious new interview with Narduwar. Every election, it’s tradition for Narduwar to reach out to the political party leaders for an interview. Canada’s favourite Human Serviette […]
Gavin Newsom soundly defeated efforts to recall him and will remain the Governor of California, according to projections from NBC News, the Associated Press, and CNN. The Republican-backed campaign failed to garner the 50 percent of votes needed to remove Newsom from his position. Around 1.5 million Californians signed the petition that initiated the recall vote. Of the votes counted […]
COVID-19 relief payments enacted by Congress ultimately helped the country report an overall drop in poverty last year, fresh U.S. Census data shows. The official poverty rate for 2020 has been determined to be 11.4 percent, meaning a single percentage point increase from the 2019 rate of 10.5. While this marks the first increase in […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first Met Gala appearance on Monday, using the opportunity to feature a taxation-related message on her white gown by Brother Vellies. The New York Democrat, who earlier this week slammed Joe Manchin for his “weird” and “patronizing” decision to dismissively refer to her as “young lady,” had the phrase “tax the rich” […]
Rudy Giuliani was anything but tactful at his annual 9/11 dinner, commemorating the 20 year anniversary of the nationally-recognized terrorist attacks. Videos from the event show a Giuliani meandering through a number of subjects, including an impersonation of Queen Elizabeth II, where he said she offered him a knighthood that he declined. “I turned down […]
A hospital in upstate New York will temporarily stop delivering babies in light of several maternity staff members resigning over a COVID-19 mandate. NBC New York reports Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, New York parted ways with six maternity unit workers this week after the individuals objected to a September 27 deadline to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 […]
A mother in the UK took home a $250,000 settlement after she says her employer denied giving her reduced hours to pick up her child from a daycare. Alice Thompson won £185,000, roughly $255,947, on Aug. 12 after she asked real estate agency Manors if she could finish her 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift an hour earlier to […]
