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Matthew Morrison Speaks Out About His Firing From ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Matthew Morrison has offered his own explanation for text correspondence that’s reportedly at the center of his firing as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” A source told People earlier this week that the “Glee” actor was dismissed from the dance competition show for sending a female contestant “flirty” direct messages on…
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Georgia’s ‘Jesus, Guns, Babies’ candidate will not concede after receiving only 3.4% of the vote
First, here’s a highlight from Taylor’s campaign just a day or two before primary day. x GA GOP Gov candidate Kandiss Taylor today: “We’re gonna do a political rally and we’re gonna honor Jesus .. They’re not gonna tell us ‘separation of church and state.’ We are the church! We run this state! .. The church…
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Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Flies 6 Tourists To Space In 5th Crewed Mission
Blue Origin is a leading player in the nascent space tourism market. Washington: Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth crewed mission. The white spacecraft called New Shepard lifted off with a roar from a desert spot in west Texas at 8:26…
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There May Be 2 Distinct Strains Of Monkeypox Circulating In The U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the U.S., health officials said Friday, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time. Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases in Europe, but a few…
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Who Killed Overtime Pay, part one: Overworked and underpaid
Decades earlier, most people in Paredes’ situation did earn overtime. In 1975, more than 60% of salaried workers qualified for time-and-a-half pay. (So did most hourly workers.) By 2016, that share had shrunk to less than 7%, according to the Economic Analysis and Research Network, before rebounding slightly in the years that followed. Elizabeth Paredes and…
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Shakira And Gerard Pique Confirm Separation: Timeline Of Their Relationship
Shakira and Gerard Pique met during the ‘Waka Waka’ music video shoot in 2010. Pop icon Shakira and footballer Gerard Pique were among the most well-known celebrity couples on Earth. However, after 12 years, the two have decided to call it quits. In a statement, the couple said, “We regret to confirm that we are…
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Red-hot summer job market awaits U.S. teens as employers sweat
WASHINGTON — Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone. The Pizza Factory’s 100 West Coast locations are desperately short of workers. With about 12 employees per store, they’re barely half-staffed — just when many more…
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Police Fatally Shoot Texas Fugitive After He Killed Family Of 5, Stole Their Truck, Official Says
A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was shot dead by law enforcement late Thursday after he killed a family of five and stole their truck from a rural weekend cabin, a Texas prison system spokesman said. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was killed about 10:30 p.m.…
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Missouri congressman blames abortion for mass shootings, claims guns are not the issue
“Unfortunately, they’re trying to blame inanimate objects for all of these tragedies, and there’s so many things that can be done,” he said. The interview focused on Uvalde and whether Republican lawmakers would support changes that enable stricter gun laws. He not only implied that schools could be better designed to prevent shooting deaths but…
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Pop Star Shakira and Footballer Gerard Pique Separate After 12 years
According to a report, Shakira found Gerard Pique sleeping with another woman. Madrid: Colombian superstar Shakira and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique announced Saturday they were calling time on their relationship of more than a decade. The 45-year-old “Hips don’t Lie” songstress is one of the biggest names in the global music industry and has…