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"She's a vocal athlete": Celine Dion opens the Olympics with a stunning Eiffel Tower performance
The 2024 Summer Olympics was off to a rollicking start in Paris on Friday, beginning with an innovative opening ceremony blending sports with fashion, art, politics and music. It was capped off by the long-awaited return of Celine Dion to the world stage. But before she made her triumphant return,...
"So metal": Headless Marie Antoinette steals the show at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
In an interview with British Vogue ramping up to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, artistic director Thomas Jolly spoke of the Olympic ceremonies as being "a celebration of being alive,” but he managed to pull off a delightfully morbid — and extremely metal — production that paid bloody tribute to a historically famous dead lady, Marie Antoinette. A headless Marie Antoinette, to be more specific.
JD Vance refers to Jan. 6 "QAnon Shaman" as "a fun guy to have a beer with," in resurfaced video
JD Vance is making headlines for a variety of unanticipated reasons this week — accused of both making love to a literal couch and searching online for sex-specific dolphin content. And the hits keep coming. Amidst rumblings that Donald Trump is perhaps regretting choosing Vance as his running mate...
Investigators slam Bill Barr for "unusual" statement that lent false credence to Trump fraud claims
Former Attorney General Bill Barr was personally involved in the decision to release a misleading Justice Department statement on the eve of the 2020 election, falsely claiming there was voter fraud because nine mail-in ballots for Donald Trump were found discarded in a dumpster in Pennsylvania, according to an inspector general’s report released Thursday, CNN reported.
Kamala Harris breaks records with massive, celebrity-filled Zoom fundraisers
Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris amassed a record number of Zoom attendees for a series of celebrity-filled fundraisers that have garnered millions of dollars donations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Zoom calls began Sunday when over 44,000 Black women got on a call to hype supporters for Harris’ historic...
Israeli official criticizes Kamala Harris for speaking out about "dead children" in Gaza
An Israeli official criticized U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out about the plight of Palestinians — the death toll is estimated at over 39,000 civilians — and calling for a quick end to the war in Gaza, claiming such remarks would only delay a ceasefire. Harris,...
Biden-Harris Administration proposes $575 million in funding to boost coastal climate resilience
President Biden's administration announced on Friday they wish to invest $575 million in projects to help coastal communities adapt to climate change. The proposal, which would fall under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative, would fund 19 projects along the seaboard and Great Lakes regions. Overall the investments would cover 15 states, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Micronesia.
Why does food taste so bland in space? The answer may be loneliness
A recent, world-first study looking into common food aromas may explain why astronauts claim meals taste bland in space and find it difficult to fulfill their nutritional needs. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia found that spatial perception can greatly impact how people smell different...
In "devastating" brief, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg says Trump's felony convictions should be upheld
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is urging Judge Juan Merchan to reject Donald Trump's appeal of his hush money conviction, arguing that the former president's conduct is not protected by the Supreme Court granting him immunity for his official duties. "The criminal charges here, by contrast, exclusively stem from defendant's...
Kamala Harris will continue Biden's climate policies, say experts. But is that good enough?
With President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has become his heir apparent and the near-certain Democratic nominee. Most climate scientists and activists expect that a potential Harris administration would continue Biden's climate policies. Whether that's a good or bad thing, however, is very much up for debate.
Paris Olympics viewing guide: What to watch each day
The Summer Olympic Games kick off in Paris, France on Friday, July 26, starting with the opening ceremony that will take place on the Seine River. The international competition will highlight 40 different sports — with the notable debut of breaking, better known as break dancing — involving 206 countries from around the world.
Whole Foods reaches settlement over "illegal firing" of ex-employee stemming from BLM protesting
Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of "illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter face mask and complained about racism," according to Nate Raymond with Reuters. The lawsuit originally "began as a proposed class action when it was filed...
5 facts from "Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam" showing how NSYNC, Backstreet and more got fooled
The landscape of pop music would be quite different without Lou Pearlman masterminding the humble beginnings of bands like NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. While the talent agent helped launch the career of Grammy-winning solo artist Justin Timberlake, beneath the surface of bubble gum pop, Pearlman masterminded a shady operation. The Netflix docuseries "Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam" uncovers his journey to becoming one of pop music's controversial, scheming figureheads.
Chipotle CEO says company will “re-coach” employees to fix inconsistent portion sizes
Chipotle CEO and Chairman Brian Niccol said the burrito chain would “retrain” and “re-coach” restaurant operators on proper portion sizes in the wake of widespread social media complaints. During a call with investors Wednesday, Niccol said, “[T]here was never a directive to provide less to our...
"Art heals": Colman Domingo on why nurturing the incarcerated is in everybody's best interest
Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo is actively challenging men to be more tender through his new film “Sing Sing,” which follows a group of incarcerated men as they put on a theater production from the inside. “The thing that's been very important to me is to deconstruct and smash...
Trump campaign now says it would be "inappropriate" to go ahead with the debate it already agreed to
Former President Donald Trump is trying to back out of the only scheduled debate between him and Vice President Kamala Harris, 78-year-old's campaign claiming it would be "inappropriate" for him to follow through on his prior commitment because Democrats have not yet formally nominated a candidate, HuffPost reported. “Given the...
"Their songs were magnificent": Jazz great George Benson on the Beatles' mastery and influence
Legendary jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter George Benson joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about what makes a hit record, how he became friends with Paul McCartney, his new album “Dreams Do Come True” and much more on the sixth season finale of “Everything Fab Four,” a podcast co-produced by me and Womack (a music scholar who also writes about pop music for Salon) and distributed by Salon.
"There was no glass": Trump melts down on Truth Social after FBI questions if he was hit by bullet
Former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social after FBI Director Christopher Wray raised questions about whether he was hit by a bullet or shrapnel during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., earlier this month. "FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress yesterday that he wasn’t...
Expert: GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Public opinion polls suggest that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is doing slightly better than Joe Biden was against Donald Trump, but Republican attacks against her are only now ramping up. Even as a candidate for vice president, Harris was the target...
Trump is scrambling to find his religion again
The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was Donald Trump’s official coronation. Trump has promised to be the country’s first dictator. At a rally in Michigan several days ago, Trump praised China's Xi Jinping as a “brilliant man" who rules over 1.4 billion people with his "iron fist." Trump then said such authoritarian leaders make President Joe Biden look like a “baby.” Trump’s promise to be America’s first dictator is not hyperbolic or idle. He has plans to achieve such a goal as detailed in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, his own Agenda 47 and elsewhere.
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