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A’ja Wilson became the second player in WNBA history to win the Most Valuable Player award unanimously, the league announced on Sunday ahead of a full slate of first-round playoff games. The Las Vegas Aces forward earned all 67 first-place votes for 670 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Minnesota Lynx forward […]
A zoo in China’s Guangdong province has admitted that its popular panda exhibit actually features Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble pandas. A visitor’s video posted on Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) went viral, amassing over 1.4 million shares and 725,000 likes, showing the black-and-white canines in an enclosure labeled “painted dogs.” The zoo’s manager, […]
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tonight night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer. The event, at 9 p.m. Eastern in Philadelphia, will offer Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically changed […]
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home in New York’s […]
TikTok creator Jools Lebron, known for popularizing the phrase “very demure, very mindful,” has filed to trademark the viral expression for entertainment and advertising purposes. Her phrase gained traction in early August 2024 when she used it to describe her hair and makeup on TikTok. The trend exploded as users, including celebrities, shared their own […]
Kevin Hart named award-winning streamer, Kai Cenat, as the one who he believes could give a “phenomenal” performance of him one day in a biopic. The comedian and actor humorously made it clear that those conversations aren’t being had yet, as he’s not “that old.” “Is that where we are? ‘Kevin, who do you want to play you?’ […]
In CNN’s The Assignment podcast episode “Coconuts, brat, and Kamala Harris: What Does it Mean?”, Audie Cornish discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s viral moment after becoming the frontrunner of the Democratic ticket. The episode explores how a Republican attack on Harris turned into a pop culture phenomenon, with researcher Nina Jankowicz and social media strategist […]
Monroe County announced its IT systems are experiencing disruptions amid a Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage. The county released a statement that County Executive Adam Bello activated the Emergency Operations Center at 4 a.m. Friday morning. The statement clarifies that 911 and emergency communications are functioning as normal, but it’s not clear what services are affected […]
A passenger is suing JetBlue for $1.5 million, alleging she was left with “disfiguring burns” after “dangerously” hot tea water spilled on her during in-flight beverage service amid turbulence, according to the lawsuit. Tahjana Lewis, who was onboard JetBlue flight 2237 from Orlando to Hartford, Connecticut, with her family on May 15, is suing the airline for damages […]
Directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder, Dave Free. Lamar’s family are among the cameos from California, including Tommy the Clown, Compton native and former Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan, producer Mustard (pointedly wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap), and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. The new “Not Like Us” video follows Lamar’s Pop Out concert that […]