ABC News (NEW YORK) — Spring may be short-lived in the South, with the first major heat wave of 2024 expected to scorch Southern states from Texas to Florida next week. After a weather year filled with deep freezes, atmospheric rivers and destructive tornadoes across parts of the U.S., weather …
Read More »Dua Lipa releases ‘Radical Optimism,’ says she’s working on “putting the meaning back into pop”
Tyrone Lebon The spring of the pop girlies continues. Dua Lipa has released her long-awaited third album, Radical Optimism, hot on the heels of blockbuster releases by Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift — with Billie Eilish waiting in the wings. But Dua loves the fact that so many women are crushing it simultaneously. “We’re in a …
Read More »Taylor Swift breaks her own global streaming record with ‘TTPD’
Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift‘s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, isn’t just a record breaker in her home country — it’s a smash all over the world. Billboard reports that Tay’s surprise double album just broke the record for the biggest global streaming week since the publication introduced its global chart in …
Read More »Captain sentenced to 4 years in prison for deadly boat fire
Al Seib/ Los Angeles Times (SANTA CRUZ, Ca.) — The captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Thursday, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. The sentence also included three …
Read More »Music notes: Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more
She’s working late, ’cause she’s a singer. Sabrina Carpenter will be the musical guest on the May 18 episode of Saturday Night Live. This marks Sabrina’s first appearance on the long-running sketch comedy show, which will serve as the 49th season’s finale. “SABRINA NIGHT LIVE,” Sabrina wrote on her Instagram. …
Read More »A symptom of being spicy: Shinedown announces signature hot sauce line
Courtesy of Shinedown Shinedown is launching their own line of hot sauces. Made in collaboration with the company Torchbearer Sauces, the first flavor is called Symptom Chipotle Garlic Sauce, a reference to Shinedown’s “A Symptom of Being Human” hit. “Cultivating this sauce has been a passion project and has been …
Read More »Nick Jonas to co-star with Paul Rudd in musical comedy ‘Power Ballad’
Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Nick Jonas‘ movie The Good Half is being screened in over 900 theaters nationwide in July — but he’s already lined up his next movie role. Deadline reports Nick will co-star with Paul Rudd in Power Ballad, a musical comedy directed by John Carney, who gave us …
Read More »How kelp farms, an ‘environmental powerhouse,’ can help mitigate climate change
Long Island kelp farmer Sue Wicks holds a line of kelp in the Moriches Bay. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — Underwater forests could be the answer to helping to mitigate the environment from the impacts of climate change, experts told ABC News. Kelp, large brown algae or seaweeds that …
Read More »More than 16K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for potential E. coli contamination
Via USDA (NEW YORK) — A meat processor has recalled approximately 16,234 pounds of raw ground beef products processed in its Pennsylvania facility that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Wednesday with Cargill Meat Solutions to alert …
Read More »Selena Gomez marks third Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit, urges fans to “make a good call”
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Beauty Selena Gomez has made mental health the beneficiary of her Rare Beauty makeup line and Rare Impact charitable fund, and she showed her dedication to the cause by hosting her third annual Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit. Sharing a collection of photos and videos …
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