Strictly Come Dancing Adds Paralympic Swimmer Ellie Simmonds To Line-Up
Lia Toby via Getty ImagesParalympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has been announced as the sixth celebrity competing on this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing. I’m going on Strictly Come Dancing!! I’m counting down the minutes until it starts; learning to dance, meeting my partner and everyone else involved in the show. Gold medal winning Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds joins our 2022 team! 🥇👉 https://t.co/IjGUHuMu8b @EllieSimmonds1 pic.twitter.com/ER2S7IQSFL — BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 7, 2022Ellie will be the first contestant with any form of dwarfism to compete on Strictly Come Dancing.
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August 07, 2022 09:20 UTC
Strictly Come Dancing Adds Comedian Jayde Adams To 2022 Line-Up
Jayde Adams performing in 2017 Jane Hobson/ShutterstockStand-up comedian Jayde Adams has become the fifth celebrity confirmed for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing. Jayde, a long-time Strictly fan, said on Saturday: “Since I watched the first series in 2004, I feel like every step I’ve taken in my career over the last 11 years was to be on Strictly. I’ve been a massive fan of the show for years. I feel like I’m watching myself in a dream and I can’t believe I’ve manifested this. AdvertisementThis year’s Strictly announcements began earlier this week, when Will Mellor and Kym Marsh were first revealed to be taking part.
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August 07, 2022 02:50 UTC
Joe Biden’s hugely consequential COVID isolation – a timeline
He’d started working out again in the White House gym. He’d taken to strolling out to the White House balcony to wave at visitors below. Saturday, July 30After 11 days without leaving the White House, Biden was ready to break free. And at the White House, the Chinese ambassador to Washington had been brought in for a formal protest. And after 16 days without leaving the White House, Biden hoped a surprisingly strong employment report — 528,000 jobs added in July — might be the perfect opportunity to finally break his isolation.
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August 07, 2022 00:02 UTC
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Rapper Killer Mike’s barbershop gives out 160 free haircuts to students
The swag shop is a spot you may see musicians or athletes getting their hair buzzed, but Saturday it was kids getting fresh cuts. We’re live from @KillerMike’s The Swag Shop, where Fulton County kids are getting free haircuts ahead of their first day of school on Monday. The Witherite Law Group and V-103 teamed up with Rapper Killer Mike’s barbershops to get Fulton and DeKalb County kids ready for their first day of school on Monday. It just goes a long way,” said Kimm White, the general manager of The Swag Shop. “Amy Witherite [Witherite Law Group owner] goes above and beyond to help give back to the community that she serves.
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August 06, 2022 23:37 UTC
CAIR Raises Reward for Info Leading to Arrest of New Mexico Shooter Targeting Muslims to $10,000 After Another Murder Overnight
Law enforcement authorities also said the men may have been targeted because of "their race and religion." WATCH THE NEWS CONFERENCE:https://www.facebook.com/KOBTV/videos/1144401712783272/Story continues"This tragedy is impacting not only the Muslim community - but all Americans," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. We urge anyone with information about these crimes to come forward by contacting law enforcement." In a statement, CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:"The lives of Albuquerque Muslims are in danger. — For more information, email: info@cair.com, CC ihooper@cair.comCONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.comCisionView original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cair-raises-reward-for-info-leading-to-arrest-of-new-mexico-shooter-targeting-muslims-to-10-000-after-another-murder-overnight-301601147.htmlSOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
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August 06, 2022 22:37 UTC
Fears for nuclear safety after shelling at Ukrainian power plant
(CNN) Ukrainian officials and international experts have been warning for months of the risk that fighting poses to a sprawling nuclear power plant on the banks of Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. Earlier this week, the global nuclear watchdog said the situation was becoming increasingly perilous. Then, on Friday, explosions rang out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex, the biggest of its kind in Europe, reigniting fears of a potential disaster. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Moscow for the attack, calling the strikes a "brazen crime" and an "act of terror." "Today, the occupiers created another extremely risky situation for everyone in Europe," he said in his nightly address on Friday.
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August 06, 2022 22:30 UTC
Donations pour in after Washington boy was ripped off with counterfeit bill at his lemonade stand
(CNN) — Everett Police in Washington state is hoping the public can help identify the man that stiffed an 11-year-old boy with a fake $100 bill to buy lemonade from his stand. “Over the summer, an 11-year-old Jeremy spent his allowance money to set up a lemonade stand on Beverly Blvd. Everett PD are trying to find the man accused of scamming a 12 year old running a lemonade stand by giving him a fake 100 dollar bill. When a neighbor of the family found out what happened to Jeremy, she helped organize a GoFundMe account for him that has so far raised more than $1,800. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspect to please call (425) 257-8450, or to send a Facebook message.
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August 06, 2022 22:29 UTC
Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding
(CNN) Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release. "All roads into and out of the park are currently closed and will remain closed until park staff can assess the extensiveness of the situation," the National Park Service said Friday. There were approximately 500 visitors and 500 staff at the park Friday, according to the agency, and stranded visitors can leave if they wish. Abby Wines, public affairs officer for the National Park Service, told CNN Friday a number of visitors to Death Valley National Park have voluntarily left the park. Despite road closures, Wines says "no one is stopping" visitors if they find a way out of the park.
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August 06, 2022 22:25 UTC
DNA links 2 men in prison to 1983 cold case that sent the wrong man to prison for 37 years
“When they’re initially murdered, the shock is there, but 39 years later the shock is no longer there,” she said. “But the void stays, and the pain stays and the crying stays. It doesn’t go away.”Robinson and Scott are also subjects of other cold case investigations from the same time period in the Tampa Bay area, Warren said. “We now know that these two men carried out a sinister spree of rape and murder in Tampa Bay in the summer and fall of 1983,” Warren said. It is unclear if Robinson and Scott have attorneys at this time.
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August 06, 2022 21:49 UTC
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One man dies after bar fight leads to shooting in East Haven
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - A bar fight in East Haven turned deadly after a person was shot Saturday morning. Police were called to Bullseye Billiards on 655 Main Street on the report of a shooting. Officials say the incident occurred around 1:36 a.m.Police found that the shooting was the result of a physical altercation that took place inside the bar. According to police reports two men were shot and both were transported to Yale New Haven Hospital. A bar fight in East Haven turned deadly after a person was shot Saturday Morning.
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August 06, 2022 21:36 UTC
3 People Dead, 1 Injured After Lightning Strike Near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A husband and wife from Wisconsin celebrating more than five decades of marriage were killed in a lightning strike outside the White House. A third victim was pronounced dead Friday evening, and one other is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike Thursday in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday. AdvertisementIn this photo provided by @dcfireems, emergency medical crews are staged on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Park, Thursday evening, Aug. 4, 2022 in Washington. (@dcfireems via AP) @dcfireems via APAuthorities did not reveal how the people were injured, other than to say they were critically hurt in the lightning strike.
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August 06, 2022 21:25 UTC
Beyoncé Rewrites Madonna's Vogue Rap For Iconic New Version Of Break My Soul
Rosetta Tharpe, SatigoldBessie Smith, Nina SimoneBetty Davis, Solange KnowlesBadu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl’Lauryn Hill, Roberta FlackToni, Janet, Tierra WhackMissy, Diana, Grace JonesAretha, Anita, Grace JonesHelen Folasade Adu, Jilly from Philly, I love you, booDon’t just stand there, get in to itStrike a pose, there’s nothing to it
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August 06, 2022 20:53 UTC
Trump asking fans for donations towards CNN lawsuit
On Friday, The Daily Beast reported that former President Donald Trump is now asking supporters on his email list to chip in money to help him fight his lawsuit against CNN. This comes in spite of the fact that the lawsuit, announced last week, has not yet actually materialized and Trump has not taken any formal steps to initiate legal action against the cable network. 'Add your name IMMEDIATELY to show your support for my upcoming lawsuit against Fake News CNN,' the email continued, linking to a donations page." "Trump touting a potential CNN lawsuit comes as the Republican National Committee has said they will stop paying the ex-president's legal bills upon him declaring his candidacy for president." Trump is more likely to win the Olympic decathlon than to prevail in this dispute."
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August 06, 2022 20:47 UTC