On Thursday, President Joe Biden attempted to clarify his stance on a potential Russian incursion into Ukraine, this after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took issue with comments Biden made during a U.S. presidential briefing. Biden said Thursday that Russia will “pay a heavy price” for any invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Biden addressed the military buildup …
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball to miss 6-8 weeks due to left knee surgery
The Chicago Bulls announced on Thursday that guard Lonzo Ball will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee and will be out for six-eight weeks. Earlier Thursday, there remained a possibility that Ball might try to play through the injury, described as a ‘small meniscus tear.’ The decision for surgery was made after “an …
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Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving fined $25,000 for ‘directing obscene language’ at Cavaliers fans
On Thursday, the NBA fined Brooklyn Nets’ guard Kyrie Irving $25,000 for ‘directing obscene language’ toward a fan. The incident occurred with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter of the Nets’ 114-107 loss to the Cavaliers on Jan. 17. Irving began the season away from the Nets because he was not vaccinated (New York City’s …
Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Dye gives birth to baby girl 3 months early
On Thursday, 26-year-old Taylor Dye — one-half of the country music duo Maddie & Tae — announced on Instagram that she and husband Josh Kerr, 30, welcomed a baby girl born three months early. Dye has been hospitalized over a month due to complications following a routine pregnancy checkup at 24 weeks; her original due …
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Trisha Yearwood raises nearly $40K to help rescue animals in honor of ‘Betty White Challenge’
Fans of Betty White, who passed away at age 99 on New Year’s Eve, have been honoring her memory with the Betty White Challenge, which encouraged fans to donate to animal shelters or animal rights organizations on January 17 — which would have been White’s 100th birthday. White was a passionate advocate for animals, working with …
NBC cancels Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’ after four seasons
NBC has canceled ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, after four seasons. ‘Game of Game’ featured DeGeneres leading contestants through upsized versions of audience games from her daytime talk show. The cancellation of the NBC series comes as DeGeneres is also working on the final season of her daytime show. The comedian announced …
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Daniel Radcliffe to star as Weird Al Yankovic in upcoming biopic
Daniel Radcliffe will star as “Weird Al” Yankovic for the upcoming biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, that will be available to stream for free on The Roku Channel. Radcliffe will take on the role in a new film focusing on Yankovic’s career as a pop culture parody icon. An official release of the film …
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Two Marines are killed, seven injured in vehicle rollover at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina
Two Marines were killed Wednesday in an accident outside Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after a military vehicle rolled over. The unit confirmed in a tweet that the seven-ton truck was carrying members of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, which is headquartered at Camp LeJeune: “We are working closely with @camp_lejeune and Onslow County officials …
President Biden holds solo formal press conference ahead of 1-year mark in office
President Joe Biden held a formal news conference at the White House on Wednesday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Wednesday’s session marked just the second time Biden has held a solo formal press conference at the White House; the first such news conference was held March 25, 2021. Biden took questions …
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NHL reschedules 98 postponed games; season set to end on time this April 29
On Wednesday, the NHL announced they have rescheduled 98 games that were postponed because of the surge of COVID-19 cases. Of those 98, 95 will be made up during the break in schedule that was initially to be used for the league’s participation in the Olympics in February. In total, the league has postponed 104 …
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