'Jeopardy!' contestants stumble in final round, fans blame it on production: 'That's a really tough thing'
The clue was part of the final round and many fans were shocked by how unusual it was, despite its typical trivia nature
2023-07-23 16:51
Who is Carson Daly’s son? NBC's ‘Today’ host admits being surprised by 14-year-old's cooking skills in rare social media post
In a recent Instagram Thread, ‘Today’ host Carson Daly revealed Jackson’s inspiration from the popular comedy show ‘The Bear’
2023-07-23 15:25
Did 'Barbie' perform better than 'Oppenheimer?' Hollywood blockbusters likely to break box office records after massive opening day sales
Margot Robbie starrer 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's epic 'Oppenheimer' released on Friday, July 21, with massive opening day sales
2023-07-23 15:25
Christopher Nolan wanted to make Oppenheimer when he was a teenager
Christopher Nolan has wanted to make 'Oppenheimer' since he was a teenager and has spent time in the intervening decades gathering enough information to bring the war drama to the screen.
2023-07-23 15:20
What will be the fate of 'Jeopardy!' after end of Season 39? Game show releases summer schedule
The schedule listed several weeks of reruns, with 'Jeopardy! Masters' in the lead, kicking the summer off on Tuesday, July 25
2023-07-23 14:29
What time will 'Love Island USA' Season 5 Episode 6 air? Fresh twists and challenges to stir plot for budding pairs
'Love Island USA' Season 5 Episode 6 to stir the drama as the new comers start splitting the already-made connections
2023-07-23 14:15
'Wheel of Fortune’ Vanna White's sets demands to sort salary increment troubles post Pat Sajak’s retirement news
After ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announced Ryan Seacrest as the new host, Vanna White has now stirred up the heat with the show's executives
2023-07-23 13:59
'The View's Alyssa Farah Griffin suggests bringing Joy Behar's exes on show, but co-host discloses a catch
Alyssa Farah Griffin had an interesting suggestion for co-host Joy Behar while talking about rebound relationships during the Hot Topic segment
2023-07-23 13:56
Who is Margaret Hager? ‘Today’ host Jenna Bush Hager recalls when daughter made her ‘weep’ over letter to little sister Poppy
Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb discussed parenting and the significance of listening to their children
2023-07-23 13:25
Is Marco 'insecure'? 'Love Island USA' Season 5 star slammed for pursuing new bombshells despite connecting with Destiny
While 'Love Island USA' star Marco continues to pursue new bombshells, fans believe reality will hit him when a new arrival will pursue Destiny
2023-07-23 12:57
Democrats eye Wisconsin high court's new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings
Wisconsin's Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state's abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of the Legislature and congressional districts. Democrats in the perennial battleground state focused on abortion to elect a liberal majority to the court for the first time in 15 years. The Democratic Party spent $8 million to tilt the court’s 4-3 conservative majority by one seat with the election of Janet Protasiewicz, who spoke in favor of abortion rights and against the Republican-drawn map in a campaign. Her April victory broke national spending records for a state Supreme Court race. Still, there are no guarantees. Republicans were angered when a conservative candidate they backed in 2019 turned out to sometimes side with liberal justices. While the court is widely expected to weigh in on abortion and redistricting, liberals also are talking about bringing new challenges to school choice, voter ID, the 12-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers and other laws backed by Republicans. “When you don’t know the extent of the battle you may have to fight, it’s concerning,” said attorney Rick Esenberg, president of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. "It’s very concerning.” Some issues could take years to reach the court, said liberal attorney Pester Pines, who like Esenberg has argued numerous times before the state Supreme Court. Unlike under the conservative majority, Pines said the new liberal court will be unlikely to rule on cases before lower courts have heard them. “They're not going to do it," Pines said. There is already a pending case challenging Wisconsin's pre-Civil War era abortion ban, and a circuit court judge ruled earlier this month that it can proceed, while also calling into question whether the law actually bans abortions. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court within months. Protasiewicz all but promised to overturn the ban by repeatedly speaking out for abortion rights, winning support from Planned Parenthood and others. “When you’re a politician and you’re perceived by the voters as making a promise, and you don’t keep it, they get angry,” Esenberg said. There is no current redistricting lawsuit, but Democrats or their allies are expected to file a new challenge this summer seeking new districts before the 2024 election. The state Supreme Court upheld Republican-drawn maps in 2022. Those maps, widely regarded as among the most gerrymandered in the country, have helped Republicans increase their hold on the Legislature to near supermajority levels, even as Democrats have won statewide elections, including Tony Evers as governor in 2018 and 2022 and Joe Biden in 2020. Protasizewicz declared those maps to be “rigged” and said during the campaign they should be given another look. Democrats also hope for new congressional maps improving their chances in the state’s two most competitive House districts, held by Republicans. “What we want to see is maps that are fair and that represent the will of the people and the actual make up of their state," Democratic strategist Melissa Baldauff said. Four of the past six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than a percentage point. The outgoing conservative court came within one vote of overturning Biden's win in 2020. The new court will be in control to hear any challenges leading up to the election and in the months after. That includes voting rules. Courts have repeatedly upheld Wisconsin's voter ID requirement, in place since 2011, but some Democrats see a chance to challenge it again, particularly over what IDs can legally be shown. There is also a looming fight over the state's top elections administrator. “It seems to me that the most consequential topics that could come before the new court would have to do with elections," said Alan Ball, a Marquette University Law School history professor who runs a statistical analysis blog of the court and tendencies of justices. Considering comments Protasiewicz made during the campaign, “it’s really hard for me to imagine she would not side with the liberals on those issues,” Ball said. A national Democratic law firm filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to undo a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling last year banning absentee ballot drop boxes. The case could make its way to the state high court before the 2024 presidential election. Other sticky issues that have garnered bipartisan criticism, including powers of the governor, also could come before the new court. Evers surprised many with a veto this year putting in place a school spending increase for 400 years. Republicans said a challenge was likely. In 2021, the court struck down three of Evers' previous partial vetoes but failed to give clear guidance on what is allowed. A Wisconsin governor's veto power is expansive and used by Republicans and Democrats, but the new court could weigh in on whether it should be scaled back. Esenberg, who brought the previous case challenging Evers' veto powers, said he expected another legal challenge in light of the 400-year veto. 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2023-07-23 12:49
Four men arrested after hearse on pitch forces football match to be abandoned
Four men have been arrested after a hearse was driven on to the pitch during a pre-season football match, forcing officials to abandon the game. The friendly between non-league teams Gateshead and Dunston was called off on Friday at half-time after the hearse was driven on to the pitch at Dunston’s UTS Stadium, Tyne and Wear, along with a Subaru, shortly before 8.20pm. Both vehicles were spun around in circles while leaflets were thrown from one of the cars at the club on Wellington Road. Men wearing balaclavas left the hearse and joined the second car, which was driven off the pitch and out of the stadium. Disorder will not be tolerated in the community, and anyone found to be involved will be dealt with robustly Northumbria Police statement The hearse was left on the pitch. Northumbria Police said on Saturday that three men – two aged 19 and one aged 32 – had been arrested on suspicion of affray, while a 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. They remain in police custody. A statement from Northumbria Police said: “Disorder will not be tolerated in the community, and anyone found to be involved will be dealt with robustly. “Officers would like to thank members of the public who have come forward to assist the investigation to date. People are also reminded to continue to avoid any speculation online and on social media as enquiries continue. “Police will remain in the area throughout the weekend – and those with concerns and information are encouraged to speak with an officer on duty.” Anyone with information or footage of the incident is asked to get in contact with Northumbria Police through the force’s website, or by calling 101 quoting reference number NP-20230721-1154.
2023-07-23 12:24
