The Library of Congress has named 23 U.S. Poet Laureates since the position was renamed in 1985, and they have named their 24th: Ada Limón, author of six poetry collections, five of which have either won or been nominated for a multitude of awards. Limón is only one of eight female poets laureate, and the
Soho Grifter “Soho Grifter” placed under house arrest, barred from social media as U.S. immigration officials decides her fate Fake socialite and convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, whose story recently featured on the small screen as Netflix’s Inventing Anna, was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center Friday. Dubbed “the Soho Grifter” after
Red Table Rock Singer performed “Curious/Furious” from forthcoming album ‘Copingmechanism,’ out October 7 Willow took the the SNL stage like a damn pro — glaring, belting, screaming in her platform Converse and feline black eyeliner. The 21-year-old guitarist and singer began with “Curious/Furious,” a rocker with a seductive build and an indelible intro where she
The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales hit its highest level for 13 years in the second quarter of the year, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded a total of 5,629 business failures between April and June. It was the highest quarterly number since the third quarter of
Instagram has restricted the account of rapper Kanye West, saying he violated the service’s rules and policies. A Meta spokesperson confirmed Instagram deleted content from West’s Instagram page and placed a restriction on the account. However, specifics on what content was removed or the rules that were violated were not revealed. The violations follow a
Greenhouse gas emissions from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach shot up last year, according to the most-recent “Inventory of Air Emissions” reports — an increase officials largely attributed to pandemic-era supply chain disruptions and cargo congestion outside the port complex. The ports released separate emissions reports earlier this week. A record-high of
England have beaten the world champions USA in a friendly match at Wembley. The Lionesses, who won the European Championship in July, went ahead through Lauren Hemp’s 10th-minute finish before Sophia Smith equalised in the 28th minute after Georgia Stanway lost possession near her own box. England then benefited from two VAR checks – one
On Thursday, the day after the end of the conference season, YouGov hosted a focus group with seven Blue Wall voters from around the South East exclusively for Sky News. Some natural Conservatives, some former Tony Blair supporters, all with one thing in common: each voted Tory in the 2019 general election. Now their votes
Microsoft on Friday disclosed it has made more improvements to the mitigation method offered as a means to prevent exploitation attempts against the newly disclosed unpatched security flaws in Exchange Server. To that end, the tech giant has revised the blocking rule in IIS Manager from “.*autodiscover.json.*Powershell.*” to “(?=.*autodiscover.json)(?=.*powershell).” The list of updated steps to
These two go way back. We’ve all heard the very sad news that the great and iconic Loretta Lynn sadly passed away on Tuesday morning at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, at the age of 90. And of course, plenty of her peers, like Randy Travis, as well as many younger artists who have been
Jennifer Lawrence is getting back to her indie roots — not so much because she has to, but wants to … as it appears going mainstream in Hollywood has taken its toll on her. The A-lister is in London plugging her latest flick, “Causeway,” which sees her taking on a very quiet, dramatic role …
Google Pixel 7 Pro images were recently shared by Google, after the launch of its flagship smartphone on Thursday. The images captured showcase the capabilities of the Super Res Zoom feature of the newly-launched Pixel 7 Pro, which made its debut alongside the vanilla Pixel 7 model. The gallery contains three sets of photos taken
Creepy season is in full swing, and it’s time to get those horror novel TBR piles ready. Of course, there are plenty of kinds of horror novels you could pick up to celebrate the best time of the year. You could go for vampires, zombies, monsters… but you know what kind of horror stories really
This week, the internet was puzzled and amused by a viral video taken during a meal at a women’s retreat. In the clip, two women are discussing the relative merits of differing plates of barbecue food. On the right is Stormy Wellington, a wealth coach with 1.4 million Instagram followers who charges up to $10,000
Kanye Controversy Continues Rapper reportedly exchanged messages with Diddy that users deemed anti-Semitic in since-deleted posts Kanye West’s Instagram has been restricted and some content was deleted for violating parent company Meta’s policies, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone. The news follows a week of controversy that kicked off mass condemnation after he displayed
Octopus Energy is close to clinching a takeover of stricken rival Bulb in a deal that will crystallise up to £4bn of losses for British taxpayers. Sky News has learnt that ministers at the Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have been told that a sale of Bulb’s 1.6m-strong customer
Just hours after Disney Parks announced that M’Buku from Black Panther would soon be make his debut at Disney California Adventure Avengers Campus, another Marvel character made a surprise appearance. Videos of a creepy-looking Werewolf by Night, who just happens to make his Disney+ debut in a Halloween special tonight, began popping up online. Gael
A former San Bernardino County planning commissioner has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for funneling bribes through his company to a Baldwin Park councilman in exchange for the councilman’s votes and influence in the city’s cannabis permitting process, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. As part of a plea deal, Gabriel Chavez, 65,
Two people have died and six have been injured during a knife attack outside a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The attacker, named by police as Yoni Barrios, 32, was armed with a large kitchen knife during the “unprovoked” attack. Showgirls and street performers are believed to be among those injured in the attack
Liz Truss has “showed the world she is unfit to be prime minister” and is a “symptom of the Westminster dysfunction”, SNP’s deputy leader will say in his opening speech at the party conference. Keith Brown will accuse the prime minister of delivering “more chaos and confusion than even the most pessimistic prediction” when he