Steps' H Watkins On How He Found A Safe Space In Pop Music: 'I Want Everyone Else To Feel That As Well'
“And [on Steps’ last tour] I said every night on stage, ‘thank you for allowing me to feel safe in that space’. Beautiful Thing. What I love about that film is that it’s a queer love story, beautifully told. And Beautiful Thing, for me, gave me a safe space. Scott Neal and Glen Berry in Beautiful Thing Paul Chedlow/World Prods/Channel Four/Kobal/ShutterstockWhat’s a song you associate with your own coming out?
Source:Huffington Post
July 03, 2022 21:18 UTC
An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here's how a company executive responded
New York (CNN) While TikTok's short-form videos are entertaining, that's "just the sheep's clothing," a Federal Communications Commission official said, and the app should be removed from app stores because of security issues. But a TikTok executive, in a rare interview on CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday, claimed there are no security concerns linked to the hugely successful app. The short-form video app is the most downloaded in the world, beating Instagram with 3.5 billion downloads. Users spend an average of at least 46 minutes a day on the app, sending it storming past its competition. On the surface, TikTok is certainly lighthearted, allowing users to share content including dance videos and cooking tutorials.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 21:15 UTC
Tropical Storm Colin dissipates over eastern North Carolina
(CNN) Tropical Storm Colin dissipated over eastern North Carolina early Sunday, just 24 hours after becoming a named storm. Gusty winds, scattered showers, and rip currents are still possible along the North Carolina coast this morning but should ease throughout the day as the remnants push into the Atlantic. Most areas will see less than an inch of additional rainfall, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical storm warnings had been in effect for parts of the South and North Carolina costs Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm formed near South Carolina's coast early Saturday.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 21:11 UTC
‘A tragic situation’: Governor discusses pregnant 10-year-old with CNN host
“As much as we can talk about what we can do for that little girl, I think we also need to be addressing those sick individuals that do this to our children,” she said. Bash answered: “But our bodies are our bodies, and women are the ones who get pregnant. It was a girl.”When pressed further, Noem said, “What I would say is, I don’t believe a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy. “And that’s the doctors, not the women. “I think it’s interesting because what that does is make sure that Medicaid expansion would cover able-bodied single individuals that are able to work,” Noem said.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 19:29 UTC
CDC investigating Listeria outbreak linked to Florida’s Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream
CNN — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream, the agency said Saturday. The ice cream is only sold in Florida. The manufacturer is voluntarily contacting retailers to recommend against selling its ice cream products until further notice. The CDC said consumers who have the ice cream at home should throw it away and clean areas, containers and utensils that may have touched the product. Interviews with 17 infected people found 14 reported eating ice cream and six remembered eating Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream or eating ice cream at locations that might have been supplied by Big Olaf Creamery.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 18:58 UTC
647 people drown each day. Here's how to avoid being one of them
I pulled in to see what was going on; I had the immediate instinct that something was happening in the water," Werneth recalled to CNN Travel. That is an average of 11 drowning deaths per day. 4 in drowning deaths per 100,000 people in the United States. lazyllama/Adobe StockFrom 2015 to 2019, the states with the most drowning deaths per 100,000 people were:1. There are an estimated 236,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide, according to the UN's World Health Organization .
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 18:21 UTC
Stunt truck with jet engines crashes at Michigan air show; driver dead
A jet-powered stunt truck spun out of control and crashed at an air show in Battle Creek, Michigan, killing the driver, according to police and footage of the incident. In a statement, Battle Creek police identified Chris Darnell, 40, as the driver of the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck, a custom-built semitruck equipped with three jet engines, which was racing down the runway at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at more than 300 miles per hour. The accident occurred around 1:10 p.m. “during the pyrotechnic portion” of the show at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, police said earlier. Video shot by air show attendee Mike Westra showed the truck racing two planes, speeding down the runway before spinning and crashing. The SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck is capable of reaching speeds in excess of 350 mph, according to the company’s website.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 18:15 UTC
‘Child Sacrifice Is a Very Satanic Practice,’ Trump Endorsed Candidate Said of Abortion
In a podcast episode unearthed by CNN’s KFile, Karamo claimed that abortion is “child sacrifice” and a “satanic practice,” CNN revealed on Sunday. “The child sacrifice is a very satanic practice, and that’s precisely what abortion is. “They sacrificed the child ’cause they were hoping to get prosperity, and that’s precisely why people have abortion now. Demonic possession is real. “All these people with these interesting political motives, all teaming up to create content for you to consume.” But Karamo’s outlandish claims don’t stop at devil worship and child sacrifice.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 18:11 UTC
Bash asks GOP Gov. Kristi Noem if South Dakota would force a 10-year-old to have a baby
Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD), discusses a report in the Indianapolis Star where an OBGYN said a 10-year-old girl was forced to leave Ohio to obtain an abortion. South Dakota has banned all abortions except when the mother's life is at risk.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 18:00 UTC
Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a 'false sect'
(CNN) The Taliban has declared the Islamic State affiliate ISIS-K a corrupt "sect" and forbidden Afghans from contact with it. It is forbidden to have any kind of help or relationship with them," the Taliban said in a resolution on Saturday. It is a branch of ISIS -- the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- according to the Wilson Center, a non-partisan policy forum. The Taliban's resolution said that Afghanistan follows an Islamic system of rule and that "armed opposition to this system is considered rebellion and corruption." It added that "any kind of opposition to this Islamic ruling system, which is in conflict with Islamic Sharia and national interests, is corruption and illegal action."
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 17:57 UTC
What's open and closed on July Fourth this year
New York (CNN Business) The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. Many will celebrate the federal holiday with fireworks and barbecues, and most workplaces will be closed throughout the country. Here's what will be open and closed on Monday, July 4. Financial servicesJuly 4 is a bank holiday, so most banks throughout the country will be closed. Online banking services and ATMs will be available for use, however.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 17:51 UTC
Gavin Newsom goes on the air against Ron DeSantis as political rivalry grows
In ever-blue California, Newsom, the son of a state appellate judge, has rebooted from his start as a flashy progressive hero around quieter legislative pushes. "Everybody's got portions of the playbook," Newsom said, comparing DeSantis to other Republicans. DeSantis declined a request for an interview, but those around him say he's happy to have this fight. "Gavin Newsom might as well light a pile of cash on fire," DeSantis campaign spokesman Dave Abrams said. After spending much of the pandemic watching and reading right-wing media, Newsom said he's grown more and more alarmed to see how much is taking root.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 17:51 UTC
SD Governor Kristi Noem Is Not OK With A 10 Year Old Rape Victim Who Is Pregnant Getting An Abortion
Interviewer Dana Bash (a Republican from what I can tell from previous observations) was not very helpful in getting Noem to own her extremist position on abortion. Kristi Noem on Sunday defended her state's abortion trigger law that took effect after the Supreme Court's decision to strip away the constitutional right to an abortion. Noem claims she doesn’t want a nationwide abortion ban, but she’s a Republican. Therefore, she wants a nationwide abortion ban. Noem has been compared to Sarah Palin, but I think she is more disciplined than Palin.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 17:18 UTC
Killing of NYC mom with stroller 'premeditated execution': prosecutor
The man accused of killing a young mother Wednesday as she pushed her 3-month-old baby in a stroller on New York’s Upper East Side was remanded without bail Saturday in what prosecutors called a “premeditated execution,” according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. In a statement prosecutors read in court Saturday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office described the attack as a “premeditated execution” and offered further disturbing details about the case. Before the killing, Argro persuaded Johnson to “meet up with him under the guise that he wanted to give the decedent items for their 3-month-old daughter,” prosecutors said. In the aftermath of those shootings, President Joe Biden late last month signed into law the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in decades. Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill restricting the concealed carry of firearms in locations such as government buildings and schools.
Source:CNN
July 03, 2022 17:10 UTC