An Adidas swimsuit advertising campaign for Pride month is stirring controversy. The ad, posted on the apparel company’s website, features a male-presenting model sporting the brand’s “Pride Swimsuit,” a colorful, geometric-patterned one-piece. The $70 bathing suit is part of the Adidas x Rich Mnisi Pride Collection, which launched May 15 …
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May, 2023
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17 May
Jacksonville voters elect city’s first female mayor
JACKSONVILLE – Voters in Jacksonville elected the city’s first female mayor on Tuesday. Democrat Donna Deegan earned 52% of the vote, beating Republican Daniel Davis, according to unofficial results. About 217,000 people voted in the race, for a turnout of 33%. “Love won tonight, and we made history,” Deegan said …
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12 May
Michael J. Fox says he’s suffered numerous injuries as a result of his Parkinson’s
Michael J. Fox has suffered from a number of injuries as a result of his Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with in 1991 at age 29, the actor revealed in an interview with Variety this week. The 61-year-old “Back to the Future” star opened up about his battle with …
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12 May
Elon Musk says he’s found “a new CEO” for Twitter. It’s said to be NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino.
Elon Musk on Thursday tweeted that he’s found “a new CEO for X/Twitter,” adding, “She will be starting in ~6 weeks!” The billionaire said he’ll transition his role to executive chairman and chief technology officer of the social media network. Musk, who bought Twitter last year, didn’t disclose the name …
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11 May
Fishermen sentenced to 10 days in jail after stuffing fish with weights at tournament
Two men who admitted to cheating during a fishing tournament in Ohio were sentenced to 10-day jail terms, prosecutors said Thursday. Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, were also required to forfeit Cominsky’s boat, worth an estimated $130,000, officials said. Both men’s fishing licenses were suspended for three years, …
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11 May
Peanut allergy patch for toddlers shows promise, study finds
An experimental skin patch to help treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts is showing promise, according to a new study. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, the trial’s findings show the patch, named Viaskin, helped kids ages 1 to 3 who initially couldn’t tolerate even …
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4 May
Novo Nordisk limits distribution of low doses of Wegovy in U.S.
Novo Nordisk is holding back low doses of Wegovy, its recently approved obesity medication, in the U.S. to conserve supplies for patients already using the drug, the company said Thursday. The Danish drugmaker is supplying “limited quantities” of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg and 1 mg dose strengths to wholesalers for distribution to …
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3 May
Darryl Barwick executed in Florida for woman’s 1986 stabbing death
A Florida man was executed Wednesday for breaking into a woman’s home and stabbing her to death in 1986, a crime committed months after he was released from prison for rape. Darryl B. Barwick, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, …
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April, 2023
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27 April
School staffers charged after 7
Five staff members at a suburban Indianapolis school have been charged with neglect or failure to report neglect after a 7-year-old special education student was told to eat his own vomit, authorities said. According to the Brownsville Police Department, video showed the incident and the involvement of the staff members. …
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26 April
Elizabeth Holmes delays going to prison with another appeal
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing hoax to remain free for an additional month. Holmes’ lawyers on Wednesday informed U.S. District Judge Edward Davila that she won’t …
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