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Michigan is a key state in the 2024 elections. How is the war between Israel and Hamas registering with voters there, particularly Arab Americans? ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN%2FjmpoaGllZH5zfZJqaXJxaGt8qr%2FRmpylZZiWuqK%2FjLCYq2WUnsOqsMSsZK5lo2K9sLjIraCcq12eu7W7jKysqaifp8Fuss6rZKKropayrXnOq2SpmZyawLW1zaKYp6s%3D

It took Megan just one song, not even three minutes long, to respond. Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album was bound to be a victory lap. “Big Ole Freak,” her first hit, came out over two years ago and charted in April 2019; the mixtape that followed a month later, Fever, had all the hype of a formal debut. By the time she followed it with the one-off “Hot Girl Summer,” the world couldn’t look away — and she continued to hold its attention with follow-up EP Suga and a chart-topping, Beyoncé-assisted remix of “Savage.

In “Red Rooms,” Pascal Plante didn’t want to show explicit images of violent killings. He wanted to talk about them instead. “During the pandemic, we have been spending all this time in front of our screens, consuming violent images in a very detached way. Realizing that led me to the dark web, basically,” he tells Variety. His “sort of cyber thriller and sort of courtroom drama” – world premiering at Karlovy Vary Film Festival before opening Canada’s genre fest Fantasia – revolves around the high-profile trial of Ludovic Chevalier (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), accused of murdering teenage girls and selling videos of his exploits.

Health This article is more than 1 month oldAustralia will become the first country to ban engineered stone bench tops. Will others follow? This article is more than 1 month oldBan is the culmination of a years-long campaign, driven by doctors, trade unions and workers involved in its cutting and handling Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast When an Australian worker developed a debilitating lung disease in 2015, it didn’t take researchers long to connect it to engineered stone bench tops – a popular feature in kitchens and bathrooms.

Although Michael Jordan has been part of Nike since 1984, it was in 1997 that the Jordan Brand was unveiled as a sub-brand of Nike. Back when the Jordan Brand was initially announced, the brand signed five athletes from the NBA. None of them were given a signature shoe to promote the brand, yet they appeared in commercials at the time for the Jordan Brand. The first-ever athlete who was signed to Jordan Brand and was given his own signature shoe was Carmelo Anthony.

A 15-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by her teacher faced him in court as he was handed a 15-year prison sentence.  Jeff Ranstrom, 32, who was a teacher and basketball coach at Eagle High School, appeared in an Idaho court on Tuesday for sentencing, where his teenage victim told him how his textbook grooming had left her depressed and suicidal.  The victim told the court: 'I trusted him as a teacher, friend, and mentor, and unfortunately that trust was betrayed.

Who was right? And more importantly, who was wrong? I don’t know if you noticed, but something amazing happened this week. Locked at home in a quarantine that shows no sign of ending any time soon, the nation was primed for a silly bit of celebrity gossip to distract us. And yet, when Taylor Swift and Kanye West reignited their now decade-old feud, the response from the public was a resounding, “Anything but that!

The 72nd Miss Universe pageant took place in El Salvador on Saturday. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua won the crown. Take a look at all of her Miss Universe competition outfits.  Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios cinched the 2023 Miss Universe crown in a historic win on Saturday. Palacios, 23, beat out 83 other women at the pageant in Sal Salvador, El Salvador. It's the first time in history that Nicaragua has won the Miss Universe competition, making Palacios' victory momentous.

Animals can change the world, whether they are shooting into space, carrying secret messages over a battlefield, or have a distinctly grumpy face.Many creatures throughout history have become pop-culture figures, whether they're real, animated, or a puppet.Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, and Garfield have brought joy to generations, while real animals such as Ham the chimp and Balto the Siberian husky are regarded as heroes.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.