#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air

#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air

“#White TV news anchors suspended for wearing afro wigs on-air” To celebrate temperatures dipping into the 70s after a sweltering weekslong heatwave, Arkansas’ KATV anchor Chris May and meteorologist Barry Brandt wore Afro wigs — and viewer reception was chilly.  The Little Rock-based station quickly suspended the two white news anchors, and canned their boss,…

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#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight

#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight

“#Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight” LONDON, Oct 4 – A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls to consider a career in space and science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Marking the Oct. 4-10 World Space…

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#Teachers rally against NYC DOE’s vaccine mandate

#Teachers rally against NYC DOE’s vaccine mandate

“#Teachers rally against NYC DOE’s vaccine mandate” They’re trying to teach the city a lesson. Hundreds of people — most of them Department of Education staffers — protested the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate as it went into effect on Monday. The crowd gathered outside DOE headquarters in Brooklyn, waving American flags and holding signs that…

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#’SNL’ kicks off new season with 35 percent drop in ratings

#’SNL’ kicks off new season with 35 percent drop in ratings

“#’SNL’ kicks off new season with 35 percent drop in ratings” “Saturday Night Live” host Owen Wilson kicked off the show’s 47th season over the weekend with little fanfare, drawing sharply lower ratings than last year’s season debut. Ratings for the live sketch-comedy show on Saturday plummeted 35 percent from last season’s opener, bringing in…

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#Why NASA’s Mars missions will be silent for weeks

#Why NASA’s Mars missions will be silent for weeks

“#Why NASA’s Mars missions will be silent for weeks” NASA is standing down from commanding its Mars missions for the next few weeks.  While the Earth and Red Planet are on opposite sides of the sun – in the biennial Mars solar conjunction – the planets are unable to “see” each other.  The sun emits hot, ionized gas from its corona that extends into…

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#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert

#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert

“#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert” Billie Eilish is trashing Texas lawmakers she sees as the bad guys. The “Happier Than Ever” singer slammed Texas’ abortion laws during a concert in Austin on Saturday, saying she was “sick and tired of old men” who she said were responsible for restrictive legislation that took…

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