Personal toll of precarious work
Part-time, temporary and contract workers find their jobs take a financial and personal toll, Nick Purdon reports
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BANG ShowbizBritney Spears sparks fears for mental health after being photographed topless and wrapped in blanket
After being snapped being escorted to emergency services topless, wrapped in a blanket and with cuts on her knees amid reports she was involved in a bust-up, Britney Spears has sparked fears for her mental health.
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Donald Trump Appears To Reveal His Plan If He Loses Election To Joe Biden
The former president made the chilling remark about the 2024 election to a Wisconsin newspaper.
- The Daily Beast
Donald ‘Von ShitzInPantz’ Diss Makes Hush-Money Trial Debut
Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty ImagesDonald Trump can dish it out, but he has shown, once again, that he simply cannot take it.As proceedings began Thursday morning in the disgraced ex-president’s criminal hush-money trial, defense attorney Todd Blanche complained to New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan that the gag order put in place to prevent Trump from intimidating witnesses, jurors, and court staff was unfair to his client.“Everybody can say anything they want, except for President Tru
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Trump trial updates: Prosecution plays Cohen’s secret recording of Trump discussing payment to Karen McDougal
During the 10th day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, jurors heard a secret recording made by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that captured his boss talking about a payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
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‘He Hates That So Much’: Jimmy Kimmel Tells The Story That’s Driving Trump Nuts
The late night host spots a report that the former president “really” doesn’t like.
- NY Daily News
Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson reportedly had ‘huge fight’ on the set of ‘Red Notice’
An alleged confrontation between Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is being detailed in new reports that surfaced Tuesday. While filming the 2021 Netflix film “Red Notice,” the actors reportedly had a “huge fight” over Johnson’s repeated tardiness to set, according to sources who spoke with The Wrap. With the chatter spreading on Tuesday, a representative for Amazon MGM Studios ...
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Jimmy Fallon Totally Burns His Audience To Spare Anne Hathaway From Embarrassment
The actor clearly didn't read the room, so the "Tonight Show" host bailed her out.
- HuffPost
Local TV Anchor Catches Donald Trump Off Guard With A Simple Question
The former president floundered in the face of Roop Raj's response.
- The Independent
Elon Musk hosted an ‘anti-Biden’ dinner party. Here’s who attended
Elite dinner co-hosted by entrepreneur David Sacks at his home in the Hollywood Hills
- Futurism
China Releases CGI Video of Moon Base and It Contains Something Very Strange
Blurred Out The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has shown off a CGI video of its vision of a lunar base, a vastly ambitious plan the country is hoping to realize in a matter of decades. The showy, albeit already dated-looking render shows plans for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) a Chinese and Russian […]
- Entertainment Weekly
“The View” star Sara Haines asks cohosts to stop looking at her skirt live on air: 'I expect it from the men!'
Haines walked out to the Hot Topics table wearing a leather skirt with high slits on both sides.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Toronto influencer Susete Isabel says she initially ignored her stage 4 cancer symptoms: 'It's a bad sign'
Isabel says she didn't worry about an enlarged note because it "didn't hurt."
- The Daily Beast
Judge Refuses to Green Light Angry Trump Posts
Doug Mills/GettyDonald Trump tried—and failed—to lure the judge overseeing his New York criminal trial into the position of greenlighting his angry screeds to ensure they don’t violate a gag order that seeks to stop him from continuing to intimidate witnesses and jurors.The move came after Trump got slapped with $9,000 in fines and a warning of a potential stay in the slammer on Tuesday, then had to fend off the risk of an additional $4,000 in penalties Thursday morning.After a trial lunch break
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Jack Nicklaus played Augusta National three times after the 2024 Masters. Here’s what he shot
Jack Nicklaus got the message loud and clear.
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Trump Unleashes Bizarre 'Word Salad' Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview
The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.
- InStyle
Demi Moore Is Manifesting Summer With Her Teeny-Tiny Leopard Print String Bikini
She went full 'Charlie's Angels' for a vacay with her daughters.
- CBC
Woman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse.An Ontario woman has been acquitted of a sex crime against her teen stepson in Ottawa 40 years ago because the judge couldn't be sure that Canadians in the 1980s would have found it criminally immoral.It's a rare case because a woman stands accused, leaving the judge in a tough spot with little case law to lean on, according to a law professor who specializes in sexual offences. Still, Janine Benedet said it would have been helpful for t
- People
No, Mama Cass Did Not Die from a Ham Sandwich: In New Book, Her Daughter Shares What “Really” Happened (Exclusive)
The Mamas & The Papas singer passed away at 32, and her daughter Owen Elliott-Kugel has had to live with rumors ever since
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Lauren Boebert Gets The ‘Beetlejuice’ Treatment During Campus Protest Visit
The far-right congresswoman received an awkward reminder during her tour of George Washington University.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Step aside MLB umpires, the NHL officials ‘shine’ in Stars’ playoff win over Las Vegas
Epidemic of questionable calls continues as the Dallas Stars’ Game 5 win over Las Vegas is marred by the refs