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LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Usher gears up for his 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, the singer will lean on his previous experience of hitting the NFL’s biggest stage to help prepare for the 13-minute set. In his first Super Bowl performance, he descended from the stadium ceiling to perform “OMG” in Arlington, Texas. Usher’s appearance lasted less than two minutes, but the moment gave him plenty of insight into conducting a show with such limited time. His album “Confessions” ranks among one of the best-selling music projects of all time and launched No. “Had I known about this opportunity early, I would feel better,” said Usher, who is a paid spokesperson of the healthcare company Sanofi on the ad campaign.

Persons: —, Usher, he’s, will.i.am, ” “, ” Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon, “, ” He's, “ Don’t, ”, It’s Organizations: ANGELES, Allegiant, Associated Press, Super, Sanofi Locations: Las Vegas, Arlington , Texas, “

☆ Martin and Francesca Scorsese, TikTok’s Dynamic Duo
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Maya Salam | More About Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Omg love seeing this side of him,” wrote another. When GQ asked him about his own mortality in September, Scorsese said that he thought about it all the time. “I was a great collector, a great obsessive glutton for cinema and books, and now they all have to go away,” he said. While Martin Scorsese first dipped a toe into social media on Instagram, it was the introduction of TikTok that has allowed Francesca to give the world another perspective on her father, she said. “People love seeing that side of him.”

Persons: “, ”, Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, There’s, Helen Morris, ” Francesca, Francesca, he’s Organizations: GQ

☆ Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Grammy-winning artist Usher is saying “Yeah!” to headlining the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. “It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. Rihanna’s 2023 halftime performance became the most-watched halftime show of all time. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar headlined Super Bowl LVI’s halftime show in 2022. The Super Bowl will air on CBS on February 11, 2024.

Persons: Usher, “, ” Usher, ”, “ Usher, he’s, Usher bares, ” Jay, Z, Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J, Blige, Kendrick Lamar Organizations: CNN, Allegiant, Apple Music, Nation, Las, “, Super, CBS Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Usher to headline Super Bowl 2024 halftime show
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 24 (Reuters) - Grammy-winning artist Usher will headline the halftime show at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada, the National Football League (NFL), Apple Music and label Roc Nation announced on Sunday. The 58th Super Bowl is scheduled to take place at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024. "It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," Usher said in the statement. Last year's Super Bowl Halftime Show, headlined by R&B star Rihanna, was the most-watched halftime performance of all time, organizers said. Iconic artists including the Rolling Stones, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Prince and Bruce Springsteen have taken the Super Bowl stage over the years.

Persons: Usher, Karl Lagerfeld, Andrew Kelly, Usher Raymond IV, Seth Dudowsky, Rihanna, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Maria Caspani, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Metropolitan Museum, Art's, REUTERS, National Football League, Apple Music, Roc Nation, Billboard, of, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Las Vegas , Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ Melissa Etheridge Is Ready to Rewatch ‘Barbie’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

5Esther HicksWhen I went through cancer 19 years ago, it was a big wake-up call about health and life. 6My Gibson Chuck Berry 1970s ES-355 Replica Murphy Lab GuitarI recently went down to Nashville with my band and my crew, and we all went to the Gibson Garage. I have to have it.” I think I’ll use it in the last few numbers of the show. It started 20 years ago when I was undergoing chemotherapy and didn’t have the energy to do anything else. I saw “Barbie” on the road recently at a dine-in theater in Lexington, Ky.

Persons: Esther Hicks, Gibson Chuck Berry, Taylor Swift, Barbie ” Organizations: Gibson Locations: Nashville, New York City, Washington Square, Chicago, Kansas City, Westlake, Lexington, Ky

☆ Fact Check-Altered image of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in room with saws on wall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump pictured in a living room with bone saws hung on the walls is digitally altered. The altered photograph shows the pair dressed in formal wear, with two bone saws seemingly hung on the far wall. One user who shared the altered image on X, formerly known as Twitter, said, “Omg these are sick sick people #Jared #Ivanka” (ghostarchive.org/archive/tUaOi). Another added in the comments: “Are those bone saws on the wall?” (here). Saws cannot be seen hung on the walls in the original photograph posted by Ivanka Trump to X in 2019.

Persons: Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Jared, Ivanka, Read Organizations: Twitter, Reuters

☆ I'm PinkyDoll, the most popular NPC creator on TikTok. I don't care about the haters — what's important is my son is going to have a beautiful life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Mm, ice cream so good, yes yes yes. I first made my account last summer, and I started doing the NPC TikTok trend by accident a few months ago. I spend about six hours a day doing livestreams and making content. My other videos bring in a little income, but nowhere near as much as my NPC livestreams. I know what it's like to grow up with nothing, and I'm going to make sure he doesn't.

Persons: PinkyDoll, Sinon, livestreaming, They're, I'm, Timbaland, Haters, they're, It's, —, who's Organizations: Service, Fashion, Nova Locations: Wall, Silicon, Montreal, Québec, TikTok

☆ I'm PinkyDoll, the most popular NPC creator on TikTok. I don't care about the haters — they're just jealous I'm making money and they're not.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

☆ Do Supermodels Age, or Just Get Airbrushed?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Look, how she defies age! And it is possible that the magazine is simply depicting the women as they want to be shown. According to a Vogue spokeswoman, though, “Vogue retains final editorial control of the creative, fashion and video shoots that appear on any of its platforms.”Certainly, images of models at every age are retouched (sometimes ridiculously so). And there is no question that the former supes look extraordinary for their age. When looking at photos of teenagers and 20-somethings, it is possible to delude yourself into accepting the impossibly flawless nature of what you see.

Persons: Carmen Dell’Orefice, Apo, Naomi Campbell Organizations: Vogue Czechoslovakia, Vogue Philippines, Vogue

Microscopic contaminants were found in a metal used in the engine's high-pressure turbine discs - part of the engine core. In an interview, Chief Executive Greg Hayes acknowledged the airlines' frustration over a spate of problems with the Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines over the last seven years. While the latest GTF issue could be the last straw for some, we suspect that the negative (share price) response is overdone". Low-cost Indian carrier Go First, which plunged into financial crisis this year, blamed "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its 54 Airbus A320neos. Announcing quarterly earnings on Tuesday, RTX increased its 2023 sales expectation from $72 billion to $73 billion to $73 billion to $74 billion.

Persons: Whitney, Pratt, Greg Hayes, Safran, RTX, Robert Stallard, Wizz, Hayes, Pratyush Thakur, Valerie Insinna, Mike Stone, Susan Mathew, Rajesh Singh, Tim Hepher, Shounak Dasgupta, Sharon Singleton, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Pratt, Airbus, U.S, RTX Corp, Raytheon Technologies, CFM International, GE, Reuters, Research, Spirit Airlines Inc, JetBlue Airways, Wizz, Thomson Locations: Paris, Bengaluru, Washington, Chicago

☆ Yes, Shaun Cassidy Is Still Dreamy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Lily Burana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

I was approaching the George Washington Bridge when my friend Lynn fired a text into the Shaun Squad group chat: “GET READY, PARTY PEOPLE!”My heart sank as the message piped through the car speakers in a robotic female voice. I dictated back: “OMG, Lynn, you better not be about to text something that’s going make me regret that I didn’t get my brows waxed for tonight.”“I am,” she replied. An hour later, I would be face to face with my original schoolgirl crush, Shaun Cassidy. Unruly eyebrows and all. His look — feathered hair, satin baseball jackets and skintight pants — launched a tsunami of adolescent hormones.

Persons: George Washington, Lynn, Shaun, ”, Shaun Cassidy, — Organizations: George Washington Bridge, Hardy Boys

☆ The Twitter Watch Party Is Over
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( James Poniewozik | More About James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Like foil-tray frozen meals, which were used by airlines before Swanson branded them as “TV dinners,” Twitter was not initially invented to be an adjunct to the tube. It made the entire world into an improv “Mystery Science Theater.”There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators. When the first sets were rolled out as curiosities in the 1940s, spectators gathered in bars to watch boxing matches. Twitter made the watch party global.

Persons: ” Organizations: Swanson, Twitter, Science, Sports Twitter

☆ Helping investors buy thousands of run-down houses on the cheap was to be the specialty of this proptech. Not even Dr. Phil could save it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Stech told the wholesaler that the woman deserved some of that profit. "He looked me square in the eyes and said, 'That's all she said she needed,'" Stech told Dr. Phil. But Sundae, Stech said, marketed homes directly to investors, who would bid up the price in an effort to win the property. Two of the former Sundae employees told Insider that they often had to make determinations about the mental fitness of their elderly customers. When Insider asked Canavari about the layoffs in June, she told Insider that she was leaving the company herself.

Persons: Sundae, it's, Josh Stech, Phil, Phil —, —, Phil's, Stech, who'd, Andrew Swain Sundae, Peter Thiel's, Will Smith, Isaiah Thomas, HomeVestors, Susan Canavari, Canavari, Phil McGraw, Chris Terry, Terry, Opendoor, I'd, Dawn Tarner, Beth Sallomi Organizations: Fund, Investors, Getty, Facebook Locations: Sundae, Vegas, mailers, Atlanta, Florida

☆ Fact Check-Photo of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie altered to exaggerate body size
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaking at a 2012 public event has been edited to increase the width of his arms and torso, leaving some social media users confused about his actual appearance. Examples of Facebook users sharing the photo as if it were authentic can be seen (here) and (here). The original version is credited to Reuters photographer Bryan Snyder and shows Chris Christie speaking at a campaign rally alongside then Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Exeter, New Hampshire. The misleading image has been shared days before Christie is expected to officially launch his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination (here), (here). A Reuters picture of Christie at a 2012 campaign rally has been edited to depict him as larger than in the original photo.

Persons: Chris Christie, Bryan Snyder, Mitt Romney, Christie, Read Organizations: New, New York Times, Reuters Locations: New Jersey, Exeter , New Hampshire, New Hampshire

☆ Project Veritas sues its founder James O'Keefe, alleging he set up a competitor and wooed donors while on the company's payroll
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Project Veritas is suing its founder and former leader, James O'Keefe. Project Veritas alleges that he violated his employment contract and wooed donors from a confidential list. "Defendant James O'Keefe ("O'Keefe") failed in his duties to Plaintiff, Project Veritas, causing it serious and significant damage." Later that month, O'Keefe founded the O'Keefe Media Organization, which is also a defendant in the lawsuit along with two other Project Veritas employees who assisted with the project. The O'Keefe Media Organization directly competes with Project Veritas — a violation of O'Keefe's employment contract, Project Veritas alleges.

Persons: James O'Keefe, O'Keefe, —, Roy Moore, O'Keefe didn't Organizations: Veritas, Service, Project Veritas, Plaintiff, Pfizer, Company, O'Keefe Media Organization, OMG Locations: Washington, New York, Maine

☆ Billie Eilish hits back at criticism over her more feminine fashion choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Billie Eilish is taking on critics who apparently have an issue with how her style has evolved over the years. “Now when i feel comfortable enough to wear anything remotely feminine or fitting, i CHANGED and am a sellout,” the caption over a photo of herself continued. “And ‘what happened to her’ ‘OMG it’s not the same Billie she’s just like the rest’ blah blah blah.”Eilish went on to call out the “true idiots” and “bozos.”“Let women exist!” she added. insane right? “People hold on to these memories and have an attachment,” she told the publication.

☆ I replaced my stolen iPhone 14 Pro Max with a 12 and feared my content would be way worse – but Beyoncé helped prove me wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I downgraded to a cheaper iPhone 12 after my 14 Pro Max was stolen in March by a thief on a bike. I knew when my iPhone 14 Pro Max was stolen by a thief on a bike, I wouldn't be able to afford another $1,199 to replace it (and no, I didn't have insurance). I decided to downgrade to a used iPhone 12 Pro Max that cost just under £500, or about $620. Even directors are using them to make films after all: Vishal Bhardwaj shot "Fursat" on an iPhone 14 Pro. But speaking as someone who's always had to have the latest iPhone, I realized that last year's model can be more than just fine.

☆ A lawsuit against DoorDash alleges what some users have long suspected: the company charges Apple users more than Android owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Alex Bitter | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that DoorDash charges iPhone users more than Android owners. Building this trust is essential, and it's why the majority of delivery orders on our platform are placed by return customers. According to the lawsuit, "DoorDash charges the expanded range fee on iPhone users more often than Android users and charges iPhone users more for 'delivering' (likely because studies reveal iPhone users earn more)." Ross Hecox, Reid Hecox, US District Court for the District of MarylandIn other cases, iPhone users were charged a slightly higher delivery fee, according to the lawsuit. Others balked at the suit's claim that iPhone users were in a higher-income bracket and thus being charged higher fees.

☆ That simple 'hi' text from a stranger could be the start of a scam that ends up costing you millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The scammer networks operate fake trading platforms that look "exactly the way they should look," Friedman told CNBC. "When I was looking at who had messaged, I was like, 'I don't know if this person is real,'" Kaimi told CNBC. When pressed, Kaimi told Mike about his financial difficulties, stemming from past credit-card debt. "I thought I was someone who knew when they were being scammed, was able to discern things," Kaimi told CNBC. But when Kaimi told Mike he was planning to withdraw his funds, the penny dropped.

☆ Fact Check-Image purporting to show Donald Trump mugshot is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image purporting to show a mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump is AI-generated. The image seemingly shows Trump pictured in front of a mugshot wall wearing a black t-shirt. The size of the shoulders similarly does not match “the familiar size and build of the highly-photographed former president,” he added. External context can be “just as important as the details in the image itself in ascertaining the validity of an image,” Chen told Reuters. The image is AI-generated and does not show an authentic mugshot of Trump.

☆ Fact Check-Old meme not an authentic Donald Trump mugshot
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo meme dating to at least 2018 and made to resemble a “mugshot” of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been confusing social media users, some of whom believe Trump has been arrested amid news of potential charges by New York prosecutors. User comments suggest that some appeared to believe the image is authentic, including: “Trump got arrested? However, the mugshot meme appeared online at least as early as July 2018, including in satirical posts, according to a reverse image search on TinEye (here). At the time of publication, no arrest of Trump had been announced. The image is a meme that has been circulating since at least 2018 and is not an authentic mugshot of Donald J. Trump.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Jim Jordan announced Ray Epps will testify against FBI
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

No evidence supports online claims that U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said Ray Epps, a figure linked to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will testify about alleged FBI involvement in the attack. One tweet said Jordan “just announced” Epps “flipped and will testify” against the FBI, and “watch as they now start to testify against each other-OMG..” (here). Jordan has not posted about Epps or the Jan. 6 attack on his website (jordan.house.gov/), Twitter (twitter.com/Jim_Jordan) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/repjimjordan/). Reporting on how Ray Epps became the target of these conspiracy theories can be found (here ), (here). There is no evidence that Rep. Jim Jordan publicly announced Ray Epps will testify against the FBI regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ From meltdowns to break-ups, viewers are still talking about Tubi's divisive prank Super Bowl ad days after it aired
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tubi aired a cheeky prank commercial during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday that many are still discussing. The ad made viewers think the game was back, only to be interrupted by a switch to the Tubi app. Social media users are still cracking jokes and making serious points about reactions to the ad. Twitter and TikTok users are still talking about the Fox-owned streaming service's Super Bowl commercial days after the big game aired, after many say it successfully tricked them into thinking someone was controlling their TV. "The way that tubi commercial caused so many issues," one Twitter user wrote on Wednesday.

☆ 2023 Alpine A110 South Beach Edition: A Rally Racer Revived
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Dan Neil | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

PINK MARTINI The Alpine A110 is a two-seat coupe with aluminum chassis and body weighing only 2,430 pounds. Powered by a mid-mounted 1.8-liter turbocharged engine (252 hp) and seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, the rear-drive A110 can hit 62 mph in 4.5 seconds. I STOOD in the parking lot of my hotel near Heathrow, in falling snow, amazed by the Alpine A110 South Beach Edition that had been left for me. Then it dawned on me: “The South Beach Edition.” Oof! The halo car for Renault ’s premium-performance Alpine brand, the two-seat, mid-engine A110 went on sale in 2017 and is often favorably compared to Porsche ’s fabulous 718 Cayman.

☆ Hiring a marachi band for my husband's first-ever birthday party wasn't in my budget, but I did it anyway — and I've never been more sure of my approach to money
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Julie Schwietert Collazo | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I barely had any money, but I wanted to give my husband a nice birthday surprise even if it was hard. It marked another trip around the sun for my husband, Francisco. In fact, I learned after we started dating, he'd never had a birthday party — ever. I realized I needed to ignore the financial adviceMost financial advice consists of a single, sacrosanct maxim: SAVE. "I've never had a birthday party," Francisco told Gerardo and his fellow musicians.

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