What to expect from Friday's jobs report
Areas of the US economy have started to crack under the weight of persistently high inflation and a string of 10 consecutive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
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Lizzo threatens to 'quit' music in response to 'bulls**t' fatphobic comments about her
Lizzo has threatened to quit music after being hit with horrific comments about her weight "daily". The 'About Damn Time' singer has been vocal about trolls in the past but on Wednesday (31 May) shared several examples in a string of now-private tweets. "I JUST logged on [to] the app and this is the type of s*** I see about me on a daily basis," she wrote on Twitter. She included a post from one brutal critic Layah Hailpern, who said: "How is Lizzo still THIS fat when she’s constantly moving this much on stage?! I wonder what she must be eating." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Lizzo went on to say "Then someone in the comments said I eat ‘lots of fast food,' before exclaiming how she "literally stopped eating fast food years ago." She explained how she's "tired of explaining myself all the time and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some bulls***". A separate post saw the star react to another comment, reading: "I don’t think Lizzie wants to be smaller... yet... If she did, she would be. It’s her brand." Lizzo hit back: "This is what my body looks like even when I’m eating super clean and working out. Y’all speak on s*** y’all know NOTHING ABOUT and I’m starting to get heated." The 35-year-old continued: "The Love definitely do not outweigh the Hate on social media... all because I’m fat???? This is CRAZY. "I HATE IT HERE," she fumed, before threatening to quit music. "Y’all don’t know how close I be to giving up on everyone and quitting and enjoying my money and my man on a F***ING FARM." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Brazil's GDP rises more than expected in first quarter boosted by farm sector
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA Brazil's economy rebounded more than expected in the first quarter, boosted by a strong
1970-01-01 08:00
Kosovo: Nato ready to send more troops after unrest
Pristina and Belgrade trade blame after ethnic Albanian mayors were elected in ethnic Serb areas.
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Online pet goods retailer Chewy surges on sales forecast lift, Canada foray plans
Shares of Chewy Inc rose nearly 20% in premarket trading on Thursday after the online pet supplies retailer
1970-01-01 08:00
US turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
The U.S. government is stepping up its quest to force ARC Automotive Inc. to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath
1970-01-01 08:00
Laura Woods says she gets asked very strange questions whenever people see her feet
Laura Woods is one of the best in the game when it comes to presenting live sport, but she’s had to put up with a lot of nonsense from viewers over the years. The 35-year-old has said she receives strange questions from time to time – and most of them relate to her feet. Woods spoke about the fact that the most bizarre DMs she receives from fans always tend to arrive after her feet are seen on Instagram or during a live broadcast. Appearing on Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks’ podcast Staying Relevant, Woods said: "Every time I have no shoes on in a photo, the amount of people that say I've got boat feet. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "They're a size seven which is a UK average for a woman by the way. [I get] 'How big are your f***ing boats?' And I'm like ‘they're not that big.’" Woods even has her own profile on Wikifeet - a website for celebrity foot fetishists - which fans have put together using pictures from her social media pages. Woods isn’t afraid to respond to fans, either. "I've replied a couple of times [to negative messages] about people's manhood... but it's only ever a retaliation,” she said. "I never understand when people say, 'Oh but you can't say that'. Am I a sitting duck? Just because I'm a broadcaster, you're allowed to say anything you want about me and as soon as I reply - and I will win, like I'm very stubborn about things like that - I will f***ing fight to the death." Meanwhile, Woods got more than she bargained for during a recent radio phone-in, after a Premier League star admitted he had a crush on her live on air. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Recession ahead? By this metric, one's already here: Earnings shrink and Wall St fears worse to come
The latest round of corporate earnings is leaving Wall Street with a confounding sense of relief and lingering anxiety
1970-01-01 08:00
Serbia, Kosovo presidents clash at summit over flare-up
By Andrew Gray and John Irish BULBOACA, Moldova The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo insisted on Thursday they
1970-01-01 08:00
Jason Momoa thinks Vin Diesel is jealous of him for outshining everybody in 'Fast X'
Sources say Diesel has been vocal within his inner circle about Momoa's alleged 'scene-stealing' and 'over-acting'
1970-01-01 08:00
SNB defends raising rates, says not to blame for Credit Suisse failure
(This May 31 story has been corrected to clarify that Jordan's comment referred to another bank and not Credit Suisse,
1970-01-01 08:00
Who is Summer Walker dating? R&B singer feels like she 'got played' by Recording Academy after Grammys snub
'I don’t know. I feel like I got played. The numbers were there. The fans were there. When I pop out for a show, sold out every time,' Summer Walker said
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