Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a sign of the president’s strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members
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Baltimore police arrest suspect in mass shooting at block party
Baltimore police said on Friday they had arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a July 2 mass shooting
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Arrest made in connection with fatal Baltimore block party shooting
A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the Baltimore block party shooting over the weekend that claimed two lives.
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US farm agency opens applications for $2.2 billion in discrimination payments
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON The Biden administration will begin accepting applications for $2.2 billion in financial assistance for
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Blazers vs. Rockets prediction and odds for NBA Summer League (Back Scoot Henderson in debut)
Two of the best young teams in the NBA Summer League are facing off on Friday night with the Portland Trail Blazers taking on the Houston Rockets.There’s a lot of NBA lottery talent in this game on both sides.Portland Trail Blazers notable Summer League players Scoot Henderson (No. ...
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Ainsley Harriott joinsThreads with reference to classic This Morning meme
Chef Ainsley Harriott has contributed some great memes to the internet during his distinguished broadcasting career, but the presenter brought back an absolute classic for his first post on Instagram’s new text-based Twitter rival Threads on Thursday. The iconic catchphrase “Why hello Jill” – especially beloved by Radio 1 presenter Greg James – went viral back in 2018 after Harriott made a surprise appearance in a member of the public’s house during a segment of This Morning. Jill Hatton, who was selected to receive a number of surprises as part of Mother’s Day, looked stunned when hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford cut to her in her living room, and seemed equally as shocked as TV personality Alison Hammond sat on her sofa and explained all the amazing gifts she would be receiving. But that wasn’t the moment which would become known across social media. It actually came in the form of what Hammond said after the TV crew brought a brand new TV into her house. Hammond said: “There’s going to be more, because we’ve only got Ainsley Harriott. here, who’s going to do a treat dish for you. He’s going to cook you a lovely treat in your very own kitchen – here he is.” Shaking a frying pan in his hand as he enters the room, Harriott can be heard saying, in a wonderful sing-song voice, “Why hello Jill!” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter And for those wondering, a follow-up segment of This Morning which aired in December 2019 saw Langsford confirm to James that Jill was doing “very very well” – and check in on the viral sensation who confirmed people were saying it to her in the street “for a long time afterwards”. The saying was even referenced by Ant and Dec in a series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! last year, when ex-Lioness Jill Scott appeared as a campmate in the Australian jungle. Now, Harriott did his own take on the meme on the Instagram app by posting “why hello, Threads”, delighting users on the platform. “This is the content I’m here for,” replied one. Another commented: “Worth following just for that.” “Best thread I’ve seen so far, hands down,” declared a third. And of course, James himself was thrilled with the meme’s resurgence, attaching a screenshot of the Thread to his very first post on the platform, which was a picture of a naked Harriott on a sofa, with grapes covering his privates. Harriot isn’t the only one to make a pretty epic entrance on the new social media app, either, as Good Morning Britain presenter and former Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls’ first post was exactly what you expect it to be. 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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US PE firm 777 Partners in talks with Boeing, ATR over new jet order
By Abhijith Ganapavaram U.S. private equity firm 777 Partners has said it is in talks with Boeing Co
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No, "Mr Blue Sky" singer Jeff Lynne does not have an account on Bluesky
With Elon Musk’s Twitter suffering yet another catastrophic outage (which has seen the Tesla and SpaceX founder implement temporary limits on how many tweets we can view in a day), users are once again looking for a rival platform to evacuate to. Previously it was the likes of Post and Mastodon - the latter of which Musk hated so much he restricted users from linking to their new accounts on Twitter - but now it’s the turn of Bluesky to get all the hype. Backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, the platform claims to offer “an open and decentralised standard for social media” – “decentralised” meaning users don’t have an account under one ‘centralised’ company owned by one particular company, but can instead sign up to individual servers and communities owned and managed by other people. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It's already proven popular, with surreal social media poster Dril and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already signed up. In fact, after Twitter’s latest blunder, invite codes to Bluesky became so lucrative and sign-ups became so intense that they had to temporarily pause new registrations (they’ve reopened them now, though, if you fancy a try). And while others are considering whether to jump ship to the rival site, or desperately hunting for the code which will let them in, some Twitter users were reminded of a legendary rock band thanks to the platform’s choice of name: Yep, for a handful of individuals, the hit track from Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra (or ELO) came to mind – and it’s perhaps made all the more amusing considering one of “Mr Blue Sky’s” lyrics is the rhetorical question, “where did we go wrong”. If Musk were to ask that question, we’d probably say firing almost half of Twitter’s workforce and therefore making it almost impossible to deal with the demand is part of the problem. And if you were wondering, a few searches on Bluesky appear to suggest that neither Lynne or ELO are on the platform. Indy100 has approached Lynne’s representatives for a statement, but they said the musician was unavailable for comment. 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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Bulls vs. Raptors prediction and odds for NBA Summer League (Gradey Dick makes debut)
The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors open up their Las Vegas Summer League schedule on Friday with a matchup against each other.The Bulls didn’t have a first-round pick this season thanks to the Nikola Vucevic trade, leaving their Summer League roster mainly composed of free agents. They ...
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US labor secretary sees no need for now to step into talks between UPS, Teamsters
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said on Friday she does not see a
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How to Aim Better in Warzone
The fastest way to aim better in Warzone is to turn on Black Ops Aim Assist, find what sensitivity works for you, and then practice in high-action games on Vondel.
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Why the Sun were right to gamble on Alyssa Thomas as the centerpiece
Despite the substantial upheaval to the Connecticut Sun's roster, the franchise made the right choice by choosing Alyssa Thomas as their centerpiece.At the close of the 2022 season, the Connecticut Sun found themselves on the losing end of the WNBA finals for the second time in four seasons...
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