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Al Sharpton -- I Said No to 'Dancing With the Stars'

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Alexis Petridis's album of the week | Music

Jeff Tweedy and co’s 13th album bears a close family resemblance to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but with Cate Le Bon in the producer’s chair, it has an appealing wash of left-field weirdness and its lyrics express an older man’s anxieties Published: 12:00 PM ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKWlqLake9KeqaKdo2SurbHXoqpmqJWpv6qwyKxkmqSSqrpuu8Vmq6GdXayyprc%3D

Oprah's Done with the Shame. The New Weight Loss Drugs.

Americans are increasingly using drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro to lose weight. And they got a big endorsement last week when Oprah Winfrey announced that she, too was using weight loss drugs. And it's not just Oprah, the decades-old weight management company Weight Watchers is also embracing the drugs, integrating them into the business model. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani about the company's decision, and talks to NPR consumer health correspondent Yuki Noguchi about what is known and unknown about these drugs.

Sekonda Rhinestone Watch, 29

This image appears in the gallery: Instaglam! Accessories To Add A Hit Of Glitz 8. Sekonda Rhinestone Watch, £29 Chunky watches have been on our jewellery wishlist all year, now we've stumbled across this super-feminine version by Sekonda and fallen in love. The crystal-encrusted ticker is already on order... 13 images See the full gallery: Instaglam!

Swastika Night: Nineteen Eighty-Four's lost twin | Fiction

Books blogFictionSwastika Night: Nineteen Eighty-Four's lost twinWhile Orwell's dystopia is embedded in our culture, an equally powerful novel exploring parallel themes is almost completely unknownThis week's Berlin Wall ceremonies marked a golden moment in the history of that most benighted of cities. They also reminded us of the incredibly enduring power of Nineteen Eighty-Four: it's almost impossible to write or think about totalitarianism without slipping into that chilling Orwellian lexicon. Big Brother, Newspeak, Thought Police, unperson, Room 101 … Nineteen Eighty-Four has percolated through the culture, language and collective mind with a thoroughness and absoluteness O'Brien would be proud of.

The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Drowning in Drama

The Real Housewives of Potomac Home Sweet Drama Season 8 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Real Housewives of Potomac Home Sweet Drama Season 8 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » I am loathe to be prescriptive about a season of television at the second episode, but as a studied protégé of the Reality Television Arts and Sciences in the Brian Moylan School of Housewifery and Hooligans, I would be lying if I didn’t say I had early concerns about the direction of this season of Potomac.

There is no car like the president's armored limo aka 'The Beast'

Redeem now Designed from the ground up by the Secret Service, President Barack Obama's $1.5 million "Cadillac One," aka "The Beast," is a moving fortress impenetrable by bullets and bombs. The president has 12 identical limos in rotation and, when not in use, they're parked in the basement of the Secret Service's headquarters and are under 24-hour surveillance, AutoWeek reports. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Nelly Apologizes for Oral Sex Video Posted on His Instagram

TMZ Nelly is apologizing for a video of him receiving oral sex which, somehow, got posted on his social media -- and he says the old clip was never meant to see the light of day. The "Hot In Herre" rapper started trending Tuesday on Twitter after his IG story briefly included an uncensored video of a woman performing oral sex. The video was quickly deleted, but not before folks were able to capture screen recordings and repost.

Welsh Woman Knocked Unconscious by Thrown Tire in Wild Police Video

Play video content welcome to wrexham? A woman appeared to be knocked unconscious after somebody threw a loose tire at her during an absolutely crazy fight between cops and citizens in Wales ... and it's on video. This clip is pretty tough to watch considering the brutality shown. It depicts a decent-sized crowd of people straight up battling with a handful of police officers in the streets of Wrexham -- specifically, in the village of Rhosllanerchrugog.

Cast Members of Real Housewives of Atlanta Who Were Actually Married

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is entering its 12th season and fans are eager to see the highs, lows, breakups, and romance that the trailer promises this season will deliver. While there are certain cast members throughout the course of the show who joined as single women, the Atlanta franchise is said to have featured the most married couples during its run. Here’s a look back at every cast member who has had the title of “housewife.