Jack Dorsey, CEO and co-founder of social media platform Twitter, said on Monday that he is stepping down as CEO. The 45-year-old Dorsey will remain on Twitter’s board of directors until next May, according to an email to staff that Dorsey tweeted. Twitter’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal, will replace Dorsey as CEO effective immediately, …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, saying it is “cause for concern, not a cause for panic”
President Joe Biden said on Monday the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic.” While health experts work to learn more about the quickly spreading strain, Biden said researchers believe that current vaccines should be adequate against the variant. Biden also continued to advocate COVID-19 vaccinations, saying …
Jay Leno to play Ed Sullivan in Beatles biopic “Midas Man”
Jay Leno has been cast as the late Ed Sullivan in the forthcoming Beatles biopic Midas Man, marking the Tonight Show host’s first feature film appearance as a character since the ’90s, The Beatles appeared on Sullivan’s show three times in February 1964, and several more times over the years. Their first appearance was watched …
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Take a look at the Season 6 Trailer for the final season of ‘This Is Us’
The final season of ‘This Is Us’ is ahead, and in the first trailer for Season 6, Rebecca (Mandy Moore) looks back at some of her favorite memories. As “Time After Time” (sung by Chrissy Metz aka Kate) plays, Rebecca says: “Sometimes I think about what my very last memory will be before the candle …
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Portland Named One of 2021’s Best Cities for Singles
The website WalletHub has released a report on 2021’s Best & Worst Cities for Singles, and Portland has made the Best List, coming in at #8. The site determined where singles have the highest chance of finding love and compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 32 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges …
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Crime in Maine Decreased in 2020
The Department of Public Safety and the Unified Crime Reporting Division of the Maine State Police have released crime statistics for Maine for 2020. Crime in Maine decreased -6.1% during 2020. It is the ninth consecutive year that crime has dropped in the state. The total number of both adults and juveniles summoned or cited by police …
Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh passes away at 41 after private battle with cancer
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh died Sunday after a private battle with cancer, according to a post shared on his social media. He was 41 years old. Abloh, the founder and CEO of fashion house Off-White, battled a “rare, aggressive form of cancer” known as cardia angiosarcoma, for two years before his death, according to the …
Dr. Anthony Fauci warns that newly-discovered Omicron variant may ‘evade immune protection’ from COVID-19
Appearing on NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the newly discovered ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19 may evade various forms of immune protection. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said it was “troublesome” that Omicron features about 32 or more variants in the virus’ spike …
Peacock drops first teaser for ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ dramatic reboot, ‘Bel-Air’
The first teaser for Bel-Air, a dramatic reboot of Will Smith’s iconic 90s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, was released by NBC. The network’s online streaming service Peacock will air the new one-hour Bel-Air starting next year. The minute-long teaser features Smith voicing lyrics from the original show’s opening theme as star Jabari Banks — who …
Valerie Bertinelli files for legal separation from husband Tom Vitale after 10 years of marriage
Actress and Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli has filed for legal separation from her husband Tom Vitale after 10 years of marriage. The 61-year-old Bertinelli filed the documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE magazine. In the documents, Bertinelli cites “irreconcilable differences” between the pair as the …