The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, making her the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Senators voted 53-47 in favor of her confirmation. Three Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted with Democrats …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
House passes bill to provide $55 billion in grants for restaurants and other small businesses impacted by COVID-19
On Thursday, the House passed a $55 billion bill to aid restaurants and small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The bill includes $42 billion for restaurants and $13 billion for other small businesses. The Senate still must vote to pass the bill for it to become law. The money in this bill replenishes the Restaurant Revitalization …
Actor/producer Gillian Anderson signs first-look deal with Netflix
Actress and producer Gillian Anderson has signed a first-look deal with Netflix. The 53-year-old Anderson will produce new TV shows for Netflix through her production company, Fiddlehead Productions. Netflix confirmed the news on Twitter, saying: “The endlessly brilliant Gillian Anderson has signed a first-look deal with Netflix, through which she will produce new TV shows!” Anderson …
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Netflix announces “Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event” featuring Oprah Winfrey and Viola Davis
A new Netflix special with Oprah Winfrey and Viola Davis — “Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event” — will debut on the streaming service on April 22. Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event will show Winfrey and Davis in conversation about Davis’s memoir, “Finding Me,” which will be released on April 26. Netflix …
Father of student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York found guilty of abuse against other students
On Wednesday, a jury of 12 found Lawrence Ray guilty of 15 counts related to his decade-long reign of abuse over students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. The 62-year-old Ray, who is the father of a daughter who attended the small Westchester County liberal arts college, faces a maximum sentence of life in …
House of Representatives holds two former Trump aides in contempt over Capitol attack probe
The U.S. House of Representatives approved “contempt of Congress” charges on Wednesday against two former aides to Donald Trump — Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino — for failing to cooperate with the probe into the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, who was a top trade adviser to the former president, and Scavino, who was …
Marvel drops new teaser clip for the upcoming ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Marvel has dropped a new teaser clip for the highly anticipated sequel film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks up after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which sees Dr. Strange open a rift in the multiverse while trying to help Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. …
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia set to replace Kanye West at 2022 Coachella
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s twitter page announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia will take the place of Kanye West as the Sunday night headliners at the 2022 Coachella Music Festival. Coachella will be held the weekend of April 15-17, and the weekend of April 22-24. The CEO of Goldenvoice, the festival …
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Oklahoma Legislature passes bill to make it illegal to perform abortions, except in medical emergencies
On Tuesday, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison. The state House of Representatives brought the bill to a vote this week, after it was passed …
Former Trump official and New Hampshire congressional candidate Matt Mowers voted in two states’ primaries in 2016
Matt Mowers — a former Trump administration official, and leading Republican primary candidate running for Congress in New Hampshire — voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, possibly violating federal voting law. Mowers cast an absentee ballot in New Hampshire’s 2016 presidential primary, voting records show. At the time, Mowers served as the director of …