Photos of the week flashback to 2011

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  89 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Posted May 26, 2023 at 12:14pm On Aug. 2, 2011, the Senate passed a $2.1 trillion budget package capping months of grueling partisan wrangling that brought the nation to the brink of a historic default on its obligations. The vote came just hours before the Treasury Department had warned the U.S. would default on its debt. The House passed the package the day before. CQ Roll Call photojournalists documented the wheeling and dealing during the summer of 2011 and showcase them here as current debt limit negotiations continue. [Read More]

See Napoleon Dynamite Now at 44 Best Life

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  942 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Jon Heder became one of film history's most iconic nerds when he was cast as the lead in Napoleon Dynamite, the surprise hit comedy that hit theaters in 2004. Prior to that, his onscreen career amounted to just three shorts, including the one that was adapted into the cult classic feature, so the breakout success of Napoleon Dynamite took him completely by surprise. But the popularity of the quirky film persists. [Read More]

Stormy Daniels - Bio, Net Worth, Height

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  604 words  |  Patria Henriques

Profile:Stormy DanielsAge:44 Years OldHeight:5ft 6in (168 cm)Occupation:Adult StarNet Worth:US $2 MillionStatus:AliveORIGIN Stormy Daniels is an American adult film star, stripper, and director. Her credits include The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2006), and Wrong Side of Town (2010). She’s appeared in 250+ films and won multiple accolades from XRCO, AVN, and NightMoves. Daniels was born Stephanie Gregory Clifford on March 17, 1979, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her parents Sheila and Bill Gregory separated when she was young. [Read More]

What happened to Christina DeSantis?

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  202 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Friday aimed at dissolving a special taxing district that has granted Walt Disney World unique self-governing powers for more than five decades, despite warnings from a leading bond-rating agency about the proposed changes. The bill is aimed at the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which encompasses approximately 25,000 acres in Orange and Osceola counties on land in and around the most magical place on earth. [Read More]

19621964 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1058 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

At the 1962 Riverside Grand Prix, two new production cars faced each other for the first time. These were the Corvette Stingray and Shelby Cobra. Both had to impress Chevrolet and Ford respectively, but since the Cobra was 50% lighter it naturally ran away from all the Corvettes. This was an embarrassing result for Chevrolet and all aces for Ford. GM’s Engineer Zora Duntov, the father of all performance Corvettes, knew a lighter Stingray would be needed immediately and thus the Grand Sport was conceived. [Read More]

6 Retro Fashion Trends Everyone's Wearing Now Best Life

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  855 words  |  Valentine Belue

As they say, what goes around comes back around—and that couldn't be more true when it comes to fashion. If you love to infuse a little nostalgia into your style, we bear good news: A number of retro trends are back "in" again, and many of them are actually super easy to incorporate into your everyday wardrobe. The key here, according to Brigid Stasen, founder of Bridge Your Style, is to mix old with new. [Read More]

A UFO Hovers Over Russians Protesting Vladimir Putin

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  303 words  |  Fernande Dalal

By ABC News December 14, 2011 Image from amateur video shot over Bolotnaya Square in Moscow Saturday. Just what was that thing hovering over Moscow's Bolotnaya Square on Saturday? There was a demonstration by a reported 25,000 pro-democracy protesters, angry about alleged election fraud by the party of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Several of them shot video of police helicopters hovering overhead, and something else as well. Take a look: [Read More]

Barbie's Ryan Gosling Gets Candid In Statement On Greta Gerwig & Margot Robbie Snubs

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Ryan Gosling had nothing but praise for Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie and their work on “Barbie,” which is extremely fair. The movie arguably wouldn’t be the success it was without Robbie’s lead performance, and Gerwig demonstrated exceptional skill as a director by creating a heightened world with a real heart. That’s to say nothing of the fact that she somehow made a profound, smart, and subversive movie centered around a Barbie doll. [Read More]

Does Lil' Wayne Have One Month to Live?

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  288 words  |  Patria Henriques

Fact Check The rapper has been a frequent subject of hoax stories about a supposed fatal cancer diagnosis. Published Jul 12, 2017 Image Via Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write(" Advertisment: ");} Claim: Lil' Wayne announced that he was diagnosed with skin cancer and has one month to live. On 7 July 2017, the web site HuntingForUSA.com reported that rapper Lil' Wayne announced that he had only one month left to live after receiving an advanced cancer diagnosis. [Read More]