Kanye West visited by Justin Bieber at rapper’s ranch in Wyoming amid Kim Kardashian divorce claims
Justin Bieber has visited Kanye West at his ranch in Wyoming following a tumultuous week for the rapper.
The 43-year-old is reportedly refusing to see his wife Kim Kardashian West at the moment amid an ongoing bipolar episode.
He sparked concern after he shared several worrying tweets containing allegations against his family, including the claim that his wife tried to “lock me up” and that he has been seeking a divorce.
In response, Kardashian West said she was “powerless” and reminded fans her husband suffered from bipolar disorder.
On Friday, West revealed pop star Bieber was the latest visitor to his Yeezy Campus in Wyoming, and posted a picture of the Canadian deep in conversation with music executive Damon Dash.
West captioned the post: “DD & JB discussing the new spray foam wall prototypes on the YZY campus.”
Bieber, 26, was wearing a lime green hoodie for the visit and was pictured relaxing in a chair while speaking with Dash.
He has been on a road trip with wife Hailey, 23, and shared snaps of the journey on Instagram.
Friday had been scheduled as the release date for West’s latest album, Donda: With Child, but there was no sign of it on streaming platforms.
The 43-year-old is yet to provide an official update on the album. He has endured a chaotic week since appearing in South Carolina on Sunday, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate.
One of the ideas he floated was giving struggling mothers one million dollars in order to discourage abortions. He also said he and his wife considered terminating their first pregnancy.
West followed up the headline-grabbing appearance with several Twitter storms, in which he criticised his mother-in-law Kris Jenner and said he wanted to divorce Kardashian West, the mother of his four children.
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White woman blocks black deliveryman wearing mask from building
Vile videos show a white woman in Los Angeles blocking a black man from delivering food to a resident in her apartment building, asking the mask-clad worker, “Is this a holdup or something?”
The footage, posted Wednesday on Instagram by Jordan Mykel Gipson, shows a confrontation he had with an unidentified white woman at an apartment building in Los Angeles’ Westwood section.
“So, a Karen stopped me from doing my job,” Gipson wrote in a 4-minute clip showing him holding several containers of food outside the building.
“I don’t want you here,” the woman says. “I don’t want you here at all.”
Gipson, a Postmates deliveryman, asks the woman to let him do his job as he speaks to the customer via the building’s callbox system. The woman who confronted Gipson also referred to him as a “delivery boy,” the footage shows.
“Can you not film me?” the woman says once she realizes Gipson is recording her blocking him from the building. “Don’t point that f–king thing at me.”
“This is really terrible,” Gipson says at one point, asking the woman to move away from him. “This is horrible.”
Gipson then asks the customer if he could leave the food outside, prompting someone to say they were headed down, video shows.
Gipson tells the woman he is “just doing” one of his three jobs, but she is undeterred and apparently is bothered by his green mask and black Los Angeles Dodgers hat, a second video posted by Gipson shows.
“Is this a holdup or something?” the woman asks. “Just take it off.”
The woman had insisted that Gipson was trying to hide something.
“What are you wearing that green thing?” she says, referring to his mask. “And why is that Dodger hat black?”
Gipson’s girlfriend, meanwhile, has launched an online fundraiser following his encounter with the “crazy ass Karen” who blocked him from the building.
“Jordan was very patient with this racist ass woman who did not deserve the calm reaction that he gave her,” the website reads.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/24/white-woman-blocks-black-deliveryman-wearing-mask-from-building/
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Ohio man seen kneeling on 2-year-old boy’s neck with caption “BLM now mf” is arrested
An Ohio man seen kneeling on the neck of a 2-year-old boy on social media has been arrested, authorities said Thursday.
Isaiah Jackson, 20, was booked into jail on a probation violation after the Clark County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation Tuesday into the photo, which depicts a man with his knee on the back of a white child neck’s along with a caption, “Blm now mf.”
A second person is also seen behind the child holding the youngster’s hands behind his back.
Deputies determined where the incident took place and made contact with Jackson as well as the child and the child’s mother, sheriff officials said.
Jackson was taken into custody after investigators found he had a parole authority hold from the state’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, authorities said.
The child was taken to a hospital, where doctors found no injuries in connection to the incident. The child’s mother was unaware that the photo had been taken, deputies said.
“Detectives continue to investigate, and are continuing to compile evidence related to several other persons who were directly involved,” sheriff’s officials said in a statement Thursday.
Sheriff’s officials have prepared the case to be presented to the county prosecutor’s office to provide a “determination on the scope and breadth” of felony charges that Jackson will face in the alleged incident.
The exact charges Jackson may face were not specified by sheriff’s officials. He remained in custody as of Thursday afternoon, jail records show.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/ohio-man-seen-kneeling-on-2-year-old-boys-neck-arrested/
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Florida man charged after brandishing gun during Walmart mask dispute
A gun-toting Florida man threatened to kill a fellow Walmart shopper who asked him to put on a mask, sheriff officials said.
Vincent Bruce Scavetta, who was caught on surveillance video brandishing a handgun from his waistband during an argument with another shopper at a Royal Palm Beach Walmart on July 12, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper exhibition of a firearm, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
“Welcome to PBC Jail, son,” deputies tweeted. “Let this be a lesson. It could have ended badly.”
Scavetta, 28, of Lake Worth Beach, was pushing his father in a wheelchair when Christopher Estrada, who was shopping with his young daughter, asked him to don a mask due to COVID-19, according to an arrest report obtained by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Estrada, 46, said Scavetta then launched into an expletive-laced tirade before aiming the handgun at his head and threatening to shoot, sheriff officials said.
“I’ll kill you,” Scavetta told Estrada, according to the report.
Scavetta and his father then left the Walmart after the confrontation subsided. Sheriff officials later released screenshots of the surveillance video to identify him, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
Scavetta later contacted deputies to give his version of events and turned in his handgun as evidence and provided investigators with a valid concealed-carry permit, according to the arrest report.
Scavetta, who said he took off his mask inside the store because it got wet outside during a storm, accused Estrada of hitting him with an umbrella, the report states.
But Scavetta later admitted he wasn’t sure if he was hit due to the stress associated with the incident. Estrada, meanwhile, told deputies he did raise his umbrella toward Scavetta during the gun threat, but couldn’t recall if his umbrella actually hit the man, deputies said.
Scavetta, who was arrested Wednesday, was released from the Palm Beach County Jail after posting $15,000 bond, online records show.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/24/man-charged-after-brandishing-gun-during-walmart-mask-dispute/
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KFC using ‘animal flesh cells’ to 3D-print chicken meat at Russian lab
KFC is working with a Russian 3D bioprinting company to create lab-produced chicken nuggets.
The fast food giant announced its ‘meat of the future concept’ and plans to have a product ready to test by the end of this year.
KFC said in a statement: “KFC is taking the next step in its innovative concept of creating a “restaurant of the future” by launching the development of innovative 3D bioprinting technology to create chicken meat in cooperation with the 3D Bioprinting Solutions research laboratory.
“The idea of crafting the “meat of the future” arose among partners in response to the growing popularity of a healthy lifestyle and nutrition, the annual increase in demand for alternatives to traditional meat and the need to develop more environmentally friendly methods of food production.”
If all goes to plan, we could soon be eating the world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets.
The nuggets will be made by taking chicken cells from a small slice of the animal.
To bioprint from cells, scientists usually grow them into a cluster.
These cells can then be turned into a paste that can be printed into sheets.
The sheets can be made into chunks of meat and then processed and seasoned to give them flavor.
Yusef Khesuani, co-founder of 3D Bioprinting Solutions said: “3D bioprinting technologies, initially widely recognized in medicine, are nowadays gaining popularity in producing foods such as meat.
“In the future, the rapid development of such technologies will allow us to make 3D-printed meat products more accessible and we are hoping that the technology created as a result of our cooperation with KFC will help accelerate the launch of cell-based meat products on the market.”
KFC’s project aims to recreate the exact texture of real chicken nuggets and will be adding its signature spices.
The process would still involve animal products so the nuggets wouldn’t be vegan or vegetarian.
However, they would be more environmentally friendly to produce than the standard way of producing chicken meat.
KFC said: “According to a study by the American Environmental Science & Technology Journal, the technology of growing meat from cells has minimal negative impact on the environment, allowing energy consumption to be cut by more than half, greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 25 fold and 100 times less land to be used than traditional farm-based meat production.”
via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/20/kfc-using-animal-flesh-cells-to-3d-print-chicken-meat-at-russian-lab/
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This Woman On TikTok Got Pregnant Without Having Sexual Intercourse And Yes, It’s Possible
When Samantha Lynn Isabel was 19 years old, she realized her period was late. Pregnancy crossed her mind, but she didn’t think it was likely, considering the fact that she and her boyfriend had never had penetrative sex. In fact, she’d fooled around, but never had sexual intercourse in her whole life.
Just to be safe, Samantha decided to take a pregnancy test. It came back positive, but she thought it was a fluke. So she took another one. And another. And another. And they ALL came back positive. She went to the doctor, and they told her she was five weeks pregnant.
Before we dive further into Samantha’s story, I think it’s important to go over some sex ed. Samantha told BuzzFeed she thought the conception probably occurred from her and her boyfriend touching each other’s genitals during foreplay. She was also not on birth control.
I decided to reach out to gynecologist Dr. Jennifer Lincoln to get the lowdown on how someone can get pregnant this way.
“Sperm has to get into a vagina in order for pregnancy to happen,” Dr. Lincoln told BuzzFeed. “It doesn’t matter what puts it there — whether it’s a penis, finger, turkey baster, you name it — but once it’s there, it can travel through the cervix, into the uterus, and rendezvous with an egg in the fallopian tube and fertilize it.”
Dr. Lincoln said getting pregnant without penetrative sex is a relatively rare occurrence, but still possible. “With fingering, if some semen is on the fingers that touch or enter a vagina, the amount is likely lower than with penetrative sex. But like I’ve said before, it only takes one sperm that’s in the right place at the right time!”
When Samantha found out she was pregnant, she was extremely overwhelmed. “I did not feel ready to have a child,” she said. “I had dropped out of high school twice due to my anxiety disorder, [but] went back to finally finish. I [also] had intentions of going to college after graduation.”
She considered abortion, but ultimately decided to have the baby. “I was just nervous I wouldn’t be able to give him everything. But he has it all and more,” she said. Samantha’s son, Bentley, is now 5. She’s still with her boyfriend, Alex, and they also have a baby boy named Theo who’s turning 1 next week. And yes, Theo was conceived the traditional way, Samantha added.
Samantha and Alex’s children, Bentley and Theo. To this day, some of Samantha’s family and friends jokingly call her “The Virgin Mary,” she said.
If you’re curious about how to avoid an accidental pregnancy like the one Samantha experienced, Dr. Lincoln has some tips. “Keep the sperm out of the vagina, friends. And use a reliable form of birth control if there’s any chance of something like this happening. Having emergency contraception on hand for accidents like this is also a great way to handle an ‘oops’ moment!”
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Good Morning America Producer Daisha Riley Dead at 35: Robin Roberts & Michael Strahan Pay Tribute
The Good Morning America team is mourning the loss of “world-class producer” Daisha Riley.
Riley,an Emmy-winning producer who worked on the show for more than a decade, “suddenly and unexpectedly” died, co-host Michael Strahan confirmed live on air Tuesday. Riley was 35 years old. The show did not disclose any further details regarding her passing.
In tribute to her life and work at ABC, where she began as a production associate, Good Morning America honored Riley with a news package about who she was and what she did behind the scenes.
“She rose through the ranks over the years on our show, working on stories that have made so many of you, our viewers, smile and tear up,” Strahan said. “Her legacy lives on in a powerful voice she shared through storytelling.”
“You may not have known Daisha Riley’s name,” he continued, “but if you watched GMA for the past 14 years, trust us, you saw her incredible work, because Daisha loved nothing more than telling America a story.”
Among her many contributions to the show, Strahan recalled the throne Riley ensured was on their set for interviews with the cast of Game of Thrones.
Describing her as a “world-class producer,” a “pillar of GMA” and a “friend to us all,” Strahan said, “She was never the loudest voice in the room, but she was always the smartest. Funny and brilliant, and above all, kind.”
In her own words, Riley shared via her Twitter bio that she was an “Emmy Award winning journalist / Living vicariously through myself / Probably the most talented TV binge watcher you’ll ever meet.”
Colleague Robin Roberts, co-anchor of GMA, paid tribute to Riley, tweeting, “Daisha Riley was a remarkable woman….talented, creative, kind, a beautiful soul in every way. Condolences to her beloved family. Our @GMA family loved her and will be forever grateful to have experienced Daisha’s grace & grit.”
Riley is survived by her fiancé, Tyrone.
As Strahan tweeted, “Sending love to the family and friends of Daisha Riley. Rest in peace.”
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AT&T tells customers to change their phones or they won’t work anymore
Even recent unlocked phones like the Galaxy S10e or the Nokia 6.1 are affected
Amid an economy-crushing pandemic, AT&T has decided that now is the best time to send a scaremongering email to some customers, telling them that their device “is not compatible with the new network and you need to replace it to continue receiving service.” The email conveniently doesn’t explicitly mention that this will only affect customers as late as February 2022, only linking to that information.
The email’s formatting suggests that the easiest path forward is just getting a new phone via the carrier straight away: It advertises that AT&T makes “getting a new device online easy,” detailing various free and fast shipping options. Someone who just skims over the mail without clicking the red “Learn More” button might conclude they need a new phone right now.
The notice is poorly worded enough to make an AT&T subscriber wonder if it’s a scam in AT&T’s forum, since they own a relatively recent Galaxy S10e. Other customers even agreed that it’s likely not a genuine email until someone could shine some light into the issue, pointing to the support page that AT&T linked to through the “Learn more” button in the email. It details that in February 2022, the carrier will turn off its 3G network, which will make some phones lose voice calls.
You might think that this isn’t a widespread issue since most modern phones support 4G data and calling (or HDVoice, as AT&T calls it). However, AT&T only whitelists a small number of handsets it directly sells to customers for 4G voice calling, and it looks like identical non-carrier phones don’t necessarily work with the carrier’s HDVoice service, like the aforementioned Galaxy S10e.
Interestingly enough, a PDF on the carrier’s website from February claims that the unlocked S10e is supposed to be compatible with AT&T’s HDVoice. We’re not sure if the email was mistakenly sent out to the S10e owner or if the list in the document is outdated (or has never been accurate). Either way, depending on how many handsets AT&T deems incompatible, this email might have gone out to a significant amount of subscribers.
AT&T needs to clarify this — many people already have enough problems in these times of economic uncertainty, and a new phone might not be among the things they want to worry about right now. AT&T could easily whitelist modern non-carrier devices like the S10e and the Nokia 6.1 (and why not even older ones like the OnePlus 5) so they could continue working on the network in 2022. The company should follow up with an email explicitly making clear that genuinely unsupported devices will only stop working in a year and a half, not tomorrow. Let’s hope no one ends up feeling pressured into getting a new phone right now involuntarily.
So there you have it: If you’ve received this email, you have more than a year and a half to upgrade your current phone. And in a best-case scenario, AT&T might even consider whitelisting more devices, which could allow you to keep your handset even longer without switching to another carrier.
For more information, check out our detailed explainer on this AT&T email situation.
AT&T statement
AT&T has provided us with the following statement:
“This email was one of many planned to keep customers informed about the shutdown of our 3G network in early 2022. It should have included the date that certain devices would no longer be supported. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and will be more clear in future updates.”
When asked to clarify why the message was sent to some subscribers with phones that appear to support HD Voice, the carrier only reiterated that users who “have a device that does not support HD Voice on our network or that requires 3G” should have received the notice.” If you’re still confused about your handset’s fate, AT&T advises subscribers to contact customer care.
Updated to include the AT&T PDF detailing supposedly compatible unlocked devices.
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Phaedra Parks says mortician business is ‘booming’ amid coronavirus
Reality TV star Phaedra Parks says her business as a mortician is “booming” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Parks — the former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star who’s now on “Marriage Bootcamp” — is also a licensed funeral director and mortician, plus a top Atlanta lawyer, author and activist. She exclusively revealed on Wednesday to Page Six podcast “We Hear” of her mortuary biz: “Oh my gosh, it’s going great, didn’t you hear about that pandemic, girl? We are booming. Unfortunately. We have been jam-packed since the pandemic started.”
She said that she’s seen the devastation of the virus first-hand: “I’m not physician, however, I do have a mortuary and I’ll tell you this: Normally in the summer months, we’re waiting for a boating accident or a motorcycle crash, because otherwise, we’re pretty empty,” she said. “We are jam-packed. We are working like it’s our heaviest season, so… I tell people when they say, ‘It’s a joke, it’s not that big of a deal,’ well, let me put it to you in real terms, I’m getting 17 calls a day for pickups and that’s at one location. Last week, all of the people were under 59.”
She said she’s seen so many fatalities of people in their 20s, “it makes it extremely frightening… I’ve seen several mothers come in burying their children.” She added of the difficult situation, “the pandemic really wreaks havoc on families, so we’ve buried three or four people in one immediate family. It’s really sad. It definitely takes a toll on you emotionally seeing a mother, a father, a son, an aunt… this pandemic is really serious and people should realize that, because it’s not a joke.”
The pandemic has also kept her and boyfriend Medina Islam, an actor based in LA, in a long-distance relationship. But the couple went on the current season of “Marriage Bootcamp” together after they’d been dating for just six months, and had never been intimate together.
“I’ve been pretty awesome when it comes to being able to master different careers, and I’ve got several jobs. But when it comes to relationships, I haven’t always been so successful with it,” Parks said of her decision to go on the relationship show. “I wanted to make sure that the passion didn’t cloud my judgment, because… when you’re entangled, sometimes the entangling can be so good you can’t really [think] outside the entanglement.”
She would not reveal if the pair has since been further physically entangled, but hinted that the subject could be captured by the WE tv show’s cameras, which are on at all times — except when, “you’re on the loo.”
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New Jersey Starbucks employee arrested for spitting in cops’ drinks
A New Jersey Starbucks employee spat in drinks ordered by police officers and then bragged about it — leading to his easy arrest, reports said Tuesday.
Kevin Trejo, 21, of Westwood was charged Monday with subjecting a law enforcement officer to contact with a bodily fluid, tampering with a cup of coffee knowing it was ordered by an officer and for creating a hazardous condition, police said.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Trejo allegedly spat in the drinks at a Park Ridge location and was “arrogant enough to be bragging about it,” which led cops to question him, Chief Joseph Madden told the outlet, calling the actions “very disturbing.”
Bodily fluids like saliva are a primary way people can contract the coronavirus, experts have said.
“This particular individual’s behavior was reprehensible and it is not at all the reflection of how our [employees] treat our customers on a daily basis,” a Starbucks spokesperson told The Post by phone.
“We will continue to support Park Ridge Police in support of their investigation and have a deep respect for the Park Ridge Police Department and the officers who help keep our partners and communities safe.”
The barista has since been fired, the spokesperson said.
“Every time I think we as society hit bottom, there is a new incident,” New Jersey Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Colligan railed in a statement about the incident.
“Officers risk their lives daily, it shouldn’t be while getting coffee.”
via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/21/nj-starbucks-employee-arrested-for-spitting-in-cops-drinks/
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