Author: Nicole Roney

Ellen DeGeneres Opens Up About Talk Show Controversy During Stand-Up Tour Ellen DeGeneres has finally broken her silence two years after her talk show came to an end amidst allegations of a toxic workplace. The comedian kicked off Ellen’s Last Stand…Up Tour with a set in Los Angeles, where she addressed the backlash she faced during the final days of her talk show. During the show, DeGeneres admitted that she wasn’t always the “be kind” girl she portrayed on television. She reflected on the difficult times she faced and the impact it had on her show. Despite the controversy, she…

SNP Leader Faces No-Confidence Vote After Coalition Fallout Humza Yousaf, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), is facing a vote of no confidence after his decision to end the coalition deal with the Greens. Yousaf made the announcement following a dispute over the scrapping of a climate change emissions reduction target, which led to backlash from other political parties. Despite his confidence in winning the vote, most parties, including his former partners in the coalition, have expressed their intention to vote against him. Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross went as far as calling Yousaf “a failed first minister”…

NASA successfully restored communication with Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object in space, after it had stopped sending data back to Earth nearly five months ago. The issue was found to be a faulty chip in the Flight Data Subsystem (FDS) of the spacecraft, located over 15 billion miles away. Engineers at NASA had to divide and relocate the affected code in the FDS memory to solve the problem. After careful reconfiguration of the code, changes were successfully transmitted to Voyager 1 on April 18. This led to a response from the spacecraft on April 20, confirming that the modification…

The U.S. stock market faced a setback as Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, reported weak revenue guidance for the second quarter. This news caused a drop in U.S. stock futures, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures falling by 0.2%, S&P 500 futures sliding 0.6%, and Nasdaq 100 futures falling by 1%. Investors are keeping a close eye on key economic data, including first-quarter GDP and personal consumption expenditures, as well as rising Treasury yields. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite managed to edge higher, while the Dow Jones lost ground. Analysts are predicting a 2.4% growth in U.S.…

Scientists are expressing frustration over the slow release of data from the US Department of Agriculture’s investigation into a recent bird flu outbreak in cattle. The data was initially posted on a US server, but has not been shared on a global platform like GISAID, which is commonly used for sharing virus genetic sequences. Critics have slammed the government’s handling of the information, citing it as painfully slow and lacking in transparency. Concerns have also been raised about the lack of detailed information provided, such as the exact date and location of the samples used in the investigation. The raw…

In a major milestone for the hit children’s show Bluey, the special episode titled “The Sign” has become the most watched episode on Disney+ with an impressive 10.4 million views worldwide within just one week of its release. This record-breaking achievement also marks the biggest tune-in for any Bluey episode or any other Disney Junior show on the streaming platform. The 28-minute long episode, which revolves around the Heeler family contemplating selling their home and Uncle Rad’s upcoming wedding to Frisky, captured hearts and garnered approximately 291.2 million minutes of viewing globally. Bluey’s entire library of 150 episodes in the…

Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant are celebrating a historic unionization victory after voting in favor of union representation in a recent election. The United Auto Workers (UAW) needed to secure 50% plus one vote for the unionization to be successful, with previous elections falling short at 47% and 48%. However, this time employees voted 2,628-985 in favor of union representation. Supporters from other right-to-work states came to witness the vote, hopeful for similar changes back home. Tennessee Representative Justin Jones and President Joe Biden both congratulated the workers on their successful unionization. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and Chattanooga Mayor…

Florida Resident Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Near Manhattan Courthouse During Trump Trial In a tragic incident near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, Maxwell Azzarello, a Florida resident, died after setting himself on fire during former President Trump’s hush money trial. Azzarello was previously an Operations Director for Friends of Tom Suozzi in 2013 during Suozzi’s campaign for Nassau County Executive. Representative Tom Suozzi, who currently represents Nassau County and parts of Queens, took office earlier this February. Azzarello’s LinkedIn page revealed that he worked on various projects for Suozzi’s campaign, including preparing the candidate for debates and organizing commercial…

The World Health Organization (WHO) Raises Alarm on Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dire warning about the spread of the H5N1 bird flu, noting an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans. Since the outbreak began in 2020, tens of millions of poultry have either died or been culled, with the virus also infecting several mammal species, including domestic cattle in the US. US authorities recently reported a person in Texas recovering from bird flu after exposure to infected dairy cattle, with outbreaks detected in herds across six states. The A(H5N1) variant has…

In a groundbreaking development, the World Health Organization has finally acknowledged that Covid-19 can spread through the air. This comes after a team of scientists launched a public campaign to urge the agency to update its guidelines in the early days of the pandemic. Initially met with resistance, the researchers persisted and their efforts paid off when the World Health Organization officially confirmed the airborne transmission of the virus in late 2021. Following the controversy, the agency enlisted a diverse group of advisers, including some of its critics, to revisit and update its classification of how pathogens spread. After two…