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April 2, 2023
Carrie Underwood Is a Fashion Champion With 2023 CMT Music Awards Look
Leave it to Carrie Underwood to leave fashion lovers blown away once again.
After arriving at the 2023 CMT Music Awards April 2, the American Idol winner turned heads for all the right reasons in her red carpet look.
Carrie looked stunning in a bejeweled ensemble that featured a show-stopping jacket paired with matching shorts and silver heels.
It’s about to be a big night for the 40-year-old who is nominated for Female Video the Year thanks to “Ghost Story.” She’s also competing for the top honor of Video of the Year with “Hate My Heart.”
And if that wasn’t impressive enough, Carrie will also take the stage at Texas’ Moody Center to perform one of her biggest songs to date.
Carrie’s night out comes after she recently wrapped her Denim and Rhinestones tour earlier this month. Before completing 43 shows, the “Before He Cheats” singer reflected on her journey with a social media post.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Enjoy Sweet Escape to CMT Music Awards
Don’t speak; we know what you’re thinking about this special date night.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani stepped out in Austin, Texas to attend the 2023 CMT Music Awards April 2. But before taking the stage at the Moody Center for two separate performances, the couple turned heads with their red carpet appearance.
Gwen stunned in a Valentino Couture ensemble—styled by Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn—that featured a dazzling mini skirt paired with an oversized blazer, a black tie, fluffy boots and Untamed Petals earrings. Her glam was perfected by makeup artist Ernesto Casillas using GXVE Beauty. As for Blake, he stuck to his signature red-carpet style of jeans paired with a blazer and boots.
It’s about to be a big night for the artists who are bringing the party to Texas. For starters, Gwen, 53, will team up with Carly Peace for a world premiere collaboration. As for Blake, 46, he’s expected to perform one of his biggest hits of his career.
He also may walk away with a major award including Video of the Year thanks to “No Body.”
Arrest made in robberies and murders of gay men who were drugged
The New York Police Department said on Sunday a man was arrested and charged with murder in a series of killings and robberies at gay bars in Manhattan that have terrorized the city’s LGBTQ community and drawn attention to the use of drugs to incapacitate, steal and kill.
The man, Jacob Barroso, 30, of New Britain, Connecticut, was arrested on Saturday and charged with the murder of Julio Ramirez, a 25-year-old social worker who died of a drug overdose last April in what the medical examiner described. as “drug-facilitated theft”.
Mr. Barroso was also charged with robbery, robbery and impersonation, but he had not been arraigned as of Sunday evening, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.
The deaths of Mr. Ramirez and a second man, John Umberger, a 33-year-old political consultant who was fatally drugged and robbed in May, have struck fear into the city’s LGBTQ community and sparked a wider conversation about similar drug attacks that have long plagued the city’s nightlife.
Mr Ramirez had left the Ritz, a gay bar in Hell’s Kitchen, with a group of men, and his body was dumped in the back of a cab on the Lower East Side shortly afterwards, his family said .
Mr Umberger disappeared after a visit to Q, another Hell’s Kitchen bar, and was found dead five days later. The medical examiner said the two were killed by similar drug cocktails containing fentanyl.
The families of Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Umberger also discovered that money had been taken from their financial accounts, using facial recognition technology on their phones.
The Ramirez family did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Linda Clary, Mr Umberger’s mother, said in an interview on Sunday that the case was “moving in the right direction”, even though no one had yet been charged with her son’s murder.
“I am very grateful that progress is being made in the case,” she said. “I am relieved that some of the suspects have been arrested, and I hope the last will be as well.”
In recent weeks, several people have been charged in connection with the robberies and murders of Messrs. Ramirez and Umberger. Mr Barroso is the third person to be arrested and charged in connection with the robberies in these cases, and he is the first to be charged with murder in both cases.
Last June, another man, Andre Butts, was arrested and charged with using Mr Ramirez’s credit card, hours after his death, to buy two pairs of Nike sneakers. Mr. Butts paid $544.38 for them at a SoHo store. His attorney, Terrence J. Grifferty, did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
Last week, prosecutors charged Shane Hoskins with theft, impersonation, robbery and conspiracy. His attorney, Sarah Batool Musa, did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged Mr. Hoskins with being “part of a crew” linked to the drugs, robbery and murder of Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Umberger.
Much of Mr. Hoskins’ indictment remained sealed on Sunday, but the section that was made public described how prosecutors believe the crew carried out their attacks.
The indictment said the assailants would target people drinking in the bars and “administer dangerous and illicit substances to them for the purpose of inducing their incapacitation”.
They then stole phones, credit cards and other property, “once these individuals were further intoxicated and incapacitated to the point that their ability to perceive events diminished and they were unable to remember or recount these events”.
According to internal police department documents seen by The New York Times, investigators identified two similar robbery patterns targeting bars in the city.
The documents said the attackers appeared to be motivated by money, not prejudice, and that they targeted bars that catered to both gay and straight people.
Nonetheless, the crimes had a singular impact on the city’s tight-knit LGBTQ community, whose members tend to frequent, or at least know, a relatively small number of bars whose names are often household names across the city.
The crimes also occurred against an increasingly bleak backdrop for the community, which over the past year has faced an outbreak of monkeypox and an increasingly hostile national political climate.
The murders of Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Umberger were part of the same pattern of theft, according to the documents. The victims were usually drunken men who had their cellphones stolen. The perpetrators then used the cell phones to transfer large sums of money to their own bank accounts.
In its reporting on the murders of Mr. Ramirez and Mr. Umberger, The Times interviewed more than a dozen other men who were drugged in gay bars in Manhattan, then robbed and left for dead, sometimes in their homes. own ransacked apartments.
It remains unclear what substance is used to incapacitate the victims. But several men speculated that they had been drugged with GHB, a so-called “date-rape drug” readily available in New York and used recreationally in small doses by some gay men. Medical experts say date-rape drugs only stay in a person’s system for a short time and are therefore difficult to detect in tests. According to the Department of Justice, most routine drug and toxicology tests do not detect GHB at all.
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LSU’s 59 points in 1st half sets NCAA women’s title game record
DALLAS (AP) — Jasmine Carson conceded a 3-pointer to end the all-time leading half in an NCAA Tournament women’s championship game as LSU built a 59-42 lead over the ‘Iowa Sunday.
LSU’s 59 points topped Tennessee’s 55 in the first half against Louisiana Tech in the 1998 title game. Tennessee won that game 93-75.
Carson, a graduate transferring from West Virginia, came off the Tigers bench to make her seven shots from the field. Whoever finished the half was his fifth from beyond the arc.
“I’ve worked for this all my life. It’s great to finally show it on this stage,” Carson said on the ABC/ESPN broadcast as he exited the field. “It’s preparation. Before the match, filming, scout, film. It’s all about preparation. »
The Tigers had 13 field goals in the second quarter, six of them being 3s. They were shooting 58.3 percent (21 of 36) overall and 9 of 12 on 3s.
LSU did that as All-American Angel Reese played just nine minutes in the first half due to a foul issue. Reese had seven points.
Caitlin Clark, the AP National Player of the Year, had 16 points in 16 minutes for Iowa before committing her third foul with 3:25 left in the first half.
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April 1, 2023
Lanterns and croissants: More US retailers are courting Ramadan shoppers
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan gets under way this year, it’s clear that major retailers continue to cater to the needs of American Muslims (April 1) (AP Video: Mike Householder)
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More voters are more likely to vote for Trump now
New post-indictment polling data from former President Donald Trump’s campaign shows that not only does he hold a commanding lead in the GOP primary and a lead over Democratic President Joe Biden in a likely general election matchup, but that more voters in both the primary and the general election say they will now vote for Trump because of it.
The poll from Trump pollster John McLaughlin, who is widely regarded as one of the best GOP pollsters in the industry, is among the most detailed data gathered since Thursday’s announcement by the District Attorney of Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, of Trump’s indictment.
The survey of 1,000 general election voters, conducted on Friday March 31 and Saturday April 1 – immediately after the indictment was announced – with a margin of error of 3.1%, found that Trump was leading Biden 47% to 43%. In a note accompanying the release of the data, McLaughin noted that the indictment did not appear to change the opening lines of an investigation he conducted earlier in March.
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But in the GOP primary, Trump took a decisive lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In the poll of a full field of 14 candidates, Trump has majority support at 51% and DeSantis has seen a double-digit drop to 21%. Since McLaughlin’s poll in January, that means the race has moved a net 18 points from DeSantis to Trump.
“In a full voting test of 14 potential Republican nominees, President Trump leads with 51%, DeSantis 21%, Mike Pence 6%, Nikki Haley 4%, and all others are 2% or less,” wrote McLaughlin in the note. “In our January survey, President Trump led with 43% and DeSantis at 31%. Trump’s lead has shrunk from 12 points to 30 points.
In a hypothetical one-on-one with DeSantis, Trump has soared above 60% now – to 63% overall – while DeSantis has cratered just 30% from the 40% he was enjoying at the time. That 33% gap between Trump and DeSantis means Trump more than tripled his 12% lead in January over DeSantis from the same pollster. At the time, Trump was leading 52% to 40%, which also means that Trump has more than tripled the margin between him and DeSantis since then represents a clear swing of 22 points against DeSantis and towards Trump since the beginning of the year.
Another national poll of the GOP primary, from YouGov/Yahoo News, released on Saturday appears to follow a very similar trend line, both in the broader realm and in the hypothetical head-to-head between Trump and DeSantis.
While those impressive numbers in both the primary and general elections are strong for Trump — and in line with most other recent polls from major independent pollsters, perhaps the most impressive statistics in this McLaughlin poll come when election voters primary and general are questioned. what they think of Trump’s indictment.
When asked if they would be more or less likely to vote for Trump because of Bragg’s indictment, 57% of GOP primary voters said it made them more likely to support the former president. Only 8% said it made them less likely to support Trump, while 31% said it made no difference, while 4% were unsure.
While that’s not particularly shocking — Republicans across the party, even some of Trump’s biggest critics have rallied around Trump since Thursday — general election viewership had surprisingly high numbers when viewed. asked the same question. A whopping 33% of general election voters said Bragg’s indictment made them more likely to vote for Trump in November 2024, while just 20% said it made them less likely. Forty-four percent said it made no difference and four percent were unsure. This means that among a general election audience, a total of 77% of likely voters said the indictment had no impact on their vote for Trump or made it more likely they would support him.
Similar polling data from the Trafalgar Group/Convention of States Action from last week showed a similar breakdown, so it seems like a consistent trend emerging.
Also in a general election, a majority – 48% – agreed when asked if they agreed with Biden “and the radical left have armed the justice system to prosecute their political opponents.” Only 39% disagreed and 14% either didn’t know or declined to answer.
Among Republicans, 83% agree with this sentiment and 11% disagree, while 6% were unsure or declined to answer.
A majority of general election voters also agreed that there was a double standard between Biden and Trump when it came to investigations. “Do you agree or disagree that under President Biden there is a double standard of criminal justice where the alleged corruption of Hunter Biden and the Biden family escapes indictment while President Trump continually makes the under investigation for crimes to prosecute against him?” respondents were interviewed.
A solid majority, 55%, agreed, while only 33% disagreed and 12% either didn’t know or declined to answer. Among Republicans, again unsurprisingly, the percentage who agree rises to 85%, while only 10% disagreed and 6% either didn’t know or declined to answer.
An even larger majority, 56%, of general election voters agreed when asked if they thought Biden and ‘the radical left were making it worse and keeping the country divided’ by ‘continuing to attack the president. Trump”. Only 34% disagreed and 10% either didn’t know or refused to answer. Again among Republicans, that rises to 86% agree, only 9% disagree, and 5% didn’t know or declined to answer.
So here’s the real kicker: A majority of general election voters, 57%, agreed with this sentiment: “Joe Biden and the Democrats are spending too much time and resources chasing Donald Trump with false political attacks. who are wasting taxpayers’ time and money instead of trying to solve the real problems of the country on issues like the economy, inflation, crime, immigration and national security Only 35% disagreed and 8% either did not know or declined to answer.
Again, among Republicans alone, that rises to 88% who agree and only 8% disagree, while 4% didn’t know or declined to answer.
The reason the last question matters is that if Trump is able to turn the tide on Biden — make it look like Biden is so focused on getting him out personally while not solving the real problems of everyday Americans — it could become a powerful general election issue and determining factor for voters.
Assuming Democrats get similar data in their own internal polls — and they probably are — that could explain why Biden has sought so much to distance himself from Bragg in the wake of the indictment decision, and why several more Democrats moderates urge caution, while some of their more grassroots leaders have been exuberant about the indictment.
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UConn tears up Miami to face San Diego State in NCAA Finals
HOUSTON — It’s been five games now. Five games of routs. Five sets of blowouts. Five games in which Connecticut didn’t sweat, five games in which the opposition looked like they weren’t on the same playing field.
It was more or less the same Saturday night.
Fifth-seeded Miami is coming off impressive wins over No. 1 Houston and second-seeded Texas have been overwhelmed.
It was never really in the game in the final 30 minutes as the fourth-seeded Huskies won a national semifinal 72-59 and booked a title encounter with the No. San Diego State Monday night.
This run begins to recall Villanova’s title in 2018, when the Wildcats won all six of their tournament games by an average of 17.6 points.
In five games, Connecticut wins by 20.6 points per game.
He entered the Final Four the heavy favorite, and he certainly played the part in the nightcap.
UConn players on the bench celebrate during their 72-59 Final Four win over Miami.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
Adama Sanogo continued his fantastic tournament, producing 21 points and 10 rebounds, and when Miami converged on him, UConn made them pay from the perimeter, hitting nine 3-pointers.
Undersized and too thin to start, the Hurricanes had no answer inside, overbounced by nine and outplayed in the paint, 38-24.
Their three-headed guard monster of Isaiah Wong, Jordan Miller and Nijel Pack was held in check.
They scored 34 points on 30 ineffective shots. Miami was limited to 59 points, the lowest of the season.
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The Taliban shut down Afghanistan’s only women-run radio station
Enlarge this image Najia Sorosh, head of Sadai Banowan a women-run radio station, left, speaks into a microphone in the studio in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 4. A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during Ramadan, a Taliban official said. Sadai Banowan via AP
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday.
Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice in Dari, is Afghanistan’s only women-run station and started 10 years ago. It has eight staff, six of them female.
Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, said the station violated the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate” several times by broadcasting songs and music during Ramadan and was shuttered because of the breach.
“If this radio station accepts the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and gives a guarantee that it will not repeat such a thing again, we will allow it to operate again,” said Ahmadi.
Station head Najia Sorosh denied there was any violation, saying there was no need for the closure and called it a conspiracy. The Taliban “told us that you have broadcast music. We have not broadcast any kind of music,” she said.
Sorosh said at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday representatives from the Ministry of Information and Culture and the Vice and Virtue Directorate arrived at the station and shut it down. She said station staff have contacted Vice and Virtue but officials there said they do not have any additional information about the closing.
Many journalists lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover in August 2021. Media outlets closed over lack of funds or because staff left the country, according to the Afghan Independent Journalists Association.
The Taliban have barred women from most forms of employment and education beyond the sixth grade, including university. There is no official ban on music. During their previous rule in the late 1990s, the Taliban barred most television, radio and newspapers in the country.
Reese Witherspoon Ditches Her Wedding Ring While Out in Nashville
Reese Witherspoon is out on the town as a single woman.
The Big Little Lies actress was photographed out in Nashville without her wedding ring about a week after announcing her divorce from husband Jim Toth after 11 years of marriage.
For the outing, Reese kept it chic in a blue and white stripped button-down shirt, white pants and a nude straw hat. The 47-year-old accessorized with a matching brown belt, heels and crossbody bag and topped off her look black sunglasses as she talked on the phone.
After Reese and Jim—who are parents to 10-year-old son Tennessee Toth split, a source told E! News that the breakup was an amicable one.
“There is no drama, no event or reason,” the source shared. “They are just two people who have made this decision with the utmost love and respect and love for their child.”
The insider also noted their shared goal of raising their son, saying, “You will see them out there co-parenting together.”
Marlon Wayans’ Father Howell Wayans Dead at 86
The Wayans family is mourning one of their own.
Howell Wayans, who is father to Keenen Ivory, Damon, Shawn, Dwayne, Kim, Nadia, Elvira, Diedra, Vonnie and Marlon Wayans with wife Elvira Alethia, died at age 86, Marlon’s rep confirms to E! News. A cause of death has not been revealed.
On April 1, Marlon shared the news of his father’s passing in a statement, where he touched on his dad’s legacy.
“Thank you Pop for being an example of a Man to all your boys. I pray all young black boys can grow up to be a Man like you,” Marlon wrote on Instagram. “Baby boy loves you. And if ever i need you i know exactly where to find you… in my Bible that now sits by bed. Rest well.”
The 50-year-old continued his message by telling his late father to give Marlon’s mother Elvira, who died in 2020, love.
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