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America is running short on educated workers at the exact moment when they matter the most. 

Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of DC politics — that in a nutshell is one of the main plotlines in Young Americans, a drama pilot ordered by Hulu, with The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments creator Bruce Miller executive producing. In Young Americans, written and executive produced by Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe […]

Source: Deadline.

Stranger Things‘ signature father-daughter duo is back! Netflix has given a straight-to-series order to a father-daughter espionage thriller starring Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, A24 and studio-based producer Joe Hipps. With the high-profile project featuring key auspices of two of Netflix’s biggest series ever — ranking as […]

Source: Deadline.

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The District of Columbia has agreed to a settlement with a resident who sued the city and four police officers after he was detained last year for following National Guard troops while playing music from the “Star Wars” franchise. Sam O’Hara alleged in a complaint in October that four Metropolitan Police Department officers violated his…

From undervalued broadcasting deals to unfulfilled potential, Ian Wright says he feels sorry for Scottish football fans – but is the former England striker right?

Source: BBC.

Wrestling star Joe Doering has died at just 44 years old, it was announced Friday. Doering — who competed for several promotions, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling — battled brain cancer for more than a decade. He was first diagnosed with…

From TMZ.

Ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday, the White House organized something it described as the Great American State Fair, which would help kick off the festivities in the nation’s capital. Even before Wednesday’s launch, however, the event started to unravel.

Not only did musical acts withdraw from the gathering, but roughly a fifth of the nation’s states decided not to send official delegations or spend public money on participating in the fair.

When the gathering got underway on Wednesday night, things managed to get even worse. Not only did Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mock the musicians who chose not to perform — the former Fox News host labeled the artists “libtards,” an offensive term that combines the words “liberal” and “retard” — but he was soon followed by Donald Trump, who delivered a campaign-style speech and made much of the gathering a celebration of himself, not the country.

In case that weren’t quite enough, turnout for the event was — how do I put this gently — underwhelming.

An NBC News report noted, “Roughly half of those in Wednesday’s crowd of more than 1,000 wore Trump’s slogans or likeness on their clothes. For them, America’s 250th birthday was secondary to an opportunity to see the president.” The Washington Post ran a related report that noted, in reference to attendees, “The crowd thinly covered an area about the length of the National Museum of American History, smaller than some summer outdoor movie screenings.”

The New Republic added, “Dozens of attendees Wednesday were seen flocking toward the exits in the middle of Trump’s address, which was meant to kick-start the two-week event.”

Take a wild guess who did not appreciate the reporting.

On Thursday afternoon, the day after the poorly attended event, the president wrote on his social media platform:

The Crowd was incredible last night, packed to the brim — At least 45,000 people were there, with a huge Television and online audience. I wish we were able to have an even larger area, which we will be able to do on July 4th when I’ll be speaking again. The airplane flyovers and music were fantastic. Everybody stayed right until the end of my Speech because they loved hearing about a truly successful America.

Five hours later, either trying to convince the public or himself, he published a follow-up item, which read in part, “Last night’s Rally was packed — 45,000 people.”

An NBC News report described the president’s claim as “false,” adding that the actual total was “nowhere near 45,000 people.”

The fact that Trump appears to have lied about a crowd size is pitiful but predictable. He has, after all, been doing this since literally the first day of his first term.

But stepping back, it’s also worth appreciating the fact that the incumbent president is doing something inherently difficult: screwing up simple ceremonial duties.

We’re talking about a feel-good semiquincentennial celebration that should, at least in theory, easily bring Americans together. It’s a straightforward exercise that’s proving too difficult for Trump.

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Parenting expert Bethany Braun-Silva explains why old trends are coming back and how they’re beneficial for this generation of children.

Source: ABC News

There isn’t any love between Bryce Harper and the Nationals fanbase, but the 2x N.L. MVP says he did NOT give them the middle finger, despite what the video appeared to show! The 33-year-old MLB star was back at his old stomping grounds Thursday…

From TMZ.

Observing the particularly funky men’s shows this season, I’d say that men’s fashion week might just be closing the swag gap with its flashier womenswear counterpart.

Source: Vogue

Britney Spears is stepping back and letting her sons shine … she’s hanging back in Los Angeles while her boys are preparing to walk the runway at Paris Fashion Week. The pop star was snapped in the passenger’s seat of a Mercedes Benz SUV ……

From TMZ.

Source: Vogue