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Kashmiri Bodybuilders Compete To Be Mr. Srinagar
Despite the pandemic, bodybuilders still gathered to strike a pose during the Mr. Srinagar Bodybuilding Competition organized by Jammu and Kashmir Bodybuilding Association on April 4. The competition was held in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, India. India is currently in the midst of the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, but Srinagar’s top bodybuilders took part in the event. Health experts urged people to follow COVID guidelines. The championship was canceled last year because of the pandemic, along with many other major sporting events. As many as 93,249 ...
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Biden Studies Whether He Can Cancel Student Loan Debt
President Joe Biden has asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to review his executive authority to cancel student loan debt. Cardona’s office will prepare a memo for Biden within the coming weeks. “He’ll look at that legal authority, he’ll look at the policy issues around that, and then he’ll make a decision,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Politico. “He hasn’t made a decision on that either way. In fact, he hasn’t yet gotten the memos that he needs to start to focus on that decision.” This news comes amid growing pressure from other Democrats, such as Senate Majority Leader Chuc...
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Caitlyn Jenner Considers Running For Governor Of California In Recall Election
Olympic-gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner is considering a possible run for governor of California. On Tuesday, Axios reported that Republican fundraiser Caroline Wren has been working closely with Jenner in her decision as to where to run against Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Former Trump campaign manager Brad Pascale has also advised the reality star. Newsom is facing a likely recall election, which was launched by Republicans who disagree with Newson’s COVID-19 laws, forcing businesses to shut down. They also oppose his tax and immigration policies in the very Blue state. Republicans filed the 1.5 mill...
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WATCH: Miley Cyrus Rocks NCAA’s Final Four
Miley Cyrus rocked the stadium during the NCAA men’s final four on Saturday night. The 28-year-old singer performed for a socially distanced audience of frontline workers following the Baylor-Houston game, which Baylor won to advance to the championship game against Gonzaga on Monday. Cyrus performed a bevy of classic rock hits, kicking off her 18-minute show with Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” and “Don’t Stop Me Now,” which flowed into her own hit, “We Can’t Stop.” She covered Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and and sang her Stevie Nicks mash-up “Edge of Seventeen.” She finished off the concert with ...
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Joe & Jill Biden Host The Easter Bunny At The White House!
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted the Easter bunny from the Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday. Usually, the White House hosts and annual Easter egg roll, but those plans were scrapped for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first couple still tried to maintain the Easter spirit by delivering brief remarks for the holiday. This year’s rabbit was played by the president’s military aide, Air Force Lt. Col. Brandon Westling. “We look forward to next year when the White House will ring with joy the season once again and there will be an E...
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McConnell Vows No Republican Support For Biden’s ‘American Jobs Plan’ Infrastructure Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) confirmed Thursday that no matter what President Joe Biden‘s American Jobs Plan infrastructure bill includes, no Republican will vote in favor of the bill. “That package that they’re putting together now, as much as we would like to address infrastructure, is not going to get support from our side. Because I think the last thing the economy needs right now is a big, whopping tax increase,” McConnell said at a Kentucky GOP event Thursday. McConnell’s claims confirmed what was widely assumed already. As a result, Democrats have already planned ...
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Pelosi Says SALT Tax Relief Should Be In ‘American Jobs Plan’ Infrastructure Bill
After the Republicans capped on federal deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) in their 2017 tax bill, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said she is hopeful SALT reform will make its way into President Joe Biden‘s American Jobs Plan infrastructure bill, which is now before Congress. The Republican tax law mandated a $10,000 ceiling on SALT deductions, drawing the ire of blue states like California and New York where upper-middle class families were penalized due to high taxes and home values. “Hopefully we can get it into the bill,” Pelosi said in a Thursday press conferenc...
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The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney Fills In As Cleveland Indians’ Drummer
Patrick Carney filled in as the stadium drummer for the Cleveland Indians season opener against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday. Carney, one half of the rock duo, The Black Keys, filled in for the stadium’s regular drummer, John Adams, who is recovering from heart surgery. This is the first home opener Adams has missed since 1973. “I’m stoked to be here for John,” Carney said. “It’s the best seat in the house and I wish John could be here, obviously. When I heard he wasn’t healthy enough to make it, I thought it was good way to pay some respect to him a...
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Obama Congratulates MLB For Moving All-Star Game Out Of Georgia
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the MLB’s decision to move their All-Star game out of Atlanta. Obama complimented the league saying in a tweet, “Congratulations to [the MLB] for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights for all citizens.” Obama and other voting rights activists have come out loudly opposing the new Georgia law that requires ID for absentee voting, allows state officials to take over local election boards, decreases access to ballot drop boxes and criminalizes giving food or drink to people waiting in line to vote. Obama’s comments have been seconded by Presiden...
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Protesters March For Julian Assange’s Freedom
Protesters demanded freedom for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, at the Brandenburg Gate on April 1 in Berlin, Germany. In January, a judge denied Assange bail, demanding that he remain in prison while the United States seeks his extradition so he can face espionage charges. Assange has been in prison since April 2019 for skipping bail on charges against him from seven years earlier. Clair Dobbin, a British lawyer acting for the U.S., said Assange had shown he would go “to almost any length” to avoid extradition, and would likely flee if he is granted bail. U.S. prosecutors indicted Assange ...
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