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Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford and Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody. (Photo: Sony) Naomi Ackie was little-known in the U.S. when she was tapped for a role as Jannah in J.J. Abrams’s 2019 saga capper Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. But the pressure and intense fanfare that comes with joining the Star Wars universe could only partly prepare the 30-year-old London native for her latest high profile role: playing the beloved late pop star Whitney Houston in the… Source link

San Francisco CNN Business  —  Russia has spent months either driving out American tech firms or watching them leave of their own accord over its war in Ukraine. But the country now finds itself stuck in a stalemate with one big tech company: Google. Many of Google’s services, including search, maps, Gmail and, perhaps most importantly, YouTube, continue to be available in Russia at a time when… Source link

Matthew Morrison is leaving “So You Think You Can Dance” after appearing for four episodes on the competition series. (Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images) Matthew Morrison has left So You Think You Can Dance after failing to follow competition production protocols. The former Glee star was serving as a judge on Season 17 of the dance competition series. In a statement, Morrison said, “Having the opportunity to be a judge on So You Think You Can Dance was an incredible honor for me. Therefore, it… Source link

The Guardian Steve Dalkowski: the life and mystery of baseball’s flame-throwing what-if Many believe the lefthander was the fastest pitcher to ever take the mound. But his career – and life – went off the rails before he could make an impactSteve Dalkowski, a career minor-leaguer who very well could have been the fastest (and wildest) pitcher in baseball history, died in April at the age of 80 from complications from Covid-19. And yet, partly because of one missing detail, his legend lives… Source link

The mourning girlfriend of a man who died by suicide says she regrets not knowing what to do when he cried out for help. Trent Dance, from Ipswich southwest of Brisbane, had been struggling with the stresses of life but went downhill in the past couple of months and died suddenly on October 11. The 34-year-old dad was an avid powerlifter and had a loving girlfriend who he had been inseparable from since March. But his mental health was taking a silent toll. Trent Dance’s mental health was… Source link

Google is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the “Cha-Cha Slide” with a unique Easter egg that literally gets the search results moving. Searching for “Cha-Cha Slide” will now bring up a knowledge panel with a sparkling microphone icon. Unless you’re ready to dance, please do not search for [cha cha slide] and click on the microphone. With your volume turned on. For the 20th anniversary of the song. Unless you’re ready, that is. https://t.co/VHSUcmHa8N pic.twitter.com/i1752NOBmb —… Source link