News Round-Up: August 14, 2019

Jeff Ferriera (image via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunks: Woofy Jeff Ferreira shows off the gorgeous Greek landscape in Mykonos. Ok, maybe I'm just looking at Jeff... #busted

• OUT: NFLer Odell Beckham Jr. is still not gay and tired of the speculation - "Like, beyond it."

• Buzzfeed: The Trump administration on Wednesday formally proposed a new rule to let businesses with federal contracts cite religious objections as a valid reason to discriminate against their workers on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, LGBTQ status, and other characteristics — thereby skirting worker protections created by past presidents.

• kenneth-in-the-212: It's Hump Day, and you know what that means over at KI212, Wrestle Wednesday! More at the link.

• NY Post: A former Hamptons bartender has filed a lawsuit against CNN anchor Don Lemon claiming the newsman fondled himself "aggressively" then shoved his hand under the bartender's nose. Lemon's legal team says the bartender asked for $1.5 million prior to filing the lawsuit. The bartender claims he experienced "severe emotional stress" due to the 2018 incident.

• PinkNews: IMDb (Internet Movie Database), which bills itself as the “world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities," has reversed course and announced that it will allow transgender actors to remove their birth name from its pages.

• New Music: Producer Gryffin teams with pop artist Carly Rae Jepsen for “OMG,” a synth-pop bop built on glossy beats and a candy-sweet hook. Gryffin delivers a dynamic yet elegant sonic landscape that showcases Jepsen's reliably effusive, sunshine bright vocals.

Says Jepsen, "Gryffin is a kindred spirit in the way he thinks about music; I'm grateful to be a part of this song."

News Round-Up: July 31, 2019

(image via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunks: So, I went to take a selfie after working out at the gym today (cause I hear that's what you're supposed to do), but I somehow ended up with a snap of woofy Jeff Ferreira (above). And everyone is all the better for it...

• Journal-Constitution: Police have arrested Shaleeya Moore and Joshua Ellis in connection with the shooting death of Ronald “Trey” Peters, a 28-year-old gay social worker in Decatur, Georgia.  A third suspect is still being sought.

• CNN: After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates a quarter point, the Dow dropped 450 points following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell who said not to expect any further rate cuts.

• Kenneth-in-the-212: It's Hump Day! And that means it's 'Wrestle Wednesday' over at Kenneth's blog! Yay!

• New York Times: Students who said they were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity were significantly less likely to get any relief from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights under the Trump administration than they were under the Obama administration

• IMF: There are more $100 bills in circulation than $1 bills. And most are held abroad.

• Twitter: When the wave pool operator gets drunk and moves the setting to "Tsunami." According to reports, 44 people were injured in Yanbian, Manchuria (Eastern China) when the malfunction occurred.

Water world Tsunami injuring many in Yanbian, Manchuria. The operator got drunk and turned the wave magnitude to maximum level. pic.twitter.com/PjKTBelPRA

— Augustus Manchurius Borealis (@1984to1776) July 30, 2019