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Pete Buttigieg Admits He’s Probably Kamala Harris’ Running Mate

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Pete Buttigieg Admits He’s Probably Kamala Harris’ Running Mate
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Pete Buttigieg says he’s “probably” on Kamala Harris’ short list of running mates.

In an interview with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” on Monday, Buttigieg admitted he will probably be Harris’ vice presidential pick.

Stewart asked Buttigieg directly if he’s being vetted to be Harris’ vice president.

“You know, all I should say about it is that she’s is going to make this decision. She’s got a process to help her make this decision,” he said.

Stewart interrupted him, “Oh my god you’re being vetted!” Stewart said, as his studio audience laughed.

“Probably,” Buttigieg agreed.

“What I’ll say is, no matter what the flying formation is going to be, I’m really excited to be part of this. I’m excited to be part of this campaign,” Buttigieg added.

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Buttigieg compared the vetting process to trying to adopt children with life partner, Chasten Glezman.

“It was kind of the same thing, but with a social worker instead of a white-shoe law firm,” Buttigieg explained.

The Democrats are a party of firsts; the first Black president, the first female vice president, the first gay vice president.

So it should come as no surprise when Harris names Buttigieg as her running mate as early as Sunday.

If Harris is elected president — and anything happens to her — Buttigieg will become the first gay president in American history.

And Democrats will rejoice.

Male-bodied boxers fighting women in Paris Olympics

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Male-bodied boxers fighting women in Paris Olympics
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Taiwan’s Lin Yu Ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif both failed gender tests, including testosterone tests. Each boxer came back as XY chromosome. Human females have two X chromosomes.

The boxers were disqualified from the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi last year.

“Based on DNA tests, we identified a number of athletes who tried to trick their colleagues into posing as women,” the president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, told Russia’s Tass news agency last year. “According to the results of the tests, it was proved that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes were excluded from competition.”

But the Olympic committee is allowing them to fight women in their weight class during the Paris Olympics.

Both boxers beat the best women in their countries to qualify for the Olympics in Paris.
 
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Khelif and Lin have always competed as women. Neither man has claimed to be transgender or intersex.

Following his disqualification last year, Khelif told Algeria’s Ennahar TV that some countries “did not want Algeria to win a gold medal.”

“This is a conspiracy and a big conspiracy, and we will not be silent about it,” Khelif said.

Critics condemned the Olympic committee for allowing Khelif and Lin to fight in this week’s competition.

However, none of the female boxers seem to be complaining.

Khelif is scheduled to fight Italy’s Angela Carini on Thursday, and Lin is scheduled to go to-to-toe with Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova on Friday.

Simone Biles and Team USA Win Gold in Women’s Gymnastics

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Simone Biles helped Team USA capture the gold medial in the women’s gymnastics all-around team final in Paris, France on Tuesday.

Simone, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee celebrated by raising the U.S. flag in the arena and posing for photos.

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Sunisa Lee and the Americans dominated the competition, winning by 5.802 points over silver medalists Italy. Brazil won the bronze.

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Jordan Chiles fell off balance beam, but Sunisa Lee saved the day for the Americans.

When Simone finished her beam routine, her husband Jonathan Owens jumped up and waved the American flag. He flew all night from Texas to watch Simone compete.

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The win redeemed Biles’ disappointing withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics for mental health reasons in 2021. She returned to competition in 2023 and became the most decorated gymnast of all time.

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Simone would later say she suffered “the twisties” while on the vault in Tokyo.

Simone now has 8 Olympics medals, breaking the tie with Shannon Miller. She has a total of 38 medals at the world championships and Olympics.

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Pop star Ariana Grande was among the spectators watching Simone Biles at the Bercy Arena.

Sorry ladies, Gilbert Arenas is Off the Market

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Former NBA star-turned-podcaster Gilbert Arenas is off the market. The 42-year-old father of 4 announced his engagement to YouTuber Melli Monaco on Monday.

Gilbert shared a photo of himself with his fiancee on Instagram. He captioned the post: “The Eiffel Tower is Where it happened, She said nothing i guess i was so nervous, i asked and answered yes for her so im technically engaged to myself at the moment @mellimonaco still waiting.”

Gilbert and Melli are in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. Melli, a 33-year-old Capricorn, grew up in Paris.

In a recent Instagram post, Melli celebrated Father’s Day with Gilbert. She captioned the post: “Happy Father’s Day to this beautiful human @no.chill.gil Such a supportive daddy…”

Her followers are not impressed with Gilbert at all.

One person wrote: “How do you date an Uncle Tom?”

Another person wrote: “I wonder how he really feels abt you and your family with his xenophobic rhetoric…”

While a third person wrote: “Good luck but you picked an ungrown adult.”

Melli is author of the book/course “The Ultimate Love/Cheat Code.” She has 416,000 followers on Instagram and over 700,000 subscribers on YouTube.

She is also an aspiring singer and Instagram model.

Gilbert previously dated Laura Govan, 44. They share 4 children.

YSL RICO Judge Rules On Young Thug’s Bond Request

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Judge Paige Reese Whitaker, who replaced Judge Ural Glanville in the YSL RICO case, has ruled on rapper Young Thug’s request for bond.

Another judge removed Judge Glanville from the case earlier this month.
 
RELATED: Judge Glanville Removed From Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial
 
Young Thug and five of his co-defendants immediately requested bond for the duration of Georgia’s longest ever trial.

The trial began with jury selection in January 2023. Young Thug has been in jail since his arrest in May 2022.

However, Judge Whitaker said she is not considering bond for any of the defendants. according to AJC.com. The defendants will remain in jail while the trial continues.

“I’m not going to reconsider any bond issues that have already been considered and ruled upon by another court absent legitimate changed circumstances,” Whitaker told defense attorneys on Tuesday.

Whitaker continued: “It is unfortunate that this case has lasted as long as it has. It is unfortunate that there have been delays in this case, but those do not, in this court’s mind, amount to the claim of changed circumstances that make it appropriate to reconsider bond.”

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Thugger’s attorney Brian Steele requested bond due to Young Thug’s mental status. The rapper, born Jeffery Williams, was hospitalized twice due to stress and malnutrition while in jail.

Young Thug, 32, is accused of being the co-founder and leader of the street gang Young Slime Life.

The Fulton County prosecutor’s office alleges YSL is a criminal organization in south Atlanta. However, Williams’ attorneys say Young Thug is a respected businessman and YSL is a record label.

Kamala Harris proposed higher pay for teachers in Black schools

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Kamala Harris proposed higher pay for teachers in Black schools
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Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee, Republicans are going over her policies with a fine tooth comb.

One of her proposals that jumps out is her public school policy that would pay teachers in “high-risk” schools higher salaries.

Harris made the proposal during a conversation with Jemele Hill in 2019. But after she became vice president in 2020, she dropped the proposal.

“If a Black child has a Black teacher before the end of third grade, they are 13 percent more likely to go to college,” said Harris.

“So part of what I’m prepared to put forward is our teacher pay plan that would also give higher salaries to teachers who work in high-risk communities.”

Harris’ proposal is now front and center in the public discourse. On the one hand, Black teachers should get higher salaries for working in war zone schools. Teachers want to hold Harris to her promise if she is elected president.

But on the other hand, certain people who don’t want Black children to succeed academically are calling Harris “racist”.

They claim it’s “racist” to pay teachers in minority schools more money for academic excellence.

In unrelated news, White Dudes 4 Harris was suspended on X (formerly Twitter) after raising $4 million for Harris.

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RIP: MadTV Cast Member Erica Ash Dead at 46

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RIP: MadTV Cast Member Erica Ash Dead at 46
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Character actress and comedienne Erica Ash died on Monday, July 29, in Los Angeles following a long battle with breast cancer. She was 46.

BET announced Ash’s death in an Instagram post on Monday. “Today, #BETRemembers actress and comedienne Erica Ash who has passed away at the age of 46. We send our deepest condolences and love to her parents, siblings, friends, and family. Fly high Queen.”

But BET deleted the post, which sparked speculation that her death was a hoax.

Ash’s mother, Diann Ash, confirmed her passing to TMZ: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved daughter, sister, and friend Erica Chantal Ash (1977-2024). After a long and courageous battle with cancer, she transitioned peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.”

Stars remembered Ash in tributes on social media on Monday.

“Erica was talented and hilarious whether it was the show ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ or MADtv she would put her all into her work. She would always just be there.. now she’s gone.. My sincere condolences to her family and fans,” Loni Love wrote on Instagram.

Ash was best known for her roles in the sketch comedy show MADtv and the Starz sitcom Survivor’s Remorse.

In February 2006, Ash auditioned for and landed roles in Broadway shows like The Lion King.

After returning from a 2-week gig in Germany, Ash earned a role in the sketch comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show.

Ash joined the cast of MADtv in 2008. She became the fifth African-American female cast member in the show’s history.

She later played Kevin Hart’s ex-wife in the Real Husbands of Hollywood.

She had a cameo on NBC’s Extended Family in January. It was her last role before her passing.

Foolio’s killers arrested during a thunderstorm

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s SWAT team arrested Julio Foolio’s killers during a thunderstorm.

Bodycam video shows police arresting Isaiah Chance Jr. and his girlfriend Alicia Andrews, both 22, at a house in Duval County.

Both suspects are charged with premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm, and conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm, according to police.

The third suspect, Sean Gathright, 18, was taken into custody at a different location. The suspects are being held in the Duval County Pre-Trial Detention Center “pending transfer to Tampa,” the sheriff’s office said.

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The suspects are charged in the ambush shooting death of the Jacksonville rapper in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Tampa on June 23.

Foolio was celebrating his 26th birthday when he was killed.

The arrests were announced during a brief news conference in Tampa on Monday.

The suspects are allegedly affiliated with Foolio’s gang rival Yungeen Ace.
 
RELATED: RIP: Florida Rapper Julio Foolio Ambushed, Killed in Tampa
 
After Foolio’s death, aspiring rapper Yungeen Ace shared his new song, titled “Game Over,” which many believe is a Foolio diss track.

There are rumors that Ace paid for the hit on Foolio. Ace has not been charged.

Tampa police announced the 3 arrests on Monday, July 29.

“Today’s announcement would not be possible without the outstanding investigative work of our homicide detectives and with the assistance of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the ATF,” said Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw.

Chief Bercaw said the suspects took extreme measures to cover their actions, “But they were no match for our investigators.”

Police are looking for 2 other suspects in the murder.

Ice Spice insults British citizens by declaring crumpets ‘disgusting’

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First, comedic actress Tiffany Haddish insults Africans, and now Ice Spice insults British people by disparaging our food.

In an interview with British media outlet LADbible, the culture vulture rapper is seen tasting a crumpet for the first time.

A crumpet is a British snack that is usually eaten with butter or jam. Crumpets are crispy on the outside and moist and chewy on the inside.

They taste delicious with a hot cup of tea.
 
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After taking a bite of a crumpet with a bit of marmite spread, Ice Spice spit it out and declared it was “disgusting”.

80% of the ingredients in American food are banned in the UK because they are harmful to humans. Ice Spice should be grateful she got the chance to eat healthy, preservative-free food for the first time in her life.

Watch the video below.

PNB Rock’s 17-year-old shooter is incompetent to stand trial

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PNB Rock’s 17-year-old shooter is incompetent to stand trial
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PNB Rock’s teenage shooter is declared “incompetent” to stand trial. A California judge ruled Friday that the 17-year-old is not competent due to a lack of mental capacity to understand the trial proceedings.

Freddie Lee Trone and his 40-year-old wife are also charged in the Sept. 2022 shooting death of the aspiring rapper, born Rakim Allen.

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Rock, 30, was gunned down at a Los Angeles restaurant where he and his girlfriend Stephanie were eating lunch.

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Prosecutors say Trone, 42, dropped his son off near the strip mall where Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles is located. The teenager went inside the restaurant and approached Rock’s table.

According to prosecutors, the teen said, “Give me all of your jewelry, now!” He then shot PnB Rock in the chest. As PnB Rock fell to the floor, the teen allegedly shot him twice more in the back, prosecutors said.

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He then turned to Stephanie and yelled, “Show me your hands! Give me that shit right now! I swear to God! I shoot you in the head!” He snatched her watch and then grabbed PnB Rock’s jewelry.

Prosecutors say Freddie Lee Trone was the getaway driver. After fleeing the crime scene, they torched the car to get rid of evidence, prosecutors alleged.

Another man, Tremont Jones, 46, is accused of tipping off Trone and his son to Allen’s whereabouts the day of the deadly shooting.

In surveillance video, Jones is seen wearing a red shirt outside the restaurant as Trone and his son drove up.

Jones didn’t know Rock and Stephanie, but he noticed them when they walked from their white Mercedes to the front of Roscoe’s “wearing about half a million dollars in jewelry, sparkling in the sun,” according to prosecutors.

Rock knew he was in gang territory, but he believed they were safe because he “checked in”.

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