1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole breaks down in tears over Taylor Swift fan backlash after Angel Reese podcast interview
TRAVIS Kelce’s ex girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, has received backlash for a recent interview.
Nicole featured on Angel Reese‘s podcast, and fans weren’t thrilled with the appearance.
Kayla Nichole opened up about her former relationship with Travis Kelce[/caption]
Kelce and Nicole dated from 2017-2022[/caption]
Nicole appeared on the I Am Athlete Daily show to speak on the backlash she is receiving.
Travis Kelce‘s ex said that she thought the podcast appearance went well, but her mom told her otherwise.
Nicole discussed her ex and other things in her personal life, which didn’t go over well with fans.
“I thought that I handled things with grace,” Nicole said while crying.
“Thought that I answered the questions to the best of my ability.
“The public had their interpretation of things — didn’t matter to me.
“My mom calls me, though. And it’s those conversations … that’s what matters to me because she’s offended.
“She’s hurt by the way people are perceiving her daughter. She’s hurt by the negative headlines and the way people are spinning it.”
Nicole said that she is considering not speaking on the subject again because of the way things were twisted.
“And even my mom was like, ‘Maybe next time, we don’t answer those questions,’ and it’s simple as that.
“Don’t give it any energy. You don’t always have to respond. I’ve been on that soap box for a long time.
“I don’t always have to respond.”
Nicole dated Kelce from 2017-2022, and was close friends with Brittany Mahomes during that time.
She already had a massive social media presence before Kelce’s new relationship with Taylor Swift, but Nicole was put even further in the spotlight because of it.
Part of her appearance on Reese’s podcast was to explain how she is getting online hate for being Kelce’s ex and that she doesn’t deserve it.
'Well-talked-about personal life'
Travis Kelce was asked about his relationship with Taylor Swift during an interview with Good Morning America.
1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Walmart is selling $1.48 Halloween lighting decoration with ‘warm’ glow – it’s 92% cheaper than Home Depot
SHOPPERS looking for affordable ways to celebrate the spooky season this month should consider Walmart’s options.
A new lighting decoration at the retail giant is a perfect addition to Halloween displays for a sweet deal while supplies last.
Halloween decor items are flying of the shelves at Walmart and Home Depot (stock image)[/caption]
The Halloween Purple LED Light Bulb from Way to Celebrate is just over $1 online[/caption]
Home Depot’s Luxrite 60-Watt Equivalent A19 Purple Light Bulb costs a bit more[/caption]
Customers are rushing to get the Halloween Purple LED Light Bulb from Way To Celebrate on Walmart’s website.
The one-watt, 120-volt bulb emits a spooky purple hue and fits any E26 Medium Screw base, per the product description.
Additionally, it remains “cool to the touch” when lit up and is energy-saving while adding to the ambiance of Halloween parties and celebrations.
The best part is it’s only $1.48 per bulb, down from a $1.98 original listing.
Walmart shoppers can have it shipped to them within one day, order it for pickup at their local store, or get it delivered within hours, depending on availability and if they have a Walmart+ membership.
At least 37 customers who’ve already bought the Halloween Purple LED Light Bulb have given it a collective 4.6 out of five-star rating.
“Overall, it’s a fun addition to any Halloween setup!” a satisfied buyer wrote in a review.
“What a fun idea! Our grandchildren love it…” another added.
“Just a nice brightly colored light,” a third said.
DEPOT DEAL
It’s also a dupe of the nearly identical Luxrite 60-Watt Equivalent A19 Purple Light Bulb from Home Depot.
However, the bulb only comes in a two-pack on Home Depot’s website for a price point of $17.93.
That’s about 92% more expensive than Walmart’s dupe.
Still, Home Depot’s purple lighting from Luxrite has a little bit more to offer.
Not only does it emit eight watts of power in comparison to one with a 60-watt equivalent, but it can last 10,000 hours.
BUY IT NOW
Halloween Purple LED Light Bulb from Way to Celebrate at Walmart: $1.48 – buy here
Luxrite 60-Watt Equivalent A19 Purple Light Bulb from Home Depot (Two-Pack): $17.93 – buy here
It also has a 220-degree beam angle to cover a wide area for a spooky hue.
Similar to the LED purple bulb at Walmart, it also fits any E26 standard base.
SPOOKY SUPPORT
At least 15 shoppers who bought the Luxrite A19 Purple Light Bulb two-pack rated it five out of five stars.
“Awesome color. They light up things and are visible from a good distance,” someone wrote in a review.
“These bulbs are perfect for maps if you want color,” another added.
With high praise for both, it will ultimately come down to shoppers’ personal preferences and budgets.
Shoppers looking for other Halloween favorites at Walmart and Home Depot can find some great options before October 31.
Walmart is selling an “adorable” $12.97 Halloween plushie featuring an iconic movie character for 52% less than Amazon’s version.
Home Depot is also offering a seven-foot “friend” for its famed Skelly skeleton decoration with changing eyes.
Halloween dupes
There are several Halloween dupes to help you celebrate on a budget.
Dollar Tree has $3 haunted plants that are 90% cheaper than the ones at Michael’s.
The discount store also has hanging pats for just $1.25, while a major competitor sells them for $15.
Pottery Barn fans found a dupe for the store’s famous floating ghosts that are 61% cheaper.
1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on I Am a Killer: Everything to know about Makueeyapee Whitford in series 5 of the true crime docuseries
MAKUEEYAPEE Whitford is one of the criminals featured in the hit Netflix series I am a Killer.
He appears in episode six of the show’s fifth series, which dives into his killing of a fellow Native American man whom he had a dispute with.
Makueeyapee received a 60 year prison sentence for his crime[/caption]
Reportedly, the two men were arguing about their tribes when the encounter became violent.
Here’s everything you need to know about Makueeyapee’s case.
A “rollercoaster” childhood
Makueeyapee was born on November 13, 1980, and was brought back to the Blackfeet Indian reservation in a cardboard box, since his parents couldn’t afford a car seat.
His grandfather was Chief Running Crane, the last chief of Blackfeet Indian Nation, and his father was also Native American.
His mother, who was not Native American, went on to have seven children with different fathers and moved often.
Makueeyapee lived in Montana, Idaho, Washington, California and Oregon during his childhood, which he described as a “rollercoaster”.
He witnessed his stepfather hitting his mother when he was a child, prompting him to move in with his uncles.
It was at this time that he was swept up in the gang violence of Tacoma, Washington and started drinking and taking drugs.
He went to prison after being charged with robbery in the first degree and three charges of assault in the second degree, as well as a charge of deadly weapon enhancement for a hotel robbery.
Makueeyapee pointed a gun at an elderly lady during the encounter and thought to himself “I’m not going to do this”, but it was already too late.
1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Russia ‘suspected of planting bomb’ on plane to UK before it sparked huge DHL warehouse fire
COUNTER-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted a bomb on a plane to Britain, a report claims.
The package later caught fire while at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham with the blaze dealt to by local fire services.
Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5, said Russia and Iran want to cause havoc[/caption]
Cops are investigating whether Russia is behind the device, the Guardian claims[/caption]
Cops are now investigating whether Russia was behind the July fire after the Guardian and German broadcasters investigated.
A Metropolitan police counter-terrorism spokesperson told paper: “We can confirm that officers from counter-terrorism policing are investigating an incident at a commercial premises in Midpoint Way, Minworth.
“On Monday 22 July, a package at the location caught alight. It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time and there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage caused.”
London’s Met is leading the investigation with help from specialist officers in the West Midlands force.
The Guardian reported that it is not known whether the device arrived via passenger plane or cargo plane and where it was destined for.
A similar situation had happened in Leipzig, Germany, recently with investigators now checking whether the two are linked.
The device started burning as it was being loaded onto a plane after it had come from Lithuania.
The head of the German domestic intelligence agency said if it had exploded on the plane it could have brought it down.
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warned last week Russia and Iran are on a “sustained mission to generate mayhem” in the UK’s streets.
His officers, he said, had caught dozens of plotters planning mass murder using bombs and guns.
It also comes after a “Russian spy” was charged with masterminding an arson attack – in the first Wagner Group-led plot on British soil.
Dylan Earl was charged under the National Security Act 2023, which was brought in last year to catch those working secretly for hostile states in the UK.
Four other men, Paul English, Nii Mensah, Jake Reeves and Dmitrijus Paulauska have also been charged.
Dylan Earl is accused of masterminding an arson attack on an Ukrainian aid centre in London[/caption]
1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ is finally REVEALED as Zelensky presents five-step route to defeating Putin – but will it work?
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his five-step “victory plan” for defeating Vladimir Putin and ending Russia’s war.
The hopeful proposal is based on putting Ukraine in a position of strength and linking its security with the West to deter Russia from invading it again.
President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed the ‘victory plan’ to Ukraine’s parliament today[/caption]
Russia is continuing to attack Ukraine despite taking heavy casualties[/caption]
Ukrainian wounded servicemen wounded by Russian soldiers[/caption]
Zelensky told Ukraine’s parliament Wednesday he is not prepared for a frozen conflict or any trade-offs involving territory or sovereignty.
He said: “If we start moving according to this victory plan now, it may be possible to end the war no later than next year.”
Specifics include getting Nato to invite Ukraine to join the alliance and getting the allies to help further strengthen its own defence.
Ukraine also wants to host non-nuclear weapons on its soil to deter Russia, but it did not explain what exactly those were.
Zelensky reiterated his desire for permission from allies to use the long-range weapons they provided deep inside Russia.
The proposal also wants the US and EU to jointly protect Ukraine’s natural resources
Finally, after the war, Ukraine wants to provide its own troops in Europe as part of the bloc’s defence against Russia.
There are also three addendum to the plan, but they have remained secret, according to the BBC.
But the Kremlin dismissed the plan with a spokesman saying Kyiv needed to “sober up”.
Ukraine’s troops are having trouble holding back Russia’s army in the eastern Donetsk region where they are gradually being pushed back.
Though Russia’s gains have been incremental, its steady forward movement is slowly adding up and Ukraine keenly feels the need for more large-scale Western help.
The Ukrainian leader revealed Western pressure is now ramping up on Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow.
Zelensky had travelled to present the plan to his Western allies over the past few weeks, including to US President Joe Biden.
One of those he presented the plan to was former President Donald Trump, who has vowed to end the war if he wins the election.
Ukraine's five key points
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky revealed a five-step plan to his parliament for victory. These are the five steps.
Inviting Ukraine to join Nato
The strengthening of Ukrainian defence against Russian forces
A non-nuclear strategic deterrent package deployed on Ukrainian soil by allies
Joint protection by the US and the EU of Ukraine’s natural resources
After the war, replacing some US troops stationed in Europe with Ukrainian troops
Trump claims he will even be able to end the war before taking office in January if he were to win the November 5 vote.
But the Republican has not revealed how he would end the conflict, which has been raging for nearly three years.
There are worries Trump will pull the US’ significant backing for Ukraine and force the country into accepting Putin’s terms.
For months Trump has criticised US support for Ukraine and ridiculed Zelensky as a salesman for persuading Washington to provide weapons and funding to his military.
Despite Zelensky’s attempts to win approval for the plan from Western partners, none have yet publicly voiced their support.
But Ukraine is adamant it will not cede territory and has vowed to continue fighting despite Russia making incremental gains in the east.
Zelensky in the Oval Office last month[/caption]
Russian troops are making slow progress in the east of Ukraine[/caption]
Ukraine, Zelensky said, also needs more air defence systems and assistance from partners to shoot down Russian missiles as the war continues.
It also requested access to a broader range of intelligence from allies.
In July, Nato’s 32 members declared Ukraine to be on an “irreversible” path to membership.
But any decision on offering to start membership talks is probably not likely before the next summit in the Netherlands in June.
Megan Gittoes, Director of Communications at the Henry Jackson Society said Nato membership was not feasible during the war.
She said that the proposal showed Ukraine was looking to boost its sovereignty through defence measures.
Gittoes said: “Focusing on conventional military assets and advanced technology—would strengthen Ukraine’s ability to fend off future Russian aggression without risking nuclear escalation.
“Zelenskyy’s proposal to replace some US troops stationed in Europe with Ukrainian forces signals Ukraine’s growing ambition to play a leading role in regional security after the war.
“This would not only reduce the burden on Western millitaries but also showcase Ukraine’s increasing capability to safeguard Europe’s security.”
Zelensky told media last month: “I think that we are closer to peace than we think. We are closer to the end of the war.
“The plan for victory is to strengthen Ukraine. So we ask our friends, our allies to strengthen us. This is very important.”
The Ukrainian leader said in the interview that only from a “strong position” can Ukraine push Putin “to stop the war”.
Nato chief Mark Rutte told reporters he was aware of the details of Zelenskiy’s plan and that he was in touch with the alliance’s member countries on the next steps.
“The victory plan, of course, we are very much debating with them and using every opportunity to take that one step-by-step further.”
Russia suffers ‘deadliest month’ since start of Ukraine war with over 1,200 killed every day
By Georgie English, Foreign News Reporter
VLADIMIR Putin’s army has suffered the deadliest month of fighting since the start of the Ukraine war.
Vlad’s meat grinder approach to the conflict has left an average of 1,270 troops killed each day across September, British intelligence has revealed.
Over 661,000 Russian soldiers have been eliminated since the war began back in February 2022, say Ukraine‘s Armed Forces.
With September being the worst month on record for Russia with the average casualty rate rising to 1,271 troops killed or badly injured per day, The Telegraph reports.
September also marks the fifth consecutive month that Russian losses sat at an average of over 1,000 daily deaths, say the UK Ministry of Defence.
The previous bloodiest month was in May when the highest daily rate was 1,262 soldiers.
This year is also on course to be by far the most devastating year for Putin by the numbers.
Russia averaged between 172 and 559 casualties a day in 2022 with the peak rate hitting just 967 last year, say the MoD.
Analysts have blamed the steep rise in deaths on the conflict zones along the Ukrainian border increasing.
Zelensky presented his plan to the US Congress last month[/caption]
Ukrainian has struck inside Russia with missiles to try and weaken it[/caption]
1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Why Is This $495 Crystal Necklace Suddenly All Over Hollywood?
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1 week agoUSA UpdateComments Off on David Furnish Admits Making Film About Husband Elton John Got “Too Emotionally Upsetting” At Times
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