Sao Paulo State’s Marilia Marton Sketches Policy Roadmap

A couple travelling the world had their plans devastatingly put on hold after their BMW bike was stolen.

Nicki Minaj was the unfortunate target of a “swatting” attack this week.

Rod Stewart is saying goodbye to the home he's lived in for 30 years. The 78-year-old singer is selling his massive, three-story, three-acre, European-style estate and mansion in Beverly Hills, California, and is asking for a whopping $70 million. Stewart gave ET an exclusive tour of his property in 2009, which includes 13 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a resort-style pool, a tea room, a hobby room, a soccer field and two gyms.

Chris Licht released a statement following his exit from CNN on Wednesday.

Cultural Currents Institute, Google searches for questions such as “Am I gay?” “Am I lesbian?” “Am I trans?” and “how to come out,” as well as searches for “nonbinary” have jumped by 1,300 percent since 2004.The analysis suggests that more politically conservative states are the “most closeted,” with Utah, Iowa, Indiana, West Virginia, and New Hampshire leading the list of top states where Google users have searched “Am I gay?” For “Am I lesbian?” the top states were: Utah, Connecticut, Kentucky, Washington, and Colorado.For “Am I trans?” the top states were: Utah, Kentucky, Colorado, Michigan, and Washington.For the term “how to come out,” the states with the most searches were: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky.“The regional differences highlighted below are significant, offering a geographical landscape of self-questioning and discovery across America,” Cultural Currents’ analysis reads.“Utah, a state with traditionally conservative social values, surprisingly tops three out of five search term categories.

In a split ruling today, a state appeals court panel reinstated a grant of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, overturning an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to block her release.

Jeanne Du Barry, alongside touring with his band Hollywood Vampires, but he has had to cancel all his upcoming appearances due to a debilitating injury. The actor, who is currently promoting his latest film around the world, took to Instagram to share the disappointing news he's had to cancel the upcoming dates on his tour, explaining his reasoning for pulling out of his planned dates with Hollywood Vampires. "My dear friends, I am sorry to say that I have fractured my ankle, which is a drag," he began.

only state in the Deep South that does not expressly prohibit doctors from recommending gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth.Louisiana’s bill failed in a vote in the state Senate Health and Welfare Committee when Sen. Fred Mills (R-New Iberia), the committee chairman and a pharmacist by trade, voted to defer the bill rather than pass it out of committee.Mills said his decision was heavily influenced by a 2022 Louisiana Health Department study on gender-affirming health care, which found that no gender-affirming surgical procedures had been performed on any minors enrolled in Medicaid in the state between 2017 and 2021.Instances in which medications, such as hormones or puberty blockers, were prescribed to transgender minors were also exceedingly rare, according to the report.Mills said he trusts physicians more than legislators to make medical decisions in a patient’s best interests.“I always in my heart of hearts have believed that a [medical] decision should be made by a patient and a physician,” he said, according to The Hill.Had it passed, the bill would have barred healthcare professionals from prescribing gender-affirming treatments to minors, or referring minor patients to places where they could obtain such treatments.

@taylorswift13,” Murphy said in a tweet, referencing the musician’s 2014 track “Welcome to New York.” The post was coupled with a video of the governor making the news Garden State official. pic.twitter.com/PsukIWvTnJ“In New Jersey, we have a reputation for a great war between Taylor ham and pork roll,” Murphy said in the clip.

A spokesperson for Target Corporation confirmed that in some of its locations in semi-rural areas of Georgia, South Carolina and Arkansas have moved Pride merchandise from the front of the stores to backroom areas or deeper into the stores after confrontations and backlash from shoppers.

Alex Murdaugh‘s legal trouble is far from over!

Niall Horan had a heck of a first season on — and he went out with a truly stunning performance!The first-time coach — who has already signed on for season 24 — took the stage with his last-standing Team Niall finalist, 19-year-old Gina Miles, during Tuesday's live results show, and the pair blew the crowd away with their performance of Billy Joel's «New York State of Mind.»«Every time I get drunk, I sing it at karaoke,» Niall joked of the track, as the pair promised to «slay» their performance. And slay they did, in coordinated black ensembles in front of a cityscape backdrop, earning a standing ovation from the crowd and their fellow coaches.ET spoke with Niall ahead of Monday's finale performance show, where he opened up about becoming fast friends with longtime Blake Shelton this season — and bidding him farewell as he departs the show after 23 seasons.«We're gonna have a few drinks, no doubt,» Niall said with a smile. «I'm gonna miss him.

If the feud between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to be escalated yet again, parks chief Josh D’Amaro didn’t seem like he would be the one to do it.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have acquired the crown jewel of California real estate.

the lawsuit argues that Montana’s government is attempting to assert powers reserved for the federal government, and that the ban is a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. constitution.“The Act attempts to exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress,” the suit says.“Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes,” the suit also says.Filed by Samantha Alario, Heather DiRocco, Alice Held, Carly Ann Goddard and Dale Scout in the U.S.

Alec Baldwin has set his next project. The actor will star in the upcoming film “Kent State” about the tragic 1970 war protest shootings.

Alec Baldwin has set his next project. The actor will star in the upcoming film, about the tragic 1970 war protest shootings.It's an interesting choice, as the news comes after Baldwin wrapped production on earlier this week.

The Hollywood Reporter.The film will be Slade’s directorial debut.According to Deadline, the film will follow the events that transpired that day and will ask the question of why these massacres continue to happen.“The Kent State shooting was a dark and pivotal moment in our nation’s history. This is a story that needs to be told and surprisingly never has,” producer Tom Ortenberg told the outlet in Sept.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Brazil is back.  Brazilian President’s Lula Inácio Lula da Silva’s new government, which took office on Jan. 1,  looks set to invest just under $1 billion in 2023 into the country’s audiovisual sector. It’s one of the biggest upticks in government film and TV aid in history, and comes after Lula predecessor Jair Bolsonoro slowed state aid to a glacial pace. The new financial injection should turn Brazil into the film and TV powerhouse of Latin America.  Brazilian audiovisual secretary Joelma Gonzaga told Variety that regulation of global streaming services operating in Brazil, which foreseeably will introduce quotas for Netflix, Amazon’s Prime Video and other players, is also on Lula’s government agenda.