Those first few months of 2020 were dire times. A new, “novel” virus had been discovered in China months before; on January 20, 2020, the CDC confirmed that a strain of this “Novel Coronavirus” had been detected in Washington State. From there, things began to explode. Daily, the mortality rate among the Chinese began to […] The post The Continuing Cost Of Covid – How The Pandemic Affects Our  Finances Today appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) said during an interview on Wednesday evening that he will debate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in the CBS News vice presidential debate this fall as long as the network doesn’t play any games with the parameters that it sets for the debate. CBS News made its invitation to both vice presidential candidates in a statement released to the public Wednesday afternoon, noting that it gave the candidates four dates as options for the debate in New York City: September 17, September 24, October 1, and October 8. Walz blasted out on social media that he accepted the October 1 date, which is after early voting begins in a number of states. When asked during a Fox News interview about whether he would be at the debate, Vance responded: “We want to actually look at the debates, look at the moderators, talk about the rules a little bit. CBS reached out to us about this literally three hours ago, I was landing from a rally and a press conference in Michigan.” “I strongly suspect we’re going to be there on October 1st, but we’re not going to do one of these fake debates, where they don’t actually have an audience there,” he continued, noting that the parameters of the debate needed to set up in the right way to encourage “a good exchange of ideas.” “In other words, we’re not going to walk into a fake news media garbage debate,” he added. “We’re going to do a real debate, and if CBS agrees to it, then certainly we’ll do it.” NEW: JD Vance suggests he won’t debate Tim Walz on CBS if there’s no audience “I strongly suspect we’re going to be there on October the 1st, but we’re not going to do one of these fake debates…We’re not gonna walk into a fake news media garbage debate.” pic.twitter.com/9fVeZ9Lm4i — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 15, 2024

Rapper Post Malone credited his young daughter and fiancée with saving his life when he was going through a “rough path” and said being a father has been “amazing.” During an interview on CBS Sunday Mornings, Malone opened up a bit about how different his life has been since he and his longtime partner welcomed a daughter into the world in 2022. “I’ll never forget her. If you heard her cry, you’ll never forget her, either,” said the 29-year-old Malone, who was born with the name Austin Post. “It changes you in the best way ever. And the most beautiful thing is she has a beautiful mom.” When asked if his daughter saved his life, Malone said, “That’s true.” He added, “Her and her mom.” “Four years ago,” Malone said, “I was on a rough path.” The rapper said he was dealing with loneliness. He was also struggling with alcohol addiction. “Everything. It was terrible. Gettin’ up, havin’ a good cry, drinkin,’ and then goin’ living your life. And then whenever you go lay down, drinkin’ some more and having a good cry.” Post Malone speaking on the importance of his daughter, and the mother to his child. And how they both saved his life. Then post goes into how the worst thing for him was loneliness and when no matter how famous he was, he felt he was always missing something. Now he finally… pic.twitter.com/6lKNqu52OC — Brandon J. Lane (@HonestlyGifted) August 14, 2024 “Just like, ‘I gotta wake up tomorrow and do this again.’ And I don’t feel like that anymore,” the rapper continued. “And it’s the most amazing thing. I needed to for myself, to figure who I am. I don’t want people to feel how I’ve felt. And I know they do and I’m here, and I’m on stage. I just want everyone to feel welcome and to feel loved. And that’s the most important thing for me.” In 2022, Malone appeared on Sirius XM’s “The Howard Stern Show” and let it slip that he had become a father and with his longtime girlfriend. “That’s been on the QT [quiet] though?” Stern asked after the rapper talked about how he had “kissed” his “baby girl” before recently heading to the recording studio. “We didn’t know you had a daughter, right?” the host repeated, and got confirmation about the child’s birth from the rapper himself. During an interview in 2023 with CR Fashion Book, Malone made it clear he doesn’t want his young daughter or fiancée anywhere near the spotlight, as previously reported. “I feel like a lot of people feel entitled to know every single detail of everyone’s life and it’s why I don’t want to post any pictures of my baby, because I want her to be able to make that decision whenever she wants to and is ready,” Malone said. “We live in such an interestingly semi-connected world where everybody is a phone call away, but you lose a lot of the intricacies and nuance of being with the person and seeing what’s actually happening,” he added. Related: Post Malone Explains Why He Keeps Young Daughter Away From Cameras: ‘People Feel Entitled’

When a new viral dance trend hits, we totally get roped into watching all the videos. We’ve watched people breakdance, line dance, and do hip-hop trends for hours. The Can-Can trend is a favorite on TikTok, and dancer April Joy Johnston’s, @thisisnotaprilatall, rendition is unbelievable. She dances so fast and with such precision that it’s almost as if April is floating on air. As the music plays, she kicks, jumps, and moves as if her life depended on it. One of her Can-Can videos positively blew up, with 26 million views. @thisisnotaprilatall Hit this real quick before leaving for class thnx for all the love and support, cannot believe this silly little dance got so much love Dc: #fyp #dancetiktok #dance #freestyledance #footworkdance #dancechallenge #heelclick #classicalmusic #bridgerton #cancan ♬ Can Can – Rias Orchestra & Helmuth Brandenburg She wrote in the caption, “Hit this real quick before leaving for class thnx for all the love and support. I cannot believe this silly little dance.” April Can Dance The Can-Can April has 522,000 followers on TikTok, and people love watching her dance. Her videos have a combined 18.8 million views. April’s positive attitude and smooth dance moves make her page a favorite stop for a smile. Her most viral version of the Can-Can has people flocking to the comment section to talk about April and her fast-moving dancing feet. A keen observer wrote, “So random but shorty hitting everyyyy beeeaattt.” “I literally cannot stop watching this,” someone else wrote. It’s almost like April is superhuman. “I WISH I COULD My KNEES COULD NEVVVVAAAAAAHH.” April posted several versions of the Can-Can dance. One of them has nearly 17 million views, and April gives the same level of enthusiasm in the short clip. “I think my last one is better in terms of dance moves, but I personally like how energetic this one is. Heel clicks are part of my dances now tho,” she explained. April you are truly amazing. We could never do what you are doing, but you make us want to try it. But we promise we’ll leave the incredible TikToks to you. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dancer Goes Viral For Her Modern And “Energetic” Take On The “Can-Can” appeared first on InspireMore.

When Brodie and Savannah Richards met in high school, Brodie knew their puppy love was real. In 2016, he told a friend who happened to be taking a video that he was going to marry Savannah and sealed the $10 bet with a handshake. Savannah told People, “His friend was like, ‘You guys are like 15 years old. You’re not gonna get married. That doesn’t happen.’ But it did. We really are just best friends. We fit together from the moment we met. It was so much of a strong friendship that it came so easy to love him. He’s a great guy. If you know Brodie, you love him.” @vannah146 When you know, you know #wedding #highschoolsweethearts #weddingtiktok @Brodie ♬ original sound – Savannah Richards Savannah Didn’t Know Her Husband Bet They’d Get Married For a Long Time Savannah explained to People that she was talking about posting something on social media with the friend who shot the video. News of the footage shocked Savannah. “I asked her to find it. I felt like I had to see it to believe it. Then she sent it to me, I always knew we were going to get married, so I held onto the video for about four years now, just hoping that one day I would be able to have that moment. I wanted to be able to use that video and say, ‘Yeah, we really did it.’ Even when you’re really young, if you know, you know.” The couple got their happily ever after. They share a 1-year-old daughter and said “I do” in April 2024. Savannah told People the friend who shot the video couldn’t attend the wedding celebration. But she had the last laugh. “She did send me a card in the mail with $10 in it,” she added. “So we did get our $10, and we have it framed.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post A Teen Bet His Friend $10 He’d Marry His High School Sweetheart—He Got The Money As A Wedding Gift 8 Years Later appeared first on InspireMore.

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When Tim Walz surfaced on the campaign trail by himself, the networks glossed over or buried the VP nominee's false claims that he served in war zones. Several showed again a clip of Walz claiming he carried a gun in war, which is not true. But there are many other "stolen valor" clips they could be playing. It's not a one-time offense. Most networks buried the Washington Examiner scoop on Walz's meetings with a pro-Hamas, Hitler-admiring imam in Minnesota who he lauded as a "master teacher." Imam Asad Zaman has touted a documentary about Adolf Hitler called The Greatest Story Never Told. Is that some "master teaching?" Managing Editor Curtis Houck joins the show to explain the Walz coverage (and non-coverage). We also discuss his wildly successful video tweet of Washington Post reporter Cleve Wootson turning up at the White House briefing to ask if the federal government will "intervene" in Elon Musk's planned conversation with Donald Trump. Who needs free speech in America?  Now that Joe Biden isn't running for president anymore, we witness The New York Times filing a story on how Hunter Biden tried to use State Department contacts in Italy to build his Ukrainian lobbying client Burisma. Even that paper's unearned prestige spurred just a story and a half across the broadcast networks.  CNN contributor David Frum is creating a ruckus by wackily comparing Donald Trump to Charles Manson, and by claiming J.D. Vance somehow wants to expose Tim Walz as a semen-drinking pervert. Frum said "what he’s trying to suggest is that Tim Walz is a sexual deviant of some kind.” Enjoy the podcast below, or wherever you listen to podcasts.   

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