Megan Fox revealed that she had an ectopic pregnancy in the past‚ plus alluded to “other things” that she didn’t want to go into detail about. The 37-year-old actress discussed what happened during a recent interview with WWD. During the discussion‚ Fox referenced having a miscarriage with her on-again‚ off-again boyfriend‚ musician Machine Gun Kelly (whose real name is Colson Baker). She wrote about the experience in a book of poetry called “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous.” “That [miscarriage] experience was so much harder than I would’ve anticipated it being‚ and I’ve really analyzed ‘Why was that? Why was that so difficult for me?’ Because when I was younger‚ I had an ectopic pregnancy‚ I’ve had other things that I’m not going to say because God forbid the world will be in an uproar. But I’ve been through other similar issues‚ but not with someone who I was so in love with‚” Fox told the outlet. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “And so that love element really made this miscarriage really tragic for me and left me with a lot of grief and a lot of suffering‚” she continued. “So I put it into a lot of writing. He’s written about them in his albums as well‚ he wrote a couple of songs about the miscarriage. So it just felt like something that I could address publicly because it’s been addressed in one way through him‚ so I have a space to express as well.” Fox has three sons‚ Noah‚ 11; Bodhi‚ 9‚ and Journey‚ 7‚ with her ex-husband‚ Brian Austin Green. Elsewhere in the interview‚ the “Jennifer’s Body” star said she doesn’t like attention even though most fans believe she does.  “I think a lot of people are under the impression that I like attention‚ which is hilarious because I’m so tragically introverted. I wish I loved attention. I would have the best life. I would have so much fun. I have so many opportunities‚” Fox told the outlet. “I could be doing so many things‚ but instead‚ I have crippling anxiety and I never want to leave my house.” “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous” has become a New York Times bestseller since its release earlier this month. 

Here’s a thought experiment. Imagine one of your buddies comes up to you with a big smile on his face and tells you he just got a brand-new job. He’s vague on the specifics‚ but he says it’s a federal government gig that pays six figures. It didn’t require any kind of bachelor or associate degree‚ or a physical fitness test. But your friend does tell you that‚ as part of the application process‚ he had to complete a couple of computer exams. Then‚ as the conversation goes on‚ your friend recounts a few of the questions from one of those exams. He tells you the questions went something like this: “Would more classmates remember you as humble or dominant? What age did you first start making money? How many high school sports did you participate in?” At this point‚ you’re thinking to yourself‚ this is a little odd. What kind of job would ask questions like this? This all sounds kind of dumb and unserious. So your friend reassures you that he had to complete a second test as well. This second test asked slightly more challenging questions‚ like‚ “What’s the difference between the numbers 8 and 6?” If you answered “2‚” then congratulations‚ you could also pass this test. Now‚ at this point‚ if you had to guess what job your friend just landed‚ what guess would you make? Based on all of the information provided‚ and knowing this is a government job‚ what would you think? Well‚ you’d probably make some obvious assumptions right away. You’d think‚ at a minimum‚ that whatever job your friend is gunning for in the federal government‚ it can’t be that important. And‚ indeed‚ there are a lot of very unimportant jobs in the federal government. Jobs that were made for incompetent and unimpressive people. Maybe your friend got a gig in the Department of Education‚ for example‚ or the IRS. That would make sense. But then imagine that your friend informs you that he is not working in some frivolous government agency that contributes nothing of value to humanity. Imagine he tells you that‚ in act‚ he applied to be an air traffic controller. And after just a few months of training‚ very soon‚ he’s probably going to be directing planes with hundreds of people onboard. This may be a hypothetical thought experiment‚ but it is very much grounded in reality. I didn’t make up any of the test questions I mentioned earlier. They’re all based on real air traffic control exams or practice exams. Now ten years ago‚ this little hypothetical scenario would’ve been unthinkable. But everything changed very quickly in 2013‚ when the Obama administration embarked on a plan to diversify the ranks of air traffic controllers. Obama’s FAA chief announced that he intended to “transform” the agency‚ which includes air traffic control‚ into a‚ “more diverse” workplace. As part of that plan‚ air traffic controllers no longer needed to take a more demanding cognitive assessment before being hired. Instead‚ all they needed was a high school diploma and the ability to speak English. All of the tests were dumbed down to the point of being absurd. WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show The result‚ over the past decade‚ has been exactly what you’d expect. The number of air traffic controllers who are not white men has significantly increased‚ according to the FAA. Coincidentally‚ so have the number of near-collisions involving commercial airlines. According to a database maintained by NASA‚ which relies on data self-reported by pilots‚ the number of “near misses” has more than doubled over the past ten years.  In just the past year‚ there have been more than 300 near misses involving commercial airlines‚ averaging more than five per week. Just to emphasize that point again: they diversified the FAA‚ and near-misses immediately doubled. Correlation does not prove causation‚ but it can point towards it. And in this case there is a giant‚ glowing sign pointing in that direction. Of course‚ only a handful of these incidents receive any major media attention. So it’s easy to underestimate the scale of the problem‚ no matter what media outlets or social media platforms you frequent. That’s why‚ in a moment I’m going to go through some of the near-misses that have gotten very little coverage. But I’ll start with an incident that did get some attention from the national news media‚ because it helps put the broader problem into some context. This incident happened in July‚ when air traffic controllers put two aircraft — an Allegiant air passenger plane and a Gulfstream jet — on a collision course‚ shortly after the Allegiant plane took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Watch: The report goes on to mention that the pilot’s last-minute evasive maneuver was so extreme that it sent one flight attendant to the hospital. If there’s anything reassuring in this clip — something that might make you feel a little better if you‚ like me‚ plan on boarding a plane in the near future — it’s that automated software called “TCAS” saved the day. This is a system that relies on transponders that are installed on all domestic aircraft. As you heard‚ it’s capable of sounding an alarm in the cockpit‚ and directing planes away from one another if there’s a risk of an imminent collision. It’s a failsafe for when air traffic controllers mess up and command planes to fly into one another. But TCAS isn’t perfect. It certainly doesn’t prevent all mid-air collisions. In 2002‚ for example‚ a passenger jet and a DHL cargo plane collided over Germany‚ because one pilot followed TCAS while another listened to the Swiss air traffic controller — who‚ incidentally‚ was later murdered by a surviving family member of several passengers. In fact‚ just this year‚ TCAS failed to prevent a mid-air collision at an international airport in this country — Houston Hobby. Fortunately‚ and miraculously‚ no one died as a result of that collision‚ but it was very close to being disastrous. This incident illustrates the obvious‚ which is that the failsafe is not capable of solving all mid-air collisions‚ nor is it designed to. Particularly when planes are close to the ground‚ and covering a lot of ground very quickly in close proximity to one another‚ things can happen too quickly for the system to respond. Those are the kind of incidents that are happening more and more often. A month ago‚ at Portland International Airport‚ for example‚ an Alaska Airlines jet turned directly into the path of a departing Skywest airliner. Air traffic controllers didn’t notice this until the planes were right on top of each other. In that case‚ the Alaska plane was trying to land‚ but it had to execute a “go around” because of high winds. Around the same time‚ the air traffic controller tells a departing Skywest plane to turn right. But for some reason‚ the Alaska pilot responds to that command‚ and turns to the right — straight into the path of the Skywest plane. And the controller completely misses it until pretty much the last possible moment. Radar data shows that the planes came within 250 feet vertically and less than 2‚000 feet horizontally. An even closer near-miss took place in August at San Diego International Airport. Controllers cleared a private plane to land right on top of a Southwest plane. They noticed their mistake just before the private plane hit the Southwest jet on the runway. The plane got within 100 feet of the Southwest passenger jet. There’s no TCAS system that can prevent something like that‚ either. If the visibility had been worse‚ and if the controllers didn’t notice the problem‚ there would have been a collision. Hundreds of people would likely be dead. You can go to YouTube and find many clips showing these near misses. We won’t review all of them here‚ but I do want to share one that may be the most shocking recent example. It’s from JFK airport in New York City earlier this month‚ which is one of the busiest airports in the world. An American Airlines passenger jet was lining up for its approach‚ when air traffic controllers told a small private plane to line up for a parallel runway. But the private plane didn’t follow that instruction. Instead it made a beeline for the same runway the American Airlines plane was going for. At no point in this process did controllers notice the problem. They also didn’t notice that the private plane didn’t read back the right clearance. Instead‚ the only person who noticed anything wrong were the pilots of the American Airlines jet‚ when the private plane was right on top of them: “If we hadn’t bailed out‚ we would have collided.” That’s what the pilot of an American Airlines Airbus said‚ just a couple of weeks ago‚ at JFK airport. There was apparently no TCAS instruction to take evasive action. (If there had been‚ the pilots should have called it out. But they didn’t.) There was certainly no ATC warning. One of the pilots just looked out his window‚ or maybe saw something on his screen‚ and realized a plane was coming right for him. And he realized it just in time‚ to save a lot of lives. I could go on and on. There’s the Southwest Airlines flight on July 2nd‚ which had to abort its landing at New Orleans International Airport because a Delta plane was taking off from the same runway. The passenger planes came within seconds of hitting each other. That same month‚ an American Airlines plane nearly crashed into a Frontier Airlines jet on takeoff‚ because nobody — including the ground controllers — noticed that the nose of the Frontier Airlines jet was jutting out into the runway. Earlier this year‚ in February‚ an air traffic controller routed a Spirit Airlines flight within 200 vertical feet and 700 horizontal feet of a cargo plane. You get the point. It’s true that we can’t blame this dramatic rise of near-misses solely on diversity and equity efforts‚ single-variable explanations are rarely sufficient. This is a complex issue. For one thing‚ when Ronald Reagan fired more than 10‚000 air traffic controllers who went on strike in 1981‚ in violation of federal law‚ a bunch of new controllers needed to be hired. And many of those controllers recently hit retirement age — all at once. That creates a staffing crunch. That’s all true. But that staffing crunch was foreseeable. It’s been obvious it would happen since Reagan fired the controllers more than four decades ago. The problem is that‚ instead of providing incentives for competent people to become air traffic controllers — say‚ by raising the salary‚ and providing more training and offering better hours — the government chose to do what it always does. It drastically lowered standards‚ in the name of equity.  And the Biden administration is still proud of it. Right now‚ on the FAA’s website‚ you’ll find this line:  The mission of the FAA involves securing the skies of a diverse nation. It only makes sense that the workforce responsible for that mission reflects the nation that it serves. Actually‚ that doesn’t make sense at all. The job of the FAA‚ and air traffic control‚ is preventing catastrophic accidents where a lot of people die. It doesn’t matter what the workforce looks like. Everyone knows this‚ because deep down‚ everyone knows that diversity doesn’t matter. That’s why no passenger on a plane has ever cared in the slightest about the racial makeup of the guys in the cockpit‚ or the ones on the ground directing the plane. Just like nobody has ever cared about the diversity of fire departments when they’re trapped in a burning building‚ and nobody has ever cared about diversity among brain surgeons when they have a tumor that needs to be removed.  When it comes down to it‚ when it really matters‚ diversity doesn’t matter. And we all know it.  But that’s all the FAA has been focused on lately. Just a year ago‚ the FAA launched yet another initiative to “diversify” the ranks of air traffic controllers — meaning to hire people based on qualities other than competence. The FAA calls this the “Be ATC” campaign. The agency says in a press release that:  Building on last year’s successful campaign to receive more applications from women and other underrepresented groups‚ the FAA will again work with diverse organizations‚ host Instagram Live conversations‚ and work with social media influencers. That’s what the FAA is working on right now. We’ll be getting more women and more “underrepresented groups‚” courtesy of Instagram influencers. That much is clear. What’s not clear is whether we’ll be getting a workforce that’s capable of preventing two jetliners‚ full of passengers from colliding with one another while they’re each going in excess of 500 miles per hour. And that’s alarming‚ to say the least‚ because every single week we’re discovering that the existing crop of air traffic controllers is barely capable of doing that. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP Keep in mind that this is all happening even as airlines also begin their own quest to add more equity to their ranks. It was only a couple of years ago that United Airlines pledged to diversify its pilots. Many other airlines have followed suit. Soon we will have diverse air traffic controllers directing diverse airline pilots‚ while thousands of lives hang in the balance — and inevitably many are lost in the process. You often hear aviation experts say that nothing ever gets fixed until a lot of people die‚ which is not a thought that will help cure your anxiety about flying. But it’s true and it’s been true throughout the history of aviation. Planes didn’t have wind shear detectors until commercial airliners started crashing in bad weather‚ just shy of the runway. TCAS wasn’t mandatory until there were a lot of mid-air collisions. Pilots didn’t have to de-ice until an Air Florida plane nose-dived into a Potomac after sitting for too long on the tarmac on a snowy day. What this means is that‚ if history is any guide‚ soon enough‚ we may finally start to get some solutions to the air traffic control debacle we’re seeing right now all over the country — from Portland to San Diego to New Orleans to New York‚ to pretty much any other major metropolitan area in this country. That’s because‚ as problematic as it may be for the Biden administration’s equity agenda‚ we’re closer than we’ve been in more than a decade to a disaster of truly historic proportions. And when that happens‚ a lot of people will die. And then‚ and only then‚ when it’s too late‚ will anything be done about the problem.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) ripped the political Left in a speech from the Senate floor on Wednesday over its overt anti-Semitism in the days following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack against Israel. Schumer‚ who is Jewish‚ said as the highest ranking elected Jew in U.S. history‚ he felt compelled to speak out about what is happening and about anti-Semitism that Jews have experienced worldwide throughout history. After taking a brief shot at former President Donald Trump in the opening moments of his remarks‚ Schumer quickly called out the woke Left as being the primary culprit of anti-Semitism as he highlighted statistics showing how anti-Semitic incidents have erupted in recent weeks. “The solidarity that Jewish Americans initially received from many of our fellow citizens was quickly drowned out by other voices‚” he said. “While the dead bodies of Jewish Israelis were still warm‚ while hundreds of Jewish Israelis were being carried as hostages back to Hamas tunnels under Gaza‚ Jewish Americans were alarmed to see some of our fellow citizens characterize a brutal terrorist attack as justified because of the actions of the Israeli government.” “A vicious‚ bloodcurdling‚ premeditated massacre of innocent men‚ women‚ children‚ the elderly — justified!” he continued. “Even worse‚ in some cases‚ people even celebrated what happened‚ describing it as the deserved fate of quote ‘colonizers’ and calling for quote ‘glory to the martyrs’ who carried out these heinous attacks.” Schumer said that those anti-Semitic statements largely were not coming from the far-Right‚ but from “people that most liberal Jewish Americans felt previously were their ideological fellow travelers.” “Not long ago‚ many of us marched together for black and brown lives‚ we stood against anti-Asian hatred‚ we protested bigotry against the LGBTQ community‚ we fought for reproductive justice out of the recognition that injustice against one oppressed group is injustice against all‚” he said. “But apparently‚ in the eyes of some‚ that principle does not extend to the Jewish people.” Schumer spoke at length about the hatred that Jews have faced throughout history and about his family’s history facing persecution before addressing specific examples of what is alarming Jews across the country. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “When Jewish people hear chants like ‘From the river to the sea‚’ a founding slogan of Hamas‚ a terrorist group that is not shy about their goal to eradicate the Jewish people‚ in Israel and around the globe‚ we are alarmed‚” he said. “When we see signs in the crowd that read ‘By Any Means Necessary‚’ after the most violent attack ever against Israeli civilians‚ we are appalled at the casual invocation of such savagery.” “When we see protesters at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade compare the genocide of the Holocaust equivalently to the Israeli army’s actions to defeat Hamas in self-defense of their people‚ we are shocked‚” he continued. “And when we see many people and news organizations remain neutral about the basic absurdity of these claims and actions‚ we are deeply disappointed.” Schumer continued by labeling specific incidents as anti-Semitic: After October 7th‚ when boycotts were organized against Jewish businesses in Philadelphia that have nothing to do with Israel — that is anti-Semitism! After October 7th‚ when swastikas appeared on Jewish delis on the Upper East Side — that is anti-Semitism! After October 7th‚ when protesters in California shouted at Jewish Americans‚ “Hitler should’ve smashed you!” — that is anti-Semitism! After October 7th‚ when a Jewish U.S. Senator was violently threatened for her views on Israel — that is anti-Semitism! After October 7th‚ when students on college campuses across the country who wear a yarmulke or display a Jewish star are harassed‚ verbally vilified‚ pushed‚ and even spat upon and punched — that is anti-Semitism! After October 7th‚ when an author in a prominent left-wing magazine labeled the pro-Israel rally in Washington a “hate rally” — that is anti-Semitism! I attended the rally because I believe there should be a place of refuge for the Jewish people. Not because I wish violence on Palestinians‚ or any other people. And after October 7th‚ when students at Hillcrest High School in Queens ran rampant in the hallways and demanded the firing of a teacher just because attended a rally supporting Israel‚ and forced her to hide in a locked office for hours while staff struggled to regain control — that is anti-Semitism! Walking out of school to march in support of Palestinians is completely legitimate. But forcing a Jewish teacher to remain — as she described — locked in an office because she attended a rally in support for Israel is anti-Semitism‚ pure and simple. WATCH:

United Nations Women Rep. Sarah Hendriks would not directly condemn Hamas terrorists‚ even in the face of evidence that they had used sexual violence against Israeli women during the October 7 attack. CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga asked the question‚ pressing Hendriks to “call out” the terrorist group for the atrocities Hamas had perpetrated against Israeli civilians on October 7. “Is there a reason‚ though‚ Sarah‚ that you can’t specifically call out Hamas and the mounting evidence now over 7 weeks that Israeli investigators have collected‚ that we’ve shown our viewers‚ about the atrocities they committed specifically on Oct 7th‚” Golodryga began. “Because I think that’s the crux of the issue here‚ it’s not just condemning sexual violence against women and in any war in general‚ but specifically what occurred on October 7th‚ perpetrated by Hamas.” WATCH: CNN’s @biannagolodryga asks @UN_Women representative @sarah_hendriks: “Is there a reason you cannot specifically call out Hamas and the mounting evidence now over 7 weeks about the atrocities committed Oct 7th‚ because that’s the crux of the issue here‚ it's not just condemning… pic.twitter.com/t9MrP6tdG5 — Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) November 29‚ 2023 “Indeed‚” Hendriks replied. “UN Women always supports impartial‚ independent investigations into any serious allegations of gender-based or sexual violence. And within the UN family‚ these investigations are led by the officer of the High Commissioner of Human Rights.” Hendriks appeared to be implying that because the reports had come out of Israel rather than a UN-led investigation‚ UN Women was not going to take a side. “And just to provide a little bit of context in terms of UN Women’s role‚ UN Women specifically provides and has extensive knowledge on gender-based violence and provides — supports investigations as we do with all UN investigations‚” Hendriks continued. “And so consequently‚ in this context‚ and within the UN system‚ it is the independent international commission of inquiry‚ which for us has the mandate to investigate all alleged violations.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Actress Patricia Heaton called out Hendriks‚ saying‚ “Some of the scariest players in this conflict are the spineless dystopian bureaucrats like the Kafka-esque @sarah_hendriks who spew carefully cultivated word salad to avoid saying ‘Jews don’t count.’ She’ll go far at the @UN and @UN_Women.” Some of the scariest players in this conflict are the spineless dystopian bureaucrats like the Kafka-esque @sarah_hendriks who spew carefully cultivated word salad to avoid saying “Jews don’t count.” She’ll go far at the @UN and @UN_Women https://t.co/yaI0qOd535 — Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) November 29‚ 2023 “This answer is textbook gobbledygook. I don’t want to piss off any of my terrorists friends so I’ll just throw a ton of words out there and pretend I’m nuanced. It may have seemed like ‘slippery’ talk two decades ago but now it’s just low IQ junk. Just say‚ ‘yeah what happened to women October 7th was horrific.’ Done‚” Andrew Gruel added. This answer is textbook gobbledygook. I don’t want to piss off any of my terrorists friends so I’ll just throw a ton of words out there and pretend I’m nuanced. It may have seemed like ‘slippery’ talk two decades ago but now it’s just low IQ junk. Just say‚ “yeah what happened to… https://t.co/eUQQcTjVE1 — Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) November 29‚ 2023 “Again I say‚ what is the point of the @UN and @UN_Women???” Kimberly Ross asked. “You should be able to immediately and unequivocally condemn the barbaric acts committed by Hamas against Israeli women on October 7th. There is no excuse for this. You’re a coward‚ @sarah_hendriks.” Again I say‚ what is the point of the @UN and @UN_Women??? You should be able to immediately and unequivocally condemn the barbaric acts committed by Hamas against Israeli women on October 7th. There is no excuse for this. You're a coward‚ @sarah_hendriks. https://t.co/eJKyUvbIXi — Kimberly Ross 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@SouthernKeeks) November 29‚ 2023

California is set to spend nearly $300 million to clean up homeless encampments near state roads. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) launched the expensive new effort on Monday with Caltrans‚ the state’s Department of Transportation. “The public has had it‚” Newsom said when announcing the new homeless effort. “They’re fed up. I’m fed up. We’re all fed up.” Cities‚ counties‚ and continuums of care can submit applications for a grant from a $299 million fund‚ which are reviewed by California’s Interagency Council on Homelessness. The program’s enforcement will focus on moving homeless people found camping along state roadways or “any piece of land being used for transportation purposes” into housing‚ Caltrans spokesperson Alisa Becerra said. This would include areas like bike paths and park and rides as well as highways. “It’s a safety risk for them‚ for the infrastructure‚ for our staff‚ for first responders‚ and potentially for the traveling public‚ and that’s why we remove encampments‚” said Becerra. Fire hazards are one issue with homeless people living near roadways. Newsom’s new homeless effort comes just after a huge fire started near a homeless encampment under the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles on November 11. There was some confusion about whether the fire started in the homeless encampment or at a leased storage space underneath the road that had flammable materials‚ but regardless‚ the homeless encampment was caught up in the blaze. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Common fire hazards at homeless encampments are outdoor cooking‚ homeless people stealing electricity from outside light fixtures‚ and a lot of highly flammable items like gas-powered generators and plenty of debris strewn around. The governor’s offices said the state has cleared nearly 5‚700 encampments over the last two years and has already provided $415 million to cities and local areas for cleaning encampments and housing homeless people. “I think we can all agree that we need to do more to clean up encampments‚” Newsom said. “We weren’t just cleaning up encampments – out of sight‚ out of mind – and displacing people‚ removing people‚ but that we’re trying to resolve the underlying issues in the first place and actually support people in getting them back on their feet to self-sufficiency‚” the governor said. However‚ California state Senator Brian Dahle (R) argued with Newsom’s claim that the state has cleared thousands of homeless encampments. “The governor didn’t clear these homeless encampments; they just moved them down the street‚” Dahle said. “California spends more tax dollars per homeless person than we do on our students. The homeless crisis is a national embarrassment. This governor needs to focus on real results instead of chasing presidential aspirations and gas-lighting Californians.”

Dolly Parton celebrated a career milestone at age 77 after her first rock album‚ titled “Rockstar‚” reached No. 1 on six different Billboard charts and saw the highest debut sales out of her entire discography. “Wow‚ this is a big thrill‚” the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member said after her latest album sold more than 143‚000 copies in its first week‚ the Tennessean reported. “I owe a thank you to the fans who have always been there for me‚” Parton said. “Their support made this achievement possible. I’d also like to thank my producer Kent Wells‚ all the wonderful artists‚ musicians‚ and engineers who brought their talents to this project.” “Words can’t describe how proud I am that Dolly trusted us to deliver her ‘Rockstar vision‚'” Danny Nozell‚ Parton’s longtime manager and CEO of CTK Enterprises and NOZ Entertainment Soundstages‚ said. Dolly Parton proves she’s a ‘Rockstar’ scoring her biggest success at 77 years oldhttps://t.co/OOHlDiQTPo — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 29‚ 2023 The sales for her first rock album nearly the tripled one-week sales of her previous best-selling 1993 album “Slow Dancing With the Moon‚” Fox News noted. “Rockstar” also debuted debuted No. 3 on the Billboard 200‚ making it Parton’s highest charting album ever‚ Billboard magazine noted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Rockstar” contains 30 songs with both original hits and covers alongside guest stars like Miley Cyrus‚ Melissa Etheridge‚ Elton John‚ Stevie Nicks‚ and Chris Stapleton. The “Jolene” hitmaker previously told the Tennessean that she “wanted to make a record of major rock classics that reflected those songs‚ true to the rhythm‚ in my voice.” “I did my dead-level best to make an album I and the people whose songs I covered could be proud of — and I think (what resulted) is some of my best work‚” she added. “I may get praised or criticized for this album‚ but nobody can say I didn’t give it all I had.” The idea to make a rock album was sparked after the “9 to 5” star was nominated and later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‚ which she initially tried to prevent‚ as previously reported. “And I appreciate the Rock &; Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me‚” the country superstar shared. “I never meant to cause trouble or stir up any controversy.” “It was just always my belief — and I think millions of other people out there too — always thought the Rock &; Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock ‘n’ roll business‚ and I just didn’t feel like I really measured up to that and I don’t want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard.” “Rockstar” was released on November 17.

It is now cheaper to rent than to buy property. Thanks to rising house prices and mortgage rates‚ renting a two-bedroom residence is cheaper than buying that property for about 89% of Americans‚ according to an analysis by The Economist. Back in 2020‚ that was true for only 16% of Americans. For about a decade until 2020‚ the typical house mortgage payment was about 12% cheaper than renting a similar property with the national average deposit of 13%. Since then‚ however‚ house prices have spiked 40%‚ and mortgages have risen from 3.1% to 7.3% for the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. This has caused nominal mortgage payments to more than double. Housing costs are currently at a record high‚ up 3.9% year over year in September. The median house price was $278‚200 back in August‚ 2019‚ according to the National Association of Realtors. By August of this year‚ the median price had skyrocketed to $407‚100. Meanwhile‚ rents have only risen about 20% since 2020. The housing crash that many potential home buyers hope for does not look likely to happen. About 35% of Americans are hoping the market will crash in the next year‚ according to LendingTree’s latest consumer survey. However‚ house prices are expected to continue increasing into 2025‚ and mortgage prices are expected to dip but not by much‚ according to economists with Goldman Sachs. Rent prices will likely remain about the same due to many newly built apartment buildings and low demand. Because of all this‚ homeowners are reluctant to sell their homes and lose the lower mortgage rates they locked in during less expensive years. Another issue for buyers is an inventory shortage of homes. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “We’ve got a big hole to dig out of‚” Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale said Wednesday on Fox Business. “We do expect to see single-family construction tick up next year by about 0.4%. So not a huge gain‚ but construction right now is on the upper end of what we’ve seen it do over the last‚ really since 2012‚” Hale said. Meanwhile‚ spiking inflation is making it harder for Americans to save for a down payment on a house even if they want to buy property at today’s record-high prices. More than half of Americans‚ 53%‚ say they either have just enough money or cannot meet their expenses‚ up from 44% in 2019‚ CBS News polling from September showed. About 75% of people described the economy as poor‚ according to a poll last month from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Actress Shannen Doherty revealed in a recent interview that cancer has spread to her bones — but she also made it clear that she had no intention of giving up the fight‚ even in the face of difficult news. Doherty‚ 52‚ gave the news first to PEOPLE Magazine for an interview published Wednesday. “I don’t want to die‚” she said. “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with creating. I’m not done with hopefully changing things for the better. I’m just not — I’m not done.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by People Magazine (@people)   Doherty laughed a bit as she compared fighting the disease to a “Pac-Man video game‚” saying that she and her doctors had found a “good regimen” and she was taking things “day by day‚ month by month‚ year by year.” The actress has been battling breast cancer since 2015 — and after undergoing chemotherapy and a double mastectomy‚ she announced in 2017 that the disease was in remission. She revealed that the cancer had returned in 2019 — this time at Stage 4 — and had metastasized. “When you ask yourself‚ ‘Why me? Why did I get cancer?’ and then ‘Why did my cancer come back? Why am I stage 4?‚’ that leads you to look for the bigger purpose in life‚” the “Charmed” star told PEOPLE‚ adding‚ “It’s insane to me [that] we still don’t have a cure.” Doherty has been very open about her journey‚ her fears‚ and the treatment she has gone through — and has shared much of the process publicly on Instagram. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP She also announced on Wednesday that she was starting a new podcast‚ titled “Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by People Magazine (@people)   “I’m so excited to share this news with you!” she posted. “I am hosting my very own podcast called ‘Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.’ I will be opening up like never before in a series of brutally honest conversations with some very special and influential people in my life. From former co-stars‚ to friends and family‚ to the brilliant doctors guiding me through my cancer journey … it’s going to be a wild ride. Join me on this adventure by downloading ‘Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.'”