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Tampon Tim’s Got A New Gig

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Minnesota Vikings Defends 2 Male Cheerleaders From NFL Fan Backlash

E-news–The Minnesota Vikings are tackling some online criticism.

Five days after the NFL team’s cheer squad announced the addition of two male cheerleaders, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, the organization addressed an uproar from haters who didn’t necessarily agree with the pair’s addition.

“While many fans may be seeing male cheerleaders for the first time at Vikings games,” the football team said in a statement to NBC News Aug. 14, “male cheerleaders have been part of previous Vikings teams and have long been associated with collegiate and professional cheerleading.”

The team added, “We support all of our cheerleaders and are proud of the role they play as ambassadors of the organization.”

 

Boeing’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

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Front Tire of Delta Boeing Plane Falls Off and Rolls Away While Taxiing for Takeoff

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The Messenger–The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 bound for Bogota, Colombia came off as the aircraft taxied for departure in Atlanta on Saturday.

Delta Flight 982 stopped and passengers were returned to the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via buses, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said it will investigate the incident. No one was injured.

The flight had 172 passengers and six crew members, a Delta spokesman said in an email.

Disney’s Star Wars Franchise To Take A New Direction

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Daisy Ridley Teases New ‘Star Wars’ Film: ‘It’s Not What I Expected’

Variety–Daisy Ridley is gearing up to reprise her role as Rey in a new “Star Wars” film, and has revealed the storyline is “not what I expected.”

As for the plot of the new film, Ridley teased, “I’m very excited. The story is really cool. I’m waiting to read a script because, obviously, I don’t have any other updates. It’s not what I expected, but I’m very excited.”

“I know the storyline for one film. That’s not to say that that’s all it is, but that’s what I was told about. And I imagine it will be the next film, I think,” she said. “I mean, again, I don’t know, post strikes and everything, how quickly everything will start up again. But yes, so far, I know the story of one film and I think people will be very excited.”

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