Beyoncé fans turn MetLife parking lot into a 'Cowboy Carter' tailgate on night two

Beyoncé fans turn MetLife parking lot into a 'Cowboy Carter' tailgate on night two

Beyoncé Knowles-Carterbrought her"Cowboy Carter" tourto New York for night two, and some fans celebrated even before the concert began — tailgating in the parking lot and getting hyped for the show. The Grammy-winning singer performed her second show on herCowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tourat MetLife Stadium on May 24. Before the show, business owner and Beyhive member Kureé Sheard hosted her first-everBeyoncéconcert tailgate. Fresh offgoing viral for her Cowboy Carter-inspired sashes, the preshow party was a celebration for fans who purchased her now-iconic accessories. "It's really twofold. We wanted to do this because we wanted to just give back to our community who have supported us throughout this entire process of going mega-viral with these sashes. We wanted to just get boots on the ground — literally," said Sheard. "And then also, we just wanted it to be like a party. I always see tailgates for other artists." Fans showed up in full cowboy core attire ahead of Saturday's show. The tailgate series will continue throughout Beyoncé's stop in New Jersey from 4 p.m. ET until she kicks off the show at 7 p.m. Sheard says the tailgate includes everything from games, giveaways and Beyoncé trivia to music, food, fashion, fun and fan confessionals. At the core there's "lots of fun, games and community components that we're really excited about," she added. Beyoncé is set to perform on the same stage for a total of five nightsin the New York area. The remaining shows will take place May 25, 28 and 29. Of course,Beyoncéfirstdebuted her "Cowboy Carter" tourat SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with39 songs on the set list. She performed a total of five shows there, putting on arevolutionary showfilled with family, fashion, different music genres, and most notably country music and cultural commentary. The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finaletaking place in Las Vegason July 26. Beyoncé has alreadymade history with her scheduled tour dates, including by playing the most dates at SoFi Stadium of any artist. Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, onInstagram,TikTokandXas @cachemcclay. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean:Beyoncé fans tailgate ahead of her second show in New York

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Is “Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning” the End of the Franchise? Here's What the Cast Says (Exclusive)

Is "Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning" the End of the Franchise? Here's What the Cast Says (Exclusive)

NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningis in theaters now The eighth film in the Tom Cruise action franchise, which kicked off in 1996, is rumored to be the last Cast members including Angela Bassett and Simon Pegg tell PEOPLE whether it's truly the conclusion Nearly three decades have passed sinceTom Cruisedebuted as Ethan Hunt, a field agent for the Impossible Mission Force, in the 1996 movieMission: Impossible. Since then, he has reprised the world-saving character seven more times — while donning disguises anddoing his own stunts too— including in the most recent installment,Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Could this really be the last film in the long-running franchise (based on the 1966-73 CBS series)? The cast isn't so sure, even though the word "final" is in the title. "With Mr. Cruise, you can never count him down or out. He's always up for an amazing adventure and to give the audience exactly what they're craving,"Angela Bassett, who plays Erika Sloane, the CIA director turned POTUS, tells PEOPLE. Paramount Pictures and Skydance "I would never assume," she adds. Simon Pegg, who plays IMF tech turned field agent Benji Dunn, feels the same. "Never say never, do you know what I mean? That's a rule I tend to live by." "The last two together took five years to make," he continues, referencingThe Final Reckoningand its 2023 predecessor,Dead Reckoning. "So it depends entirely on a lot of things. I don't think Tom likes the idea of finality. I think even if there isn't anything that comes after this, you leave the theater feeling like, 'Oh, maybe there's more.' And I think that's the golden thing, to leave the audience feeling hope rather than despair," continues the actor, who has appeared in every movie since the third. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Hayley Atwellnotes that there's a "satisfying closure" that comes withThe Final Reckoning. "There is that sense of the emotional end of something that feels like a very emotional closure. And yet, Tom Cruise is never going to slow down. He won't ever stop. This is who he is," says the actress, who plays pickpocket Grace. Cruise himself avoided answering a question about the future of the franchise during an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14 ahead of the film's premiere. "Just let us show the movie tonight. This is like 30 years culmination of this and I think that this is — I'd rather just people see it and enjoy," Cruise said when asked whether the franchise has a future. Paramount Pictures and Skydance "We've had an amazing time doing it and it's been a lot of fun and just want you all to enjoy it, enjoy this and know everything — the culmination has come to this moment right now and it's been a lot of fun." As for directorChristopher McQuarrie, who has directed the four most recentMission: Impossiblefilms? Asked if he sees moreMission: Impossiblemovies in his future, he tells PEOPLE, "You'd have to ask me after a very long vacation." Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningis in theaters now. Read the original article onPeople

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Diddy's attorneys attempt to avoid federal charges by acknowledging domestic violence: expert

Diddy's attorneys attempt to avoid federal charges by acknowledging domestic violence: expert

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team admitted the Bad Boy Records founder committed "domestic violence" against a partner in documents obtained by Fox News Digital. While his private life has become public in court during his trial for alleged sex crimes, Diddy's lawyers are attempting to prove his personal escapades do not indicate federal crimes, according to experts. In September, the "Last Night" singer wasarrested and chargedwith racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to a federal indictment. He has maintained his innocence. If found guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars or a maximum sentence of life in prison. Cassie's Mother's Testimony May Prove To Be 'Very Damaging' To Diddy's Case: Expert Throughout two weeks of testimony, jurors heard allegations of "freak off" parties involving male escorts and Diddy's ex-girlfriend,Cassie Ventura.The "Me & U" singer testified that drugs, including ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine, were in regular circulation during the "freak offs" for her to disassociate during the sessions. Cassie admitted that ecstasy made her feel euphoric and aroused, while ketamine would make her dissociative. She said cocaine made her heart race, mushrooms made her see things and GHB, also known as the date rape drug, made her feel drunk. Read On The Fox News App Diddy Trial Witness Reveals Threats And Violence That Could Support Rico Charges: Expert She also claimed it was commonplace for Diddy to become "physical" with her in their relationship. She defined "physical" as punishment, beatings and kicking. Los Angeles criminal defense lawyerDan Rubinexplained how Diddy's strategy seems to be to "admit to what is a lesser, state crime to avoid federal prison." "This is smart because while Diddy might admit that something unlawful happened, it's not as bad as what the federal prosecutors are saying happened, and the federal government would have no ability to punish him at all, let alone with a higher prison sentence," Rubin said. Watch On Fox Nation: What Diddy Do? "A domestic violence charge here wouldn't be a federal crime because it's not related to the breaking of any federal law, and it doesn't affect federal interests. "So, even if Diddy is convicted of a domestic violence charge (or charges) down the road, the federal court wouldn't be able to do anything about it." Authorities allege Diddy ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global, among others. He used "firearms, threats of violence, coercion and verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse" to fulfill his sexual desires, according to prosecutors. Cassie claimed Diddy raped heron the living room floor in 2018 then left. At the time, she had been dating Alex Fine, who is now her husband. Cassie admitted to seeing Combs again after the alleged rape, telling the jury they had been together for 10 years and had a connection. Diddy and Cassie dated on-and-off from 2007 until 2018. WATCH: SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS ASSAULTS CASSIE VENTURA IN 2016 LOS ANGELES HOTEL INCIDENT The jury saw the video in full from the InterContinental Hotel incident and heardtestimony from Cassieand a former hotel security guard, Israel Florez. The security guard claimed he responded to a call about a woman in distress and found a broken vase in the elevator lobby. Cassie told Florez not to call the police and left the hotel on her own. Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News During the March 2024 raids on Diddy's Miami and Los Angeles homes, authorities allegedly seized various "freak off" supplies, including narcotics and more than1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant. "Members and associates of the Combs Enterprise, including high-ranking supervisors, security staff, household staff, personal assistants, and other Combs Business employees, facilitated the Freak Offs by, among other things, booking hotel rooms for the Freak Offs; stocking the hotel rooms in advance with the required Freak Off supplies, including controlled substances, baby oil, lubricant, extra linens, and lighting," the indictment claimed. The associates also cleaned hotel rooms after the "freak offs to "try to mitigate room damage;" arranged travel for victims, commercial sex workers and Diddy to and from the "freak offs;" and were responsible for "resupplying Combs with requested supplies." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter Kara Chrobak, shareholder atBuchalter in Denver, told Fox News Digital Diddy's defense has also suggested it will be "relying on a mutual violence defense strategy to try to undermine or defend against any type of federal charges that have been brought against Diddy." "How this works is that the defense will use mutual violence, suggesting that not just Diddy was involved in the violence in the relationship as a means to undermine the intent element that is necessary for the federal prosecutors to prove their crime," Chrobak said. "Basically, the defense will say that Diddy lacked the mental state or the intent needed to commit the acts of violence he's being charged with committing," Chrobak added. "The other ways that this defense could be used is that it could be a manner to undermine the credibility of the witnesses testifying if they are successful in arguing that Diddy himself was not the sole perpetrator of the violence, but instead was part of or reacting to a violent situation rather than just acting violently himself. "That type of defense could make it hard to prove intent. It could also make the witnesses testifying lose some credibility with the jurors because if they're seen as being equal parts involved in the violent circumstances, it makes it a lot harder for the prosecutors to prove their case. Fox News' Maria Paronich contributed to this report. Original article source:Diddy's attorneys attempt to avoid federal charges by acknowledging domestic violence: expert

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Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, including a journalist and rescue service official

Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, including a journalist and rescue service official

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a local journalist and a senior rescue service official, local health authorities said. The latest deaths in the Israeli campaign resulted from separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, medics said. In Jabalia, they said local journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and several family members were killed by an airstrike that hit his house earlier on Sunday. Another airstrike in Nuseirat killed Ashraf Abu Nar, a senior official in the territory's civil emergency service, and his wife in their house, medics added. There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said that Abu Warda's death raised the number of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 220. In a separate statement, the media office said Israeli forces were in control of 77% of the Gaza Strip, either through ground forces or evacuation orders and bombardment that keeps residents away from their homes. The armed wing of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad said in separate statements on Sunday that fighters carried out several ambushes and attacks using bombs and anti-tank rockets against Israeli forces operating in several areas across Gaza. On Friday the Israeli military said it had conducted more strikes in Gaza overnight, hitting 75 targets including weapons storage facilities and rocket launchers. Israel launched an air and ground war in Gaza after Hamas militants' cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 people by Israeli tallies with 251 hostages abducted into Gaza. The conflict has killed more than 53,900 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and devastated the coastal strip. Aid groups say signs of severe malnutrition are widespread. (Reporting by Nidal al-MughrabiEditing by David Goodman)

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Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?

Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state. Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955, the new pope for the past decade has held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he spent time as a missionary and bishop. As pope, Leo serves as leader of both the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, and Vatican City, an independent state. Can the pope remain a U.S. citizen while leading a foreign government? Here are things to know about Leo's citizenship. Is the Vatican considered a sovereign nation? In addition to being the spiritual leader for what the church says is roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Leo is also the head of what's recognized as the world's smallest nation. Vatican City covers just 0.17 square miles (0.44 square kilometers) and has a population of a few hundred people. It became an independent state in 1929 under a treaty between Italy and the Holy See. Could Leo be stripped of his U.S. citizenship? Americans working for foreign governments aren't automatically at risk of forfeiting their U.S. citizenship. But the U.S. State Department sayson its websitethat it may "actively review" the citizenship status of Americans who "serve as a foreign head of state, foreign head of government, or foreign minister." "Such cases raise complex questions of international law, including issues related to the level of immunity from U.S. jurisdiction that the person so serving may be afforded," the policy states. The State Department declined to comment on the pope's status. A spokesperson said the department doesn't discuss the citizenship of individuals. The core issue is whether foreign leaders should hold American citizenship when they also enjoy broad immunity from U.S. laws, said Peter Spiro, a Temple University law professor and an expert on citizenship law. Such immunity clashes with the constitutional principle that no U.S. citizen should be above the law. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ina 1980 decisionruled that Americans can't be stripped of their citizenship unless they intentionally renounce it. "The State Department never assumes that you intend to lose your citizenship unless you specifically say so through the renunciation process," Spiro said. He said it would be hard to argue that Leo, by becoming pope, demonstrated an intent to give up being a U.S. citizen. "I think it's highly unlikely that the U.S. moves to terminate the pope's citizenship," Spiro said. Can the pope remain a citizen of Peru? Peruvian law has no conflict with Pope Leo remaining a citizen, said Jorge Puch, deputy director of registry archives at Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status. Leo was grantedPeruvian citizenshipin August 2015, the month before Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Chiclayo in the South American country's northern region. To qualify, he had to live in Peru for at least two years and pass a civics test. "It is the most praiseworthy thing our beloved supreme pontiff could have done: Wanting to have Peruvian nationality without having been Peruvian by birth," Puch said. All adult Peruvians, including naturalized citizens, are required to vote in elections through age 69. Voting in Peru's presidential election next April won't be mandatory for Leo. He turns 70 in September. Did prior popes retain citizenship in their home countries? It's not clear what happened to the citizenship status of Leo's predecessors once they became pope. That's not information the Vatican discloses. Pope Francisrenewed his passportin his home country of Argentina in 2014, the year after he became pope. German-born Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II, a native of Poland, never publicly relinquished citizenship in their home countries. John Paul was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Margaret Susan Thompson, a Syracuse University history professor and expert on American Catholicism, said she doubts Leo would renounce his U.S. citizenship. But she believes the new pope was sending a message when he delivered his first speech in Italian and Spanish without using English. "I think he wants to stress that he is the pope of the universal Catholic Church," Thompson said, "and not an American holding that position." Have other US citizens served as leaders of a foreign government? Yes. Here are a few notable examples. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in New York to British parents in 1964. He left the U.S. as a young boy and renounced his American citizenshipin 2016while serving as the U.K.'s foreign secretary. Johnson became prime minister three years later. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was an American citizen when he was elected president of Somalia in 2017. Born in Somalia, he moved to the U.S. in 1985 and became a citizen in the 1990s. Mohamedgave up his U.S. citizenshiptwo years into his presidency. Valdas Adamkus became a U.S. citizen after his family fled Lithuania to escape Soviet occupation. He returned to win Lithuania's presidency in 1998, years after the Soviet Union collapsed. He relinquished his American citizenship after being elected. ___ AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano in Mexico City contributed to this story. Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP'scollaborationwith The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.

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North Korea arrests engineer, other officials over major accident during new warship launch

North Korea arrests engineer, other officials over major accident during new warship launch

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent majoraccidentduring thelaunch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday. The failed launch that crippled the 5,000-tonne warship was witnessed byleader Kim Jong Unwho said the accident damaged the country's dignity and vowed to punish those found responsible. The mishap likely occurred in front of a large crowd at the northeastern port of Chongjin, increasing the publichumiliation for Kimwho tried to show off military might, experts say. As theinvestigationinto the case intensified, law enforcement authorities arrested the chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard among others, state KCNA news agency reported on Sunday. Satellite imagery shows the warship, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, with the stern swung out into the harbor, but the bow remaining on the side slipway, according to the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. Kim has ordered the ship restored before a ruling party meeting in June. KCNA said the rehabilitation plan was pushing ahead. Against U.S. military buildup in the region, North Korea's armed forces "will thoroughly contain and control all sorts of military threats from the enemy countries," KCNA said in a separate dispatch citing the policy chief at the defense ministry. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:North Korea arrests officials over accident during new warship launch

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North Korea arrests engineer, other officials over major accident during new warship launch

North Korea arrests engineer, other officials over major accident during new warship launch North Korea has detained shipyard officials resp...

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