Shannen Doherty documented shaving her head as she battles breast cancer.
The actress went public with her diagnosis last August when she filed a lawsuit against her former business manager. In the claim, the "Charmed" and "90210" star accused her manager of not paying health insurance premiums, causing coverage for the actress to lapse.
On Wednesday, Doherty posted images on her Instagram account. In one, she is being hugged by her mother, Rosa Doherty. In another, friend and model Anne Marie Kortright takes a photo as the actress cuts her hair.
Doherty had earlier Instagrammed a photo with the caption "Cupcake pan, chocolates and a razor.... Stay tuned. @annemkortright has got this. #cancersucks #thankgodforfriends," to tease that she would be shaving her head.
Doherty"s social media followers responded with well wishes.
"Still as beautiful as when I watched you on 90210. Keep fighting the fight. You got this girl," read one comment.
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A crane collapsed across the span of New Yorks Tappan Zee Bridge today, blocking traffic and wreaking havoc on the states longest bridge.
Image: WABC via NY Daily News
The crane collapsed just after noon near mile marker 15, NBC reported. Rockland County Executive Ed Day said three motorists and two bridge workers were injured, according to Lohud.
The collapse brought traffic to a standstill. Authorities had said earlier today the bridge would be closed indefinitely until the crane was removed, though according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, some lanes on the bridge were set to re-open this evening. The reason for the collapse is still unclear.
Two cars had minor accidents in avoiding the falling crane, but miraculously there were no serious injuries whatsoever, Cuomo told reporters. No vehicle actually hit the crane. The traffic wasnt that heavy. We were very, very fortunate that the situation wasnt worse.
Some damage to the bridge has been reported; Ed Day told Lohud that there was a punch through hole on one side of the bridge, as well as a hole in the guard rail.
The crane was being used to build a replacement bridge for the Tappan Zee Bridge, construction of which is slated for completion in 2018 and estimated to cost roughly $US4 ($5) billion. The current Tappan Zee Bridge, which opened in 1955 and was only intended to last 50 years, is something of an infrastructure nightmare.
According to a 2015 piece in the Atlantic, New York had to spend $US300 ($400) million to fix the bridges deck because five-foot-wide holes started opening up along the span. Meanwhile, the ongoing construction to replace the bridge was delayed for more than three decades in bureaucratic red tape and hand wringing.
Photos and video from the scene show the extent of the collapse:
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This post has been updated to reflect new information about the number of injuries and lane re-openings.
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Honest Trailers - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
By now, it has become fairly well established that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice divided fans and critics right down the middle. The Ultimate Edition release has somewhat softened opinions on the overall movie, but plenty of people still consider Dawn of Justice a substantial disappointment compared to what we were promised. This particular superhero smackdown never had a chance of living up to our sky high expectations, and that"s exactly what the Honest Trailer for the Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition endeavors to get across. Check it out below.
Most of you have likely become familiar with the overall format of a Screen Junkies Honest Trailer, which means you know that this one"s pretty d**n brutal. Easily the biggest criticism that they have with this film is the way in which it completely mishandles Superman (Henry Cavill). Although Kal-El has developed a reputation for being one of the (literally) sunnier superheroes in all of comics, Zack Snyder"s version does little outside of brood, doubt himself, and listen to really bad pep talks from his loved ones. In their own words, it feels like a good Batman movie stuffed inside a bad Superman movie.
They additionally point out that Jesse Eisenberg"s Lex Luthor absolutely sucks throughout this movie, acting less like the super villain we all know and love, and more like a cartoon character who simply doesn"t belong in this take on the DC mythos. A good 15-20 seconds of the entire video is simply devoted to highlighting the odd, twitchy noises he continuously makes whenever he"s on screen.
Of course, despite how brutal this Honest Trailer is for Batman V Superman, the Screen Junkies have a reputation for even-handed criticism, and as such they still manage to point out the strengths of the film. In particular, they are quick to note that Ben Affleck completely shines as The Dark Knight, and easily represents the highlight of the movie by stealing whatever scene he happens to be in. They even go so far as to remark that every critic who assumed he would do a terrible job as Batman has been definitively proven wrong. Additionally, they take a quick moment to also address how awesome Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) is in the film, but her contributions seem somewhat diminished by how tacked on she feels to the whole affair.
At the end of the day this Honest Trailer pretty much echoes the sentiment of most people who saw the movie -- there"s some good ideas and performances, but it"s all largely undercooked. We will have to wait and see if the DCEU can correct course when Suicide Squad hits theaters next month on August 5.
For now, make sure to pick up the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, which is currently available on Digital HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD.
NEW YORK >> Cars crossing the Tappan Zee bridge north of New York City on Tuesday had to swerve out of the way as a crane boom from an adjacent bridge project crashed down across the key Hudson River crossing, halting traffic for hours.
It took several hours before travel lanes were reopened and officials expressed gratitude and amazement that no one was significantly hurt.
Miraculously, there were no serious injuries, said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who briefed reporters at the scene. If you said to me that a boom could fall across the Tappan Zee Bridge at noon, not hit a car ... I would not believe it.
Cuomo said the crane was performing routine work on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, driving pilings into the river bottom, and it was unclear what caused its boom to fall across the entire 90-foot, seven-lane width of the old bridge. Officials said five people suffered minor injuries.
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Nicholas DEmealio, of Irvington, was in a vehicle about three football fields away from the crane, toward the center of the 3.1-mile-long bridge between Westchester and Rockland counties, when he heard a bang and his driver slammed on the brakes.
It shook the whole bridge, he said. At first I thought the bridge was collapsing because this is not a good bridge.
Everybody was OK but stranded. DEmealio and his friends got out of their vehicle and threw around a football to pass the time.
Over the next several hours, the boom was removed from the span and the bridge inspected for damage. Soon after 5 p.m., the northbound lanes from Westchester to Rockland reopened, and Cuomo said a southbound lane would open at 7 p.m., followed by another southbound lane at 8 p.m. The southern-most lane was staying closed.
The reopening of lanes avoided a traffic nightmare, as the Tappan Zee is a vital Hudson River crossing and its closure would have forced drivers to other bridges anywhere from 20 miles to 30 miles away.
The base and treads of the movable crane sat on the unfinished new bridge. Authorities didnt immediately say how tall the crane was.
After the crash, several boats carrying emergency workers maneuvered in the river around the collapsed crane arm, while other workers appeared to be scanning the water around the wreck.
Rockland County had a helicopter and marine unit at the scene, county Executive Ed Day said. He tweeted that the crane operator was shaken but not hurt.
The new Tappan Zee Bridge has been under construction for three years and is expected to be completed by 2018 at a cost of $3.9 billion. It is being built alongside the original Tappan Zee, which dates to 1955.
In March, a 90-foot-long tugboat hit a construction barge near the bridge site and sank, killing three crew members.
In 2013, a powerboat plowed into a construction barge at the bridge, killing a bride-to-be and her fiances best man. The boats driver, who had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to two years behind bars. The victims families, however, attributed the crash mainly to bad lighting on the barge.
Milo Yiannopoulos, who helped lead the charge in getting Twitter users to attack Ghostbustersstar Leslie Joneswith racial epithets on Monday, has been permanently banned from the social media site.
Yiannopolouscurrently the tech editor for the conservative site Breitbart.comhas previously been temporarily suspended from Twitterfor his tendency to troll the internet, but this week, Twitter decided hed gone too far. He got into this exchange Monday with Jones after she began to retweet her most caustic mentions.
Responded Yiannopolous, who had 338,000 Twitter followers:As such, Twitter deleted him on Tuesday. Heres the statement Twitter gave Recode.People should be able to express diverse opinions and beliefs on Twitter. But no one deserves to be subjected to targeted abuse online, and our rules prohibit inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others. Over the past 48 hours in particular, weve seen an uptick in the number of accounts violating these policies and have taken enforcement actions against these accounts, ranging from warnings that also require the deletion of Tweets violating our policies to permanent suspension.
We know many people believe we have not done enough to curb this type of behavior on Twitter. We agree. We are continuing to invest heavily in improving our tools and enforcement systems to better allow us to identify and take faster action on abuse as it"s happening and prevent repeat offenders. We have been in the process of reviewing our hateful conduct policy to prohibit additional types of abusive behavior and allow more types of reporting, with the goal of reducing the burden on the person being targeted. Well provide more details on those changes in the coming weeks.
In response, the hashtags #FreeMilo and #FreeNero popped up on Twitter on Tuesday night.
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Meanwhile, it appears Jones is off Twitter for now.
Earlier on Tuesday, Yiannopolouswho established the Kernel, which was acquired by the Daily Dot in 2014told Heat Street, No, of course, I dont have any regrets [about the attack on Jones]. But feminists on the other hand should have regrets that they havetaught strong women that they are victims and attacked people for having different opinions to them on Twitter.
"LIFE WITH LAURA": Laura Benanti Teaches a Master Class for Young Actors
Actress Laura Benanti isnt a household name beyondlive theater, recent credits include a role as a troubled country singer on Nashville and Supergirls mom on the CBS show. But her appearance on Tuesdays The Late Show might change that.
In a skit mocking the plagiarism scandal surrounding aspiring first lady Melania Trump, hostStephen Colbert introduced the politicians wife and invited her to make some remarks. Benanti, who has previously discussed her resemblance to the former model, appeared behind a podium, wearing a replica of Melania Trumps bell-sleeved sheath. Benanti, a Broadway mainstay, delivered well-known lines, from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air to Dr. Seuss. The lip-pursing, cautious movements and Eastern European accent were dead-on.
Looking like and being able to give a comedic, yet faithful, impersonation of a political figure in a closely watched election can prove very good for ones career.
TakeTina Fey, who captured former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in perfect send-up fashion on Saturday Night Live. She was already a well-known quantity, but her Palin impression is widely credited withboosting her fame. Fey, though, offered a word of caution about politician impersonations.
Some may argue that exploiting Governor Palin and her family helped bring attention to my low-rated TV show, Fey wrote in her memoir, Bossypants, of her NBC sitcom 30 Rock. I am proud to say you are wrong. My TV show still enjoys very low ratings. In fact, I think the Palin stuff may have hurt the TV show.
Pokemon GO ★ SERVERS ARE TERRIBLE!!! ★ NEW Pokemon GO Server Status Checker LIVE!
Having trouble connecting to the Pokemon Go server? Its not just you. (Niantic)
If youre having trouble connecting to thePokmon Go servers, you are far from the only one. The game has become a complete and utter phenomenon, and it doesnt seem like the games developer,Niantic,was prepared for quite this level of traffic all at once. As a result, the servers have constantly been crashing, especially during peak play times. But at the moment, there is no official way to verify whether the servers have gone down or if something is wrong with your own Internet connection or smartphone.
Luckily, as they often do, fans have stepped up to the plate and developed their own solutions. Heres how you can checkwhether thePokmon Go servers are working.
The first place to gois a website called Pokemon Go Server Status. This website functions by having players all around the world report whether the game is working for them. Every time you log on, youll be presented with a simple ONLINE, UNSTABLE or OFFLINE. Of course, the servers stability varies depending on what area of the country youre in, but this service will give you an idea of how widespread the current issues are, whether its something only your town is going through or if the server is down for basically everyone.
Theres also thePokmon Go Outage Map from Down Detector, a giant map on which areas are highlighted where many users are experiencing issues with the server. This also appears to be based on reports from users, and if you want to get into further detail, you can visit the websites reports page. Here, you can access a timeline and see exactly how many people have said the servers are down for them in the past hour. If theres a widespread issue, youll immediately notice a large spike, while a smaller increase will indicate average server issues and very few reports at all may mean its just you.
Usually it wont just be you, though, which is the main thing to keep in mind as you get increasingly frustrated by your inability to connect. The game just came out, and everyone in the world is playing it, so youll have to just be patient whileNiantic works out the bugs and gets rid of these issues. But unless you see a massive outage on the websites above, youll often be able to get on after a few tries or after coming back in a few minutes.
Pokmon Go Teams: Whats the Difference Between Instinct, Mystic and Valor?
Pokmon Go gives players the option of choosing Team Instinct, Team Mystic or Team Valor. What does that mean, exactly? What"s the difference?
