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- Politics
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Congressman Misspells the Name of His Own State in High-Stakes Campaign Ad
Rep. Mike Collins launched his U.S. Senate campaign with an ad that spelled Georgia wrongNEED TO KNOW Rep. Mike Collins launched his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign over the weekend The Georgia Republican misspelled his home state in a campaign video published on X If Collins wins the Republican nomination, he would face Sen. Jon Ossoff, the only incumbent Democratic senator from a state Trump won in 2024 who is seeking re-election in 2026Congressman Mike Collins launched his campaign for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat with a campaign video that misspelled his home state's name. At the end of the campaign video, published on X on Sunday, July 27, Collins unveiled a slogan reading, 'Georgia, Let's Ride.' The slogan spelled his state as 'Georiga.' The video remains up on his X page. The clip was met with an immediate response on X, with observers making fun of the spelling mistake. 'Where is Georiga?' one person asked. 'Knowing how to spell the name of your own state should at least be a baseline requirement for running for the Senate,' another X user wrote. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Collins' campaign also published a video on YouTube on Monday, July 28, without the 'Georgia, Let's Ride' slogan. Collins, 58, has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district since January 2023 and has branded himself as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. He is running for the Republican nomination to face incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat. The Georgia Republican co-owns a family trucking firm and first ran for Congress in 2014. His father, the late Mac Collins, served in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2005 and ran an unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign in 2004. In March 2024, Mike Collins introduced the Laken Riley Act, which is named after a Georgia resident who was killed by a man who entered the country illegally, in the House. The act, which was signed into law by Trump in January 2025 and earned bipartisan support in the House and Senate, requires non-citizens charged with theft to be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Collins also drew attention in February 2024, when he was temporarily suspended from X for suggesting a person federal authorities arrested should be transported by 'Pinochet Air,' referencing Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. He also drew criticism in March 2024, when he promoted a post from an antisemitic account, per the Associated Press. Ossoff is the only incumbent Democratic senator from a state Trump won in 2024 who is up for re-election in November 2026. He won his seat alongside Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is also a Democrat, in November 2022. Read the original article on People
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36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson Are Dating: 'It's Clear They're Smitten' (Exclusive Source)
The 'Naked Gun' costars' romance continued off-screen, a source tells PEOPLE: "They're enjoying each other's company" NEED TO KNOW Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are enjoying a "budding romance in the early stages," a source tells PEOPLE The actors met as costars on the new comedy The Naked Gun, in theaters Aug. 1 Both stars have two sons, who joined them at the New York City premiere on July 28 Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson struck up a romance after making The Naked Gun together. A source close to the movie tells PEOPLE, "It's a budding romance in the early stages. It's clear they're smitten with each other." Neeson, 73, and Anderson, 58, are currently "enjoying each other's company," adds the source, as the costars promote their new comedy, which is in theaters this Friday, Aug. 1. Reps for Anderson and Neeson could not be reached for comment. At the New York premiere of The Naked Gun on Monday, July 28, both stars brought their two sons to the red carpet for a group photo. (Anderson has Brandon, 29, and Dylan, 27, with ex-husband Tommy Lee, and Neeson has Micheál, 30, and Daniel, 28, with late wife Natasha Richardson.) Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The next morning, on Tuesday, July 29, Anderson and Neeson pretended to get caught making out on live TV for a funny moment while visiting the Today show together. She did plant a kiss on Neeson's cheek on the red carpet at the London premiere held July 22. Speaking to PEOPLE in October 2024, Neeson had high praise for Anderson. 'With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with,' he said at the time. 'I can't compliment her enough, I'll be honest with you. No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She's funny and so easy to work with." Anderson added that Neeson is 'the perfect gentleman" and he "brings out the best in you … with respect, kindness and depth of experience. It was an absolute honor to work with him." For an Entertainment Weekly cover story published earlier in July, Anderson said, "I think I have a friend forever in Liam." She added, "We definitely have a connection that is very sincere, very loving. He's a good guy." In May, she told EW that she and Neeson bonded over a shared "love of literature and a good laugh." Anderson added to the outlet, "We had many dinners out with the cast. I invited him and his assistant over for romantic dinners with me and my assistant so our relationship stayed 'professionally romantic' during filming." In The Naked Gun, Neeson plays Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin from the original The Naked Gun films. Anderson plays his love interest, Beth. The Naked Gun hits theaters Friday, Aug. 1. Read the original article on People
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2 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are 'clearly smitten with each other' as they confirm romance rumours: Reports
Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are officially a couple, PEOPLE confirms. The actors, who star together in the upcoming comedy 'The Naked Gun', have developed a 'budding romance in the early stages,' according to a source close to the production. 'It's sincere, and it's clear they're smitten with each other,' the insider told the publication. The 73-year-old 'Taken' star and the 58-year-old 'Baywatch' icon have been spotted together repeatedly over the past few months, with their chemistry increasingly obvious both on and off the red carpet. Most recently, Liam and Pamela walked hand-in-hand at the film's New York premiere on July 28, joined by their children. Neeson was accompanied by his sons Micheál (30) and Daniel (28), while Anderson brought Brandon (29) and Dylan (27), her sons with ex-husband Tommy Lee. The next day, the pair appeared on the Today show, where they playfully pretended to be caught kissing live on air. Just a week earlier, at the London premiere on July 22, Anderson was seen planting a kiss on Neeson's cheek. Their flirtatious behaviour continued in interviews, where they dodged direct questions about their relationship by joking around or giving cryptic replies. However, confirmation of their romance makes it clear that the connection is more than a publicity stunt. Their affection was also on display behind the scenes—Pamela has reportedly been baking sourdough and cookies for Neeson. The bond between the two stars began while filming The Naked Gun, which hits cinemas on Friday, August 1. Speaking to PEOPLE back in October 2024, Neeson gushed, 'With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with... She's funny and so easy to work with.' Pamela responded warmly, calling him 'the perfect gentleman' who 'brings out the best in you… with respect, kindness and depth of experience.' With the romance now confirmed, fans are eagerly watching to see where their story goes—both on screen and off.
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2 hours ago
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'So You Think You Can Dance' Host Cat Deeley Splits from Husband Patrick Kielty After 12 Years of Marriage
The couple tied the knot in 2012 and share two children together, sons Milo and James PatrickNEED TO KNOW So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley and comedian Patrick Kielty announced their split after 12 years of marriage They shared a joint statement with PEOPLE, explaining they "have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated" The former couple also noted they "will continue to be united as loving parents" to their two children, sons Milo and James PatrickCat Deeley and Patrick Kielty are calling it quits after more than a decade of marriage. The longtime So You Think You Can Dance host, 48, and the Northern Irish comedian, 54, announced their split on Tuesday, July 29, in a joint statement. "We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated," the pair said, per BBC. "There is no other party involved," they continued. "We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected." The former couple concluded by noting that there will be "no further comment" on the matter. PEOPLE has reached out to representatives of Deeley and Kielty for comment. Deeley and Kielty have a long history and first worked together a decade before they got married. The two co-presented the British talent competition series Fame Academy, which aired for two seasons between 2002 and 2003. Fast-forward to September 2012, the couple tied the knot in Rome. In a 2015 interview on Loose Women, Kielty revealed how his and Deeley's friendship turned romantic thanks to a big gesture he made while Deeley was in Beverly Hills and he was in Northern Ireland at "a little Irish pub" around closing time. When he texted her for her birthday, Kielty remembered, "She said, 'It's just a shame you're not in L.A. because I'm having a lunch tomorrow.' So I said I'll be there." He then flew around the world and, when he walked into the Beverly Hills Hotel and said hi, Deeley "fell off the chair and we've been together ever since." The former couple share two children together. They welcomed their first son, Milo, in January 2016. In June 2018, they welcomed their second son, James Patrick. Between welcoming her two children with Kielty, Deeley opened up about motherhood. "I've got so much respect for all moms out there that do it. You have to juggle like crazy and have a team around you," she told PEOPLE at the time. "And whether that's your family, Mom and Dad, nanny … whoever it is, you have this team. It takes a tribe — I can totally understand that now." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. While this is Kielty's first marriage, Deeley had previously been married. Read the original article on People
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3 hours ago
- Health
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AI Can Diagnose You with This Progressive Illness — and It's 86% Accurate, Study Says
Researchers developed an AI-powered tool that prompts users to perform neurological tests in their own homesNEED TO KNOW A tool accessible via smart home devices can help diagnose people with Parkinson's disease. The AI-powered tool was developed as part of a study by scientists at University of Rochester. The tool prompts users to perform neurological tests in their own homes that involve speech, facial expression and finger movementsA tool accessible via smart home devices can help diagnose people with Parkinson's disease. The AI-powered tool, called PARK, was developed as part of a study by scientists at University of Rochester. According to the website, the tool prompts users to perform a variety of web-based neurological tests in their own homes that involve speech, facial expression and finger movements. The tasks are then analyzed to detect whether the user shows signs of Parkinson's disease. After the results are given, the tool provides personalized resources for treatment or care. Newsweek reports that the test asks users to recite two short sentences that use every letter of the alphabet at least once. Then, in mere seconds, the AI can analyze the recordings to look for patterns linked to the disease. The toll has an 86% accuracy rate, per Newsweek. PARK can be accessed by any major web browser, but the researchers also note that it can be a useful tool for smart home devices, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. "While we haven't established partnerships with these companies yet, our model is very lightweight and well-suited for such integration," computer scientist Tariq Adnan told Newsweek. "With appropriate privacy safeguards and user consent, it could operate passively or on-demand through such widely used home devices,' he added. 'Once integrated, [in theory] a user could say something like 'screen me for Parkinson's symptoms,' and the system would prompt a short sentence to be read aloud.' The tool was trained with data from over 1,300 participants in home care settings, clinical settings and at the InMotion Parkinson's disease care center in Ohio, according to Newsweek. Possible indicators for the disease include uttering sounds, pausing, breathing and adding "features of unintelligibility," according to computer science graduate student Abdelrahman Abdelkader. The researchers note that access to neurological care can be a barrier for people to receive clinical diagnoses, and believe the tool can be used to encourage people to seek medical evaluation if they suspect they have the disease. "We envision a gentle, user-centered experience. The tool would never deliver a diagnosis, rather would only flag whether a follow-up with a clinician might be worthwhile," Adnan said. Parkinson's disease is characterized by the loss of nerve cells in the brain, per Mayo Clinic. It is unknown what causes the disease, although genes and environmental factors may play a risk. The average onset of Parkinson's disease is around 70 years old. Symptoms of the disease include memory loss, trouble with language, feeling irritable, having trouble chewing and swallowing, and difficulty sleeping. Parkinson's Foundation states that about 1.1 million people in the United States have the disease. Read the original article on People
