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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
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‘Everybody Expecting' Brooke Burke & Scott Rigsby's Wedding Will ‘Happen Soon': ‘A Wonderful Match'
Despite Brooke Burke postponing her wedding to fiancée Scott Rigsby, a source exclusively tells Life & Style the nuptials will go ahead eventually as she's more focused on making sure the event is perfect than rushing into formalities. 'She and Scott are still very much in love,' the insider says. 'She absolutely wants to marry him, but there's also no huge sense of urgency because she already feels like she's married to him. He's very much her partner.' The Dancing with the Stars alum, 63, got engaged to Scott, 49, in 2021, but still hasn't penned a date for their wedding after four years, despite giving some dates in the past they ended up blowing by. Onlookers unfamiliar with their relationship might suggest they may never get hitched by the way things are going, though Brooke has discussed how much she's looking forward to the ceremony. 'Part of the hold up has been Brooke's perfectionism,' the source explains. "We really wanna design a wedding that we can enjoy — that's not just a big party for show," she told People in October 2023, adding they were 'committed to 2024' in the same interview. 'For me, it has to be meaningful or not at all, which is the challenge. To do something fabulous and grand and keep that intimacy and keep it special,' the former Wild On! host explained. Another reason for taking it slow is the fact both Brooke and her hubby-to-be want to take their time blending their families, as she and Scott share six kids between them. Brooke is a mother of four: to daughters Neriah, 25, and Sierra, 23, with ex-husband Garth Fisher, and daughter Rain, 18, and son Shaya, 17, who she shares with ex-husband David Charvet. While Scott is father to daughter Lila, 17, and son Levi, 14. Brooke said she has a 'great relationship' with her fiancée's kids, especially Levi. As for her own children's affections for their future stepdad: 'Everybody loves Scott. Thank God.' 'The kids are all on board, which is a blessing because I know how challenging that can be and [I] feel very lucky to be able to say that,' she explained. 'They're excited about our wedding, they're excited about life, they're excited about our new home — they just love him.' The insider adds, 'She has had her daughters help in this from the start, which has been such a joy, they are very happy for her and very invested in it. But that means a lot of cooks in the kitchen so decisions have taken longer.' Even with the delays, 'Everyone is expecting it to happen soon, they're incredibly happy and such a wonderful match. Brooke is one of the sweetest people you could meet and the great thing about Scott is that he cherishes that — he doesn't take advantage. He treats her like his queen, he knows he scored a huge jackpot with her and he doesn't take that for granted.' 'Brooke's been married twice before, but she says nothing has ever felt this easy and stress free before, they just work so well as a pair.'
Newsweek
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Dodgers 4-Player Trade Idea Adds Shutdown Closer After Tanner Scott Implosion
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a lot to be happy with this season but their latest loss demonstrated a clear weakness. After enjoying a strong start from Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers ultimately blew their lead against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday as relievers Tanner Scott and Alex Vesia combined to give up five runs in the eighth inning. With several starting and bullpen arms on the injured list, the Dodgers have been heavily reliant on their relievers, and Scott in particular has disappointed. After an All-Star campaign last year, he joined the Dodgers on a $72 million deal and has a concerning 4.62 ERA across 26 games so far. "That was Scott's fifth blown save already this season, the third in his past five appearances," Bill Plunkett wrote for The Orange County Register. "Scott had a total of six blown saves in 34 save opportunities with the Miami Marlins and (San Diego) Padres." GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 25: Tanner Scott #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks on the field during spring training workouts at Camelback Ranch on February 25, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty... GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 25: Tanner Scott #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks on the field during spring training workouts at Camelback Ranch on February 25, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by) More Sloter/Getty And as Scott implodes on the mound with just a few weeks until the trade deadline, the Dodgers might be running out of time for him to figure it out. As a result, they could turn to a trade proposal from Garrett Kerman that would bring in Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran in exchange for Josue De Paula, Nick Frasso and Landon Knack. "For the Dodgers, Duran would give them a dominant weapon to pair with Evan Phillips and Brusdal Graterol, solidifying the back end of their bullpen for both the stretch run and multiple playoff runs to come," Kerman wrote. "The cost is significant, but the Dodgers' depth allows them to make such a move without mortgaging their future." Parting with De Paula in particular would be tough, but Duran has two more years of arbitration eligibility ahead and could be a key reinforcement for the Dodgers' bullpen during Scott's entire contract tenure. He's earned at least 23 saves in both of the last two seasons with a career ERA of 2.40. So far this season he has nine saves with a stellar 1.07 ERA. As Scott proves to be a disappointment for the Dodgers so far, the team might have to swing a trade like this to bring in a true championship closer. More MLB: Braves Starting Pitcher Felt 'Pop' in Elbow in Concerning Injury Update
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
CT man convicted of murder over marijuana deal gone bad
A Connecticut man was convicted Wednesday of killing one of his partners in a marijuana deal gone bad back in 2012. Melkuan Scott, 34, was found guilty of killing Serafin Velez in Hartford on Feb. 16 of that year, the Justice Department said in a press release. Scott was already in federal prison, where he had recently completed a 13-year sentence for running a drug trafficking operation in Connecticut. Velez was the broker on a marijuana deal between Scott and several people in New York, according to federal investigators. But when Scott paid the New Yorkers for the weed, they handed him fake marijuana in return. Scott blamed Velez for the faulty deal, investigators said. He retaliated by forcing Velez into a vehicle, driving him to a street in Hartford and fatally shooting him, according to the feds. Velez was 27 years old at the time. More than 10 years after the killing, Scott was charged in Velez's death in March 2023. Another man also in federal prison, Arthur Stanley, was also charged. The jury convicted Scott of kidnapping resulting in death and killing Velez in service of a drug trafficking operation. Scott faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. His sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Drew Scott's New Photo Montage of Daughter Piper Is a Whole Mood
Drew Scott is doing his best. He's flipping houses with his twin brother Jonathan Scott on HGTV, raising two beautiful kids with wife Linda Phan, and posting the most relatable parenting content on social media. (The latter we are so appreciative of, BTW!) His most recent post features a photo montage of his 1-year-old daughter Piper, and each snap is a whole mood. 'Kid hairstyles (according to a dad),' the Property Brothers star wrote on Instagram this week. In the first photo, he holds his son Parker, 3, and his daughter Piper, whose brown hair is sticking straight up. Then, the carousel of photos includes all the hairstyles he's done for his toddler, and he gets an A for effort! More from SheKnows David Beckham's Teen Daughter Harper Gives Him an Expert Makeover in a Sweet New Video The first one is called 'the whale spout,' which is a half-up ponytail. Piper holds her water bottle as she lies on her stomach showing off the 'do, with her hair splaying out at all angles out of the ponytail on top. In the next photo, Piper rocks a green-and-white-striped jumper with the whale spout again, this time with an added accessory — in this case, a clip-on flower — to make the look more formal. In another snap, Piper wears dinosaur pajamas as she looks at board books on her shelf. Her curly hair is wild and barely tamed with a tiny ponytail sticking out one side. 'The side ponytail,' Scott called this one, with a unicorn emoji because it does kinda look like that. Pigtails are next, a classic hairstyle that is so cute on Piper. He also shows pictures of 'the fresh wash,' the woke up like this,' and the 'I give up,' which features Parker and Piper wear sunhats as they hug each other. Hey, doing a toddler's long hair day after day is not easy (especially because they do not know how to sit still!), so this photo montage is so relatable. 'Share with a parent who needs some inspo 🤣 #kidhairstyles,' Scott quipped in the caption. Parents could totally empathize with Scott in the comments. 'They are adorable! And every parent has gone through the bad hair day with their kids,' one person wrote. Someone else wrote, 'The 'I Give Up' took me out! 🤣' Same! Piper turned 1 earlier this month, and Scott shared pictures of her with another style. She is wearing a bandana that ties around her hair and looks like a pink tiara. Yes, it's adorable! 'This is 1🎂,' he captioned the post, featuring Piper holding her parent's hands outside. 'It has FLOWN by! Happy bday Pipes❤️👶' She's a little cutie in every hairstyle, and we love seeing how her dad is embracing the girl dad life by trying his hand at different looks. She is one lucky girl!Best of SheKnows 20 of Serena Williams' Most Adorable Motherhood Moments 30+ Baby Names With Ivy League Vibes — No Degree Required Michelle Obama's Best Mom Quotes — Because We Could All Use a Dose of Her Wisdom
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Rick Scott wants more cuts in Trump's signature domestic tax and spending bill
Florida U.S. GOP Sen. Rick Scott speaking in Clearwater on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Rick Scott has always been a deficit hawk, sometimes to his political peril, so it's no surprise that he's among a group of Republican U.S. senators seeking significant changes to President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' The budget and tax bill passed the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote last week. 'The package that just passed the House will take the deficit in 10 years from $37 trillion to close to $60 trillion,' Scott said Wednesday in Clearwater after holding a press conference on hurricane preparedness. 'We're already spending more than 20% of your revenues that you're going to give us, in your tax dollars, to interest. That's not sustainable.' The Penn Wharton University of Pennsylvania Budget Model estimates that passage of the legislation as its written right now would raise the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion over the next 10 years. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, disputes that calculation, insisting the bill 'saves' more than $1.6 trillion in mandatory spending. Scott's concerns about federal spending led to his '12-point plan to Rescue America' that he unveiled in 2022 when he served as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The plan called for sunsetting all federal legislation every five years, including Social Security and Medicare — a proposal so unpopular that it was opposed by then GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and mocked by President Joe Biden, ultimately leading the Florida Republican to remove those two major entitlement programs from his proposal. Scott praised the House for passing the bill last week, and emphasized that 'I completely agree with President Trump's agenda,' which he said included securing the southern border, building up the military, and making the 2017 tax cuts, which are set to expire later this year, permanent. 'Those are all things that we ought to do,' he said. Scott was re-elected to the Senate last year over Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 13 points, by far his largest margin of victory in his four statewide races in Florida over the past 14 years, with the three previous races all decided by a margin of one percentage point or less. Scott said that Congress needs to continue to work on reducing federal spending. 'We had a 53% increase in spending in five years, a 53% increase,' he said. 'Population's only up 2%. There's probably a little bit of waste in there. So I think we need to go back to pre-pandemic spending.' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been critical of the tax and spending package, noting his disappointment that the budget cuts made by Elon Musk and his 'Department of Government Efficiency' this year that were not included in the House bill. 'To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any meaningful reductions (and in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is demoralizing and represents a betrayal of the voters who elected him,' the governor said on X on Tuesday. But as Scott noted Wednesday, under Senate rules, only mandatory spending can be placed in a reconciliation bill, which is what is what the House passed last week. DOGE cuts are considered discretionary spending. 'DOGE has shown us that there's a lot of waste in the [budget], so we've got to do both of these,' Scott said. 'If we don't, here's what's going to happen. Interest rates are not going to come down. If we keep borrowing $2 trillion every year, inflation's not going away, interest rates are not coming down. Just this year, we need to refinance over $9 trillion worth of Treasuries and sell another $2 trillion.' Separately, the White House is expected to send its 'rescission package' to the House soon, which will include the DOGE cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on X on Wednesday. Scott says that he's going to work hard to find cuts in the tax and spending package, and is confident he'll be able to pass the legislation when it's ready to go sometime later this summer. 'We'll get a bill done,' he said. 'The goal is to get it done by the 4th of July. We have to get it done probably by the end of July because of the debt ceiling, but I think the bill will pass.' Every Democratic member of the House opposed the spending and tax package last week, and are highlighting major cuts to Medicaid and food assistance as a reason why the public should oppose it as well. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
