5 Things To Know For Your New Day-Friday October 26th
via CNN:
Investigators search Florida mail facility for clues to bombmaker:
The nationwide manhunt for the person or people who sent 10 potential bombs to critics of President Donald Trump and CNN’s office in New York led authorities to a mail facility in South Florida on Thursday night.
Several of the packages went through a US Postal facility in Opa-locka, Florida, two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation said.
On Thursday night, the Miami-Dade County Police Department said it was assisting federal agents who were at the facility as part of the ongoing investigation.
Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam and changes name to Shuhada:
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has announced her conversion to Islam, changing her name to Shuhada’ Davitt.
“This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim,” she wrote on Twitter on October 19. “This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant.”
The singer added: “I will be given (another) new name. It will be Shuhada’.”
She spells her new name, which means “martyrs” in Arabic, with an apostrophe at the
What went wrong after NBC hired Megyn Kelly:
Kelly and NBC News execs are negotiating the terms of her departure from the news division.
— Contrary to some news reports, her exit is not official yet. But it will be soon. It’s a foregone conclusion among all the players involved, multiple sources told me.
— The blackface controversy sealed Kelly’s fate, per sources, but her show was already vulnerable to cancellation
Stress might lead to memory loss and brain shrinkage, study says:
Listen up, gen-Xers and millennials, and, well, everybody who has a brain. If you live a high-stress life, you could have memory loss and brain shrinkage before you turn 50, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.
“Higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, seem to predict brain function, brain size and performance on cognitive tests,” said study author Dr. Sudha Seshadri, professor of neurology at UT Health San Antonio.
“We found memory loss and brain shrinkage in relatively young people long before any symptoms could be seen,” Seshadri said. “It’s never too early to be mindful of reducing stress.
Mariah Carey headed to ‘The Voice’:
Mariah Carey is headed back to TV, and this time it’s as an adviser on season 15 of NBC’s “The Voice.”
Carey made the announcement on her Instagram account Tuesday.
She released a promotional photo of herself from the show with the caption, “It’s a MOMENT. I’m advising for the @NBCTheVoice Knockouts starting Monday 8/7c.”
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