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NYTIMES (Mihir Zaveri, Patrick McGeehan and Arfa Momin) - Violations Found at Sites Involving Firms Linked to Unstable Building

After two steel beams buckled at a Manhattan high-rise last month, city officials conducted inspections at dozens of construction sites across the city. None of the violations posed a danger to the public, the city said.

NYTIMES (David A. Fahrenthold) - Parts of Trump’s New White House Helipad Disassembled, Photos Show

Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone.

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Ariana Grande pauses Chicago concert to defend her planned retreat from public life

Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande stopped her show at Chicago's United Center on Monday night to deliver a four-minute speech insisting her announced break from public life was planned long ago, not a reaction to relentless online commentary about her weight and personal life. Grande, 33, read the remarks from her phone after her representative announced […] The post Ariana Grande pauses Chicago concert to defend her planned retreat from public life appeared first on American Almanac .

Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande stopped her show at Chicago's United Center on Monday night to deliver a four-minute speech insisting her announced break from public life was planned long ago, not a reaction to relentless online commentary about her weight and personal life. Grande, 33, read the remarks from her phone after her representative announced over the weekend that the singer and actress would "take a step back from visibility" once her Eternal Sunshine tour wraps. That announcement landed alongside confirmation that Grande had pulled out of a planned West End revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George," where she was set to star opposite her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey next summer in London. The…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Mary Rivera, actress who played Ned's grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, dead at 82 after stroke

Mary Rivera, the actress who charmed Marvel fans as the Tagalog-speaking Filipino grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, has died at 82 in Honolulu after her family removed her from life support following a severe stroke. Rivera suffered the stroke and fell into a coma before doctors told her family that her condition was "extremely […] The post Mary Rivera, actress who played Ned's grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, dead at 82 after stroke appeared first on American Almanac .

Mary Rivera, the actress who charmed Marvel fans as the Tagalog-speaking Filipino grandmother in Spider-Man: No Way Home, has died at 82 in Honolulu after her family removed her from life support following a severe stroke. Rivera suffered the stroke and fell into a coma before doctors told her family that her condition was "extremely serious" and that recovery prospects were grim. Her family ultimately chose to take her off life support, and she died on April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she had settled years after emigrating from the Philippines. She was later cremated. Born on June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines, Rivera built a life in Hawaii long before Hollywood came calling. Her family encouraged her to audition for the 2021…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Dave Portnoy says Tony Romo is finished at CBS after OWI arrest and indefinite suspension

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy predicted CBS will never restore Tony Romo to its top NFL broadcast chair, calling the network's indefinite suspension a convenient exit from a $18-million-a-year deal gone stale. Portnoy, appearing on FS1's Barstool Mornings, did not mince words about what he sees as a foregone conclusion. Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys […] The post Dave Portnoy says Tony Romo is finished at CBS after OWI arrest and indefinite suspension appeared first on American Almanac .

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy predicted CBS will never restore Tony Romo to its top NFL broadcast chair, calling the network's indefinite suspension a convenient exit from a $18-million-a-year deal gone stale. Portnoy, appearing on FS1's Barstool Mornings, did not mince words about what he sees as a foregone conclusion. Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned color analyst, was arrested last month on suspicion of operating while intoxicated in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. CBS responded with a one-sentence statement placing him on indefinite leave. The network has offered no further update on his future. For Portnoy, the speed of CBS's decision told the whole story. The network had been paying Romo a reported $18 million…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Scott Eastwood opens up about girlfriend's 2014 death from defective airbag in rare podcast interview

Actor Scott Eastwood broke a long public silence about the death of his girlfriend Jewel Brangman, killed in 2014 by a recalled airbag during a minor car accident, a loss he says he couldn't grieve for years. Eastwood, 40, appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast Monday and described in detail how Brangman, a 26-year-old model […] The post Scott Eastwood opens up about girlfriend's 2014 death from defective airbag in rare podcast interview appeared first on American Almanac .

Actor Scott Eastwood broke a long public silence about the death of his girlfriend Jewel Brangman, killed in 2014 by a recalled airbag during a minor car accident, a loss he says he couldn't grieve for years. Eastwood, 40, appeared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast Monday and described in detail how Brangman, a 26-year-old model and gymnast, died in what should have been a survivable collision. The two had been together for three or four years when a defective airbag turned a fender bender into a fatal incident. The airbag, which was subject to a recall, fired a projectile through Brangman's body and split her spleen. Eastwood was working on a film set at the time and could not leave. He missed her funeral. Eastwood was stuck on set and…Open