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Sydney Sweeney registered as a Republican voter in Florida a few months before Donald Trump won a second US presidency, it has been revealed, as the public continues fixating on a new jeans ad campaign featuring the actor and a pun about her genes. The Euphoria and White Lotus star registered to vote in Florida on 14 June 2024 – …

American Eagle has responded to the backlash surrounding its viral Sydney Sweeney campaign, which has been the subject of an extended online discourse over the intention of a “jeans” versus “genes” debate, so much so that everyone from the White House to Stephen Colbert weighed in. “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans is and always ways about the jeans. Her jeans. …

Vice President JD Vance gleefully weighed in on the controversy over Sydney Sweeney’s ad for American Eagle jeans — encouraging liberals to keep the outrage coming. “My political advice to the Democrats is continue to tell everybody who thinks Sydney Sweeney is attractive is a Nazi,” Vance said jokingly on Friday’s episode of the conservative “Ruthless” podcast. “That appears to …

You may have heard by now that Sydney Sweeney has great jeans, or genes, or both. According to public relations experts, she also has pretty great brand awareness. That’s perhaps not the positive prognosis you’d expect for someone whose latest American Eagle ad campaign, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” sparked online backlash this week. In the pricey campaign, the 27-year-old …

The White House has said that the Left’s “moronic” reaction to Sydney Sweeney‘s American Eagle jeans ad campaign  is a “big reason why” Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. In the advertisement, the Euphoria actress says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color. My jeans are blue.” …

Vinay Prasad departs FDA amid conservative criticism, controversy over Sarepta gene therapy  Fierce Pharma Trump drove firing of FDA official  Politico Are we sure Vinay Prasad’s ouster is positive for biotech?  statnews.com FDA’s Prasad Exits Following Political Backlash Over Sarepta  Bloomberg.com FDA’s top vaccine official leaves post after less than four months  The Guardian Source link

Science has retracted a 2010 paper describing a strain of bacteria that purportedly substituted arsenic for phosphorus, an element present in all known life. Science/AAAS Fifteen years after publishing an explosive but long-criticized paper claiming to describe a microbe that could substitute arsenic for phosphate in its chemical makeup, Science is retracting the article, citing “expanded” criteria for retraction.  The …

Coldplay Kiss-Cam Kristin Cabot Resigns From Astronomer in Wake of Controversy Published July 24, 2025 1:34 PM PDT Kristin Cabot has resigned from her head of HR position at Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay cheating scandal, TMZ has learned. A rep for Astronomer tells TMZ, “Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer — she’s resigned.” Kristin’s resignation comes …

Asked about Epstein, Trump turned to a long list of grievancespublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 17:33 BST Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White House Image source, AFP via Getty Images Reporters have now been escorted out of the Oval Office. During their unusually brief time there, roughly 45 minutes, they asked Trump about Epstein. In response, he delivered an …

Jordi Vidal | Redferns | Getty Images Astronomer CEO Andy Byron’s controversy went so viral that it sparked millions of dollars in bets on prediction markets over his resignation. On July 16, Bryon was caught on camera hugging his human resources director Kristin Cabot on a kiss cam during a Coldplay concert with the two quickly ducking for cover. The footage …