Josh Cavallo (via Instagram)Some news items you might have missed:
• The Advocate: Out gay Australian soccer player Josh Cavallo announced he will be a judge on the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
• OUT: This month is the 20th anniversary of the debut of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” Checking in the OG Fab Five today.
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the original, beloved #QueerEye for the Straight Guy series! 😱 So what has the OG #FabFive been up to since then? https://t.co/wcyqc6ZeTz
— Out Magazine (@outmagazine) July 19, 2023
• CBS News: One winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles for Wednesday night’s estimated $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot. The lump sum payment would be $558.1 million.
• Bloomberg News: A new poll finds just 16% of registered voters would consider supporting a fusion third-party ticket with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for president. The group No Labels is actively floating the idea of a bipartisan, third-party bid.
• Washington Post: A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived. This is quite the tale.
The Washers and William Waybourn disagree on just when their neighborly tensions turned into a serious conflict. But it’s been dragging on for years.
Some residents of the small village of The Plains, Va., fear the dispute — including dueling no-trespassing orders and rats being… pic.twitter.com/6hgPOoplev
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 15, 2023
• New York Times: The House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to improve air travel over the next half-decade. The bill would address airlines’ refunds and reimbursement obligations to passengers, boost hiring of air traffic controllers, modernizing airport infrastructure, and more.
• NBC News: Four members of a Florida family were convicted Wednesday of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake Covid-19 cure through their online church. They each face up to five years in prison. Sentencing will be October 6.
Four members of a Florida family are convicted of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake Covid cure through their online church, according to court records. https://t.co/372ODqcQPN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 20, 2023