These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 36-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past day.
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SUPER BOWL STREAKER KELLY KAY ARRESTED FOR TRESPASS AFTER FLASHING ASS AT GAME
You can see in video of the alleged incident … Kelly Green — aka Kelly Kay — was tackled by security before she could really make a scene during the Chiefs-49ers game. But, she still managed to show the crowd her butt while cops were taking her away … and you can see in the footage, fans were loving it. Cops clearly didn’t think the scene was funny, though … they straight-up arrested her and charged her with misdemeanor trespass. She was booked and forced to take a mug shot at the station. Green, a 27-year-old with over 250,000 followers on Instagram … was released Monday and posted a poolside video bragging about getting out.
[SOURCE: tmz.com]
DEMOCRATIC DEBACLE AS IOWA DELAYS CAUCUS RESULTS UNTIL SOMETIME TUESDAY
On Monday night, the caucuses that were meant to give shape to the Democratic presidential race devolved into political embarrassment for the party and left candidates and voters hanging with no results and no springboard into the next round of contests, including New Hampshire’s primary in seven days. The top Democratic candidates, except Joe Biden, claimed strong showings using their internal analysis. Biden’s campaign didn’t have the organization in place to collect the data, an emblem of his struggling effort in Iowa. The chaos in Iowa began when an attempt to modernize the arcane caucus system and make it more transparent melted down with the introduction of new technology and more complex rules. The Iowa Democratic Party said it was unable to release results from Monday’s caucuses after discovering “inconsistencies” in reporting from some precincts.
[SOURCE: bloomberg.com]
SHANNEN DOHERTY SHARES SHE HAS STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER
“It’s going to come out in a matter of days or a week that — I’m stage four. So my cancer came back. And that’s why I’m here,” Doherty told ABC News’ Amy Robach in an interview that aired Tuesday on “Good Morning America.” “I don’t think I’ve processed it. It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways.” Since her initial breast cancer diagnosis in March 2015, the actress of popular hit shows like “Charmed” and “90210” has always been candid about her disease by documenting her battle on social media. But this time around, Doherty decided to keep the news to herself and despite the diagnosis, went back to work on the set of the “90210” reboot, which was also just four months after her friend and former co-star, Luke Perry’s passing.
[SOURCE: goodmorningamerica.com]
TWITTER SUSPENDED 3 BABY NUT MEME ACCOUNTS CREATED BY PLANTERS BECAUSE THEY VIOLATED ITS RULES
Baby Nut was unveiled during an ad at the 2020 Super Bowl Sunday, following a campaign that centered around the death of Mr. Peanut. The @MrPeanut account immediately began retweeting meme accounts that were centered around Baby Nut. The meme accounts replicated authentic accounts that frequently pop-up around major viral events, often started by fans or clout chasers, but the Baby Nut meme accounts were created before Baby Nut’s launch, one as early as September 2019, suggesting that they were part of a coordinated promotion effort by Planters. As Insider reported Sunday evening, the accounts could be in violation of Twitter’s spam and platform manipulation policy, which forbids “coordinated activity, that attempts to artificially influence conversations through the use of multiple accounts, fake accounts, automation and/or scripting,” and “operating multiple accounts with overlapping use cases, such as identical or similar personas or substantially similar content.”
[SOURCE: insider.com]
KNICKS FIRE PRESIDENT STEVE MILLS AND HAVE ALREADY BEGUN INTERVIEWING REPLACEMENTS
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium initially reported the news, noting Scott Perry will take over basketball operations on an interim basis. ESPN’s Adrian Wojarnowski added “it is expected” that Perry will still be the general manager for the “foreseeable future.” Knicks owner Jim Dolan is targeting Toronto president Masai Ujiri to ultimately oversee New York’s operations, league sources tell ESPN. He is under contract through 2020-2021 in Toronto. According to Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne, owner Jim Dolan is “considering” hiring a top executive from a list of player agents. That is what the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers did with Bob Myers and Rob Pelinka, respectively.
[SOURCE: bleacherreport.com]
TRUMP APPROVAL RATING HITS NEW HIGH IN GALLUP POLL, DESPITE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Trump was boosted by increased approval among independent as well as Republican voters, according to the survey released Tuesday. The poll of 1,033 adults was conducted from Jan. 16 to 29, during Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. Trump’s approval rating among his fellow GOP voters now stands at 94% percent, 6 points higher than registered by the last Gallup poll. And 42% of independents approve of the job he is doing, up 3 points. Trump’s approval by Democrats fell to 7% — 3 points lower than a prior survey. Gallup’s survey found the public evenly divided at 50% on the question of whether Trump deserves to be elected to a second term in the White House in November.
[SOURCE: cnbc.com]
MARINES DECLARE POPULAR IWAKUNI BARBECUE RESTAURANT OFF-LIMITS AFTER OWNER’S DRUG ARREST
Phillip Christopher Azevedo, 41, was taken into custody Dec. 21 on suspicion of marijuana possession, according to a Fukuoka Prefectural Police spokesman who spoke to Stars and Stripes on Jan. 14. Japanese government officials customarily speak to the media on condition of anonymity. According to a post on MCAS Iwakuni’s official Facebook page, the Rib House, at 7-23 Kurumamachi 2-Chome, was declared off-limits Jan. 13 for all base personnel, military and civilian “due to illegal drug activity and other related criminal activity.” Rib House is the only Iwakuni establishment that is off-limits to base personnel; however, the restaurant, which is usually open only on Fridays and Saturdays, appears to have been closed since Azevedo’s arrest.
[SOURCE: stripes.com]
BRIAN WILSON CALLS ON FANS TO PROTEST THE BEACH BOYS UPCOMING SHOW
Brian Wilson, the former frontman of the Beach Boys, is speaking out against the band and calling on fans to protest Wednesday’s planned show at the Safari Club International Convention in Reno, Nevada. Per its website, The Safari Club hosts an annual multi-day hunting convention where members come to network, shop for guns and hunting equipment and book hunts. Donald Trump Jr. is expected to be the keynote speaker at this year’s convention. One of the items the Safari Club is auctioning off during its convention is a seven-day Alaskan hunting trip with the president’s son. The Safari Club website states trophy hunting “plays a vital and irreplaceable role in not only land but also wildlife conservation.” People signing the petition on Change.org shared their reasoning.
[SOURCE: msn.com]
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