Are banks and stores open on Memorial Day? It’s a fair question; not everyone can keep up with what’s closed and what isn’t on any given holiday.

Since it is a federal holiday, government offices and some businesses will be closed despite the deluge of Memorial Days stuffing your email inbox right now. By state law, liquor stores are closed on Memorial Day. Most schools will not be open either. In case you’re wondering about something specific, make sure you check what’s open and what’s not on the holiday.

Better to play it safe and load up on supplies before the weekend. There’s nothing worse than having to make a beer run during the BBQ only to be met with closed signs left and right.

Are Banks Open On Memorial Day This Year?

Most banks are closed on Memorial Day. However, certain banks will remain open, including TD Bank, Chase Bank and Wells Fargo. Check out this handy bank tracking system and see if your bank is observing the federal holiday.

Is Mail Delivered On Memorial Day

There will be no mail delivery – USPS branches will not be running – all federal offices will be shut down. UPS and FedEx will be delivering packages.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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Gunmen attacked vehicles transporting Coptic Christians in Minya Province, Egypt, early Friday. The attack left at least 20 dead, according to state news agencies, and is yet another lethal assalt on the country’s religious minority.

What Happened?

According to a Christian official in Minya Province, south of Cairo, assailants opened fire on a pickup truck carrying workmen and a bus with worshipers as they traveled in a convoy to St. Samuel’s monastery. There were many children among the worshipers.

“We are having a very hard time reaching the monastery because it is in the desert,” Ibram Samir said. “It’s very confusing. But we know that children were killed.”

Minya’s governor told Reuters that the death toll had reached 23 with 25 injured. The workmen included gardeners and builders who worked at the monastery, Samir said.

The worshipers were on their way to the monastery for an outing that typically includes about 40 children and a church chaperone, state news media reported. After the shooting, only three children were found alive and all were in critical condition.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing of the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo on December 11 as well as for the attack at a church in Alexandria on Palm Sunday, April 9. In total, the attacks killed at least 78 people. In February, a small Christian community in northern Sinai fled the town of El Arish after a series of gun attacks on homes and businesses.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt declared a state of emergency after the Palm Sunday attacks. Pope Francis condemned the violence in a visit to Egypt in April.

Christians are heavily discriminated against in Egypt which, in conjunction with the threat of violence, has led to many leaving the country in recent years.

The leadership of the Coptic Church, under Pope Tawadros II, has given vocal support to Mr. Sisi, who came to power in 2013. However, that position has also made Copts a target for violence from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Islamists responded to the killing of hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators at the hands of security forces with targeted attacks against Coptic churches and homes.

Minya Province

Minya is the capital of the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located approximately 245 km south of Cairo.

The province has experienced the worst attacks on Copts recently since 2013.

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On Tuesday, Anthony Aguirre Junior High in Channelview, Texas, held an end of the year awards ceremony. It was supposed to be funny, with a bunch of silly “most likely” honors handed out. But unfortunately, one of the school’s teachers ruined the good time with their horrible sense of humor.

Seventh-grader Lizeth Villanueva is a 13-year-old honor student at the school, who also happens to be Salvadoran American. I guess her heritage made her ripe for a highly inappropriate joke, as her teacher signed and handed her a “most likely to become a terrorist” award at the ceremony.

Lizeth’s teacher and the other three teachers attending the ceremony all had a hearty laugh at this joke because they are a bunch of tone deaf assholes. Do they not have the news in Texas? Handing out this award would be awful at any time, but it’s especially terrible coming a day after the terrorist attack in Manchester. Have just an ounce of awareness, you goddamn morons.

Lizeth’s mother Ena Hernandez is rightfully furious about the award, and the school district has since released a statement on the matter.

Via The Washington Post:

“The Channelview ISD Administration would like to apologize for the insensitive and offensive fake mock awards that were given to students in a classroom. Channelview ISD would like to assure all students, parents and community members that these award statements and ideals are not representative of the district’s vision, mission and educational goals for our students.

“The teachers involved in this matter have been disciplined according to district policy and the incident is still under investigation.”

Hernandez says she wants them fired or else “they will continue doing the same thing.”

Lizeth hasn’t been back to school because she “feels uncomfortable.”

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Mason Cross is the author of the critically acclaimed Carter Blake thriller series. His 11-year-old daughter Ava is well on her way to following in his footsteps as a creative thinker.

Ava was asked to give feedback on her teacher for an end-of-the-year review. The precocious student took the opportunity to criticize her teacher’s use of “collective punishment,” while citing the Geneva Convention. Smart little girl.

When asked what her teacher could do better, she wrote: “Not use collective punishment as it is not fair on the many people who did nothing and under the 1949 Geneva (sic.) Convention it is a war crime.”

After sharing the Tweet, Mason quickly followed up a few other gems.

Within minutes, the original tweet had gone viral with more than 122,000 retweets and enormous response from users.

Many praised Ava for “thinking her mind” while one person suggested she should be awarded “bonus points for her creative thinking and excellent example.”

One even called for the youngster to be the next Prime Minister. High praise.

Mason told Femail: “I thought [the online response] was really funny and absolutely typical of Ava, who I haven’t manage to best in an argument since she turned six.

“Apparently her teacher was amused too. I think we owe him some ice cream!”

Keep keeping these adults on their toes, Ava. And hey teach, enough with the collective punishment, alright?

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There are probably a good amount of people out there who would blame the Kardashians for ruining their lives. Now, we can count former NBA player Rashad McCants among them.

While talking with the Charlotte Observer, McCants pointed to his relationship with Khloé Kardashian as the dominant factor that led to the end of his NBA career after just four-plus seasons (the Lamar Odom fiasco can be used as supporting evidence in your Down With The Kardashians dissertation).

“Without that situation in play, I’m at $60-70 million,” McCants said. “Easily.”

McCants, 32, was first connected to Kardashian, 32, in early 2009 just a few months before she got hitched to Odom.

We have no idea why exactly McCants believes his lackluster career was ruined by Kardashian, but we support him based on pure principle.

McCants was drafted 14th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2005. After four seasons he was traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2009. After a bit, McCants would sign with the Houston Rockets that September before inking a deal with the Dallas Mavericks a year later. Sadly, he would eventually be released and has since bounced around different international leagues. In 2015, he signed with the Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela in 2015. McCants is part of the BIG3 League that launches next month.

Okay, so maybe McCants’ lack of NBA talent is more to blame for his career sputtering out, but it’s no secret that Kardashian has a thing for NBA ballers.

After filing for divorce from Odom in late 2013, she dated Rockets MVP candidate James Harden in 2015, a down year for him sandwiched in between two stellar seasons. After their relationship came to an end last February, he admitted he wasn’t all that enthralled by the media circus that surrounded them.

“I feel like it was for no reason. I wasn’t getting anything out of it except my name out there and my face out there, and I don’t need that,” Harden told Sports Illustrated in March.

“I wasn’t uncomfortable, but it wasn’t me. I don’t need pictures of myself when I’m driving my car. Who cares? What shoes am I wearing? Who cares? Where am I eating? Who cares? It was unnecessary stuff that I think trickled down to my teammates. I had to eliminate that.”

Kardashian is now rumored to be dating Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, 26.

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Texas is living up to their batshit crazy, cowboy reputation in a major way, as they are in the process of making it legal to hunt feral hogs from hot air balloons. House Bill 3535 made it through the Senate, and now, it will move on to Governor Greg Abbott. He’s expected to sign the bill because nothing is more badass than lighting up a hog from the cozy perch of a hot air balloon.

But much to my disappointment, this bill isn’t actually about killing animals in extravagant fashion. These hogs are a real annoyance for Texans, and they are hoping that this is the best way to keep them from wreaking havoc.

Via Gizmodo:

But why hunt down these delicious pork products? As it turns out, feral hogs can be a major nuisance animal, rooting up gardens, destroying crops, and damaging fences. According to researchers at Texas A&M’s Agriflife Extension program, they cost over fifty million dollars in damages per year.

They also breed quickly, and have few natural predators in this day and age. That’s led to a population boom in recent years. “We predict that large portions of the USA are in immediate risk of invasion,” researchers at USDA’s National Wildlife Research Center claimed in a paper back in February.

It’s already legal in Texas to hunt feral hogs from a helicopter, but that hasn’t been very effective. It’s too expensive and the loud noises alert the hogs to scurry away.

These hogs may be crafty, but their day of reckoning is coming. Have fun trying to escape from the quiet clutches of a hot air balloon. Eat lead, varmints!

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It’s only human to look back on some pictures and wish we could change things a bit. Maybe get better posture, move that great sunset a little closer, small things like that. But that’s what Photoshop is for, right? The digital world is more real and than the real world these days which is why everyone wants a few touch ups for their precious photo memories.

Enter James Fridman, whose photoshop work last year went viral because it’s amazing and laugh out loud hilarious (seriously, don’t check out his stuff if you’re in a dead quiet office right now). With more than 1 million followers, Fridman clearly has a significant fan base asking for his help in massaging their favorite pics. Thankfully, Fridman tries to make time for all of his adoring fans and the results are entertaining to say the least.

Here are some of the best ones.

Gut busting hilarity and positive social feedback? This dude is the man.

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, 49, is best known for his hit television series Jimmy Kimmel Live!. However, he has seemed to grow his business into every aspect of pop culture today. On top of his well-known television show, he is also the executive producer of shows such as Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, Cousin Sal’s Sure Thing, and Big Fan.

As we all wait anxiously for the 2018 Oscars to bring more of his infamous sense of humor and fun antics, you might be asking yourself how much Kimmel is worth?

Jimmy Kimmel’s Net Worth as of 2017: $35 Million

How is it that this gut-busting comedian managed to garner such a value? Let’s take a closer look.

1997 – 1998

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After spending most of his college career commentating for his school’s radio show, Kimmel made the leap of faith to television. He began as the co-host of Win Ben Stein’s Money, a game show that aired on Comedy Central. The show was similar to Jeopardy and showed people answering questions for the purpose of, you guessed it, winning Ben Stein’s money. The success of the show led to Kimmel and his co-host, Ben Stein, to win a Daytime Emmy for Best Game Show Host in 1999.

1999 – 2002

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After leaving Win Ben Stein’s Money Kimmel, with the help of Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison, created a production company by the (incredibly classy) name of Jackhole Industries. The three created and pitched ideas to various networks and eventually caught the attention of Comedy Central with The Man Show. The show itself featured beer chugging and scantily-clad models. One of their most well-known segments included setting up a booth at a farmer’s market and asking people to sign a petition to “end women’s suffrage.” The skit was meant to highlight the political ignorance of society in a humorous manner.

Following the success of The Man Show, Kimmel and his production company created Crank Yankers. Crank Yankers is a show featuring fairly unnerving puppets and showed various “crank calls.”

2003 – 2011

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After creating multiple successes, ABC took an interest in Kimmel as a late-night talk show host. Thus, Jackhole Productions in association with ABC created Jimmy Kimmel Live! Shockingly enough, the show was met with mediocre reviews and took its time getting off its feet. However, we’re pretty glad it did. The show is currently ABC’s longest running talk show, beating out The Dick Cavett Show and Politically Incorrect.

Fun fact: Jimmy Kimmel Live! is not actually aired live, despite its misleading title. It is recorded earlier in the day. However, the show will occasionally air live for major events.

Within a year the show gained momentum and eventually moved from its midnight slot to an 11:35 slot in 2013 in order to compete with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It now features A-list celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Chris Pine, and Kristin Chenoweth. However, he never seems to have enough time for Matt Damon. Sorry, Matt!

2012 – Present

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After a successful decade of Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as various voice acting jobs including Spanky from Garfield: The Movie, Kimmel hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. He brought the same humor to the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. His success led him to return in 2016, and then go on to host the 2017 Academy Awards.

Kimmel will return to host the 2018 Academy Awards as well.

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Chip Kelly went from being a dominant college coach, to having immediate success in the NFL, to pissing everyone off and getting fired from both Philadelphia and San Francisco, to working at ESPN. What a journey it’s been.

After Kelly took the Eagles to the playoffs in his first season, all we heard about was how he going to revolutionize offense in the NFL. That was in 2013, but it feels like it was a million years ago. Here’s ESPN with the scoop.

“Over the last 30 years, I have experienced football from one perspective — as a coach,” Kelly said in a statement. “Working in television will allow me to see the game from a different angle; simultaneously, I’ll provide viewers an insight to the mindset of a coach and team while offering alternative views of various situations.

“Once I decided to make the move to TV, my familiarity with ESPN, combined with their high-quality production and vital role in college football, it was easily the best network suited for me.”

Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows on ESPN2. He will also provide NFL analysis on Sundays during SportsCenter.

Of course, Twitter is having a field day with this news, as Kelly has become a major punching bag over the years. These are some of the best reactions that I’ve came across.

Best of luck at ESPN, Chip. It’s better to burn out than to fade away.

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Ariel Winter took a romantic getaway with her boyfriend and fellow actor Levi Meaden to Vancouver, Canada. Judging by the photo that Ariel posted to her Instagram account, the pair really seemed to enjoy their time in the great outdoors.

But with Ariel wearing such a diabolical bikini, I’m sure that Levi would’ve had a fantastic time regardless of their surroundings. Ariel could turn the DMV into a goddamn delight with an outfit like this.

Well, we can finally call off the search. We’ve found the luckiest guy on planet earth and his name is Levi Meaden. I might have to bust out my Photoshop skills and put my face on top off his à la Michael Scott covering up Carol’s ex-husband for his Christmas card.

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Ever since the new Baywatch movie was announced, everybody has been drooling over the hot new stars. But not enough people are talking about Ilfenesh Hadera.

Playing Dwayne Johnson’s love interest, Hadera has too big of a role to go unnoticed (and is too hot to boot). Johnson was even the one that announced her casting just a couple of months ago, saying this:

“Casting my #BAYWATCH love interest wasn’t easy…For our coveted role of ‘STEF,’ she had to be a lot of things: Strong, intelligent, formidable, beautiful and funny. Want to welcome the talented @ilfenator Ilfenesh Hadera to our #BAYWATCH family.” Pretty nice, right?

But who is Hadera and where have we seen her before? Here are some things that you should know about the babe.

The beautiful actress was born in 1986 and started her career as an actress in 1/20. Since then she had both big and small roles in different TV series and movies including: Da Brick (2011), The Blacklist (2013), Oldboy (2013) and Show Me a Hero (2015). Check out one of her interviews.

Since then, Hadera has also appeared in Chi-Raq (2015), Chicago Fire (2015) and Billions (2016).

She can next be seen – obviously – in Baywatch, which hits theaters today (May 26). Before seeing the movie, be sure to scroll through our collection of gorgeous Hadera pictures above.

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A rescue operation was underway following a partial collapse of a building at a construction site in downtown Oakland on Friday near Summit Medical Center. Nine construction workers were injured, but no one was killed.

What Happened?

The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. on 3000 block of Broadway at Hawthorne Ave near Summit Medical Center. Dozens of rescue workers and at least five ambulances were at the scene.

According to police, the building was under construction when part of the structure collapsed. It appears, police said, that workers were pouring concrete under the floor or wall that collapsed.

Cal-OSHA has been notified, according to police dispatchers.

Video showed at least four construction workers being attended to. No word on the severity of injuries. At least two of the workers were being transported to the hospital by ambulance. Three workers were being treated by medical personnel.

It is unknown what caused the structure to collapse.

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You think you’re excited for the long Memorial Day weekend? Just imagine how fired up Sean Waltman, a.k.a. X-Pac, must be right now. The beers are going to taste extra cold and the hot dogs will be extra tasty for the former WWE wrestler. X-Pac was in some serious shit back in April, as he was arrested for supposedly carrying a ton of drugs at LAX.

Here’s TMZ Sports with the details.

When the wrestler went through customs, his name was flagged and a drug dog was dispatched to search his bags. The dog alerted the humans to a hit and his bags were searched.

According to the police report, officials found a whole bunch of drugs — including 3 Cannibis chocolate bars, 2 THC liquid cigarettes, 38 meth/Amphetamine capsules. He also had $736.10 in cash.

Officials determined “the large quantity of pills plus the large quantity of U.S. currency are associated with narcotics sales.”

He was booked for possession of narcotics with intent to sell — a felony. If convicted, he could face up to 4 years in prison.

Needless to say, it was not looking good for our bronco bustin’ friend. But X-Pac maintained his innocence throughout this whole ordeal, as he even took a lie detector test on his online show to prove that he wasn’t carrying meth. He said the pills contained medicine to treat a yeast infection, which makes sense considering that he was reckless enough with his penis to willingly have sex with Chyna.

It’s been reported today that X-Pac was telling the truth all along. Via TMZ Sports, the case against him has been dropped.

TMZ Sports has obtained official documents showing the L.A. County District Attorney tested the pills which all came back as “no controlled substance.”

As for the weed X-Pac was carrying at the time, officials say it was a legal amount in the state of California.

“There may be a federal crime here, but there’s no state crime,” the D.A. noted. Our law enforcement sources say the case is over.

X-Pac’s got two words for ya, coppers!

I’m going to crank this banger at every BBQ I’m at this weekend in honor of X-Pac’s innocence. Break it, down!

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A pedestrian was a tad upset with the way that a driver stopped at a red light in Adelaide, South Australia. I assume that he thought that the driver waited too long to break and was too close to the crosswalk because he lit into him with the fury of a thousand suns.

But just as the pedestrian was getting ready to leave the scene, he got an unbelievably satisfying dose of karma. Whoever said revenge is a dish best served cold is a goddamn liar.

That was tremendous. I love how he got even madder after he walked into the pole, as his embarrassment seemed to take his rage up a notch. It was pretty much the same reaction Kanye had towards the paparazzi after he walked into a pole.

I can understand the pedestrian being a little upset, but he went wayyyy over the line. A simple, “What the hell, bro?’ with his hands thrown into the air would have more than sufficed. You can stand up for yourself and your very cool looking doggo without crazy antics that would make Earl Weaver blush. Take a chill pill, old-timer.

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Quadruple threat Gordon Ramsay has become more and more popular throughout the years. From owning his own restaurants to writing books. He has become well-respected in the culinary world through his experience and TV Shows in America and the UK, including Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef. Starting from humble beginnings in Scotland with an abusive father, Ramsay set out on his own path at age 16 which led him to be known all over the world! Now at the forefront of many social media gags, you might wonder how much is this chef worth?

Gordon Ramsay’s Net Worth as of 2017: $160 million

I can’t even imagine what $160 million looks like, but I guess now if I need an image I can picture Gordon Ramsey. All jokes aside, how does one get to be worth over $150 million at the age of 50? Let’s take a look through some of Ramsay’s highlights throughout the years.

Early Life

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JUNE 08: Michael Sheen and Gordon Ramsay of the Rest of the World lift the trophy as they celebrate with team mates victory in the Soccer Aid 2014 match at Old Trafford on June 8, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

Before beginning his journey as a chef, Ramsay was a more than decent football player or as we say in America, soccer player. He started off playing for the Warwickshire team at age 12 but his football career was riddled with injuries. At age 15 he was signed to the Glasgow Rangers, a pro club, but he was stricken by knee injuries that stopped his career. At age 16, he left home to venture out on his own.

1985 – 1999

CULVER CITY, CA – OCTOBER 01: Producer/Chef Gordon Ramsay attends Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” 200th Episode Celebration at the Hell’s Kitchen studio on October 1, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

After his career in football ended, Ramsay became more focused in his culinary career. By the time he was 19, Ramsay was enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study Hotel Management. He earned his degree in 1987. After receiving his degree, he apprenticed under some of Europe’s top chefs. When in London, he worked under Albert Roux at Le Gavroche and later worked under master chefs Joel Robuchon and Guy Savoy in France. He worked under Savoy for around three years, where he grew through his mentorship. After his time in France, he decided to take on less stressful work as a personal chef on the Idlewild, a private yacht, in Bermuda.

In 1993, Ramsay returned to London where he was offered the head chef position at the Rossmore. The restaurant was renamed Aubergine and later won a Michelin star soon after. FYI, the Michelin stars are a rating system used to grade restaurants on their quality. It is like receiving the Oscar award of restaurants. In 1995, Ramsay was awarded Newcomer of the Year at the prestigious Catey Awards. In 1996, he started to migrate his way into TV, where he starred as a judge on BBC’s cooking show MasterChef.

As 1997 rolled around, an entrepreneur was born when he opened his own restaurant. The restaurant was opened in Chelsea and named Restaurant Gordon Ramsay which went on to earn three Michelin stars in four years.  This was the start of his restaurant chain which grew within the next 15 years reaching locations such as Tokyo, Dubai, Florida and NYC. In 1999, was the focal point of a British documentary series, Boiling Point, which tracked his life as he opened up his first restaurant.

2000 – 2010

LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 28: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was processed using digital filters) Chef Gordon Ramsay poses at the Gordon Ramsay Steak booth at the 11th annual Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit Grand Tasting event presented by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Chase Sapphire and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits of Nevada at Caesars Palace on April 28, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)

After his success with the documentary series, a follow-up miniseries sprouted from it in 2000. This was only the start of his TV personality career, where he showed a very tough and opinionated side of himself. In 2001, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London was voted Top Restaurant in the UK in the London Zagat Survey in 2001. It was also awarded three Michelin stars, which made him the first Scottish chef to win three Michelin stars.

Ramsay continued to work in television in 2004, which only progressed as reality TV was growing in the United States. During this time, he moved to the US where his star shined even more with the debut of shows that were similar to his British shows such as Hell’s Kitchen. 

The year of 2006 was a big year for Ramsey. He was appointed Officer of Order of the British Empire due to his service in the hospitality industry. That year he also won the Catey award for “Independent Restaurateur of the Year.” He is the third person to have won three Catey awards.

He continued to succeed in the reality TV business with the debut of his show MasterChef in 2010.

2011 – Present

LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 19: Gordon Ramsay poses for a photo prior to signing copies of his new book ‘Bread Street Kitchen’ at Selfridges on December 19, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

By the year 2012, he’d penned 21 books as well as contributed articles to the The Times Saturday magazine. Two of the books he’s written are his autobiographies, Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen and Humble Pie.  He has also continued to grow his empire with more shows including MasterChef Junior in 2013.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. In 2014, Ramsay and his wife Tana Ramsay decided to give back by developing a foundation to help support the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

In 2017, Gordon Ramsay can now be seen all over Twitter through his harsh critics of his followers’ food. He also has a new live show airing on Fox called The F Word.

Ramsay’s career continues to flourish as his salary per episode of his shows is said to be $225,000 and he earns an additional $10 million per year from his media and restaurant empire alone. Throughout the years of succeeding as a restaurateur, entrepreneur, TV personality and author he still found time to also be a family man to his wife and kids. He is truly a wealthy man.

Choir! Choir! Choir!

The music world has been devastated since Chris Cornell tragically took his own life after a concert in Detroit, Michigan last week. There have been tons of powerful tributes dedicated to the memory of the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman in the wake of this heartbreaking news, but I think I’ve found my favorite one yet.

The aptly named Choir! Choir! Choir! is a choir from Toronto, Canada, and they honored Cornell with a spectacular cover of “Black Hole Sun.” The massive group of 225 vocalists came together for a beautiful rendition of the 1994 smash hit.

Watch the cover in the video below.

Goosebump City. I was getting flashbacks to Nouela’s “Black Hole Sun” cover from that badass Liam Neeson movie A Walk Among the Tombstones.

What an unreal performance. It’s amazing that Choir! Choir! Choir! was able to pull that off so seamlessly with so many moving parts.

Rest in peace, Chris.

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Okay, okay, I won’t spoil anything more…just watch the damned thing already:

Oh yeah, James Comey looks absolutely yuge in this video. I think Jeff Sessions is hiding under Trump’s bed. Though I’m not sure. He looks like a mousey little weirdo who scurried off into a rat hole in the wall.

Arguably the second biggest star in the clip, besides the beloved Trump, would have to be America’s 37th president Richard Milhous Nixon (no relation to the Van Houtens). Nixon thanks Trump for making him the second worst president of all time.

The segment ends on a hopeful note, that we jump our calendars ahead to 2020 and just get it over with! And with their luck, we may just be jumping ahead to The Donald’s second term in office. Sorry, folks! I couldn’t resist! But hey, at least we have some quality comedy to look forward to for the next four years…

Either way, The Simpsons did an amazing job in honoring The Donald’s first 125 days in office (the right way).

After all, The Simpsons were the ones to predict Trump’s ascension to The White House years in advance.

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Special Agent Michael T. Walter was shot as he approached a vehicle parked on the wrong side of the road Friday night. Walter died because of his injuries at 5 a.m. at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Meanwhile, the police and U.S Marshals went on a manhunt, as they searched for the shooter. The suspect was apprehended about an hour after Walter’s death (shortly after 6 A.M.) at a residence in Northumberland County.

Richmond resident Travis A. Ball has been charged with malicious wounding, among other charges in the death of Michael T. Walter.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says that him and his wife are “heartbroken” over the death of Special Agent Walter. He also said that the state of Virginia will be forever thankful for his service and sacrifice.

What happened?

Special Agent Michael T. Walter noticed a silver Chevrolet Cobalt pull-up to the curb on the wrong side of the street. Walter parked his cruiser behind the silver Chevy to speak with the driver. Only moments later, the officer was shot and the suspect was running from his car on foot. Walter’s partner rushed from his vehicle to tend to the fallen special agent. The partner called in for assistance and was not injured. Walter later died of his injuries in a Richmond hospital.

Where did the shooting occur?

The shooting happened in the 1900 block of Redd Street in Richmond, Virginia.

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Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, is suspected in the stabbing death of two men on a Portland train Friday afternoon. Christian was allegedly “ranting and raving” at two Muslim women on-board the train. While spewing his crazed hate speech lecture, three men approached the suspect, in attempt to calm him down and neutralize the incident

But the situation got a whole lot worse when Christian attacked the three man and stabbed each of them. Two died in this attack, one man died at the scene while the other passed away in a hospital. The third man is injured while the suspect has been apprehended by authorities.

What Happened?

A Portland police spokesman said that Christian was yelling  “yelling a gamut of anti-Muslim and anti-everything slurs,” in what “would best be characterized as hate speech toward a variety of ethnicities and religions,” late Friday night on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light-rail train.

Two witnesses were Muslim women, once of which were wearing a hijab. They may have been the target of his verbal tirade.

Three men approached the ranting suspect as a means to calm him down. But their words weren’t able to quiet Jeremy’s rage as he pulled out a knife and started stabbing the concerned commuters. Two men died in the stabbing, while the other survived his injuries.

Jeremy Joseph Christian was arrested in the fatal stabbing. He has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of second-degree intimidation and felony possession of a restricted weapon.

Investigators haven’t been able to determine if the two Muslim women previously mentioned were truly the target of Christian’s crazed hate rant. Portland authorities want to conduct an interview with these two witnesses, to find out more about the attack.

Authorities aren’t sure if mental illness or any drugs/alcohol had played a factor in the stabbing or the ranting.

Council on American-Islamic Relations National Executive Director Nihad Awad believes that Donald Trump must address “the rising tide of Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry and racism in our nation.”

“President Trump must speak out personally against the rising tide of Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry and racism in our nation that he has provoked through his numerous statements, policies and appointments that have negatively impacted minority communities,” said Awad.

Where was that train?

The train was in Portland, Oregon during this fatal stabbing that has left two men dead.

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For the last few years, men’s tennis has been dominated by the likes of Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, and Murray. However, there is a long list of young tennis players that will help end their reign and that list begins with Alexander Zverev Jr., who just became a top ten player in the ATP rankings last weekend after defeating Djokovic in the finals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome. At the age of 20, the sky’s the limit for his professional career as he has the potential to dominate the sport in a similar fashion as his idol, Roger Federer, had over the course of his career.

Alexander Zverev’s Net Worth as of 2017: $6 Million

How did he get here?

2013 – 2014

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Before turning pro in 2013, Zverev had the fortune of being raised in Germany by parents who were professional tennis players. His father, Alexander Zverev Sr., was a professional tennis player for the Soviet Union and has been his son’s coach since he started playing tennis at the age of five. Zverev Jr. also has a brother who still plays professional tennis. His brother and doubles partner, Mischa, actually made headlines for his Australian Open run earlier this year where he upset Andy Murray before eventually losing to Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

In 2013, Zverev Jr. officially became the number one junior tennis player in the world. As a junior tennis player, he won the 2014 Boys’ Australian Open and finished with a win/loss record of 96-35 before turning pro in June of 2014.

2014 – 2015

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After his stint in juniors tennis, Zverev joined the ATP Challenger Tour, which consists of the players who are not good enough to compete effectively with players in the ATP World Tour. However, the Challenger Tour is still considered the second highest level of competition in all of professional tennis.

In his first couple of months on the Challenger Tour, Zverev struggled before finally winning his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the Sparkassen Open in 2014, where he defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu in the final.

Zverev continued to play well after his first professional title and was rewarded for his efforts after winning an ATP Challenger Tour title in Heilbronn. After his semifinal victory over Jan-Lennard Struff, Zverev officially joined the ATP top 100 and reached the rank of 85 after winning that tournament. As a result, Zverev was named ATP Star of Tomorrow for being the youngest player to finish the season in the top 100.

2016

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After starting his 2016 campaign by losing in the second round of the Australian Open to Andy Murray in straight sets, Zverev caught fire at a tournament in Indian Wells where he defeated seeded players like Dimitrov and Simon and held a match point in the fourth round of that tournament against legendary player Rafael Nadal before eventually losing that match.

That near-victory over Nadal alerted the world about his extreme talent in the sport and also propelled him into a sponsorship deal with a luxury Swiss watch brand called Richard Mille and even became one of its grand ambassadors alongside Rafael Nadal. Although the details of this sponsorship agreement are confidential, one can infer that it will be quite a lucrative contract for Zverev considering the fact that Nadal had a watch with them that sold out at a price of $775,000 per watch.

Zverev continued his successful 2016 campaign with victories over top ten players such as Roger Federer at Halle in Germany along with Tomas Berdych and Stan Wawrinka in St. Petersburg.

Zverev concluded the season by defeating top 25 ranked American John Isner and top 10 ranked Croatian Marin Cilic which earned him enough points to become the youngest player ranked in the ATP top 20 since Novak Djokovic in 2006.

2017

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Zverev began his tenure in the top 20 by going to the third round of the Australian Open where he lost to eventual runner-up Rafael Nadal in a five-set thriller. Zverev also enjoyed his first career victory representing Germany in the Davis Cup after defeating Arthur de Greef.

Zverev managed to defeat top 10 player Stan Wawrinka again before starting the clay court season where he won the BMW Open in Germany.

Last week, Zverev conducted his most impressive tournament run to date which culminated in an Italian Open trophy. In this tournament, he defeated top 10 players, including Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals and number-two seeded Novak Djokovic in the finals.

Amazingly, Zverev has accomplished all of this by the age 20 and has made approximately $3.6 million in prize money thus far. Zverev could potentially be the number one player in the world in a few years if he continues this ridiculous pace. Until then, expect him to make some serious noise in this year’s French Open, where he is poised to make a deep run.