Here's everything that happened on February 24, 2025:
So let’s go ahead and get started with the weekend update:
Preliminary results from Germany’s election confirmed that the mainstream conservative party won the national election
The Philadelphia Eagles announced they aren’t going to the White House after their Super Bowl win
The SAG Awards happened
Martin Short won his first SAG award at 74 years old
Timothee Chalamet became the youngest Best Actor winner in SAG Awards history
And Conclave won Best Picture, which basically opens the Oscars WIDEE up
There has been a potential massive measles exposure at Texas State University over the weekend, plus like 9 new cases of measles has crept over the Texas border into New Mexico
Trump named former secret service agent turned MAGA podcast host, Dan Bongino, as Deputy Director of the FBI
Joy Reid’s show on MSNBC was shockingly cancelled
Now, onto the news of today:
3:38am - Apple announced that they’re planning to invest more than $500 billion in the US and hire 20,000 people over the next four years - coast to coast - with jobs focusing on research & development, silicon engineering, software development, and AI and machine learning
6:00am - Starbucks announced the layoffs of 1100 corporate employees - so not the baristas, but like Seattle HQ, as they “look to simplify the structure by shedding redundant roles and creating smaller, more nimble teams”
6:10am - A federal judge blocked the Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from sharing sensitive information with Elon Musk and his DOGE people
6:19am - Lululemon signed F1 star Lewis Hamilton as its newest ambassador
7:25am - Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack died at 88-years-old
7:26am - Jonathan Van Ness from Netflix’s Queer Eye, shared before and after photos of their DRASTIC 66 lb weight loss journey, via help of weight loss drugs
7:57am - Franky Venegas, one of the twins from the hip-hop duo Island Boys was arrested in Florida on gun and drug charges
8:05am - Lester Holt announced he’s leaving “NBC Nightly News” this summer, moving full time to “Dateline”
8:20am - Wu-Tang Clan announced their final tour for the summer of 2025
8:41am - Ru Paul’s Drag Race star, Shangela, has been sued for sexual assault according to a new lawsuit, this comes nearly 1 year after the last lawsuit was dismissed
9:02am - The United Nations adopted a Ukrainian resolution demanding that Russia immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine. The US sided with Russia in voting against the resolution.
9:44am - Passengers on a Delta flight in Atlanta were forced to evacuate the plane via slides after a haze or smoke was observed inside the plane
9:58am - The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will be performing at the Oscars
10:09am - After filing bankruptcy and failed attempts to restructure failed, Joann Fabrics will close all of its stores, with a liquidator agreeing to buy all its assets
10:42am - Pope Francis is showing slight improvement, but is still in critical condition, the Vatican reports
10:52am - Donald Trump announced that Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia’s war there
12:20pm - Lizzo announced a new single, “Love in Real Life”, out this Friday
12:22pm - Trump announced that the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will once again go forward
12:55pm - A small plane crashed near Fort Worth, TX
1:00pm - NY Democratic Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado announced that he will not be running for reelection with current NY Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul in 20261:42pm - Marlon Wayans confirmed that he’s looking to do a White Chicks sequel
2:26pm - NY Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul responded to her Lt. Governor’s statement
