This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 PASADENA, Calif. - For the entirety of her teens, Jennette McCurdy was a literal poster child for Nickelodeon stardom. Her face was beamed into millions of homes every week on episodes of "iCarly." Her smile was plastered on towering Hollywood billboards, as well as on lunchboxes, T-shirts, journals, plastic plates and party balloons. She danced onstage with Michelle Obama and sang on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She was living the epitome of a wholesome teen star dream. But it was all a lie. "There was this half of my life that was so cheesy and so polished and so glossy and so fake," she said. "And then there was this other part of my life that was so painful and real and raw and hurting, and that part was going completely unseen." The vibe is darkly comedic on this cloudless July day in Pasadena at an upscale, comfort-food restaurant near where McCurdy lives. … [Read more...] about Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream, but silently, she was suffering
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Newhouse’s primary success rare among GOP impeachment voters
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic peaks and lush irrigated orchards that produce most of the nation's apples. It's also home to one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and then won his next election. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump last year, and is one of only two to beat back GOP challengers this year. Newhouse was the leading vote-getter in the race for his seat in the Aug. 2 Washington primary election, despite withering criticism from Trump and a Trump-backed challenger. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif. - who like Newhouse ran in a top-two open primary - also prevailed two months ago. U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., who also voted to impeach Trump and represents the Vancouver area, conceded to Trump-backed challenger Joe Kent on Tuesday night. Analysts say Newhouse had a couple of advantages that … [Read more...] about Newhouse’s primary success rare among GOP impeachment voters