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It may be the end of an era for Jersey Shore Family Vacation, but it’s full of new beginnings.
Angelina Pivarnick is pregnant!
The longtime reality TV personality has opened up in the past about her desire to conceive.
Now, she has her wish — and is celebrating!
She’s pregnant!
On the Thursday, May 14 episode of Jersey Shore Family Vacation, Angelina shared the news.
She also — at least, as far as the reality TV footage shows us — only learned the news herself.
Season 9, Episode 2 showed Angelina holding up one positive pregnancy test at first.
She expressed her shock to producers and to castmate Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola.
“There’s no way that it just happened naturally,” she expressed in disbelief. (Angelina turns 40 next month.)
“There’s no sperm donor now,” Angelina explained. Notably, she also took repeated tests, just to make sure.
“I did not think I was able to get pregnant,” she expressed. “But wow, I’m … pregnant.”
Angelina gushed: “This could be a great thing. This could be my fairy tale, my path, my baby.”
Sammi expressed her joy at her friend’s happy news.
“I got chills,” she told Angelina. “I’m gonna cry for you.”
She called John Doe-Nor
Angelina did not choose to identify her partner.
The episode identified “John Doe-Nor,” which is a cute pun and not a real human name.
We did, however, get to watch as Angelina made the call.
“So I have some news for you. I am officially, definitely pregnant,” she shared.
Angelina gushed: “We’re having a baby!”
During the Season 9 premiere just one week earlier, Angelina had opened up about her struggles to conceive.
She told Sammi and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi that she had a “vial of sperm” in her refrigerator.
(Angelina later shared that she was joking about that, and about hooking up with multiple men in the hopes of one of them fulfilling her dream.)
A few years ago, she jokingly asked Vinny Guadgnino for his sperm — albeit indirectly. Fortunately, he is not the father.
Some of us have seen too much Jersey Shore to recommend any of those guys as donors. No offense.
Happy for Angelina, though!
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Melissa Lewis holds her three-month-old baby Twyla at a screening and event in support of Alaska infant learning programs at the Gold Town Theater in Juneau on Apr 29, 2025. She said while her baby is not showing signs of delays or needing intervention services, they attended the event to support the cause and more state funding and support for early childhood programs. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
The Alaska Senate approved a bill that would expand eligibility and services provided by early intervention programs for children experiencing developmental delays or disabilities.
The Senate Health and Social Services committee sponsored the legislation, saying the state’s eligibility requirements for services are restrictive compared to the rest of the nation. “Under Alaska’s current restrictive eligibility structure, many healthcare providers hesitate to refer children for services because they are unsure if the child will meet the state’s stringent developmental delay requirements,” lawmakers wrote in a statement introducing the bill.
Senators unanimously passed Senate Bill 178 on Wednesday, and it now advances to the Alaska House for consideration.
Alaska parents and advocates have spotlighted Alaska’s growing need for early intervention services for families and children from infancy to age three. Infant learning programs that provide intervention services can include screening and assessments, targeted speech, movement and play therapies, as well as education and counseling for parents in child development. Research shows targeted interventions provide a wide variety of benefits for young children in their growth and development, and can reduce challenges and the need for special education services later in life.
Under current Alaska law, children must demonstrate a 50% delay in order to be eligible for early intervention services. If passed, the legislation would reduce the requirement to a 25% delay, thus expanding eligibility for these types of services and interventions.
An estimated 1,800 Alaska families are served each year by 17 infant learning programs across the state, funded by the state of Alaska and federal Medicaid, at no cost to families.
Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, said Wednesday on the Senate floor the underlying goal of the bill is to expand access. “We know that early interventions will reduce the need for intensive interventions later in life,” she said, and urged lawmakers to consider the proposal a compounding investment.
“We know that 46% of children who exit an infant learning program at age three do not require special education services when they reach kindergarten. That equates to an average of $229,071 of potential savings over the course of that child’s K-12 education,” she said.
Tobin said the estimated potential cost savings to the state is $38.9 million annually.
“But the most important piece of this is helping support children and families,” she added.
Additionally, the legislation would expand services that are eligible for Medicaid funding. The bill would also require the Alaska Department of Health to review the conditions that qualify as a disability and make recommendations to the Legislature on updating those conditions.
According to a state fiscal analysis, the legislation is estimated to cost the Department of Health over $450,000 to implement the changes in policy, including two new full time positions to manage expanded eligibility, billing, and statewide staff training.
Last year, the Legislature approved a significant boost in funding for existing early intervention services statewide, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the $5.7 million increase.
This year, the House and Senate have advanced draft budgets which provide a moderate increase in funding — by roughly $2.7 million next year.
In addition, both bodies proposed additional funding in their draft budgets if Senate Bill 178 is passed and expands eligibility and services. The House draft version would add $3 million, and the Senate version would add nearly $3.2 million.
A conference committee of six legislators from the House and Senate are currently in negotiations and compiling the budget proposals in the next few days, ahead of the legislative session’s end on May 20.
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Last month, Britney Spears checked herself into rehab. She’s now back in LA, and all eyes are on her.
In fact, she’s getting so much attention that an energetic dinner out on Wednesday night made headlines.
At a tavern, she reportedly carried a knife through the dining area, lit a cigarette indoors, and barked.
Now, a new report says that she stopped by a liquor store beforehand. But what did she actually get?
What did she get from the liquor store?
The Daily Mail obtained surveillance footage of Britney and a friend stopping by a Sherman Oaks liquor store on Wednesday ahead of their dinner.
The footage shows the music superstar stop by Wines of the World with her companion in the LA neighborhood.
In the video, Britney walks around the store and seems to be in a good mood — from what one can tell in a video.
Her companion selected a canned beverage. The two then went up front to pay.
Britney selected a pack of gum and added it when it was time for him to pay.
So, just to clarify, this is footage of a 44-year-old woman buying gum before going to dinner with two companions.
She didn’t buy alcohol. It’s unclear if companion actually purchased an alcoholic beverage.
(Liquor stores do generally offer other items — such as, for example, gum.)
Rather than a look at a “wild” post-rehab Britney, we’re instead facing the jarring reality that has defined her world for the past quarter of a century.
Wherever she goes, she is surveilled. Her every action is under a microscope.
So, aside from being messy (and lighting up before leaving the restaurant), she did nothing wrong, right?
Admittedly, a liquor store is probably an ill-advised place for someone to visit in general after rehab.
Many people who visit rehab facilities may be struggling with addiction rather than simply with substance abuse.
Addiction is complex, and can wear down someone’s impulse-control until they might tell themselves anything to justify indulging once again.
That doesn’t seem to be the case with Britney. In her case, the big worry might be optics.
In a sense, one might argue that this surveillance footage is doing her a favor. Yes, it’s deeply intrusive. But it also shows her buying gum — rather than a vague mention of her simply stopping at a liquor store.
Britney’s rep highlighted that the dinner was a pretty normal dinner out.
The statement specified that she was at the dog-friendly tavern with her assistant and bodyguard.
For the knife, well, she was at a restaurant and wanted to cut her burger. (Some of us don’t touch burgers with our hands, but in her case, it was just to slice one in half.)
As for the “barking,” she was telling a story about her own dog. At a restaurant that welcomes dogs on its patio.
One wonders if all of the hysteria surrounding Britney’s every move and Instagram post has primed people to imagine her actions as more dramatic and messy than they actually are.
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