DON LEMON AND CNN PART WAYS

By CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire

USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married. Both shared images on social media Saturday announcing their marriage, and Biles now includes "Owens" in her full name on Instagram and Twitter. "I do," Biles wrote on social media Saturday. "Officially Owens."

"My person, forever," Owens wrote in a post of his own.The announcement comes just days after the couple posted a picture holding what appeared to be a Texas marriage license, with the caption, "Almost time to say 'I do.'"

The seven-time Olympic medalist announced her engagement to Owens in February 2022, along with several photos of the proposal.

The two met online right before the pandemic hit.

Owens told Texas Monthly in 2021 that the Covid-19 shutdown created time for them to get to know each other better.

"It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything," he said. "So we used it to get to know each other—really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I'm so thankful."

Adults in the United States who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than adults who reported less discrimination at work, according to a new study.

The researchers defined discrimination as "unfair conditions or unpleasant treatment at work because of personal characteristics, particularly race, sex, or age."

Chronic exposure to discrimination can lead to weakness within the cardiovascular system because of perpetual stress reactions and to higher blood pressure overall, the study says.

High blood pressure damages arteries and makes them less elastic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This damage decreases the flow of blood and oxygen

CNN has parted ways with longtime host Don Lemon. The announcement Monday came without explanation and astonished the media industry.

"Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years," said CNN CEO Chris Licht in a memo to staff. "We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors."

Lemon anchored "CNN This Morning" with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins. The show has been on the air for nearly six months.

"We are committed to its success," Licht said of the morning show.

In a statement of his own, Lemon said his agent told him Monday morning that CNN had terminated him.

"I am stunned," Lemon said, arguing that management did not have "the decency" to inform him of his firing directly. "At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network," Lemon added CNN rebutted Lemon, calling his version of events "inaccurate."

"He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter," the network said in a statement.

Lemon joined CNN in September 2006. Prior to "CNN This Morning," Lemon hosted the prime-time show "Don Lemon Tonight" for more than eight years. He gained significant fame during the presidency of Donald Trump for his no-holds-barred commentary about the former president, pushing back against his lies and calling him a "racist."

He was widely criticized for sexist comments he made on "CNN This Morning" in February. During an on-air discussion about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's proposal that older politicians take competency tests, Lemon argued that the 51-year-old Haley "isn't in her prime."

Lemon said a woman is only "con- sidered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s." Co-anchors Harlow and Collins pushed back, but Lemon doubled down on his point. Licht later sent a memo to CNN staff, calling the comments "unacceptable." Licht said he had a "frank" conversation with Lemon, who apologized and was set to participate in formal training sessions

"It is important to me that CNN balances accountability with ... fostering a culture in which people can own, learn and grow from their mistakes," Licht said at the time. "When I make a mistake, I own it," Lemon told staff during an editorial meeting. "And I own this one as well."

Earlier this month, Variety published a report detailing allegations of misogyny aimed at female coworkers. Lemon denied the allegations.

WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, STUDY FINDS

By Kyla Russell, CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire

to the heart and can lead to heart disease. Higher blood pressure means a higher risk of problems like heart attacks and strokes. For the study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the researchers analyzed data from 1,246 people beginning between 2004 and 2006. Each participant said they did not have high blood pressure at the start of the study, and most said they were not smokers and consumed little or no alcohol. They were followed for about eight years, until 2013 and 2014.

Over 93% of the participants were White, and about 52% were women. About a third were younger than 45, a third were between 46 and 55, and a third were over 56.

To assess levels of discrimination, the participants filled out surveys about whether they experienced unfair treatment at work, if they felt more closely watched than others at work, if they often felt ignored at work and if job promotions were given fairly. The survey also asked how often ethnic, racial or sexual slurs or jokes were said in a work setting.

According to the analysis, 319 of the participants reported developing high blood pressure by the end of the eight years.

People who experienced intermediate levels of workplace discrimination at the beginning of the study were 22% more likely than those who reported low levels of workplace discrimination to report high blood pressure after eight years. Read more at StyleMagazine.com