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The Weekly Woot: Who run the world? Beyoncé

And four more awesome things that happened this week. Because we could all use more good news.
The Weekly Woot: Who run the world? Beyoncé

Let’s face it: Between the news, social media and studies that undermine the health virtues of delicious foods, we’re bombarded with bad news all week along. With that in mind, we created The Weekly Woot, a burst of the sweetest, funniest, weirdest and all-around feel-good stories to kick off your weekend on a high note. (Oh, and we’ve made room for one piece of bad news — because we keep it real like that.)

Woot! Beyoncé kills at the Super Bowl. Two days after releasing the slay-fest that is her new music video for "Formation," Beyoncé unequivocally stole the show from Super Bowl halftime headliner, Coldplay. She also got an assist from a phalanx of dancers outfitted in Black Panther–inspired costumes — a nod to the singer's support of the Black Lives Matter movement — which has some football fans threatening to protest outside the NFL's headquarters. (Unfortunately for them, Bey has been known to "twirl" her haters.) Woot! Having women in senior management positions is progressive and profitable. According to research released on Monday by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, hiring women in leadership roles could increase a corporation's profits by up to 15 per cent. (Reminder: We should be promoting them regardless. Because equality.) Woot! Doritos bouquets exist. Sorry, boxes of chocolate. For the woman who has everything — including an intolerance for lactose — consider purchasing a bunch of ketchup-flavoured tortilla "roses." Woot! A 56-year-old mother of two has become the oldest woman ever to appear in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. Okay, so she is fronting an ad for the swim retailer, Swimsuits for All, but she looks amazing. Woot! Scientists have just proven the last tenet of Einstein's theory of relativity. Einstein posited the existence of gravitational waves, or ripples in the space-time continuum, almost a century ago. On Thursday, researchers from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed that he was, indeed, very good at physics. WTF! Kanye West takes a break from tweeting about athleisure to say "BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!" Where to start? On Tuesday evening, the professionally inflammatory rapper appeared to issue a public defense of the embattled TV figure — who has been been publicly accused of assault by more than 50 women to date. Possibly related: West's new album, The Life of Pablo, was released on Thursday.

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