The resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez was delayed again Thursday as defense and prosecution lawyers clashed in court, and the brothers’ lead attorney Mark Geragos said the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office should be “thrown off the case.” At the hearing in Van Nuys, California, which the …
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Talk to Tinashe for long enough, and Call of Duty: Warzone is likely to come up. She mentioned her love of gaming whenRolling Stonecaught up with her in October, talked aboutWarzonewithBillboardin August, and played the game with the YouTube channelGaming While Blackback in 2022. So, it’s no surprise that Call …
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At times of political and cultural upset, literature has often been a way for society to process, understand, and push back against unethical policies or administrations. Many of the most well known books are direct political statements, like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Octavia Butler’s Kindred, and Harper Lee’s To …
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A federal grand jury in New York has indicted Luigi Mangione on two counts of stalking, a firearms offense, and murder via use of a firearm. The murder charge would make Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Attorney GeneralPam Bondidirected prosecutors to seek thedeath penaltyagainst Mangione earlier this …
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Rosemary Woodruff Leary was once a one-named media heroine married to one of the most infamous men of all time, the ex-Harvard psychologist and high priest of LSD, Timothy Leary. Now she’s a footnote — barely acknowledged if mentioned at all in the history of the counterculture and psychedelic renaissance …
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Two people have died and six others are injured following a shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, April 17. The suspected gunman has been identified as Phoenix Ikner, a student at the university and the stepson of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy, Jessica Ikner. The 20-year-old has been linked …
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Gayle King has been on the receiving end of backlash and criticism from pop fans, outspoken celebrities, and even some of her own friends since returning to Earth from the 11-minute space flight she took on Monday with Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin. The broadcast journalist, who overcame …
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The year is 2025 and ninjas are once again all the rage. The hype began in March with the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a game whose stealthy action mechanics perfectly fit the historical fantasy of becoming a ninja. This summer, Sega revives one of its classic franchises with Shinobi: …
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A Tufts University student in a hijab, plucked off the street by masked agents. A greencard holder and former Columbia University protest organizer, arrested in front of his pregnant wife, awaiting possible deportation in an ICE detention in Louisiana. A 10-year resident of the U.S., on his way to a …
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As Donald Trump makes headlines by threatening to send more legal U.S. residents (and even citizens) to a gulag in El Salvador, his crypto fortune continues to grow. And his family is doing business with some decidedly suspect investors who may see unlimited upside in cozying up to the man …
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