Fresh off her acquittal, Karen Read is turning her two-trial ordeal over the 2022 death of her then-boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, into a feature film. Just last week, Read was acquitted of charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter under the influence, and leaving the scene of the …
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The “Liver King” Brian Johnson, who was arrested after making alleged “terroristic threats” against Joe Rogan, was released from a Texas county jail after posting a $20,000 bail. Now, he’ll face a restraining order and will have to undergo a mental health evaluation within a week. Travis County Court records, …
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Social media influencer Liver King has been arrested and charged with making alleged “terroristic threats” against Joe Rogan, Austin’s KXAN reports. The 47-year-old born Brian Johnson shared a series of Instagram videos earlier this week in which he challenged the podcaster to a fight. “Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, …
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You can tell a lot about people by how they behave in a crisis. And it’s safe to say the voyage of the Carnival Triumph, better known as the Poop Cruise, was an icky, smelly, particularly grotesque kind of crisis —and that brought out some wild behavior. It happened way …
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Donald Trump has long presented himself as a master of dealmaking, but in looking to arrange an acquisition of TikTok‘s parent company, he has now given himself three deadline extensions. On Thursday, the president announced an executive order once again delaying the enforcement of a law that would ban the …
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Although there are plenty of people on Elon Musk‘s X, Truth Social, and any number of other social media platforms who agree with J.D. Vance‘s transphobic rhetoric, the vice president decided to venture elsewhere for a victory lap following a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that upheld the constitutionality of aTennessee …
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The Trump administration is once again targeting LGBTQ+ youth —this time by ending the contract between LGBTQ+ nonprofit group The Trevor Project and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. A suicide prevention nonprofit, the Trevor Project was founded in 1998 to address the …
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Three years after the death of her then-boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday afternoon. The Boston woman faced second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of personal injury and death charges. Jurors in …
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What good is being the wealthiest man alive if your chatbot won’t lie in support of your rancid politics? That’s the question far-right billionaire Elon Musk appears to be asking once again of Grok, the AI model developed by his company xAI and integrated into X, his social media platform. …
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Pussy Riot showed solidarity on “No Kings” Day, participating in the march in Los Angeles on Saturday. They joined the demonstration while displaying a red banner that read, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Russia.” The march in downtown Los Angeles drew about 20,000 people, and was one of …
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