About 1.2 million people are expected to travel to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that begins this Sunday. How prepared the country is for the influx of people, however, is still in question. A large official fan village that plans to accommodate thousands of traveling fans in the …
Read More »High-Profile Push to Alert Sexual-Assault Victims of Grace Period to Sue Abusers
In late February 2020, Evelyn Yang gathered at Foley Square in Manhattan with a handful of survivors in the hopes of pulling off something unprecedented. Her husband, Andrew Yang, had recently wrapped his presidential campaign, and all of the travel and scheduling demands that went along with that bid had …
Read More »Trump Back on Twitter? Elon Musk Makes 'Yes' or 'No' Poll to Decide
On Friday night, Elon Musk took to Twitter to seemingly decide whether or not to reinstate Trump. In a Twitter poll, he simply posted “Reinstate former President Trump” with “Yes” or “No” as an option for users to click. At the time of this article, the tweet had more than …
Read More »Theranos Scammer Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to More Than 11 Years Behind Bars
Despite her best efforts, Elizabeth Holmes will spend the next decade-plus behind bars. On Friday, a judge sentenced the Theranos founder to 11 years and 3 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release. Judge Edward J. Davila of California’s Northern District said he believed it was Holmes’ hubris …
Read More »Influencer-Favorite Luxury Brand the Laundress Warns of 'Potential' Bacteria in Products
The Laundress, a New York-based luxury detergent and fabric care brand that made a name for itself online thanks to non-toxic, cruelty-free and biodegradable products, issued a safety notice Thursday warning that some of them may contain “elevated levels of bacteria.” The company shared the message in an Instagram post …
Read More »True Crime YouTuber to Plead Not Guilty to 1992 Child Rape Charges
In a video posted to TikTok, a user called Truecrimecam told their followers the bombshell news from the YouTube community: Jared Leisek, creator of a popular scuba-diving missing persons team, is facing serious criminal accusations. “The founder of Adventures With Purpose was just charged with two counts of child ‘R,’” …
Read More »Gabby Petito's Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement With Brian Laundrie Estate to Avoid Wrongful Death Trial
The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement to avoid a trial for the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents against the murderer’s estate. The trial was set to begin in December, but a Sarasota County judge signed off on the agreement …
Read More »Teen Who Killed Her Alleged Rapist — and Ran — Could Now Face Jail
Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teen who killed her alleged rapist, will face a judge on Friday for the first time since escaping from the women’s shelter where she was serving a probation sentence. Lewis was sentenced to probation in a deferred judgment after pleading drown from murder to manslaughter. She …
Read More »Darrell Brooks Receives 6 Consecutive Life Sentences for Killing 6 in Christmas Parade Crash
Darrell Brooks Jr. — the Milwaukee resident who was found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentionalhomicideaftercrashing his SUVinto a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Nov. 21, 2021 — was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. He received six consecutive life sentences on Counts 1 through 6, one for each …
Read More »Brittney Griner Moved to the Harshest Type of Russian Penal Colony for Women
Imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner is getting sent to a general regime prison, one of the harshest types of Russian penal colonies for women. Griner’s lawyer confirmed the transfer to People, explaining that Griner was moved into one of the 35 high-security correctional institutions for women; on Nov. 17, Reuters …
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