A new, fifth lawsuit against disgraced anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard, whose exaggerated rescue missions abroad were the inspiration for the hit film Sound of Freedom, has also taken aim at Angel Studios, the distributor of the controversial 2023 movie. It’s the first civil action targeting Ballard that simultaneously goes after …
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Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that captured the hearts of New Yorkers a year ago after escaping from the Central Park Zoo, died Friday after colliding with a building. “We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from the Central Park Zoo after his exhibit was …
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On Feb. 7, Nex Benedict was involved in a fight at Owasso Public High School in Oklahoma. The 16-year-old, who identified as nonbinary, was rushed to a hospital a day later and died. Relatives of the 10th-grader, who used they/them pronouns, said Benedict had been bullied over their gender identity, …
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The family of Gabby Petito has reached a settlement with the family of Brian Laundrie — who killed Gabby during a road trip in 2021 before dying by suicide weeks later — to avoid trial in the Petitos’ emotional distress lawsuit against Laundrie’s parents. The two families previously settled a …
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Wendy Williams‘ has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Her care team revealed the diagnosis, which was given to her last year, in a statement on Thursday, saying she received numerous tests after “she began to lose words, act erratically at times, and have difficulty understanding financial …
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A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Houston-area school district legally punished 18-year-old student Darryl George, who was suspended multiple times for wearing his hair in locs. Administrators at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu removed George from class on August 31, citing a dress code that limits the …
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Vice Media Group CEO Bruce Dixon has announced plans for a complete internal restructuring that will result in hundreds being axed through layoffs and the discontinuation of the digital publication Vice. Dixon, who was appointed CEO in December 2023 following the resignation of Hozefa Lokhandwala, addressed the matter in an …
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Infamous mommy vlogger Ruby Franke was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison on Tuesday, months after pleading guilty to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse.Utah Judge John J Walton sentenced Franke to four consecutive prison terms — each of which can require up to 15 years in …
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“Hi and welcome. We all know why you’re here.” With those nine words, TikTok user @ReesaMTeesa turned her storytime about meeting, dating, and divorcing a man she called a “pathological liar” into TikTok’s newest hit reality series. It’s called “Who TF Did I Marry,” and even though it essentially involves …
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Prince Harry plans on supporting his father, King Charles III of England, as the monarch battles his recent cancer diagnosis. “I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” Harry said on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Friday, marking the first time he’s publicly …
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