The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the tech and retail giant of deceiving customers into subscribing to Amazon Prime, then convoluting the process to cancel their subscriptions. “For years, Defendant Amazon.com, Inc. has knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in its Amazon Prime service,” the …
Read More »Officials Confirm 'Banging Noises' Continued in Search for Missing Sub
Authorities have confirmed “banging noises” continued into Wednesday in the search area where a submersible disappeared Sunday on a mission to explore the Titanic wreck site. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Capt. Jamie Frederick of the First Coast Guard District in Boston said the noises were first detected Tuesday. …
Read More »Andrew Tate Charged With Rape and Human Trafficking in Romania
Prosecutors in Romania have hit social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate with a slate of criminal charges including rape, human trafficking, and organized crime connected to forming a criminal gang with the intention of exploiting women. Rolling Stone investigated Tate and his legal team’s claims that …
Read More »40 Hours of Air Remains as Search for Missing Titanic Explorer Continues
Authorities announced that efforts to locate the Titan submersible, which failed to return Sunday from an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, “have not yielded any results” at a Boston press conference Tuesday afternoon. Capt. Jamie Frederick, response coordinator for the First Coast Guard District said that searchers have …
Read More »A Submersible for Taking Tourists to See the Titanic Is Missing
A submersible designed to take tourists underwater to view the wreckage of the Titanic has gone missing and a search is now underway for the craft in the waters of the North Atlantic. The missing boat, whose disappearance was first reported by the BBC, belongs to a company called OceanGate, …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Part Ways With Spotify After Lone Podcast
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ending their podcast deal with Spotify after delivering 12 episodes of Markle’s Archetypes. The news was announced in a joint statement between the streaming service and Archewell Audio, the couple’s podcast production company, on Thursday night. “Spotify and Archewell Audio have mutually agreed to …
Read More »Ja Morant Suspended for First 25 Games of NBA Season After Second Gun-Flashing Video
Ja Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming NBA season without pay following a second incident where the Memphis Grizzlies star allegedly flashed a firearm on social media. Following the conclusion of the NBA Finals — during which commissioner Adam Silver said he didn’t want …
Read More »DOJ Finds Minneapolis Cops 'Routinely' Used Excessive Force, Violated Civil Rights
The U.S. Department of Justice has released the findings of their investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, saying cops routinely violated the Constitutional rights of citizens, used excessive force, and discriminated against Black and Native American people in enforcement activities. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings of the investigation …
Read More »Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Guilty of All 63 Charges Against Him
The man who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 was convicted Friday of all 63 charges against him, The Washington Post reports. The charges against Robert G. Bowers, 50, included 11 counts of hate crimes resulting death and 11 counts of obstruction of …
Read More »Bill Cosby Sued by Nine Women in Nevada Alleging Sexual Assault
Just weeks after Nevada passed a law eliminating the civil statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases involving adults, nine women filed a sexual assault lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against Bill Cosby on Wednesday, NBC News reported. The lawsuit alleges that the disgraced actor used his “enormous power, …
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