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Read More »Alex Murdaugh Admits He Lied to Police, Says Painkillers Made Him 'Paranoid'
Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his murder trial Thursday and admitted to lying to police and stealing money from clients. During several hours of testimony, he sniveled as he told jurors that although he lied to authorities about his whereabouts the night of the murders, …
Read More »Malcolm X's Daughter Is Suing FBI, CIA Saying They 'Conspired' to Assassinate Her Father
Ilyasah Shabazz, 60, was two-years-old when her father, civil rights activist Malcolm X, was slain by three armed men as he was preparing to speak in New York. Shabazz announced on Tuesday, the anniversary of his 1965 assassination, that her family is suing the FBI, the CIA, the New York …
Read More »Fake Biden Speeches Are the Hottest Trend in AI Voice Tech
Over the weekend, the Twitter account for a London police department shared that officers had arrested suspects for possession of “a large amount of cannabis,” including a picture of what appeared to be some truly foul weed. The replies on the post quickly filled up with jokes about the cops …
Read More »'What's the Wendy's Food Truck Menu?': Brooklyn Beckham Was Every Bored Groom During Wedding Planning
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz threw one hell of a wedding last April. So much so that the multi-million-dollar bash has still left them with a slight hangover:a lawsuit. Peltz’s billionaire investor father, Nelson Peltz, sued Miami wedding planners Nicole Braghin and Arianna Grijalba of Plan Design Events in December …
Read More »'Very Ugly and Scary': Ben Platt Addresses Neo-Nazi Protesters Outside of 'Parade' Musical
The first preview of a Broadway revival of Parade — a musical about the lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915 — was disrupted by antisemitic protesters outside the theater Tuesday night, Feb. 21. The protest, per the Forward, comprised a few people tied to the neo-Nazi …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh 'Destroyed' and 'Heartbroken' by Family Murders, Son Says
Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer who is on trial for the deaths of his wife and younger son, was “destroyed” and “heartbroken” after discovering their bodies, surviving son Buster Murdaugh testified on Tuesday, according to the New York Times. Buster Murdaugh said that his father sounded “normal” when he …
Read More »Project Veritas Founder James O'Keefe Says Board Ousted Him
James O’Keefe, the political activist who founded the right-wing action group Project Veritas, has been forced out of leadership by the organization’s board, he said on Monday. “I think it’s fitting that we’re here on Presidents Day,” O’Keefe remarked at the outset of an emotional 45-minute farewell speech he delivered …
Read More »LA Man Charged With Hate Crimes Threatened Classmate: 'I Want You Dead, Jew'
The suspect charged with hate crimes after he allegedly shot two different Jewish men earlier this week had a history of sending violent, antisemitic messages, according to court records filed on Friday. On Friday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced two federal hate crimes …
Read More »Twitter to Allow Only Blue Subscribers to Use Worst Form of Authentication
Twitter announced on Friday that it will only allow paid Blue subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. The social media platform stated the changes will be effective March 20, 2023. For those not paying the monthly price tag ($8 a month …
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