The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back and restrained him was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison Friday after previously pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter in connection to Floyd’s killing on May 25, 2020. J. Alexander Kueng — already behind bars at a Lisbon, Ohio prison …
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After 10 months in Russian custody on drug charges, WNBA star Brittney Griner is coming home thanks to a prisoner swap negotiated by the U.S. State Department. This resolution to Griner’s harrowing detainment abroad comes as a welcome relief to Americans who had followed the story — though the careful …
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NBA player Anthony Lamb, currently a member of the Golden State Warriors, has been accused of rape in a new lawsuit filed against the University of Vermont that alleges the school mishandled numerous rape allegations. Kendall Ware, a former University of Vermont student athlete, is one of three women who …
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Notorious political operator and Trump ally Roger Stone, banned from Twitter in 2017 for threatening CNN reporters, on Wednesday announced his triumphant return to the platform. “I have just been informed that my personal Twitter account has been reinstated,” Stone wrote, adding that he would talk about it on a …
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Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who had been held in Russian prisons for 10 months on drug charges, was released from custody Thursday. Griner was released as part of a long-talked-about prisoner swap negotiated by the U.S. State Department for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. According to CBS News, …
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For Kennedy Ann Scott, performing in drag offered a lifeline. She’d been bullied by kids in grade school and subjected to physical harm for being a boy who was, in their judgment, too effeminate. Discovering drag —she cites To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as a touchstone — …
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Kenan Thompson hosted the 2022 People’s Choice Awards live from Santa Monica, California on Tuesday. The ceremony, which aired on NBC and E!, boasted a host of high-profile performances and even more winners across music, film, television, and social media. Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Lizzo, and more were prominent …
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Following the release of Netflix‘s original Addams family-based series Wednesday, the internet has started its usual and time-honored tradition of heralding a new it-girl: 20-year-old actress Jenna Ortega. And what’s the best way to celebrate a beloved internet personality? With a meme, of course. Fans have been using the phrase …
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Elizabeth Holmes‘ ex-boyfriend and Theranos‘ former COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced to 155 months in prison – a month shy of 13 years – Wednesday after he was previously found guilty on 12 charges of fraud for his actions related to the blood-testing company. Balwani, who had initially pleaded …
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As the biggest rock band of the 20th century, the Beatles were naturally also the subject of an infamous conspiracy theory. According to urban legend, Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by an imposter, with his surviving bandmates leaving cryptic clues to the coverup in their music and …
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