Thousands of people lined the streets of Tokyo to mourn the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of his memorial service on Tuesday, four days after he was shot and killed in Nara while on the campaign trail for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate. “You were supposed …
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Twitter has officially sued Elon Musk after he decided to terminate the $44 billion deal he signed to buy the social media platform earlier this year. The suit, which was obtained and shared by NPR, was filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery Tuesday, July 12. It accuses Musk of reneging …
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Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter appears to be in jeopardy as the Tesla CEO’s advisors warned the social media company Friday that he is backing out of their $44 billion deal. In the filing to Twitter’s chief legal officer, Musk’s team said he was “terminating the Merger Agreement” between the …
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Sometimes TikTok trends are impossible to predict, like when a 22-year-old rap from a documentary series by a British journalist became the novelty song of the summer. Other times, it’s easy to tell something will go viral from the moment you lay eyes on it. Case in point: Horace, the …
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No one’s going to rain on Lea Michele‘s parade anymore: she’s the newFunny Girl. On Monday, the Broadway show announced that Michele will take over the starring role of Fanny Brice from Beanie Feldstein starting Sept. 6. The news comes after Feldstein pulled out of the show earlier than anticipated …
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A jury in Oregon awarded roughly $1.7 million in damages to a woman who claimed a local community college used her past work in pornographic films as a means to discriminate against her and ultimately force her out of the school’s competitive nursing program. Nicole Gililland had attempted to sue …
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Netflix has quietly released a new 40-minute video of Dave Chappelle lecturing a bunch of school children about why it’s unfair for them to criticize him for making transphobic jokes. What’s in a Name?, which is ostensibly being promoted as a stand-up special through Netflix’s comedy wing, captures a speech …
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In the middle of Pride Month, Toronto-based couple and content creators Carley Gonschior and Mercedes Stewart got one of the worst pieces of information a couple could receive. And in order to process it, they turned to TikTok. “When u find out 2 years into dating that ur moms both …
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“They’re alleging that the vehicle you were in, a 2012 Chevy, was reported as stolen?” The judge directs questions between the counsel of the defendant and the prosecutors bringing the case. Suddenly, an animated pair of sunglasses appears over his eyes, followed moments later by a cowboy hat and mustache. …
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Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. The sentence comes after the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations last December, The New York Timesreports. Federal prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson …
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