Duracell released its first-ever national Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, so who better to welcome their debut onto the nation’s football stage than the 10-time Super Bowl-appearing quarterback himself: Tom Brady. Brady appeared in the commercial in the role of a Fox commentator who powers down just as he’s beginning …
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Tennis legend Serena Williams took time during Super Bowl LIX to come to the defense of Taylor Swift, after the singer received a loud chorus of boos when she was shown on the screen during the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles matchup. “I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to …
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The Philadelphia Eagles prevailed at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, in New Orleans, by a score of 40 to 22, denying the Kansas City Chiefs an unprecedented three-peat championship victory. The game was a highly anticipated rematch after the Eagles and Chiefs faced each other in Super Bowl …
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Tom Robbins, the celebrated author whose novels included Skinny Legs and All, Jitterbug Perfume, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, died Sunday, Feb. 9, The New York Times reports. He was 92. Robbins died at his home in La Conner, Washington. His son Fleetwood confirmed the news but did not …
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After half a week of using his X account to declare himself a Nazi, express his love for Adolf Hitler, denounce Jewish people, and post hardcore pornography, fallen rapper Kanye West appeared in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday evening. Though the commercial did not run nationally — this year, …
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Luigi Mangione accepted more than $290,000 in crowdfunded donations to help support his legal team. More than 10,000 individuals made donations, according to a statement from crowdfund organizers, to help the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. “Luigi is aware of the fund and very much …
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Two months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sent shockwaves through the much-reviled U.S. health insurance industry, the company’s parent, UnitedHealth Group, is making aggressive moves to protect its image. Responding to a slew of attacks online, often coupled with the glorification of Luigi Mangione (who was charged …
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Last week, federal authorities in California’s Central District unsealed an indictment filed Jan. 17 accusing three American men and one French man of participating in a “neo-Nazi child exploitation enterprise” that “groomed and then coerced minors to produce child sexual abuse material and images of self-harm.” The online network, which …
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Just weeks after President Donald Trump took office, megadonor turned special government employee Elon Musk has penetrated deep into the heart of the federal administrative apparatus. His so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) now enjoys access to communication channels and sensitive information at agencies including the Treasury Department, the Office …
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Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter, has been sentenced to five years in prison for siphoning millions of dollars from the superstar baseball player, NBC News reported on Thursday. Mizuhara pled guilty last year on fraud charges in one of the biggest gambling scandals in sports history, stealing millions from …
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