On November 18, 1978, 918 members of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple cult died in Jonestown, Guyana, in the single largest loss of American civilian lives in a deliberate act before 9/11. From the moment media coverage of the massacre began, much of the reporting has characterized the event as a …
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An Arizona man was indicted on federal weapons charges after being arrested as part of a sting operation that involved a planned hate crime-related mass shooting at an Atlanta concert. Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was charged with firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime, and …
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SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk were hit with another lawsuit on Wednesday by eight former employees alleging Musk personally ordered their firing after they raised concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination against women at the company. SpaceX fired the workers in 2022 after they wrote and circulated a letter denouncing …
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After a whirlwind four-day event, this year’s Summer Game Fest has officially come to an end. Held in Los Angeles, the gaming industry expo – now in its fifth year – delivered a slew of major game reveals, world premieres, and updates on tons of previously announced titles fans have …
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Chaos has consumed the world of competitive eating after 16-time Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest winner Joey Chestnut was banned from this year’s competition over his new sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a rival purveyor of plant-based franks. Major League Eating confirmed the ban in a statement shared on …
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Nearly three years after Gabby Petito‘s remains were discovered following her disappearance while on a cross-country trip with her then-fiancé Brian Laundrie, the FBI has released more than 350 pages of documents from the investigation surrounding the incident. Appearing just over 100 pages into the release is a letter that …
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein filed an appeal to overturn a rape and sexual assault conviction in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, NBC News reported, weeks after he successfully overturned a similar conviction in New York. Weinstein has requested a new trial. “Harvey Weinstein was tried by a system devoted …
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I t’s Tuesday night on the Las Vegas Strip. Crowds have been flowing into the Michelob Ultra Arena for the past two hours, a sea of red and silver and black. The merch line snakes around the entire front of the arena, folded onto itself like a theme-park queue. People …
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Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman and just two months after his death, the FBI has released 475 pages of documents on O.J. Simpson. The documents, obtained by Rolling Stone, are largely focused on the investigation into the 1994 murders of …
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Amanda Knox said she will continue to “fight for the truth” and planned to appeal her re-conviction on slander charges tied to the police investigation into the infamous 2007 murder of her roommate. In an interview with Sky News Italy, Knox said, “I have been unjustly accused for 17 years. …
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