Four years after sex offender Jeffrey Epstein‘s suicide in jail, far-right conspiracy theorists remain enamored with the notion that he is key to proving that prominent Democrats comprise a secret pedophile cabal. And, with court documents related to a civil case against his human trafficking co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell starting to …
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Elon Musk‘s X (formerly Twitter) is entering 2024 in its flop era. A recent analysis from Fidelity, one of the shareholders of Musk’s X Holdings, revealed that the company had lost 71.5 percent of its value since Musk purchased the social media platform. The November 2023 disclosure from the mutual …
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Documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were released on Wednesday night after a judge ruled in December that the redacted information should be unsealed, according to a court order issued by Judge Loretta Preska. Many of Epstein’s long-rumored powerful friends — including Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew — …
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Just hours after Disney‘s copyright on the earliest version of Mickey Mouse expired, creators announced their intent to cash in on the likeness of the cartoon icon as he appears in his breakthrough 1928 animated short, Steamboat Willie. At least two Mickey-themed horror movies are reportedly in the works, though …
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As the world waits for the unsealing of hundreds of court filings related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a new lawsuit has surfaced in Los Angeles accusing Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel of holding a woman hostage at a Canadian estate for sex abuse by multiple men. The new accuser, …
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Today, Jan. 1, isn’t just New Year’s Day — it’s also Public Domain Day, where thousands of cinematic treasures, literary classics, Great American Songbook selections, and works of art see their copyrights expire and enter the public domain. The headliner this year is the fair use of Mickey Mouse — …
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It’s a dramatic, messy era on the internet. Everything is changing rapidly. There’s broad dissatisfaction with the dominant search engine, and activists are worried about the privacy implications of increasingly intrusive online surveillance. While investors prattle on about esoteric topics like digital currencies and virtual reality, back in the real …
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Elon Musk‘s X failed to block a California law that requires social media companies to disclose their content-moderation policies. U.S. District Judge William Shubb rejected the company’s request in an eight-age ruling on Thursday. “While the reporting requirement does appear to place a substantial compliance burden on social medial companies, …
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her abusive mother, Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, was released from prison Thursday, Dec. 28, ABC News reports. Blanchard was approved for early release on parole back in September, having served seven years of a …
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the abuse victim who spent seven years incarcerated for her role in the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, became a free woman on Thursday, leaving prison on parole. Her release comes three years early after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for …
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