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The conservatorship former NFL player and The Blind Side subject Michael Oher was entered into nearly 20 years ago by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy has been terminated by a Memphis judge, the New York Times reported. In August, the 37-year-old filed a petition seeking to end the conservatorship. …

Next year will see dozens of elections around the globe, but X (formerly Twitter) has seemingly abdicated responsibility for protecting users from misinformation during these democratic processes. Several European staffers working on a threat disruption team for the social platform, including senior manager Aaron Rodericks, have been fired this week, …

In the 1979 film Stalker, the eponymous Stalkers are informal, illegal guides to a blighted Zone somewhere in Eastern Europe. In the middle of the Zone, it is said, there is a room that grants the true heart’s desire. And we learn, secondhand, about the tale of one Stalker named …

A group of women who allegedly experienced abuse while working for Operation Underground Railroad (OUR)— a nonprofit that claims to fight sex trafficking, and was behind the summer blockbuster Sound of Freedom —are speaking out via a lawyer, Suzette Rasmussen. On Thursday, the attorney released a statement from the women, …

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has been at pains to lure back advertisers who deserted the platform in droves after Elon Musk‘s takeover, slashing the site’s revenue in the process. Last month, the company even rolled out expanded features for brands, including tools to help keep their ads …

The suspect accused of calling in last year’s bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital amid a wave of harassment has pleaded guilty, the Massachusetts District Attorney’s office announced Thursday. Westfield, Massachusetts resident Catherine Leavy, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of …

TikTok accounts promoting steroid consumption are thriving on the social media app — and possibly targeting young adults in the process, according to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. In a new report released Thursday, the CCDH claims that videos promoting the abuse of steroids and steroid-like …

Popular semaglutide injectable Ozempic will now have a warning about intestinal blockage after the Food and Drug Administration accepted manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s proposed changes to the drug’s packaging. Semaglutide mimics the body’s GLP-1 hormone, which regulates sugars and can decrease appetite. While the drug was originally approved for diabetes patients, …

Roger Waters has long denied he’s antisemitic. His former collaborators — including the celebrated producer Bob Ezrin — are telling a different story. A new documentary,The Dark Side of Roger Waters,includes claims from Ezrin and former Waters saxophonist Norbert Stachel. Both are Jewish, and both claim Waters made offensive remarks …

The cannabis world can be an uncertain place. Often, a lack of understanding comes from a dearth of clinical research into cannabis studies. But many countries around the globe have increased cannabis analysis in recent years —and now, there’s hope that the U.S. will soon enough increase its research frequency, …