Released on the July 4 to acclaim from conservative audiences and critics, Sound of Freedom has been a box-office bash, pulling in over $150 million thanks in part to a pay-it-forward ticket promotion, as well as churches and other groups buying up blocks of seats for their members. Even while …
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A new accuser has filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby alleging he drugged and assaulted her in the late Eighties. She filed the paperwork, viewable via The Daily Beast, under the Adult Survivors Act, which offers victims a yearlong window to sue alleged abusers and the institutions that protected them, …
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Anyone older than Gen Z may be confused by the celebrity of Kai Cenat, a 21-year-old Twitch and YouTube star who has captured a massive audience with his gaming, pranks, and high-energy persona. But to teenagers who spend hours watching Cenat mix it up with buddies and guests on livestreams, …
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Andrew Tate was released from house arrest but will remain under judicial control as he awaits trial on rape and human trafficking charges in Romania. The controversial, far-right influencer, his brother Tristan Tate, and two Romanian associates, Georgiana Naghel and Luaana Radu, had appealed the house arrest sentence, which was …
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In 1991, when Chele Roland was a college student, regular customers at the diner where she worked persuaded her to come to the Los Angeles International Church of Christ, a protestant evangelical church with a handful of locations in the greater L.A. area. “I was always a seeker and a …
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Those of us who lived through the 1990s will carry lifelong memories of certain musical moments. Nirvana playing MTV Unplugged. The battle of East Coast vs. West Coast hip-hop. Those months when it was compulsory to do the Macarena anytime, anywhere, for any reason. And, of course, the brief craze …
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Christopher Beale never expected to be at the center of the latest drama to arise from Elon Musk‘s takeover of Twitter. True, he’s lived close to the company’s Market Square headquarters in San Francisco since 2020, and regularly uses the app — as an independent journalist it’s a convenient way …
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Robert G. Bowers, who wasfound guilty on 63 charges, including the murder of 11 people, connected to the2018 mass shootingat Pittsburgh’sTree of Life Synagogue, was sentenced to death Wednesday. Earlier this month, Bowers was deemed eligible for the death penalty prior to the sentencing phase of his trial. After two …
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After years of fighting Scientology in the public arena, Leah Remini will take the battle to court with a new lawsuit against the church and its current leader David Miscavige. In a 60-page lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone and filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles superior court, Remini accuses Miscavige …
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Much like God, or Ariana Grande’s relationships, online clout works in mysterious ways. Sometimes getting hyped by a major influencer and having a rush of new followers can be exactly the boost your brand needs. Other times, it’s too much — particularly if you’re happily married, and said followers are …
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