A federal jury found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he was murdered by ex-cop Derek Chauvin in May 2020, The Associated Press reports. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane were all found guilty of depriving Floyd of medical care while …
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When a major military conflict preceded by a global pandemic breaks out on the world stage, people don’t want to seek reassurance from major political leaders, or learn the truth from vaunted media institutions. They want to hear from the a guy who made his name filming rich housewivesand the …
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“I’ll never settle,” E. Jean Carroll said outside a New York City courtroom late Tuesday afternoon, where a hearing took place in her defamation case against former president Donald Trump. “We’re in this fight, not really for me, but for all women who have been grabbed and groped, and assaulted …
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The Amazing Johnathan, the magician and comedian who was a longtime fixture on late-night television and the Las Vegas strip, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. He was 63. The cause of death was end-stage heart failure, per the New York Times, with the entertainer — born …
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On Tuesday, Benjamin Jeffrey Smith was identified as the suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting at a Justice for Amir Locke rally in Portland, Oregon, and charged with murder and attempted murder. As details of his online persona began coming out— according to those who know him, he is openly antisemitic …
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The three white men convicted last year of murdering 25-year-old Black man Ahmaud Arbery were also guilty of depriving him of his right to use a public street because of the color of his skin, a jury found on Tuesday, who found that the actions were a violation of federal …
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After a five-year break, Chris Rock is making his return to the live comedy circuit with the Ego Death world tour. The trek — which will begin with a 38-date North American leg — marks Rock’s first run since his Total Blackout stand-up tour in 2017 and 2018 (at the …
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Buckingham Palace announced Sunday that Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19. “Her Majesty is experiencing mild coldlike symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” palace officials said in a statement. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the …
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Since September, Nineties supermodel Linda Evangelista has been embroiled in a lawsuit over a cosmetic procedure that she said did the opposite of what it advertised, and ruined her famous physique. Evangelista is suing Zeltiq, the company that markets CoolSculpting, claiming the so-called fat-freezing treatment left her “permanently disfigured.” CoolSculpting …
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A Finnish skier competing in a cross-country event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics finished in 28th place after suffering perhaps the strangest malady of this year’s Winter Games: A frozen penis. Reuters reports that Remi Lindholm, a Metallica-loving skier on Team Finland, began suffering frostbite on his third pole during …
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