Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can still face the death penalty if convicted, despite a recent autism diagnosis, a judge has ruled. In documents unsealed last month, it was revealed that Kohberger’s attorneys had filed a request to remove the death …
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L ike all good children of immigrants, Charlene Kaye greets me with a gift. The shirt is emblazoned with neon-pink lightning, the title of her comedy show, Tiger Daughter, in a Def Leppard font, and a collage of images — including a photo of her mother, Lily, well, naked as …
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For playwright Kimberly Belflower, there’s countless individuals that helped turn her play John Proctor Is the Villain from a collaborative college workshop into the hit play currently running on Broadway. But the person she uniquely credits the core of the show might take people by surprise: New Zealand-born global superstar …
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Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal charges of murder, stalking, and firearms offenses on Friday afternoon in New York federal court. The night before, prosecutors filed formal notice to seek the death penalty for Mangione, who has been accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The filing claims Mangione, …
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The fighting game scene may be thriving today, but when the origins of the genre were much more humble. After Yie Air Kung Fu (1984) and International Karate (1985) introduced the idea of one-on-one martial arts battles, Capcom threw its hat into the digital ring in 1987 with Street Fighter, …
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The man responsible for the shooting deaths of seven people at a July 4th parade near Chicago in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday. Robert Crimo III, who previously pleaded guilty to the Independence Day mass shooting that also left dozens of people …
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To assist him in his quest to determine the cause —or causes — of autism by September, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his hand-picked researchers will have access to a so-called “disease registry” of autistic people, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya announced …
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Former NFL star and current sports host Shannon Sharpe announced he will take a temporary leave from his role at ESPN amid a lawsuit that alleges sexual assault and sexual battery. “My statement is found here and this is the truth. The relationship in question was 100% consensual,” Sharpe wrote …
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AriGameplays always knew she wanted to be a performer. The Mexican streamer, who has amassed over 7 million subscribers on Twitch playing everything from Fortnite to Roblox, remembers being a young girl performing for her family at holidays and wanting to be a star. “It was an idea that was …
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When Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was first revealed during Xbox Games Showcase 2024, it instantly caught the attention of role-playing game fans. Here was an RPG from a brand new IP that mixed the turn-based combat of Japanese games like Metaphor Refantazio with a more realistic aesthetic akin to Western …
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