After nearly five months of chanting and marching on nationwide picket lines, the Writers Guild of America strike has come to an end, with writers permitted to return to work on Sept. 27. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), representing Hollywood studios and streamers, …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. considers himself a “skeptic” willing to question authority and interrogate official narratives. Others might identify the political scion as an enthusiastic peddler of conspiracy theories about everything from Covid-19 to his uncle’s assassination. Those keeping score at home can now add 9/11 to the list of …
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BEAVERTON, Ore. —A staple gun goes thwack-thwack as a union member secures “UAW ON STRIKE” posters to wooden pickets, placing them in a bucket beneath a pop-up rain shelter. I’m standing in front of a Chrysler parts distribution center on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. This warehouse — which services …
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The Kansas City Chiefs delivered a blowout win against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, but it wasn’t the score that left fans breathless. The internet broke over the all-but-confirmation that one Ms. Americana — Taylor Swift — and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are starting their very own love story. …
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Usher has earned one of the biggest gigs of his career: The 2024 Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. Roc Nation, the NFL and Apple Music announced Sunday that the Grammy-winning “Yeah!” singer will take the centerstage February 11, 2024 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. “It’s an honor of a lifetime …
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With Saturday marking the first official day of Autumn, Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful is the last hurrah of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful is unique in that it doesn’t take place in a large field or a city park, but smack dab in the middle of Vegas’ …
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Last month, when Donald Trump parted ways with “Billion Dollar Lawyer” Drew Findling as his lead criminal defense attorney in the Fulton County, Georgia, case, the decision was then met with surprise and dismay, including among some of Trump’s closest advisers and lawyers. At first, the reasons behind the departure …
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Atlanta rapper Quavo walks into Washington, D.C.’s Convention Center to immense fanfare. People film him on their phones, including one man who proclaims, “That’s the man right there” as Quavo walks by with his mother, Edna Maddox, and his sister Titania Davenport. Another man calls out his name as the …
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It’s a little after midnight on a cold winter night. I’m in someone else’s van, driving down a highway I’ve never seen before.I’m on my way to pick up a load of marijuana and transport it across state lines. What could go wrong? The trip was organized at the last …
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Before Travis Scott was deposed on Monday, Astroworld plaintiffs’ attorneys filed an emergency motion last week seeking to obtain phone records regarding the festival from Scott, claiming that the rapper and his team had failed to provide those documents despite it being required by court order. Getting all of those …
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