As flash floods ravage Fort Lauderdale and major swaths of Southern Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis is MIA. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who declared a state of emergency in the city on Wednesday, told reporters that he is confused as to why the head of the state hasn’t tried to …
Read More »Tech Exec Arrested as Suspect in Cash App Founder Bob Lee's Killing
San Francisco police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Cash App creator Bob Lee. Police identified the suspect as Nima Momeni, a 38-year-old tech executive, during a press conference on Thursday. While the motive for the crime is still unclear, police confirmed Lee and Momeni knew each other. …
Read More »Clarence Thomas' Family Got $133K from Nazi-Obsessed Billionaire
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family sold $133,000 worth of real estate properties to conservative billionaire (and collector of Nazi memorabilia) Harlan Crow — without disclosing the transaction as required by federal ethics laws, according to ProPublica. The report published Thursday expands on previous reporting linking Thomas to …
Read More »'We're Getting Killed on Abortion': Inside Trump's Secret Meetings With the Religious Right
Since late last year, Donald Trump has been holding private meetings with religious-right figures in an effort to remind them about his anti-abortion record and ensure their support. But instead of thanking Trump for his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, the leaders are pressing for hardcore commitments that go …
Read More »Inside Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Horny Hulu Wedding Special
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have said I do … again, and again, and again. Unless you’ve been living under a pop-culture rock of some kind, you’re probably aware that Kourtney and Travis tied the knot last year in not one but three separate wedding celebrations. First came the (not-so-legal) …
Read More »Alex Gibney Talks His Top-Secret Elon Musk Doc, 'Boom! Boom!' and Tom Cruise
Alex Gibney, perhaps the world’s most prolific documentary filmmaker at the moment, has an obsession with power — and hubris. He’s taken on everyone from corrupt corporate execs (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the Church of Scientology (Going Clear) to Theranos grifter Elizabeth Holmes (The Inventor) and …
Read More »J.D. Vance's 'Big Tech' Plan Conveniently Makes More Money for J.D. Vance: Report
J.D. Vance, the ‘hillbilly’ venture capitalist and now Republican Senator from Ohio, frequently rails against the menace of Big Tech and its alleged bias against conservatives. Less frequent are his discussions about his investments in smaller tech firms — and how his calls to hobble giants such as YouTube could …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir Announce Eighth Annual Benefit Show With Don Was, Nancy Wilson
The eighth annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert hosted by Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir will make its return to the Fillmore in San Francisco for the first time in three years on May 13. Hagar and Weir lead the performance lineup for the third time, with additional appearances from Michael Anthony, …
Read More »'Freeridge' Is Latest Latina TV Casualty, Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Netflix has decided not to renew Latina-led teen dramedy Freeridge, a spinoff to On My Block, for a second season, Rolling Stone has learned. The news arrives just two months after the show first premiered on the streaming service in early February, according to a source. The eight-episode show featured …
Read More »'You Can't Expel Hope': Second Tennessee Democrat Reinstated To Statehouse
Tennessee’s Shelby County Commission voted on Wednesday to reinstate Rep. Justin Pearson to the state’s House of Representatives. The unanimous vote came less than a week after Republicans expelled Pearson and fellow Black lawmaker Justin Jones as punishment for participating in a gun control protest on the House floor. “The …
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