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The tech industry continues to monopolize, as Uber announces its new deal to buy the food delivery app Postmates for $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal. The buyout follows Uber’s failed attempt to purchase Grubhub last month. “Uber and Postmates have long shared a belief that platforms like ours can power much more than just food delivery — […]
Legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, most famous for his extensive work within the spaghetti western genre, has died in Rome at age 91. Italian news agency Ansa reports that Morricone died in hospital after he fractured his femur during a fall a few days ago. With over 500 film scores to his name, Morricone is perhaps best […]
Roger Federer finally has a sneaker he can call his own. Yes, he was connected to plenty of models during his long run with Nike, but those shoes usually didn’t bear his actual name—the most they typically got were his initials. The changes now with the Roger, the fittingly named pair from Swiss running shoe […]
Davon McNeal, 11, was shot and killed Saturday night after a group of five men opened fire in Southeast D.C., FOX 5 DC reports. McNeal’s maternal grandfather, Tony Lawson, said his daughter, who works for D.C. Councilman Trayon White, organized a “stop the violence” themed cookout for the neighborhood. She’s also associated with the Violence Interrupter program, which works with individuals previously tied to gangs who try to […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate and confidante of the late Jeffrey Epstein, could reportedly start airing out dirty laundry and “naming some big names” in an attempt to help out her own case following her arrest on multiple charges, Page Six reports. The charges include conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor […]
Broadway actor Nick Cordero has died after having a several-month long battle with COVID-19, People reports. He was 41. His wife, Amanda Kloots, shared a heartfelt message on her Instagram Sunday night, where she delivered the tragic news, and also thanked everyone who had supported him and their family throughout his three-month battle with the virus. “God has another […]
A man and woman were confronted as they were painting over a Black Lives Matter mural in front of the county courthouse in Martinez, California. In the video, the pair can be seen arguing with others who are trying to prevent them from painting over the yellow mural, which the city had given activists permission to paint. […]
Over 200 experts from more than 30 countries have signed an open letter in an attempt to get the World Health Organization to recognize evidence that proves the coronavirus is an airborne illness. According to the New York Times, the WHO has maintained that COVID-19 is spread through large respiratory droplets that are expelled from a […]
Lil Baby is the new, undisputed king of the Billboard 200 albums chart for 2020. After spending a fourth straight week at No. 1, My Turn has now held down the top spot for a total of five nonconsecutive times this year, which is more than any other artist so far. Lil Baby’s latest album finished first in its debut week in mid-March, and didn’t reclaim the Billboard 200 throne until […]
Health officials have confirmed the presence of a rare, deadly, brain-eating amoeba in Florida’s Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and several other cities. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health announced that a person in the county had been infected with naegleria fowleri, a single-celled living amoeba that can cause a serious brain infection called […]
