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The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, which has more than 390,000 citizens, has agreed on a $75 million settlement with the country’s three largest drug distributors, a groundbreaking deal that’s the first of its kind to ever be made with a tribal government. As reported by NPR, the deal was made with AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. “This settlement […]
A Danish artist turned in two blank canvases—which he titled “Take the Money and Run”—after a museum commissioned him $84,000 to use in a work of art. Jens Haaning gave the works to the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark after he was paid to recreate 2010’s “An Average Danish Annual Income” and “An Average Austrian Annual Income,” which […]
Almost 60,000 cannabis convictions will be dismissed in Los Angeles County, by way of District Attorney George Gascón, Forbes reports. The DA announced on Friday that 58,000 people will have their charges expunged, convictions that happened before California legalized recreational marijuana, under Proposition 64. “Dismissing these convictions means the possibility of a better future to thousands […]
A Washington State man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for pressuring eight girls, ranging in ages from 12 to 16, into sending him explicit photos and videos, New York Times reports. Joshua Henry Punt, 39, pleaded guilty in April to production of child pornography, enticement of a minor, distribution of child pornography, […]
New details in UFC star Jon Jones’ arrest have been revealed. The MMA fighter, who was detained Friday in Las Vegas, allegedly pulled his fiancée’s hair and headbutted a police car before being apprehended, TMZ reports. MMA Fighting also viewed a copy of the Vegas Metro PD report. Police were called over a “domestic disturbance”; fiancée Jesse Moses was discovered “bleeding from her nose/mouth” […]
A woman has been charged in connection to the Fawn Fire in California that started last week. As she attempted to hike to Canada, the Bay Area native allegedly tried boiling water containing bear urine to make it drinkable, CNN reports. Alexandra Souverneva, 30, faces a felony arson charge with an enhancement of committing arson during a […]
According to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, Rick Ross is expected to start paying Briana Singleton $11,000 a month in child support for their three kids. (Ross has one other child from another relationship.) The docs say Rozay also needs to pay for his kids’ health insurance and extracurricular activities, figures estimated to be around $7,560. The Maybach Music mogul might be required […]
A California man and woman have been charged after police discovered over 46 pounds of a powerful synthetic opioid called carfentanil in their home. Andres Jesus Morales, 30, and Christine Ponce, 27, have been hit with four felony counts each of possession of a controlled substance for sale, USA Today reports. That amount of carfentanil is extremely […]
While authorities continue to search for Brian Laundrie—the missing fiancé and primary suspect in Gabby Petito’s homicide case—a reality star may have found the biggest clue to his whereabouts. Dog the Bounty Hunter, who previously joined the search for Laundrie this past week and was spotted outside of his family home in North Port, Florida, received a tip that led him to […]
If there’s been a pair of New Balance sneakers designed by retailer DTLR, then June Sanders made that. Sanders, who serves as the product design manager at the chain retail store that’s primarily located in the mid-Atlantic and northeast, is a DMV native who was born in Washington, D.C, and ended up growing up in […]
