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The Canadian federal government is looking to target the assets of Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch who once owned Chelsea Football Club, by invoking a law that allows it to confiscate assets held by sanctioned people. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly confirmed that Canada would attempt to retrieve $26 million from Granite Capital Holdings, Ltd., a […]
Amber Heard has announced a settlement in connection with the defamation case brought against her by Johnny Depp in Virginia. In an extended statement shared to Instagram on Monday, Heard—who was previously reported to be appealing the verdict in the case—said that she had come to this decision after “a great deal of deliberation.” She […]
Elon Musk asked Twitter if he should “step down as head of” the company in a poll shared Sunday, adding that he would “abide by the results” of the final vote. More than 17 million Twitter users ultimately participated in the poll, which has since closed. As seen below, over 57 percent of those who […]
On Thursday, Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives announced investigators are looking for any information on two women who are suspected of stealing from a man they met at a bar in Fort Lauderdale. As reported by Local 10 News, the incident happened two weeks ago on Monday, Dec. 5. Investigators revealed at around 3 a.m., the […]
Ronald Green didn’t make it home on May 10, 2019 when he was pulled over by state troopers in Louisiana after failing to stop for a traffic violation. He was a 49-year-old Black man. When footage of the incident was released to the public, the police said that it was ‘unauthorized’ due to a pending […]
A Michigan woman was arrested and charged this week in Isabella County for her role in a catfishing scheme that targeted her own daughter. According to the New York Post, Kendra Gail Licari, 42, of Mt. Pleasant was charged on Monday with two counts of stalking a minor, two counts of using a computer to commit […]
Harvard University has elected its first Black president. As reported by CNN, Claudine Gay has been appointed as the school’s 30th president, and will start the role in July 2023. She is not only the first Black president but the first woman and person of color to hold the position. Her predecessor is Lawrence S. Bacow, who was president […]
Four people are in critical condition and a further four were left injured after a crowd crush at Nigerian artist Asake’s concert on Thursday night (Dec. 15). According to a report from Sky News, emergency services were called to Brixton’s O2 Academy where around 3,000 people—many reportedly without tickets—are said to have “stormed” the venue after they were left stranded in freezing […]
Twitter has taken aim at prominent journalists. According to CNN, the social media platform has suspended the accounts of well-known reporters who have provided critical coverage of the company and its new CEO Elon Musk. The removals reportedly took place on Thursday afternoon, shortly after Twitter banned the account of Jack Sweeney, a Florida college student who used publicly available […]
A fire erupted at an NYPD evidence facility in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. NBC New York reports 150 members of the fire department were called to respond to the blaze, which was elevated to a three-alarm fire within 30 minutes. Located in an area known as the Erie Basin Auto Pound, the warehouse contained seized vehicles and […]
