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Joe Exotic is pleased with prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner. In newly released audio obtained by TMZ, the 59-year-old Tiger King star criticized the deal as a “slap in the face” to every American who is wrongly detained. Joe—legal name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage—is currently serving a 21-year-prison sentence for animal abuse charges and a murder-for-hire attempt on his longtime […]
J Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in George Floyd’s death. The Minneapolis police officer is among the four cops who were charged in the murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died in May 2020 while in police custody. Kueng is kneeled on Floyd’s back, while another officer—Derek […]
The family of Brittney Griner has released a statement addressing her release from Russian custody on Thursday. In the statement, which was shared with the Wall Street Journal and other outlets on Friday, Griner’s family expressed their “sincere gratitude” to President Biden and others involved in ultimately successful efforts to end her wrongful detainment. “We […]
The Trevor Noah era of The Daily Show has come to an end. On Thursday’s show, Noah officially said goodbye after serving as host of the late-night program for seven years. His predecessor was Jon Stewart, who left in 2015 and has since gone on to Apple TV+’s The Problem. “I remember when we started the […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced today that they added 100 Canadians to the list of people banned from entering the country, including actor Jim Carrey. Among the 100 includes author Margaret Atwood, journalists, politicians, and CBC’s Leading International Correspondent Christopher Brown. They join a long list of Canadians that were already barred from entering Russia such […]
Police in Arizona found quite the surprise after pulling over a man on DUI charges this week. CBS 11 reports the Payson Police Department discovered a live owl riding shotgun in a car being driven by a man suspected of DUI charges. According to police, the driver claimed he illegally bought the owl for $100 from a […]
Another blow has been delivered to Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The Washington Post reports that a federal judge in Texas ruled in favor of the Job Creators Network Foundation, a conservative advocacy group that sued to stop Biden from fulfilling the plan. Two plaintiffs are behind the suit: one who has student loans […]
The staff at Tumblr have some thoughts about Twitter’s decision to offer verification to anyone for $7.99 a month. In a post made on the social media network’s staff page on Thursday, Tumblr introduced the option for users to purchase two blue checkmarks to appear next to their account name for $7.99. For those who […]
Construction of the Obama Presidential Center came to a halt this week after a noose was reportedly discovered at the $830 million worksite. Lakeside Alliance, a coalition of Black-owned construction firms overseeing the project, confirmed the news in a statement Thursday, shortly after the noose was found. The group told outlets it was suspending operations indefinitely so it […]
A Thai woman was arrested this month after she filmed herself devouring a bowl of bat soup. According to the Daily Mail, Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted the video to her YouTube channel titled “Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua,” which the outlet says translates to “eat spicy and delicious” in English. The one-minute and 40-second clip shows the vlogger sitting in front […]
