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NXIVM founder Keith Raniere, who ran a sex-cult under the guise of a self-help group, was found guilty on all counts on Wednesday. After six weeks of testimony, the jurors reached their verdict in four hours of deliberation, the Daily Beast reports. The 58-year-old was accused of harboring sex slaves who were lured into a subset […]
AMC is the latest network to join the list of companies prepared to adjust its Georgia-based production if the state passes its abortion bill. On Friday, Forbes reported that AMC is considering relocating the set its hit show The Walking Dead after Georgia announced the H.B. 481 “heartbeat” abortion bill. Since The Walking Dead premiered in 2010, AMC has shot […]
Applicants applying for U.S. visas may have to give the government social media information, according to BBC News. U.S. State Department has adopted new regulations that will require those seeking residency to submit their social media handles as well as the different email addresses and phone numbers they’ve used in the last five years. Only diplomatic and official […]
Iconic New Orleans chef Leah Chase passed away on Saturday, according to her family. She was 96. Dubbed the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Chase spent more than 70 years building and maintaining a culinary brand as the executive chef and co-owner of the city’s Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. She was also known for being a catalyst […]
A new Texas law will prohibit minors from being able to buy popular cough medicine. According to a report from the Texas Tribune, the bill, which is set to go into effect in September, prevents anyone under the age of 18 from buying over-the-counter products that contain dextromethorphan. The cough suppressant is found in over 100 products […]
Offset has publicly condemned House Bill 314, also known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act. The legislation, which was signed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday, essentially bans all abortions. Though there is no exceptions for victims of rape or incest, the law permits abortions only in cases where the mother’s life is at risk. The bill also […]
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the antitrust lawsuit centered around Apple’s signature marketplace, the App Store, will be allowed to move forward. The plaintiffs in the suit have argued that Apple uses its monopoly power over its App Store to overcharge consumers. The technology powerhouse reportedly takes a 30 percent commission from the software […]
Georgia’s newest abortion law may have detrimental effects to its film industry as the threat of a production boycott grows by the day, Variety reports. Governor Brian Kemp, who signed the controversial law on May 7, is expected to make a trip to Los Angeles to meet with executives in the near future, with the issue of the bill likely to be […]
Though a decision in the FUCT Supreme Court case has not been reached, a recent hearing produced an assortment of noteworthy moments, the bulk of which revolve around a bunch of people who are presumably totally unfamiliar with the label attempting to tiptoe around its name. Monday, Supreme Court justices discussed FUCT founder Erik Brunetti‘s […]
New Zealand‘s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to amend gun laws following the Christchurch mass shootings. The move comes less than a month after the mosque attacks that left 50 people dead. The vote landed Wednesday at 119 to 1 in favor of an outright ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons, per a CNN report. As far as […]
