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Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, filed a federal lawsuit Friday over NASA awarding a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s rival company SpaceX. Bezos founded the company to pursue commercial space flight, and after a trip from Texas last month, offered NASA $2 billion to change its mind about the contract. The filing mentioned “NASA’s unlawful […]
A United Kingdom man was sentenced to six years last month after reportedly going to three banks and passing notes to cashiers, demanding they hand over money. The only problem with his plan was that his notes were hard to understand. Alan Slattery, 67, was sentenced after his two-week robbery stint, according to Sussex Police. His […]
The Kanye West brand appears to be stronger than ever. According to Billboard, Ye’s second Donda listening party has become the most-watched livestream in Apple Music history, garnering more than 5.4 million views on Aug 5. For comparison, Kanye’s first listening event at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium pulled in 3.3 million viewers on July 23, reportedly setting an Apple Music Global Livestream record at the time. (The […]
CEOs at the top 350 companies in 2020 made an average $24.2 million, a 18.9% jump, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The report also found that CEO compensation has increased an astounding 1,322% since 1978. From 1978-2020, the pay for an average worker only increased 18.0%. Most CEOs made $351 for every dollar earned by a typical employee, which […]
The blockchain site Poly Network said hackers found a way into its system and then stole thousands of digital tokens with an estimated value of more than $600 million, making it perhaps the biggest cryptocurrency heist ever. Poly Network is a Defi (meaning decentralized finance) provider that lets users move tokens on one blockchain to another network. The company posted […]
On Tuesday, it was reported that veteran point guard Dennis Schröder had signed a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics worth $5.9 million. This would otherwise be unnoteworthy (no offense to Schröder) except that it was previously reported he had turned down a maximum extension from the Los Angeles Lakers before the trade deadline that would’ve been worth more than $80 million (the rumored deal was […]
A man allegedly killed his wife and daughter in Oklahoma just nine months after his wife won $2 million in the lottery in California. John Donato, 42, his wife Tiffani Hill, 31, and their daughter Leanne were all found with gunshot wounds to the head at their Calera, Oklahoma home on July 30, according to KXII. The husband […]
After years of not having control of their back catalog, legendary hip-hop trio De La Soul finally owns the rights to their music. Talib Kweli took to Instagram on Saturday to confirm the news. “Ladies and gentlemen I spoke to @djmaseo from the legendary @wearedelasoul today and it’s official,” Kweli wrote in a post. “After years of being taken advantage […]
Aside from being a government informant, 6ix9ine is wading through a lot of damning character portrayals, like allegations that he’s not supporting at least one of his two children. On Wednesday, the mother of 6ix9ine’s 5-year-old daughter Saraiyah, Sara Molina, fired back after he claimed to provide financial support for their child. “He spent more on […]
Rihanna is now a billionaire, according to a new report, making her the second-wealthiest woman entertainer. Indeed, as Forbes’ Madeline Berg reported early Wednesday, Rihanna “is now worth $1.7 billion.” The majority of the Anti artist’s fortune is due to the value of her wildly successful Fenty Beauty brand, which launched in 2017. Per the […]
