The search for a suspect in the apparently random murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston is intensifying, with a $100,000 reward raised with the help of writer and activist Shaun King and civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt for any information leading to an arrest. Barnes was killed early Sunday …
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When he’s not hosting his late night show, Conan O’Brien likes riding his mountain bike through the Hollywood Hills. He was recently peddling up a hill when he spotted a group of teenage BMX bikers doing tricks. He paused to let them pass, but they stopped after spotting O’Brien. “They’re …
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Earlier this month, a daunting U.N. report laid out in no uncertain terms that humans need to drastically change the way we live, and fast, to avoid a major crisis — without a massive shift, more extreme weather, unlivable conditions, increased poverty and food scarcity are all in our not-too-distant …
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Jon Batiste, the jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist who heads up the band on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, has begun work on a stage musical about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. He will write the as-yet-untitled show’s music and lyrics, with John Doyle, who won a Tony for …
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It’s no secret that Janet Jackson paid a steep price when her 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance alongside newly solo Justin Timberlake concluded with a “wardrobe malfunction” on live television. The half-million dollar fine imposed by the FCC was a slap on the wrist, but the damage inflicted on …
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After losing his legs fighting with his Marine Corps unit in Afghanistan in 2010, Paul was put on a steady regimen of OxyContin, a potent, highly addictive and,back then, heavily prescribed opiate. After years of intense rehab — as soon as he was physically, mentally and emotionally strong enough — …
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Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Canadian-based Seagram’s liquor company, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with her ongoing work with self-help group NXIVM and charged with racketeering conspiracy. Once an international equestrian competitor, Bronfman is the 39-year-old daughter of the late billionaire and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr. …
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Pink has weighed in on the polarizing debate involvingSeaWorldand its housing of killer whales, with the singer and animal rights activist e-mailing the company: “When will SeaWorld transfer its orcas and other marine mammals to seaside sanctuaries to save them – and itself?” The pop star sent the letter to …
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Adam Klein, owner of now-defunct music events and media company CMJ, must pay a group of former employees over $500,000. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, who filed a collective action lawsuit against Klein, CMJ Holdings and Abaculi Media in 2016, including …
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Attorneys for Michelle Carter, the woman who was sentenced to 15 months of incarceration last summer for pressuring her boyfriend to commit suicide via text message, have now filed an appeal to overturn the verdict and sentencing. In court papers filed with the state Supreme Judicial Court on February 5th, …
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