NewsTory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee StallionLanez, who shot Megan in July 2020, was recently convicted on felony charges including assault with a semiautomatic handgunBy Jazz MonroeAugust 8, 2023FacebookTwitterDaystar Shemuel Shua Peterson aka Tory Lanez, September 2018 (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)FacebookTwitterTory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, the Associated Press reports. He faced up to 22 years and 8 months for the three felony charges: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a concealed gun in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm in a negligent manner. Prosecutors had requested…
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A man takes picture at the harbour where Taiwanese Navy warships are anchored on August 07, 2022 in Keelung, Taiwan.Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesProminent China hawk Kyle Bass told CNBC on Tuesday that he believes Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to “bring war to the West,” with an invasion of Taiwan likely before the end of 2024.Bass, who is founder and chief investment officer at U.S. investment firm Hayman Capital Management, said that the West — and particularly Wall Street — is too preoccupied by the apparent economic unviability of such an attack.But, much like…
Whether or not you’re dreading the end of summer, there’s no doubt about it: the next season is coming fast—and with it, new trends to outfit your wardrobes. Our team has been closely tracking the best fall 2023 trends since they first debuted on the runways, and since then, we’ve been eagerly waiting for temperatures to drop. And it’s almost that time of the year again.If you’re in the market to invest in a new set of closet staples (like high-quality suiting and everyday basics) or simply just want to try something new, we’ve ID’ed the best trends to wear…
It’s hard to get too excited about Justified: City Primeval Season 1 Episode 5 when it feels like a lot of wheel spinning. Sure, Raylan and Carolyn get complicated, and Clement and Sweetie start their extortion endeavor together, but the governor’s not the only one wondering why the judge’s murder investigation isn’t progressing. I appreciate that Carolyn’s not impressed by Raylan and Jamal’s cockfight posturing. Still, if the purpose of piling the pain on her is to push her to use the judge’s notebook to secure her judge appointment, I’m not feeling it. I’ll allow that trying to put Jamal…
The biggest red flags in women can range from a disconnect in values to a lack of accountability, commitment pressure, and downright disrespect. Identifying these red flags will go a long way in ensuring you wind up in a healthy relationship that’s truly right for you.If you’re unsure if a behavior is a red flag or are unclear about red flags in general, this list will help you discern negative qualities to look out for and when you should consider heading for the hills. While red flags can crop up in almost any relationship, it’s all about how we confront…
My first encounter with Nigerian horror stories were the Igbo folktales my parents narrated to me in my childhood, each one taut with tension and woven with haunting language that fizzled on their tongues. Years later, those folktales would inspire my debut literary horror novel, House Woman, which follows Ikemefuna, a young Nigerian woman who moves to Sugar Land, Texas for her arranged marriage, but is immediately held captive by her eccentric in-laws in their suburban home and must go to great lengths to secure her freedom. Like the chilling Igbo folktales of my childhood, House Woman begins with familiar…
In this articleDISPENNFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTSportsCenter at ESPN Headquarters.The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesDisney’s ESPN is launching a betting sportsbook, putting the sports entertainment unit deeper into the wagering world.U.S. gambling company Penn Entertainment said it is partnering with ESPN to rebrand and relaunch its sportsbook as ESPN Bet. It’s the first time ESPN’s brand will be on a sports betting platform.ESPN Bet will take over Penn’s Barstool Sportsbook and become ESPN’s exclusive operation. It will launch this fall in the 16 legalized betting states.ESPN had been looking for a partner in the sports…
Parade, winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, ended its Broadway run on a very high note Sunday, grossing a big $1,814,013 and selling out its special nine-performance week. That’s a house record for the Jacobs Theatre. The Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical was among the top earners on Broadway for the week ending August 6, with Back To The Future: The Musical doing better with audiences than critics, posting a strong $1,470,612, and Here Lies Love reporting its best-yet gross of $914,855. Both musicals were near sell-out. Good Night, Oscar also posted best-yet numbers, grossing $930,030…
National CineMedia shares are popping today in a down market as the cinema advertising company emerged from Chapter 11 and named former top executives of NBCUniversal, HBO and Fox to a reconstituted, and pretty impressive, board of directors. Lauren Zalaznick, formerly EVP & Chair, Entertainment & Digital Networks, Comcast NBCUniversal, is now board chair. “We on the board commend the NCM team for navigating through this important process without disruption to its operations or customer relationships,” she said in a statement. “With the successful completion of the restructuring, NCM is laser-focused on its best-in-class, full-funnel advertising solutions and innovative data…
TAMPA, Fla. — Starfish Space has secured $1.8 million from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software, the in-orbit servicing startup announced Aug. 8. The 18-month Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) will support work on Cephalopod, designed to enable a satellite to dock with another spacecraft using only electric propulsion, to mature the technology for supporting government and commercial servicing missions at scale. Starfish planned to test the software on its microwave-sized demonstrator Otter Pup, which was due to rendezvous with an SN3 space tug from rocket developer Launcher after launching together on a SpaceX…
WASHINGTON — True Anomaly, a startup based in Denver, will install Redwire’s navigation and sensing cameras on two inspector satellites it plans to launch next year. True Anomaly developed a small satellite named Jackal, designed to chase down uncooperative objects and take pictures up close. The first two are scheduled to launch to low Earth orbit in early 2024 on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare. True Anomaly plans to market these vehicles to the U.S. government. Even Rogers, CEO of True Anomaly, said Aug. 8 that the company selected Redwire’s SpectraCam and SpectraTrac cameras for the Jackal vehicles. Rogers made the…
WhatsApp beta — the company’s testing version of the popular messaging app — has added a new feature with the latest update. Previously referred to as audio chats, this feature allows users to start a voice call in a group. Meanwhile, a recent beta update also added support for sending messages to group admins for review, a feature that could help improve administration of groups on the platform. These features are expected to roll out to users on the stable channel at a later date.With the update to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.19, some beta testers will gain access to…
Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Threads on Monday to post about his ‘cage-fight’ with Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter). The development comes as Musk on Sunday said that his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X.Sharing a screenshot of Musk’s X post on Threads, Zuckerberg said, “Shouldn’t we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?” On Musk’s post about preparing for the fight, Zuckerberg replied on Threads, saying “I am ready today. I suggested Aug 26 when he first challenged, but he…
Minyon Moore speaks onstage during the dedication ceremony of the Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and Monument at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center & National Historic Site on April 27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.Paras Griffin | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee announced a new leadership team Tuesday for its 2024 convention, adding members of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.Former Biden advisor Minyon Moore, a crucial player in Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination and a former advisor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, will chair the event in Chicago next year.”I am grateful to the…
Britain’s data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.Reuters reported exclusively in March that Snapchat owner Snap had only removed a few dozen children aged under-13 from its platform in Britain last year, while UK media regulator Ofcom estimates it has thousands of underage users.Under UK data protection law, social media companies need parental consent before processing data of children under 13. Social media firms generally require users to be 13 or over but have had…
Former president Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, after appearing at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023.Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesLawyers for former President Donald Trump told a judge they want a hearing for a protective order sought by prosecutors in his criminal election case delayed until next week, despite the judge asking both sides to offer her dates on or before Friday.Prosecutors from the office of special counsel Jack Smith, in turn, told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan they are available for the hearing Wednesday, Thursday…
Former president Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, after appearing at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023.Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesLawyers for former President Donald Trump told a judge they want a hearing for a protective order sought by prosecutors in his criminal election case delayed until next week, despite the judge asking both sides to offer her dates on or before Friday.Prosecutors from the office of special counsel Jack Smith, in turn, told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan they are available for the hearing Wednesday, Thursday…
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters after a Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 18, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could spend at least $100 million in the 2024 election cycle to support GOP House candidates in states that were won by President Joe Biden in 2020, according to a strategy memo obtained by CNBC and committee executives.”In 2024, the House will be won or lost in blue states,” Congressional Leadership Fund president Dan Conston, wrote in the Aug, 7 memo addressed to “Interested Parties.””Swing…