Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs sued Diageo Wednesday, saying the spirits company didn’t make promised investments in his vodka and tequila brands and treated them as inferior “urban” products. The lawsuit, filed with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Diageo North America starved Combs’ Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila brands of […]
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Tennessee woman nearly died and required a hysterectomy after being denied abortion
Doctors couldn’t help early in the woman’s pregnancy because they feared violating the state’s anti-abortion law …read more Source:: Salon.com
Biden takes a nasty spill during Air Force Academy commencement ceremony
After tripping over a sandbag left on stage and tumbling to his knees, Biden brushed it off with no apparent injury …read more Source:: Salon.com
Time to move on from the “Ted Lasso” way after a bloated season
“So Long, Farewell” ends the overseas adventure for a man and a story that couldn’t resist the tendency to go long …read more Source:: Salon.com
Russian mercenary boss slams army ‘clowns’ as he marks birthday at training camp
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine only if his men got a separate section of the front without having to depend on “clowns” who ran swathes of the Russian armed forces. Celebrating his 62nd birthday on Thursday at a training camp, Prigozhin also […]
Were the founding fathers “woke”? Well, compared to the modern-day GOP — definitely
Jefferson, Hamilton and those other guys come with well-known baggage. But compare them to Republicans, please …read more Source:: Salon.com
The killer orcas aren’t winning. They could be self-sabotaging
Orcas are sinking ships, but memes aside, it could harm them in the end …read more Source:: Salon.com
Danny Masterson Found Guilty of Two Counts of Rape in Los Angeles Retrial
Danny Masterson has been found guilty of two counts of forcible rape against two women who were also former members of the Church of Scientology, of which the That ’70s Show star is also a member. The verdict was read Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, some six weeks after the retrial started. Masterson’s wife, actress Bijou […]
Danny Masterson Convicted on Two Counts of Forcible Rape, Faces 30 Years in Prison
Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. The jury could not reach a verdict on a third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction. More from Variety Danny Masterson Rape Retrial Begins: Prosecutors Claim ‘That 70’s Show’ Star ‘Drugged’ […]
Sources close to Mike Pence tip off plans for presidential campaign announcement on his birthday
According to buzz circulating on Wednesday, Pence will announce his run against Trump on June 7 in Des Moines, Iowa …read more Source:: Salon.com
Russia accuses Washington of encouraging Ukraine in its attacks
(Reuters) – Washington is encouraging Kyiv by publicly ignoring the drone attack that struck several districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia’s envoy to the United States said on Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the strikes. The White House said it did not support attacks inside of Russia and that it was still […]
The FDA finally approved Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip for human trials. Is it safe?
Musk has made many radical claims regarding his future vision for the technology. What comes after FDA approval? …read more Source:: Salon.com
There’s a global push for peace talks in Ukraine — but U.S. and major allies are resisting
Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up …read more Source:: Salon.com
The injustice of infertility in a post-Roe world
What reproductive care and lack of access can mean for fertility treatments …read more Source:: Salon.com