President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump took the stage in the first 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday night. The debate lasted 90 minutes, airing live on CNN and streaming on CNN.com. Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash served as moderators. It was the first time either man had debated since 2020, …
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Supreme Court allows Idaho to temporarily offer emergency medical abortions
On Thursday, the Supreme Court officially dismissed an appeal connected to Idaho’s abortion ban, preventing it from being enforced until it the case is heard in the lower courts. The decision was briefly posted on the Supreme Court’s website before it was removed on Wednesday, with a spokesperson confirming it was “inadvertently” released. The 5-4 …
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Charlie Hunnam to star in new Prime Video series ‘Criminal’
Actor Charlie Hunnam has signed on to star in the series adaptation of “Criminal” at Amazon Prime Video. Variety has learned that Hunnam, 44, will play master thief Leo in the adaptation of the graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Hunnam joins previously announced cast members Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, and Kadeem Hardison …
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Steve Carell to star in untitled comedy series for HBO
Steve Carell will star in a new comedy series at HBO, with the network announcing in a press release that it ordered a 10-episode half-hour comedy starring and executive produced by Carell, along with Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, Variety has learned that the untitled, half-hour series is “set on a college campus, centering on …
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden admin contacts with social media companies
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a First Amendment challenge from a group of social media users and two states to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies in an effort to remove misinformation on the platforms about COVID-19 and the 2020 election. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling issued Wednesday, said the individual …
5 charged with trying to bribe juror with $120K in Minnesota Feeding Our Future fraud trial
Five people have been indicted for their alleged roles in the $120,000 bribery attempt of a juror in Minnesota during the Feeding Our Future fraud trial earlier this month. Federal prosecutors said that authorities found on confiscated devices a “chilling” plan to give a juror more than $120,000 and specific instructions on how to convince …
Nicholas Galitzine to play He-Man in new live-action ‘Masters of the Universe’
Nicholas Galitzine has been cast as He-Man in the live-action Masters movie from Mattel and Amazon MGM Studios, directed by Travis Knight. Knight will direct from a screenplay by Chris Butler, with Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner and Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are producing. Masters centers on Price Adam of Eternia …
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Will Smith to debut new song during performance at 2024 BET Awards
BET announced that Oscar-winner and four-time GRAMMY winner Will Smith will take the stage to debut a new, original song during a live performance at the 2024 BET Awards. Smith’s most recent studio album, Lost and Found, came out in 2005; he last performed live at Coachella 2024 in April when he made a surprise …
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Trump gag order partially lifted in hush money case ahead of presidential debate
On Tuesday, NY Judge Juan Merchan partially lifted former President Donald Trump’s gag order in his New York hush money trial, following the former president’s conviction last month on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The move comes two days before the former president faces off against President Joe Biden in the first of …
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Shooting in north Las Vegas leaves 5 people dead, teen injured
The North Las Vegas Police Department confirmed that a man who fatally shot five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl at an apartment complex near Las Vegas killed himself. The suspected shooter, 57-year-old Eric Adams, died by suicide on Tuesday morning after he was confronted by officers. North Las Vegas Police officers responded to …
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