A Wells Fargo employee was found dead at an office in a Tempe, Arizona, four days after scanning into work. According to the Tempe Police Department, 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme checked into work on Friday, Aug. 16 around 7 a.m., and never scanned back out. Tempe police responded to the Wells Fargo office in the 1100 block …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
9 deaths, 57 hospitalizations now reported from Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak
A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed scores of health violations by meat company Boar’s Head at its Virginia facility, which is at the center of a nationwide recall of their deli meats that have been linked to multiple deaths across more than a dozen states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro dancer Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charges
“Dancing with the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested for domestic violence, according to Napa County, California, jail records. TMZ was the first to report news of the incident. The 42-year-old Chigvintsev, who is married to former WWE wrestler Nikki Garcia (formerly Nikki Bella), was arrested Thursday morning just before 10 a.m. and has …
‘House of the Dragon’ to end with Season 4
Per The Hollywood Reporter, House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has confirmed there will be two more installments of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, which will end with Season 4. During a press conference discussing the Season 2 finale of “House of the Dragon,” Condal also gave an update on the progress of the …
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Supreme Court declines to revive Biden’s latest student loan debt relief plan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined the Biden’s administration latest student loan debt relief plan. In a brief order, the court denied an emergency request filed by the administration seeking to lift a nationwide injunction imposed by an appeals court. The justices turned down a request from the Justice Department to lift a sweeping appeals …
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin granted new trial in defamation lawsuit against New York Times
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court revived former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel Wednesday granted former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a new libel trial, faulting the trial judge for dismissing the case before the jury had reached a verdict. The …
LeBron James, Jimmy Butler among NBA players to be featured in Netflix sports series ‘Starting 5’
Some of the NBA’s most famous players are set to star in a 10-episode Netflix series titled ‘Starting 5,’ which ‘offers an intimate look at the 2023-24 NBA season, through the perspective of five basketball stars.’ produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. A social media post from Netflix read: “Jimmy Butler – Anthony Edwards – …
Billy Bob Thornton’s ‘Landman’ to premiere on Paramount+ Nov. 17
Paramount+ announced that Landman, the new contemporary western from Taylor Sheridan starring Billy Bob Thornton, is set to premiere on Nov. 17. The 10-episode Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, and is a ‘modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs’ based on the 11-part podcast “Boomtown.” The …
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Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over some COVID-19 content during pandemic
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg alleged that White House …
Special counsel files reworked indictment against Trump in election case following Supreme Court ruling
On Tuesday, Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. A federal grand jury charged former President Donald Trump with the same offenses that he originally faced in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C. Smith …