Third person dies in listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meat

A third person has died and over 40 people have been hospitalized in a multi-state listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (‘CDC’ ) said in a press release Thursday that the three deaths have been in Illinois, New Jersey, and the latest in Virginia. …

Tropical Storm Debby makes second landfall bringing widespread flooding to N.C., Virginia

Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall in South Carolina on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 131,000 North Carolina homes and businesses while also causing widespread flooding. Rain from Debby is being blamed for the deaths of at least six people — four in Florida, including two children, and the others in Georgia …

Kit Harington joins Season 3 of ‘Industry’ on HBO

HBO has released the official teaser trailer for “Industry” Season 3, starring “Game of Thrones” alum Kit Harington. The official synopsis of Season 3 reads: “As Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) find themselves front and center in …

‘Euphoria’ to resume production in 2025 with main cast to return for Season 3

HBO announced that Euphoria will begin production on Season 3 in January 2025 – more than two years after the conclusion of Season 2. Deadline first reported in March that filming plans for the series had been pushed back, with creator Sam Levinson still working on scripts. At the time of the announcement in March, …

Arizona woman charged in fake elector scheme pleads guilty

One of the 11 Republicans charged in Arizona’s fake lector scheme during the 2020 election pleaded guilty. Loraine Pellegrino, a Republican activist and the former president of the group Ahwatukee Republican Women who signed a document falsely claiming former President Donald Trump had won Arizona in the 2020 election, has now become the first person …

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in OceanGate’s Titan submarine disaster for $50 million

The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the famous shipwreck last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OceanGate -the operator of the tourist submersible that catastrophically failed. The family of French explorer Paul-Henri …

Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are canceled after planned terrorist attack is thwarted

Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concerts scheduled for  Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 8-10) at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium have been canceled, after government officials thwarted a planned terrorist attack that was set to take place at the events. Austrian ticket agency Barracuda Music said in a statement on social media that “with confirmation from government …

Maya Rudolph’s ‘Loot’ renewed for Season 3

Maya Rudolph’s comedy, Loot is returning for a third season on Apple TV+. Apple announced it has renewed the series, executive produced by Rudolph and also starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Joel Kim Booster. Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, said in a statement: “With each season, Loot continues to …

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to foiled murder-for-hire plot targeting Trump

Per CNN, the United States Justice Department said on Tuesday that a Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials on American soil, including former President Trump. The FBI investigated the alleged international murder-for-hire plot in the weeks before a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania nearly assassinated Trump …

Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday, August 6th that she has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her 2024 running mate on the Democratic ticket. Harris said in a statement posted on social media:  “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @timwalz to be my running mate. * One of the things …