The president of McDonald’s USA said Wednesday that customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants as the company seeks to minimize the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in multiple states. Per The Associated Press, the Centers for Disease Control says that at least 49 people in …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
At least 4 dead in terrorist attack on Turkish defense company
Officials say that at least four people were killed and 14 injured in a reported “terrorist attack” at the headquarters of one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday. Turkish media reported explosions and gunfire from the site around 20 miles north of the country’s capital Ankara. Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya condemned the attack …
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Henry Cavill to star in ‘Voltron’ for Amazon MGM
Henry Cavill is set to star in the live-action feature “Voltron” film for Amazon MGM Studios, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who co-wrote the script with Ellen Shanman. Cavill will join previously announced star Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who has appeared on television in “Badults” and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in “Romeo & …
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Jimmy Fallon to drop star-studded ‘Holiday Seasoning’ album
Late-night television personality Jimmy Fallon has announced the forthcoming release of a new album, Holiday Seasoning, due out on November 1. Fallon posted on social media: “I am so excited to announce that my new album Holiday Seasoning is coming November 1st! You can pre order it now at the link in my bio. ” …
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Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer while in jail. Weinstein, 72, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (per NBC News) while serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault at New York City’s Rikers Island prison. According to the American Cancer Society, chronic myeloid leukemia …
Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer while in jail. Weinstein, 72, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (per NBC News) while serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault at New York City’s Rikers Island prison. According to the American Cancer Society, chronic myeloid leukemia …
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges
Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and engaging in interstate prostitution. The investigation involved the FBI and the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit. The FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that Jeffries and two co-defendants, Matthew Smith and James Jacobson, were arrested …
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‘Freakier Friday’ sequel film starring Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis to premiere Aug. 8
Disney shared a release date for the Freaky Friday sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan; ‘Freakier Friday’ is set to premiere in theaters Aug. 8. Disney posted a photo showing Lohan, 38, standing next to Curtis, 65, as they clutch their faces, screaming in horror: TGIF. #FreakierFriday arrives in theaters August 8, 2025!. …
‘Central Park Five’ file defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over debate comments
The five men who comprised the “Central Park Five” (and now call themselves the ‘Exonerated Five’) have filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, accusing him of spreading “false, misleading and defamatory” statements about their 1989 case during the Sept. 10 presidential debate. The lawsuit states: “Defendant Trump’s conduct at the September 10 debate …
Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s civil rights lawsuit against Trump, other federal officials
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt from ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen to sue Trump and other federal officials. The high court ruled in favor of a lower court decision that says Cohen is not able to pursue a lawsuit which asserts that then-President Trump, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other federal …