According to a report published by the New York Times, Amazon has pulled out of its proposed plans to build a corporate campus in Long Island City, Queens in New York City. Read: Matt Taibbi on the Amazon-led Oligarchy After the location was announced in November, there was fierce opposition …
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The father of the man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents last fall said he is heartbroken for the 13-year-old and her family in an interview onGood Morning America. Patrick Patterson spoke with ABC NewsWednesday after his son, Jake Patterson, appeared in court for the first time. …
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In January 2018, a Federal Judicial Panel assigned Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio with overseeing more than 400 consolidated federal lawsuits seeking to hold dozens of prescription drug companies, distributors and retailers responsible for their part in causing the nationwide opioid crisis. Judge Polster was …
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Fred Armisen will revive some of his favorite Saturday Night Live musical characters on an upcoming North American comedy tour. The 19-date trek, dubbed “Comedy For Musicians But Everyone is Welcome,” launches February 4th in Oxford, Mississippi and concludes March 2nd in Chicago, Illinois, followed by a show at the …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda returned to the role of Alexander Hamilton for the first time in two-and-a-half years as Hamilton opened its three-week residency in Puerto Rico Friday. “I just love this island so much. And I just want it to be proud of me,” Miranda told reporters following the show’s Puerto …
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Ellen DeGeneres returns to the stage as a stand-up comedian for the first time in 15 years in the new trailer for her new Netflix special, Relatable, out December 18th. The clip opens with DeGeneres explaining how the show’s title came about. After telling a friend she planned to return …
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Lucy McBath – the gun control activist recently elected to represent Georgia’s sixth congressional district – tweeted a salute to her late son, Jordan Davis, who was killed in a 2012 shooting. “Never thought I would be here,” the Democrat wrote on Monday, along with a picture of herself behind …
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Some people already talk to Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa like she’s a real person, setting her up for jokes, and having conversations that go way beyond the basic commands like “Alexa, play ‘Hurt’ by Nine Inch Nails.” And that’s how people are treating a disembodied voice. But what if you …
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Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., devastated the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday. It made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. Buildings and homes were reduced to rubble as streets flooded and winds …
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Bill Cosby is seeking an appeal to overturn his sexual assault conviction and three-to-10-year prison sentence, Associated Press via USA Today reports. Cosby’s lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to overturn the ruling, claiming multiple trial errors. The disgraced actor’s lawyers defense motion argues that the trial evidence never proved …
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