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Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map Thursday that dismantles the state’s majority-Black district and will likely secure them an all-GOP federal delegation. The redraw comes as Republican-led Southern states scramble to enact new maps in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and…
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Kyle Loftis, street racing media pioneer who founded 1320Video, dies at 43
Kyle Loftis, who started filming street racing with a point-and-shoot camera and went on to become a pioneer in car culture media, has died, his company confirmed Wednesday. He was 43. “We are extremely saddened to share that Kyle Loftis, the founder of 1320video, passed away last night,” the company wrote in a statement posted…
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‘The Night Agent’ Cancellation: Inside the Netflix Hit’s Ratings Fall
When “The Night Agent” first debuted on Netflix in 2023, the Gabriel Basso-led action series dominated the platform, landing as the most-watched title by hours viewed for the first half of that year. Just over three years and two seasons later, “The Night Agent” has lost its ratings crown, with Season 3 debuting in lackluster…
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White House lashes out at ‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill for post of Trump in grave: ‘One sick individual’
The White House ripped “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill as “one sick individual” on Thursday after he blasted out a mocked-up image of President Trump dead in a grave. The 74-year-old actor, best known for playing the original Luke Skywalker, posted the AI-generated image on BlueSky of Trump lying beneath a tombstone with the words, “Donald…
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Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
BRUSSELS — Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of contamination, illness and other damage to the continent. While visitor numbers are still small…
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Blake Lively celebrates ‘resounding victory’ after settling lawsuit with Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively celebrated settling her lawsuitagainst her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni while seeking fees and damagesfor the latter’s failed $400 million countersuit. “This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,” the “Gossip Girl” alum’s legal team told Page Six via a statement Thursday. “By agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their…
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Blake Lively to pursue damages after Justin Baldoni settlement, as both sides claim victory
The settlement that was announced Monday between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni looked like the end of one of Hollywood’s messiest recent legal fights. Not quite. Attorneys for Lively said on Thursday that she will continue pursuing damages against Baldoni and other defendants under a California law aimed at deterring retaliatory defamation lawsuits tied to…
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White House Says ‘Sick Individual’ Mark Hamill Sharing AI Photo of Trump Dead Promotes More Assassination Attempts
The White House’s Rapid Response team called out Mark Hamill on Thursday for sharing an AI-generated image of President Trump dead in a grave, labeling the “Star Wars” actor a “sick individual.” “@MarkHamill is one sick individual. These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves,” the Rapid Response team’s official X account posted. “This kind…
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CEOs Say AI Gives Them Only Two Options, and Both Are Bad News for Employees
In an age of AI, our hardworking CEOs are being tortured with a tough decision, according to new Wall Street Journal reporting: they can embrace AI and lay off scores of employees — or keep their employees, but use AI to make them work even harder. If those options sound like a false dichotomy to…
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Tennessee lawmakers to vote on new U.S. House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee forged ahead with a plan Thursday that could carve up a majority-Black congressional district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Trump’s strategy to try to hold on to a slim House majority in the November midterm elections. Protesters shouted “No Jim Crow” outside the House and…