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The Athletic Investigating Reporter Dianna Russini’s Relations With NFL Coach After Private Photos Surface
The New York Times’ sports vertical, the Athletic, is investigating senior NFL insider Dianna Russini after photos emerged this week of her hugging and holding hands with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, TheWrap has learned. Sources familiar with the matter at the Athletic said the outlet immediately began an investigation into Russini after the…
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Invasive rodent plaguing California may have been deliberately released. Here’s the theory
State wildlife officials have finally come up with a theory to explain where a giant, highly destructive rodent that’s been terrorizing California came from: Oregon. Nutria, a creature with the body of a small beaver, webbed feet like a platypus, and the tail of a rat, reappeared in the state’s wetlands a few years ago,…
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Molotov cocktail thrown at home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
A suspect was arrested in San Francisco Friday after being accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, the CEO of the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI. The 20-year-old man was found at the OpenAI headquarters about three miles away from Altman’s home, where he was threatening to burn down the building,…
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Top Creators Want Viewers to Confuse Their Content With Hollywood-Level Shows and Movies
Some of the top creators around are taking more cues from Hollywood than you may expect. Instead of merely considering any view worthwhile, creators are seriously considering the quality of their views — i.e. whether the viewer takes away something meaningful from their content. Similarly, some have adopted the production schedules of a regular TV…
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Husband of beloved SF coffee shop owner reveals harrowing new details of the day she vanished
The husband of a Bay Area woman who has been missing for two weeks opened up about the mental health challenges his wife was dealing with the day she disappeared, Amy Hillyard, 52, co-owner of Farley’s Coffee in San Francisco, was last seen on March 25 walking her dog near the 500 block of Radnor…
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Ben Affleck gifts Jennifer Lopez his portion of their $60 million mansion for free: report
Ben Affleck has reportedly gifted his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez his entire share of their $60 million mansion for free. The former couple modified their property settlement agreement, which shows a “transfer of property among spouses,” per TMZ. The document doesn’t specify the exact nature of the transfer, but on Friday, sources close to the situation…
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Pay $4,000 for your Coachella ticket? This California bill may curb scalping
Coachella is never cheap, much less this year’s sold-out edition with the long-awaited live return of Justin Bieber. But if you’re looking to score a last-minute pass, you likely lost your swagwhen you saw the resale prices on secondary sites like StubHub. As of Friday afternoon, you’ll pay between $4,000 and $5,000 for a sold-out…
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Layoffs hit Kennedy Center again amid Trump’s MAGA overhaul
Layoffs continued Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the nation’s premier arts institution prepares for a two-year shutdown tied to President Donald Trump’s MAGA-fied overhaul – which included a rebrand as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” Multiple people familiar with the cuts told the Washington Post that the programming department has…
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Disney Layoffs to Begin Next Week Across Marketing, Awards and Publicity | Exclusive
Disney layoffs will begin next week, most severely impacting the marketing, awards and publicity departments of film, streaming, television and cable as the company looks to cut costs in reduction of 1,000 staffers, TheWrap has learned. The entertainment conglomerate moved to consolidate all its marketing departments in January as a cost-saving measure. Marketing is now…
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Hawaii’s North Shore flooding likely diluted pesticide risk
In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris. With agriculture surrounding them, it’s impossible not to wonder: Are they exposing themselves to toxic farm chemicals amid the muck and sludge?…