Record Labels Trying to Prevent ‘Taylor’s Version’ Re-Recording Scenarios With New Artists, Lawyers Reveal

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Ron DeSantis seized control of Disney’s district. Employees are now quitting en masse.

Former employees at the district that oversees Walt Disney World say Ron DeSantis has installed leaders who are inept, dishonest and toxic.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders lowest approval rating for governor in last 20 years, Arkansas Poll says

The 25th annual Arkansas Poll shows that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a lower than usual approval rating for governors in Arkansas.

Final Army base stripped of Confederate name as Fort Gordon becomes Fort Eisenhower

The names of Confederate leaders who took up arms against the United States in the Civil War have been fully stripped from Army installations, as the former Fort Gordon in Georgia was renamed Fort Eisenhower on Friday.

‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning

Matthew Perry drowned to death Saturday, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

What we learned from our Florida voting rights investigation

A crackdown by Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans has spent millions pursuing rare voter fraud, hampered voter registration and weakened Black voters’ influence

Maine Shooting Suspect Found Dead After 3-Day Manhunt

Robert Card has been found dead by authorities after mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine left at least 18 people dead on Wednesday night

Russian TV fawns over new House Speaker Mike Johnson: “This suits us”

A Russian TV host has explained why she believes Johnson will be of assistance to Moscow in the war against Ukraine.

Why Unity felt the need to “rush out” its controversial install-fee program

New report details internal divisions, intense push for mobile ad money.

Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue melted down

(RNS) — ‘It’s taking that culture of death and repurposing it for the sake of life, telling this very long story of resistance to that white supremacist culture,’ said the Rev. Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister who attended the melting.

New House Speaker Blamed School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion

House Speaker Mike Johnson is a Christian nationalist who has blamed school shootings on teaching evolution and abortion.

Well, We Have a Speaker. He’s an Election Denier and an Extreme Christian Fundamentalist.

Meet Mike Johnson, Republicans’ new House speaker.

Florida doles out $50 million to contractor providing DeSantis Israel flights

Emergency management officials have authorized up to nearly $50 million in taxpayer dollars to one contractor for open-ended charter flights since Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the state to bring Flori…

Radical new forecast shows how rapidly the energy economy is changing

Economics, policies will revolutionize energy, still stick us with over 2° C warming.

The New House Speaker Is a Far-Right Extremist Who Helped Plot 2020 Coup

House Republicans elected far-right extremist Mike Johnson as the new House Speaker following weeks of dysfunction following Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.

Museum Corrects Dwayne Johnson Wax Figure Skin Tone: ‘We Just Made an Honest Mistake’

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s wax figure at a Paris museum has been updated following backlash regarding the lightened skin tone of the original figure.

Mark Meadows Spills to Special Counsel About Trump’s Election Lies: Report

Mark Meadows has reportedly been granted immunity and told Special Counsel Jack Smith that he warned Donald Trump about 2020 election lies.

FCC robocall enforcement does little to stop illegal calls, Senate hears

“Fines go uncollected, and the company dissolves and moves assets elsewhere.”

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Yet Another Trump Election Lawyer Has Taken a Plea Deal

Jenna Ellis, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers who helped challenge the 2020 election, has pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case.

Florida residents flee state as insurance premiums skyrocket up to 900%

Insurance premiums in the Sunshine State have climbed so high that people are considering going without insurance coverage, or moving out of the state.

Bad Bunny Lawsuit: Judge Concerned Reggaeton Copyright Claim Might ‘Stifle’ Entire Genre

Lawyers for Bad Bunny and dozens of reggaeton stars argued at a hearing that a sprawling copyright infringement lawsuit seeks to monopolize genre

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Michigan State apologizes for displaying picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard before a football game | CNN

Michigan State University apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday.

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More Google layoffs: Google News cuts dozens of jobs

40–45 jobs are cut, one employee says. “We’re definitely worse off without them.”

Congressman Ken Buck says he is being evicted after refusing to vote for Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House

Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican from Weld County, says his office in Windsor will soon be forced to move after receiving an eviction notice.

In the latest sign of House chaos, the temporary speaker is threatening to quit

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is resisting a push to get him to move legislation without an explicit vote to expand his powers.

GOP congressman claims the Bible has been banned in America for 60 years

He said “generations of Americans today have no knowledge” of the Bible because it was banned so long ago…

Kenneth Chesebro takes last-minute plea deal, agrees to testify in Georgia election case

Kenneth Chesebro, a key co-defendant in former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has taken a last-minute plea deal in the case.

Jordan out as speaker candidate in secret ballot after top ally warned death threats “will continue”

Republicans voted against keeping Jordan as the speaker designee — so they’ll start from scratch next week.

The Next Big Trend for Republican Lawmakers: Quitting

It really sucks to be a member of Congress on most days. And as the GOP spirals through a second week of not electing a speaker, some are eyeing the exits.

FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote

FCC issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking over Republican objections.

MAGA Lawyer Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty, Flips on Georgia Co-Defendants

Sidney Powell, who met with Donald Trump ahead of Jan. 6, takes a plea deal in the Georgia RICO probe into the effort to overturn the election.

She’s getting a certified slap on the wrists with just some minor probation, a fine of just under $3k, and possibly flipping on her co-conspirators. If she follows throw and lands some big fish I won’t be as salty as I am now about this, but on the surface this is a shit deal for the citizens of the US.

Florida GameStop employee charged with killing would-be shoplifter

A Florida GameStop employee is facing a manslaughter charge after he reportedly shot and killed a shoplifter.

Stench leads officials to 189 rotting corpses at taxidermist’s funeral home

One family who received ashes aren’t sure if they’re the cremains of a loved one.

Natalee Holloway Rejected Joran van der Sloot’s Sexual Advances, So He Killed Her: Confession

Details about Natalee Holloway’s death have emerged as part of Joran van der Sloot’s plea deal.

Clearwater police officer arrested for sexually battering tourist after stopping her for jaywalking

A Clearwater police officer was arrested after officials said he stopped a pedestrian and told her he wouldn’t cite her for jaywalking or charge her for sexual misconduct in exchange for sexual acts with him. 

Hundreds Dead in Strike on Gaza Hospital, Say Palestinian Authorities

The devastation in Palestine reached a new level on Tuesday. Thousands have now been killed in the conflict

Half Of Bandcamp’s Work Force Laid Off After Songtradr Acquisition

The layoffs reportedly impacted both the tech team and members of the editorial team behind the company’s music blog Bandcamp Daily

Sounds about right, the purchasing company refused to recognize the union that was already in place at the time of the sale.

In a perfect world Songtradr would be successfully sued for their horrendous decisions here.

DeSantis declares state of emergency in Florida because of Israel-Hamas war – Florida Phoenix

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in Florida — some 6,500 miles from the Israeli-Hamas war that’s broken out in the Middle East — to cope with any violence that might break out over here. The declaration will mean activation of the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard, the latter […]

Democrats refuse to help GOP out of House speaker mess, trashing Jim Jordan as an ‘insurrectionist’

Democratic leaders spoke on the steps of the Capitol and dialed up their rhetoric against Republicans for nominating a conservative firebrand to be the next House speaker.

Ron DeSantis suffers legal blow in battle over drag shows

A federal appeals court warned that free speech could suffer “extraordinary harm” if the Florida anti-drag law stayed in place.

Microsoft completes $69B Activision Blizzard deal, its biggest merger ever

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick can now look forward to his next $375M chapter.

Keith Giffen, Co-Creator of Rocket Raccoon, Dies at 70

The prolific comic writer worked on some of Marvel and DC’s most popular books.

IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29 billion in back taxes

Microsoft said the IRS notified the company it owes an additional $28.9 billion in back taxes.

Florida woman hurls sausage at gas station cashier during heated argument, deputies say

A Florida woman was arrested after she threw a sausage and Coke can at a gas station cashier during a heated altercation, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Half-Palestinian Supermodel Gigi Hadid Condemns ‘Terrorizing of Innocent People’ After Hamas Attack on Israel

“While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person”

Mastercard Should Stop Selling Our Data

We trust companies with our information every day. But many companies—even those that hold our most revealing information—are using it not just to provide the services we ask for, but to amp up their profits at the cost of our privacy.That’s why EFF has joined a campaign, led by the U.S. Public…

George Santos Slapped With 23 Federal Charges, Including Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud

The Long Island congressman was charged in a superseding indictment accusing him of new criminal schemes

LEGO Ideas WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

The WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979 by Daniel ASC is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas.

Survey: US religious groups do not view climate change as a crisis

(RNS) — Among white evangelicals, the view that the Earth is in crisis actually dropped — from 13% in 2014 to 8% today.

Drew Barrymore’s Head Writers Decline to Return to Talk Show

The show is interviewing with other writers to fill their spots, and will adhere to Writers Guild of America guidelines, a source close to the show tells Rolling Stone 

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

It was not clear who would replace McCarthy, who was elected speaker in January after Republicans won control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections.

Trump’s Civil Trial Has No Jury Because ‘Nobody Asked’ for One, Judge Explains

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron said Monday it’s the former president’s fault that the case is being tried without a jury.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust McCarthy as U.S. House speaker – Florida Phoenix

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House likely faces a decision this week on whether Kevin McCarthy should keep the role of speaker, after Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday night offered a motion to remove the California Republican. The so-called motion to vacate gives House GOP leaders up to two days to hold a vote […]

Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee’s hijab

(AP) — The manager’s “offensive and incessant requests” that she remove her hijab, and his attempt to physically take it off, were “unwelcome, intentional, severe, based on religion, and created a hostile working environment based on religion,” the complaint alleged.

Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.

Suspect arrested in brutal Pompano Beach movie theater beating that was caught on camera

More than two months after a man was brutally beaten by another man inside a Pompano Beach movie theater in an incident that was caught on camera, authorities said they’ve arrested the suspect behind the attack.

Popeyes employee fired after being accused of selling drugs, shooting at person who came to buy while on the clock

An employee of a north Harris County Popeyes restaurant was arrested after authorities said he was actively selling drugs while working and fired a gun at someone who had come to buy when a fight broke out.

Airlines Keep Accusing Parents Of Biracial Kids Of Trafficking Their Own Children

American Airlines is under fire after staff accused a Black father of trafficking his own kids during a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles.

Catastrophic shutdown averted as McCarthy sides with Democrats over far right

Republicans avoid shutdown by cutting deal with Democrats over their own party’s hardliners

Food Delivery Robots Are Spying for Police While on the Job: Report

The delivery robot’s camera information is being shared with the police.

Epic Games Sells Bandcamp Amid Layoffs

Bandcamp’s new owner, the music marketing company Songtradr, says it will “continue to operate Bandcamp as a marketplace and music community with an artist-first revenue share”

First co-defendant in Trump Georgia election case pleads guilty

Donald Trump and 18 other people were charged in Georgia with an alleged conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

The long read: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?