Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk that denied two gay couples marriage licenses in 2015, violated their constitutional rights, a federal judge found on Friday. “Defendant Davis violated Plaintiffs’ constitutional right to marry by refusing to issue them marriage licenses, either personally or through the policy she established for the …
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A fire started outside a training building at Ukraine‘s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the largest in Europe — following fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces on Friday, Reuters reports. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she had spoken with Ukraine’s energy minister and that the U.S. Department of Energy …
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Halfway through the new Netflix original movie Brazen, a character says of his recently murdered ex-wife: “The list of suspects gets to be a long one when it comes to a dead hooker.” This loathsome man gets punched in the face by Alyssa Milano for his disrespect, telegraphing that we’re …
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At the beginning of 2022,Voguepublished a viral story proclaiming the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr style. Characterized by black winged eyeliner, ripped tights and Doc Martens, and moody black-and-white cigarette selfies, 2010s Tumblr style is making a comeback thanks to zoomers on TikTok embracing the trend, led by It Girls like …
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The freezer-truck drivers had finally hauled off the last of the body bags by early autumn, from a makeshift Covid morgue in the city’s parking lot across the street. And by the time Kyrie Irving turned the corner last Friday evening to the Brooklyn Nets’ riverside practice facility in the …
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Blake Stuerman, a former employee and partner of Bryan Singer’s, detailed the alleged abuse he suffered and witnessed during his four-year relationship with the director in a new piece for Variety. Stuerman was reportedly involved with Singer between 2009 and 2013; they met when Stuerman was 18 and Singer was …
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Harvey Weinstein‘s alleged inability to “perform certain sexual functions” took center stage at a court hearing Tuesday when his defense lawyer tried — but failed — to get the jailed movie mogul’s Los Angeles indictment on 11 rape and sex assault charges dismissed. Defense lawyer Mark Werksman argued that a …
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On Nov. 11, Sabrina Prater, a contractor from outside of Flint, Michigan, put up a video of herself in a basement dancing to a remix of Shania Twain’s“Any Man of Mine.” In most respects, it was similar to lots of other content posted on the platform: a low-fi, poorly lit …
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A jury on Tuesday awarded nine victims more than $25 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed against white nationalists who participated in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. Defendants — including Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler, and Christopher Cantwell (also known as the “Crying Nazi” ) — …
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Oscar season is here — and so is all of its hyper-competitiveness, messiness, and downright pettiness. The bizarre stories of Hollywood heavyweights campaigning for the industry’s highest honor is nothing new. Remember when disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was rumored to have run smear campaigns against Best Picture winners A Beautiful …
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