Yelena Grigoryeva, 41, a prominent LGBTQ activist in Russia, was killed last weekend in St. Petersburg after her name and identifying details appeared on a website encouraging people to “hunt” LGBTQ activists, which was reportedly inspired by the torture porn franchise Saw. According to the Russian publication Fontanka, Grigoryeva’s body …
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Tues., July 9, 2019, 9:35 a.m.: This story has been updated. Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire financier connected to Donald Trump and Bill Clinton who was arrested last Saturday, has been indicted and charged with sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. Federal prosecutors allege …
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In April 2018, California investigators finally arrested Joseph James DeAngelo – the suspected “Golden State Killer” who committed at least 50 rapes and 13 murders in the 70s and 80s. The decades-old case was solved using GEDmatch, the genealogy website that hosts a free database of users’ DNA. Now, that …
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Andrew Mitchell, a former police officer from Columbus, OH who was on the police force for 30 years, has been arrested and charged with arresting women and forcing them to have sex with him in exchange for their freedom. Last week, he was federally indicted and charged with three counts …
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi celebrated the record-breaking number of women elected to Congress during an appearance at VH1’s Trailblazer Honors. The special will air tomorrow, March 8th – which also happens to be International Women’s Day – at 9 p.m. ET/PT on VH1 and Logo. Along with touting …
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“I am built like a brick shithouse,” Hannah Gadsby tells me over tea in a Hollywood cafe. “Solid, solid human.” She’s explaining how she survived being struck by five cars in the span of seven years. It would be a miracle for anyone else, but Gadsby, who’s been plagued by …
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A mother and daughter in Bucks County, Pa., have been arrested in connection with a suspected murder–suicide plot after police found the bodies of five family members in their home, including two 9-year-old girls. Shana Decree, 45, and her daughter Dominique, 19, have been charged with five counts of homicide …
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UPDATE (2/21):Jussie Smollett has been arrested and is in custody in Chicago. The actor faces a felony charge for filing a false report in connection to what he claimed was a hate crime attack that police now believe he staged. Chicago police said in a press conference on Thursday morning …
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In 2008, Jill Abramson, the then-managing editor of the New York Times, had the unfortunate task of responding to accusations that a Times reporter had plagiarized two sentences from a Miami Herald article about the illicit drug ‘paco.’ Save for a few minor differences, the sentences were almost verbatim, and …
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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has officially axed Ben Brafman as his lawyer ahead of his sexual assault trial, and assembled a new defense team headed by high-powered attorney Jose Baez. Baez is best known for his work on several high-profile murder cases, representing Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of …
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