Not even 24 hours transpired between Elon Musk endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, formerly Twitter, and his appointed CEO of the company, Linda Yaccarino, declaring that the site has made “efforts to combat antisemitism and discrimination.” Predictably, her tweet was met with a deluge of replies pointing out …
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Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch, her lawyer announced Saturday, just days before the Jeffrey Epstein associate faces sentencing after being found guilty of sex trafficking in Dec. 2021. According to a letter from Maxwell’s attorney Bobbi Sternheim to the judge overseeing the case, Maxwell was removed from …
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In early February 2021, Ayşe Naz Erkan was riding high. The free online brokerage firm Robinhood was hailing the engineer a hero for helping “solve” the unprecedented backlog of customer support tickets that nearly buried the company amid the Reddit-fueled “meme stock” frenzy that skyrocketed shares of GameStop and AMC …
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“Hi, guys, I’m Terra, and I killed my stepdad in self-defense,” the woman in the video chirpily says. She has long, sweeping blond hair and is wearing a baseball tee, and with her upbeat demeanor she comes off more like an incoming sorority girl doing icebreakers at rush than a …
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Target is being accused of selling merchandise with the LGBTQ rights slogan “Silence = Death” without permission and without compensating the non-profit organization that owns the rights to the phrase. Social media users noticed a “Pride Adult Silence Is Death” shirt on Target’s website, with the item’s listing noting that …
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Thirteen former gymnasts have taken the next step toward justice regarding the alleged mishandling of their allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, filing complaints against the FBI and requesting damages totaling $130 million. Last year, a scathing report by the Inspector General revealed …
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Two former TikTok employees are suing the company over the emotional toll of seeing graphic content on the app, alleging that TikTok has “failed to provide a safe workplace for the thousands of contractors who are the gatekeepers between the unfiltered, disgusting and offensive content uploaded to the App and …
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As the subscription-based platform OnlyFans has exploded in popularity over the past few years, so too has a cottage industry of management companies and agencies. One of the most well-known companies, Unruly Agency, is now facing new lawsuits from two influencers who allege that Unruly pressured them into posting sexually …
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When Andrew Sinclair caught Covid-19 in March 2020, he started experimenting with home remedies. “I did the research online [about] all the natural immune boosters out there,” he says. He made a list of the ingredients and started trying them one by one. “Simple stuff, just boil them and drink …
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Adam Rippon had no interest in sticking around the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 15, when Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva took the ice for the women’s single short program. “I wasn’t there for the skate — I left,” he tells Rolling Stone from Beijing. “I didn’t want …
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