‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Trailer Finally Drops After Years Of Anticipation—And Leak On X

ToplineRockstar Games released the long-awaited trailer for “Grand Theft Auto VI” early on Monday, acknowledging a leak that amassed more than 1.5 million views on X and spoiled Rockstar’s planned Tuesday release for the trailer. Key Facts “Grand Theft Auto VI”…

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Tesla’s Insurance Unit Facing Lawsuit Over Inflated Insurance Premiums

ToplineA California judge allowed a prospective class-action lawsuit against Tesla’s insurance unit to move forward, adding to a list of several lawsuits the Elon Musk-run electric automaker has faced over the last year. Key Facts Illinois plaintiff Ricky Stephens filed the…

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George Santos Sends Indicted Sen. Menendez An Encouraging Video Message—Paid For By John Fetterman

ToplineSen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) seemingly paid expelled ex-congressman George Santos to record a motivational video for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who is currently facing charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent—adding to months of attacks and mockery by Fetterman…

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Cuban President In Iran For First Time In Two Decades, Resisting ‘Arrogant’ US Sanctions

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Via The Cradle,Iran and Cuba signed seven cooperation documents and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on Monday during a landmark visit to the Islamic Republic by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.The fields in which the two nations will expand cooperation include science and technology,…

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Russia Is Upgrading More Of Its 60-Year-Old T-62 Tanks—But Possibly Only On The Outside

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinMore Russian T-62 tanks are showing up along the front line in Ukraine with add-on armor and other enhancements—modern sights and mine-clearing plows, for example. A video that circulated on social media last week depicts…

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Has The NBA’s In-Season Tournament Paid Off? These TV Ratings Suggest Yes—Probably.

ToplineNBA viewership has climbed in recent weeks as the league’s inaugural In-Season Tournament comes to a close, a much-needed boost for the NBA, which opened the tournament last month in an effort to increase TV ratings and drive ticket sales in…

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Muslim Americans In Key Swing States Declare They’ll Ditch Biden In 2024 Over Gaza Policy

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Democrats in Michigan have put the White House on notice, warning that his policies on Gaza have turned the Arab American community against him to the point of possibly being able sway the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.What's more is that…

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Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by ‘Panic Buying,’ Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T

Bitcoin hit a fresh yearly high of $42,000, pushing the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies over $1.5 trillion for the first since May 2022. Bets on lower interest rates, spot bitcoin ETF anticipation and "panic buying" helped the rally, analysts said.…

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Jacksonville Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Dollar General: ‘Criminal’s Safe Haven’

ToplineFamily members of three people killed in a racially-motivated shooting at a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General are suing the discount store and the parents of the shooter, alleging their negligence led to the victims’ deaths. Key Facts The lawsuit, filed in…

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Sam Altman’s ‘Engagement’ In Other Startups Possibly Led To Initial Firing By OpenAI Board

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's wheeling and dealing in other tech startups could have been one of the major factors pressuring the ChatGPT-maker's board of directors to fire Altman last month. After his firing, OpenAI's staff threatened to quit, forcing the board…

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Boomers Interested In Bitcoin, Market Won’t Allow BlackRock To Buy BTC Below $60k

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As institutional interest in Bitcoin grows, Fidelity and BlackRock’s proposed spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) faces an unexpected hurdle: the crypto market’s unwillingness to let go of the coin at bargain prices.  Bitcoin To $60,000 In Progress? According to Mike Alfred,…

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Parents Of Native American ‘Blackface’ Kid Hire Dominion Lawyers, Demand Deadspin, Journalist Retract Accusations

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The parents of a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan falsely accused of wearing blackface by a race-baiting Deadspin reporter have lawyered up and have threatened to sue the outlet, publishers G/O Media and Great Hill Partners, and the reporter, Carron Phillips…

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CDC Director Cohen Must Reject HICPAC’s Shoddily Evidenced, Unreviewable, Statistically Invalid, Non-Performing, Conflicted, and Un-Peer-Reviewed Infection Control “Guidance”

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. I apologize in advance for this book-length, grab two-cups-of-coffee post, but I think that empowering the Covid-conscious by maximizing the attack surface for assaults on HICPAC’s anti-mask, anti-science infection control “Guidance”[1] (“CDC Advised To Weaken Infection…

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Mariah Carey Dethroned: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ From 1958 Tops Hot 100 For First Time, Breaking Records

ToplineBrenda Lee’s holiday classic “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” finally reached the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, smashing plenty of records for the 78-year-old singer’s 1958 release and dethroning perennial holiday leader, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want…

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Solana TVL Balloons To Over $600 Million – What This Means For SOL Price

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A transformative wave is sweeping through the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena, as novel blockchain platforms disrupt the status quo. Standing tall among these challengers is Solana, celebrated for its exceptional throughput and scalability. In a recent turn of events, Solana’s DeFi…

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Bitcoin Overtakes Berkshire, Gold Dumped Off Record Pump, Bonds & Big-Tech Slump

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Another day, another set of shitty data dragged US macro surprise index down to lowest since May...Source: BloombergAnd before today's surge in the dollar and bond yields, financial conditions had dramatically eased to their loosest since early August...Source: BloombergBut - the…

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White House Condemns ‘Antisemitic’ Pro-Palestinian Protest Outside Philadelphia Jewish-Owned Restaurant

ToplineThe White House called a protest outside a Jewish-owned falafel restaurant in Philadelphia over the weekend “cruel and senseless” in a statement Monday, joining a litany of politicians who have condemned the protest as antisemitic, the latest display of tensions across…

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YouTuber Who Intentionally Crashed Plane Gets 6 Months In Prison For Obstruction

ToplineYouTube pilot Trevor Daniel Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for destroying the wreckage of an airplane he intentionally crashed in southern California for video views, according to a statement, a ruling that comes about 5 months after…

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YouTuber Who Intentionally Crashed Plane Gets 6 Months In Prison For Obstruction

ToplineYouTube pilot Trevor Daniel Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for destroying the wreckage of an airplane he intentionally crashed in southern California for video views, according to a statement, a ruling that comes about 5 months after…

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YouTuber Who Intentionally Crashed Plane Gets 6 Months In Prison For Obstruction

ToplineYouTube pilot Trevor Daniel Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for destroying the wreckage of an airplane he intentionally crashed in southern California for video views, according to a statement, a ruling that comes about 5 months after…

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Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ Hits No. 1 — 65 Years After Its Release

More than half a century after it was first released, Brenda Lee’s seasonal smash “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” has finally become a No. 1 hit. Billboard has announced that the tune has soared to the top spot on the Hot…

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Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ Hits No. 1 — 65 Years After Its Release

More than half a century after it was first released, Brenda Lee’s seasonal smash “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” has finally become a No. 1 hit. Billboard has announced that the tune has soared to the top spot on the Hot…

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Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ Hits No. 1 — 65 Years After Its Release

More than half a century after it was first released, Brenda Lee’s seasonal smash “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” has finally become a No. 1 hit. Billboard has announced that the tune has soared to the top spot on the Hot…

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