The Sun - Dec 18th, 2024
Dennis Rodman’s daughter Trinity slams ‘fame-hungry’ NBA legend in astonishing attack and say he’s only dad ‘by blood’
The Sun - Dec 18th, 2024
Veteran NFL cult hero hints at shock return to league after leading high school team to surprise state title
Chicago Suntimes - Dec 18th, 2024
White Sox sign righty Bryse Wilson to one-year, $1.05M deal
Salon - Dec 18th, 2024
Gaetz admits to "embarrassing" acts after Republicans join vote to release House ethics report
“I probably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life," Gaetz wrote
Forbes - Dec 18th, 2024
NASA Snaps Dusty Mars InSight Lander ‘Farewell’ Image From Orbit
NASA will soon stop listening for radio signals from the dust-covered InSight lander on Mars. A Mars spacecraft commemorated the mission with a new portrait from space.
Bleacherreport - Dec 18th, 2024
Dolphins' Grant DuBose to Return Home After Being Hospitalized with Injury vs. Texans
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose is expected to return home on Wednesday after a scary hit against the Houston Texans on Sunday left him...
Gizmodo - Dec 18th, 2024
Apollo Crystals Reveal the Moon’s True Age
Our rocky satellite's real age is concealed by a "remelting" event that caused its surface to liquify, distorting the story told in lunar rocks.
ABC News - Dec 18th, 2024
Government funding to run out unless Speaker Mike Johnson can shore up support for bill
Rushing to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to salvage a stopgap measure to keep federal offices running into March despite an onslaught of opposition from hard-right conservatives led by President-e...
CNN - Dec 18th, 2024
What’s your snow situation this season? | CNN
New York Post - Dec 18th, 2024
The hidden danger in the air that can cause infertility, colon cancer and lung problems
"We know this type of air pollution is harmful,” said senior study author Tracey J. Woodruff.
Orlando Sentinel - Dec 18th, 2024
State funds approved for Canaveral space project ‘to cement Florida’s place in history’
Space Florida approved up to $65 million of state funds to help stimulate a $1.8 billion launch site project in Cape Canaveral known as "Project Hinton."
The Hollywood Reporter - Dec 18th, 2024
Adam Brody Says His “Email Is Fuller Than It Was” After ‘Nobody Wants This’ Success
"I've gotten a lot of interesting stuff," the star says of the past few months, following the breakout success of the Netflix rom-com.
Benzinga - Dec 18th, 2024
Tesla Remains A Top EV Stock Pick, Rivian Faces Roadblocks: Analyst
Baird analyst Ben Kallo is reassessing the electric vehicle landscape in light of geopolitical uncertainty and policy changes. Here are two EV players attempting to navigate the turns ahead in 2025.TeslaTesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) remains a top pick with Baird emphasizing its long-term potential despite near-term volatility. The stock, up nearly 91% since the election, has momentum, Kallo says:New Models: Upcoming vehicles, including the lower-cost ‘Model 2’ and Cybertruck, promise to drive volume growth.Cost Efficiencies: Falling production costs and increased factory utilization are expected to boost margins.Regulatory Tailwinds: While the removal of the EV tax credit is a negative for the sector, Tesla's competitors are likely to feel the pinch more.AI and Autonomy: Investments in full self-driving (FSD), Dojo compute, and the ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Orlando Sentinel - Dec 18th, 2024
Volusia County things to do, starting Dec. 20
Volusia County things to do include a “Scrub Jays in Winter” hike Dec. 21 at Lyonia Preserve in Deltona. Learn about the Florida scrub jay on this two-mile guided hike.
Pr Newswire - Dec 18th, 2024
Whitman-Walker Institute Condemns Ban Targeting Transgender Medical Care for Military Families
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Congress passed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act, which bans military families from accessing the medical care their transgender children need. This ban is a betrayal of our nation's promise to our military families and an...
Apple Insider - Dec 18th, 2024
Apple may have cancelled its long-rumored iPhone hardware subscription service
Apple has reportedly stopped work on a discrete iPhone hardware subscription service, but the goals of the project have been largely accomplished with the iPhone Upgrade Program.Carrying around the new iPhone 16 Pro for the past week or soRumors about an iPhone hardware subscription service solidified in 2022, after a few years of speculation. Reportedly, the prototype of the program applied a monthly charge to customers not dissimilar to App Store payments. Loans are said to be provided by Apple itself.Apple was said to be actively testing the program internally two years ago. In September of 2022, it was thought that the project would deploy to users before the end of that year. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'You've Got Mail' 26 years later
Here's what members of the You've Got Mail" cast, like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, have been doing since the 1998 romantic comedy premiered.
Benzinga - Dec 18th, 2024
Bat Poop Kills 2 Cannabis Farmers In New York From 'Rare' Fungal Infections
Two men from Rochester, New York, met their end after developing a "rare fungal lung infection" linked to using bat guano, or feces, as fertilizer for growing cannabis for their personal use.The University of Rochester detailed the cases in a report published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, warning that "exposure to bat guano among cannabis growers appears to be a recent trend that can lead to histoplasmosis cases and outbreaks." Histoplasmosis is a lung infection caused by inhaling spores of the Histoplasma fungus. It is also known as the “cave disease.”What Happened: The first man (59), bought his guano online to use as fertilizer for his cannabis plants. The second man (64), was intending to fertilize his cannabis plants with the bat poop he found in his attic ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Luigi Mangione was indicted on terrorism charges. But the capitol rioters? Nope!
Luigi Mangione was indicted Tuesday for murder as an act of terrorism in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The most serious of these is first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and includes a similar second-degree murder charge, plus several around criminal possession of a weapon.The accusations of terrorism led many critics of the U.S. healthcare system to wonder why people who have been charged with premeditated crimes and also left manifestos didn't get the same treatment.What is an indictment?Under U.S. law, an indictment is a formal accusation of a criminal act. Under most jurisdictions, after authorities lay charges, the court forms a Grand Jury that reviews the evidence presented by the prosecutor to decide whether the case should move forward to trial.If the jury finds that the evidence is lacking, the case will be dismissed. The jury may also find that some of the charges are legitimate and others are not. An indictment does not mean that the accused person is guilty.What is terrorism?Terrorism is defined under U.S. law (18 U.S.C., section 2331) as an illegal and violent or dangerous act meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence government policy, or affect the conduct of a government.In a statement on Mangione's indictment, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused the 26-year-old of attempting to intimidate a certain group of people.“This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation," he said. "It occurred in one of the most bustling parts of our city, threatening the safety of local residents and tourists alike, commuters and businesspeople just starting out on their day.”Who is and isn't a terrorist?The terrorism charges take the Mangione case to a new level. It's rare for even mass shooters to be formally accused of this crime, even when they leave manifestos behind or their actions impact specific sections of the population.Some have evoked the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men and killed two of them during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A jury indicted him on two counts of homicide among other charges, but not terrorism, despite the argument that his actions could intimidate similar protesters of an alleged act of anti-Black violence.Even in the case of the January 6 defendants, some of whom called for the hanging of former Vice President Mike Pence and made threatening statements about lawmakers, prosecutors went out of their way to avoid terrorism charges. According to a Politico report, although prosecutors initially said that the rioters' actions constituted terrorism, they later pulled back repeatedly from laying the charge.Additionally, multiple mass shooters have written manifestos explicitly targeting specific racial or ethnic groups or declared intent to start some kind of race war. For these individuals, who often target average or low-income areas, terrorism investigations often occurred but rarely led to terrorism charges. For instance, the El Paso Walmart shooter specifically chose the border town to target Latinos. He pleaded guilty to 90 criminal counts, none of them terrorism-related.What's the difference with the Luigi Mangione case?Among those who are vocally critical of the U.S. health insurance industry and the national wealth gap, the difference in the Mangione case is clear. He targeted someone with money and power, and not at the behest of anyone else with money and power.The reaction to the CEO shooting has been distinct in several ways. New York is reportedly considering launching a special hotline for reporting threats to CEOs after Governor Kathy Hochul hosted a safety call to address the executives' fears. A woman was arrested for using the words "deny, depose, defend" during a call to her health insurance company.Meanwhile, Trump's counterterrorism czar-to-be Sebastian Gorka appeared to compare Mangione's sympathizers with groups labeled as terrorists in the 1970s."This case looks already to be a peculiar concatenation of what we saw in the 70s with the rich white kids of the SDS [Students for a Democratic Society] turning into a terrorist organization," he said in a Newsmax interview.This is the same man who was charged with a misdemeanor for trying to bring a gun through airport security, which Gorka's lawyer called a "mistake." Circuit Court Judge William Newman dismissed the case in 2017.Legally speaking though, Mangione was charged with terrorism because prosecutors alleged Mangione's actions were "intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population" and "influence the operations of a government unit through murder," according to The New York Times. Furthermore, the busy location of the murder, New York state laws, and the aforementioned "tangible fear reported by executives since the shooting" all played a role in the charge.Mangione fans express their dissentThese sympathizers widely consider Luigi Mangione being indicted with terrorism charges as another form of special treatment enjoyed by the rich. Many are led to wonder why the definition of "violence" itself includes the killing of a CEO, but not his efforts to increase claim denials that lead to mass suffering."The terrorism charge is prosecutorial overreach meant to send a message to the ruling class that the state is on their side," writes X user @rtyson82. "Meanwhile, no health insurance executives will be indicted for the tens of thousands of people that die every year due to their care not being covered."The internet is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter here to get the best (and worst) of the internet straight into your inbox.Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online.The post Luigi Mangione was indicted on terrorism charges. But the capitol rioters? Nope! appeared first on The Daily Dot.
Boston Herald - Dec 18th, 2024
Garrett Crochet, Rafael Devers highlight Fenway Fest attendees
Newly acquired pitcher Garrett Crochet and three-time All-Star Rafael Devers will be among the headliners of next month's Fenway Fest fan event.
