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After nearly two hours of testimony from the families of Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Megan Waterman, 22, Amber Costello, 27, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Jessica Taylor, 20, Valerie Mack, 24, and Sandra Costilla, 28, Rex Heuermann was given three life sentences for their murders, to be served consecutively. He was also 25 years to life on four … Read more
Indigenous director Banchi Hanuse’s “Ceremony” won the Audience Award at SXSW, a DGC Award at Hot Docs and the First Nations Award at the Sydney Film Festival — that success underlines her goals with the film. The film screens June 19 at the Bentonville Film Festival. Hanuse spent 12 years with the story of her … Read more
Luigi Mangione appeared in Manhattan criminal court on Wednesday, where Judge Gregory Carro unsealed Mangione’s defense team’s motion to potentially seek a “psychiatric defense” on the basis of “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, who sat in between his lawyers and wore a dark blue suit, … Read more
Crucial negotiations ahead of the COP31 summit have been frustrated by a “small group of fossil fuels interests” attacking the science of climate change behind closed doors, envoys said Wednesday. Delegates representing the EU, Switzerland and dozens of developing nations accused some countries of undermining the scientific consensus on global warming at climate negotiations due … Read more
D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart and the rest of “The Simpsons” cast of characters are set to run riot in a slew of new battles across Epic Games’ Fortnite under a new pact. Disney and Epic Games announced that “The Simpsons” is joining Fortnite’s IP Partner Program, giving third-party developers the tools to create “fully authentic” … Read more
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Georgia’s Republican Senate primary, incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff made no secret of the fact that he hoped to see Rep. Mike Collins win the GOP nomination to run against him. That’s precisely what happened when the far-right congressman prevailed over former University … Read more
Walter Parazaider, a founding member of Chicago who played several wind instruments in the band, including sax, flute, and clarinet, died June 17 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 81. Rolling Stone has confirmed his death. Parazaider’s long tenure in Chicago stretched from their earliest incarnation in 1967 until 2018, when he … Read more
“Calgary isn’t trying to be the next Silicon Valley,” says Kelly Schmitt, CEO of Headversity. Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network’s annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released today, places Calgary in the #41-50 range globally and #26-30 in North America, and top 30 positions for both deal momentum and funding runway. Calgary is also … Read more
BET is returning to its comedy roots by rebooting its beloved stand-up series “ComicView.” Titled “ComicView: Rooftop Series,” the 10-episode revival will premiere on the network on June 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET. It’s hosted by Chris “CP” Powell and will take place outside, from a rooftop in Hollywood. Each episode will spotlight three comedians, … Read more
Former judge and failed GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore brought an emergency motion to the Supreme Court, as he seeks to save the $8.2 million jury award he won over a campaign ad that he said falsely portrayed him as soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl. An appeals court vacated the Alabama jury’s verdict in … Read more