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Celebrity

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée rips Greg Norman over ‘hurtful’ comments

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée was not happy with Greg Norman over his recent comments about Saudi Arabia. Norman, who is the head of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series looking to rival the PGA Tour, weighed in earlier this week on Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reporter brutally murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in […]

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Movies

Blumhouse Debuts Kevin Bacon Conversion Therapy Horror Film on Peacock

A new horror film about the terrors of conversion therapy is coming to Peacock. “They/Them,” a horror film produced by venerable production studio Blumhouse and starring Kevin Bacon, will be hitting the streamer Aug. 5. Bacon stars in the film as Owen Whistler, the director of a conversion therapy camp named Whistler Camp, which attempts […]

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Music

Snapchat owner sued by Swiss collection society for ‘refusing to pay authors and publishers for music on its platform’

The Snapchat story has, by most accounts, been a rosy one for the music business in recent times. The Snap Inc.-owned platform has struck licensing agreements with the likes of Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment in the past two years – during a period where Snapchat’s user base has grown […]

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Economy

Newsom proposes $400 checks to help with inflation, says minimum wage will rise to $15.50 in 2023

(KSEE/KGPE) — An $18.1 billion package to help reduce the impact of inflation on California residents was put forward by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The proposal includes tax refunds to eligible vehicle owners, rental assistance, and money for hospital and nursing staff. Newsom also announced that California’s minimum wage is projected to increase to […]

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Markets

How long will the crypto bear market last? Raoul Pal’s macroanalysis

Macro investor Raoul Pal is convinced that the current crypto bear market will end only once the Fed eases its hawkish monetary policy by halting interest rate hikes. That could happen in the next couple of months, according to Pal’s predictions. “The Fed are unlikely to raise rates as far and as fast as people […]

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Personal Finance

3 Reasons Now Could Be the Best Buying Opportunity in 25 Years | Smart Change: Personal Finance

(Daniel Foeber) the Nasdaq Composite is down 28% from its all-time high while the S&P 500 is down 17% from its all-time high as investors react negatively to inflation and rising interest rates. Over the last 25 years, we’ve seen five Nasdaq Composite bear markets: the dot-com burst from 2000 to 2002, the financial crisis […]

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Entertainment

Norm Macdonald Shot Netflix’s Final Secret Stand-Up Special Before He Died – The Hollywood Reporter

One of the biggest talents in modern comedy did one final stand-up special before he passed away, and it’s been kept under wraps until now. Norm Macdonald, who died last September at the age of 61, privately filmed an unreleased hour-long special. the acclaimed saturday night live The actor and comedian known for his deadpan […]

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Sports

Seahawks 2022 NFL Season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football

The Seahawks will open their 2022 season playing on a national stage, hosting the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football in Week 1. Buy tickets now. The game, which will kick off at 5:15 pm PT on September 12, will air on ESPN and ABC, and will mark just the second time in six seasons […]

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Technology

Cats, Dogs, & Abortion Views

photo: Kotaku / Alex Wong (Getty Images) An internal email from PlayStation president Jim Ryan contains several paragraphs about cats, but doesn’t contain a hard stance in support of his staff’s reproductive rights, and even asks employees to “respect” anti-abortion views and opinions, leaving many PlayStation staff angry and upset. As reported by Bloomberg earlier […]

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Mobile

Sony Unveils Redesigned WH-1000XM5 Headphones With Improved Noise Cancellation

Sony’s flagship WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones have been among the best on the market for some time, and today Sony announced its fifth-generation WH-1000XM5 headphones, boasting a new design and several improvements over the previous model. The redesigned headphones replace the shrouded arms that swivel on the XM4’s with an exposed arm that has a single […]