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Byron Allen makes a bid for ABC Television
Media mogul Byron Allen, founder and CEO Allen Media Group and Entertainment Studios, has bid $10 billion to buy Walt Disney’s ABC television network, a spokesperson for Allen said on Friday, according to various media reports. A Disney spokesperson said that the company was “open to considering strategic options for its linear business.” The company has…
Read MoreIllinois again leads the nation in exonerations
For the fifth consecutive year, Illinois led the nation in exonerations in 2022 among 26 states and the District of Columbia and in cases prosecuted in federal courts, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. The total number of exonerations during the year was 228, with Illinois leading the nation with 126 of those studied,…
Read MoreHunter Biden is indicted
Robert Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son, today was indicted for knowingly deceiving a firearms dealer when buying a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver on Oct. 12, 2018. He is charged with falsely filling out a federal firearms form, denying he was addicted to narcotics. He is charged with knowingly possessing the revolver despite the restrictions…
Read MoreAfrican Union joins Group of 20
African Union joined the Group of 20, also known as the G20, which could have major implications for Africa’s role in global geopolitics. As the continent faces various challenges, ranging from climate change to political instability and economic inequality, experts disagree on how big an impact G20 membership will have as the AU joins 20…
Read MoreUAW walks off the job at selected plants, but more could follow
The United Auto Workers union officially struck the Big Three Automakers Friday night, demanding wage increases, a 32-hour work week, and pension increases for retirees commiserate with the automakers’ record profits over the last few years. The workers members walked out at three plants: a GM site in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis center in Toledo, Ohio;…
Read MoreFormer cops indicted in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols
A federal grand jury today indicted five former Black Memphis police officers for the deadly beating death of Tyre Nichols in January. The former cops are Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. The U.S. Department of Justice charged the now-fired officers with excessive force and failure to intervene, deliberate…
Read MoreFormer Milwaukee Bucks player receives police settlement
Sterling Brown, a former player for the Milwaukee Bucks, whom Milwaukee cops beat for parking his car in two handicapped spaces at a Walgreens store, settled this week with the city, which agreed to pay Brown $750,000 for injuries he suffered. The Milwaukee’s Office of the City Attorney and Milwaukee Common Council must still approve…
Read MoreFlood waters burst two dams in Libya. Flooding is widespread
Over 5,000 have died, and at least 10,000 people are missing after two major dams burst during heavy rains in the port city of Derna, Libya. Tariq al-Kharraz, a spokesperson for the administration that controls eastern Libya, told the Guardian newspaper that flood waters had washed away countless homes, and many who died were swept out to…
Read MoreMichigan State’s head football coach has been suspended for sexual harassment
Mel Tucker, the Michigan State head football coach, has been suspended without pay for allegedly sexually harassing a colleague. Tucker, one of the highest-paid coaches in college football, is accused of sexually harassing Brenda Tracy, a prominent sexual assault prevention advocate who has made educating athletes about sexual violence her life’s work. In a December…
Read MoreCoco turns her U.S. Open opponent into a snack
It also was another Father’s Day story After Coco Gauff won the U.S. Open, she looked across the stadium and saw her dad crying. “Today was the first time I have ever seen my dad cry,” she told a nationwide audience after defeating Aryna Sabalenka at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y. Her father wanted…
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