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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex-trafficking trial heard opening arguments and witness testimonies today, May 12, in Manhattan.  Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, the New...

The Catholic church is recognizing American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th leader of the papacy, going against tradition and Cardinal wisdom, which notes that the US already has a surplus of power and influence over the world. Prevost has taken the papal name Pope Leo XIV and addressed...

Riding the large waves of the world is a difficult undertaking for most people, but ‘Pegleg’ Bennett proves that such feats aren’t limited to physicality. This long-time surfer has just conquered notoriously monstrous waves all across the globe, while only having one leg.  Going by the nickname ‘Pegleg’, Bennett was...

The Walt Disney Company announced its first-ever theme park and resort in the Middle East Wednesday morning. According to the announcement, Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be the company’s seventh global theme park and is expected to be an entertainment hub for visitors across the Middle East, Africa, and more. Bob...

Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is trying to navigate Trump’s aggression in a crucial meeting this morning after Trump’s post on Truth Social asserted that the US doesn’t need anything from Canada and introduced 15% tariffs on Canadian goods. Trump’s actions have already begun to affect big and small American...

The desire to keep our nation’s criminals behind bars has always been a priority for our safety. The president ignited discussion based on this desire by telling federal agencies to begin reopening Alcatraz and to move the worst offenders there.  Alcatraz Island, also known as “The Rock”, is home to...

Late Thursday night, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS,” claiming that they had ideological bias, NBC news reported. The executive order said that neither NPR nor PBS presented a fair, accurate, and unbiased...

Kohl CEO Ashley Buchanan has been terminated after 100 days In the position. The clothing retailer made the announcement Thursday morning on their website. According to the press release, Buchanan’s ouster was due to the results of an outside investigation overseen by the Audit Committee of the Board. The investigation...

Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi from prison today. Mahdawi has been released on bail despite the government’s request for Judge Crawford to pause his release, which was pending appeal. Mohsen Mahdawi, a long-time pro-Palestinian activist, was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. The secretary...

Amazon reportedly opened up to the idea of displaying the cost of the Trump administration’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its website. However, the global tech company quickly walked back the idea after receiving massive pushback from the White House and other Republican politicians. According to...

Recently, Spain and Portugal have been trying to maintain the chaos sowed by the power outages that have hit the countries. This odd occurrence happened this Monday without warning, leaving many cities and homes without electricity. The cause for the outages is still unknown, though some speculate that the extreme...

Friday, April 25 at 8 a.m., Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with two felony counts of obstructing and concealing an individual when she allegedly shielded a Mexican immigrant from being picked up by ICE following his court case.  Details of the Judge’s arrest are not yet open...

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