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Rooster Teeth, a long-running staple of digital content has been shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after 21 years. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth made a name for itself within online communities for its popular...

The United States, Qatar, and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas that would result in the release of 40 Israeli hostages in exchange for a six-week ceasefire, the release of some Palestinian hostages, and humanitarian aid. According to two Egyptian officials, the latest...

Multiple social platforms owned under the social media conglomerate Meta experienced a “technical issue” Tuesday morning.  Apps such as Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, Meta’s competitor to X (Twitter), were unable to load content and/or forcefully logged certain users out of their accounts, displaying written “crash” messages and alleging that certain...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova revealed that Russia is ready to expel all German journalists from the country in the wake of a leaked conversation between German military officers. In the leaked audio, officers discussed Taurus long-range missile deliveries to Ukraine, the training of Ukrainian forces, and a possible...

Haiti’s government has imposed a 72-hour state of emergency and curfew after armed gangs stormed two of the country’s largest prisons. The two prisons, one in the capital of Port-au-Prince and another in Croix-des-Bouquets were overrun by gang members on Sunday. Authorities believe that almost all 4,000 inmates from Haiti’s...

In the next few days, the mountainous parts of California are likely to see blizzard conditions brought on by a major winter storm that has the potential to bring huge amounts of snow, wind gusts reaching high speeds, and other unusual weather conditions. Those traveling face a significant threat as this storm...

Thousands gathered on the outskirts of Moscow to bid farewell to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The funeral procession took place at the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Quench My Sorrows Friday morning. Navalny’s parents, Lyudmila Navalnaya and Anatoly Navalny were present; however, his widow and children were...

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide if former President Donald Trump can claim presidential immunity over criminal election interference charges. SCOTUS is set to hear arguments the week of April 22nd, but their ruling may take weeks or months. According to the order, the legal question the court will...

The Texas panhandle is currently under a declaration of disaster due to rampant, devastating wildfires. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he issued this declaration in order “to deploy resources to 60 counties impacted by these devastating wildfires,” in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday. Dry...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed workplace dynamics and made people look more closely at how companies monitor their employees. Several prominent corporations, including Starbucks, Walmart, and Delta, have recently been reported to have implemented AI to analyze employers’ messages. The digital firm Aware, which Jeff Schumann established in 2017, is...

President Joe Biden announced more than 500 new sanctions that target Russia on Friday morning, a week after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. These sanctions come just one day before the second anniversary of Putin’s siege on Ukraine. “These sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment...

Early Thursday morning, many AT&T users across the country woke up to find that their phones were in SOS mode. Unable to make calls or texts, customers flocked online to share their experiences and look for support. Starting around 3 a.m. ET, customers began reporting that they had no service....

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