It took just three days after nine people were killed and scores were injured at the Astroworld Festival in Houston for Travis Scott to do what Travis Scott has always done: announce a partnership. On Monday, Nov. 8, the rapper shared plans to provide Astroworld attendees with mental health resources. …
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Cyntoia Brown Long has a message for Chrystul Kizer, a young woman whose shoes she was in back in 2004. Both were charged with first-degree murder for killing and robbing a man — and both claim that they were sexually trafficked as teens and killed out of self-defense. “The best …
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This story was produced by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization. Get their investigations emailed to you directly by signing up at RevealNews.org/newsletter. The January 6th Save America March, where then-President Donald Trump incited a crowd to attack the U.S. Capitol, opened with a prayer. …
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What if it turned out your favorite song had been written by the CIA? That’s exactly what a new podcast aims to determine. In 1990, just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, West German band the Scorpions released their prescient ballad “Wind of Change.” With earnest lyrics about togetherness …
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Over the past few days, as the protests against the brutal death of George Floyd have spread across the country, social media has been an essential tool for keeping up with news in real time, as users post video and live updates. But with this surge in citizen journalism comes …
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Update: The CDC is now recommending that all Americans wear non-medical cloth masks in public. President Trump says he will not. Should you wear a mask in public in the age of coronavirus? The benefits of mask wearing by the general public is suddenly a topic of hot debate. The …
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The most effective troll of 2020 isn’t Kanye or Trump or one of the Paul brothers. It’s a rich blond lady selling $75 hoo-ha-scented candles. This is the primary takeaway from the new Netflix series The Goop Lab, the latest joint from actor Gwyneth Paltrow, the CEO of the much-maligned …
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Last August, Tenley, 18, met her ex-boyfriend through her circle of friends. At first, she says, he seemed “like a completely and normal nice guy”: He was a pastor’s son, charming and attentive. “He told me at the beginning he was overprotective, but it was in a charming sort of …
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Toby Lingle was cremated in a 49ers cap, a Star Wars T-shirt and sunglasses shortly after his funeral at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, Wyoming. He was 43. The outfit was the daily wear for an aggressively coarse and casual man. Lingle was that guy, the one who told …
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For all this talk about marijuana culture going mainstream, and corporate pot developing brands that appeal to everyone from soccer moms to achy grandparents, the truth is that, in the cannabis market, sex still sells. So, for that matter, do mansion parties, celebrities, private planes, custom cars and supermodels. This …
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