NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, seeking to…
A new lawsuit against New York City Mayor Eric Adams alleges that during his time on the police force in the ’90s he demanded sexual favors from a colleague in exchange for help with a job issue. Adams’ accuser, Lorna Beach-Mathura, says she had been repeatedly passed over for promotions and experienced “resistance all-too-frequently faced…
Steam Family Sharing has long been one of the handier features of Valve’s platform, although it’s always had a few limitations. Family Sharing lets you share your library with another Steam users, but only one person could access said library at once, regardless of what specific game you were playing. That could start to be…
Idaho is expected to pass a bill this week that would ban public funds from going towards transgender sex change surgeries and hormone therapy treatment on state-owned properties. It would also bar state properties, facilities or buildings from being used for surgical procedures pertaining to “gender transitions,” the bill text states. House Bill 668, which…
Philadelphia Police are investigating after a sanitation worker found the severely decomposed body of a young child stuffed inside a duffel bag. Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, police said the worker found a black duffel bag with the remains of the young child, believed to be anywhere from 2 to 4 years old, shoved…
Football governance bill to be published on TuesdayPrime minister: bill will ‘prevent a breakaway league’ An independent regulator for English football is imminent after the government confirmed plans to put a bill before parliament under which clubs could be fined up to 10% of revenues if they breach agreed conditions. The long-awaited football governance bill…
Shadow chancellor to outline plans to shake up department after Labour election victory The Treasury under a Labour government would “hardwire” raising Britain’s growth rate into its budget tax and spending decisions as part of plans to shake up Whitehall’s most powerful department, Rachel Reeves is to announce. The shadow chancellor will use a lecture…
A new report out of Wisconsin underscored the importance of nagging inflation and high grocery prices to voters’ choices in November’s presidential election, with some interview subjects saying they could be persuaded to support a different candidate than before. Reporting from red-leaning Sheboygan, Wis., the Washington Post interviewed residents from both sides of the aisle…
Cătălin Drulă, președintele USR, a declarat că „primarii USR au fost ameninţaţi, şantajaţi sau momiţi” să treacă la PSD, iar într-una dintre situații acest lucru s-a întâmplat chiar cu liderul PSD, premierul Marcel Ciolacu, de față. Drulă a mai spus că „România este o ţară cu democraţie erodată” deoarece angajații din instituții nu-și pot face…
An investigation into the University of Maryland in Baltimore County conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) found school officials did not address sexual abuse allegations made by members of the swimming and diving team against their coach. The DOJ announced the results of its investigation into allegations that a former head coach of…
Due to unprecedented demand, American singer-songwriter and Glastonbury headliner SZA has added new dates to her upcoming SOS Australian and New Zealand tour. Heading to Australia and New Zealand for a massive arena tour next month, it seems that fans can’t get enough of the Kill Bill singer, with additional concerts coming to Auckland and…
Documentation startup Mintlify says dozens of customers had GitHub tokens exposed in a data breach at the start of the month and publicly disclosed last week. Mintlify helps developers create documentation for their software and source code by requesting access and tapping directly into the customer’s GitHub source code repositories. Mintlify counts fintech, database and…
