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Netflix Reveals the Cast of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY TV Series
Nerdist - 1 Dec 2017 00:00
Earlier this month, Ellen Page became the first cast member of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s TV series adaptation of the bizarre superhero comic by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. The show is adapting the first storyline...
Incubus' Brandon Boyd On His Popup Art Gallery And Store
Forbes - 1 Dec 2017 14:16
After a busy 2017 with Incubus, frontman Brandon Boyd is turning his attention back to the art world this weekend with the popup store/gallery "Optimystic." I spoke with Boyd about the mix of music and art and his lofty ...
The Container That Croat War Criminal Praljak Drank From Held a Deadly Chemical, Prosecutor Says
Time - 1 Dec 2017 04:54
The wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces said in court that he had taken poison
Berkshire Hathaway: Tax Reform's Big Winner?
Barron's - 1 Dec 2017 00:29
Warren Buffett's conglomerate would be a quadruple beneficiary if the federal corporate tax rate falls to 20%.
Trump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him
Chicago Tribune - 1 Dec 2017 04:45Men Bragged About Dragging Black Man to Death Behind Pickup Truck, Agent Says
Time - 1 Dec 2017 03:36
They face a felony murder charge in the 1983 death of Timothy Coggins
Teacher arrested for parking lot sex with teen at Chick-fil-A
New York Post - 1 Dec 2017 05:58
A Texas world history teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former male student after the two met at a restaurant, authorities said. Michelle Schiffer, 23, of Houston, allegedly had sexual intercourse...
The Wall Street Journal: Disney sues Redbox, hoping to block digital movie sales
Market Watch - 1 Dec 2017 04:49
Walt Disney Co. sued Redbox on Thursday in an attempt to stop the DVD rental company from selling digital copies of its movies.
Swedish man gets 10 years for online rape of American, Canadian teens
USA Today - 1 Dec 2017 04:24
The court said that while Bjorn Samstrom, 41, never met his victims in person, he was guilty of rape, sexual coercion and other charges.
Spain's Supreme Court reviews jailing of Catalan separatists
Miami Herald - 1 Dec 2017 16:55
A Spanish Supreme Court judge is set to decide on Monday if two Catalan pro-independence activists and eight former members of the separatist regional cabinet ousted over a month ago …
Neil deGrasse Tyson called out flat-earthers -- here's what would happen if the Earth were actually flat
Business Insider - 1 Dec 2017 16:10
Neil deGrasse Tyson recently called out flat-earthers in one tweet: Tweet Embed: Lunar Eclipse flat-Earther’s have never seen. It's not just lunar eclipses that would look different if Earth were actually flat. Sports...
The Senate is close to a final vote on the GOP tax bill -- here's what to expect
Business Insider - 1 Dec 2017 01:58
Andrew Harnik/AP Images The Senate is expected to vote on the Republican tax plan in the next 24 hours. The plan would dramatically reshape the US tax code for businesses and individuals. Prospects for the bill's passage...
Redditors don't read what they vote on, according to a new study
Digital Trends - 1 Dec 2017 01:25
A new study has found that almost three-quarters of posts to Reddit are voted on by users who haven't actually clicked through, and many visitors to the site merely scan through headlines. The post Redditors don’t read...
Undocumented immigrant not guilty of murder in polarizing San Francisco case
USA Today - 1 Dec 2017 03:4215-Year-Old Girl Stabbed More Than 50 Times by Man She Met on Social Media
Time - 1 Dec 2017 03:27
Her body was found burned
Jury Acquits Mexican Man In 2015 San Francisco Shooting Death
The Huffington Post - 1 Dec 2017 03:23
The case against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate became a rallying cry for President Donald Trump during his campaign for the White House.
What This 2017 Nobel Prize Winner Can Teach You About Leadership
inc - 1 Dec 2017 02:44
Valuable lessons for company builders and leaders from Nobel Prize winners.
'Stranger Things' star stuck in Bali after volcano eruptions
ABC News - 1 Dec 2017 16:55
"My thoughts and prayers are with the people" of Bali, she wrote.
A new long-acting treatment to treat opioid addiction just got approved (INDV)
Business Insider - 1 Dec 2017 16:41
Getty Images The FDA approved on Wednesday an opioid addiction treatment that's injected monthly. Traditionally the drug, buprenorphine, is taken daily. The hope is by taking it monthly it could help patients reduce the ...
Russian parliament considers banning all US media
New York Post - 1 Dec 2017 14:48
MOSCOW -- Russia’s parliament could bar U.S. media from reporting within its walls in retaliation for the withdrawal of a Kremlin-funded television station’s credentials in the United States. Olga Savastyanova of the...
Google: We're cracking down on Android apps with those annoying lockscreen ads
ZDNet - 1 Dec 2017 14:33
Google is putting a stop to part of the ad-supported internet that it helped bring to mobile.