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☆ Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson's relationship timeline, from kids to breaking up
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Palmer wrote about their "unhealthy relationship" in her new memoir, "Master of Me." Keke Palmer is reflecting on her "unhealthy" relationship with ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson and why it had to end. In August 2023, Palmer seemingly referenced Jackson's comments in Usher's music video for 'Boyfriend'In Usher's music video, Palmer was seen wearing a white bathrobe and getting glammed up for a night out with friends. Later in the video, Palmer and Usher bumped into each other at a casino, wearing the same outfit. Palmer wrote about her relationship with Jackson in her memoir, 'Master of Me'In her book, Palmer writes about Jackson's reaction to her appearance at Usher's concert, calling it "unexpected."

Persons: Keke Palmer, Darius Jackson, Leodis Jackson, Palmer, could've, Jackson, Palmer's, Leo, Sarunas Jackson, Alejandro, Dro, who's, Issa Rae, Derek White, WireImage Palmer, they'd, Tamron, Bustle's Sylvia Obell, Obell, Palmer didn't, Leodis Andrellton Jackson, I'm, Gregg DeGuire, Usher, you've, it's, Pop Crave, Jackson trespassed, Jackson didn't, didn't, she's, we've, Gayle King, Libby Torres Organizations: Business, HBO, Las, Entertainment, Palmer, CBS Locations: gush, Jackson, Palmer, Pacific Palisades , California, Instagram

☆ I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gen Alpha is poised to be the most online generation, with AI and other inevitable advancements in technology and social media. I loved the phone, but using it for a week also made me realize how complicated excessive social media use is to solve. AdvertisementIt all reminded me of a conversation I had earlier this year with an ex-digital brand strategist about reducing social media use. I'd see memes from friends who forgot to text my Gabb phone and would get sucked right back into social media. Plus, the only reason I have social media boundaries at all is because I grew up being encouraged to have hobbies.

Persons: —, I've, Alpha, Julia Pugachevsky, it'd, Sabrina Carpenter's, GabbMessenger, It's, they'll Organizations: Service, Business, Apps, Spotify

A popular influencer apologized this week for her past racist posts on social media, prompting outrage from some Black creators who say they are tired of white creators constantly having their previous racist behavior unearthed without significant repercussions. Who is changing if this same thing happens like clockwork?” said creator Cameron Kira in a TikTok video, which stitched footage from her own 2023 video in which she addressed a different creator’s racist tweets. Some Black creators also said that they feel white creators who previously posted racist remarks emphasize that they have changed with little evidence to suggest they have. She said it wasn’t until after college that she began to “shift her way of thinking.”In a follow-up video, Schofield said she “missed the mark” in her first attempt and directed her second apology to Black viewers. We get treated like adults.”People online have become desensitized to racism from white creators, according to Barry.

Persons: Brooke Schofield, George Zimmerman’s, Trayvon Martin, Black, I’m, ” Schofield, I’ve, Schofield, Schofield’s, Cameron Kira, Kira —, —, Zari Taylor, ”, ” Taylor, Brooke, they’ll, Taylor, YouTuber Tana Mongeau, it’s, Lie, Mongeau, Kahlen Barry, Vanessa Martinez, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin ., Barry, “, she’s “, i’ve, would’ve, Martin, ” Barry Organizations: New York University, NYU, Martin Foundation, ” Locations: Minneapolis, Mongeau

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency security meeting Monday after far-right riots spread over the weekend, and residents of villages, towns and cities across the country woke up to scenes of buildings set on fire and asylum seeker hotels stormed by angry mobs. Nearly 150 people were arrested over the weekend, U.K.’s National Police Chiefs’ Council said Sunday. False rumors about the suspect quickly spread online, fueling an outburst of violence. On Sunday, two hotels where asylum seekers are believed to be living, were targeted by mobs in what has turned into the worst disorder the U.K. has seen in years. The South Yorkshire police, where Rotherham is, later said its officers were also targeted with glass bottles and beer cans by a crowd of about 700 people.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Jack, “ Organizations: LONDON, National Police Chiefs ’, BBC, Reuters, South, South Yorkshire police Locations: Southport, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Some of them were alums of Project Veritas, the conservative group known for elaborate sting operations targeting liberal organizations, journalists and unions. The man at the center of the fracas was Michael Spadone, a former Project Veritas field director. In that role he oversaw staffers who used hidden cameras to embarrass people Project Veritas targeted. James O’Keefe, the Project Veritas founder, was ousted from the nonprofit last year. Before Spadone left Project Veritas, he was the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former administrative assistant.

Persons: Michael Spadone, Spadone, “, ” Spadone, they’d, ”, It’s, James O’Keefe, Jeffrey Lichtman, didn’t, Zachary Glaza, Antonietta Zappier, Amer Zahr, Zahr shrugged, surveil, profanities, you’re, —, You’re, “ You’re, Uber, I’m, ’ ”, they’re Organizations: Veritas, NBC News, Project Veritas, Dearborn Police Department, Local, People’s Conference, Palestine, Henry, NBC Locations: Michigan, Dearborn, America, Palestinian American, American, we’re, Detroit

☆ Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown calls for new FDIC leadership after misconduct report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, on Monday called on President Joe Biden to replace Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg after allegations of widespread sexual harassment and misconduct within the agency. There "must be fundamental changes at the FDIC," Brown, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, said in a statement. With his statement, Brown broke from fellow Democrats, who have largely condemned the allegations but refrained from pushing for Gruenberg's resignation, instead calling for him to drive changes at the agency. Law firm Cleary Gottlieb in April released a scathing report detailing an alleged culture of "sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct" at the FDIC. In one instance, Gruenberg allegedly screamed profanities at employees after they delivered bad news, the report said.

Persons: Sen, Sherrod Brown, Joe Biden, Martin Gruenberg, Brown, Cleary Gottlieb, Gruenberg Organizations: Federal Deposit Insurance, FDIC, Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, Senate, Biden, Employees Locations: Ohio

One Friday last month, Jamie Raskin, a Democratic congressman from Maryland, spent a chunk of his day in court securing a protective order. Mr. Raskin, who played a leading role in Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment hearing, said he received about 50 menacing calls, emails and letters every month that are turned over to the Capitol Police. His latest court visit was prompted by a man who showed up at his house and screamed in his face about the Covid-19 vaccine, Mr. Trump’s impeachment and gender-related surgeries. Nearly two years earlier, the same man, with his 3-year-old son in his arms, had yelled profanities at Mr. Raskin at a July 4 parade, according to a police report. He just needs some parenting lessons,” Mr. Raskin said.

Persons: Jamie Raskin, Raskin, Donald J, Trump’s, profanities, “, ” Mr Organizations: Democratic, Capitol Police Locations: Maryland

☆ Why a Brazilian UFC star is championing a dead Austrian economist
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In recent years, the free-market economist and the contrarian Austrian school he led midcentury have been turned into a hashtag deployed by tax-wary workers. Ludwig von Mises From Mises Institute“Ludwig von Mises is Latin America’s leading economist,” declared the headline of a Bloomberg opinion piece earlier this month by economist Tyler Cowen. His free-market policy prescriptions, framed by an economic thinking centered on human behavior and individual choice, were widely considered out of fashion at the time. “That is my jam!” Shapiro said of the Austrian school. “If you start to understand the concept of the Austrian economic school,” Moicano said in a recent YouTube video, “you’re going to understand that’s what I need: free market, liberties, and wealth, my brother.

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Khan Younis, Gaza CNN —Palestinians forced from their homes in Khan Younis by Israel’s military offensive have begun returning in small numbers to the southern Gaza city following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, with many arriving to find their former neighborhoods looking like wasteland. Former residents retrieve belongings from their homes in Khan Younis, Gaza, on April 7, 2024. AFP/Getty Images‘They destroyed us’Throughout the footage in Khan Younis, Israeli drones can be heard buzzing overhead, as can occasional gunshots. Graffiti left inside a building in Khan Younis, Gaza on April 7, 2024. Even for those now able to return to Khan Younis, there is little solace to be found.

Persons: Khan Younis, ”, Ahmad Hasaballah, it’s, “, Tamar, Saad, Mahmoud Ahmad, Israel, wouldn’t Organizations: Gaza CNN, CNN, Palestinian, European, Getty, Gaza’s Ministry of Interior Locations: Gaza, Khan, Khan Younis, Tamar, AFP, “ Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Palestinian

☆ A Showcase for Israeli Property Creates Rancor in a Diverse Town
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( John Leland | Arvind Dilawar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hundreds of demonstrators protested on Sunday outside an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Teaneck, N.J., where 35 Israeli real estate companies were promoting their properties to potential American buyers. Cars honked in support, or drivers and passengers flung vitriol at the demonstrators. The demonstrators traded profanities and taunts with a much smaller group of pro-Israel counter-demonstrators, and police had to break up a few potential fights, but overall they kept the two groups separated. The real estate show, at Congregation Keter Torah, is one of several in the area this month that have sparked heated protests. And just before the local events, at a sales event outside Toronto last weekend, a man was arrested on charges of attacking pro-Palestinian demonstrators with a nail gun.

Persons: Israel, profanities Organizations: Jewish, Keter, Toronto Locations: Teaneck, N.J, Israel

Tel Aviv CNN —A video obtained by CNN shows two young ultra-Orthodox men spitting at, swearing at and insulting a Christian priest near the Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday evening. She described two young men crossing their path as they walked through the Old City. The priest and journalist continued to walk through the Old City, and were again approached by the same two men as they walked through the Armenian Quarter. “Last night, the police received a report regarding youths who traversed the Zion Gate area in the Old City of Jerusalem. Christians in the Old City are regularly the target of spitting and verbal abuse by Orthodox Jews.

Persons: Natalie Amiri, Father Nikodemus Schnabel, Instagram, Schnabel, Amiri, Father Schnabel, ”, profanities, ” “, Jerusalem, “, Israel’s, Israel Katz Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN, CNN, German TV, ARD, Israeli Police Locations: Tel Aviv, Zion, Jerusalem’s Old City, Old City, Jerusalem, Israeli, English

☆ A Famed Analyst’s Final Forecast Is the Fall of the U.S. Economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Rob Copeland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over his 54 years as a financial analyst, Richard X. Bove perfected the art of grabbing attention. Through thousands of newspaper interviews, cable news appearances and radio segments, Mr. Bove turned what can be a dull, by-the-numbers career into a more showy one. In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Bove (pronounced “boe-VAY”), who goes by Dick, shared a dire outlook on the U.S. economy and his former profession. Many analysts are rewarded for coming up with unique but inconsequential and “arcane” ideas, he said, peppering his criticism with profanities. Mr. Bove worked at 17 brokerage firms during his career.

Persons: Richard X, Bove, ”, “ boe, VAY, Dick, Mr Organizations: Banker, Bloomberg, The New York Times Locations: U.S, Tampa, China

Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania — and it's not fit for kids' ears. “There’s children here, so we’ll just say ‘stuff.’”That was the G-rated version of the line he’s been delivering in recent months. His social media team also has used the phrase online in videos. One of Shapiro's fellow Pennsylvania Democrats, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, cussed routinely on social media while on his way to winning the Senate seat in 2022. Still, Fetterman — known for his blunt and irreverent talk — generally confined his profanities to his writings on social media when describing his disdain for, say, Pennsylvania's relatively low minimum wage.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, “ We’ve, Shapiro, ”, “, George Carlin ’, Manuel Bonder, Bonder, ” Bonder, Russ Diamond, It's, Sen, Kristin Phillips, Jerry Brown, Benjamin Bergen, Donald Trump —, —, Jennifer Mercieca, Mercieca couldn't, ” Mercieca, John Fetterman, cussed, Fetterman, Bergen, ” Bergen, “ It’s, ’ ” Bergen, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Pennsylvania, Johnstown YMCA, Democratic Party, White, Supreme, York, Twitter, California Gov, University of California, New York Times, Texas, Trump, Pennsylvania Democrats, U.S Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Johnstown, Milwaukee, U.S, Philadelphia, Lebanon, California, San Diego, Pennsylvania

☆ 'Embarrassed' Olympic gold medal swimmer Klete Keller avoids prison in January 6 Capitol riot sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Olympic swimmer Klete Keller avoided prison for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The gold medal winner stormed the Capitol and shouted profanities about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Prosecutors asked for a prison term, but he was sentenced to probation and home detention instead. AdvertisementKlete Keller, an Olympic swimmer and gold medallist, was spared jail during his sentencing for his involvement in the 2021 Capitol attack. Video footage taken during the attack shows Keller inside the Capitol shouting obscenities about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

Persons: Klete Keller, profanities, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, —, Keller, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Klete Derik Keller, Richard Leon Organizations: Capitol, Prosecutors, Service, BBC, NBC, US, ABC

☆ Opinion: America once valued life more than guns. How did that change?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Opinion Dominic Erdozain | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: Dominic Erdozain is a historian and the author of ”One Nation Under Guns.” Follow him on X @domerdozain. Burned out and disillusioned, Murdock now lives in Scotland, where freedom is a reality and nobody lives in fear of guns. The death toll is growing because the weapons now available, and the right to carry them outside the home, are new. With Reagan’s arrival in the White House in 1981, the conversation shifted from controlling guns to “protecting” gun owners. A weapon that vastly exceeds the killing power of the Tommy guns banned in the 1930s is affordable and freely accessible.

Persons: Dominic Erdozain, Stephen King, ”, Lane Murdock, Murdock, It’s, Marvin E, Wolfgang, Milton S, Eisenhower, “, Richard Nixon, growled, ” Nixon, John N, Mitchell, David Frost, Russell Peterson, Paul Soglin, Soglin, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Michael Beard, Bob Graham, Ann Richards, Richards, George W, Bush, Graham, Tommy ”, Patrick Purdy, There’s, Purdy, Barbara Bush, Grover Norquist, Heller, Franklin D, Roosevelt Organizations: CNN, Parkland, National Commission, Republican, National Rifle Association, National Advisory Commission, City Council of, House, NRA, National Coalition, Gov, Democrat, Democratic Gov, Slave, Firearms, University of Texas, ex, AK, US Army, FBI, Rifle Association, District of Columbia Locations: Maine, Scotland, America, United States, Delaware, City Council of Madison , Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Vermont, Stockton , California, American, Detroit, “

☆ Philippines bans American traveler for life, accusing him of writing profanities on immigration form
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Philippines has banned for life an American traveler whom it accused of writing “profane words” on a digital immigration form and being rude to immigration officers. Anthony Laurence, 34, was refused entry and put on a blacklist permanently following his allegedly “disrespectful” behavior, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement last week. Laurence, who told CNN he is a property investor who lives in the country intermittently, disputes the immigration authority’s account. He did not respond to CNN’s questions about what he wrote on the form and whether it included any profanities. But he said, “I immediately apologized and the immigration officer wasn’t interested.”“I even hand-wrote an apology to the immigration officer which he wasn’t interested in as well,” Laurence added.

Persons: Anthony Laurence, Norman Tansingco, Laurence, ”, Tansingco, “, wasn’t, ” “, ” Laurence Organizations: CNN, Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Ninoy Aquino, Airport, Air, Cebu – Locations: Philippines, Manila, Bangkok, Thailand, Air Asia, Philippine, Cebu

In 2001, following the 9/11 terror attacks, anti-Muslim motivated crimes became the second highest reported among religious-bias incidents, according to FBI data. Two of the attackers have been charged with assault and menacing as a hate crime; four others remain at large, according to the complaint. She was charged with assault as a hate crime, and other charges, the complaint states. A 28-year-old man was arrested this week and charged with a hate crime and aggravated assault. “Hate crime is still down but since the incident in Gaza, there has been an uptick,” Kenny said.

Persons: ”, Zein Rimawi, “, –, it’s, Scott Richman, Spencer Platt, profanities, ‘, Richman, ” Richman, Ahmed, they’ve, “ There’s, Japneet Singh, Singh, he’s “, Kena Betancur, Gracie, Eric Adams, ” Singh, “ It’s, Joe Kenny, ” Kenny, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Islamic Society, Israel, CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, National Counterterrorism Center, Defamation League, ADL, Palestine, Columbia University, Grand Central, Columbia, Getty, Islamic, ’, New York police, New York Police Department, Sikh Coalition, “ Hamas, White House Press Locations: New York, United States, Israel, Brooklyn , New York, Bay, American, New York City, New Jersey, Brooklyn’s Bay, Midtown Manhattan, Chicago, Plainfield Township , Illinois, Palestine, ’, Gaza, ’ Chicago, Brooklyn, AFP, Palestinian American

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy said an angry protester crashed into his car at a campaign event. Police say that's not what happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy claimed a protester rammed into his car at a campaign stop. Representatives for Ramaswamy's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider. They said there is no evidence to substantiate the claim that protesters intentionally hit Ramaswamy's campaign vehicle and sped off. What Ramaswamy's campaign saysRamaswamy spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told The Associated Press the campaign stands by its assessment that the driver was a protester. She also stood by her assessment that there were two people in the car that hit the campaign car.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, —, Vivek Ramaswamy's, candidate's, Ramaswamy, Tricia McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Elon Musk, Bee, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Local, Service, Republican, Police, Ford Expedition, Associated Press, Honda, Inc, Des, CBS News, Grinnell College Locations: Ukraine, Iowa, Grinnell, Des Moines, Poweshiek County, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Florida

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the roads. Businesses say self-driving trucks would help them transport transport products more efficiently in the future. In Phoenix, companies have tested self-driving trucks on highways and to deliver mail through a partnership with the U.S. There are about 200,000 commercial truck drivers in California, according to Teamsters officials.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Republican Assemblymember Tom Lackey, aren't, ” Lackey, ”, Newsom, Dee Dee Myers, Mike Di Bene, Brian Rice, ” Rice, Jerry Brown, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar, Curry, Steve Gordon, Gordon, ___ Sophie Austin, Austin @sophieadanna Organizations: Democratic Gov, Republican, administration’s Department of Finance, Business, Economic, state's Department of Motor Vehicles, U.S . Postal, Drivers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Oakland Teamsters, California Professional Firefighters, ” Labor, Hollywood, Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, “, San Francisco, Phoenix, Sacramento

CNN —Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin “must have killed” Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and said there can be no peace negotiation with Putin on Ukraine. It is not clear yet what caused the plane crash, but US and Western intelligence officials that CNN has spoken to believe it was deliberate. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson CNNThe plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin came exactly two months after the Wagner boss launched a short-lived rebellion in Russia. I cannot think of another example of such ostentatious and uninhibited savagery by a world leader – not in our lifetimes,” Johnson wrote. Putin stands exposed as a gangster, and his absurd televised ‘tribute’ to the dead Wagnerites is straight from the pages of ‘The Godfather,’” Johnson concluded.

Persons: Boris Johnson, Vladimir Putin “, ” Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin, Johnson, Wagner, ” Johnson, “, Moscow –, Prigozhin ”, Alexander Litvinenko, Sergei Skripal, ”, Prigozhin, Dmitry Peskov, –, ’ ” Johnson Organizations: CNN, Former UK, Daily, Embraer, UK, Boris Johnson CNN Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, St . Petersburg, Tver, Russia

☆ William Friedkin, acclaimed 'Exorcist' director, dead at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Director William Friedkin attends a walking tour around Georgetown that focused on some of the film locations from the original Exorcist in Washington D.C., U.S. April 17, 2018. "The French Connection" won five Academy Awards, including best picture, best director for Friedkin and best actor for Gene Hackman, who Friedkin initially did not want in the memorable role of New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle. "The Exorcist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director for Friedkin. In "The French Connection," cops played by Hackman and Roy Scheider in the decaying New York City of the early 1970s track a French heroin smuggler. William David Friedkin was born on Aug. 29, 1935, and grew up in Chicago, the son of poor Ukrainian immigrants.

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☆ The US soldier who darted into North Korea was accused of punching a man and hurling insults at Koreans and the Korean army while damaging a police car while in custody months earlier
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US soldier who crossed into North Korea has been accused of assault and damaging a police car. Travis King is believed to be in North Korean custody after he crossed a border into the country. He had been held in a South Korean prison over assault charges before the incident. He was accused of repeatedly punching a man in the face at a club on September 25 of last year, Reuters reported, citing court records in Seoul, South Korea. Meanwhile, King's mother, Claudine Gates, told ABC News that she was shocked to learn that her son had crossed into North Korea.

Persons: Travis King, Soldier Travis King, Defense Lloyd Austin, King, King's, Claudine Gates, Travis, Gates Organizations: Service, US Army, Defense, Associated Press, Reuters, Authorities, Korean, Court, ABC News, Daily Locations: North Korea, North, Korean, Wall, Silicon, South Korea, Seoul, profanities, Fort Bliss , Texas

☆ Opinion | In India’s Gang Rape Culture, All Women Are Victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Vidya Krishnan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

GOA, India — My niece was just 4 years old when she turned to my sister-in-law in a packed movie theater in Mumbai and asked about gang rape for the first time. We were watching the latest Bollywood blockbuster about vigilante justice, nationalistic fervor and, of course, gang rape. Didi’s gang rape took place offscreen, but it didn’t need to be shown. You may wonder, “Why take a 4-year-old to such a movie?” But there is no escaping India’s rape culture; sexual terrorism is treated as the norm. India’s favorite profanities are about having sex with women without their consent.

Persons: Didi Organizations: . Society Locations: GOA, India, Mumbai

☆ 'He'll do anything to come for you': Bang Bang, the tattoo artist to stars like Rihanna and Justin Bieber, is a controlling, vindictive boss, ex-employees say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Melkorka Licea | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Yet some former Bang Bang employees said that McCurdy's meticulously curated image as a thoughtful progressive in a rough-and-tumble industry wasn't much more than good PR. At Bang Bang, "they just woke-wash everything," one former employee said. This kind of behavior extended to other Bang Bang employees. Ganser, the Bang Bang manager, also sent Wang a text comparing her behavior to her father's, who was in prison. Photo by Gotham/GC ImagesNearly a decade after opening the first Bang Bang shop, McCurdy still sees himself as a trailblazer.

☆ Lauren Boebert's husband Jayson flew into a rage while being served divorce papers and set his dogs loose on the process server, affidavit says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert is divorcing Jayson Boebert, her husband of nearly two decades. A process server delivering divorce papers said that Jayson Boebert yelled profanities at him. He also said he did not do "anything bad" to the process server, and maintained that his dogs were "no threat." Lauren Boebert said in a statement to The Colorado Sun on Tuesday that she was breaking up with Jayson Boebert due to "irreconcilable differences." Jayson Boebert's attorney and and representatives of Lauren Boebert did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

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