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YouTube star Jake Paul has been charged for being part of a “riot” in which looters stormed an Arizona mall, cops announced Thursday. Paul, 23, had insisted he was only documenting the looting when he was caught on video at the Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale on Saturday. But Scottsdale police said Thursday he was …
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As more Americans join nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd, they’re turning to encrypted messaging apps to communicate with each other. Downloads of mobile apps like Signal — a secure messaging app which offers end-to-end encryption — have skyrocketed, getting nearly 40,000 downloads over last weekend alone, according to data from industry tracker …
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Lego this week shut down promotional campaigns and marketing for its toy sets that include police officers, firefighters, criminals and even the White House as protests over the killing of George Floyd grip the US. The Danish toy brick maker instructed Rakuten Linkshare, which handles its marketing, to remove the product listings “ASAP” in “light …
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The stakes are higher than ever. Gamblers flocked to casinos in Las Vegas Thursday as the city reopened for the first time since the Strip went dark amid the coronavirus crisis in March. “It’s just been months of us trying to get here,” Bobbi Carlisle of Phoenix, told USA Today. “Now we’re here, and we’re …
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Jake Paul welcomes any legal snafus coming his way. After Scottsdale police slapped the YouTube star, 23, with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly charges on Thursday, the prankster urged people to focus on the bigger issues at hand. “gimme my charges and let’s put the focus back on George Floyd and Black Lives Matter,” he …
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As if the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t enough of a circus already. An enterprising Polish aerialist has managed to both pass the time and sharpen her skills during lockdown by practicing her gravity-defying feats at home in las Vegas. Since performers around the globe have been sidelined, with circuses canceling shows over COVID-19 concerns, Aleksandra Kiedrowicz …
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The band behind Joe Exotic’s tunes on Netflix’s “Tiger King” has inked a record deal. The one-man Vince Johnson Band (previously a two-man duo before member Daniel Clinton passed away in late 2019) has signed an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement with BMG Rights Management and Create Music Group, TMZ reports. As part of the deal, …
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Liberals twice as likely as conservatives to say protests are justified. A majority of young, college-educated Americans justify the rioting and looting destroying major urban areas across the country, according to a new poll. Monmouth University researchers found that 62 percent of those aged 18 to 34 believe the actions of protesters were defensible, with …
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Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday said he thinks former Defense Secretary James Mattis was “missing something” when he criticized President Trump in the wake of the protests sweeping the nation over the death of George Floyd. “To General Mattis, I think you’re missing something here, my friend,” Graham said during an Fox News interview. “You’re …
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Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday called for legislation to force federal law enforcement officers to identify what department they represent. The calls come after federal law enforcement officers clashed with demonstrators outside the White House, but wore no identifying insignia on their uniforms. While Army and National Guard personnel are required to wear uniforms with insignia, …
YouTube star Jake Paul has been charged for being part of a “riot” in which looters stormed an Arizona mall, cops announced Thursday. Paul, 23, had insisted he was only documenting the looting when he was caught on video at the Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale on Saturday. But Scottsdale police said Thursday he was …
