Three-time Super Bowl winner and NFL superstar James White announced he is retiring today. The running back played all eight seasons of his career with the New England Patriots.
Beto O'Rourke, who is running for Governor of Texas against incumbent Greg Abbott, called out a heckler during a campaign stop who was laughing as O'Rourke spoke about the Uvalde Shooting.
Go deeper →Megan Thee Stallion released the track list for her newest album, Traumazine, which releases on August 12th. The album features collaborations with Jhene Aiko, Latto, Dua Lipa, and Future.
A gunman tried to enter the FBI building in Cincinnati early this morning. He was confronted by agents and fled the scene. Police have shut down Interstate 71. He was later identified as Ricky Shiffer and was shot and killed by police officers after a standoff.
The increasingly erratic behavior of The Flash's star, Ezra Miller, is reportedly causing Warner Bros. to reconsider the film's fate.
Go deeper →Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke for the first time today about the decision to raid Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago. Garland said that he signed off on the search and has moved to unseal the search and seizure warrant and publicize the list of items taken in the raid.
Go deeper →The Federal Election Commission will allow Gmail to spam-proof campaign emails from politicians.
Go deeper →A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that teens are abandoning Facebook and spending most of their time on Youtube, Tik Tok, and Instagram.
Go deeper →A group of investors in the crypto platform Voyager have sued Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks. The investors alleged that Cuban and the Mavericks participated in a Ponzi scheme by promoting the coin. Voyager filed for bankruptcy, which caused 3.5 million investors to lose $5 million collectively.
The CDC has dropped the five-day quarantine requirement for people exposed to Covid-19. The new rules state that exposed individuals wear a mask around others and test after five days instead of isolating. Schools will also no longer need to test exposed individuals without symptoms.
Rivian reported a net loss of $1.71 billion and a revenue of $364 million during their Q2. The electric truck maker has taken recent measures to cut costs, including laying off staff and restructuring the company. Rivian is slowly showing signs of improvement as the number of trucks the company is manufacturing is starting to increase.
Ethereum will switch to a proof-of-stake model in mid-September after conducting its last test of the new protocol before rollout today. The new protocol is less energy-intensive than requiring proof of work to claim ownership of new coins.
The State Department is offering $10 million as a reward for information about four Russian hackers who use the aliases, Target,” “Reshaev,” “Professor,” “Tramp,” and “Dandis. The hackers are associated with the Conti ransomware group.
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