Jussie Smollett issued a statement Friday, the Empire actor’s first public comments since he was the attack victim in a possible hate crime earlier this week in Chicago. “Let me start by saying that I’m OK,” Smollett said in a statement to Essence. “My body is strong but my soul …
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Customs and Border Protection agents discovered 254 pounds of fentanyl in a truck this weekend, NBC reports. It was the largest seizure of the synthetic opioid, which has caused countless overdose deaths, in U.S. history. The bust took place Saturday when a tractor-trailer was stopped trying to enter the U.S. …
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The sun reflects brilliantly off the waves of the Pacific, throwing shadows on the charred hills where tufts of green were just starting to emerge from blackened soil. “There’s no place like home” plays on the radio. The last embers from the Woolsey fire — the destructive wildfire that burned …
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Rob Waltman tried to tell his partner, Peter Dovak, he looked fine. He didn’t need to look any different. He especially didn’t need to inject himself with silicone to look bigger. “Peter had the worst body dysmorphia out of anyone I ever knew,” Waltman tells Rolling Stone. “For years it …
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The mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts was first in line to legally purchase marijuana at one of the town’s new dispensaries, CBS reports “I think there’s a lot going on here in trying to bring marijuana out of the shadows,” Mayor David Narkewicz said. Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, …
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Judge Brian M. Cogan had what he called an “open rebellion” on his hands Wednesday morning when, after announcing the selection of a jury in the trial of Joaquin Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, one juror broke down crying, begging to be taken off the jury. The woman told Cogan …
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Kim Kardashian, Meek Mill andThe Sentencedirector Rudy Valdezwill be among the speakers at the upcoming Criminal Justice Reform Summit co-hosted by Rolling Stone and Variety. The event, featuring a keynote address and conversation with activist Van Jones, will take place November 14th at Los Angeles’ Jeremy Hotel. The summit aims …
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Kanye West’s lunch with President Donald Trump on Thursday was supposed to be focused on criminal justice reform, gun violence and other issues plaguing the rapper’s hometown of Chicago. Instead, West, an outspoken Trump supporter, came armed witha proposal for a hydrogen-powered plane that would replace Air Force One, which …
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Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault last fall, setting off a flurry of other allegations against the movie producer, ending his career and sparking the #MeToo movement. At the same time, according to theNew York Times, Argento was allegedly scrambling …
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Update, Wednesday, June 20, 3:25 p.m. EST: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday that legalization will go into effect on October 17th, 2018. Canada has legalized recreational marijuana use after the country’s two legislative chambers approved the Cannabis Act Tuesday, the CBC reports. The bill will allow Canadian …
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