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Cuba finally legalizes independent movie-making — but censorship still an issue
HAVANA — Cuba’s Communist government on Thursday issued a decree legalizing the country’s independent movie industry in a move that should facilitate production, although critics said it fails to resolve issues of censorship and distribution. Click Here: Discount Golf Appare Until now, Cuba’s independent filmmakers have had to scramble to get their projects made dueRead moreRead more
Andrew Yang scored over 100K new Twitter followers after Dem debate
The quietest Democratic presidential candidate in last week’s debates walloped the rest of the field in the Twitter primary. Andrew Yang spoke only four times during Thursday night’s contest — and never once butted in. But the little-known tech entrepreneur racked up more than 108,000 new Twitter followers in the hours that followed, according toRead moreRead more
Toddler dies from E. coli at San Diego County Fair
A 2-year-old boy died and three children fell ill after contracting E. coli at the San Diego County Fair petting zoo, according to a report. The boy had been hospitalized and died from complications. San Diego Health and Human Services announced the boy’s June 24 death on Friday, CBS News reported. Click Here: cheap pandoraRead moreRead more
Pete Alonso will swing away in the Home Run Derby
Pete Alonso will be in Cleveland during All-Star festivities, shooting for the fences. Click Here: cheap pandora Rings The Mets slugger has accepted an invitation to the Home Run Derby, he said Friday, and will participate whether or not he is selected to the National League All-Star team. “It’s just something I have always lookedRead moreRead more
Martin Shkreli’s lawyers want conviction tossed because jury was ‘confused’
“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli remains in a Pennsylvania prison, but his prosecutor and his lawyer were in a Manhattan appellate courtroom Friday clashing over his claim that his securities-fraud conviction should be voided because his jury was “confused.” During contentious arguments before a three-judge Appellate Division panel, Shkreli’s appeals lawyer, Mark Baker, said jurors wereRead moreRead more
Megan Rapinoe sends USWNT into World Cup semis
PARIS — Megan Rapinoe went from controversy to triumph, scoring twice for the United States in the much-anticipated clash with host France to send the defending champions into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory Friday night. France was vying to become the first nation to simultaneously hold the men’s andRead moreRead more
Trump lands in South Korea ahead of possible meeting with Kim Jong Un
President Trump landed just outside Seoul for a meeting with South Korea’s leader — and a possible “quick hello” with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. But if the proposed handshake at the demilitarized zone doesn’t happen, Trump said Saturday he’s OK with that. “Of course, I thought of that,” Trump said of the prospectRead moreRead more
Another parent busted in college admissions scandal
Federal prosecutors have busted yet another parent in the nationwide college admissions scandal, officials announced Friday. Tech executive Jeffrey Bizzack was nabbed for paying $250,000 to bribe his son’s way into the University of Southern California as a bogus volleyball recruit — and has agreed to plead guilty in the case, prosecutors said. The SolonaRead moreRead more
Disney custodian thinks watching child porn is his constitutional right: cops
A custodian at Florida’s Walt Disney World has been charged with possessing child pornography — and believes it’s his constitutional right to look at graphic photos and videos of kids online, authorities said. Paul G. Curley, 66, was arrested Wednesday on six counts of possession of child pornography after detectives in Osceola County got aRead moreRead more