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Facebook Tweet Email Link A judge rebuked Sean “Diddy” Combs for his behavior in court, and a woman using the pseudonym “Jane” alleged that Combs pressured her to have sex with other men as part of her testimony at the hip-hop mogul’s federal criminal trial on Thursday. The key testimony from Jane comes as the prosecution seeks to show Combs and his inner circle used violence, lies, drugs, and other means to coerce Jane and Cassie Ventura into participating in sexual performances with male escorts known as “hotel nights” or “Freak Offs.” Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of…
CNN — Tom Cruise is now a title-holder for a daring stunt he performed for the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Cruise now holds the title for the “most burning parachute jumps by an individual,” with his jump count clocking in at 16 times. “Tom doesn’t just play action heroes – he is an action hero!” Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, said in a statement Thursday. “A large part of his success can be chalked up to his absolute focus on authenticity and pushing the boundaries of what…
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Going into this Stanley Cup Final rematch, confidence oozed from the Florida Panthers just like last year when they won — and also this time from the Edmonton Oilers because they felt prepared for the moment.After losing Game 1 in overtime after a puck over the glass penalty put Edmonton on the power play, the Panthers have not lost any of the belief they carried into the series. In a third consecutive final, the defending champions are unfazed by their deficit and appear well equipped to bounce back in Game 2 on Friday night.“We’ve got a…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two decades on Texas college campuses, it was a resilient law in the face of Republicans’ hardening immigration agenda: in-state tuition prices for students who did not have legal resident status. But in a flash, the Texas policy that was the first of its kind in the U.S. was halted Wednesday, blocked by a federal judge hours after the Justice Department sued to dismantle it. Republican Texas leaders did not fight the challenge, but instead eagerly joined it. The surprise and quick end to the law, known as the “Texas Dream Act,” stunned immigration advocates…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have had something of an on-again-off-again relationship over the years.The world’s richest person and the two-time president of the United States weren’t always close, but have become singular political allies, with Musk calling himself “first buddy” following Trump’s 2024 victory and donating more than $200 million toward pro-Trump super PACs.At the beginning of Trump’s second term, Musk was frequently seen by the president’s side and served as the de-facto head of the White House DOGE office, the cost-cutting initiative that’s made waves throughout the federal government.In May, Musk started to separate himself somewhat from Trump,…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding. Instead, New York officials suggested in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday that they could broaden the state ban to include names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups that the department deems offensive. The federal agency last week determined New York violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by issuing a statewide ban on the use of Native American…
Google on Thursday announced an update to its Gemini 2.5 Pro preview model that the company claims is better at certain programming tasks. The company’s calling it an “updated preview,” building on the upgrade to Gemini 2.5 Pro that Google announced around a month ago. Google says the model will roll out in general availability in a “couple of weeks” and is available starting today in its AI developer platforms AI Studio and Vertex AI and the Gemini app. Image Credits:Google “[Gemini 2.5 Pro] continues to excel at coding, leading on difficult coding benchmarks,” Google wrote in a blog post.…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she remains day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain but will be re-evaluated this weekend after the team’s game at the Chicago Sky on Saturday.Clark spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining the injury during Indiana’s loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was expected to miss at least two weeks.“I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress,” Clark said, adding that she’s been able to get a different point of view watching games from the bench.“I’m not going to rush coming back,” the 2024…
2025-06-05T16:33:08Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Nintendo launched the Switch 2 at midnight on June 5, drawing crowds that waited overnight for the release. The company said it expects to sell 15 million units in the current fiscal year. Nintendo didn’t increase the base cost of the console due to tariffs, but did boost the price of its…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger.The appeal was issued by Lola Castro, the World Food Program’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, who recently returned from Haiti, where escalating gang violence has displaced well over 1 million people and left half the population — 5.7 million people — in urgent need of food.Two million of them are in the two worst categories in the Integrated Food…