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Sean Combs guilty on 2 of 5 counts, acquitted of racketeering conspiracy

Ricky Vigil/GC ImagesHip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been found guilty of two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial.On count one of the five-count indictment – racketeering conspiracy – the jury found Combs not guilty.On count two – sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, pertaining to Cassie Ventura – the jury found Combs not guilty.On count three – transportation to engage in prostitution, also pertaining to Ventura – the jury found […]

July 2, 2025

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Where’s The Song Of The Summer?

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Last year by now, we were well into a Brat summer. And before Charli XCX’s megahit album, we had already received new albums from Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa. While Sabrina Carpenter’s album Short N Sweet was an August release, both of her singles Espresso and Please Please Please were dominating the airwaves by June, as well. So.. Where are the […]

July 2, 2025 1

Health

Medical Notes: How Sleep Apnea Rewires Your Brain, A Non-Addictive Pain Pill, And Using Ultrasound As A Disinfectant

Ultrasound isn’t just for imaging. There’s a new way to clean medical devices and it involves sound waves. New research shows that sound waves can be used to clean medical stents and catheters. These tools often clog over time, increasing the risk of infection. Thankfully, this new method could keep them clear without invasive procedures to the patient. The research is published in the journal IEEE Transactions On Ultrasonics, Fero-Electrics, And Frequency Control. (ETH Zurich) Sleep apnea may silently rewire […]

July 2, 2025

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: What Juneteenth Reveals About American History

This is Viewpoints Explained… Earlier this month, you may have had the day off work for Juneteenth. The yearly federal holiday is fairly new and falls on June nineteenth – hence the name. While you may have spent the day relaxing outside or catching up on housework, it’s important to understand the significance of Juneteenth. Go back to January first, 1863, and on this day, president Abraham Lincoln signed into effect the emancipation proclamation. This executive order declared an end […]

July 2, 2025 1

Music

Phil Collins’ ‘No Jacket Required’ to be reissued for 40th anniversary, with bonus material

Rhino/Warner RecordsPhil Collins’ blockbuster solo album No Jacket Required is getting a special vinyl reissue in celebration of its 40th anniversary.No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored), dropping Sept. 12, is a four-LP box set featuring a remastered edition of the original album, along with a three LPs of bonus material, including B-sides, and live and rare performances that are getting their vinyl debut.Among those bonus recordings is a live, stripped down version of the #1 hit "One More Night," as well as Collins’ […]

July 2, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ teaser trailer and more

The official teaser trailer for The Terminal List prequel series has arrived. Prime Video has released the teaser for The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. Taylor Kitsch, Chris Pratt and Tom Hopper star in the trailer for the origin series centered on Ben Edwards (Kitsch) and his journey from the Navy SEALS to CIA Special Operations. The show begins streaming on Aug. 27 ...Neil Patrick Harris is going to host a new game show for Netflix. The streamer has announced that […]

July 2, 2025

Entertainment

Guy Remmers talks Theo’s emotional journey in ‘The Buccaneers’ season 2: ‘A roller coaster’

Apple(SPOILER ALERT) Theo is going through it in the latest episode of The Buccaneers.In the third episode of season 2, the Duke of Tintagel is not only dealing with the discovery that his wife, Nan (Kristine Frøseth), was intimate with his best friend, Guy (Matthew Broome), the night before their wedding — he's also coming to terms with the fact that his mother knew about the affair and chose not to tell him about it.Guy Remmers, who plays Duke Theo […]

July 2, 2025

Music

New Grateful Dead photo exhibit to open in Los Angeles

Grateful Dead, 1967 San Francisco, CA. photo by © Ron Rakow, courtesy of Retro Photo ArchiveA new photo exhibit highlighting the Grateful Dead is coming to Los Angeles in July.An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 is set to open at the David Kordansky Gallery. Timed to coincide with this year's 60th anniversary of the iconic band, the exhibit will feature photos curated by photographer Jay Blakesberg and his daughter, Ricki Blakesberg.The exhibit will include 28 large photos and 32 smaller prints highlighting the band’s […]

July 2, 2025

Music

Queen celebrates Live Aid’s 40th anniversary with new merch line raising money for charity

Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty ImagesQueen is continuing their celebration of the upcoming 40th anniversary of Live Aid by raising money for charity with a new line of Live Aid merch.The new official limited-edition Live Aid + Queen merchandise includes two T-shirts — one featuring Queen’s Live Aid set list and one with a picture of the band — as well as a poster, all of which were designed and overseen by Brian May, Roger Taylor and Live Aid co-founder Bob Geldof.Proceeds from the sales will […]

July 1, 2025