According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake occurred at exactly 10:23 a.m., about 16 kilometers northwest of Bridgewater. In the process, the quake shook skyscrapers and several buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, report the AP and Variety.
Although 4.8 is usually considered moderate, all indications point to it being “one of the biggest quakes ever to hit New York City”.
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Wesley Moss and Andrew Litinsky, his co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social.
On March 24, Trump and his legal team filed suit in civil court in Sarasota County, Florida, arguing that the media company had been mismanaged and launched inefficiently.
Moss and Litinsky, former contestants on Trump’s reality show The Apprentice, played a crucial role in the creation of Truth Social, the social network launched by Trump himself after he was banned from Twitter following the attack on the Capitol in January 2021.
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In his complaint, Trump argues that the two co-founders made several mistakes that led to costly delays and mishandling of the company’s IPO. He therefore seeks to rescind their actions, accusing them of grossly failing to perform their duties and mismanaging the operation in various ways.
Last February, Moss and Litinsky initiated their own lawsuit in Delaware court, alleging that Trump was seeking to reduce the value of their shares by significantly increasing the number of authorized shares within the company.
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Trump Media & Technology Group became a publicly traded company following its merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp.
Trump Media shares have also been volatile, reflecting the turmoil within the company.
Reports indicate a loss of $58.2 million and income of $4.1 million for the year 2023.
Fans of The Matrix franchise will be delighted to learn that Warner Bros. has confirmed that The Matrix will return with the next sequel to the sci-fi saga launched in 1999.
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The Matrix universe is adding a new chapter to its saga, and this expansion is not without a major upheaval. Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski will no longer be involved in the film’s sequel as writers or directors, but will be executive producers of The Matrix 5, handing over to Drew Goddard.
Goddard, best known for writing the screenplay for The Martian, will write and direct the fifth installment of the franchise, adding his proven expertise to this next chapter.
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According to a Variety source, Goddard is in talks with Warner Bros. to present a new vision of the legacy of The Matrix universe, with innovative ideas to further enrich the saga. This news has raised concerns among fans of the franchise, who wonder about the direction the saga might take without the direct influence of the Wachowskis.
Details about The Matrix 5 are still scarce, as development of the film is still in its early stages. No information has been released about the plot, the actors who will reprise their roles, or the release date. Nevertheless, the announcement of this forthcoming film has generated a great deal of excitement in the film industry and among fans.
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This news is certainly a wonderful way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the very first The Matrix film, which was released in cinemas on March 31, 1999!
The search for a missing dog in Colorado has taken an unlikely turn: Ullr, the Border Collie/Rottweiler who had been missing for almost a year, has been spotted by surveillance cameras and is said to be in excellent health.
This has re-energized owner Jacob Dalbey’s efforts to find him.
A trail camera in Colorado catches a missing dog alive and apparently healthy after 11 months alone in the wild following an avalanche that separated the dog from its owner. https://t.co/zrHd5czMtl
Jacob Dalbey’s beloved dog disappeared on March 17, 2023, following a sudden and unexpected avalanche near Mount Chair. Ullr survived the accident, but was lost in the wild. While Dalbey and his friends were injured by the snow slide, Ullr escaped.
The search for Ullr continues today, thanks to the support and determination of the community.
Dalbey could not afford to fund the search due to the size of his medical bills, which included surgery, frostbite treatment and other expenses.
Deborah Wieker launched a GoFundMe page to help bring Ullr home. The campaign raised nearly $38,000 to find Ullr.
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Dalbey received confirmation of his quest for answers after placing surveillance cameras to attract Ullr and providing him with food. Dalbey was delighted to see the warrior Ullr in the images taken on February 17 and 18, 2024.
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Ullr’s story has been widely shared and Dalbey is grateful for all the support he has received, both from strangers and friends. These contributions have enabled the search to continue and given Dalbey hope of finding Ullr safe and sound.
The legal troubles of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, also known as P. Diddy, have been getting worse of late. His Los Angeles and Miami residences were recently raided as part of a sex trafficking investigation. He also faces allegations of sex trafficking and sexual abuse in a $30 million civil suit filed by Rodney Jones, aka Lil Rod.
But he’s not alone, as Lil Rod has mentioned several names in his lawsuit.
One of them is actor Cuba Gooding Jr., in connection with serious allegations.
A music producer who filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs last month has now accused actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexually harassing and assaulting him, an amended federal complaint filed Monday night shows. https://t.co/pZHfxh377z
Rodney Jones also accuses Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual harassment and assault. The complaint, which was amended on March 26 to add Gooding Jr.’s name, alleges that the actor sexually assaulted Lil Rod while they were on Combs’ yacht.
Several photos of Cuba Gooding Jr., Sean Combs and Lil Rod, taken during the aforementioned allegations, are said to be included in the complaint filed by Lil Rod in support of the actor’s allegations.
Cuba Gooding Jr. and P. Diddy, who are reputed to be friends, are now both in hot water.
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Rodney Jones filed his original complaint against P. Diddy and others last February, alleging that Combs coerced him into recruiting sex workers and that he was pressured to participate in unwanted sex acts.
According to NBC News, Sean Combs, who is also the subject of a federal investigation and searches, and for whom several people have been interviewed by federal officials in Manhattan, is currently reportedly under investigation for allegations involving human trafficking, assault, narcotics and firearms.
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This isn’t the first time Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of misconduct. Gooding pleaded guilty in 2022, in another case, to a charge of forcibly kissing a New York nightclub employee in 2018.
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Will these new allegations seal the fate of the actor, whose reputation was already greatly tarnished?
Happy Gilmore, starring Adam Sandler, remains one of the most memorable films of the ’90s , and continues to be watched by generations.
Well, good news for fans, as it looks like the rumors of a potential sequel are true!
First, our very own Shooter McGavin, actor Christopher McDonald, recently revealed in a radio interview that Adam Sandler was working on the second installment, and had even shown him an almost-finished version of the script, reports Variety.
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In fact, our favorite Happy met his rival some time ago and gave him a glimpse of what awaits him in this second version.
For the moment, many details are still missing about this potential sequel, but it’s one step closer to a second Sandler hit.
What’s more, journalist and sports commentator Dan Patrick hinted that Adam Sandler himself had confirmed that the Happy Gilmore sequel was in development, and that the star had confirmed that he would be in the film, in his own role!
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So there you have it, two corroborating sources!
Would you like to see Happy again?
Sadly, Bob Barker and Carl Weathers (Chubbs), key characters in the first film, have passed away.
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Happy Gilmore, produced for 12 million U.S. dollars, raked in 41.2 million at the worldwide box office, before establishing itself as a cult film on video and propelling Adam Sandler’s career into the stratosphere.
But in the now-infamous court documents from the lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones, known as Lil Rod, accusing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual abuse and trafficking, Jones alleges that Diddy’s parties attracted people because of his access to celebrities such as athletes, politicians, artists and musicians. Jones also named international dignitaries such as Prince Harry in the documents.
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Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones is suing for US$30 million, and claims that several of the acts alleged against Sean Combs took place at these lavish parties. He claims that these events attracted high-profile personalities, giving them an aura of legitimacy for illegal activities that took place behind closed doors at these events. Prince Harry’s name is mentioned as an example of the notable figures in Combs’ relationships with influential individuals, embarrassing the prince who would have preferred not to be involved in this affair!
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Combs, who had only had a brief encounter with Prince Harry, mentioned him in an interview dating back to 2012, expressing his eagerness to meet him on his next trip to London.
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Investigations and legal proceedings involving Sean Combs continue, with searches conducted by federal agents and the Department of Homeland Security at his personal residences.
Elon Musk suffered a setback in court when a US district judge dismissed a complaint filed by X Corp against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a non-profit organization that had reported a noticeable increase in hate speech since Musk acquired the platform in 2023.
The decision followed a lawsuit filed by X Corp, headed by Elon Musk, against the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Musk alleged that the organization had illegally collected social media data in order to produce reports on the spread of extremism and hate speech.
In his complaint, Musk claimed that these reports were part of a fear campaign designed to intimidate advertisers and cause significant financial harm to his company. He also claimed that the Center for Countering Digital Hate had breached its user agreement by collecting this data.
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In a detailed 52-page decision, the judge found that Musk’s concerns focused more on the Center for Countering Digital Hate’s criticism of X than on the data collection.
In addition, the judge ruled that Musk’s complaint violated the law protecting free speech, and that it fell under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is designed to preserve free speech.
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The judge emphasized during the proceedings that Elon Musk’s legal team should have brought a defamation action instead, if the billionaire believed that the Center for Countering Digital Hate was making false or damaging claims against X.
This lawsuit represents a setback for Musk, who has presented himself as an absolute defender of freedom of expression. Criticized for his management of the social media giant, Musk sees his own defense of free speech widely denounced by his detractors.
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Important advertisers have left X since Musk took the helm, citing concerns about the increase in hate speech and low-quality viral content.
Sean Diddy Combs has been facing new legal problems of late. In recent days, his homes in Los Angeles and Miami have been searched as part of a sex trafficking investigation, but he’s also named at the center of allegations of sex trafficking and abuse in a lawsuit filed by Rodney Jones aka Lil Rod.
And Lil Rod brings up Jennifer Lopez’s name in the case as he looks back at the infamous club shooting in 1999.
Diddy was involved in a club shooting in 1999, when he was in a relationship with Jennifer Lopez. Three people were injured in the incident, and Combs and Lopez were apprehended by the police. Although Jennifer Lopez was later acquitted, questions remain about the actual events of the evening.
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So the relationship between Sean Combs and Jennifer Lopez has once again come under the microscope, as this event can be found in the legal documents of the man accusing Combs of sexual abuse and trafficking.
In his lawsuit, Lil Rod argues that Combs’ hold and the climate of power he creates around him has existed for a long time, and is not a recent phenomenon. For example, Lil Rod refers to the shooting incident in 1999 and claims that Diddy forced Jennifer Lopez to bring the gun into the club herself.
However, another person was formally accused of bringing the gun into the establishment at the time and was even sentenced to a notable penalty in connection with the shooting.
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Jennifer Lopez recently addressed her past relationship with Diddy. In her documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told, she reveals that their relationship was a mixture of both professional and personal mentoring. She also claims that Diddy cheated on her during this period. However, many people are wondering whether Diddy could also be the man Jennifer Lopez accuses, without naming him directly, of manhandling her.
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Diddy has a storied legal history… including numerous arrests and various charges, some dating as far back as 1991, for assault. Over the years, several people, including former employees and his ex-girlfriend, have also filed complaints against him. More recently, Cassie, his ex-girlfriend, filed a complaint alleging that he had abused and controlled his employees, forcing them to take drugs and even sexually assaulting them! However, the case was settled out of court before going to trial.
And finally, Rodney Jones, a former Combs employee, is accusing Diddy of sexual exploitation during the production of his 2023 album.
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One wonders if new evidence related to the shooting involving Lopez and Combs will emerge at this upcoming trial.
One thing is certain: the raids on the rapper and producer’s residences are not good news for Combs…
A New York judge in a high-profile trial involving bribery charges has ruled that the trial will begin as scheduled in April, despite Trump’s attempts to delay it.
In their attempt to delay the trial, Trump and his lawyers argued that prosecutors had filed more than 100,000 pages of potential evidence. Trump’s lawyers claimed they needed more time to review these documents, arguing that some contained inconsistencies that could exonerate him.
The judge ruled that the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office had taken the necessary steps to obtain the documents from an earlier federal investigation in the Southern District of New York. He also ruled that there had been no fault on the part of the DA in the late provision of the documents to the court, contrary to what defense lawyers had claimed.
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Recall that in this trial, prosecutors argue that payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels were not recorded financial transactions, but rather allegedly aimed at influencing the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
This led to the indictment of Trump, who is accused of falsifying his business records to conceal these expenses.
This new evidence originated in the early stages of the discovery process, when defense lawyers subpoenaed federal prosecutors in January 2024. Defense attorneys sought to obtain various documents from Mr. Cohen, believing they could reveal information crucial to Mr. Trump’s defense.
The Southern District of New York released a portion of the requested documents after negotiations.
They total 119,000 pages!
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Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan have rejected the defense’s arguments of the need for a new delay due to new evidence. They argue that most of the documents do not provide new revelations, but rather confirm existing evidence. Furthermore, they argue that Trump’s legal team has had ample time to prepare, a position supported by the judge’s favorable ruling.
This means that Trump will be present in the courtroom as the legal proceedings kick off with the jury selection process on April 15.
