Universal Pictures Cancels Plans To Release Movie ‘The Hunt’ Amid Backlash

Universal Pictures announced it has canceled the release of its upcoming political thriller “The Hunt.” The announcement comes days after the studio and the filmmakers temporarily paused their marketing campaigns for the satirical film in the wake of three recent mass shootings in the U.S. “While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for …

Five Children Killed In Pennsylvania Daycare Fire

Authorities say a fire in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of five children and sent another person to the hospital on Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, city officials said firefighters responding to a structure fire shortly after 1 a.m. rescued seven people who were trapped inside a home in the western Pennsylvania city. Investigators were …

Reports Say Jail Protocols For Monitoring Jeffrey Epstein Before Suicide Were Not Followed

According to reports, jail protocols requiring routine checks on the wellbeing of accused sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein appear to have not been followed in the hours before he was found hanging in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. Epstein should have been checked on by a correctional officer every 30 …

Veteran Forward Michael Beasley Agrees To One-Year Deal With Detroit Pistons

Veteran forward Michael Beasley will be joining the Detroit Pistons on a reported one-year deal. Beasley played for the Los Angeles Lakers last season and put up 7.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26 games. Prior to that he played during the 2017-18 season with the New York Knicks where he averaged 13.2 points, 5.6 …

Serena Williams Retires With Back Injury In 2019 Rogers Cup Final

A back injury forced Serena Williams to retire four games into Sunday’s final of the Rogers Cup against Bianca Andreescu. Williams was trailing 3-1 at the time before handing the title to the Canadian. Williams has 72 career singles titles but still hasn’t won a tournament in 2019. “I’m sorry I couldn’t do it today, …

Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth Split After 8 Month Of Marriage

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have called it quits less than a year after tying the knot.  A rep for Cyrus said in a statement: “Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time. Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and …

‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Edges Out ‘Scary Stories’ At Weekend Box Office

Universal’s “Hobbs & Shaw” is set to take the No. 1 spot for a second weekend with $25 million. That total is down 58% from the “Fast & Furious” spinoff’s $60 million opening, however the film’s domestic total is now pushed to an estimated $108 million. “Hobbs & Shaw” just edged out the top new …

President Trump Calls On Federal Reserve To Weaken Dollar

On Thursday, President Donald Trump called on the Federal Reserve to take steps to weaken the U.S. dollar in a move that would make American exports more competitive in world markets while increasing prices on imported goods. Trump wrote in a series of tweets, “As your President, one would think that I would be thrilled …

Twitter Locks Down McConnell Campaign Account After Their Posts Of Protester Threats

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign blasted Twitter on Thursday after their account was locked for sharing a video of protesters making threats against McConnell outside his home. A Twitter spokesperson said: “The users were temporarily locked out of their accounts for a Tweet that violated our violent threats policy, specifically threats involving physical safety.” …

Cleveland Browns Trade RB Duke Johnson To Houston Texans For 2020 Draft Pick

Johnson had grown unhappy with his role and asked to be traded earlier this year after the Browns signed suspended free agent running back Kareem Hunt, who will sit out the season’s first eight games. Browns general manager John Dorsey had been adamant he wasn’t going to ”give away” the 25-year-old Johnson, and he resisted …