Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute over the film "It Ends With Us," averting a trial that was scheduled to begin on May 18, 2026 . The settlement, announced on May 4, involved no financial payout between the parties . However, the legal battle is not...
A reported joint proposal by the AFL-CIO and Teamsters to impose a 0.5% tax on high-compute businesses could not be independently verified in public records reviewed Friday. The supplied claim says the “automation special tax” would cover hyperscale data centers above 20 megawatts of IT load and companies buying more...
The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Apple remains active in federal court, but a new filing demanding that Apple dismantle iMessage has not been verified. The lawsuit was filed March 21, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging Apple illegally maintained smartphone-market power...
A viral claim that federal authorities seized Taylor Swift’s private jet over a $42.3 million tax debt is not supported by credible evidence as of August 21, 2026. Searches found no IRS announcement, federal court filing, or direct reporting from named outlets directly confirming the alleged seizure, debt, payment dispute,...
Tyson Foods announced on August 13 it will close beef processing plants in Joslin, Illinois, and Eagle Mountain, Utah, eliminating over 3,200 jobs as the U.S. faces its most severe cattle shortage in decades . The U.S. cattle herd fell to approximately 86.2 million head as of January 1, 2026,...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who was found unresponsive at a South Carolina apartment on August 16 at age 36 . An autopsy found no signs of physical trauma that would have contributed to her death, but the cause...
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Chigozie Anusiem was carted from the field with a knee injury during Thursday night’s 22-20 preseason victory over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Anusiem was injured in the third quarter while covering a punt, according to the Associated Press and CBS Sports. The NFL game...
A civilian-contracted Cessna 441 crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board . The aircraft, operated by Security Aviation and chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, departed from Anchorage and crashed around 12:15 p.m. local time...
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana entered a ninth day without electricity on Thursday after a deadly derecho swept through the region on August 11, causing widespread destruction . Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) reported approximately 68,000 customers still lacked power, with full restoration in hard-hit Gary...
Gwyneth Paltrow has responded to online backlash over a reported private dinner for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by posting parody invitations on Instagram . The controversy began after journalist Matthew Belloni reported in his Puck newsletter that Paltrow was hosting an "off-the-record al fresco dinner" for Altman at her Hamptons...
