According to Business Insider, AT&T is launching a new streaming service to compete with Netflix in late 2019. HBO, which was acquired in the merger, will be bundled with the service and it will also include Warner Bros. movies and Cartoon Network animated programs. With HBO being the bedrock of the new service, users will still be able […]
So, this happened… Former NFL running back Herschel Walker wants CNN to kick anchor Don Lemon off the air. Walker was reacting to Lemon’s laughter during a segment that was critical of Kanye West’s trip to the White House. The segment included one panelist who said, quote, “Kanye West is what happens when Negroes don’t […]
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George Taliaferro, former star running back on Indiana University and the first African-American player to be drafted by an NFL team, passed away Monday night at age 91. Taliaferro was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1949 in the 13th round, but never played for the team. He had committed to play for the Los […]
LL Cool J is being nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the fifth time. The Queens native, who raised his family in Manhasset, joins first-time nominees Def Leppard, Devo, John Prine, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks and Todd Rundgren. Besides his recording career, the rapper stars in TV’s NCIS:Los Angeles […]
Google-Plus is reportedly shutting down after private data from hundreds of thousands of users was exposed. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Google discovered the data breach last March, but kept it private. The software bug exposed data including names, email addresses, birth dates, and other personal information of Google-Plus users between 2015 and […]
Support for legalized marijuana is at an all-time high in America. The Pew Research Center shows 62-percent of Americans think weed should be legal. That’s the highest percentage ever recorded in the survey dating back to 1969. Likewise, the percentage of people who think it should remain illegal is at an all time low of […]
Although we’re barely into October, retailers are expecting to ring up nearly 721-billion dollars in sales this holiday season. The National Retail Federation projects about a four-and-a-half percent increase in sales over last November and December. The industry group cited a healthy economy and strong consumer confidence heading into the holiday season. The forecast is in […]
Well it looks like Geoffrey the Giraffe may get a new lease on life thanks to investors who purchased Toys R Us’ assets. The retail company has cancelled its bankruptcy auction, and will soon launch a wholesale operation called Geoffrey’s Toy Box. Executives are continuing to work out of the Toys R Us headquarters in […]
Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is getting a 40-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. A statement from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred today said that after reviewing all the evidence, he concluded that Russell violated the league’s policy. The suspension is retroactive to September 21st, the date Russell was put on leave after […]
There’s a report out that Netflix is going to let viewers decide how some shows end. Bloomberg reports Netflix will roll out the interactive feature of choosing endings on shows including Black Mirror. Projects released before the end of the year will follow the model of some kids shows already on Netflix, such as Puss […]
There’s a new study that says exercise, even a little, improves memory. Scientists from the university of California-Irvine had test subjects do ten minutes of light exercise, such as yoga or walking, every day. They found that modest amount of low-impact exercise enhances communication between the regions of the brain that store and recall memories. […]