FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper Sean Kingston was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in which he leveraged his fame to dupe sellers into giving him luxury items that he then never paid for. Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, and his mother, Janice Eleanor …
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Former Disney child star woke up to ‘zero dollars’ in bank account after nearly 20 years in showbiz
Alyson Stoner had worked in showbiz for nearly 20 years when the former child star checked a bank account, expecting over a million dollars – and there was nothing. The entertainer had been performing since turning 3 years old. The 32-year-old danced alongside Missy Elliott, and appeared in “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Camp Rock,” among other films. Yet after …
Read More »FDA Approves Tonix’s Tonmya for Fibromyalgia, First New Drug in 15 Years
Tonix Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TNXP) has received FDA approval for Tonmya™, a groundbreaking treatment for fibromyalgia in adults – the first new therapy approved in over 15 years. This non-opioid, sublingual tablet is designed for once-daily bedtime use with rapid bloodstream absorption. Two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials involving nearly 1,000 patients demonstrated …
Read More »Library book returned 82 years late with note from borrower’s family
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter noting that “Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore.” The book is “Your Child, His Family, and Friends” by marriage and family counselor Frances Bruce Strain. It was checked out …
Read More »Why Denzel Washington Movie Took 35 Years To Make
Producer Jason Michael Berman was in grade school, while screenwriter Alan Fox was a toddler when Hollywood first tried to get a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low off the ground. Thirty five years later, they are two of the people responsible for it finally hitting theaters as Highest 2 Lowest, the first collaboration between director Spike …
Read More »The Rare Condition That Took Me 40 Years to Uncover
I have a busy and fulfilling life: I teach writing classes, I mentor a young girl, and I volunteer at my local history museum. I also have great group of supportive friends. But it wasn’t always this way. I have struggled with chronic pain almost my entire life. The first time I recall feeling pain, I was three years old. …
Read More »This Vegetable Could Add Years to Your Life
You probably know you should eat your veggies, but did you know they can add years to your life? Research shows that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can help you live longer by preventing or delaying the onset of chronic diseases like heart disease or certain cancers. While all vegetables are great for you, one stands out for its …
Read More »New Species Of Australopithecus Lived Alongside The Oldest Known Homo Over 2.6 Million Years Ago
Fossilized teeth discovered in Ethiopia have revealed a new-to-science species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins that lived from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene. Not only does it add to our busy human family tree, but the discovery proves they were living alongside the oldest specimens of Homo, the genus of early humans that includes our species, Homo …
Read More »Applied Materials Falls Most in Five Years Amid China Woes
A technician works on a computer at the Applied Materials Inc. facility in Santa Clara, California. (Bloomberg) — Applied Materials Inc., the largest American producer of chipmaking gear, plunged in premarket trading after giving a disappointing sales and profit forecast, renewing concerns that the US trade dispute with China is weighing on demand. Most Read from Bloomberg Revenue will be …
Read More »15 Moments That Defined the Last 30 Years of the Grateful Dead
Reunions, historic tours, Kennedy Center honors, the Sphere, and more When Jerry Garcia died in 1995, it seemed like the story of the Grateful Dead might end there. “I didn’t go out of my house for a week,” Mickey Hart recalled years later. But the Dead’s music and community and culture rebounded and carried on, creating one of the most …
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