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In this Sept. 28, 2020 file photo, The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo.Photo: Kiichiro Sato (AP) Well, this isn’t funny: Nashville-based comedian Joshua Black said a woman falsely accused him of breaking into cars at the apartment complex they both live at. She said he fit the description of …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: What We Know About Boosters
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. If this booster-shot rollout is a 1,000-piece puzzle, this week a few more pieces fell into …
Read More »Kyrie Irving Could Still Earn $19M, Despite Not Playing
Kyrie Irving will not play in the NBA for the Brooklyn Nets because he is refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine. However, he still could earn $19 million. According to CNN, the Brooklyn Nets are required to pay the 29-year-old for approximately 40 away games because it was their decision …
Read More »Dawn Staley Becomes Highest Paid Black Coach In NCAA Women’s Basketball
Dawn Staley, a head coach at the University of South Carolina, is now officially tied as the NCAA’s highest paid women’s basketball coach and holds the distinction of being the league’s highest paid Black coach. According to Bleacher Report, South Carolina just locked Staley into a seven year contract valued …
Read More »Netflix Fires Organizer of Planned Trans Employee Walkout Over Dave Chappelle's Recent Special
The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix’s Los Angeles headquarters on October 07, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) Days before a planned walkout of trans employees and allies at Netflix in protest of Dave Chappelle’s latest “comedy” special The Closer, the streaming giant confirmed that it …
Read More »When Friendship Is a Family Matter
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with two mother-daughter pairs whose families have been friends for three generations. It started with the grandfathers, who were …
Read More »Eve Announces Pregnancy With Gorgeous Baby Bump Photo
Rapper and actress Eve is expecting her first child with husband Maximillion Cooper. The 42-year-old announced the news on Instagram, writing, “Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! ❤️ You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!! We get to meet our lil …
Read More »95-Year-Old Actress Who Made Her Mark Playing An Elder In ‘Black Panther’ Dies
Dorothy Steel who lived out a long-deferred dream of acting and landed a pivotal role as an elder in the blockbuster Black Panther movie at the age of 88, has died. The 95-year-old actress transitioned and joined the ancestors on Friday morning at her home in Detroit, WSBTV reports. “She …
Read More »Please Make It So: Trump Claims His Supporters Won’t Vote in 2022 or 2024 If America Doesn’t Solve the Great 'Election Fraud of 2020'
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Former president of America and current president of white people who dress in bedsheets claimed his followers can’t be counted on in future elections until the Republican Party addresses his baseless and senseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. And I …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Fight Over What Kids Can Read
Bans and attempted bans of critical race theory and the 1619 Project in classrooms are part of a familiar pattern: Your weekly guide to the best in books Sam Hodgson / The New York Times / Redux After the Capitol riot, Matt Hawn, a teacher from Tennessee, brought an Atlantic …
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