FCC Fines Networks for Wrongly Using Emergency Alert System
Jimmy Kimmel has learned an expensive lesson: don’t mess with the government’s emergency alert system.
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Feds Lie in Wait 3 Years for Accused Turtle Trafficker
Taking their time like the proverbial tortoise, federal prosecutors are said to have brought charges against a man who was spotted three years ago laying 1,000 turtle traps outside downtown Atlanta.
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A federal judge refused to dismiss claims that the estate of “St. Louis Blues” composer W.C. Handy defamed an accountant by accusing him of dipping into company assets.
Read moreLatino Actors and Writers Issue ‘Letter of Solidarity’
Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public “letter of solidarity” to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi.
Read moreFaye Dunaway Sued by Ex-Assistant After Broadway Boot
Less than a month after unprofessional behavior reportedly got her fired from what would have been her first Broadway show in 40 years, Faye Dunaway was hit with a lawsuit Thursday from a former assistant who says he has hard evidence of the Oscar-winning actress being abusive.
Read moreAmerican Hobby Store Getting Killed by Trump’s Tariffs
After getting his first customs bill in the mail since President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on Chinese imports, Mike Brey is considering closing up shop.
Read moreNew York Ivory Ban Survives Pre-Emption Claim
Antique dealers challenging New York’s tight rules on intrastate ivory sales failed to persuade a federal judge Wednesday that the law is unconstitutional.
Read moreA$AP Rocky Gets Suspended Sentence for Stockholm Assault
A Stockholm court on Wednesday convicted U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky of assault and gave him a suspended sentence over a street brawl, a case that outraged fans and sparked a diplomatic spat with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Harassment Claims Against Plácido Domingo Rock Music World
Two major music companies have canceled appearances by Plácido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which numerous women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior for decades.
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NFL Teams Up With Jay-Z on Social Activism
The NFL and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league said it will use Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to consult on its entertainment shows, including the Super Bowl halftime show, and work with him to “strengthen community through music and the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative.”
Read moreNinth Circuit Revives Antitrust Suit Over DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket
From mid-August until the beginning of February, millions of people don their best outfits for a church-like experience: watching Sunday football. That is, of course, if the NFL game is being carried on a local TV station or those devout fans have signed up for a satellite football package.
Read moreAirline Ends Trans-Atlantic Routes Due to 737 Max Grounding
Norwegian Air says it’s ending trans-Atlantic service between Ireland and three U.S. and Canadian airports because the grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft has made the routes “no longer commercially viable.”
Read moreNaked City
Shamrock Entertainment Ltd. brought a federal complaint against Master Licensing Inc., in a dispute over who has rights to create derivative versions of the 1948 movie “Naked City.”
Read morePlease Feed the Animals
A married couple sued Flagstaff and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission in Coconino County Court, claiming a law that bars the feeding of wild animals on private property caused them emotional distress.
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