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UPDATE (7/9): The death of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California on June 10th, has been ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, as NPR reports. “There were no signs of a struggle, no defensive wounds observed, …

The Confederate flag has long been a common sight at NASCAR races, particularly in the infield, where some fans fly the polarizing symbol alongside the U.S. flag and banners for their favorite drivers. On Wednesday, the stock-car racing organization announced it will no longer allow Confederate flags at its races. …

Larry Kramer — the outspoken AIDS activist, playwright, author, and screenwriter — died on Wednesday at the age of 84. The cause was pneumonia, according to his husband, David Webster, who confirmed the news with the New York Times. Kramer had battled illnesses for years and has been declared dead …

Soap company Dr. Bronner’s — a.k.a. the world’s #1 shower read — has announced its support of the therapeutic use of psilocybin, a.k.a. the psychedelic stuff in magic mushrooms. The company donated $1 million to a campaign supporting a voter initiative in Oregon that would create a framework for mental …

A new podcast, Wind of Change, will explore the tantalizing possibility that Scorpions‘ 1990 power ballad of the same name was actually written by the CIA as a piece of late Cold War propaganda. The show is hosted by New Yorker journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and all eight episodes premiere …

As much of America continues to self-quarantine, the propensity to go stir crazy increases with each passing day. Celebrities are no different: bored out of their minds while sitting at home indefinitely. Maybe they are ceaselessly launching Instagram Lives just for some human connection. Maybe they’re teasing us with some …

Ahead of Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial on sex crime charges, prosecutors announced Friday that the disgraced producer will now face an additional charge of sexual assault on the amended indictment. “We are continuing to build and strengthen our case,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a …

Peter Morley was outraged. Last weekend, President Trump had once again touted the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, despite the protestations of medical professionals urging caution. “It’s not going to hurt people,” he said, adding that the government had stockpiled 29 million pills to fight the virus. …

When Genea Sky, 24, showed up to work last Saturday night as a performer at XTC Cabaret, a strip club in Dallas, she expected it to be a night like any other. But instead, when she did an elbow grip on the pole — a trick that involved her holding …

Mr. Rogers once said that in times of crisis, you should always look for the helpers. Unfortunately, Mr. Rogers did not live in the age of social media, where people are less likely to offer help and more likely to board an airplane and announce that they have coronavirus to …