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Republicans are trying to spin the Biden impeachment inquiry forward after an hours-long deposition with his son Hunter Biden on Wednesday. It’s proving difficult, as the closed-door hearing doesn’t seem to have yielded many revelatory details. Some Republicans are even conceding that Biden performed well under questioning. “I think when the transcript comes out, it’s gonna read well for him, because they did a great job prepping,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told Fox News host Harris Faulkner Thursday. GOP Rep.…

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has recently had to pay an innocent man roughly $10,700 in compensation after falsely accusing him of misbehaving on a flight he never boarded and adding him to a no-fly list, according to the Irish newspaper, The Journal. Highlights Ryanair paid $10,700 compensation after wrongfully adding a man to their no-fly list over alleged "disruptive" behavior. The man, Eoin Michael Cahill, had reportedly booked a flight but did not fly due to work reasons. Ryanair also sent an email to…

This is a special episode of the Electrek podcast in which we dive into Elon Musk’s comments from last night requesting a 25% stake in Tesla in order to advance AI at the company, which he himself described as an AI/robotics company. The Electrek podcast is generally live every Friday at 4 PM ET, but we are making a special episode today to discuss a strange situation. If you want a primer before the podcast, you can read my article from last night: Elon Musk complains about his smaller stake in…

A strip club on the city’s south side will shut down for two weeks in January after an undercover police operation determined that dancers there were engaged in prostitution. PT’s Showclub, at 1601 W. Evans Ave., will be closed between Jan. 2 and Jan. 15 under an agreement the club reached with the City Attorney’s Office on Monday. In that agreement, the club admits there was prostitution and solicitation of prostitution at PT’s one night this year. PT’s must also ban two former dancers/prostitutes from its club, require…

In August 2016, WIRED visited the San Francisco offices of a young startup recently snapped up by a surprising buyer. General Motors acquired three-year-old Cruise for a reported $1 billion in hopes the straitlaced Detroit automaker could coopt the self-driving technology tipped to disrupt the auto industry. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt—a scrappy Twitch cofounder who competed as a teen in BattleBots—said he intended to stick around, but to keep running the driverless-car tech developer like a startup. He’d be out of a job, he…

50 Cent has offered his reaction to the Fugees’ Pras Michel taking the stand in his federal conspiracy trial and admitting he was an FBI informant.“I knew this fool was a rat” Fif wrote in a post shared on Instagram alongside a headline about Pras’ admission. “I’m glad I never fvck with this guy.”50 Cent’s reaction comes amid Pras’ federal conspiracy trial, in which he is facing up to 22 years for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme and his association with a foreign country attempting to influence the…

Fugees fans are calling out Pras Michel, who recently took the stand in his federal conspiracy trial and admitted to being an FBI informant. Back in March, Pras opened up to Rolling Stone about facing up to 22 years in prison for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme and association with a foreign country attempting to influence the U.S. government. Pras is accused of “conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions using foreign funds,” as well as witness tampering and failing to register as a foreign…

When Kris Jenner Said, “I Was Really Ashamed Of Myself…” Admitting To Having An Affair While Married To Robert Kardashian(Photo Credit –Instagram/Imdb) American media personality and socialite Kris Jenner is the world-renowned momager of the Kardashian-Jenner sisters. She has given her kids the best life she possibly could. She was happily married to Robert Kardashian, but her scandalous affair tore apart her marriage. Scroll down to know more. Kris and Robert essentially had a perfect life. They wed when Jenner was…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Contrails—those lines of wispy white clouds that follow some jets—may not be so harmless. Airlines and scientists are coming to a consensus that the water vapor trails created by airplanes at high altitudes may play a big role in global warming. That's because those contrails, short for condensation trails,…

By the time the eight Harry Potter movies were made I’m fairly certain that every actor in the U.K. had been cast to play a role. The franchise was full of stars over its decade of production and several of the actors who were not household names when the franchise began became so because of it. Even Margot Robbie’s husband was apparently in some of the films, though you’d be forgiven for missing him. But hearing Robbie talk about him is something you won’t want to miss.A clip of Margot Robbie from a previous appearance…