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Conservative social media influencer Chris Elston — who goes by the handle “Billboard Chris” and travels the country denouncing medical treatment for transgender youth — posted a video to his hundreds of thousands of followers in late 2023.Elston was in Phoenix at AmericaFest, a conservative conference hosted by the right-wing group Turning Point USA, and wearing a sign across his chest that read: “Children Cannot Consent to Puberty Blockers.”The video showed him interviewing a Southern California father named Adam Vena,…

Nvidia's stock market value closed above $2 trillion for the first time on Friday after an upbeat report from Dell Technologies reignited Wall Street's AI-fueled rally.Nvidia's stock added 4% after Dell, which sells high-end servers made with Nvidia's processors, gave an upbeat forecast late on Thursday, pointing to a surge in orders for its AI-optimized servers. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product…

Twitter's handling of verified users continues to shift after a number of developments over the weekend. Last week, Twitter said it would start winding down the legacy verified program on April 1st, but that was limited to specific cases including one called out by CEO Elon Musk. Meanwhile, a new report indicated that around 10,000 of the top-followed sites would retain their legacy checkmarks, even if they didn't subscribe to Twitter Blue. And now, Twitter is displaying the same status for both legacy verified and…

Chase Stokes who rose to fame with her performance in Netflix show Outer Banks, has confirmed to be in a relationship. The actor was on “TODAY” on Friday where he confirmed he and the country singer Kelsea Ballerini are officially dating. He also admitted during the Friday appearance that he’s a big fan of his new girlfriend. This update comes after the pair was spotted showing some PDA while out in New York Ciry on Thursday night while attending a hockey game together. Chase had previously admitted in January that he…

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will testify at the first congressional oversight hearing on the spectacular implosion of crypto platform FTX. If one of the chief US financial watchdogs has his way, the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX will shift into high gear a push to make his agency the main Bitcoin regulator and give it oversight of crypto exchanges.On Thursday, Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will testify at the first congressional…

After five people were shot dead in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., Matthew Grigsby thought about Club 501. It was the only gay bar in Redding, a Northern California city of 93,000 that, like Colorado Springs, is deeply religious and conservative.There, Grigsby felt comfortable holding hands or dancing with another man. Club 501 closed this summer, leaving Grigsby and other LGBTQ people without a place where they could be themselves. The news from Club Q in Colorado Springs was another gut punch. “There’s no…

Ben Stokes of England celebrates victory following during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final match between Pakistan and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 13, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.Robert Cianflone | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesBen Stokes starred in a final once again as England became dual white-ball world champions after overcoming Pakistan by five wickets to win the T20 World Cup at the MCG.Jos Buttler's side added the T20 trophy to the 50-over silverware they had lifted in dramatic style at…

Given the fact that there's so much of Clive's artwork and other material assembled for "Dark Worlds," how difficult was it to determine what makes the cut and what doesn't? Phil: You've hit the nail on the head. We started out planning a book of 300 pages, and that was too much of a challenge. The publishers very kindly granted us another 50 pages to squeeze a bit more in. We've clearly had to make a balance, and what we were attempting to do was to balance the visual with the text, the familiar with the…

Image via Warner Bros. Everyone loves a good underdog story, but whether or not that also applies to a good super-dog story remains to be seen. Indeed, with DC League of Super-Pets having just dropped into theaters a few days ago, it still has a bit of time to prove itself with audiences and the box office after falling just short of opening weekend projections. The animated comedy film reunites Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, long a familiar duo when it comes to uproarious farces, as superpowered pooches Krypto…