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Andy Byron, the CEO of data infrastructure start-up Astronomer Inc., was caught on the “kiss cam” at a concert with the British rock band Coldplay, hugging a woman from behind as both smiled, at least until they saw their video simulcast on the stadium jumbotron. Reports have alleged the woman in the clip is Astronomer’s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot. … What Are the Practical and Legal Risks? Conflict of Interest and Fiduciary Duties …A romantic relationship between a CEO and the head of HR could be viewed as a breach of their fiduciary duties to uphold the highest levels...

On December 30, 2024, a stunning event captured the attention of both locals and space experts when a massive metal ring crashed from the sky into a Kenyan village southeast of Nairobi. The 2.5-meter diameter object, weighing approximately 500 kilograms, landed in a field without causing injuries but immediately sparked widespread curiosity and concern about space debris falling to Earth. The mysterious metal ring and its identification As New Year celebrations approached, villagers witnessed the extraordinary sight of a half-tonne metallic object plummeting from above. Local authorities quickly secured the area to prevent public access while experts were called in...

Chicagoans can’t catch a break when it comes to the cost of living—at least, according to a new study from home-goods pros Highland Cabinetry, which ranks the most overpriced cities in the U.S. Analyzing a diverse range of metrics that consider not only the cost of living but also the quality of life in the Windy City—including the exorbitant expense of housing, earned income, relative safety, traffic and so on—the study sourced its data from the likes of the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Zillow real estate stats. While Newark, New Jersey earned the number one spot for being the...

A call for Brain Injury to be Recognized, Treated, and Covered as a Chronic Health Condition Every year, at least 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury. While many of these injuries are fairly mild and cause only temporary neurological impairment, there are currently more than 5 million people living with a permanent brain injury-related disability – that’s one in 60 Americans. The chronic, long-term effects of brain injury are wide-ranging, and can include fatigue, sensitivity to noise and light, memory loss, mobility problems, chronic migraines, trouble with focus and executive functioning, depression, anxiety, and susceptibility to conditions such...

A covert ring of journalists and fact-checkers—tasked with discrediting and burying the Pizzagate story—has been exposed. But they weren’t just protecting the pedophile elite. They were part of it. This wasn’t just media manipulation. It was complicity. And as the arrests begin, the world is finally seeing the truth: the very people who called it a “conspiracy theory” were committing the crimes all along. Pizzagate was never a theory. It was a cover-up. And now, their cover is blown justice is coming down like a hammer. Before we dive in, a quick word about our partner VP.net—the next generation of...

A 15-year-old boy was arrested for the death of his friend and fellow gangbanger after the suspect’s gun went off while he was flashing it inside a Queens apartment Wednesday afternoon, police and sources said. Jamuri Mezar, 14, was shot and killed in his Jamaica home at the Norman Towers during what law enforcement sources described as an accidental discharge. The older teen brought a stolen 9mm gun to Mezar’s home and was showing it off when it fired, striking Mezar in the head, the sources said. Mezar was pronounced dead on scene, police said. His pal bolted from the...

In this video, we reveal the truth about the left in the Spanish Republic during the Civil War. Discover the shocking history of religious persecution in Spain and the impact of the Law of Historical Memory on Spanish history. Throughout Spanish history, and more specifically during the Second Republic, Spanish politics and left-wing parties created an unbearable climate for certain segments of the Spanish population. In this video, we explore the burning of convents and churches that took place between May 11 and 13, 1931, when more than 100 religious buildings were set on fire in several Spanish cities, including...

Going to be a get together of international independent journalists, podcasters, bloggers, etc., on 9 August 2025 in central London. Idea is to network and mutually support one another in taking control of the Narrative from the MSM Internationale, and eventually relegate them to the ash heap. Transcript linked below video.

Everyone knows the story: Abraham Lincoln, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in 1865. But what if that’s not the full truth? What if the real story was buried, and carefully kept hidden, for over a century? This reveal peels back the surface of one of America’s most defining tragedies to expose a deeper, darker reality. From missing documents to powerful conspirators, everything you've been told may be part of a much bigger lie. Watch closely, the truth of Abraham Lincoln's assassination finally revealed, and it's much worse than we thought. Transcript linked below video.

The year 1973 was full of change and entirely groovy. The U.S. pulled out of Vietnam, Roe v. Wade shook up the courts, and gas lines stretched for blocks as the oil crisis took hold. On the flip side, bell-bottoms were in full swing, Pink Floyd dropped “The Dark Side of the Moon,” and a little horse named Secretariat ran straight into the history books. These 1973 photos represent how electric the year was.

An alleged intruder was taken to the hospital for treatment after being shot by a Portland, Oregon, homeowner Thursday morning around 1:30 p.m. NBC16 reported the homeowner claiming the alleged intruder banged on the front door for about ten minutes. The homeowner warned the alleged intruder that he was armed but the suspect came through the front door anyway. The homeowner shot him and arriving officers “applied a tourniquet to control bleeding,” according to Sgt. Kevin Allen. KGW8 noted the alleged intruder incurred non-life-threatening injuries, which were treated at the hospital. After being treated, the alleged intruder was then “booked...

Attention snack fanatics—the Lay’s celebration of the year is here. After a seven-year hiatus, the 2025 "Do Us a Flavor" contest has officially come to a close, giving us a brand-new million-dollar flavor. If you’re not familiar with the snack sweepstakes, it’s a competition run by Frito-Lay to crowdsource the next big chip flavor fans will love. Instead of keeping the product testing internal, Lay’s puts it in the hands of the people, asking fans for flavor inspiration and relying on their votes to choose what hits store shelves. Oh yeah, and the winner takes home a $1 million prize....

HOUSTON, Texas — A Mexican man who allegedly entered the U.S. illegally is accused of secretly recording women in a Houston-area brewery. Immigration officers placed a detainer on him due to his status. Houston police detectives arrested Edrie G. Vierya, 40, this month for the alleged secret recording of a woman in the bathroom of the Bad Astronaut Brewery in July 2024, Fox 26 Houston reported. The complaining witness told the local Fox News affiliate that Vierya tried to record her by sliding his phone under the stall door. “It was a very private moment that was no longer private,”...

A boozed-up wrong-way driver flipped his car and slammed into a tree on Long Island Sunday night, killing a 19-year-old woman and injuring six other passengers, authorities said. Luis Gonzalo Barrionuevo-Fuertes, a former East Hampton High School graduate, was allegedly behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry while driving in the wrong direction on Old Stone Highway in East Hampton when he swerved to avoid slamming into another car around 7:30 p.m. The car overturned and struck a tree, killing 19-year-old passenger Scarleth Urgiles, East Hampton police said. The East Hampton High School student was pronounced dead at the scene.

Valve seems to have made a silent change to its Steam client on Linux. The Beta version of the app enables Proton by default for games. The Proton compatibility layer, based on Wine, was released nearly 7 years ago, and is used by millions of gamers. But there are still many people who don't know that Windows games can be played on Linux. The change to make Proton enabled by default, was spotted by GamingOnLinux. For those unaware, you had to enable Proton in Steam manually by opening the Settings > Compatibility > and toggle an option that says "Enable...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bombshell sex-trafficking trial was derailed Wednesday because of a sick juror — as the rapper’s alleged “drug mule” had been poised to begin testifying. Manhattan federal Judge Arun Subramanian informed Combs, his lawyers and prosecutors just after 9:00 a.m. that a juror had been experiencing “vertigo symptoms.” “I don’t see how we can proceed today,” the judge added. Brendan Paul, a former college basketball player who allegedly supplied Combs with drugs — arrived in court Wednesday morning as he was slated to begin testifying as the last major witness in the prosecution’s case against the hip-hop mogul.

Cain and Abel, meet David and Daniel. Ex-New York Gov. David Paterson is accusing his brother of cheating him out of his inheritance — by allegedly tricking their elderly mother into giving him over $7 million before her death. A bombshell lawsuit filed by the former governor claims his younger brother Daniel Paterson, 67, duped mom Portia into transferring the massive sum from her estate to his account through “undue influence, coercion and excessive persuasion.” The sneaky move allowed Daniel and his attorney wife Eloise to bypass a long-standing will ordering the brothers to split their mom’s estate 50-50 —...

An unidentified man died at the scene after allegedly trying to rob an off-duty officer’s property in Weatherford, Texas, and being shot dead by that officer. NBC DFW reported that the incident occurred around 1 p.m. in a warehouse which belonged to the off-duty officer. CBS News noted that the Texas Department of Public Safety indicated “a business was being burglarized… and the business owner stopped the burglary.” The 0ff-duty officer works in Arlington, Texas, and is now on leave while an investigation into the incident takes place. The officer was not injured in the incident.

R. Kelly allegedly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital last week. In court documents obtained by The Post, the rapper’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that Bureau of Prisons staff at his federal center in Butner, North Carolina intentionally gave him too much medication, which caused him to overdose and be transferred to a nearby hospital. The lawyer alleged that Kelly was forced to take mediation in solitary confinement on the night of June 12. The next morning, Kelly allegedly felt “faint” and “dizzy” and “started to see black spots in his vision.” The rapper also allegedly...

2025 BILDERBERG MEETING Stockholm, Sweden 12 – 15 June 2025 Abrams, Stacey (USA), CEO, Sage Works Production Albuquerque, Maria Luís (INT), European Commissioner Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union Alcázar Benjumea, Diego del (ESP), CEO, IE University Alverà, Marco (ITA), Co-Founder, zhero.net; CEO TES Andersson, Magdalena (SWE), Leader, Social Democratic Party Applebaum, Anne (USA), Staff Writer, The Atlantic Attal, Gabriel (FRA), Former Prime Minister Auchincloss, Murray (CAN), CEO, BP plc Baker, James H. (USA), Former Director, Office of Net Assessment, Department of Defense Barbizet, Patricia (FRA), Chair and CEO, Temaris & Associés SAS Barroso, José Manuel (PRT), Chair...