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RELATED STORIES For the first time since being disqualified from RuPaul’s Drag Race in March 2020, disgraced performer Sherry Pie (the stage name of Joey Gugliemelli) sat down for a live televised interview on Tuesday’s Tamron Hall Show. Before we jump in, here’s some background: Gugliemelli competed in the 12th season of VH1’s popular reality competition […]
India is standing up to transnational e-commerce behemoths like Amazon and Flipkart Group with new rules barring companies from selling products from companies they partially own. E-commerce companies will no longer be able to sell products from companies in which they have an equity interest, nor will they be able to form exclusive agreements with […]
A Minnesota professor has taken aim at Christmas, putting the Bible under the MeToo spotlight by arguing that the virgin birth story shows God as the ultimate sexual predator. Eric Sprankle, a professor of clinical psychology and sexuality studies at Minnesota State University, opened the proverbial can of worms this week, tweeting that “The virgin […]
China’s rapidly growing influence on the African continent is worrying the US Secretary of State. He claims that its investments are detrimental, unlike Washington’s “responsible” promotion of the “rule of law.” The Chinese approach to relations with the African countries “encourages dependency” through the use of “opaque contracts, predatory loan practices, and corrupt deals that […]
The Navajo Nation is suing Wells Fargo for $ 50 million, saying the bank used “unlawful practices” to trick its members. The suit comes on the heels of a new study suggesting the tribe could benefit from evolving energy markets. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in New Mexico on Wednesday. The […]
Enlarge / In Belgium, this is similar to a loot box. (credit: Yuki Shimazu) Belgium’s Gaming Commission has ruled that loot boxes—in-game purchases where what you receive is randomized and only known once you open the box—are gambling. The country’s minister of justice, Koen Geens, has said that he wants to see them banned Europe-wide, […]
In nature, crocodiles are apex predators. They sit at the top of the food chain. As adults, they’re not preyed upon by any other species in the wild. China’s “financial crocodiles” similarly sit atop their respective financial market food chain. These large Chinese conglomerates are headed by high-profile billionaires like Wang Jianlin of Wanda Group […]
