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The Department of Justice revealed on Tuesday that it will distribute close to $139 million to victims in response to 139 “administrative claims arising from allegations of sexual abuse” committed by the disgraced ex-USA gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, according to a statement. “For decades, Lawrence Nassar abused his position, betraying the trust of those under his care and medical supervision while skirting accountability,” Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer said in a statement, via ABC News. The settlement will resolve the mishandling of the highly-publicized case by the FBI, which failed to properly investigate the allegations of abuse as…

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Hundreds of product come across our desks each month, but we’ve been known to, occasionally, have to order things online for ourselves. That’s why we’ve rounded up some of our recent favorites that we’ve ordered off the “Everything Store” — yes, we’re talking expert-recommended essentials we’ve ordered from Amazon, life-changing stuff we never knew we needed, fun gadgets and new tech finds, and some very, very good deals. While browsing the vast online-shopping universe that is Amazon, we’ve…

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Ted Russell Kamp just can’t quit L.A. Despite an extended stint in Seattle and growing up in Upstate New York, Kamp is a California country-rocker through and through, and his latest album, California Son, reads like a love letter to the Golden State. But it’s also a snapshot of one of the most prolific, if under the radar, careers in country music. A Grammy-winning musician and producer, Kamp is revered by those in the know for his work with Shooter Jennings, with whom he’s played since 2003, but he’s also worked with icons like Jessi Colter and Tanya Tucker, along…

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David Byrne has covered Paramore’s After Laughter single “Hard Times,” returning the favor after Hayley Williams and the band took on Talking Heads’ “Burning Down The House” in January. Check out the song below, ahead of its 12″ release for Record Store Day.Byrne wrote on social media, “The band told me that their song ‘Hard Times’ was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section. This was fun!” Paramore’s Talking Heads cover, meanwhile, is set to appear on Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making…

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New York police arrested dozens of protesters and students at Columbia University, as campus administration cracks down on pro-Palestinian protests in the aftermath of testimony by university officials before Congress.  Police cleared an encampment of demonstrators on Columbia’s Morningside campus on Thursday, after University President Nemat Shafik sicced law enforcement on the protest. After the demonstrators were forcefully removed from the area, university staff were seen dismantling tents and throwing away food and other provisions brought into the encampment.  “Out of an abundance of concern for the safety of Columbia’s campus, I authorized the New York Police Department to begin…

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JT wants her next single to be a TikTok hit, whether her record label allows it or not. The City Girls rapper — signed to Universal Music Group’s Motown Records — took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, telling fans to make bootleg versions of her upcoming single “Okay” to help it go viral as her label’s ongoing dispute with TikTok prevents an official version from living on the platform. “Remember I’m with UMG so once song is out, TikTok will be muted so try to get a distorted sound going,” JT wrote on Wednesday. “I have one on my…

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Donald Trump, a man renowned for craving adulation and approval, has this week been confronted with the disdain of Manhattanites called as prospective jurors in his New York criminal trial for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. No wonder he’s apparently trying to sleep through the proceedings. While no jurors were selected on Monday — with dozens excused after indicating they could not be fair and impartial in weighing the 34 felony charges against Trump — seven made the cut on Tuesday. (The court will need 18 people to qualify in…

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Radio Italia Live – Il Concerto per la prima volta sarà a Napoli. Quest’anno il tradizionale appuntamento Radio Italia Live – Il Concerto si terrà per la prima volta a Napoli. Appuntamento in Piazza del Plebiscito il 27 giugno 2024. L’evento è gratuito e organizzato da Radio Italia in collaborazione con il Comune di Napoli. Lo ha annunciato l’Editore e Presidente di Radio Italia Mario Volanti insieme al Sindaco di Napoli Gaetano Manfredi. Mario Volanti, Editore e Presidente Radio Italia: “La seconda data del Radio Italia Live – Il Concerto quest’anno si terrà, per la prima volta, in Piazza del Plebiscito…

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Chissà quale sia l’elefante nella stanza cui fanno riferimento Gabriele Mitelli, Pasquale Mirra e Cristiano Calcagnile con il primo album del loro nuovo gruppo, The Elephant. I tre musicisti italiani si erano già confrontati sui temi del free jazz e dell’improvvisazione all’interno del Cristiano Calcagnile Multikulti Ensemble, durante le registrazioni dell’album “The Gift Of Togetherness”, nel 2018. Cresciuti vertiginosamente nell’ultimo lustro grazie a esperienze che andrebbero raccontate nei dettagli, Mitelli, Mirra e Calcagnile hanno voluto dar vita a un trio in grado di traghettare il jazz in un futuro immaginifico, fatto di sogni e visioni.Per costruire questo universo parallelo, Gabriele…

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