The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin posted a $1 million bond and was released from the state’s facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained. Floyd, a black man, died …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Netflix Indicted In Texas Over Controversial French Film “Cuties”
Netflix Inc. has been indicted by a grand jury in a Texas county on the charge of promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film Cuties. The Texas House of Representative tweeted a copy of a document stating that a grand jury has indicted Netflix for “promotion of lewd visual material depicting child.” …
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“The Batman” And “Dune” Theatrical Release Dates Are Delayed Once Again
Warner Bros says it is delaying the release of Dune and The Batman due to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns and physical distancing measures that have closed theatres worldwide. Dune is now scheduled to open in October 2021, instead of this December. The release of The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, has been moved from October 2021 to 2022. Filming …
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Hurricane Delta On Path Towards Gulf Coast As It Intensifies Into Category 4 Storm
On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Delta “has rapidly strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph.” Meteorologist Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center confirmed that Delta moved from a Category 2 storm to a Category 4 storm in just two hours, 20 minutes and …
President Trump Orders Halt To Stimulus Package Negotiations Causing Stock Market To Tumble
On Tuesday, President Trump ordered White House representatives to stop negotiating with Democrats on a new coronavirus relief package, prompting a tumble on Wall Street by the afternoon. Less than one day after returning to the White House from being hospitalized for COVID-19, the president rejected a $2.4 trillion House stimulus package. Trump tweeted: “House …
Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ Season 4 Cancelled Due To Pandemic
Netflix dropped the surprise announcement that it has cancelled its Emmy-nominated comedy “GLOW.” The series had previously been renewed for a fourth season, and had already gone into production before the COVID-19 pandemic halted its progress. A Netflix spokesperson said in a statement: “We’ve made the difficult decision not to do a fourth season of …
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Eddie Van Halen Dies at 65 After Long Battle With Cancer
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died. The co-founder of the band Van Halen died Tuesday morning after a years-long battle with throat cancer, his son Wolf confirmed on Twitter. He was 65. Wolf posted the news of his father’s death on Twitter: “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward …
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President Trump Returns To White House After Being Discharge From Hospital Due To COVID-19 Diagnosis
President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, and returned to the White House after being treated for COVID-19 over the past three days. Trump left the hospital in Bethesda, Md., at around 6:40 p.m. Monday evening wearing a mask, while flashing a thumbs up and a balled fist to …
Partial Building Collapse In Houston Kills 3 Construction Workers, Injuring One
Three people died and a fourth was injured Monday after a 15-story building under construction collapsed in West Houston. The accident occurred at around 1:30 p.m., according to reports. The building was to be the headquarters of Marathon Oil, the Houston Chronicle reported. While firefighters were on the scene, the building was too unstable to …
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Release Of Latest James Bond “No Time to Die” Pushed Back Until 2021
The latest James Bond film No Time to Die has been delayed once again, and is now scheduled for an April 2nd, 2021 release. Daniel Craig’s fifth and final mission as 007was originally expected to premiere in the US on April 10th, but was delayed in the early days of the pandemic, setting a new …
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