TI fined $75,000 for promoting dodgy ICO for a “Netflix on the blockchain”

At a time when millions of Americans are facing unemployment and crushing medical debt, it seems that the number of babies with expensive designer bags is also, inexplicably, on the rise.

Sacha Baron Cohen took advantage of the attention the first presidential debate of 2020 attracted to lambaste Donald Trump with a promotion for his new film. The outlandish stunt comedian is forging ahead with a sequel to his 2006 comedy, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” The film saw him star as a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan coming to the United States to see what the country is like.

Metallica have donated £250,000 to aid wildfire relief efforts across California and the US West Coast.The generous sum came via the band’s All Within My Hands foundation, which has gifted significant sums to a series of worthy causes since launching back in 2017.“Wildfires have become a cruel and unwelcome annual benchmark in California, and this year we have seen them tragically extend across the entire west coast of our country,” the band confirmed in a statement.“This is the fourth

Gloria Trevi has one clear message for fans — VOTE! The Mexican icon is urging the Latinx community to register and vote on Nov. 3 for the next president of the United States.

NEW YORK -- Nikky Finney has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Judges praised Finney, known for such collections as “Head Off & Split” and “Rice,” for her “fierce moral conviction” and as a bard “for the African diaspora.”Finney's prize was among dozens announced Wednesday by the poets academy, with money exceeding $1.2 million.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe United States reached a grim milestone Tuesday as the nation reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah put  President Donald Trump in the hot seat for his lackluster, if not detrimental, response to the COVID-19 pandemic.“Almost no one is  doing worse than the United States with a number of COVID-19 cases that has just hit an astonishing 200,000; more than any other country in the world,” he said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnapchat has helped over 750,000 U.S. users register to vote to date — and Snap has prepped a slate of programming and initiatives aimed at driving Americans to cast their ballots.The social messaging and media app company’s election-season efforts include partnering with popular Snapchat creators including Snoop Dogg and Arnold Schwarzenegger to encourage voter registration.

Netflix’s new Antonio Campos-directed thriller The Devil All The Time is movie newcomer Pokey LaFarge.You might already know LaFarge from his music; an old timey sound that spans eight solo albums celebrating traditional American music – from jazz and ragtime to hillbilly country and western swing – or his guest spots on Jack White’s debut solo album ‘Blunderbuss’ or contributions to the Boardwalk Empire soundtrack.

Jerry Harris, one of the stars of the popular Netflix series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday in Chicago on a federal child pornography charge. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed in a press release that Harris, 21, was arrested for allegedly enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit photos and videos of himself.

As a whole, audiences seem to have developed a morbid obsession with true crime documentaries. As long as the interest is still there, the documentaries will keep coming.

The lawsuit being pursued by songwriter and record producer Kevin Risto over the distribution of equitable remuneration monies to session musicians in the US has been granted class action status. It means at least 30,000 musicians could benefit from any ruling in Risto’s favour.Risto’s litigation targets American performer unions AFM and SAG-AFTRA and the IP Rights Distribution Fund that they set up to administrate various royalties due to performers who appear on sound recordings.

A crown worn by the rapper Notorious B.I.G. in what is said to have been his last photoshoot has sold for nearly £500,000.

stage with a politically-charged routine during a semi-final of the ITV show on 5 September.Their performance showed a white police officer kneeling on Banjo's neck in a moment that echoed the killing of unarmed black man in the US, which sparked protests around the world.Hundreds of viewers complained to in the days afterwards, and the figures increased as the story made headlines.On Monday afternoon, the media watchdog confirmed to Sky News that the figure has now risen to 21,673 - up from

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHaim Saban, the media billionaire who is a fixture in Democratic Party fundraising, is organizing a $500,000-per-person fundraiser for Joe Biden next Monday.Saban has long said he is “a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel.” In a statement supporting Biden, Saban said the former vice president will “ensure that the strong, bipartisan alliance between the U.S.