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Adele was brought to tears during her performance at London's TS Hyde Park Festival on Friday. The Grammy Award winning singer stopped her show for fans who needed help.

Steven Tyler has checked himself out of rehab. The Aerosmith singer relapsed before the band's Las Vegas residency in May.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker took to their Instagram story on Saturday to share an update on his health condition after he was unexpectedly hospitalized

Nelson Rauda Zablah / New York Times : How El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele weaponized bitcoin to whitewash his government's growing authoritarianism and spread propaganda   —  SAN SALVADOR — Bitcoiners — enthusiasts of the world's most popular cryptocurrency — aren't supposed to trust government.

Todd and Julie Chrisley shared that their son Grayson, 16, has been taking their legal troubles hard as "the world doesn't care if his feelings are hurt."

Lindsay Lohan announced her marriage to boyfriend Bader Shammas on Instagram to almost 11 million followers. Lohan's announcement coincides with her 36th birthday.

Republican strategist suggest former President Trump could be nearing an announcement for a 2024 bid for the White House as he faces opposition from many his own party.

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's wife of 13 years, Linda Kramer, has died at 55. A cause of death for Linda has not been shared at this time.

Actor Jon Voight, a supporter of Donald Trump, called for President Biden's impeachment in a video this week, saying "we must bring back our nation's safety."

President Biden's administration on Friday announced the lineup for Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, including Steve Jobs, Simon Biles and Denzel Washington.

Politicians and activists, including a basketball star, came together for the International Religious Freedom Summit. They were there to advocate for global religious freedom.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign fired back at the White House Friday after press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the state's new parental rights law as it went into effect.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : São Paulo-based Mottu, which rents motorcycles to delivery drivers and operates a delivery service, raised a $30M Series B and $10M in debt   —  Mottu, a São Paulo-based motorcycle rental startup, has raised $30 million in equity in a Series B round of funding.

The stars align on the Fourth of July not only to honor Independence Day, but also to celebrate some of Hollywood's hottest celebrity weddings.

At least seven migrants have been killed in separate incidents at the southern border involving human smuggling, in addition to dozens killed in a tractor-trailer this week.

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk : CFTC charges South Africa-based bitcoin pool operator Mirror Trading International with $1.7B fraud, in its largest ever fraud case involving bitcoin   —  MTI's self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.  —  The top U.S. commodities watchdog …

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Schulz of Maryland is slamming the Democratic Governors Association for meddling in her race by promoting her top rival in next month’s primary

Katie Paul / Reuters : Internal memo: Chief Product Officer Chris Cox says Meta is bracing for a leaner H2 and “teams should not expect vast influxes of new engineers and budgets”   —  (Reuters) - Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc is bracing for a leaner second half of the year, as it copes …

An R. Kelly supporter was busted in Illinois on Saturday for allegedly threatening a trio of Brooklyn federal prosecutors, who had secured a conviction against the singer.

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer : Firefox now offers a way to strip URLs of certain tracking parameters, like from HubSpot, Marketo, and Meta, following similar functionality in Brave Browser   —  Mozilla Firefox 102 was released today with a new privacy feature that strips parameters from URLs that are used to track you around the web.

Former MTV star Lauren Conrad opened up about receiving "lifesaving reproductive care" during an ectopic pregnancy following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Le Roy Torres, a former Texas state trooper and Iraq veteran exposed to burn pits, amid his ongoing wrongful termination case.

An increasing number of Americans believe a person’s gender is determined by their sex assigned at birth, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.

Adlan Jackson / New York Times : A look at YouTube “media critics”, who use humor to dissect the output of more popular YouTubers, discuss the absurdities of influencers, and more   —  One of the most popular genres of videos online is to comment on other videos online.  Are they comedians or media critics?

Travis Barker's daughter, Alabama Barker, asked for prayers on social media amid news the Blink 182 drummer was hospitalized. Kourney Kardashian was by his side during the ordeal.

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal : Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann is stepping down and transitioning to executive chairman, to be replaced by Google's president of commerce Bill Ready   —  The social-media company says Ben Silbermann will transition to executive chairman after leading the company since its founding in 2010

Winona Ryder is on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar’S July 2022 digital issue. She described how her split with Johnny Depp impacted her.

Lizzo admitted her religion would have prohibited her from listening to the music she creates now as a child. The R&B singer grew up in The Chuch of God in Christ.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom bought tens of thousands of dollars' worth of cable TV ads in Florida, even though he's running for governor in California.

President Biden on Tuesday hit out at what he called “political grandstanding” after critics linked his policies to the death of dozens of migrants in Texas.

Reuters : A deep dive on Truth Social's struggles, as the social network flails in its efforts to build a competitive platform while alienating tech talent and partners   —  The firebrand former President Trump's social media firm has struggled to build a competitive platform.

Tanya Roberts passed away several hours after she was mistakenly declared dead by her publicist and her partner. Roberts’ cause of death was related to a urinary tract infection.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coach Joe Kennedy Monday, stating his school district violated his First Amendment rights by firing him for reciting postgame prayers.

Annie Palmer / CNBC : Amazon plans to host two Prime shopping events in a year for the first time, the second one set for Q4 2022, according to a notice sent to third-party merchants   —  - Amazon is planning to hold a “Prime Fall deal event” in the fourth quarter, according to a notice viewed by CNBC.

Helmut Huber, a TV producer, and Susan Lucci, a soap opera legend, tied the knot in 1969 and were married for 53 years before his passing in March at age 84.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide answers after a memo showed the agency planned to fund migrant transportation.

Queen Elizabeth II, 96, was accompanied by her youngest son Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, in Scotland. She will be based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Olivia Rodrigo said she was 'devastated and terrified' by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade before singing with Lily Allen at Glastonbury

Two members of the Austin City Council are attempting to pass legislation that would decriminalize abortion citywide after the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has a hard political fight ahead. His main challenger in November, Evan McMullin, says Sen. Lee is extreme with his abortion views.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade follows the science on abortion and doctors, never pregnant women, should be prosecuted.

Dave Grohl performed for the first time since the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, appearing on stage at Glastonbury Festival with Paul McCartney.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she cleared $35 million for abortion providers ahead of the Roe v. Wade decision, anticipating a flood of people coming from out of state for abortions.

Alex Russell / Infrequently Noted : A deep dive: how Apple uses iOS WebKit monopoly to strip-mine and sabotage the web, hurting all browser engine projects and draining the web of future potential   —  Gentle reader, I made a terrible mistake.  Yes, that's right: I read the comments on a MacRumors article.  At my age, one knows better.