Ghislaine Maxwell was just sentenced to 20 years behind bars for her role in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. She'll also have to pay a $750k fine and 5 years of supervised release once she's out. Maxwell was convicted back in December on 5 of the 6 counts she faced in her sex trafficking trial, including a conviction on one count of sex trafficking of a minor. Maxwell stood accused of soliciting and grooming minors for sex crimes and abuse at the hands of Epstein between 1994 and 2004. READ MORE.
Travis Barker has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. He and Kourtney Kardashian first showed up at West Hills hospital yesterday morning for a health issue Travis was experiencing. Apparently, the medical crew at West Hills felt he needed additional care, because he was then taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. READ MORE.
A new vegan burger that tastes like human flesh is causing quite a stir. Complaints that vegan meat never tasted like beef inspired a Swedish company to create a plant-based meat that instead tastes like human flesh, and it seems to be paying off because now they’re winning all sorts of awards with it. They took care to make the burger as "lifelike" as possible, using soy, mushrooms, wheat proteins, and a "mystery spice mix". READ MORE.
A new flying hotel design that never lands could mean that soon we’ll all be vacationing in the sky. The Sky Cruise hotel would be piloted by AI would have 20 nuclear-fusion-powered engines and would never need to land back on Earth. It would be big enough to accommodate over 5,000 guests and offer “the epitome of luxury” shopping malls, rest, its own hospital. READ MORE.
Airbnb just permanently banned parties worldwide. They added a temporary party ban after the pandemic hit in 2020, because people were throwing parties and spreading COVID. But it turns out Airbnb hosts really like the policy, and so do their neighbors. Reports of unapproved parties have dropped 44% year-over-year since then. And they've had far fewer noise complaints. If you try to throw a party, you could get blocked from the app. READ MORE.