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Hilton's friend and publicist of 10 years speaks out following the gossip blogger's recent suicide attempt.

Hilton's friend and publicist of 10 years speaks out following the gossip blogger's recent suicide attempt.

It turns out keeping chickens and growing vegetables don’t just drive social-media clicks: They’re also habits associated with better long-term health.

Quartz countertops have become increasingly popular for home renovators and designers.

"The loser here is the Manhattan DA."

Emil Agaronov, 41, allegedly asked the pre-teen for a hug around 10 a.m. July 28 inside Andries Hudde I.S. 240 on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue K in East Midwood, according to a criminal complaint.

Human history is shaped by epic rivalries, and Dr. Anthony Fauci's adversarial relationship with the truth has proven one such antagonism.

Enes Kanter Freedom released a quick snippet of his high-profile interview with former Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl.

Call it a blossoming trend.

Call it a blossoming trend.

For the first time in over a decade, a rare hammerhead shark was spotted off the coast of Southern California on Thursday afternoon.

Welcome to the California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where we review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season. QUESTION OF THE WEEK What’s up with the Dodgers’ ABS, base-running and general fundamentals struggles? The Dodgers pride themselves on being a smart, experienced, and poised...

Investors Sue Selena Gomez Over Mental Health Startup

Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times,

Singer and actor Selena Gomez was sued Thursday by investors who say the “Only Murders in the Building” star committed fraud by failing to fulfill duties to build and promote her mental health startup.

The plaintiffs invested nearly $1.2 million in Wondermind Global, which was launched in 2021 to help users improve their “mental fitness.”

Investors said they put money into the startup believing that Gomez’s involvement would drive growth. Her role as head of marketing was presented as central, and the sheer size of her social media audience—500 million followers—was part of the pitch.

They argue that Gomez and other company leaders did not deliver any of what they had promised, including a mobile app.

“There was no legitimate enterprise in the works, much less a lucrative one,” the plaintiffs said.

They said the company failed to meet “even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors.”

The lawsuit maintains that shortfalls left no real business. The investors describe an enterprise that never got off the ground.

Investors said they were assured Gomez would actively promote the venture as head of marketing and “chief impact officer.”

The complaint alleges she signed a contract but largely failed to perform those duties.

“Gomez purported to sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it,” the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit also names Gomez’s mother, Mandy Teefey, a co-chief executive, and former business partner Daniella Pierson as defendants, along with Wondermind Global itself. Court papers allege the defendants overstated the company’s 2022 valuation at $95 million and claimed partnerships with firms such as JPMorgan Chase and Fidelity that never existed.

Plaintiffs maintain they remained unaware of operational shortfalls—including late payments to employees and vendors—until a September 2025 article in The Cut described the company’s collapse and related internal conflicts. Teefey previously disputed aspects of that reporting in a statement to media outlets. Pierson, who departed in 2023, denied the claims against her in a statement to news outlets on Thursday and said she welcomes the chance to present financial records.

Representatives for Gomez and Teefey could not be reached for comment.

Wondermind debuted in 2021 to offer newsletter-based mental health resources. The case was brought in Delaware federal court. It seeks a jury trial, repayment of the nearly $1.2 million investment, additional damages, and attorney fees.

Tyler Durden Fri, 08/14/2026 - 17:00

It’s slightly more than a showcase for the myriad talents of Adam Sandler’s kid.

In the South African thriller, a young prosecutor becomes a double agent in order to save both of her brothers.

Alphabet is now Berkshire's its third-largest stock holding.

De’Zhaun Stribling made a strong first impression in his San Francisco 49ers debut on Thursday night. The rookie wide receiver was 7 for 8 in balls that were thrown at him with 63 yards, including a 32-yard reception in the 2nd quarter where he made a seamless spin to catch the ball. “I thought he...

Flock Blinks: Surveillance Giant Slashes Data Retention After 50 Jurisdictions Walk, Cams Destroyed

Flock Safety, the startup that blanketed America in automated license plate readers (ALPRs), announced Thursday that it is dialing back its expansive platform. The company is significantly shortening its data retention windows, requiring police to justify every search, and allowing cities to block neighboring jurisdictions from querying their cameras for immigration enforcement.

Not even (paid?) damage control by Bari Weiss' The Free Press could salvage the situation. 

Today I found out that the person behind this pro-Flock propaganda piece put out by The Free Press, is Bari Weiss.

This is the same Bari Weiss that suppressed a 60 minutes piece on Jeffrey Epstein's banking relationships.

It turns out that, under Bari's leadership, the story… https://t.co/5KGGdca8TI

— Orwell Day (@OrwellDay) August 5, 2026

And with the 'Get the Flock Out' movement in full swing, more than 50 agencies and municipalities have canceled, suspended, rejected, or simply unplugged their Flock contracts since January, according to a tracker maintained by DeFlock. In July, Republican members of Congress filed at least two bills aimed at severely restricting the systems.

Others haven't waited for legislation. A Guardian investigation documented 33 destruction incidents across 23 states - cameras smashed, sawed off their poles, or hauled away entirely. One activist told AFP he has personally disabled roughly 30 devices and posts instructional videos to some 500,000 Instagram followers, while the DeFlock America Facebook group has grown past 600,000 members crowdsourcing camera locations and disabling techniques. In Oregon, six poles were cut down and a note left at the base: "Hahaha get wrecked ya surveilling fucks."

Fusion centers are now monitoring the surveillance state's opponents. Intelligence bulletins obtained by 404 Media through public records requests show law enforcement tracking anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram accounts, flagging "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras," and instructing departments to increase patrols around camera sites.

New Policies

Flock operates roughly 120,000 cameras nationwide, recording the plate numbers, makes, models, and bumper stickers of practically every car that passes. Thousands of law enforcement agencies across 49 states can search that data and share it seamlessly across jurisdictional lines.

According to CEO Garrett Langley's announcement, the platform is undergoing several major structural shifts:

• Retention Drops to Seven Days: Default data retention is shrinking from 30 days to just seven. Longer holds will now require data to be explicitly tied to an active case number as evidence.
• Mandatory Case Numbers: Every search query must now be labeled with a criminal case number to proceed.
• Automated Audits: A tool that flags abnormal search behavior is now mandatory for all law enforcement customers. If tripped, the system automatically locks users out pending an internal review.
• Jurisdictional Firewalls: Cities can now restrict what outside agencies are allowed to search their cameras for. Langley noted, "City A could allow City B to search its cameras only for a stolen vehicle, missing person, or violent crime while blocking searches related to immigration enforcement."

So, cities can choose not to help ICE catch illegals.

That feature exists for a reason. 404 Media found Flock's lookup tool aided at least 4,000 immigration-related searches between Trump's inauguration and May 2025 - including queries run in states that had banned local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE.

The policy shift also comes on the heels of a glaring security failure. Langley disclosed that a glitch discovered in December 2025 left some of Flock's AI-powered pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras exposed to the public internet. "For a brief period of time, third parties were able to access live streams and footage from those cameras," Langley admitted, attributing the breach to a vendor's network configuration error before adding, "We are accountable."

Meanwhile, earlier this month a North Carolina police officer was arrested for allegedly using Flock's plate readers to track her boyfriend's ex-wife. So random cops abusing Flock systems has been another issue. 

An issue at scale, it turns out. The Washington Post reported this month that it found nearly 50 instances of officers charged or accused of using the cameras for unauthorized purposes, many of them tracking current or former romantic partners or family members. Four Richmond County Sheriff's Office employees have been arrested and fired since June for personal searches. This week, six Savannah Police Department employees - including four officers - were fired for searching friends and family and letting an outside agency use the city's cameras. Savannah says it caught them using Flock's audit function - the one that only became mandatory on Thursday.

Bipartisan Backlash

The movement against Flock doesn't break down cleanly along party lines. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, civil liberties organizations like the ACLU, and ordinary residents at local town halls have converged on the company.

While ALPR technology isn't new, Flock's hyper-aggressive expansion and easy-to-use search interface made the surveillance uniquely visible. The backlash unites left-leaning advocates concerned about over-policing and civil rights with right-leaning advocates concerned about constitutional privacy and government overreach.

As one surveillance-law scholar told the Associated Press, the "growing community backlash" aimed specifically at Flock has captured a profound cultural shift: people don't want their daily movements tracked.

Tyler Durden Fri, 08/14/2026 - 16:40

Demi Lovato and the Jonas Bros. are mostly sidelined for a cast of fresh new faces.

Moria Casán portrays herself as she celebrates her 80th birthday, and three other actors play her at various times in her life.