Author: Ali Uppal

Reddit Faces Global Outage as ‘Server Error’ Reddit was hit with yet another widespread outage, leaving thousands of people around the world who visited the link to skulk themselves or received a nasty ‘server error’ in the process. It primarily plagued countries in the western hemisphere and made it impossible for some of you to load the site, sign-in, or post on community vacancies. The BBC reports that complaints spiked on Reddit and other sites where users can report website outages, like the third-party monitor Down Detector, where users shared messages saying things like “Something went wrong” or simply “Server…

Mark Robinson Defends Campaign North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, a Republican candidate for governor, visited Forsyth County on Friday to address an ongoing media controversy within his campaign. Robinson, who was accused in a CNN report yesterday of making racist and sexually charged comments on an online message board over a decade ago, with the candidate vowing to stay in the race for governor. Robinson denied the allegations “salacious tabloid lies” he said the comments the media has picked out do not represent who he is or what he thinks. Robinson tried to calm his followers in a video…

Social Security COLA in 2025 Individuals getting the federal Social Security benefits program can expect a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, according to new projections that predict inflation’s hold over them will weaken over time after a period of quick growth. Last week’s economic data showed a moderation in inflation that could move it back to its 2% annual target just ahead of an anticipated downclocks to benchmark interest rates by the Federal Reserve, as The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) issued a forecast. While TSCL makes available its own monthly estimates of the Social Security COLA based on recent…

Diddy Bail Amount Hip-hop sucks up another one, as bad boy rapper and culture iconoclast Sean “Diddy” Combs is the latest to have both I-tunes discs sent right back to Columbia House due to an indictment on the charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. The allegations have rocked the entertainment world because Diddy has firmly established himself as an influential force in music and business. Combs, according to court filings, has proposed a $50 million bail package as his effort to have him released from prison pending trial — an indicator of both the seriousness of the charges and his…

Rickea Jackson and Griner Griner ejected as Mercury outlast Sparks 85-81 Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson were ejected late in the first half Tuesday night and the Phoenix Mercury went on to beat host Los Angeles 85-81. Griner and Jackson were ejected with 18.8 to go in the half at Phoenix trailing the Sparks for a free throw attempt by Celeste Taylor that made it 43-36. The fight started when Griner aimed her elbow in the direction of Jackson’s face, and Jackson seated a slap at Griner. Griner ended with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while Jackson was just 2-of-11…

Juan Soto Hits 200 Runs Juan soto hits the 200 home runs in Major league Baseball and become the seventh youngest player of MLB to hits 200 runs. Soto is only 25-years-old and he will become a franchise slugger among ESPN, which again cements him as one of the greatest hitters in his prime. That 200th homer was definitely a big one for Soto, as it tied the two clubs and demonstrative his clutch hitting capabilities. Echoing his impressive plate discipline, strong and advanced power stroke for his age, Soto has quickly become a face of the franchise since being…

Sean Diddy Combs Arrested in New York Music tycoon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is firmly all up in the American legal system this week with reports claiming that he has been arrested by New York officials after being indicted. A legend in the music production, rapping and entrepreneur worlds, his arrest has shaken the entertainment industry like a tsunami across his mammoth fanbase spanning continents. According to the information we have so far. The Indictment The full extent of the charges is still unclear but it is thought that the grand jury siege against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may relate to a…

COVID variant XEC However, it is about that time — flu season is right around the corner; so are new variants of COVID-19. The COVID variant XEC, discovered only recently, is surging throughout the US. Research’s Outbreak, An info page, last updated on Sept. 5, listed 95 cases in 12 U.S. states and fewer than half of them were in the hundreds of countries. Australia-based data integration expert Mike Honey wrote on the blog X Saturday that this new strain has appeared in hundreds more patients across 27 countries in Europe, North America and Asia, although it was first observed…

Emily Gold Emily Gold, 17, a dancer from Los Osos High School fell during a dance routine on Americas Got Talent. Gold died by suicide on Friday, Sept. 13 around 11:52 pm in San Bernardino, the Coroner’s Office. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez tells in a statement, “Officers from the California Highway Patrol Rancho Cucamonga area responded to a pedestrian down in lanes.” When officers arrived, they located a 17-year-old female in the carpool lane on eastbound 210 struck by at least one other vehicle, Jimenez said. The woman was found to be dead at the scene.…

Tito Jackson Death Sad news for Michael Jackson fans: the singer’s eldest brother Tito is ‘no more’ at 70. Has Tito Jackson passed away? Jackson was on his way back to Oklahoma from New Mexico when he died Sunday, longtime Jackson family friend and family manager Steve Manning told Entertainment Tonight. Tito Jackson ex-wife Dead? Jackson MONTALBANES married Delores “Dee Dee” Martes in June 1972, when he was 18, and they divorced in 1988. And now, less than a month later, one of the Jacksons has passed away at the not-so-old age of 70. Tito, a relative of Michael Jackson…