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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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Brattleboro man attempts to drive stolen tractor to Vermont (there's video)​

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Cut and run: Brattleboro man attempts to drive stolen tractor to Vermont

HINSDALE, N.H. — A Brattleboro, Vt., man attempting to drive a stolen John Deere lawn tractor to a hospital in his hometown was ordered held in jail pending a mental
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I initially read this as 'Battlebro' and thought I was going to get a 'rage against authority' article. I feel kind of disappointed.
 
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Bit late to posting this. The Internet continues to shrink.

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Fandom Acquires Leading Entertainment & Gaming Brands Including GameSpot, TV Guide and Metacritic

October 3, 2022
  • FANDOM ACQUIRES LEADING ENTERTAINMENT & GAMING BRANDS INCLUDING GAMESPOT, TV GUIDE AND METACRITIC
  • Deal Increases Fan Reach & Engagement While Driving Affiliate Commerce And Extending 360 Opportunities for Advertisers
  • Fandom Will Now Rank as the #14 Ad Supported Site in the U.S.

San Francisco, CA and Charlotte, NC - October 3, 2022 - Fandom, the world’s largest fan platform, today announced it has acquired a portfolio of entertainment and gaming brands from Red Ventures - GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, GameFAQs, Giant Bomb, Cord Cutters News and Comic Vine. By combining Fandom’s 300M MAU’s, 250K Wiki communities and 40M pages of content with these widely recognized gaming, movie and TV brands reaching 46M MAU’s, Fandom extends its strategic mission to be the fan’s first choice for community and experience. Financials of the deal were not disclosed.

This deal will continue to expand Fandom’s global fan platform to super serve entertainment and gaming fans as well as partners. The new combined platform will drive engagement across every step of the consumer journey - reference, community, trends, ratings, reviews, news and commerce. With the addition of these gaming, movie and TV platforms, Fandom will extend its 360 programs for its advertising partners - including game publishers, studios and streaming services - and enhance the data and insights within FanDNA, Fandom’s proprietary data platform. Additionally, the deal will fuel Fandom’s affiliate and commerce efforts including accelerating revenue on Fanatical, its gaming commerce business.

“We’re thrilled to add these powerful, authoritative brands into the Fandom platform, which will expand our business capabilities and provide immersive content for our partners, advertisers and fans. The trusted insights, ratings and content they provide will make us a one-stop shop for fans across their entertainment and gaming journey,” said Perkins Miller, CEO of Fandom. “In addition to creating exceptional fan experiences, these platforms will add to our FanDNA data offering, giving us sentiment and intent signals that will help improve the consumer experience as well as make our commerce and advertising businesses more impactful.”

“Today’s announcement marks the beginning of a new chapter for Red Ventures and Fandom, and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead,” said Christina Miller, Chief Strategy Officer, Red Ventures. “With Fandom at the helm, we are confident these brands and their teams will be well-equipped to continue empowering and connecting gaming and entertainment audiences around the globe, while Red Ventures continues to focus on unlocking the next phase of growth and evolution of its strong stable of decision-making brands.”

This deal marks another step up in Fandom’s growth trajectory, continuing its expansion across the fan ecosystem. In 2018, Fandom acquired ScreenJunkies to bolster its entertainment and news coverage. The company acquired Curse Media in 2019 which brought together the world’s top gaming wikis with integrated digital gaming tools. In 2021, Fandom acquired Fanatical, a leading ecommerce video game retailer, which diversified its revenue into commerce and strengthened the company’s footprint in gaming. And with this acquisition, Fandom will extend its lead as the #1 fan platform in the world, operating at the intersection of culture and commerce.

LionTree served as exclusive financial advisor to Red Ventures on the transaction.

ABOUT FANDOM
Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.

ABOUT RED VENTURES

Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships, and proprietary technology - including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, CNET, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey - from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Visit www.redventures.com or follow us on social media @RedVentures to learn more.

Press Contacts
Rachelle Savoia/ (470) 306-1609 or rsavoia@fandom.com

Brenna Harran/ (631) 902-9801 or bharran@fandom.com
 
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There's a prisoner who's sentenced for 24 years for killing a leader of a child porn ring.
www.mlive.com

Prisoner sentenced 24 years for killing leader of international child porn ring in Michigan prison

He was one of three inmates who were accused of kicking and stomping the man on Jan. 2, 2019, before stabbing him 28 times and throwing him down a flight of metal stairs inside the minimum-security facility.
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MILAN, MI – A prison inmate who admitted to killing a convicted child predator in federal prison a month after the man was sentenced has been sentenced to additional prison time for his role in the brutal assault.

United States District Court Judge Paul D. Borman sentenced Adam Taylor Wright, Oct. 12, to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for the death of fellow inmate Christian Maire who was beaten and stabbed to death in the Milan Correctional Facility in 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The sentence will run concurrently and consecutively to the sentences of imprisonment he is serving in other cases.

“Deterring violence inside prisons will always be a priority of this office,” said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison. “Senseless acts of violence that jeopardize the safety of employees and inmates of the Bureau of Prisons will be aggressively prosecuted.”
Wright, 42, formerly of Springfield, Illinois, pled guilty to second-degree murder, Feb. 10, for his role in Maire’s death.
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There's a prisoner who's sentenced for 24 years for killing a leader of a child porn ring.
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I'd want to know how much is consecutive and how much is concurrent, i.e. how much more time is he getting than he was previously getting?
 
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There's a prisoner who's sentenced for 24 years for killing a leader of a child porn ring.
www.mlive.com

Prisoner sentenced 24 years for killing leader of international child porn ring in Michigan prison

He was one of three inmates who were accused of kicking and stomping the man on Jan. 2, 2019, before stabbing him 28 times and throwing him down a flight of metal stairs inside the minimum-security facility.
www.mlive.com www.mlive.com
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That should have been negative time, dammit.
 
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Super-Chevy454 said:
There's a prisoner who's sentenced for 24 years for killing a leader of a child porn ring.
www.mlive.com

Prisoner sentenced 24 years for killing leader of international child porn ring in Michigan prison

He was one of three inmates who were accused of kicking and stomping the man on Jan. 2, 2019, before stabbing him 28 times and throwing him down a flight of metal stairs inside the minimum-security facility.
www.mlive.com www.mlive.com
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This murderer saved the penitentiary system all the money it'd cost to house a paedophile for forty years. Plus, no more paedophile. Everyone wins. What's the problem?
 
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Incidentally, the DoJ says this about the sentencing:
Adam Taylor Wright, 42, formerly of Springfield, Illinois, pled guilty to Second Degree Murder in February of this year. United States District Court Judge Paul D. Borman sentenced Wright to 292 months, which will run concurrently/consecutively to the sentences of imprisonment he is serving in other cases.
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Not linking to literal glowsite with .gov address, you can find it though, it's the first hit on his name.

The concurrently/consecutively thing is what bugs me because I want to know how much is concurrent (dude robbed a LOT of banks) and how much is consecutive (after serving that other time). I think the proper amount is zero, frankly.
 
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