A singer and a group of songwriters claim in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday that Carrie Underwood’s “Game On,” theme song for “Sunday Night Football” is actually ripped off from a song that the plaintiffs wrote back in 2016 and unsuccessfully pitched to Underwood’s production team. In a suit filed in Manhattan federal court against Underwood, … Continue reading "Singer says Carrie Underwood stole ‘Sunday Night Football’ theme song"

LOS ANGELES — An alliance of large marijuana businesses had a message for the public Tuesday: We’re good corporate citizens. The 45-member Global Cannabis Partnership, which includes Canopy Growth Corp. and other companies operating in the sector, issued guidelines aimed at minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting ethical conduct and responsible pot use. The emerging … Continue reading "Marijuana industry wants to prove it’s ‘socially responsible’"

A substitute teacher in Maryland plied a teen student with snow cones and booze, and late last month, had sex with him at her grandparents’ house, police said. Alexis Mercedes Boberg, 25, of Severn, surrendered to police Monday after a student at the Center of Applied Technologies North told authorities they met up for sex … Continue reading "Substitute teacher allegedly had sex with teen student at her grandparents’ home"

Former “Real Housewives of New York City” star Jill Zarin sold her Upper East Side home for $3.25 million earlier this week. It had been on the market asking $3.29 million since last October, as Gimme Shelter previously reported. The apartment, at 401 E. 60th St., is where Zarin lived for 18 years. “It was … Continue reading "Jill Zarin sells NYC home she shared with late husband Bobby"

A twice-deported fiend who allegedly raped a New Jersey jogger before drowning her in a lake has been indicted. Jorge Rios, 33, was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder, aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping in the death of 45-year-old Carolina Cano in Jersey City on March 24, authorities said. Rios — who was deported from … Continue reading "Twice-deported fiend indicted on rape, murder charges in death of New Jersey jogger"

Vanderbilt point guard Darius Garland said he believes the Knicks wouldn’t have invited him down Wednesday if they weren’t considering drafting him. “If they called me to work out, I believe so,’’ Garland said in the lobby of the Midtown Grand Hyatt hotel where the draft prospects are staying. Garland, who played five games at … Continue reading "Darius Garland sneaks into Knicks’ NBA draft conversation after strong workout"

A House subcommittee heard from actor Danny Glover and presidential candidate Cory Booker on Wednesday during a congressional hearing on reparations. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) — who sponsors a measure to study reparations — said the hearing “is not a symbolic action” but about legitimate legislation that should be … Continue reading "House committee hears from Danny Glover, Cory Booker on reparations"

While racial discrimination in hiring plagues many developed countries, one nation may have particular trouble bidding it adieu. France has the highest level of hiring discrimination against non-white groups, according to a meta-analysis of data from nine countries published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Sociological Science. Researchers analyzed findings from 97 hiring field experiments … Continue reading "Job seekers in one country face the worst racial discrimination"