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Another June 13 bombshell: Judge moves to dismiss juror over 'lack of candor' issue
Kanye in court: Diddy trial shocker
Amid the day's testimony, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, showed up to the federal court Friday, June 13.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hardwicke’s calling card as a director was Thirteen, her first film, released in 2003, a teens-today shocker set in L.A. that starred a fourteen-year-old Evan Rachel Wood, in her first major film role.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi (shocker alert!) has said grace over the whole sordid deal.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
And the third — which stars John Mulaney as a corrupt FBI agent, Rhea Perlman as mob boss Beatrix Hasp, and Richard Kind as her hapless husband who just wants to make his panino in peace thank you very much — ends in a game-changing shocker.
—EW.com, 13 May 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hardwicke’s calling card as a director was Thirteen, her first film, released in 2003, a teens-today shocker set in L.A. that starred a fourteen-year-old Evan Rachel Wood, in her first major film role.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi (shocker alert!) has said grace over the whole sordid deal.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
And the third — which stars John Mulaney as a corrupt FBI agent, Rhea Perlman as mob boss Beatrix Hasp, and Richard Kind as her hapless husband who just wants to make his panino in peace thank you very much — ends in a game-changing shocker.
—EW.com, 13 May 2025
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Jordan once fired on a small hut suspected of shooting down a U.S. helicopter and later learned that women and children were among the dead inside, a revelation that always haunted him, even though his actions were found to be legal, the clemency petition said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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But recent revelations say the divided response to the last album cycle read too much into the bubbly early-aughts nostalgia on its aesthetic surface, not recognizing Solar’s pursuit of joy, smallness, and sated inaccessibility as coping strategies.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The Blue Jackets, who added veteran forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood earlier in the day, selected defenseman Jackson Smith with the No. 14 overall pick and — in a surprise to many — goaltender Pyotr Andreyanov with the No. 20 overall pick.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Lorde celebrated the release of Virgin by performing the entire album live for the first time at a surprise, early-morning set at Glastonbury.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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In the age of Trump’s global tariffs, Beijing is unleashing an export shock across the globe.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The majority of those injured at Soroka were hurt while seeking shelter or suffered from shock.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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The Space Economy Is Already Here Another eye-opener in our chat was just how much space already affects daily life.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s fights with Harvard and Columbia are eye-openers for other universities that are trying to decipher how to handle the president and his desire to exert control over their policies.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
13 June 2025
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One of these bombshells is Cal State Fullerton alum Jose Garcia Gonzalez, known to viewers by his nickname, Pepe.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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The next morning, Jeremiah headed out on a beach date with Iris and the other bombshells.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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