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Variety reports: Spotify announced Wednesday that Taylor Swift‘s “The Tortured Poets Department” has become the first album in the app’s history to pick up a billion streams in a single week. And it did that with still a couple of days left to go in the seven-day period in question. The previous high-water mark for most album streams in a …

NBC News reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Thursday with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he doesn’t think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office, as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue. “President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. … …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: The current Helm Paint commercial includes a double entendre that is inappropriate and completely unnecessary. Foul language (or the implication thereof) is not needed in this or any commercial, but that is obviously what Helm Paint intended with their play on words. It is inexcusable that Helm Paint chose to include phrases …

CNN reports: Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will stop serving four airports after reporting increased losses in the first quarter and more delays in the delivery of promised jets from Boeing. The four airports are Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Southwest …

“The U.S. Supreme Court had a monumental hearing on immunity, and immunity having to do with presidential immunity. And, I think it was made clear, I hope it was made clear, that a president has to have immunity, or you don’t have a president. “Or, at most, you could say, would be a ceremonial president. That’s not what the Founders …

The Texas Tribune reports: Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated, his office announced Thursday. Mason, a Tarrant County resident, was acquitted of an illegal voting charge last month. Sorrells’ office is now asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn the ruling that cleared her. Mason was convicted of illegal voting in …

The Associated Press reports: A teenage suspect who allegedly made derogatory remarks about LGBTQ+ people before opening fire at a backyard punk rock show faces seven felony charges for a shooting that killed one person and injured six others in Minneapolis. The document charging Dominic James Burris and another man says the shooting was motivated by bias against the victims’ …

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: The Colorado Supreme Court is allowing a local group to collect signatures for a ballot initiative that opponents believe would target LGBTQ+ students. The measure would require a public school representative to notify a student’s parents if they are experiencing gender incongruence. Opponents believe the measure could potentially “out” transgender students to their parents. “We believe …

CNN reports: Pecker is testifying about a call he got from Trump the day after Karen McDougal was interviewed by Anderson Cooper in March 2018. He said Trump called him and said that he thought they had an agreement with [Playboy Playmate] Karen McDougal “that she can’t give any interviews or be on any television shows.” Pecker then told Trump …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet rescinded under former President Donald Trump. The commission voted along party lines to finalize a proposal first advanced in October to reinstate open internet rules adopted in 2015 and re-establish the commission’s broadband authority. Reinstating the …