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CultureTuesday 10.05.21

Top 5 Clips of October 5th

A new report in France is damning for the Catholic Church. Donald Trump drops off the Forbes 400 list. Plus, Bubba Wallace makes NASCAR history.

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Ghislaine Maxwell's highly anticipated trial is officially underway. The British socialite faces six criminal charges for recruiting, grooming, and exploiting girls as young as 14 years old for sexual abuse with longtime companion Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Officially Underway

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Guilty verdicts don’t change history, but they can bring justice. After a trial in which the defense team employed racist tropes, a jury has found Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder.

Justice For Ahmaud Arbery

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The Department of Defense is launching a new task force to monitor and analyze reports of UFO sightings. Is it finally time to retire the tin foil hats?

Pentagon Creates UFO Task Force

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Enes Kanter says China hosting the Olympics is “unacceptable”: “Look how they treated their own Chinese tennis player.”

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Benedict Cumberbatch hits toxic masculinity: “We just have to shut up and listen. We need to fix the behavior of men.”

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Tryouts for a Vegas strip club were shut down to avoid an Astroworld-like catastrophe after more than 1,000 women and "interested patrons" showed up. An organizer tried to take control by shouting: “Y’all see that s*** happen with Travis Scott ... Y’all not gonna be suing me.”

Vegas Strip Club Shuts Down Tryouts, Referencing Astroworld Crush

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In a video call, tennis star Peng Shuai told the International Olympic Committee she is safe and well. But the former doubles champion’s disappearance and sudden reappearance after accusing a Chinese official of sexual assault is only raising more questions. And the Women's Tennis Association — which is putting its billion-dollar business with China on the line — is far from satisfied.

Missing Chinese Tennis Star’s Reappearance Sparks More Questions

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Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted. Rittenhouse faced 5 charges for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha last year. The prosecution cannot appeal, and the “not guilty” verdict is final.

Jury Finds Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty on All Counts