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“He deserves immense credit for helping to usher in the alternative revolution of the ’80s and ’90s,” Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan said.

Simon Levy’s second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, could have been saved, senior Met officer admits.

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Simon Levy’s second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, could have been saved, senior Met officer admits.

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The announcement came comes after fellow bandmate Manon Bannerman went on a hiatus from the ensemble.

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The announcement came comes after fellow bandmate Manon Bannerman went on a hiatus from the ensemble.

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is confirming that he’s staying on the nation’s highest court for another term

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Friday to unify under its candidates, highlighting the growing division between establishment and progressive party members amid the current wave of primaries. Clinton told journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher that, with Democratic candidates like Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed winning their races by slim margins, the party should…

Rakim Athelston Mayers, known to most of the world as A$AP Rocky, might be unfamiliar to someone who grew up with him on the streets of Harlem in the early aughts. A lot has changed in NYC since then. MetroCards have been phased out from the city’s transit system, The NY Knicks are the NBA Champions for the first time in more than 50 years, and A$AP Rocky is transparent about his feelings for his partner in life, Rihanna, their three adorable children: sons RZA (4) and Riot (2) and daughter Rocki (10 months), and the type of man he is striving to be.

The 37-year-old, who held his own with heavy hitters Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright in the 2025 Spike Lee film, Highest 2 Lowest, is having an eventful summer. He’s headlining his own Don’t Be Dumb world tour but still supported his boo Rihanna at a surprise performance with mentor Jay-Z in Yankee Stadium last month, the power couple enjoyed an epic date night at the final World Cup match, he and RiRi had a time on da road in Barbados for Crop Over and he sat down for a rare, personal interview with his longtime friend Jason Lee at Harlem’s Melba’s restaurant for the BET network.

In a world where Black men are not always encouraged to be vulnerable, Rocky’s interview it is a beautiful thing. The nearly two-hour conversation was a declaration that Rocky is unapologetic about his life and the most important people and things in it right now. Here are 9 of the doting dad’s jewels on life, love and family.

ON GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT RAISED HIM

I paid for the rent for my grandmother’s building. She refuses to move out of Harlem. And so, I paid the rent last Christmas for everybody, all of the tenants in her building. I wanna do stuff like that. I take it serious.

ON LOSING HIS BROTHER TO GUN VIOLENCE AND HOW IT SHAPED HIM AS A PERSON

I was 13 and it was kinda hard for me to process. I didn’t want to be like my brother. He showed me not to be like him. He was in the streets. He was a big Blood. He was a four-star general, teardrops, all that. My brother was tough. Before he died, I wanted to be just like him. I learned that no one will ever protect you like a real big brother. All the other men in my family were dead or in jail. [After my brother died] I started glorifying people of the arts. I just knew I didn’t want that kind of story to be my destiny. That situation taught me not to take life for granted and to value the people you love.

ON RIHANNA’S RELATABILITY

She not one of these Hollywood newbies. She ain’t on none of that. She really is a strong Black woman. She held me down even when I was at my lowest. She stayed by my side. She told like verbatim, “You see that n***a right there [pointing]. That’s not your friend.” “You see him? That’s your real brother.” “You see him? Stay away from him.” She wants to see the best for me. At the end of the day, no one ever gonna understand the ghetto love we got going on.

ON HOW HE AND RIHANNA VIBE

If we go on a camping road trip, we’ll park the RV in the back of a Wal-Mart, cause you know there are Wal-Marts in middle of nowhere in middle America. Shorty be barefoot, cooking on the grill while I’m doing tye-dye shirts for us to wear the rest of the week. We be on some real Black love type hippie sh*t. She my heart, bro. She reaL. I love her to death. I love the person she is. That’s really my friend.

ON NAVIGATING THE REALITIES OF A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP

We human. We have arguments. We have disagreements. Life be life-ing. Sh*t is real. We got kids together. What? It’s regular.

ON RIHANNA REACHING BILLIONAIRE STATUS

Her success is never my demise. I’m proud of that woman. She did that.

ON LOVING ALL THREE OF HIS CHILDREN EQUALLY

RZA was my first. So, by the time Riot was born, I naturally just loved both of them equally. It was like big brother, little brother. By the time Rocki came, it was like, oh snap this is different cause this is a girl. You gotta handle them a little bit differently. I’m really sensitive with my kids and really gentle with them. But with her I was ultra gentle. She turned out to be the toughest out of them, more than her brothers. [laughs] I’m a present dad. I don’t have [a favorite] with any of them. They all have such different personalities. You love each of them for what it’s worth.

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS VILLAGE

[We] got help. Our mothers. Our nannies. It’s a lot of help. Don’t get it twisted. I’d be lying if I said we don’t have help. You need that. Unfortunately, some people don’t have that type of support. And some mothers, some single mothers, I commend them. I commend those mothers. Because I know as a present dad how much I just want the best for my kids and I want to be present but I’m a hard-working man. And when I’m not at home, I just need to know that my kids are being looked after and loved.  

ON BREAKING THE CYCLE AND DIMYSTIFYING STEREOTYPES

Our generation, even dads that are struggling or broke, they are present. Deadbeats, that all happened because of the crack epidemic. Crack was implemented into the Black household to break it up. That was the sole reason. And it worked. Now? Black fathers are present. We’re taking care of our kids. I’m not saying everybody, but for the most part. So, when you see me being a dad, that’s [not just me]. That’s what it’s about. If you young and you having fun, don’t be a father yet. For the most part, Black guys want to be [good] fathers.

No arrests were made at the time and the investigation was closed.

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The circumstances surrounding his removal remain unclear.

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At 26, I should have been preparing to walk across the stage at Wharton business school holding an MBA diploma. Instead, I was standing on my own in a Philadelphia courtroom about to ask a judge for a piece of paper that could save my life.

Doom was my dominant emotion. When I told the judge that my husband — also a Wharton MBA candidate — held a loaded gun to my head and savagely beat me more times than I could remember, I knew the judge would likely believe my husband, not me.

Because standing across from me in court was my husband — a tall, blond, athletic Irish American in his early 30s, a magna cum laude Ivy League graduate, a former Wall Street investment banker, the first member of his family to graduate from college. 

They say abusers are charming. Somehow this implies that if you were smart enough, you would see the invisible warning on their forehead stating, “I AM CHARMING AND CREDIBLE SO THAT I CAN KILL YOU ONE DAY WITH IMPUNITY.”

I wasn’t that smart. No one really is. He had fooled me and I knew he would fool the judge. No one would believe me, I thought. I was sure the next time, he would make good on his threats to destroy me.

This all happened long ago. This past Sunday, when I saw Ohio Rep. Max Miller’s livestream video denying allegations that he abused his ex-wife Emily Moreno and their daughter, I felt my body go on alert. Miller has denied allegations of abuse that include throwing hot water at Moreno, holding a gun to her head and possibly fracturing his 2 1/2-year-old daughter’s collarbone. Yet watching him onscreen, I couldn’t help detecting in his demeanor, his delivery and the way he cast doubt on Moreno’s claims a familiar pattern of behavior. 

In his video, Miller alleges that his wife said under oath that he had not abused their child, he offers up a text message in which she says she appreciated their “friendly” postdivorce relationship, and he says she offered to cook dinner for him six days after an alleged incident of abuse. Anyone familiar with the dynamics of domestic violence knows that these things do not necessarily mean that violence did not occur. Denial, recantation, lying under oath and appeasement are survival tactics that victims often employ to protect themselves and their children, even after divorce or separation.

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I felt the same trepidation watching Miller deflect and deny claims in a Tuesday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN, during which Miller denied Moreno’s allegations again and addressed a statement from his former father-in-law, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno. In that appearance, Miller also said, “Trump faced the similar accusations and was resilient; like Trump, I’m a fighter and American people respect that resilience.” President Donald Trump was found liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll, which he denies. 

Emily Moreno alleges in court documents that her ex-husband threw boiling water at her. In his Sunday livestream video, Miller calls it “horseplay in the kitchen.” He states without evidence that his ex-wife “struggles with serious mental health challenges,” casting doubt on the trustworthiness of her words. Miller claims that “this is a private dispute turned into public spectacle,” invoking the patriarchal maxim that what happens to a family behind closed doors should not be meddled with. 

No matter whether we are judges, police officers, friends or neighbors, our instinct is often to discount abuse allegations when they hit close to home or involve men we admire. Beware assumptions based on education, skin color, commitment to public service, political affiliation, attractiveness or Midwestern roots. Family violence happens in all kinds of neighborhoods and church groups, and at every income and education level, demographic and region of the country. One in 3 women will be a victim at some point in her life. This means your daughter, your sister, your employee, your boss, you. Up to 95% of abusers are men. Victims and abusers are everywhere, hiding in plain sight.

There’s something bigger at play here. Regardless of what happened between Moreno and Miller, his words reinforce harmful and false claims about the realities of abuse. In the livestream, Miller claims erroneously, “If the allegations were true, I’d be in jail and I certainly would not have joint custody of our child.” That is objectively false. Domestic violence and coercive control are among the most underreported and under-prosecuted crimes in our country, despite being felonies. Only about 25% of abusive incidents are reported to the police. Less than 2% of total incidents result in jail time. In terms of family court disputes, in roughly 70% of cases where mothers report abuse, the abusive father receives sole or shared custody.

As for my long-ago case, the judge listened. Not to me. But he took the advice of the advocate from a local shelter who saw through my ex-husband’s charm and false denials. Together, they gave me the protection I needed, with the judge issuing an order that stripped him of his guns and forced him to keep his distance. After graduating, I was able to take a job as far as geographically possible from his obsession and dominance.

I went on to remarry a nonviolent man, have children, start a career in business and as an advocate for abused women. My story’s ending is one of hope: By understanding abuse, we can support victims in breaking the cycle and strengthen our society overall. 

Miller has not been charged with any allegations of violence or abuse. Yet his choice of portrayal in the public eye should make all of us question how we handle and respond to reports of violence. 

During my final months sharing a campus with the man who had tried to kill me, my professors and classmates rallied around me; a locksmith dropped everything to make my apartment safe; my mother gave me economic support; a divorce lawyer and therapist offered wise counsel; the police were sensitive and compassionate. My community responded to my crisis with empathy born of understanding that a woman leaving an abuser needs respect, protection and cheerleading in order to rebuild a life shattered by violence.

The reality remains that more than 1,000 women and girls die every year at the hands of abusers. Physical abuse is one of the most common reasons women visit emergency rooms, costing an estimated $5.8 billion annually. Keeping victims frightened, silent and not credible is key to perpetrating widespread and repeated abuse. And protecting aggressors demands from us, as a society, an enormous price.

The harrowing reports about Miller provide a window into how society fails abuse victims. My mind goes to survivors watching Miller publicly demonize his accuser and skillfully dodge direct questions. The message is clear: Despite three decades of the national Violence Against Women Act, and countless high-profile women coming forward to educate our society about the realities of family violence, it remains risky to report, to come forward, to speak up. With the standard the current administration has set, perhaps that shouldn’t surprise any of us. It’s still heartbreaking to watch.

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Few athletes have mastered the art of game-day style quite like Jalen Hurts. Throughout his rise from college football standout to NFL superstar, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has established a fashion identity rooted in sharp tailoring, modern menswear, and an unmistakable sense of confidence. Just as deliberate as his approach on the field, Hurts’ wardrobe strikes a balance between classic sophistication and contemporary edge, proving that his style is just as calculated as his game.

From tailored suits and statement outerwear to sleek monochromatic looks and elevated casualwear, the Super Bowl champion has built a wardrobe that feels polished without ever looking predictable. Whether he’s arriving at the stadium in a coordinated fit or stepping onto a red carpet in a perfectly bespoke suit, he understands the power of a strong silhouette. His approach to dressing often feels refined yet fresh, with subtle details that make each look distinctly his own.

Over the years, some of Hurts’ most memorable fashion moments have become an extension of his growing cultural influence. His affinity for tailored separates, bold eyewear, layered looks, and luxury accessories has helped position him as one of football’s most stylish young stars. He isn’t afraid to experiment with proportion, color, or texture, but his looks always retain a sense of intention. Even when he opts for something more relaxed, there’s an unmistakable polish to his execution.

And Hurts’ influence extends far beyond the football field. From press conferences and award ceremonies to fashion events, courtside appearances, and off-duty moments, he continues to demonstrate how menswear can be both sophisticated and expressive. His style doesn’t appear driven by trends as much as a clear understanding of what works for him—and, perhaps more importantly, how he wants to be seen.

Like his career, Hurts’ fashions continue to evolve while remaining grounded in confidence and individuality. As his star power grows, so does his fashion vocabulary, proving that his impact isn’t limited to the gridiron. With every appearance, Hurts makes the case for the modern athlete as not only a cultural force, but a sartorial one, too.

Below, we revisit some of Jalen Hurts’ most memorable fashion moments and the looks that have cemented his status as one of the NFL’s best-dressed stars.