📰 News Roundup: The Wrap

As the week wraps up, major stories emerged across media, politics, tech, and global policy, from corporate power plays and viral controversies to arrests, advertising reforms, and political flashpoints making waves worldwide.

GoFundMe for Renee Nicole Good, Who Was Fatally Shot by ICE, Surpasses $1 Million in 24 Hours

• GoFundMe raised over one million dollars in one day.
• Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
• Funds support her wife and young son.

More than $1 million was raised within 24 hours of launching a GoFundMe campaign for poet and mother Renee Nicole Good, who was shot dead by a U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. The fundraising page praised Good's character and described how much her absence has devastated her family and community.

The majority of the donations will be used to assist Good's widow and daughter with funeral expenses and provide for their financial stability in the coming years.

Source: Yahoo News

‘QAnon Shaman’ Officially Breaks Up with Trump and Here’s Why

• Jacob Chansley abandons support for Donald Trump.
• Break came over Epstein client list issue.
• He plans to run for Arizona governor.

Jacob Chansley, known as the ‘QAnon Shaman’ who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot, has now publicly declared that he is no longer a supporter of Donald Trump. The reason he gave for his decision is the fact that Trump has not released the Epstein client list, which Chansley said was 'the straw that broke the camel's back.'

Chansley stated that at one time he had thought Trump would be the person who exposed the corruption; however, he now considers him a component of the corrupt system. In addition, Chansley has recently gone public with his intention to run for Governor of Arizona as an Independent.

Source: The Daily Beast

Woman Shares Incredible Face Transformation After Going Eight Days Without Alcohol

• Woman went eight days without drinking alcohol.
• She shared photos of her face transformation.
• Improvement included clearer tighter looking skin.

A woman uploaded pictures to the Internet showing how her face transformed over an 8-day period of time after ceasing all alcoholic beverage consumption. The pictures depict her face with decreased swelling, improved clarity of complexion, and a more vibrant look after such a short period of time.

She indicated that stopping alcohol consumption improved both her physical and mental well-being, and the noticeable differences can likely be attributed to the dehydrating effect that alcoholic beverages have on our skin and the inflammatory responses that occur when alcohol is consumed, according to health professionals.

Source: LADbible

DoorDash Shuts Down Driver’s Account After AI-Generated Image Used to Fake Delivery

• DoorDash banned a driver for fraudulent delivery photo.
• The image was generated by artificial intelligence.
• Customer believed food was delivered when it was not.

A door-to-cart company called DoorDash has terminated its services with one of its delivery drivers for fraud. A customer had filed a complaint against a delivery driver who had posted a photograph on DoorDash showing his delivery of pizza; however, the customer claimed he never received the pizza.

DoorDash conducted its own investigation and found that the pizza delivery photograph submitted by the driver was generated using AI and therefore violated company policy. DoorDash says it permanently terminated the driver from its platform due to fraudulent activity.

Source: AfroTech

6ix9ine Has Been Jailed Alongside Luigi Mangione and Nicolas Maduro

• Rapper 6ix9ine reported to federal jail.
• He violated the terms of supervised release.
• Other high-profile inmates are housed there.

Federal detention repeater rapper 6ix9ine of the Brooklyn area has now started a 3-month sentence after being found guilty of violating his supervised release agreement. The rapper voluntarily went to the station where he was taken as an inmate, and he's been documenting the time he's gotten there on social media, as he posts regularly, streaming the moment he arrives.

The facility also has an extensive list of high-profile inmates, including Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Luigi Mangione. Through social media, 6ix9ine joked about how many other famous people are in the same facility as him.

Source: Complex

Professor Awarded $500K After Being Fired for Posting Charlie Kirk Meme

• Professor was fired over a social media post.
• University later reinstated him.
• A $500,000 settlement was reached.

A faculty member employed by Austin Peay State University was terminated from his position due to posting on social media regarding Charlie Kirk, thus creating backlash against the university for their treatment of freedom of expression and academic rights of individuals.

Following an investigation into the situation, the professor was returned to his job at the university and was offered a total of $500,000 in damages, with university officials expressing regret that the original action taken against the professor was improperly handled.

Source: Associated Press

More Headlines

• Warner Bros. Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Favoring Netflix Reuters 

• Suspect in JD Vance ‘home attack’ case is transgender daughter of wealthy Democrat donor Newsweek 

• Vietnam's government is banning unskippable ads Vietnam Net 

• Preschool teacher, 22, arrested after finishing TV interview praising Nicolas Maduro The Guardian 

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