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Grand Jury Indicts Empire Star Jussie Smollett on 16 Felony Counts

A grand jury has indicted 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett on 16 felony accounts after he arranged a homophobic attack against himself.

empire - Time
3:02pm PST - March 8th, 2019

It’s All About the Art

On the wall of of an apartment in Midtown Manhattan designed by David Mann are two untitled woodcuts by Donald Judd. On the floor, a ceiling fixture bought in Morocco and repurposed as an object.

empire - The New York Times
11:29pm PST - March 6th, 2019

Why did Britain steal hair from from Ethiopia's Emperor Tewodros II?

British troops looted dozens of Ethiopian artefacts following the Battle of Maqdala, 150 years ago.

empire - BBC News
4:42am PST - March 4th, 2019

Sports of The Times: Can LeBron James Teach Baseball Players What They Forgot?

Baseball players sail toward a possible confrontation with the owners without leaders who possess the cultural cachet and business power of basketball’s LeBron James.

empire - The New York Times
3:04pm PST - March 1st, 2019

Star Trek: Discovery will return for a third season

We’ve still barely caught up with the Red Angel, whatever it is, but CBS just confirmed that Star Trek: Discovery will be coming back for a third season. Discovery will also add Michelle Paradise as a co-showrunner alongside Alex Kurtzman, making her the fift…

empire - TechCrunch
12:29pm PST - February 27th, 2019

Learn how to make easy money on Amazon — and cash in on Jeff Bezos' empire

Amazon isn't just the place you buy toilet paper and dog treats when you're too lazy to go to the store. For many, Amazon is responsible for their livelihoods, and it could for you too one day. From the Amazon affiliate program to selling private-label produc…

empire - Mashable
2:00am PST - February 27th, 2019

Kraft Heinz exposes Corporate America's debt problem

The Kraft Heinz food empire has a debt problem.

empire - CNN
12:12pm PST - February 25th, 2019

From Screen to Scorn: For Jussie Smollett, a Life of Arts and Activism Is Upended

Given the actor’s long history in show business and political causes, it is all the more baffling to friends that he would risk so much.

empire - The New York Times
9:08am PST - February 23rd, 2019

Jussie Smollett Will Be Written Out of the Final Episodes of Empire‘s Season, Producers Say

Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been removed from the show’s final episodes in its current season following his arrest for allegedly faking a hate crime attack, producers for the Fox drama said. Smollett, who plays the openly gay character Jamal Lyon on Empi…

empire - Time
9:04am PST - February 22nd, 2019

TechStyle hits 5 million members for its retail empire

TechStyle Fashion Group, the company behind Kate Hudson’s Fabletics; the children’s brand FabKids; Rihanna’s lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty; and the shoe retailer Shoedazzle, has amassed 5 million members for its discount retail program. Those members were a …

empire - TechCrunch
8:06am PST - February 22nd, 2019

Kamala Harris Says She’s Disappointed at Turn in Jussie Smollett Case

Senator Kamala Harris of California said Thursday that a false claim to the police “not only diverts resources away from serious investigations but it makes it more difficult for other victims of crime to come forward.”

empire - The New York Times
9:51pm PST - February 21st, 2019

How Jussie Smollett's case could impact future crime victims

Concern comes amid the latest chapter in the "Empire" star's case.

empire - ABC News
11:31am PST - February 21st, 2019

Factbox: Timeline of incidents in Jussie Smollett's alleged attack

Actor Jussie Smollett of TV's "Empire" staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself as a publicity stunt because he was dissatisfied with his salary, Chicago police said on Thursday.

empire - Reuters
8:42am PST - February 21st, 2019

Actor Jussie Smollett staged Chicago attack to 'promote his career,' unhappy about salary on the show Empire - The Globe and Mail

Actor Jussie Smollett staged Chicago attack to 'promote his career,' unhappy about salary on the show Empire The Globe and Mail Tyler Perry And More Stars React To Jussie Smollett Arrest ETCanada.com Jussie Smollett Arrested for Allegedly Filing False Police …

empire - The Globe And Mail
8:12am PST - February 21st, 2019

Jussie Smollett taken into custody by Chicago police

The "Empire" actor was charged with felony disorderly conduct.

empire - ABC News
3:45am PST - February 21st, 2019

Who Is Jussie Smollett, the Actor Charged With Staging His Own Assault?

Jussie Smollett was charged on Wednesday with staging his own assault. The “Empire” star reported to the police last month that he endured a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago.

empire - The New York Times
7:14pm PST - February 20th, 2019

Empire Star Jussie Smollett Is Now Suspected of Filing a False Police Report, Police Say

Empire actor Jussie Smollett is now a suspect in a criminal investigation for allegedly filing a false police report, Chicago police said Wednesday. On Jan. 29, Smollett told police that he had been attacked by two men who beat him in a racist and homophobic …

empire - Time
3:36pm PST - February 20th, 2019

Fox Stands by Jussie Smollett: ‘He Is Not Being Written Out of the Show’

The network said Wednesday that Mr. Smollett “continues to be a consummate professional on set” and that he remains a part of the “Empire” cast.

empire - The New York Times
11:07am PST - February 20th, 2019

Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Recuses Herself From Jussie Smollett Case ‘Out of an Abundance of Caution’

Chicago's top prosecutor, Kim Foxx, recused herself from the investigation into the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.

empire - Time
8:32am PST - February 20th, 2019

Police sources: New evidence suggests Jussie Smollett orchestrated attack

Two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation tell CNN that Chicago Police believe the actor Jussie Smollett paid two men to orchestrate an assault on him that he reported late last month.

empire - CNN
1:12pm PST - February 18th, 2019

Jussie Smollett 'paid Nigerian brothers to attack him'

The actor's lawyers deny the latest reports, which come after Chicago police released two men.

empire - BBC News
12:46am PST - February 17th, 2019

Chicago Police Seeking to Interview Jussie Smollett Again After Questioning Two Brothers

The Chicago Police Department wants to re-interview Jussie Smollett, who has alleged that he was physically attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.

empire - The New York Times
7:22pm PST - February 16th, 2019

Jussie Smollett Case: Chicago Police Have ‘Potential Suspects’

Two brothers have been arrested by the Chicago police. At least one of them had appeared on “Empire.” Charges have not been filed.

empire - The New York Times
11:52am PST - February 15th, 2019

Jussie Smollett Case: Chicago Police Have ‘Potential Suspects’

Two brothers have been arrested by the Chicago police. At least one of them had appeared on “Empire.” Charges have not been filed.

empire - The New York Times
11:52am PST - February 15th, 2019

Jussie Smollett Case: Chicago Police Have ‘Potential Suspects’

Two brothers have been arrested by the Chicago police. At least one of them had appeared on “Empire.” Charges have not been filed.

empire - The New York Times
11:25am PST - February 15th, 2019

“This Beautiful Cross”: Commemorating a Torture Device used by the Roman Empire for its Death Penalty that was Strictly reserved for Sedition. Noose not good enough? Electric chair too hard to draw? Needle too small? Pathetic. https://t.co/XiB9uT5gs5

Ned Grant (@FdrlGrant)
10:06am PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @PersonEachYear: The person of the year for 1690 is Suleiman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who in this year managed to turn the tide…

Raziel (@benavu54)
10:06am PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @SpriterTeam: Medvedev : The Ukrainian junta keeps saying that the condition for negotiations is reaching some of their 1991 borders. Th…

Frankie Freedom (@FrankieFreedom1)
10:06am PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @A2x_be: The first event I’d like to talk about is the colonial exhibition that took place in Vincennes in May 1931. At the time France…

[XL] (@yxelle)
10:05am PDT - July 2nd, 2023
RT @_Charioteer: Rise of Gupta Empire ( 300-600 AD ) https://t.co/ht1KwoNpnZ

RT @_Charioteer: Rise of Gupta Empire ( 300-600 AD ) https://t.co/ht1KwoNpnZ

Nrken19 (@nrken19)
10:05am PDT - July 2nd, 2023
RT @TheLowestPickle: this eulogy for an empire https://t.co/n0oAYAvmFk

RT @TheLowestPickle: this eulogy for an empire https://t.co/n0oAYAvmFk

The Librarian (@CraigafferPedro)
10:05am PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @PopBaeo: BLACKPINK is now the first Korean artist to perform in a festival in the three biggest music markets: 1. US — Coachella, Empi…

(@savlovesrose)
10:05am PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @sambendett: 2/ 100 years ago, as the Russian Empire collapsed into a civil war (1917-1921), many Tsarist military officers of all ranks…

Bleach Injector (@MatildaElaine4)
6:32am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @ash_mikala: *** 5 Stars for my Empire of Hearts Adventures: Sketching Love, Drawing Temptation & Painting Rapture. Faerie magic in a st…

G. Wells Taylor (@gwellstaylor)
6:32am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @SBPal_Eng: What is Pogrom?! A pogrom is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, p…

Persephone (@BrendaHazelhur1)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023
RT @EndWokeness: The last gasps of a dying empire https://t.co/sqB9CrLgdw

RT @EndWokeness: The last gasps of a dying empire https://t.co/sqB9CrLgdw

A Dang (@AlexDan99677052)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023
RT @MaryBarbDoll: #AI creates what the Roman Empire would like in 2023 if it never fell. https://t.co/3VgJGSaBPp

RT @MaryBarbDoll: #AI creates what the Roman Empire would like in 2023 if it never fell. https://t.co/3VgJGSaBPp

MAHATHIR MAHMUD (@MAHATHIR112233)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @historycalendar: June 24, 474 -- Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of th…

J. M. Algeo, Jr. (@jalgeo1)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @Martpoasting: Wagner has taken the post office. Hitler 2 is defeated. Baby Yoda weeping tears of joy, a thousand year LGBT empire is im…

Tom Gooey (Go To SuperFreeSlots.net) (@goutworldwide)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

It’s a historical & undeniable fact that Ethiopia's a colonial empire that officially changed its name from Abyssinia to Ethiopia when it got registered to be a member of the United Nations in 1945. @SecBlinken @SenateForeign @eu_eeas @nytimes @AP @Reuters #UN #LetOromosLive

Karabeeki ✌️ (@Oliqan_)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @sambendett: 2/ 100 years ago, as the Russian Empire collapsed into a civil war (1917-1921), many Tsarist military officers of all ranks…

daouda kinda (@daoudakinda4)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @0xAlaric: HERNAN CORTES: A MAN OUT OF TIME Most of us know the conqueror of the Aztec Empire, at least in passing. But Cortes' story…

Mikey (@Mikey_Ale)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023
Being the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire https://t.co/Wf092aj1pF

Being the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire https://t.co/Wf092aj1pF

Jeff (@Jeff11489276)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @tortoise: All four episodes of our latest muti-part series, Epstein's moneymen, are out now. The series tells the story of the men –…

Be Well (@aljola)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @SickleCellUK: 2023 sees the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain. Our Patron, Baroness @FloellaBenjamin, DBE…

JenG13 (@JennyWestwood17)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @THBCharity: #TheKING wrote "it is...crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the Empire #Wi

RyAndrews (@RyAndrewss)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @Lessons_History: "from that time the vigour of the Roman Empire began to decline, and all that valour which had raised it passed away t…

Dersiman (@Rozekurdno)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @DonFbpe: The collapse of the Russian Federation (Empire) would have repercussions around the world, especially across Europe.

Angie PJ #FBPPR (@angieprysorjon1)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

RT @tortoise: All four episodes of our latest muti-part series, Epstein's moneymen, are out now. The series tells the story of the men –…

ross (@roscomck)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023

in the year 2005,the United States of America superseded China in the amount of horses that existed in those countries. you never know that an empire is finished for 2 generations is the general wisdom(50 years)

jim axon (@jimaxon66)
6:31am PDT - June 24th, 2023
We'd like to showcase Ernest Owens (he/him/his), an award-winning journalist & CEO at Ernest Media Empire, LLC, editor at Large, Philadelphia Magazine and President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists!

You can find him at https://t.co/bQrsOBDj90 https://t.co/2V22LZ6JNm

We'd like to showcase Ernest Owens (he/him/his), an award-winning journalist & CEO at Ernest Media Empire, LLC, editor at Large, Philadelphia Magazine and President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists! You can find him at https://t.co/bQrsOBDj90 https://t.co/2V22LZ6JNm

Diversity Action Alliance (@DAA_PR)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @PenguinHuddleUK: Today is the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush. To celebrate it I thought I'd share some books t…

Fiona Sharp (@fionamsharp)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @maxztouthang: History is written by the Victors and it has always been that way. For India, the rise & fade of dynasties like Maurya, G…

Ngaihlian Jemi (@NgaihlianJ4188)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023
An oracular statement that destroyed an Empire.

Croesus, the King of Lydia, decided to wage a campaign against Cyrus of Persia. He sent messengers to the oracle of Delphi with the following question:

Should he go to war with the Persians?

The Delphic Oracle replied as follows: https://t.co/ftbLES57d9

An oracular statement that destroyed an Empire. Croesus, the King of Lydia, decided to wage a campaign against Cyrus of Persia. He sent messengers to the oracle of Delphi with the following question: Should he go to war with the Persians? The Delphic Oracle replied as follows: https://t.co/ftbLES57d9

Spencer (@SpencerJulius_)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023
RT @RebelTVIreland: A Dame of the British Empire is chairing government stitch up on neutrality! https://t.co/0vmiphLDSz

RT @RebelTVIreland: A Dame of the British Empire is chairing government stitch up on neutrality! https://t.co/0vmiphLDSz

Dominic Doherty (@DominicDohertyj)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @WookOfficial: Toll Apkar was a Rodian male gambler who lived during the Jedi Civil War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empir…

christian (@christianms_13)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @Lexirocksss: #Palestine still exists whether the imperial Ziona*is like it or not. Here’s evidence imperial #Israel empire has been ste…

(@AdrienWolf13)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @ricwe123: The costs of the transatlantic alliance, for Europe, far outweigh the benefits. It’s time for European countries to grow up.…

rubyrednano (@rubyrednano1)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023
RT @ratopomboart: The Empire territorial losses be like https://t.co/UN76UDQgKT

RT @ratopomboart: The Empire territorial losses be like https://t.co/UN76UDQgKT

Dwarftastic (@Dwarftastic1)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @deepikapattnay2: "A Queen knows how to build her empire with the same stones that were thrown at her". SOHNI KUDI PRIYANKA CHAHAR http…

Monalisa~ (@Mona_Parifan)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @WookOfficial: Toll Apkar was a Rodian male gambler who lived during the Jedi Civil War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empir…

Plokool811 (@Plokool811)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @5Pillarsuk: The Muslim Tory mayor of Keighley in West Yorkshire, Cllr Mohammed Nazam, has apologised to Muslims and resigned after taki…

Ahmed Saylici (@Adal_empire_)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @StarTrekOnPPlus: Cajitar IV: a world divided between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. What was your favorite moment in this week'…

Mathew Dawson (@Mathew1Dawson)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @jennatonelli: Lynn Williams had a big announcement atop the Empire State Building today: a contract extension with @GothamFC through 20…

The Women’s Soccer Show (@TheWOSOshow)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023

RT @UkNatArchives: Passengers of the Empire Windrush disembarked at Tilbury Dock on 22nd June 1948. Onboard this iconic ship were many pa…

Catriona Siobhan (@derverla)
10:00am PDT - June 20th, 2023