France passes law to regulate paid influencers, combat fraud
Telmo Pinto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(PARIS) — France is now the first country in Europe to regulate influencer marketing on social media, cracking down on what people can monetize and promote online with a new law passed on Thursday.
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“Hobbs is back”: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirms lead in second ‘Fast and Furious’ spinoff
ABC/Paula LoboAfter his surprise reappearance in a post-credits scene in Fast X, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to social media to make a “long awaited” announcement that his Fast character, lawman Luke Hobbs, will be back on the big screen.
“It’s tru…
Lottery addictions are not being addressed seriously, experts say
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tvonia Thomas said that scratch-off lotto games were consuming every aspect of her life in Virginia.
Even though she rarely won big jackpots, Thomas told ABC News Live that the rush of going out to the convenience…
New wave of Hawaiian surfers look to reclaim sport’s cultural spirit
ABC News(HONOLULU) — For 26-year-old Ha’a Keaulana, surfing is practically part of her DNA. She’s been around surfing since she was a baby, even before she could walk or talk. Some of her first memories were being a surfboard with her grandfather, Haw…
Drag show at Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base canceled by Pentagon
L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The Pentagon informed Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base that a previously approved drag show slated to take place on the base on the first day of Pride Month could not take place because …
How Vegas is changing the odds for blackjack players
Duncan Nicholls and Simon Webb/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Blackjack players say they’ve been noticing a difference at the tables in Las Vegas lately.
Even if they hit that lucky 21, they say they’re not getting the same amount of winnings as they did …
Indianola mayor urges ‘patience’ amid probe into police shooting of 11-year-old boy
ABC News(INDIANOLA, Miss.) — Ken Featherstone, the mayor of Indianola, Mississippi, urged his community to “trust the process” amid an investigation into the police shooting of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry after he reportedly called 911 for help during …
Ron DeSantis’ wife joins him on the campaign trail as voters say they want to ‘see the man’
Scott Olson/Getty Images(SALEX, Iowa) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pitches himself as a “fighter” for conservative values. But as he continues his initial presidential campaign swing through three early nominating states, he’s working to highlight anot…
Sophie Thatcher explains her ‘Boogeyman’ playlist and how a haunted hotel room kept movie’s shoot interesting
20th Century StudiosIn The Boogeyman, Sophie Thatcher plays Sadie, a teen mourning her mom, who also has to deal with the titular menace haunting her grieving family.
For the Yellowjackets alumna, key to her character was music: sad music, particularl…
Biden falls at US Air Force Academy graduation ceremony
RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — President Joe Biden took a fall on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado on Thursday.
Biden, who delivered the commencement address …