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FIFTY FIFTY is suing their agency, ATTRAKT. The newly debuted K-pop girl group, who currently have a massive global hit with their song “Cupid,” released a statement on Wednesday (June 28) via their legal representation confirming that all four members are filing to suspend their exclusive contracts, claiming the agency violated their contract terms. “This is an announcement from law firm BARUN, the legal representative of FIFTY FIFTY ’s Saena , Keena , Aran , and Sio ,” the statement begins, via Soompi . “Through their legal representative, the four members filed an application for provisional disposition suspending the validity of their exclusive contracts to the Seoul Central District Court on June 19, and the trial is currently underway. This is due to the fact that ATTRAKT violated contract terms and took actions that resulted in the destruction of a relationship based on trust,” the statement continues. “The members have not responded as the trial is underway. The legal re...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general are much greater than the office’s previous projections and underscore how vulnerable the Paycheck Protection and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs were to fraudsters, particularly during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement The inspector general’s report said “at least 17 percent of all COVID-EIDL and PPP funds were disbursed to potentially fraudulent actors.” The fraud estimate for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is more than $136 billion, which represents 33 percent of the total money spent on that program, according to the report. The Payche...

After a remarkably bleak first episode that ended in an unexpected death , Secret Invasion continues the story of the Skrull rebellion with a much better and much more intriguing Episode 2. The second episode of the MCU Disney+ miniseries reveals the fallout of the terrorist attack at the end of Episode 1 , exploring how this international incident leads to war between humans and Skrulls. But while the majority of the episode deals with the quickly-escalating conflict, we also get a hint that there's far worse to come. Written by series creator Kyle Bradstreet and directed by Ali Selim , Episode 2 features more of Olivia Colman 's Sonya Falsworth and reveals more elements of Gravik's ( Kingsley Ben-Adir ) master plan, which may involve the creation of the Skrull Super-Soldiers — known as Super-Skrulls in the comics. But even as the narrative picks up and marches steadily towards the battlefield, the episode also makes one thing crystal clear: this is all Nick Fury's...

A Vietjet plane carrying 214 people has made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines after encountering an unspecified technical problem By The Associated Press June 27, 2023, 10:29 PM In this photo provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Laoag, passengers disembark from a Vietjet Airbus A321 at the Laoag international airport in Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines on Wednesday June 28, 2023. The Vietjet plane carrying more than 200 people made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines on Wednesday morning after encountering an unspecified technical problem. None of the passengers and crew was hurt. (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Laoag via AP) The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines -- A Vietjet plane carrying 214 people made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines on Wednesday morning after encountering an unspecified technical problem. None of the passengers and...

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 20: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - Pharrell Williams walks the runway during the Louis ... [+] Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images) Getty Images Fashion and music have been longtime bedfellows. In the last decade or so, this has been especially true of rap and hip hop, whose artists such as Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, Lil Nas, and the controversial Kanye West who had joined forces to bring their urban cool aesthetic to chic luxury brands. Two major French luxury houses, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton, have taken the mash-up further by appointing musical artists to top design spots signaling these musicians will do more than influence the next collections but design it too. The most recent news was Lanvin's announcement with the rapper Future to lead its new creative exercise, the Lab Collection. It comes at an interesting moment for the Shanghai-based conglomerate Lanvin Group (brands i...

It hasn’t been a great week for traveling. Yesterday more than 1,600 flights were canceled and over 5,800 were delayed as strong weather hit the Northeast ( via USA Today ). Then later this week, the busiest travel period for the Independence Day holiday since before the pandemic is set to begin. While 43.2 million Americans are expected to make their trips by road over the July 4 holidays, 4.17 million Americans are set to take to the skies. But unfortunately, some of those with flights this weekend could face delays or cancellations. The reason? 5G cellular networks. Here’s what you need to know: What’s happening? On July 1, U.S. cellular carriers like AT&T and Verizon will be able to use new 5G frequencies known as 5G C-band. The problem is 5G C-band can interfere with the radio altimeters on a plane, which lets a plane know how high it is in the sky by bouncing a radio signal off the ground. Last year, U.S. cellular carriers agreed to delay their use of 5G C-band while...