Daily 30: Thu 09.25.2014

Hold Up We Divorced?! 9mo
Amber Rose Files for Divorce

3 Amber Rose Files for Divorce TMZ

Amber Rose has filed for divorce from husband-of-1-year Wiz Khalifa ... and she's gunning for full custody of their kid ... TMZ has learned.
9mo
Why He Didn't Clap Back Sooner

4 Why He Didn't Clap Back Sooner Vlad TV

Ja Rule sat down with VladTV and broke down exactly why he didn't respond to 50 Cent's taunts the way he wanted to back when the two Queens rappers had serious beef in the early 2000s.
Swapping The Swoosh For Stripes?! 9mo
Nike's Biggest Designers Leave for Adidas

9 Nike's Biggest Designers Leave for Adidas Complex

The Three Stripes recently added three senior members of the Nike footwear design team. Nike Football Design Director Denis Dekovic, who was responsible for the Nike Magista, took to Instagram and announced that he and two other Nike designers will be making the move to adidas.
Tech Talk! 9mo
Must-Haves for iOS 8

11 Must-Haves for iOS 8 Breaking News

Kit Eaton explores three apps that show off what iOS 8, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, can do on new iPhones.
1y
The Up In Smoke Tour Live 2000

19 The Up In Smoke Tour Live 2000 Aftermath Entertainment

The Up in Smoke Tour was a West Coast hip hop tour in 2000 which was headlined by Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg also featuring artists Ice Cube, Eminem, Proof, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, D12, MC Ren, Westside Connection, Mel-Man, Tha Eastsidaz, Doggy's Angels, Devin The Dude, Warren G, TQ, Truth Hurts, Xzibit and The D.O.C.,Hittman and Six-Two.
Ballin'!!! 9mo
Jeezy inducted into 2014 Ball of Fame!

21 Jeezy inducted into 2014 Ball of Fame! TMZ

It doesn’t get any more baller than showing up to an Atlanta club in a helicopter, buying a $$$20,000 bottle of giant champagne and then taking home the bottle!
9mo
Lenny Kravitz

23 Lenny Kravitz The Wendy Williams Show

Lenny Kravitz talks about his new album, Strut. Then, is Lenny dating? How does he get along with his daughter's mother, actress Lisa Bonet? How does he handle his daughter dating rappers?
Say What?! 9mo
Rape Accuser Tried to Extort Winston

24 Rape Accuser Tried to Extort Winston Complex

Today, David Cornwell—a lawyer who has handled cases for high-profile athletes like Ben Roethlisberger and Ryan Braun—responded to the Title IX investigation in a letter that was acquired by TMZ. According to TMZ, the letter states that Winston will be fully cooperative with the investigation. However, it also notes that, prior to accusing Winston of sexual assault, the accuser's lawyer tried to extort Winston for a $7M settlement and said that she and her client wouldn't bring the allegations to light if Winston's team gave them the money. Again, this is what Cornwell and his team are claiming.
Cut The Check 9mo
U.S. To Pay Navajo Tribe $554 Million

25 U.S. To Pay Navajo Tribe $554 Million Huffington Post

Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed to pay the Navajo Nation a record $554 million to settle longstanding claims by America's largest Indian tribe that its funds and natural resources were mishandled for decades by the U.S. government. The accord, resolving claims that date back as far as 50 years and marking the biggest U.S. legal settlement with a single tribe, will be formally signed at a ceremony on Friday in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the sprawling Navajo reservation. The deal stems from litigation accusing the government of mismanaging Navajo trust accounts and resources on more than 14 million acres (5.7 million hectares) of land held in trust for the tribe and leased for such purposes as farming, energy development, logging and mining. In return for $554 million, the Navajo agreed to dismiss its lawsuit and forego further litigation over previous U.S. management of Navajo funds and resources held in trust by the federal government. The deal does not preclude the tribe from pursuing future trust claims, or any separate claims over water and uranium pollution on its reservation, Navajo Attorney General Harrison Tsosie said. He declined to quantify the total sum the Navajo had claimed it was owed before the settlement, saying he needed to review non-disclosure clauses. Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly hailed the outcome as a "victory for tribal sovereignty" and promised to host town hall meetings to decide how to allocate settlement funds. The Navajo Nation is the most populous American Indian tribe, with more than 300,000 members, and the largest by land mass, occupying 27,000 square miles (70,000 sq km) across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. "After a long, hard-won process, I am pleased that we have finally come to a resolution on this matter to receive fair and just compensation for the Navajo Nation," Shelly said in a statement. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called the agreement historic and said it showed the Justice Department's commitment to "strengthening our partnership with tribal nations." The deal comes over two years after the administration announced similar settlements with 41 tribes for about $1 billion collectively. Since then, the government has resolved breach of trust claims by nearly 40 additional tribes for more than $1.5 billion, a U.S. Justice Department official said. Shelly publicly disclosed in May that the Navajo had reached an agreement in principle. The sides revealed on Wednesday that the deal had been fully approved and executed. (Reporting by Steve Gorman from Los Angeles; Additional reporting by Julia Edwards in Washington; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Targeting The Poor 9mo
Walmart New Checking Accounts

26 Walmart New Checking Accounts Huffington Post

By offering low-fee checking accounts, Walmart dares to go where most big banks won't. Few major financial institutions are willing to give lower-income Americans checking accounts these days -- without exorbitant fees. But, unlike the big banks, Walmart really needs low-income customers. The retail goliath on Wednesday announced it would offer customers checking accounts with no minimum balance and no fees for overdrafts or bounced checks. Those who get a direct deposit of at least $500 every month -- a floor that includes many people receiving government benefits -- will have the $8.95 monthly fee waived. The decision to introduce the checking account, which will be available by the end of October, came after hearing from customers that “traditional banking fees are just too high,” said Molly Blakeman, a Walmart spokeswoman. “We think that our customers have a need there and we’re looking to help them fill that." Walmart’s core customers -- low-income Americans -- have been squeezed by government benefit cuts, high unemployment and stagnant wages. The new checking account may offer some relief by cutting the cost of financial services, like paying bills and cashing checks. That also cold free up money for people to spend at Walmart. “It should help them if they are able to save the fees that they’re currently experiencing,” said Ken Perkins, the founder of Retail Metrics, a research and data firm. “That’s a chunk of their grocery bill that month.” Walmart needs that money. Sales at U.S. stores open a year, an important retail metric, have been flat or negative for six straight quarters. Food stamp cuts in November hurt the company's bottom line, executives said. Walmart has been pushing for several years to get into financial services. The company offers check-cashing, bill-pay and a prepaid debit card. The retail giant also houses independent bank branches in some of its stores. In the mid-2000s, Walmart tried to get a federal bank charter so it could take deposits, a move widely opposed by the banking industry at the time. This new effort differs in that the services are provided through Green Dot Bank, but exclusively available at Walmart. To open an account, customers must buy a $2.95 starter kit from a Walmart store. In recent years, traditional banks have shied away from lower-income people without traditional bank accounts -- "the unbanked and underbanked," who make up nearly 10 million and 24 million households in the U.S. respectively, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Because banks can’t make much money off accounts with low balances, “they’re trying to repel these accounts with high fees,” said Mehrsa Baradaran, a professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Law who studies the unbanked. Fewer than half of lower-income households are fully banked, according to a 2012 survey from the FDIC. That means they’ve recently used alternative financial products, like payday loans or check-cashing services, which typically charge high fees. Some big banks have launched accounts similar to Walmart's recently. Bank of America has a SafeBalance account, with a monthly fee of $4.95 and no overdraft penalties. Citibank's Access Account, introduced Tuesday, has a monthly fee of $10 that can be waived if customers make one monthly bill payment or direct deposit, or if they average a monthly balance of $1,500 or more. The Citibank account doesn't charge overdraft fees, either. That Walmart is one of the few options available to poor customers looking for a cheap bank account is troubling, given the retailer's profit motive, said Wallace Turbeville, a senior fellow at Demos, a progressive think tank. Unlike the Post Office, which some have considered as an option for low-fee checking, there's no reason for Walmart and its partner bank not to take advantage of customers who have so little bargaining power, he said. “There’s a huge number of people that are underserved or overcharged for financial services,” Turbeville said. “That suggests that its going to be profitable for Walmart.”
#TBT Trailer! 9mo
Set It Off

27 Set It Off New Line Cinema

Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman who was involved in shooting one of the women's brothers is on their trail.
Mad Max Is Back! 11mo
Mad Max: Fury Road

28 Mad Max: Fury Road Village Roadshow Pictures

A apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
12mo
Dumb and Dumber To

29 Dumb and Dumber To Universal Pictures

20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney.
Based On The Best Seller! 10mo
The Maze Runner

30 The Maze Runner 20th Century Fox

When Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based on the best-selling novel by James Dashner.