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TSA Is Increasing Fines For Not Wearing A Mask During Travel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: wsfurlan / Getty If you are an anti-masker start saving your coins. The TSA has upped the penalty price if you don’t mask up. As spotted on The Verge Americans traveling by air will have to abide by rules to protect themselves, others but also their pockets. On September 9 the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate at airports, on commercial aircraft, and in various modes of surface transportation, including passenger railroads, intercity bus services, and other public transportation. The federal mask mandate for transportation, which was implemented by TSA on February 2, ...
TSA Is Increasing Fines For Not Wearing A Mask During Travel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: wsfurlan / Getty If you are an anti-masker start saving your coins. The TSA has upped the penalty price if you don’t mask up. As spotted on The Verge Americans traveling by air will have to abide by rules to protect themselves, others but also their pockets. On September 9 the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate at airports, on commercial aircraft, and in various modes of surface transportation, including passenger railroads, intercity bus services, and other public transportation. The federal mask mandate for transportation, which was implemented by TSA on February 2, ...
TSA Is Increasing Fines For Not Wearing A Mask During Travel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: wsfurlan / Getty If you are an anti-masker start saving your coins. The TSA has upped the penalty price if you don’t mask up. As spotted on The Verge Americans traveling by air will have to abide by rules to protect themselves, others but also their pockets. On September 9 the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate at airports, on commercial aircraft, and in various modes of surface transportation, including passenger railroads, intercity bus services, and other public transportation. The federal mask mandate for transportation, which was implemented by TSA on February 2, ...
Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender, Faces 10 Years & Life Parole
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, husband of superstar rapper Nikki Minaj, is currently facing the possibility of spending 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty Thursday to failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Petty—who, as a teenager, was convicted for the first-degree attempted rape of then-16-year-old Jennifer Hough in 1995—was arrested for the offense in March of last year. According to People, Petty initially pleaded not guilty to the charge at the time of his arrest and posted $100,000 bail. His clash with law enforcement in California began in 2019 when he was pulled over in Beverly Hills and the authorities discovered he was registered as a sex offender in New Yor...
Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender, Faces 10 Years & Life Parole
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, husband of superstar rapper Nikki Minaj, is currently facing the possibility of spending 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty Thursday to failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Petty—who, as a teenager, was convicted for the first-degree attempted rape of then-16-year-old Jennifer Hough in 1995—was arrested for the offense in March of last year. According to People, Petty initially pleaded not guilty to the charge at the time of his arrest and posted $100,000 bail. His clash with law enforcement in California began in 2019 when he was pulled over in Beverly Hills and the authorities discovered he was registered as a sex offender in New Yor...
Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As Sex Offender, Faces 10 Years & Life Parole
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, husband of superstar rapper Nikki Minaj, is currently facing the possibility of spending 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty Thursday to failure to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Petty—who, as a teenager, was convicted for the first-degree attempted rape of then-16-year-old Jennifer Hough in 1995—was arrested for the offense in March of last year. According to People, Petty initially pleaded not guilty to the charge at the time of his arrest and posted $100,000 bail. His clash with law enforcement in California began in 2019 when he was pulled over in Beverly Hills and the authorities discovered he was registered as a sex offender in New Yor...
Jordan Brand Makes Nigel Sylvester Its First BMX Athlete
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand Looks like Nike isn’t done adding diverse athletes to their team of representatives as Nigel Sylvester becomes the latest name added to the ever growing roster of Jordan Brand athletes. Yesterday Jordan Brand announced the exciting news that the BMX ridah would be the first BMX athlete to call the Jumpman brand home and in the interview, Sylvester revealed that the Air Jordan 1 was his favorite silhouette for damn near a decade. “The AJ1 is my all-time favorite shoe. I began riding in them back in 2012, and it felt right. The outsole grips my pedal perfectly and provides the ankle support I need. I’ve been signed to Nike for years, and Nike is home to me. That being said, it’s an incredible feeling to be signed as an official a...
Should Have Put Those Doggies First: Jaheim Arrested For Animal Cruelty, Accused of Starving 15 Dogs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Jaheim once soulfully belted that you should put that woman first, now he might be singing the same tune about the dogs he allegedly woefully neglected. The New York Daily News reports Jaheim Hoagland was arrested on animal cruelty charges after New Jersey police found 15 dogs living in deplorable conditions in his New Jersey home. On Thursday (Sep.9), Prosecutors revealed that some of the canines were found by police officers in crates filled with feces and water. According to the New York Daily News, authorities went to the “Could It Be” singer’s house responding to a “puppy in distress” call and discovered six dogs in the driveway. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office revealed that one of the dogs was found unresponsive in a water-fil...
“Righteous” Bikini Hater Fired By Christian Construction Company After Harassing Women About Their Bathing Suits
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Federico Caputo / EyeEm / Getty A “righteous” white man who was deeply disturbed by a bunch of women wearing bikinis on a public beach that he felt the need to harass them is now out of a job. Spotted on Raw Story, Mighty Hand Construction, a Christian construction company, announced it has fired Logan Dorn after he felt the need to share on social media in a video that his “righteous anger” and the “Holy Spirit” made him confront several women about the bathing suits they were wearing on a public beach on a Colorado lake. In a post on the company’s Facebook page, it announced Dorn’s termination stating: “Today information was brought to our attention that one of our employees, Logan Dorn, was accused of harassing a group of individuals over the week...
Afrika Bambaataa Hit With New Allegations of Sex Trafficking Minor In Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN / WENN Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation are mired in controversy once again due to a new lawsuit levied against the Hip-Hop pioneer and the group with some disturbing allegations. According to records in the New York Supreme Court, a lawsuit against Bambaataa was filed on August 4 on behalf of the plaintiff referred to in the documents as John Doe, who is a separate individual from those who first alleged abuse by Bambaataa in 2016. The lawsuit was filed under New York’s Child Victims Act that came into effect in 2019, which allows for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue within a limited window of time regardless of when the offense took place. The victim claims that he was “repeatedly sexually abused and sex trafficked” by Bambaataa w...
Blue or Red?: Peep The First Full Trailer To ‘The Matrix: Resurrections’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / The Matrix Resurrections Finally! Today (Sept. 9) Warner Bros. blesses everyone with the first full trailer to the highly anticipated The Matrix: Resurrections and it seems like the fourth flick in the series is actually a continuation/reboot to the first installment in the cult classic franchise. Featuring a seemingly troubled Neo (Keanu Reeves) trying to figure out his place in the world, the trailer calls back to many moments that made the original The Matrix such an engaging film. From having Neo follow a rabbit tattooed woman to find the truth to meeting Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) for the first time (again) and taking a red pill to open his eyes to his reality, it seems like Neo will be learning about the Matrix and his abilities...
Jokes On You: Sexual Predator Bill Cosby’s Comeback Comedy Tour Not Happening… For Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Abbott / Getty Following his unfortunate release due to a ridiculous technicality, “blind” sexual predator Bill Cosby boasted he would be going back on tour. We are happy to report that won’t be happening anytime soon. TMZ exclusively reports Cosby’s return to the world of comedy to tell “jokes” has been put on halt. The disgraced actor/comedian’s rep Andrew Wyatt confirmed the news to the celebrity gossip site that his tour is on hold with no date resumption on the table because of another civil lawsuit. Per TMZ: Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, tells TMZ … the comedy tour Cosby was planning to launch is officially on ice — with no resuming date in mind just yet — and he says the reason they’re hitting pause is Judy Huth‘s civil lawsuit....
