As the SEC moves forward with its proposal, the implications for registered funds and their affiliates are significant. By allowing more flexible trading arrangements, funds may see lower costs and improved operational efficiency. While the market currently reflects mixed signals, this regulatory action signals a proactive approach by the SEC to adapt to evolving financial landscapes, particularly in the context of investment funds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the primary regulator overseeing securities transactions in the United States. The agency’s jurisdiction covers registered investment companies and their operations, ensuring compliance with federal securities laws. The proposed amendments to the Investment Company Act’s cross-trading rule exemplify the SEC’s ongoing efforts to modernize regulations while enhancing investor protections.
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Traders and market participants should closely monitor the SEC’s next steps regarding the proposed amendments. With potential changes to the cross-trading rule, there may be increased operational flexibility for registered funds. However, the effectiveness of enhanced investor protection measures will be crucial. Stakeholders should watch for public commentary on the proposal and any adjustments that may arise in response to industry feedback.
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Marcello Hernández has never been shy about turning his Cuban and Dominican upbringing into comedy. But during a new appearance on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, the Saturday Night Live star went beyond the punchlines, opening up about the cultural differences inside his own family, his mother’s complicated relationship with Cuba, and why performing comedy in Spanish has become especially meaningful to him.
The episode, released October 6, features Poehler sitting down with Hernández for a wide-ranging conversation about his Miami childhood, soccer, comedy, SNL, and his Latino identity. Fellow SNL cast member Sarah Sherman also appears in the episode.
Being raised by a Cuban mother and Dominican father gave him a front-row seat to two Caribbean cultures that share plenty of similarities
For Hernández, being raised by a Cuban mother and Dominican father gave him a front-row seat to two Caribbean cultures that share plenty of similarities but have distinct personalities of their own.
Marcello Hernández Explains Cuban and Dominican Cultural Differences
Poehler brought up Hernández’s background directly, telling him she loves hearing him discuss the differences between his mother’s Cuban culture and his father’s Dominican culture.
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Hernández started with something familiar. “The food is pretty much the same,” Hernández said before explaining that Cuban culture is more closely associated with salsa, while in the Dominican Republic, “they do merengue and bachata.”
He then demonstrated how the rhythms of the two cultures extend beyond music and into language.
Hernández explained that Cuban and Dominican Spanish can sound noticeably different, with Dominican Spanish coming across as “a little higher and faster.” He slipped between the accents during the conversation, giving Poehler a demonstration of the linguistic differences he grew up hearing.
Marcello Hernandez attends the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026
Marcello Hernández Opens Up About His Cuban Mom
The conversation became more personal when Hernández discussed his mother’s experience leaving Cuba and eventually building a life in the United States. “My mom came from Cuba and it was difficult because they took her stuff,” Hernández told Poehler, referring to his mother’s experiences surrounding Cuba’s communist government.
According to Hernández, those experiences shaped the way his mother viewed her identity after coming to America. “When she came to America, she really leaned in to being American,” he explained. At one point, he recalled, she even talked about changing the family’s last name to Smith.
Marcello Hernandez and Amy Poehler at the 78th Emmy Awards
Hernández said his mother wanted to distance herself from what she had experienced in Cuba and embrace her new country. “She was so, like, sad and embarrassed of what happened in Cuba that she wanted to be fully American,” he said.
It is a revealing detail because Hernández’s career now puts his Latino heritage front and center. His comedy frequently embraces the accents, personalities, and experiences that shaped his childhood, even as his mother’s generation once felt pressure to assimilate.
How Marcello Hernández’s Family Inspired His Comedy
Hernández’s Cuban-Dominican background has been part of his comedy since his earliest days on Saturday Night Live.
During his first “Weekend Update” appearance in 2022, Hernández introduced himself with a joke that quickly established exactly where he came from: “My mom is from Cuba. And my dad is from the Dominican Republic. So obviously, they’re divorced.”
Cuban and Dominican descent actor Marcello Hernandez joins the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Since then, family and Latino identity have remained recurring themes in his comedy. His protective Latina mother sketch with Pedro Pascal drew from a dynamic Hernández knew well, and his mother has repeatedly been cited as an influence on his work.
Hernández has previously said that his Cuban and Dominican roots are inseparable from his material. “I definitely feel very connected to my Cuban and my Dominican roots,” he said in an earlier interview, adding that being from Miami is “a huge part of my comedy.”
Marcello Hernández Loves Performing Comedy in Spanish
One of the most interesting parts of Hernández’s Good Hang conversation came when Poehler asked whether he believes he is funnier in Spanish. His answer was immediate: “Yeah.”
“I’m fast in Spanish,” Hernández explained, revealing that he has also been performing stand-up in Spanish and doing some touring in the language. “And it is so fun.”
There may even be some disagreement over which version of Hernández is funniest. “My family, my girlfriend, my dad, they think that I’m better in Spanish,” he said.
Hernández also spoke about the evolving world of Spanish-language stand-up, pointing to a new generation of comedians working in the space while acknowledging the performers who came before them.
He described the contrast between traditional Spanish-language comedy, which could involve longer stories or political characters, and the fast, observational style familiar to American stand-up audiences. Bringing that punchier approach into an all-Spanish room can feel fresh, he suggested.
Marcello Hernandez during the “El Chavo Del Ocho” sketch.
For Hernández, however, performing in Spanish is about more than getting laughs. “When I’m, like, doing a Spanish set with all Hispanic people and we’re all laughing,” Hernández said, “it feels very powerful.”
He specifically connected that feeling to the current climate for Latino communities, saying that gathering in a room where everyone can laugh and express themselves in Spanish carries extra weight.
Amy Poehler and Marcello Hernández Talk Latino Representation
Poehler also praised the current SNL cast for bringing different voices and experiences to the show, describing that variety as important to keeping the long-running sketch series reflective of its time.
That prompted Hernández to sum up the moment with a simple declaration: “Latinos are having a moment.”
“We’re having a moment,” he added. “Let us have a moment.”
The Miami-born comedian joined Saturday Night Live in 2022 and quickly became known for bringing bilingual humor and distinctly Latino characters into some of the show’s most memorable sketches. His comedy draws heavily from growing up with a Cuban mother, a Dominican father and the particular cultural mix of Miami.
Verizon is once again urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve the carrier’s plan to retire copper-based landlines in nine US states. But this time, the company says it’s clearly notified which concerned customers will retain their landlines, and which won’t.
In the Friday letter to the FCC, Verizon says it’s even resorted to “individual outreach” when the copper retirement proposal has sparked opposition and concern from affected residents and communities. “Verizon government affairs and policy team members are calling each identified customer in these states who expressed concern about the discontinuance in this (FCC) docket or to Verizon,” the carrier wrote.
The letter arrives two weeks after the Commission paused the company’s copper retirement plan for the US states, including Arizona, Delaware, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia. The FCC merely said “the Commission requires additional time to complete its review.” But intense opposition from affected customers and municipalities likely played a role. A key concern is that Verizon’s replacement option to use cellular coverage will saddle rural and remote areas with spotty service, a downgrade from the aging, but reliable copper networks.
Prior to the pause, Verizon had told the FCC that the old-school copper networks will remain in place for areas where its replacement solution falls short of Commission standards. Verizon also clarified that not every customer who received a notice about the copper retirement plan would lose their traditional landline service.
Friday’s letter indicates that the carrier has already personally told some affected customers not to worry. This includes reaching out to residents who filed comments to the FCC protesting the copper phase-out.
“Among the identified customers that we have contacted so far who commented in the FCC docket, Verizon was able to determine that the Application did not apply to roughly 43 percent and informed those customers accordingly,” the company wrote. “For the subset of the remaining roughly 57 percent of commenters that Verizon was able to reach, Verizon representatives addressed the concerns identified in the record and any others raised during the call, including providing detailed information about the reliability and functionality of Verizon’s Voice Connect solution,” which uses a wireless signal.
The letter adds that Verizon sent a notification to “all copper POTS (Plain old telephone service) customers who do not have access to an adequate replacement option identified by the Application, and this letter confirms that they will stay connected to Verizon’s POTS network today just as they always have been.”
In addition, Verizon says it’s preparing to hold a meeting in Virginia next month “to provide further information about the discontinuance process,” weeks after US Rep. Ben Cline (R-Virginia) sent his own letter to the FCC, noting “large portions of my district remain cellular dead zones, where the mobile wireless devices offered as a substitute are unreliable or do not work at all.”
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For customers who will lose their landlines, Verizon is indicating there’s a chance it could keep the copper network in place if the carrier’s review shows the replacement solution coming up short. “If a customer transitions to a replacement service but it is determined within one month of the transition through a Verizon professional review that the Commission approved replacement service is unavailable at the location, Verizon will restore the customer’s service over copper facilities and maintain that service until an adequate replacement solution is identified and available,” the carrier said.
Still, some affected consumers continue to file comments to the FCC, urging intervention. “If Verizon discontinues copper wire phone lines, our family will not have access to emergency services if the power goes out, which happens frequently. There is NO cell service on our property,” wrote one user.
Verizon has also filed a proposal with the FCC to retire copper networks across 9 other US states, including California, Michigan and New York. It looks like the Commission already automatically greenlit the company’s plan to retire the copper networks in 13 other US states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The company wants to remove the copper lines, citing their cost and how most consumers have moved on from using them.
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For about 24 hours, it was believed that a highly venomous snake might be slithering about a Santa Ana neighborhood after police announced a sighting on Monday, Sept. 28. But on Tuesday, Sept. 29, the police revealed the sighting was a hoax concocted with an AI-generated image of a snake in a tree.
Santa Ana police had doubts about the image even as officers and reptile experts canvassed the neighborhood Monday looking for the reported Gaboon viper, officials said.
The department attempted to verify whether the image was generated by artificial intelligence, while reptile experts also pointed out apparent problems with the image, police spokesperson Natalie Garcia said. Among them were the snake’s positioning in the tree and what appeared to be an ear on the animal, even though snakes do not have external ears.
But police still could not definitively establish Monday that the report was false, according to Garcia.
With residents continuing to express concern Tuesday including many suspecting the photo was fake, detectives went to the workplace of the man who reported the snake to ask him for additional information, Garcia said. During that interview, the man admitted he had fabricated the report and image.
Garcia declined to detail the explanation the man gave detectives for the hoax. She said he attempted to justify what he had done and appeared remorseful, but investigators were no longer certain which of his statements they could trust.
The man’s initial account included details that appeared to lend credibility to the sighting, she said. He told police that his dogs’ barking prompted him to go outside and investigate, and his son claimed to have seen the snake as well, Garcia said. Neighbors also told police the man came to their homes after the purported sighting and appeared pale as he described what had happened.
Police initially did not plan to seek charges, Garcia said. After the man admitted the report had been fabricated, however, detectives decided to seek a charge of making a false report of an emergency.
On Wednesday, Garcia declined to say what tool the department used to try and verify if the snake image was real or generated by AI. Prior to confirming the image was a hoax, Santa Ana police said they had run the image through AI generators and had not been able to confirm that it was produced by AI.
OpenAI’s photo verification tool did show that the photo was either generated or enhanced by AI when submitted for verification by this publication.
So how reliable are generative AI verification tools?
The tools currently available are not entirely accurate, said Dr. Karen North, professor of digital social media at USC’s Annenberg School.
In the past few years, some major AI players, including Google and OpenAI, have released photo verification tools based on SynthID watermarks. SynthID embeds “digital watermarks” into content produced by generative AI. These watermarks are designed to be imperceptible to humans but detectable by SynthID technology, according to Google.
But North said these watermarks are not always reliable and are not detecting AI, but rather the likelihood of AI, using algorithmic mechanisms.
“The way that AI works is that it generates sort of the most obvious, the most mundane, the most likely content,” North said. “And the AI detectors do that in reverse. They look to see whether or not what was created, whether it’s a picture or words, was created in a way that sort of looks like a buildout of the most likely version.”
Verification tools can produce both false negatives and false positives when flagging AI content. North herself has tested AI detection in essays and found that some content is detected at 100% AI, even when written fully by a human. These inaccurate readings can happen when AI detects an algorithmic pattern that is similar to that of AI in text or photos, even if AI was not used.
But OpenAI claimed that false positives in their AI photo detection software are rare, though the company acknowledged that there are limitations to its SynthID watermark. Stripping metadata or degrading the watermark could lead to a false negative read in an AI verification tool, and OpenAI claimed that its verification tool only works with content created with OpenAI products.
North described an AI detector as a tool that “will give us a pretty good heads up that something looks like the kind of content that was generated by AI.”
But people should also rely on the uncanny valley theory, she says — the idea that people will get an eerie feeling when something they see simply feels off. Often, there are small elements in the background or context of AI-generated photos that feel unnatural or make viewers uncomfortable.
“On some level, we should trust that eerie feeling that there’s something wrong, that there’s something that doesn’t look quite right,” North said. “That’s also a heads up that you should take a breath before trusting what you’re seeing.”
In the case of the snake in Santa Ana, OpenAI’s photo verification tool did show that the photo was either generated or enhanced by AI when submitted for verification by this publication.
Travis Barker had fans wondering what was going on after sharing photos from a hospital bed this week, offering no explanation. All fans knew was that he had two important women in his life by his side.
On Tuesday, October 6, the Blink-182 drummer posted two photos to his Instagram Stories showing him in a hospital gown and surgical cap. In one, his daughter Alabama Barker sat beside him, with Travis writing, “MY BABY GIRL CAME WITH ME.”
Alabama is one of the two children Barker shares with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler, along with their son Landon.
In another, his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, leaned over to kiss him as he lay on the hospital bed. “AND MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE BY MY SIDE,” he wrote.
There was no explanation for why he was in the hospital, what procedure he was having, or whether something serious had happened.
The photos naturally left fans wondering what was going on, especially since Barker appeared to be preparing for some kind of procedure. After the surgery, he let fans know it was nothing super major.
The drummer couldn’t help but quip about Kourtney’s smiles
On Wednesday, October 7, Barker revealed that he had undergone surgery after dealing with numbness in his arm, hand, and fingers.
“I had surgery yesterday,” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “My arm, hand and fingers have been numb since a show I played last month.”
Barker said he underwent a nerve test Monday after his show and learned that he needed a cubital tunnel release to fix the nerve.
Cubital tunnel syndrome involves compression or irritation of the ulnar nerve around the elbow and can cause numbness or tingling in the hand and fingers, per Mayo Clinic.
Kardashian and Barker have gone through plenty of highs and lows together. And while she’s clearly a supportive wife, Barker couldn’t resist making a joke about her expression. “Not sure why my wife looks so happy about this,” he wrote over the photo of Kourtney smiling beside him.
The couple has been there for each other through serious personal and health challenges. In 2023, she underwent emergency fetal surgery while pregnant with the couple’s son Rocky.
He credited Kourtney for helping him get through his fear of flying
More recently, Barker opened up about how falling in love with Kourtney helped him confront some of the trauma he carried after surviving a 2008 plane crash. He credited their relationship with giving him hope and helping him eventually overcome his fear of flying.
Barker’s history with his hands
Barker hasn’t said that years of drumming caused his condition, but the issue is particularly notable for someone whose career depends on his hands.
The drummer has already learned the hard way that keeping his body healthy is part of keeping his career going.
Travis has spent decades using his hands doing what he loves
In 2023, he injured his left ring finger during Blink-182 rehearsals, dislocating it and tearing the ligaments. The injury required surgery and forced the band to postpone the beginning of its reunion tour.
At the time, Barker explained why having the procedure was ultimately necessary. “It was a hard decision to make, but ultimately I couldn’t continue to play the drums without it,” he said after the surgery.
More than three years later, he’s once again making sure an injury doesn’t keep him from doing what he loves. “I wanted to get ahead of it and get it over with so that I can keep playing the way I play for a long, long time,” Barker wrote, offering a timeline for his recovery, “Should be good in a few weeks.”
Barker is used to having to recover, going through the worst experience in 2008
Barker’s decision to deal with the problem now also fits into a much bigger part of his story – recovery.
The drummer survived a devastating 2008 plane crash that killed four people and left him with severe burns. He underwent numerous surgeries and spent years dealing with the physical and emotional aftermath.
He’s also faced other serious health issues over the years, including a 2022 hospitalization for severe pancreatitis.
But even through those setbacks, Barker has continued performing, touring, and pushing his body to keep up with the life he’s built around music.
Jake Johnson has been making a ton of moves lately in his acting career, segueing from one high profile project to the next. The beloved New Girl actor has starred in back to back projects like The Dink, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Give it Up and The Sun Never Sets. And he’s got a voice role in the upcoming animated pic Wildwood.
Now, he’s actually set to make a literal move in his life.
The veteran actor has just teamed with Coldwell Banker to list his home in Pasadena, Calif. for $3,295,000. Thomas Atamian of Coldwell Banker Realty in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. has the listing on the property, which is located at 663 West California Blvd. It spans approximately 3,153-square feet with four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
“Set behind private gates and surrounded by park-like grounds, this home offers an amazing sense of privacy and tranquility,” said Atamian of Coldwell Banker, which provided the details and images to The Hollywood Reporter. “Its design creates a seamless flow between indoor and outdoor living, while two additional detached structures provide the flexibility to accommodate everything from working at home to creative pursuits and wellness.”
The house got a remodel and refresh in 2004 courtesy of architect Aleks Istanbullu. Some details: It features hardwood floors throughout with warm wood accents, large windows, sliding glass doors, a pool and outdoor areas for lounging, dining and entertaining. The open-concept living and dining spread offer views of the grounds outside, and there are two additional detached structures that provide versatility.
In a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson explained that he used one of those structures as a sort of creative escape to work on his projects. Another is a type of wellness escape with an adjoining sunroom. Per Coldwell, the home provides “distinctive architecture, sophisticated interiors, resort-like grounds and extraordinary privacy.”
See for yourself below.
A look at the yard outside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
Photographer: Hillary Campbell/Courtesy of Coldwell Banker
A look at the sun room at Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
Photographer: Hillary Campbell/Courtesy of Coldwell Banker
A look at the wellness escape at Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
Photographer: Hillary Campbell/Courtesy of Coldwell Banker
A look at the primary walk-in closet inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look at the primary suite inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look at the primary bathroom inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
Photographer: Hillary Campbell/Courtesy of Coldwell Banker
A look at the pool and yard outside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
Photographer: Hillary Campbell/Courtesy of Coldwell Banker
A look at the living room and dining room inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look at the kitchen inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look at a hallway inside Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look inside the guest bedroom of Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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A look inside the dining area and kitchen of Jake Johnson’s home in Pasadena, Calif.
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Demi Moore could have had a very different role in St. Elmo’s Fire – or no role at all. The Oscar-nominated actress was almost fired from the 1985 film just days before production began after showing up drunk and high to a costume fitting. According to one of the film’s co-writers, director Joel Schumacher was already considering replacing her with Madonna.
Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore pictured during a promotional event for ‘St Elmo’s Fire’ in New York, 1985.
Carl Kurlander, who co-wrote the coming-of-age drama, shared the behind-the-scenes drama during an appearance on Reality Life with Kate Casey.The role in question was Jules, a young woman whose glamorous exterior hides a serious cocaine problem.
At the time, Moore was just 22 and still trying to find her footing in Hollywood, and according to Kurlander, she came close to losing it. Moore later admitted she was dealing with a cocaine addiction, adding another layer of irony to the role. “Demi was truly living the life of Jules when we met her,” Kurlander said.
Moore allegedly showed up to a fitting drunk and high, and costume designer Susan Becker understandably went narc mode and alerted Schumacher. The fitting took place about 10 days to two weeks before filming, so he had to make a quick decision.
Schumacher had dealt with addiction himself, so he met with Moore alongside producer Lauren Shuler Donner. The director did not sugarcoat anything: “Joel told me that he told her, ‘Go kill yourself on someone else’s movie,’” Kurlander said.
Shuler Donner helped give Moore another chance and worked with Schumacher on a plan that would allow the actress to stay if she could get sober before filming. “Lauren Shuler Donner, God bless her, worked out a plan with Joel, saying, ‘Look, if you can clean yourself up in 10 days, you can be in this movie,’” Kurlander recalled.
Schumacher wasn’t totally confident she would get her act together, and he had already met Madonna. At the time, he saw something special in the future pop superstar. “Joel had met Madonna. And he came back, and he said, ‘This girl is going to be the biggest star in the world. I could just feel it,’” Kurlander recalled. “And Joel was all ready to offer the part to Madonna.”
But Moore locked in and attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and they even paid for her to have a sober companion throughout the shoot. By the time the cast sat down for the table read, Kurlander could see that something had changed. “She clearly had more than just cleaned up,” he said.
The cast of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’, directed by Joel Schumacher, 1985. Left to right: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson, and Andrew McCarthy.
Moore has been open about just how difficult that period of her life was. In her 2019 memoir, Inside Out, she wrote about how her cocaine use had escalated into a dependency by the mid-1980s. But the fear of losing the film unlocked something inside of her.
The film would become one of the defining titles associated with the Brat Pack, with Moore starring alongside Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy.
She reflected on that mindset in McCarthy’s 2024 documentary Brats, which revisited the actors and cultural impact of the era. “I was so fearful of failing, fearful of losing, and so desperate to fit in, belong,” Moore said. “My need to please was definitely on high alert.”
She also made it clear that she understood Schumacher and the production could have moved on without her. “They could have easily just found someone else,” Moore said in the documentary. “Because it’s not like I had any box-office draw. You know, we were all just beginning. I didn’t have anything to really warrant him sticking by me.”
At the time St. Elmo’s Fire came along, Moore was still a relative newcomer compared with some of her co-stars. She had spent two years on General Hospital and appeared in films including Blame It on Rio. A July 1985 Los Angeles Times profile described Jules as her biggest movie role to date.
In Inside Out, Moore admitted that saving her career was a bigger motivator than getting sober for herself. “If I’d had to give up the movie and go through the program to get sober for myself, I doubt I would have done it,” she wrote. “I just didn’t value myself enough for that.”
“But with the film at stake, and this enormous support from Craig Baumgarten, Joel Schumacher, and his colleagues, who I didn’t want to let down, I had something much bigger than me to fight for. And so I did,” she continued.
Moore went on to maintain her sobriety for nearly two decades before experiencing a relapse in 2012. She later sought treatment again and has continued to speak candidly about her relationship with drugs and alcohol.
Demi Moore is now the sober Oscar winning queen we know and love
During a 2025 appearance on WTF with Marc Maron, Moore explained why she initially resisted entering treatment. Because her mother struggled with alcoholism, she had convinced herself that a program focused on alcohol did not apply to her own drug use.
“I was like, ‘No, no. You don’t understand. That’s my mother. I’m a drug addict,’” she recalled.
Moore has also spoken about how recovery changed the way she handles difficult emotions. In an interview with The New York Times, she reflected on what happens when someone tries to numb themselves rather than confront what they are feeling.
“I think what I know now is when you’re numbing yourself out, your discernment for things isn’t the same,” she said. “Drugs and alcohol just aren’t a right fit for me,” she added.
UPDATED, with Trump comment: The Pentagon announcement that it plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter in December has generated an outcry from public officials and religious figures, including the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
None of the networks have yet to comment publicly on whether they would air such an event, and there is substantial doubt that they would do so. It undoubtedly would get news coverage surrounding the stream of the execution, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made clear he wants to be public.
On Friday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was asked on CNBC if the execution is “something you would allow on broadcast if they wanted to.”
“Ultimately we’re going to defer to Secretary Hegseth and his decisions on how to move forward with this,” Carr said.
A Pentagon spokesperson said that the Dec. 3 execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan would be live streamed and that “details will follow.” Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring dozens of others in shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in 2009.
A livestream falls outside of the FCC’s regulatory power, but the Pentagon feed is something that, absent restrictions, broadcasters could pick up. The FCC’s obscenity, indecency and profanity guidelines do not directly address executions, but under his tenure, Carr has launched investigations of networks on the grounds that they may not be meeting their public interest obligations. FCC guidance earlier this year emphasized, among other things, that stations must air programming that is “responsive to the needs of their local communities.”
“My understanding is it’s not on broadcast TV, so I don’t think there’s a role for the FCC one way or the other there,” Carr said on CNBC. “But I trust Secretary Hegseth. I mean, he’s implementing the laws and regulations that are relevant to the Department of War, and I think he’s doing a great job, and I trust that he’s making the right call on these issues.”
The execution by firing squad is planned for 1 p.m. on that day and will take place at Fort Hood, Hegseth said.
“It hasn’t been since World War II that we have done that, and I kind of like the mentality that we had in World War II,” Hegseth told Real America’s Voice, a pro-Trump network, in an interview this week.
“We will make sure that people are able to watch it, that it is public, because people need to understand there are serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth said.
Asked by a reporter whether he approved the livestream plan, President Donald Trump said, “Absolutely.”
There has been a tradition of state executions allowing a handful of journalists to witness executions, including in Texas, but with a prohibition on photos and video. It’s possible that Hasan’s legal team will try to block those plans as well.
The announcement was condemned by some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called the plans for a livestream “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death” and said that it “must be reconsidered.”
“The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people,” Coakley said.
Networks have been cautious about any airing of a public death, issuing viewer advisories or having general policies against airing the moment of death. YouTube also has a policy prohibiting “violent or gory content intended to shock or disgust viewers,” but has exceptions for educational, documentary, scientific or artistic content, “including content that is in the public interest.” A YouTube spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
Another issue will be in how children will be restricted from a livestream. The U.S. Army Corrections System guidelines on military executions does not allow anyone under 18 to be a witness to such an event.
There have been cases of media outlets seeking permission to record or film executions. In 1991, KQED-TV sued for access to the execution of Robert Alton Harris, but a federal judge ruled that effort, siding with prison officials’ concerns over the impact on inmates, per the Los Angeles Times.
Bitcoin $BTC$82,486.39 held near $82,600 after President Donald Trump said he would not strike Iran before the U.S. midterm elections, pulling the largest cryptocurrency off Thursday’s low of roughly $80,400 and turning the liquidation pressure onto bearish traders.
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A biohacker known for having a ‘top one percent vagina’ has published the results of her latest study – documenting the nighttime female erection.
If you haven’t heard of Kate Tolo before, you’ll more than likely be aware of her boyfriend, Bryan Johnson, aka the man who transfused blood from his teenage son, documented the ‘de-ageing of his penis’ and poured millions into his goal of never dying.
Tolo herself is also a keen biohacker, sharing intimate details about her body in hopes of further understanding our medical knowledge of endometriosis.
And now Tolo has shared the results of her investigation into overnight arousal in women, collecting data via a device she refers to as a ‘techno tampon’.
So what did she find?
Biohacker Kate Tolo aims to become the ‘most measured’ woman (Kate Tolo/Bryan Johnson)
Nighttime erection data, sexual dysfunction and heart health
For most people, erections are something traditionally believed to be a biologically male-exclusive experience, however this is not the case at all.
Recent studies have revealed that the clitoris not only contains tens of thousands of nerve endings but also the same erectile tissue as the penis. MRI studies have also revealed that the clitoris engorges by around 50 to 300 percent when aroused, which certainly sounds like a type of erection.
So why could measuring the female erection be important?
Erectile dysfunction in men is known to be a precursor to heart disease known as atherosclerosis, a condition where fat builds up in the arteries. However, this has never been tested on women.
Nighttime measurement of penile blood flow can also help understand whether or not erectile dysfunction is physical or psychological. If erections are recorded during REM sleep, it proves that the blood vessels and nerves are working as they should, meaning the issues are more than likely psychological. Again, these studies are yet to be replicated in women.
Tolo also shares her research on social media (Kate Tolo/Bryan Johnson)
“I’ve tracked my nighttime erections for years,” Johnson explained. “It’s a tier 1 longevity marker [and] one of the best signals I’ve found for vascular health.”
However, Johnson notes that his data is ‘only useful for half the population’, with the couple hoping the results of Tolo’s research will determine whether or not the same applies to women.
“If nighttime genital blood flow predicts heart disease in women the way erectile function does in men, this is one of the most important measurements we’re looking at,” he added.
“Men’s nighttime erections have been studied extensively for decades… Women’s are barely measured.”
While some of Johnson and Tolo’s health experiments are more than a little left-field, measuring erection tracking data with your son or publishing the details of your vaginal microbiome to the world aren’t activities which most people engage in, you can’t deny that Tolo’s work isn’t revolutionary.
As the 30-year-old points out in her research data, studies surrounding female nighttime erections haven’t evolved since 1975.
While Johnson can measure how many times he unconsciously stands to attention with a £207 ($275) publicly available smart sensor which connects to his phone via Bluetooth, Tolo’s tracking method is a little more complex.
Kate Tolo and her ‘techno tampon’ (Kate Tolo/Bryan Johnson)
Designed in 1975, the device has not been updated in the decades since (Kate Tolo/Bryan Johnson)
In order to conduct the experiment, she had to use a 5cm internal probe, which hasn’t been updated since it was invented over five decades ago, which is taped to her leg and hooked up to lab equipment via a laptop. The laptop also has to stay on overnight otherwise the data is lost.
Price-wise, Tolo’s device costs around £11,881 ($15,723.68) and isn’t available on the high street.
“Men’s nighttime erections have been studied extensively for decades… Women’s are barely measured,” Tolo said.
“If the data turns out to matter the way it matters for men, someone should build the device.”
If Tolo’s research revolutionises our understanding of women’s sexual health, I promise to never laugh at Johnson’s more bizarre studies ever again.
