## October 3, 2025: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing

Authored by cnn.com

A defense attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs slammed the judge’s sentence of his client of 50 months in prison as “un-American” in comments after the hearing today.

Brian Steel told CNN he thinks the sentence “sends the wrong message” and argued Combs was sentenced for conduct the jury did not find him guilty of.

Steel told CNN’s Kara Scannell that since Combs was not convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, the judge should not have considered those elements in his sentence.

“There is no such corresponding element in the Mann Act,” he said.

Asked if he thought the judge was wrong, Steel said, “We’ll find out on appeal.”.

The defense attorney said he talked to Combs after the sentencing but declined to give more details about their conversation or how his client was feeling.

Marc Agnifilo, another one of Comb’s defense attorneys, said outside the courthouse that the legal team feels they have “strong basis to appeal. »

### Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

Authored by apnews.com

California is the second state where Uber and Lyft drivers can unionize as independent contractors.

In exchange, Newsom also signed a measure supported by Uber and Lyft to significantly cut the companies’ insurance requirements for accidents caused by underinsured drivers.

A 2019 law mandated that Uber and Lyft provide drivers with benefits, but voters reversed it at the ballot in 2020. »

### Street Fighter 6's director was 'shocked' that Capcom Cup 12 viewing will be paywalled

Authored by shacknews.com

Street Fighter 6's director was 'shocked' that Capcom Cup 12 viewing will be paywalled Director Takayuki Nakayama was as surprised as anyone to find out that Capcom Cup 12 would charge PPV-style for viewership.

In a recent Twitter reply, Takayuki Nakayama, director of Street Fighter 6, shared that he and SF6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto learned about the same time as anyone else that Capcom Cup 12 would be paywalled.

All of this comes from the announcement by Capcom Fighters about the new pay model for the upcoming Capcom Cup 12 Finals in March 2026. »

### Hegseth reveals fourth airstrike on ‘narco’ boat off Venezuela after Trump declares ‘armed conflict’ with traffickers

Authored by independent.co.uk

Read our Privacy notice. U.S. military assets killed four people and destroyed another boat in a fourth strike against alleged drug traffickers, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Under Donald Trump’s orders, Hegseth directed “a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations” off the coast of Venezuela on Friday morning, according to Hegseth.

Hegseth, in a post on X with a video of the destruction, accused the boat of “transporting substantial amounts of narcotics” to the United States “to poison our people.”. »

### California man accused of decapitating sea lion, putting head in plastic bag. All lies, he says

Authored by latimes.com

She says she confronted Bietz and his daughter after she saw him leaning over the sea lion and prodding it with a knife.

VIDEO | 00:48 Woman confronts man at beach for allegedly attempting to decapitate a sea lion.

It further said that “after sawing off the seal’s head, he placed the head in a zip-style plastic bag and left the area.”. »

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