Friday Afternoon Update: Aaron Rodgers Ends Darkness Retreat, Harvey Weinstein Sentenced, Air Fryer Recall

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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced

A Los Angeles judge sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison on Thursday after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. The sentence comes on top of the more than 20 years the 70-year-old Weinstein has left to serve for a similar conviction in New York.

E.U. Exuective Branch Bans TikTok

The European Union’s executive branch says that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure. The move reflects widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.

Air Fryer Recall

About two million Cosori air fryers have been recalled after reports claimed the product overheated and caught fire. In a safety notice posted Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urged consumers to “immediately” stop using the…