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New Delhi, March 7 (Ians) Ace India wrestler Vinesh Phogat won her second gold medal in two weeks by storming to the 53kg title at the Matteo Pelicone Rankings Series in Rome. Vinesh, 26, beat Canada's Diana Weicker 4-0 and has thus won gold without dropping a point throughout the tournament.

This is the Asian Games champion's second gold medal in two weeks, having earlier won the 53kg title in the Outstanding Ukrainian wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament in Kiev, Ukraine. The tournament in Kiev was Vinesh's first in over a year.

Vinesh had to wrestle only twice in her first four bouts as she got walkovers in two on Saturday. She won the other two bouts by fall and managed to go on and win the title without dropping a point but Vinesh said that she wanted to attack more.

"I am not satisfied with this performance at all. I won...

A week after Danuel Drayton was apprehended by police in Los Angeles, saving the life of a female hostage, The New York Daily News scored a jailhouse interview with the self-professed serial killer, who blamed his alleged crimes on “voices” using “direct-energy weapons on me to control my mind.” Drayton told the paper that he is “a passenger in my own body,” and suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar II disorder, though police told the Daily News that he has no history of mental illness. In Los Angeles court on Monday,...

Last week, Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Danueal Drayton, 27, with sexually assaulting and attempting to murder a woman he met through the dating app Tinder — a crime that might have ended more tragically if not for the arrival of police, who charged into the victim’s home mid-assault.

Drayton had been tracked all the way to North Hollywood by a New York-New Jersey Police Task Force investigating the murder of Samantha Stewart, a 29-year-old nurse who was found strangled to death, with all of her teeth knocked out, in her Queens,...

The new trailer and poster for Tom Costabile's Voodoo will put a spell on you in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes details on Brendan Deneen's upcoming horror novel The Chrysalis and acquisition news for the Steven Soderbergh-produced sci-fi film Perfect.

New Voodoo Trailer and Poster: Press Release: Press Release: "From Wild Eye Releasing comes the highly-anticipated DVD premiere of Voodoo, a “gory, unique, and utterly creepy” (Inquisitr) ride into the fiery mouth of hell, from visionary director Tom Costabile, arriving 9/11/18.

Featuring “strong lead performances and a startling twist” (L.A Times), the no-holds-barred horror jaunt has been called “groundbreaking” (DecayMag), “a modern cult classic” (BeyondtheGore) and a “must see” (RogerEbert.com).

Voodoo tells of an innocent southern girl, Dani, vacationing in Los Angeles to evade her increasingly complicated life. Once Dani arrives in Los Angeles, she learns that trying to escape her past is not as easy as she had hoped.

Starting off today's Horror Highlights is the Justice League taking on predators and much more in Justice League Volume 2 from Dark Horse and DC Comics. Also: a look at key art and release details for Bethany and a new Voodoo trailer.

Justice League Volume 2 Release Details & Cover Art: From Dark Horse Comics: "In the return of these crossover comics, the Jla take on Predators—in adaptive superhero form! Batman teams up with Tarzan to resist the claws of the Cat-Woman. Kyle Rayner must don the mantle of Green Lantern to turn back a tide of Aliens. Superteens Spyboy and Young Justice must defeat nightmarish foes. Collects Jla versus Predator, Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman, Green Lantern versus Aliens, and Spyboy/Young Justice: Young Spies Like Us.

Creators

Writer: Ron Marz, Peter David, John Ostrander

Penciller: Pop Mhan, Todd Nauck, Rick Leonardi, Graham Nolan, Igor Kordey

Inker: Norman Lee,...

Stars: Samantha Stewart, Ruth Reynolds, Dominic Matteucci, Ron Jeremy, Alec Justin Henderson, Lavelle Roby, Richard Kray, Constance Strickland,Nicole DeMaria, Courteney Winter | Written and Directed by Tom Costabile

When spunky Southern belle Dani (Samantha Stewart) decides her life back home is getting a little too complicated, she decides to have a bit of time away and goes on a road trip to Los Angeles to visit her wild cousin Stacy (Ruth Reynolds). Armed with a camera, she documents her exploits. Things start off nicely with Dani and her cousin hitting the streets of La, seeing the sights and ingesting the atmosphere. They even get to party a little with the legendary hedgehog himself… No not the little blue guy – the one and only Ron Jeremy. After having a wild first night in La, the pair decide to go chill at the beach and things begin to take a weird turn...

Freestyle Digital Media, the recently-acquired digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired the North American rights to the highly-anticipated horror feature VooDoo, which is written and directed by Tom Costabile, and stars Samantha Stewart (Days of Our Lives), Dominic Matteucci, Ruth Reynolds, Daniel Kozul, Ron Jeremy, and Lavelle Roby.

Produced by HyperCube Films, VooDoo tells the story of an innocent southern girl, Dani, vacationing in Los Angeles to evade her increasingly complicated life. Once Dani arrives in Los Angeles, she learns that trying to escape her past is not as easy as she had hoped.

VooDoo debuts on VOD through Freestyle Digital Media on February 24th.

The reading will star Celia Keenan-Bolger as 'Kate Quin,' Ari Graynor as 'Samantha Stewart,' Merritt Wever as 'Holly Caplan,' Lisa Joyce as 'Muffet Dinicola,' Aya Cash as 'Rita Altabel,' Lisa Kron as 'Mrs. Plumm,' Jenni Barber as 'Susie Friend,' Tracee Chimoas 'Carter,' and Cristin Milioti as 'Leilah,' with Byron Jennings as 'The Male Voice' andMelissa Ross as 'Narrator Stage Directions'.