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Dr. Oz is running for Senate in Pennsylvania. This opening ad, which will begin airing on television, takes aim at the government’s response to Covid, a topic Mehmet Oz, a Republican, has spoken about in interviews over the course of the pandemic. “Covid has shown us that our system is broken. We lost too many …
A former pilot testified on the second day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial that Bill Clinton and Donald Trump traveled on a private Jeffrey Epstein plane, but details were very slim so far. Larry Visoski, Epstein’s former pilot said that he would be given notice if Clinton or high-profile passengers would be flying. Clinton’s spokesman previously …
“I’ve never heard Dr. Fauci’s cell phone voicemail greeting, but I imagine it says: ‘Yes, I’ll come on your show.” This is the first sentence Piers Morgan began with his new article about Anthony Fauci. He wrote that barely a week seems to go by without him popping up on TV or in newspapers and …
Jussie Smollet is currently under trial in Chicago this week after claiming to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack carried out by two Nigerian brothers who allegedly supported then-President Donald Trump, which turned out to be allegedly fake. After an ensuing investigation, authorities determined that Smollett had staged the hate crime in …
The jury to arbitrate the trial of Jussie Smollet, who has been accused of lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in Chicago and has been charged with felony disorderly conduct, has been selected. A class 4 felony, the crime carries a sentence of up to three years in …
Despite allegations from prosecutors that Jussie Smollett had staged a hate crime hoax, his lawyer claimed that his client “is a real victim” of a “real crime.” After prosecutor Dan Webb had argued that the former “Empire” star paid brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, a $3,500 check to help orchestrate a fraudulent attack, defense lawyer …
Chris Cuomo has been suspended indefinitely from CNN. He also allegedly used ‘sources’ to dig up dirt on his brother’s accusers, suggesting that he had a bigger role defending former Governor Andrew Cuomo from harassment allegations that forced him out of office. Newly released transcripts and text messages show that Chris Cuomo offered to reach …
According to his latest comments, Keanu Reeves, the star of the John Wick series and The Matrix, seems to be open to joining the MCU in the future. In a new interview with Esquire, Reeves confirmed that joining the MCU would be an honor, expressing his faith in the incredible directors. The famous actor shared …
The House will soon be moving ahead on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s China-targeted $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), designed to preserve a competitive technological edge over China through the injection of tens of billions of taxpayer dollars for various initiatives, including U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and “buy American” requirements for federally funded …
Jack Dorsey will step down from his chief executive position at Twitter. Twitter announced the transition on Monday and confirmed that Parag Agrawal, the social media platform’s current chief technology officer, will take over the CEO role. Dorsey made a statement addressing his decision to leave the social media company: “I’ve decided to leave Twitter …
Former NY gov Andrew Cuomo is collecting just over $4,200 in pension checks amid his scandals and accusations. A spokesman for the New York comptroller’s office said: “Andrew M. Cuomo’s gross monthly retirement benefit with the New York State and Local Retirement System has been finalized and is $4,219.11. He received his first pension payment …
Former President Donald Trump criticized Biden administration on FOX Business’s “Varney & Co.” on Friday, addressing his successor’s handling of the energy policies, rising inflation, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the crisis at the southern border. The former President said that Biden “lied so much” ahead of the election, noting that Biden shut down the …
Todd McMurtry, a lawyer who represented former Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann said that Kyle Rittenhouse could potentially have a defamation case against President Biden over a tweet suggesting Rittenhouse was a White supremacist. McMurtry said Biden could be held accountable for the September 30, 2020 social media post weeks before he was …
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, is one of the three lead prosecutors on the child trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, whose trial is scheduled to begin Monday. Maurene’s taken on major cases before Maxwell’s trial, such as the prosecution of Natalie Edwards, a self-proclaimed Treasury Department whistleblower, Robert Hadden, a …
The first trailer for Bel-Air, the Fresh Prince reboot, has arrived, and it features an exciting recreation of the famous theme song from the original. The teaser trailer only includes a few selected lyrics from the original theme song rather than the entire song. It’s also uncertain whether this will be the show’s theme song …
Despite recent controversies around these two comedians, Louis CK and Dave Chappelle have both been nominated for Grammy Awards this year. CK’s show “Sincerely Louis CK” is nominated in the Best Comedy Album category, while Chapelle’s collaboration with the poet Amir Sulaiman, 8:46, is nominated for Best Spoken Word Album. In 2018, five women who …
Louis Santiago, of the Newark Police Department, has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and desecrating human remains as he allegedly hit a man with his personal car and took the body home where he discussed what to do with his mother. fter Santiago had completed a shift early on November 1st, he was driving …
An unidentified LAFD employee was served with a noncompliance letter from the fire department after which he allegedly pulled down his pants, wiped his buttocks with it and left it on the ground. The firefighter is currently under investigation after his unusual response to the city’s vaccine mandate, which allegedly occurred at Fire Station 69 …
Marjorie Taylor Greene has nominated 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after a jury found him not guilty on all counts. Rittenhouse had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment for killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle in the summer of 2020 during …
Despite previously criticizing former President Donald Trump for banning travel from China in 2020, President Joe Biden has now imposed his own travel ban amid coronavirus fears from South Africa and several other countries. The Biden administration is restricting travel into the United States from several African countries in response to a new strain of …
Vice President Kamala Harris went on a four-day diplomatic trip to Paris last week and spent around $500 on cookware in a Parisian shop amid U.S. economic uncertainty and rising inflation. Harris reportedly dropped 516 euros on pots and pans at high-end cookware store E. Dehillerin, which is located outside of the world-famous Louvre museum. …
A GoFundMe page aiming to raise $5 million to bail out an ex-con suspected of killing six people when he drove through a Wisconsin Christmas parade was removed from the site. The fundraiser for Darrell Brooks came amid anger that he’d even been offered bail, with prosecutors acknowledging he was free to crash through Waukesha …
A man who allegedly smuggled copies of Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” in North Korea has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a report. This man smuggled copies of the show on USB drives from China into North Korea, despite efforts by North Korean authorities to keep it out of the country, …
Donald Trump slammed the opposing lawyers and claimed Kyle Rittenhouse was subjected to “prosecutorial misconduct” “He’s a really good young guy,” said Trump.” Just left Mar-a-Lago a little while ago, and he should never have been put through that. That was prosecutorial misconduct, and it’s happening all over the United States right now with the …
Steve Burton, an award-winning soap opera actor, has been dismissed from ABC’s “General Hospital” after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an Instagram video he posted on Tuesday. Jason Morgan was played by Burton, who has been on and off the show since 1992. In a video posted on Instagram, the star stated …
President Joe Biden’s administration plans to require nonresident travelers crossing U.S. borders, such as emergency and government officials and truck drivers, to get the COVID vaccine beginning January 22. According to a senior administration official, the requirement, which the White House first announced in October, aligns the rules for essential travelers with those that went …
Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Kyle Rittenhouse drew more than five million viewers when it aired on Fox News, nearly six times the audience of CNN that night. In comparison, Tucker Carlson Tonight’s rivals Anderson Cooper 360 and All in With Chris Hayes drew only 792,000 and 1.2 million total viewers, respectively. Tucker had 913,000 …