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"Succession" star Brian Cox blasts Joaquin Phoenix’s “truly terrible” "Napoleon"
"Succession" star Brian Cox wants Joaquin Phoenix’s "Napoleon" to f**k off. Cox laid into Phoenix’s “truly terrible” performance in Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” at a HistFest panel on “history on stage and screen” at the British Library, and he didn't pull any punches.
Senate dismisses Republican-led Mayorkas impeachment
The Senate dismissed both impeachment charges against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, curbing what Mayorkas spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg called "baseless attacks." House Republicans led the partisan impeachment effort, which passed 214-213 in February, charging Mayorkas with “willful and systemic refusal to comply” and “ breach...
Trump campaign asks for a cut of donations from down-ballot candidates using his likeness
Donald Trump’s campaign is asking all candidates and committees for a cut of donations if they elect to use his name and likeness, according to a letter sent to Republican digital vendors on Monday. “Beginning tomorrow, we ask that all candidates and committees who choose to use President Trump’s...
The Beijing half marathon controversy: What we know so far
Organizers of the Mengnui Beijing Half Marathon have launched a probe to examine a potential cheating scandal after three African runners seemingly slowed down, allowing a Chinese athlete to surge ahead of them and clinch the win. A recorded live stream of the April 14 race shows that the four...
Late-night hosts mock "broken-brained" Trump for his confusing Battle of Gettysburg speech
Late night show comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are not taking their foot off Donald Trump's neck for his public fumble discussing the Battle of Gettysburg. During a rally outside of Allentown, Penn., on Sunday, the former president was stumbling over his words and rambling incoherently about...
"A fool": Trump fumes over Jimmy Kimmel's roasting of falling Truth Social stock
Donald Trump hit back at Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night talk host jested at the steadily declining stock of the ex-president's social media platform. "Daddy is running out of money," Kimmel said on Tuesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in a warning aimed at the former president's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. The stock value of Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company that oversees Truth Social, took an 18.3 percent tumble on Monday after the company filed to register the potential sale of millions of additional shares, per the NYT. “If you bought Trump stock two weeks ago ― and shame on you if you did ― you lost half your money,” Kimmel said. “But if you hold on just a little bit longer, you might be able to lose all of it.”
"Somebody needs therapy": House hearing on China devolves into feud on debunked Biden bribes
A House Oversight Committee meeting turned contentious on Wednesday, as Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) exchanged quips. In an Oversight & Accountability hearing dubbed by the GOP, “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part I,” committee Chairman Comer attacked President Biden with discredited foreign bribery allegations in a heated exchange with Ranking Member Raskin.
Expert: Judge may be “forced to take extreme measures” to protect jurors after Trump intimidation
Seven jurors were sworn in on the second day of former President Donald Trump's New York hush-money trial, slotting in more than a third of the number of jurors and alternates needed to hold a trial in the state. Their seating, which occurred faster than anticipated, also has some legal experts preemptively sounding the alarm about jurors' safety.
House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes ahead with Ukraine, Israel aid despite GOP revolt
House Speaker Mike Johnson will forge ahead with votes on foreign aid packages, despite threats within his Republican caucus that moving forward with support for Ukraine, in particular, could cost him his job. CNN reported Wednesday that, after months of hesitation, the embattled speaker is defying his right flank and...
Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea alone make kimchi. The cultural heritage of these picklers shape not only what they eat every time they crack open a jar but also something much, much smaller: their microbiomes.
"Deliberately ignorant" Trump misleads followers on jury rules in latest Truth Social rage post
Donald Trump, once more enraged and online, has implausibly claimed that his legal team was blindsided by court staff saying that they could only strike up to 10 jurors from the docket and no more. "I thought STRIKES were supposed to be 'unlimited' when we were picking our jury?" he...
Removing PFAS from water will cost billions and take time. Here are ways to filter water at home
PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – are now either suspected or known to contribute to thyroid disease, elevated cholesterol, liver damage and cancer, among other health issues. They can be found in the blood of most Americans and in many drinking water systems, which is why the...
Like Arizona, more states may resurrect abortion and LGBTQ laws that were dormant for over 100 years
This article was originally published on The Conversation. When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes – like the rights for same-sex couples to have sex and marry.
Trump's confession? Legal experts say his post-court rant could be a "big issue" going forward
As the second day of Donald Trump's criminal trial wrapped up Tuesday, the former president told reporters outside the courthouse that he was innocent of charges that he falsified business records to cover-up his payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. In doing so, Trump may have accidentally confessed to his guilt by pinning the crime directly to himself.
Ex-official assures right-wingers: Trump just "cloaking" his actual "extreme" plans to get votes
Donald Trump is pretending to moderate his views, recently speaking out against a national abortion ban that polls show would be widely unpopular and cost Republicans more elections. But as HuffPost's Christopher Mathias reported, a former Trump staffer says the MAGA faithful can rest easy knowing -- just by who he's surrounding himself with -- that the former president would "actually govern in a more conservative and more aggressive fashion" if he returns to the White House.
"She knows her own destiny": Anna Sawai is her own savior in "Shōgun"
At some point last year, Anna Sawai struggled through an existential crisis. Proving that such paroxysms can descend on anyone at any time and anywhere, the 31-year-old recalls being in Hawaii when it hit her. Regardless of how well her career was going, she says she couldn’t help wondering: “Why?...
Why San Francisco is considering a bill that would let shoppers sue closing grocery stores
In 1984, the managers of a Safeway supermarket located at Bush and Larkin Streets in San Francisco announced the abrupt closure of the store; they would be permanently shuttering within the week, leaving community members with few choices for places to get fresh groceries. In response, the city’s Board of Supervisors passed the Neighborhood Grocery Protection Act, a law that would require grocery stores to provide six-months advance notice — and a promise to engage in good-faith negotiations with community members — before closing.
Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism
This article was originally published on The Conversation. In August 1982, Ronald Reagan’s father-in-law was dying. Nancy Reagan’s beloved dad, Loyal Davis, was an atheist – a troubling fact to the 40th president. So Reagan penned a private, handwritten note in which he recounted how the prayers of colleagues and friends had cured him of a painful stomach ulcer.
USC cancels speech by pro-Palestine valedictorian, citing "alarming tenor" of her critics
The University of Southern California has canceled its traditional graduation speech by Class of 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum, a Muslim who has expressed support for Palestine on social media, the Los Angeles Times reported. The school is citing safety concerns over emails and messages they received that threatened to disrupt the ceremony.
Ex-prosecutors: Trump already touched the "third rail" in hush-money trial — and it could cost him
You can tell that Donald Trump’s criminal trial is not going well for him by the simple fact that it is actually happening. His alleged co-conspirator, former fixer Michael Cohen, has already served a year in prison for his role in paying off an adult film star to influence the 2016 election – and now he will be testifying that the former president told him to do it.
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