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‘Sweeter icing on the cake’: CNN journalists mock Trump’s bizarre 2028 prediction
CNN’s Dana Bash burst into laughter Wednesday after a correspondent poked fun at President Donald Trump’s bizarre suggestion that nobody might run for president in 2028. The moment came as Trump fielded questions outside his White House ballroom construction site, a day after Republicans suffered bruising election losses. Asked about Vice President JD Vance’s political…
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Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Craig Brewer’s ‘Snoop’ Biopic
Cynthia Erivo is set to portray Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, in “Snoop,” Universal Pictures’ definitive biopic of entertainment mogul and icon Snoop Dogg, the studio announced Wednesday. Erivo joins Jonathan Daviss, Myles Bullock, [CHECK NAME], Lauren London, Camron Jones, Algee Smith, Tre Hale, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Olly Sholotan, Corey Champagne, Jonica Booth and Swayvo Twain…
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Democratic socialist Angela Gonzales-Torres unseats Jimmy Gomez in LA House race
Democratic socialist Angela Gonzales-Torres unseated Rep. Jimmy Gomez, ending the Democrat’s nearly decade-long hold on California’s 34th Congressional District as he faces a House Ethics Committee investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. The first-time candidate claimed 58.7% of the vote to Gomez’s 41.3%, with 73% of the ballots counted, according to the Associated Press. Democratic socialist…
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The Lettermen co-founder Tony Butala, known for ‘The Way You Look Tonight,’ dead at 87
NEW YORK — Tony Butala, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, died Sunday. He was 87. The band’s media coordinator, Tracy Clark, confirmed Butala’s death to The Associated Press. She shared an official statement from the band. “We…
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ICE arrests Mexican media personality known for proposing to Tom Brady in wedding dress
Inés Gómez Mont — the Mexican media personality best known to many Americans for proposing to Tom Brady while dressed as a bride — was detained by U.S. immigration authorities last week in apparent connection to three outstanding warrants for her arrest in Mexico. Gómez Mont, 43, whose full name is Inés Gómez-Mont Arena, is…
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Inside the GOP’s midterm bloodbath
It’s hard to put into words how good Tuesday night was for Democrats: “Blue wave” falls short, and even “bluenami” may not be apt for an election in which Republicans lost Senate races in Kansas and South Carolina, along with every major statewide race in Texas and too many more to count across the country…
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‘We still have power!’ GOP lawmaker demands emergency lame-duck power grab
GOP Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session to curb the governor’s emergency powers before Democrat Gina Hinojosa is sworn in, in a lengthy post on X. “Republicans lost last night, but Democrats were not sworn in,” Harrison wrote, saying Republicans still hold “total power in…
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Andrew Garfield Disputes Sam Altman’s Story About Meeting on ‘Artificial’ Set: ‘I Was Curious About That’
Andrew Garfield has disputed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman‘s story about them meeting on the set of director Luca Guadagnino’s new drama, “Artificial,” telling GQ, “I’ve never waved at Sam.” In an interview with Vanity Fair published last month, Altman said he ran into Garfield on the set of “Artificial” while the film was shooting a…
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‘Religion in politics’ is loving one’s neighbor, not waging culture war
For almost four decades, since the advent of the Moral Majority in 1979, “religion in politics” has been synonymous with white Christian nationalism and culture war. This week, however, as the most expensive election cycle (reportedly $13 billion) came to an end, it became clear that the American public has finally questioned the morality of…
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CNN abruptly cuts away from Trump’s ballroom spectacle: ‘We don’t need to watch’
CNN’s Anderson Cooper abruptly moved on from live coverage of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom spectacle Wednesday after the president encouraged reporters to watch a steel beam being lifted into place. The unusual moment unfolded as Trump fielded questions outside the unfinished ballroom, surrounded by construction equipment and the sounds of ongoing work, just one…