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Former Fox host suffers severe health upset after MS diagnosis: ‘It could take months to recover’
Janice Dean said she’s been diagnosed with meningitis in a major setback to her health. The former “Fox & Friends” meteorologist shared the upsetting news Monday on social media, noting that she’s never been this sick before. “I’ve been taking a bit of a break from social media because I was diagnosed with viral meningitis,”…
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Megyn Kelly Faces Fresh Backlash Over Russell Brand ‘Witch Hunt’ Comments: ‘So Disappointing’
Megyn Kelly faced fresh backlash on Monday after speaking out against Russell Brand’s 10-year prison sentence, with several fans voicing their disappointment in the conservative pundit. During Monday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the commentator weighed in on the comedian’s legal loss, where he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison…
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U.S. midterms bring new focus to weather and science in Washington
Democrats’ midterm sweep is poised to give scientists, disaster officials and weather forecasters new allies in Washington after nearly two years of upheaval under President Trump. For the weather and climate world, which has flipped between grief and rage over Trump’s science policies, the results reopen fights over funding, staffing and federal oversight. Democratic control…
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Stephen Miller in for a rude awakening as Trump ‘storm’ starts to recede: expert
President Donald Trump’s new Chief of Staff is likely going to have a “damn hard time getting stuff done” after the midterms, as administration insiders are sharpening their knives, according to one political expert. Last week, Trump promoted Stephen Miller, his former deputy chief of staff, as his new top aide on Capitol Hill. The…
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California voters officially reject controversial billionaire tax in setback for progressive agenda
California voters have officially torpedoed a controversial, would-be historic wealth tax on billionaires. Proposition 40 –– a measure that would have imposed a first-in-the-nation one time 5% tax on billionaires –– was rejected by Californians by 52.8% to 47.2% when the race was called by the Associated Press on Monday. Keith Anthony Sakura joins supporters…
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Russell Brand is a ‘dead man walking’ inside current prison, warns ex-inmate
Russell Brand is a “marked man” at his current prison, according to an ex-con who served time there. The disgraced comedian, 51, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He will be at HMP Wandsworth in London for “the next few weeks” until…
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No Austin Reaves, no problem. First-place Lakers beat Hawks for sixth consecutive win
ATLANTA — Austin Reaves took the baton from Luka Doncic when Doncic sat out Sunday, and when the roles were reversed Monday, Doncic passed it to his teammates. Doncic had 32 points and 10 assists in a 124-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks as the Lakers won their sixth game in a row, surviving a short bench…
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Stark warning as calls for major Capitol shakeup grow louder: ‘A new day is coming’
With Democrats poised to take over both chambers of the US Congress next year, a majority of progressive organizers are calling for the party to seek new leadership. A survey of over 4,300 progressive activists released by Our Revolution on Monday shows that there is strong demand among organizers for replacing Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
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‘Here There Are Blueberries’ Broadway Review: No Actor Can Upstage These Nazi Photos
So much for the power of live theater. It happens whenever a director decides to unspool a film or place blown-up photographs among living-breathing actors on stage. When an audience is given the choice to follow a human or a projection, the eye goes to the projection. Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s play “Here There…
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Billionaire tax rejected on concern squeezing California’s ultra-rich would harm the economy
California voters have officially rejected the controversial billionaire tax. Proposition 40 sought to impose a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets to try to offset federal healthcare funding cuts. Despite the blue wave in the mid-term elections, the novel tax on the ultra-wealthy had trailed from the first day of vote counting and was…