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Trump enters ‘extraordinary moment’ as key campaign trick backfires spectacularly: analyst
CNN host Abby Phillip noted on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has entered an “extraordinary” moment as his base begins to turn against him over a new conspiracy theory. Over the last week, Trump’s MAGA base has begun to speculate that the assassination attempt against the president’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024 may…
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‘RHOA’ alum Kim Zolciak’s ex Lee ‘Big Poppa’ Najjar dead at 68
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Kim Zolciak’s ex-boyfriend Lee “Big Poppa” Najjar has died at the age of 68. The real estate investor’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Katelin, via her Instagram Story on Tuesday. She shared a video of herself and Najjar dancing in the car, captioning it, “I love you,” alongside…
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Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing downplays incident with Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers concluded a peaceful if unsuccessful game here Tuesday, and then the waves hit: On social media, catcher Dalton Rushing had become the newest enemy among San Francisco Giants fans. In the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game, Rushing tagged out Jung Hoo Lee at home plate to end the inning. Lee, who had…
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Comer lashes out at ‘clickbait’ over reporting on possible pardon for Epstein accomplice
Republican Rep. James Comer made a heated defense and promise not to shield an accomplice of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffery Epstein after he was criticized for watering down the rules of an investigation. “I made my position clear: I am not open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell,” Comer wrote on X in…
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‘Beaches, A New Musical’ review: Schlocky friendship show docks during Broadway’s low tide
Theater review BEACHES .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } .review-block-star { –review-block-star–empty-color: #585858; –review-block-star–fill-color: #000; } 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th Street. Pay close attention to the lyrics of the…
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Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resign after the president stalls U.S. military planes deal
LIMA, Peru — Peru’s defense and foreign ministers resigned Wednesday following an announcement by the country’s interim president to defer the decision on a $3.5-billion deal for U.S. F-16 fighter jets to his successor who will emerge from a presidential runoff vote in June. Last week, interim President José María Balcázar said that he lacks the legitimacy…
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GOP strategist pans Trump’s airline bailout on CNN: ‘We should allow them to fail’
A GOP strategist panned the reportedly negotiated bailout for the ailing airline Spirit Airlines by President Donald Trump’s administration during a CNN segment. Shermichael Singleton, a GOP strategist, argued on CNN’s “NewsNight” with host Abby Phillip that the $500 million bailout that Spirit and the Trump administration have been negotiating behind-the-scenes is a bad use…
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‘Beaches’ Broadway Review: Even the Legendary Mike Stoller Can’t Prevent This Flotsam From Washing Ashore
“Beaches” is best remembered today as the kitschy classic that inspired Paul Rudnick to lampoon it in his screenplay “In & Out.” In a segment that’s a film within that 1997 comedy, a gay soldier is outed and court-martialed when it’s discovered he hides a VHS copy of “Beaches,” starring Bette Midler, in his locker.…
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Santa Monica nonprofit director found dead alongside wife; police investigate murder-suicide
A noted Santa Monica figure in charge of boosting business, community and safety in the city’s downtown core was found dead Wednesday alongside his wife, authorities said. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a shooting incident reported at the 600 block of Superba Avenue at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to a department spokesperson. Inside,…
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Nearly half of US kids live in dangerously polluted air as Trump guts EPA rules
Close to half of the children in the United States—more than 33 million kids—live in counties with dangerously high levels of toxic air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual air quality report out Wednesday. The 27th iteration of the ALA’s report examines “two of the most widespread and dangerous air pollutants”—fine particles and…