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Can We Make Events Like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Safer?
On Saturday night, a heavily armed shooter was able to easily access areas close to the ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was being held, leading to a rushed evacuation of the president and senior officials and a hectic, scary evening for attendees. Why wasn’t the event safe from this kind of a situation?
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What’s driving political violence, and what will quell it
The violence at the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner on Saturday underscores how dangerous this political moment is in the United States. For the past several years — certainly since Jan. 6, 2021 — the U.S. has been experiencing a period of increased political violence. Researchers at the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab
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Veteran reporter uncovers new information about Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez revealed that Bradbury Stamm, a major U.S. government-linked contractor specializing in military and industrial construction, appears to have built Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. In her 3,000-word investigation posted on Substack, Valdes-Rodríguez described the revelation as “terrifying,” particularly given Bradbury Stamm’s history constructing Manhattan Project facilities at Los Alamos
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Even Hollywood’s Funniest People Have to Compromise
The best way to sneak a comedy into theaters these days, it seems, is to make it a crime drama. Over Your Dead Body is billed as the latest effort from the director Jorma Taccone—a surprising name to be attached, considering his filmography. His previous features are Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and MacGruber, two
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Remember This Banger: Ricky Martin’s ‘María,’ remixed
Do you remember Ricky Martin’s first international hit? Here’s a hint: It had nothing to do with superstitions, black cats or voodoo dolls. Before the Puerto Rican singer crossed over into the English-language mainstream with hits like his 1998 FIFA World Cup anthem, “La Copa de Vida,” and 1999’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” there was
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Nothing makes Trump angrier than what this Cabinet member just did
Friends, You can be Secretary of Defense (War) and cause the mightiest military in the world to be brought to its knees, and still keep your job in the Trump regime. You can be in charge of public health and cause measles to reemerge as a major hazard to Americans, and still keep your job.
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Shadowy left-wing network ‘The Wide Awakes’ speaks out after links to WHCD shooter
A loosely organized progressive collective known as “The Wide Awakes” has denied any connection to accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen after reports suggested he may have been affiliated with them. Allen, a California-based tutor and Caltech graduate, was identified by authorities as the suspect in the Saturday night attack in DC, where
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10 minutes backstage with Darius Rucker at Stagecoach
No stranger to Stagecoach as a solo country act, Darius Rucker brought his roots-rock band Hootie & the Blowfish to the desert festival on Sunday night. I talked with him a couple of hours before the group’s set. If there’s one man to speak to the overlap between rock bands who emerged in the 1990s
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‘How was it staged?’ Alex Jones floats fresh conspiracy theory on shooting
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones suggested that Israel may have played a part in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to influence American foreign policy. During his Monday show, Jones noted that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had said that the war with Iran had been won as he was preparing for
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What King Charles and Queen Camilla have planned for their US state visit: Tea with Trump, state dinner, more
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Washington, DC, for their first official state visit to the United States on Monday – and the royal pair have a busy four days ahead of them. After touching down in the US capital to celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, Charles and Camilla will reportedly meet with