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‘Morning Joe’ Fact-Checks RFK Jr.’s Latest ‘Outrageous’ Covid Claims: ‘It’s a Lie’
“Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire dedicated a significant portion of Monday’s broadcast to fact-checking and disputing claims made over the weekend by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the Covid-19 pandemic, calling them both “false” and “outrageous.” “Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several controversial and often false claims about Covid-19,…
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Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ ousts Geno Segers after transgender comments resurface
Actor Geno Segers has been dropped from Broadway’s “Hadestown” over his past transphobic remarks. “The producers of ‘Hadestown’ and Geno Segers have mutually agreed that Mr. Segers will no longer join the Broadway production,” producers said in a statement to Page Six. They also promised that “additional casting will be announced shortly.” Geno Segers (seen above in 2021)…
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Cops Mistype Username, Send Innocent Man to Prison for 18 Months
A single typo by cops led to an innocent Canadian man spending 18 months in jail. The man, Brandon Klayme of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was eventually acquitted of all charges on July 23 by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals. But it was a small recompense for a catastrophic chain of incompetence that led him…
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Chevron and Exxon Mobil reap massive profits as the Iran war drives up energy prices
American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. The conflict, now in its sixth month, halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that previously served as a…
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‘This can’t be right’: Data guru floored as new polling spells trouble for Texas GOP
Texas has become one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the country, with Democrat James Talarico challenging Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in a race that CNN’s Harry Enten says looks fundamentally different from Democrats’ last near-miss in the state. According to Enten, the current polling represents the strongest position for a Texas…
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Walmart’s rapid EV charger buildout could reshape where Americans fuel up
Since the start of the year, four high-speed charging stations have opened in Bentonville, Arkansas, even though the state has been a laggard in transitioning to electric vehicles. Bentonville, however, is Walmart Inc. country and these are Walmart chargers — three at stores near the company’s headquarters and one at the airport. In a matter…
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Trump’s lawsuit backfires as filing reveals accounts closed over money-laundering fears
Court documents revealing that President Donald Trump was de-banked after a money laundering probe have been linked to a reinvigorated effort to protect him from prosecution by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Capital One’s July 31 filing marked the first time a bank formally tied anti-money laundering concerns to Trump’s business empire, according to Al…
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With Historic $927 Million Global Opening, Tom Holland Proves He Is the Ultimate Spider-Man | Analysis
Handling disgruntled phone calls is part of the job of a Hollywood studio exec, but Sony Pictures film chairman and CEO Tom Rothman got one such call that any exec would love to have. It was his nephew, complaining to him that every single New York screening of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” he looked up…
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Embattled Rep. Max Miller bizarrely posts audio of ex-wife accusing him of drug use while trying to fend off accusations
Embattled Ohio Rep. Max Miller has released audio he surreptitiously recorded of his ex-wife in a bid to fend offher abuse accusations against him — but it actually lends credence to at least some of her allegations. The GOPer on Sunday publicly released the recordings in a Dropbox dump, which includes his ex, Emily Moreno,…
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Whole Foods tries to change its ‘Whole Paycheck’ reputation with cheaper staples
In a commercial test kitchen in downtown Austin, Whole Foods Market is waging a war against “Whole Paycheck,” a moniker the grocery chain has been trying to shake since the 1990s when it first gained a reputation as a pricey emporium for foodies. Food researchers labor over two sets of ovens, testing desserts, samosas and…