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‘Tough guy:’ Senator shamed for silence on daughter’s abuse claim after F-Bomb tantrum
A Republican senator faced a public shaming Wednesday after he dropped an F-bomb on Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) became enraged as the infectious disease expert repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Amendment in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has long accused Fauci of a…
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Glen Hansard, ‘Once’ Star and Oscar-Winning Songwriter, Dies at 56 in Motorcycle Crash
Glen Hansard, star of the 2007 musical drama “Once” and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, died in a motorbike crash in Dublin on Wednesday. The Irish musician, who also served as one half of the folk duo The Swell Season, was 56. Police are investigating the single-vehicle crash after it was reported at 4:30 a.m. local time, according…
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Boeing rival JetZero gets $3B boost to start production on radical Z4 aircraft
A new aircraft is coming in hot. JetZero, the California-based aerospace company, is in the midst of ejecting Boeing from the game with its newest prototype — the Z4. The aircraft is a blended-wing-body, and it’s aimed at disrupting air travel. The Z4 is set apart from the traditional tube-and-wing design most airliners have today.…
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EBay to pay nearly $50 million to couple stalked with cockroaches, bloody pig mask
eBay Inc. agreed to pay almost $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live insects, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask, according to settlement details released Tuesday. The parties reported reaching a tentative settlement in February…
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‘Ignorance is deadly’: Rand Paul buried for removing Fauci lawyer amid ‘inquisition’
Sen. Rand Paul’s demand to have Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorney forcibly removed from a Wednesday Senate hearing faced immediate blowback. The Kentucky Republican, chairing a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, grew visibly frustrated that Fauci, who led the COVID pandemic response under President Donald Trump, repeatedly pleaded the 5th Amendment in an…
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‘Tony’ Review: Almost-Great Anthony Bourdain Biopic Roasts the Celebrity Chef, but Good
David Fincher’s “The Social Network” begins with Mark Zuckerberg’s fictional girlfriend, Erica, calling him an asshole to his face. A lot of people love that scene because Mark Zuckerberg could be considered, by any rational measure, a huge asshole, so the movie seems to have its heart in the right place. At least until the…
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Katy Perry gets trapped inside inflatable bottle during stunt gone wrong at Isle of MTV Malta
Katy Perry’s latest crowd-surfing attempt went terribly wrong. The pop star was temporarily stranded inside a giant inflatable water bottle carried by thousands of fans in the audience during her headlining performance at Isle of MTV Malta on Wednesday. While singing “I Kissed a Girl,” Perry entered the inflatable as it passed through the crowd.…
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Can Vinted become the Amazon of secondhand fashion in America?
Thomas Plantenga unabashedly says he’s been “stealing” from companies across the globe. The chief executive officer of Vinted, Europe’s biggest consumer-to-consumer fashion marketplace, says he freely borrowed from their strategies to put together an online platform that’s now shaking up the region’s €500 billion ($573 billion) fashion industry. “I read a ton of business reports…
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Trump lackey begs for ‘more time’ amid intelligence community purge: report
With the confirmation of Jay Clayton to serve as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte’s acting services should be done — but he’s reportedly begging for “more time.” A White House official told Politico’s Playbook Wednesday that Pulte is lobbying Trump “to delay Clayton’s swearing-in, or at least trying to stay in…
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22 Advocacy Groups Back Disney in FCC Fight: ‘The Government Is Violating the First Amendment’
A coalition of 22 civil liberties and free speech organizations has lined up behind Disney in its escalating dispute with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the company to continue fighting for First Amendment rights. In an open letter to Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, the coalition — led by the American Civil Liberties Union and…