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Dodgers, Lakers owner’s financial empire reportedly a target of federal loan fraud investigation
The business empire of Dodgers and Lakers owner Mark Walter reportedly is being probed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and securities regulators over $16 billion in possibly fraudulent loans. The loans by two Delaware life insurers that Walter owns were made to companies tied to him or his TWG Global holding company but were not…
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Sneaky ‘jab’ smacks Supreme Court as Trump foe takes on Trump DOJ in new filing: expert
On Monday, former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss his prosecution over a photograph of seashells he shared on Instagram, and buried within the 42-page brief, as noted by legal expert Joyce Vance, was a “little jab” at the Supreme Court. Comey was indicted in April on two felony counts for sharing…
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Why are 4,000 National Guard still patrolling Washington?
Earlier this month, the Pentagon quietly extended the National Guard’s “D.C. Safe and Beautiful” mission in Washington through Jan. 20, 2029. That date corresponds to no publicly identified security condition, crime objective or military task. It is simply the day President Trump’s term officially ends. The extension raises obvious questions: How will we know when…
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Ex-Trump official was forced to take over meeting from ‘disturbingly rambling’ president
A top official in President Donald Trump’s first administration was forced to take over a key public health meeting from the president, who was “rambling” and refused to stay on topic. According to a report from the Washington Post, the diaries of Anthony Fauci, the NIH scientist who led the U.S. fight against the COVID…
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Israel-hating Mamdani shuns Jews from important judicial advisory committee: ‘Deeply disappointed’
Jewish legal organizations blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for failing to appoint a single Jewish person to the 18-person committee tasked with advising the mayor on his judicial nominations. “Your recent announcement of appointees to the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary has left us deeply disappointed,” read a joint letter from the…
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Trump administration targeted California and other blue states for clean energy cuts
The fate of hundreds of clean energy projects hangs in the balance after court documents revealed that the Trump administration targeted California and other blue states solely for political reasons when it slashed funding for the initiatives last year. Large companies, startups, utilities, universities and other nonprofits were among those that lost out on $7.6…
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GOP gave the game away with silence on violent allegations rocking Republican: columnist
Republican lawmakers have remained notably silent about disturbing new allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), and journalist Prem Thakker suspects he knows why. Miller, a 2020 election denier and former Trump administration official who scored the president’s endorsement in his bid for Congress, has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after being accused of physically…
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Sean Astin’s shockingly ‘small’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ payday forced him to sell home at height of fame
Sean Astin sold his home at the height of his “Lord of the Rings” fame, thanks to his shockingly “small” payday. “There was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we had,” the actor, who previously revealed he made $250,000 playing Samwise Gamgee in the beloved film franchise, told…
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The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci
When Anthony Fauci arrives on Capitol Hill tomorrow to testify before Congress, he will be trailed by a security detail he’s paying for himself. Fauci has been testifying before the nation’s elected officials for roughly four decades now, since his days at the forefront of early AIDS research. In years past, he would have prepped…
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The joy and heartbreak of adopting a senior dog
Cosmo and Hook came into my life in the summer of 2020. My wife, Delilah, found them on the website of Frosted Faces Foundation, a nonprofit in the northern San Diego County town of Ramona that rescues senior dogs. She immediately wanted the furry Yorkie and the skinny Chihuahua; I didn’t. Adopting pets in the…