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GLAAD CEO Slams FCC’s TV Guidelines Review as Part of an ‘Anti-Transgender Political Agenda’
Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, sounded off on the FCC’s recently launched review of the TV Parental Guidelines, slamming it as an attempt to “manipulate the media, erode freedom of speech and harm LGBTQ Americans.” “Parents should absolutely have a say in what their kids watch, and parents already know that seeing
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Darrell Sheets’ ‘Storage Wars’ rival Brandi Passante pens heartbreaking message about his death: ‘My heart hurts’
Darrell Sheets’ “Storage Wars” rival Brandi Passante shared an emotional tribute to him following his tragic death. The reality star died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Lake Havasu Police Department. He was 67 years old. Passante, who competed against Sheets on “Storage Wars,” posted pictures of the two
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Bass, Barger meet with Trump to push for L.A. fire recovery funds
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met privately with President Trump and administration officials Wednesday to press for federal support and yet-unpaid wildfire recovery funding as the region continues to rebuild from the 2025 fires. “This afternoon we met with President Trump and Administration officials to advocate for families who
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Dems just got an important lesson with massive Virginia win
By roughly three percentage points, voters in Virginia voted for a redistricting plan that will heavily tilt the congressional playing field toward the Democrats. With some votes still to be counted, yes took 51.5% of the vote to 48.5% for the no campaign. The new map will give the Democrats a good chance at winning
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Lufthansa slashes 20K flights to save jet fuel as Iran war drives up oil prices
The German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel. The Lufthansa Group said the cancellation of less profitable routes, focused largely on
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Man who swiped Noem’s purse in a D.C. restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for a string of thefts in the nation’s capital. Mario Bustamante Leiva did not recognize Noem when he grabbed her Gucci
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Even RFK Jr. can’t defend why his FDA is stomping on cancer research: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board tore to shreds the Trump Food and Drug Administration’s move to block lifesaving cancer research — a move so indefensible, they noted, that even Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had no good answers for the Senate when asked. “The Food and Drug Administration rejection of
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DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are ‘disfavored’
ORLANDO, Fla. — White men have been discriminated against through diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday after signing legislation which prohibits counties and cities from funding or promoting DEI initiatives. The Republican governor defined DEI at a news conference as “an ideological construct that is designed to promote a particular political agenda,
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‘Rolling rock came down on their heads’: WSJ editorial pins Virginia fiasco on Trump
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board on Wednesday blamed Donald Trump for the Democratic gerrymander that just cost Republicans up to four House seats in Virginia. In a sharply critical editorial, the Journal’s board laid the Virginia debacle squarely at Trump’s feet, arguing that the president “started this rolling rock that has now come down
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Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins announced as first ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 contestants
“Dancing With the Stars” has officially been renewed for a 35th season this fall, with two reality stars heading up the competition. The series’ first two celebrity contestants are “Summer House” star Ciara Miller and “The Traitors” personality Maura Higgins, per an announcement at Wednesday’s Get Real event, according to Variety. Julianne Hough and Alfonso