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Trump turns on Republican allies in score-settling live TV takedown
President Donald Trump trashed two close Republican allies during a press conference Thursday. Trump was speaking to reporters from the Oval Office when he tore into Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) after the longtime GOP lawmakers opposed the SAVE America Act — a package of new restrictions on voting that Trump…
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Taking a shot: Can a GLP-1 regimen boost fertility?
There’s been a revolving door of viral social media posts recently promoting the idea that you’ll boost your chances of conceiving if you take GLP-1 weight-loss medications. Unfortunately, the promise of the “Ozempic baby boom” is more myth than reality. While there is some connection between GLP-1s (semaglutide, like Ozempic or Wegovy, or tirzepatide, like…
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James Kennedy, 34, reveals mystery girlfriend, 23, who got pregnant after just 4 months of dating
“Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy revealed his pregnant girlfriend is 23-year-old North Carolina native Jordan Meyers. Kennedy, 34, confirmed Meyers’ name and age to People Thursday, over a month after news broke that the Bravo star was expecting a baby with a mystery woman. Meyers is four months pregnant and has been dating Kennedy for…
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Bill Gates Offers Bizarre Excuse About Epstein
In 2011 — three years after Jeffrey Epstein plead guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution of a minor — Microsoft founder Bill Gates started communicating with him extensively. The disgraced billionaire and philanthropist is being grilled by investigators from Congress’ House Oversight Committee this week over his ties to the deceased sex criminal, with lawmakers…
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One economist’s villainous blueprint to manage global poverty
Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand was often accused of inventing cartoonish villains. Rogues such as Ellsworth Toohey in “The Fountainhead” would scheme to seize the global economy’s commanding heights in pursuit of a distorted sense of justice. But the people who hold such ideas don’t just appear in cartoons or in Rand’s novels. Enter Thomas…
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Star golfer banned from local club for ‘inappropriate contact’ with female staffer: report
Golfing legend Phil Mickelson has been banned from the golf club near where he lives, following allegations of unwanted physical contact with a female employee. Several sources have confided to Golf Digest that Mickelson “is no longer a member at The Farms Golf Club outside San Diego after a female club employee accused the six-time…
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How ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Producer Unapologetic Projects Built a Business Model on Diverse Voices and Audiences
It started with frustration. Actress Chris Quinto Cathcart was doing audition after audition, self-tape after self-tape, and suddenly decided she couldn’t stay on the hamster wheel any longer. But she still wanted to be in the film business, and with a husband in the tech industry, she had money to spend. Then, an idea. “I…
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Trump plans to nominate U.S. Atty. Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence. Trump announced the nomination on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned…
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Trump confirms he’ll skip Iran deal signing if it happens during his UFC fight
President Donald Trump won’t attend the signing of his own Iran peace deal — the White House has a UFC fight scheduled for the same weekend. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump announced he had canceled planned strikes against Iran after negotiations reached the “highest level of Iranian leadership.” The deal,…
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‘Euphoria’ Clings to Top of Streaming Charts Without Airing a New Episode
One of the unique wrinkles of on-demand streaming is that viewership never really stops. While the Samba TV weekly Wrap Report streaming chart frequently looks at the latest and greatest, some titles have a chance to linger even after they’ve officially “ended.” This is the case this week, as “Euphoria,” HBO’s widely hailed teen drama,…