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Guy Who Annoyed Trump Gets Consolation Prize in Treasury Fight

Donald Trump is expected to give one of the top contenders for Treasury secretary a different gig in his administration—a decision that may ruffle some feathers inside his inner circle. Howard Lutnick is likely to soon be announced as Trump’s Commerce secretary, Punchbowl News and CNN reported Tuesday. It’s an important job, but is not the position of leading the U.S. Department of the Treasury that Lutnick had long been vied for. The decision puts Trump at odds with some of those closest to him
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Cher Drops F-Bomb on ‘The Today Show’ as She Shares Advice From Lucille Ball About Her Ex Sonny Bono

Pop icon Cher shared two key words of advice Lucille Ball gave her about her marital and professional strife with her late ex, Sonny Bono: “F--- him.” During an appearance on NBC’s The Today Show on Monday, co-host Hoda Kotb asked the songstress about reaching out to television legend Ball in the 1970s as her romantic and musical partnership with Bono was cratering. “What did she tell you to do?” Kotb asked.
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Denzel Washington Reveals What King Charles Told Him During Awkward Handshake

Denzel Washington has revealed what King Charles III told him during their flustered exchange at the Gladiator II premiere in London. Washington talked about the moment on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night, after the video of the meeting went viral for Washington’s stammering and awkwardly telling him “I’m a lovely chap,” and saying “I didn’t know if I was supposed to grab your [hand],” in video of the exchange. “That was a strange—you know, they got all these rules about you can’t be too close, le
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Hit Book ‘Interior Chinatown’ Is Now a Fantastic Hulu TV Show

There’s an inherent power in the art of the meta-narrative—stories that construct an obviously fictional, heightened version of a reality we recognize, only to peel back the layers one by one, exposing a truth we may have never allowed ourselves to acknowledge. The Matrix is, of course, the big one, challenging its audience to go back to the “real world” and work in an “office building” and live according to the “expectations” of “society” after watching all of those things being disassembled pi
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Anti-Aging Tech Mogul Bryan Johnson Shows How Fat Injection Went Horribly Wrong

The software entrepreneur who has famously splashed out millions to “bio-hack” his body and reverse his aging has hit an ugly snag. Bryan Johnson, 47, said an attempt to inject fat into his cheeks—in hopes it’d give him a more youthful appearance—induced an allergic reaction that left his face significantly bloated and red. The injection—nicknamed by Johnson as “project baby face”—was a failure.
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Elon Musk Touts ‘Judge Dredd’ Gaetz’s Big Plus: ‘An Axe to Grind’

Elon Musk has endorsed Matt Gaetz for attorney general based on a very questionable understanding of the nation’s top law enforcement officer’s role. “Matt Gaetz has three critical assets that are needed for the AG role: a big brain, a spine of steel and an axe to grind,” he wrote in a post on X. “He is the Judge Dredd America needs to clean up a corrupt system and put powerful bad actors in prison.” Judge Dredd is a comic book character from a dystopian future with the power to summarily arrest
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Russia Hit by U.S. Missiles Right Before Putin’s Nuke Warning

Ukraine launched American-made ATACMS missiles at Russia shortly before President Vladimir Putin lowered his country’s threshold for authorizing a nuclear strike, Moscow said Tuesday. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down five out of six Army Tactical Missile System projectiles, with the attack coming after reports that President Joe Biden had approved Kyiv’s use of the weapon to strike targets inside Russia. News of the launches came after a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed Putin
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Menendez Brothers’ Hopes for Quick Release From Prison Dealt Another Blow

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is waiting to decide whether to grant clemency to the Menendez brothers until the incoming Los Angeles County district attorney has finished reviewing the case. Nathan Hochman’s landslide victory earlier this month cast doubt on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez could soon be released after serving more than 30 years in prison for brutally murdering their parents, Kitty and José, at the family’s Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The brothers, now 56 and 53, had petitioned
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Marius Borg Høiby Scandal: Son of Norwegian Princess Mette-Marit Arrested on Suspicion of Rape

The son of the Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman who was “unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act,” according to a preliminary charge. Oslo police did not say when the incident involving Marius Borg Høiby, 27, occurred. A lawyer for the alleged victim told the newspaper Aftenposten that it happened earlier this year. Hege Salomon added that it was police who pursued the case and not her client, who she said is “having a hard time.”
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Homeless man throws rocks at South Pasadena police officers, hits car: Video

Dashcam video released by police on Monday shows a vandalism suspect hurling rocks at police officers in South Pasadena over the weekend. The officers responded to the 1400 block of Huntington Drive around 2:20 p.m. Saturday to follow up on reports of a man shattering the windows of vehicles parked on nearby Marengo Avenue. “When […]
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Homeless encampment erupts in flames under 170 Freeway in Los Angeles

The northbound 170 Freeway was closed in Los Angeles’ Sun Valley area after a fire broke out at a homeless encampment located under an overpass early Tuesday. The fire was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m. under the Sheldon Street overpass. Video showed firefighters dousing chairs, tables and other items that were burning near an area […]
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