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Opinion: ‘Morning Joe’ Making Nice With Trump Isn’t the Problem. The Backlash Is

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski surprised many of their fans Monday with their admission that they recently broke bread with Donald Trump—at Mar-a-Lago, no less. Over the last few years, the Morning Joe co-hosts have been among Trump’s most vocal critics. From my vantage point, they have also been among his biggest helpers. The question now is whether other loud voices in liberal media will continue aiding and abetting the president-elect in his second term. Here’s what I mean. For years, I
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Gaetz Allegedly Paid Women to Have Sex With Him and See ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’

Matt Gaetz allegedly paid for two women to travel to New York City in 2019 to have sex with him, watch his appearance on Fox News, and attend the Broadway show Pretty Woman: The Musical. Joel Leppard, a lawyer for the women, told ABC News that his clients testified to the House Ethics Committee that Gaetz, Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping pick for attorney general, paid twice for them to travel across states to have sex with him. Gaetz, who has denied all allegations against him, resigned from his po
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Russia Has a Disturbing History of Deadly Falls

One of the greatest Russian ballet dancers of his generation plunged to a tragic death from the fifth floor of his apartment building in St. Petersburg on Saturday. He was 39 years old. Vladimir Shklyarov’s fatal fall has inevitably prompted an online surge of renewed interest in ‘Russian Sudden Death Syndrome,’ referring to an uncanny propensity among Kremlin critics and Russian criminal elements for meeting untimely deaths under suspicious or otherwise bizarre circumstances–very often, by fall
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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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Musk Calls Matt Gaetz ‘Judge Dredd With 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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Officials voting on ordinance to formally make Los Angeles a ‘sanctuary city’

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump saying he would use the military to carry out mass deportations, officials in Los Angeles will meet to vote on an ordinance to formally make the City of Angels a “sanctuary city.” According to Global Refuge, a nonprofit serving refugees in the U.S. from across the world, generally […]
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John Stamos shows support for Dave Coulier amid cancer diagnosis

John Stamos is showing his support for his former “Full House” co-star, Dave Coulier, amid his cancer diagnosis. The actor sported a bald cap in “solidarity” with Coulier who was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is “very aggressive.” Coulier has since shaved his head as he began chemotherapy. Stamos shared the photos […]
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Randy’s celebrates Culver City opening with free doughnuts, raffle

Longtime Southern California favorite Randy’s Donuts is opening a new location in Culver City on Tuesday and is celebrating its grand opening with customers by giving away free doughnuts and running a raffle. Randy’s will be giving away a free glazed doughnut to customers at the new location at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard between 6 a.m. […]
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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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