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- BusinessThe Daily Beast
Real Cost of Harris Event With Oprah Leaked as Campaign Struggles With Bills
Vice President Kamala Harris campaign, which spent $100 million per week during her condensed run for the presidency, is still flooding supporter’s inboxes with requests for cash. That’s led to heightened scrutiny about how the campaign spent its record war chest and still ended up no match for President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA roadshow. Among the eye-popping expenses was a $1 million paid to Oprah Winfrey’s production firm, Harpo Productions, for a town hall event she television star hosted w
4 min read - ScienceSpace
VideoOTD In Space - November 17: 1st Successful Lift-Off From Lunar Surface
On November 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface. Surveyor 6 was one of several robotic missions NASA sent to scout the lunar surface before sending humans there. It took television pictures of the surface, and learned about the composition of moon soil. Then came the big liftoff. Surveyor 6 launched from the surface, and hopped to another position about eight feet away. Next, Surveyor 6 took pictures of its original landing site. Controllers on Ea
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Johnson Won’t Rule Out Using Loophole to Fast-Track Cabinet Nominations
House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to rule out the use of recess appointments to appoint Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations of Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz without Senate approval. In an interview on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream, Johnson said the constitutional loophole could have some “function” in getting his nominations through. He also said that there would be a process of evaluation “at the appropriate time.”
2 min read - USSalon
"Are morals still important?": Tapper questions Johnson over Trump Cabinet picks
The CNN host asked the House speaker if he had any concerns with Trump's picks as "a man of faith"
2 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
4 signs of re-inflation investors should watch out for, Charles Schwab says
The Fed could cut interest rates "slower and shallower" in 2025, according to Charles Schwab strategists.
5 min read - EntertainmentINSIDER
Alec Baldwin debuts RFK Jr. impression on 'Saturday Night Live' as the cast mocks Trump's cabinet picks: 'I got a dead dolphin in my car'
In the show, Alec Baldwin played Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sarah Sherman took on the role of Matt Gaetz.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
GOP Senator Shut Down on ‘Meet the Press’ Over Bonkers Vaccine Conspiracy
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)‘s repeated attempts to peddle a debunked claim that vaccines were linked to autism as he praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary. Welker questioned Mullin on whether Kennedy’s unfounded opinions on vaccines would be a dealbreaker in his quest to be confirmed for a cabinet position. Kennedy has frequently linked vaccines to autism, an assertion that has no basis in science and
2 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
‘You’re a Man of God’: Tapper Calls Out Johnson for Supporting Trump’s Cabinet Picks
CNN’s Jake Tapper took his interview with Mike Johnson to a personal level as he quizzed the Republican House Speaker on how his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet nominations squared with his Christian family values. Johnson has been asked by several Republican congressmen and senators to release the details in a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations that Matt Gaetz, who is Trump’s pick for Attorney General, had sex with a 17-year-old. In an intervi
3 min read - BusinessSalon
Red Lobster is making a comeback — without its famed endless shrimp deal
The seafood chain is introducing seven new items to its menu and bringing back two fan-favorite dishes
3 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
How Europe can avoid a trade war in a 2nd Trump term
The EU will need to respond if Trump implements his proposals for sweeping tariffs, but it has to be careful not to escalate tensions, economists say.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
VideoSuperheavy Neutron Star Merger's Audio Jumps Thousands Of Hertz In Simulation
See a pair of superheavy neutron stars collide in this simulation with gravitational wave audio. "An audible tone and a visual frequency scale (at left) track the steady rise in the frequency of gravitational waves as the neutron stars close," according to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and STAG Research Centre/Peter Hammond
- USSalon
"Do a silly one!": "Saturday Night Live" roasts Gaetz on "Weekend Update"
The segment also touched on Trump Cabinet picks like Hegseth and RFK Jr.
2 min read - USKTLA articles
Man who ‘touched buttocks’ of 4-year-old girl at Southern California park arrested
Police have announced the arrest of a man who they say sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl at a park in Santa Ana. The Santa Ana Police Department put out an alert on social media Wednesday indicating detectives began searching for the suspect – identified as Benedicto Partida Quinonez – after multiple witnesses reported seeing him touch […]
1 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Meet the new AI grandmother that can scam the scammers on your behalf
"Scambaiting" is when the target of a scam knowingly plays along to waste the scammer's time. Now there's a chatbot that can do it for you.
2 min read - PoliticsFox News
Speaker Johnson opposes releasing Matt Gaetz's House Ethics report: 'Open a Pandora's box'
House Speaker Mike Johnson says that releasing Matt Gaetz's House Ethics Committee report after his resignation would open a "Pandora's box."
3 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
‘Papa’ Gaetz Insists Son Was ‘Not Seeking’ AG Job
Even Matt Gaetz’s father was shocked by the controversy-stricken congressman’s nomination for Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump. Don Gaetz, a Florida state Senator himself, said that he and Matt’s mother “really had no prior warning” about their son’s nomination, and only learned about the offer when he called them. “I think it’s fair to say Matt was not seeking the job,” he told Politico.
2 min read - PoliticsFox News
Trump inner circle shares McDonald’s meal as Donald Jr. jokes 'Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’
President-elect Trump and members of his inner circle, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appeared to share a McDonald’s meal aboard Trump’s private plane.
2 min read - USKTLA articles
Dangerous Southern California pursuit ends in wild crash into home
A high-speed pursuit through West L.A. ended with a violent crash into a home Saturday night. Preliminary information indicates that CHP officers initiated a pursuit on the northbound span of the 405 Freeway near the Sepulveda Boulevard exit around 9:45 p.m. after the driver of the vehicle, a burgundy SUV, failed to yield. The driver […]
1 min read - PoliticsFox News
Historic Catholic vote ‘delivered election to President Trump’, says CatholicVote president
CatholicVote.org President Brian Burch credited Catholic voters for giving President-elect Donald Trump his historic election victory.
4 min read - ScienceSpace
VideoRocket Lab's First US Launch From Space.com's View
Space.com editor-in-chief was in attendance at NASA's Wallops Flight Center for the first launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from US soil. Credit: Space.com / Tariq Malik
- EntertainmentFox News
Betty White memorialized forever with new USPS stamp honoring 'Golden Girls' star
American entertainment legend Betty White, known most for her role on "The Golden Girls," will be memorialized on a U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
‘Like Ancient Rome’: CNN Panel Mocks Trump’s UFC Outing With ‘Gladiator’ Cabinet Picks
Panelists on CNN’s Inside Politics compared Donald Trump to tyrannical Roman emperor Julius Caesar after he attended a UFC event in New York last night. The panelists mocked Trump’s attendance at the event which saw the president-elect dance to Village People’s “YMCA” while being accompanied by the likes of Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and UFC president Dana White. “I think it’s interesting to me that he brought Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr to the UFC event last night,” New York
2 min read - PoliticsSalon
"Alien vs. Predator": Trump's Cabinet picks, Musk get skewered on "Saturday Night Live"
The president-elect's strange Cabinet stopped by in an irreverent take on Trump and Biden's White House meeting
2 min read - USThe Daily Beast
Whoopi Goldberg Under Fire for Claiming Bakery Refused Her Order Over Politics
A group of local officials are calling on The View cohost Whoopi Goldberg to give a Big Apple apology to a New York City bakery that she claimed wouldn’t fill an order because of her politics. The 146-year-old, family-owned Holtermann’s Bakery in Staten Island said it wasn’t able to take pre-orders for any customer earlier this month, let alone Goldberg, because its timeworn boiler wasn’t reliably working. “Staten Islanders do not serve people according to their political backgrounds,” said New
3 min read - USKTLA articles
‘She didn’t deserve what happened to her at all’: Family devastated after loved one fatally shot in South L.A.
A family is heartbroken after one of their loved ones was found shot to death in her wrecked car in an alleyway in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department states that deputies were called to the 2000 block of Century Boulevard near Wilton Place at 12:46 a.m. Sunday on reports of […]
2 min read - USThe Daily Beast
Pete Hegseth’s Lawyer Claims Alleged Victim Was ‘The Aggressor’
Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth’s attorney claims the woman Hegseth allegedly assaulted in California in 2017 was actually “the aggressor” and he only paid the woman off to avoid getting fired. Hegseth’s attorney Tim Parlatore told Breitbart News the woman had dragged a drunken Hegseth to her room after a Republican conference in Monterey, California. He also suggested the woman violated him and claimed police threatened to charge her for coming forward, though he offered the outlet no evidence to
2 min read - PoliticsFox News
Blue state CEO who put up 100-foot pro-Trump sign to spend $2.6 million on campaign for Congress
Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino has filed paperwork to run for Congress and will self-fund his campaign to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., in upstate New York.
5 min read - PoliticsFox News
Veteran pollster announces she's moving on 'to other ventures' after backlash to bombshell Iowa poll
Veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer announced in a new op-ed that she was done with election polling after her shock Iowa poll wrongly predicted a Harris victory.
4 min read - USFox News
Patricia Heaton calls on Christians to fight against antisemitism, October 7 'denialism,' at awards show
Actress Patricia Heaton presented an award for Sheryl Sandberg's October 7 documentary, "Screams Before Silence," at the 2nd Jewish Media Awards this week.
4 min read - TechnologyFox News
How a wrong Google search can compromise your data and bring law enforcement calling
Wrong Google searches can not only compromise your device and personal data. They can also bring law enforcement to your doorstep. Hackers are targeting Google searches.
5 min read - CelebrityFox News
'Landman' star Billy Bob Thornton says Demi Moore, Bruce Willis are ‘like family’ as actor battles dementia
"Landman" actor Billy Bob Thornton told Fox News Digital he's remained "very close" to his co-star Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ family over the years. Willis is currently battling dementia.
4 min read - PoliticsFox News
Republicans aim to expand slim House majority as final races near finish line
Five races in the House of Representatives remain uncalled as of Sunday, with Republicans looking to expand their slim majority.
2 min read - LifestyleINSIDER
My coworker asked if I was pregnant, and I wasn't. The confrontation made me spiral, and I debated whether to tell my boss.
When my coworker asked if I had "the nine-month flu," I panicked because I was child-free and not pregnant. It made me insecure, so I told my boss.
4 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Russia launched 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine, firing around 120 missiles and 90 drones, Kyiv says
Ukraine's air force said Russia used Kalibr cruise missiles, Kinzhal ballistic missiles, and a Zircon hypersonic missile in the attack.
2 min read - USKTLA articles
4 shot, 1 stabbed after Inland Empire house party turns violent
Five people were hospitalized after violence erupted at a house party in the Inland Empire late Saturday, authorities say. According to the Riverside Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 11200 block of Town and Country Drive around 10:30 p.m. after police received a 911 call regarding a shooting with multiple victims. Upon arriving at […]
1 min read - LifestyleINSIDER
I'm an Aussie who spent 7 hours in line to try some of the best barbecue in Texas. The wait was well worth it.
I spent hours in line on a Saturday just to try Franklin Barbecue in Austin, which some say has the best barbecue in Texas. I'm glad I did it.
4 min read - BusinessSalon
The Crypto Revolution comes to Washington, with eye on regulatory reform
How tech amassed power in the 2024 election, and their plans for it
6 min read - LifestyleFox News
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on holiday traditions, hot foods, travel spots and more
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of holiday traditions, travel hot spots and more.
- LifestyleINSIDER
After visiting all 50 states, a travel expert shares the top 5 she wants to revisit
Nicole Sunderland is a seasoned traveler who been to all 50 states. Here she shares 5 states she'd love to visit again.
5 min read - CelebrityThe Daily Beast
Prince Andrew Funds Own Security—and Stays Put at Royal Lodge
Andrew stumps up to stay safe King Charles may want Prince Andrew out of Royal Lodge, but Andrew has reportedly figured out a way to stay put while financing his own security. This follows Charles axing an annual $3.79m royal handout Andrew used to receive for guards at Royal Lodge. Now, the Sun on Sunday reports, Andrew has “negotiated a cheaper protection deal at his leased home which he refuses to leave. His plan is believed to be bankrolled by Middle East money.”
4 min read - EntertainmentINSIDER
Paul Reiser says he still doesn't know if Dr. Owens on 'Stranger Things' is good or bad
Paul Reiser talks about his latest film. "The Gutter," reflects on filming "Mad About You," and weighs in on season five of "Stranger Things."
11 min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
‘Hazing Ritual’: RFK Jr. Shares McDonald’s With Trump After Trashing His Diet
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is giving Donald Trump’s diet a chance. The health nut, who has been tapped by Trump to run the Department of Health and Human Services, was photographed aboard the president-elect’s plane sharing McDonald’s and Coca-Cola with Trump, Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump Jr. Sunday. “POV: walking by the cool kids table,” Trump’s deputy director of communications for his campaign, Margo Martin, wrote on X alongside the photo of the entourage, who traveled to
3 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
I spent $50,000 remodeling my kitchen. Here are 5 things I got right and one I wish I'd done differently.
I made smart investments and cost-saving choices while remodeling my kitchen last year for $50,000, but I regret the month I chose for the project.
4 min read - USFox News
Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row, unable to fully account for $824B budget
The U.S. Department of Defense failed its seventh consecutive audit on Friday, with the agency unable to fully account for its $824 billion budget.
2 min read - CelebrityFox News
‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Melissa Gilbert ‘had to leave Los Angeles’ to age gracefully
Melissa Gilbert, the former child star of "Little House on the Prairie," described why she had to leave Los Angeles to accept getting older in the public eye.
5 min read - LifestyleINSIDER
I tried cheese curds from Culver's, Zaxby's, and Freddy's, and I found the best in the Midwest
Cheese curds are big in the Midwest, but I'm skeptical of fast-food varieties. Regardless, I tried some at Culver's, Zaxby's, and Freddy's.
5 min read - WorldFox News
Zelenskyy: Russia using Iranian weapons in 'massive' attack targeting energy infrastructure
Ukrainian forces say Russia launched over 200 drones and missiles against the nation's power and energy infrastructure this weekend.
2 min read - LifestyleINSIDER
I'm a single mom who suddenly became an empty nester. I decided to give up my home and travel full-time.
My daughter suddenly decided to live with her father, making me an empty nester. I struggled to adapt to the loneliness, so I decided to travel.
4 min read - HealthSalon
Why involuntary medical admission and treatment won’t solve homelessness
Coercion is now an integral part of mental health treatment, with minoritized people targeted most
5 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
My daughter is transgender, but she's also just like any other kid
My daughter came out as transgender, and my wife and I supported her. All kids change during their teenage years.
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