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‘That Was a Lie!’: Trump Lawyer Brawls With Michael Cohen
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Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesDonald Trump calls them “Perry Mason moments.” The 77-year-old likes to reference the TV series from his childhood and the dramatic legal showdowns in real life which so far seem to be the only things keeping him fully awake during his own trials.That altercation finally came midday Thursday, as his lead lawyer Todd Blanch
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Harrison Butker, Compares Him to Colin Kaepernick
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ABCAmid the storm of backlash over his religious, anti-Biden tirade, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker can count on one unlikely defender: Whoopi Goldberg.Butker has been getting tons of media attention this week for the virulent commencement address he made over the weekend at Benedictine College, during which he knocked what he saw as sev
CDC Will No Longer Supply Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Uninsured Adults
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Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Biden Administration will end a program which provides free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured adults.On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the CDC’s Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines will end in August of 2024. The program has provided over 1.4
Nicole Shanahan Finally Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
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Justin Sullivan/GettyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has projected total confidence in his longshot bid for president, declaring that he thinks he “can win the White House,” even though he averages around just 10 support in national polls.Now, in a new interview, his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, seemed to acknowledge that those lofty ambitions may be a pip
Kel Mitchell Reveals Details of Falling Out With Kenan Thompson
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Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty ImagesKel Mitchell, Good Burger and Kenan & Kel star, delved into what his relationship with co-star Kenan Thompson has been like since their 1990s kids show ended on Nickelodeon, and revealed why the two men hadn’t spoken in years before reuniting for various sketches and eventually, 2023's sequel to Good Burger
Opinion: Bootlicking Trial Crashers Prove This Is All a Joke to Trump
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Andrew Kelly/ReutersThe theme of Donald Trump’s defense in his New York criminal trial is that he wanted to kill the stories of his alleged sexual liaisons with Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels to protect his family and his “brand”—and it had nothing to do with politics.However, that defense is undercut by Trump’s rotating entourage of politicians
WATCH: Cop Attacks Black Bystander Filming Arrest
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City of RichmondA disturbing video has been released showing police dismissing a high-speed chase to attack a Black bystander filming the scene on a public street in California.On May 5, Richmond police followed a speeding driver who parked outside of a store so he and the car’s passenger could step out of the vehicle and surrender to authorities,
Barry Keoghan Has Another Unforgettable Musical Number in New Cannes Movie
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Amazon MGM StudiosBarry Keoghan gave the world one of last year’s most memed and memorable musical movie moments last year when he danced naked to “Murder on the Dancefloor” at the end of Saltburn. At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, he’s back at it in Andrea Arnold’s beguiling new film Bird.(Warning: Some light spoilers from the movie ahead.)Fran
Zach Bryan Narrowly Survived a Bloody Car Crash, His Girlfriend Reveals
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Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesCountry star Zach Bryan recently survived an ATV crash in Little Rock, Arkansas, that left him with a large gash on his arm, his girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia revealed on TikTok.The Barstool Sports commentator, who goes by the stage name Brianna Chickenfry, described being deeply shaken by the incident.“Two nights ago, Za
MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo
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Fox Business NetworkRep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) made a bizarre claim Thursday, insisting that he has “evidence” to support his allegation that President Joe Biden was “jacked up on something” during the State of the Union address. He even offered to show his so-called proof to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo “offline.”The MAGA congressman’s w
The 10 Rules We Want to See for the Trump-Biden Debate
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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI; JIM WATSONU.S. President Joe Biden and power dozer Donald Trump agreed to debate at least twice before the November election. The first debate will be hosted by CNN on June 27 with three ground rules proposed by the Biden campaign and accepted by the Trump campaign: The debate will be staged in a TV studio, candidates’ mics will
Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife’s Cancer Diagnosis After Pointing Finger at Her in Trial
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Adam Gray/Getty ImagesNadine Menendez, a defendant in a sweeping corruption trial alongside her husband Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), has breast cancer and will be undergoing a mastectomy as treatment, her husband revealed on Thursday.The senator announced his wife’s cancer diagnosis in a statement from the courtroom where his trial on corruption and b
This Season’s ‘Survivor’ Castaways Set an Embarrassing Record
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CBS Broadcasting, IncIn Survivor, finding a hidden immunity idol used to be a good thing. It used to mean leverage in the game: Not only did it give a player the chance to save themselves at one tribal council, but the person who found the fateful beaded necklace could also use it to sway the rest of camp. “Don’t vote for me,” they’d warn. “I’ve go
Russia’s Most Notorious Enforcer Looks Set to Get One Hell of a Promotion
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Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Amid a flurry of changes in the Russian government this week as Vladimir Putin carries out his post-inaugural reshuffle, something strange and potentially dangerous happened in Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov’s longtime righthand man, Magomed Daudov, suddenly up and quit.“After a meeting with the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan K
This Mysterious New GOP Dark Money Group Raises All Kinds of Red Flags
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyIn late October, a mysterious nonprofit registered with the state of Delaware. Within months, it was funneling millions of dollars to conservative causes.Last week, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that the new group, Ardleig
‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Is a Whole New Level of Brainless Horror Movie
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John Armour / LionsgateBryan Bertino’s 2008 The Strangers is one of the millennium’s finest horror films, and a large part of its success stems from the fact that it doesn’t cheat by making its main characters morons. Faced with a home-intrusion nightmare carried out by three silent fiends, two wearing old-timey masks and the other boasting a burla
Engine Engulfs in Flames on Boeing Plane With 468 Aboard
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XA Boeing 747-400 with 468 people aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in Indonesia on Wednesday after one of its engines caught fire and began shooting out flames during takeoff.The Garuda Indonesia flight was bound for Medina, Saudi Arabia, which is the entry point for many Muslims making their pilgrimage to Mecca. It left from Indonesi
Biden Tries to Block Trump Allies From Seizing Robert Hur Interview Tapes
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Win McNamee/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden has used executive privilege in an attempt to block Trump-aligned Republican House leaders from obtaining audio recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur over Biden’s handling of classified documents.The transcripts of those interviews, conducted over two days, have already been release
100K Sign Petition Demanding Chiefs Fire Kicker Over ‘Dehumanizing’ Commencement Speech
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Robin Alam/ISI Photos via Getty ImagesA petition calling for the Kansas City Chiefs to dismiss kicker Harrison Butker has racked up over 100,000 signatures as of Thursday morning amid a furious backlash to a controversial commencement address he delivered at a Catholic college over the weekend.The three-time Super Bowl champion spoke for around 20
American Soldier Detained in Russia Admits Guilt, State Media Says
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Gordon Black / Facebook via ReutersAn American soldier currently detained in Russia has allegedly admitted his guilt over accusations of stealing from his girlfriend, state media reported Thursday.U.S. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was placed in pre-trial detention after he was detained at a hotel in the city of Vladivostok on May 2. The Pentagon say
‘No Wonder They Shot Him:’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Shares Wild Conspiracy Theory on Shooting of Slovakia PM
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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesMarjorie Taylor Greene wasted no time in suggesting that the shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Wednesday could be linked to his position on COVID vaccines.The MAGA lawmaker shared a post on X Wednesday which contained a video with English subtitles in which Fico purportedly rails against
Boebert, Gaetz, and a Clown Car of Trump Wannabes Show Up to Trial
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Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via GettyDonald Trump, whose failure to assert king-like immunity subjected him to criminal charges at his ongoing trial, brought in a new band of jesters on Thursday morning—all MAGA loyalists in Congress with colorful histories of proving their personal devotion to him.Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)—a 2020 electi
Putin Thanks China for Having His Back During Ukraine War
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Alexander Ryumin/Pool via ReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping put on the performance of a lifetime in Beijing on Thursday, playing peacemakers in the “Ukraine crisis” over a menu of peking duck and Maotai vodka even as Russian troops launch a new offensive.In the Russian leader’s first overseas trip in his
Israel Admits Killing Five of Its Own Young Soldiers by Mistake
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Amir Cohen/ReutersThe Israeli military said Thursday that five of its soldiers were killed in Gaza when they were hit by Israeli tank shells in what is thought to be one of the deadliest instances of friendly fire since the outbreak of the war.Another seven troops were wounded—including three seriously—in the incident in the northern city of Jabali
Today in Trump’s Hush Money Trial: Michael Cohen Faces Brutal Cross-Examination
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Michael M. Santiago/AFP via Getty ImagesThe lawyers defending Donald Trump in his hush money trial will look to turn up the heat on Michael Cohen Thursday as the former president’s onetime attorney and personal fixer returns to the witness stand for what is likely to be a day of brutal cross-examination aiming to undermine his credibility.Cohen, wh
Opinion: Jerry Seinfeld’s Teflon Legacy Could Finally Be at Risk
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyOne would be forgiven for wondering what world Jerry Seinfeld is living in where the “extreme left,” as he claimed in a recent interview with The New Yorker, has purged American television of good comedy. For all the left’s mighty powers, it couldn’t quite manage to halt production of bitin
The Big Red Warning Light Biden Seems to Be Ignoring
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Animation by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhether or not his campaign admits it, President Joe Biden has a Sun Belt problem.Biden is holding up just fine in expectedly tight races with Donald Trump in the Rust Belt states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Yet in the Sun Belt—the stretch of states from North Carolina and Georgia to N
Annie Potts Mourns the End of ‘Young Sheldon’: ‘Are They Stupid?’
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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/CBSSomebody, please give Annie Potts a job.And not just any role. Potts–the unflappable receptionist in Ghostbusters, one of the steel magnolias in Designing Women, and most recently the wise, albeit felonious grandma in Young Sheldon– deserves fabulous parts.She wants one, now.Read more at The D
Blocking Celebrities for Staying Quiet Won’t Change the World
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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesAttending the Met Gala now has a brutal consequence: You’ll be blocked by 100 strangers on the internet.The horror! Zendaya is quaking in fear over the fact that she’ll never be able to see a man she’s never met posting about his dog. Camila Cabello is crying over the fact that she lo
‘The Strangers’ Star Madelaine Petsch Has Seen Every Horror Movie
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John Armour/LionsgateMadelaine Petsch, star and producer of The Strangers: Chapter 1, is serious about horror.“I had a Blockbuster close to my parents’ house when I was a kid,” the Riverdale alum told The Daily Beast’s Obsessed during a recent interview. At around the age of 11 or 12, she recalled, she made it her mission to watch every horror film