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Tim Walz Says the Electoral College ‘Needs to Go’
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Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for the end of the Electoral College in favor of a national popular vote during a campaign fundraiser in California on Tuesday, but acknowledged that its dissolution was unlikely to ever actually come about, according to a pool report.“I think all of us know the Ele
Stephen Miller of All People Stops by Fox News to Give Tips on Attracting Women
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Fox NewsWhen Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday turned to Stephen Miller—yes, that Stephen Miller—for dating advice, the former White House aide and speechwriter for Donald Trump responded by telling men to “wear your Trump support on your sleeve.”Watters, who had claimed that his show has been receiving “a lot of texts from women about Miller
Trump Campaign Rages Over Kamala Harris’ Beer With Stephen Colbert
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CBSThe Trump campaign has responded to Kamala Harris’ Tuesday evening appearance slugging a beer on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert by blasting the vice president as an “out of touch elitist.”For her first interview on The Late Show since she became the Democratic nominee, Colbert presented her with a can of Miller High Life and quizzed her abou
Florida Meteorologist Explains Why He Broke Down During Hurricane Report
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CNNSouth Florida NBC meteorologist John Morales explained his emotional reaction Monday to Hurricane Milton’s strength and projected path, telling CNN that it was out-of-character for him, but it was brought on by the increased severity of storms due to climate change.Morales told OutFront anchor Erin Burnett on Tuesday that, going back to his star
‘Universal Language’: This Is the Oddest Movie You’ll See All Year
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Courtesy of New York Film FestivalUniversal Language opens with a spectacle of hilarious inappropriateness.In a classroom in a fantastical Winnipeg where residents speak both French and Arabic, teacher Iraj Bilodeau (Mani Soleymanlou) enters late to find his students misbehaving. With comical fury, he lambastes these “creatures” for their conduct a
Flooded Hospitals and Washed Away Beaches: What Milton May Unleash on Tampa
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Senior Airman Lauren Cobin/ReutersAs Hurricane Milton churns eastward in the Gulf of Mexico, so too do the stomachs of Tampa Bay’s three million residents. That’s because Milton, again a Category 5 storm as of Tuesday evening, is on a crash course with Florida’s seldom-struck west coast that stands to see Tampa Bay’s lone trauma center inundated an
Ethel Kennedy Hospitalized After Suffering a Stroke, Family Says
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Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for RFK Human RightsEthel Kennedy, the 96-year-old widow of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was hospitalized last week after suffering a stroke, her family said.Kennedy’s grandson, former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), announced the health update in a social media statement on Tuesday.“She is comfortable,
Afghan Man Arrested for Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on Election Day: DOJ
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Yuri Gripas/ReutersAn Afghan national was arrested and charged with acquiring weapons and planning an ISIS-inspired attack on election day, the Justice Department said.Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a 27-year-old resident of Oklahoma City, was arrested by FBI agents alongside a juvenile co-conspirator and charged with attempting to provide material support t
Samuel Alito Debates Omelets as SCOTUS Weighs Biden Admin Ghost Gun Rules
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Alex Wong/Getty ImagesJustices on the Supreme Court indicated they were likely to side with the Biden administration in their efforts to classify kits for users to build “ghost guns” at home as firearms—but not before staunch conservative Justice Samuel Alito sparked a strange debate about omelets and grocery lists.The high court heard oral argumen
Melania Sheds a Little Light on Trump’s Bedtime Habits
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Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesMelania Trump has been married to her husband for 19 years, during which time she had a front-row seat to the former president’s bedtime routine. She spilled on one detail of that regimen in a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Tuesday, suggesting that Donald Trump sleeps in something other than pajamas. She joined The Five to pr
Fox News to Launch New Spanish-Language Show
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John Lamparsk/GettyFox News Media seems to be aiming at a new demographic with the upcoming launch of a Spanish-language news show called “Fox Noticias.”The hour-long show, which will appear on the Spanish-language sports channel Fox Deportes, is intended to be a forum that “spotlights issues impacting the Hispanic community” and will be hosted by
Opinion: Trump Having Putin on Speed Dial Isn’t Funny, It’s Terrifying
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters/GettySo, let me get this straight, according to Bob Woodward’s new book War, Donald Trump was sitting in Mar-a-Lago on a trove of stolen U.S. national secrets and while there, had Vladimir Putin on speed dial for regular private chats? After he tried to overthrow our government? And P
‘The Office’ Star Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Emotional Post
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Bravo/GettyJenna Fischer revealed to fans Tuesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and has since beaten it.“Last December, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote on Instagram Tuesday.Along with a snap of her smiling, The Office star p
Harris Aide Slams ‘Emasculated’ DeSantis for Ducking Her Hurricane Call
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Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesFormer Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the co-chair of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for refusing to take a recent call with the vice president, saying in a Tuesday morning interview that “people are going to die” because of him. “When the vice pre
Hurricanes Helene and Milton Threaten Voter Turnout as Kamala Pulls Ahead
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Reuters/GettyWelcome to October Surprise, the Daily Beast’s daily countdown to the biggest election of our lifetime. It’s only 28 days until Election Day and here’s what’s happening in the race to the White House between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.THE DOWNLOADAs Donald Trump spreads misin
Why Howard Stern ‘Hates’ Maya Rudolph’s Harris Impression
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyEven though Kamala Harris has nothing but praise for Maya Rudolph’s spot-on impression of her on Saturday Night Live, Howard Stern is not a fan of the bit.“I hate it,” the radio host told Harris during her visit to The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday. “I don’t want you being made fun of,” Ster
Kamala Tells Howard Stern His Old Pal Trump Is a ‘Murderous Dictator’
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Sirius XM Kamala Harris expressed outrage Tuesday over revelations that Donald Trump secretly mailed covid tests to the “murderous dictator” of Russia in 2020 even as he was telling Americans at home to inject “bleach in their blood.”“I believe Donald Trump has this desire to be a dictator,” Harris told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show.“He admires
GOP Congressman Fact-Checks Fox Host Maria Bartiromo’s Misinformation on Hurricane Relief
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Fox BusinessRepublican Rep. French Hill shut down Fox News host Maria Bartiromo’s false on-air claim that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is “out of money” to handle crises in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and with the looming threat of Hurricane Milton.During Hill’s Tuesday appearance on Fox Business, Bartiromo slammed President
Can Lady Gaga’s Acting Career Recover From the ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Flop?
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Warner Bros. PicturesJust five years ago, Lady Gaga and Glenn Close were in a tight race of Best Actress. Olivia Colman would spoil the face-off—but not before Gaga could win her own statue and capture headlines with a yearning performance of “Shallow”. Now, with Joker: Folie à Deux, one has to wonder whether Gaga will make it to the Oscars again.F
Devastating Megastorms Could Be Election's October Surprise
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyAs Donald Trump spreads misinformation about Democrats not helping people impacted by deadly Hurricane Helene, there’s a reason he may be antsy: those victims are mostly Republicans.The Sun Belt battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia and Florida are taking a pummeling from two megas
Avril Lavigne’s Rocker Ex Accuses Manager of Sexual Abuse
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Mariano RegidorDeryck Whibley, the frontman for the Canadian rock group Sum 41, is speaking out against a former manager and alleging sexual and verbal abuse.Whibley, 44, makes the claims in his upcoming memoir, Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell. In it, the singer says Greig Nori began being inappropriate and grooming the singer whe
Tennis Star Apologizes for Making Racist Gesture
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Florence Lo/ReutersFormer world No. 2 tennis player Paula Badosa has apologized after a photo was shared online that showed her pulling her eyes back with chopsticks while playing tournaments in China.After she lost in the semifinals of the China Open, the Spanish star’s coach, Pol Toledo, posted the picture, apparently taken in a restaurant. Howev
‘Heartstopper’ Creator Answers All Our Burning Season 3 Questions
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Joseph Sinclair/NetflixHeartstopper creator Alice Oseman has her fingerprint all over the beloved Netflix show that’s based on her graphic novels. Since its premiere in 2022, Heartstopper has garnered a passionate fandom which has only grown, season after season. With the arrival of Season 3 (which holds 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) comes a new
Watch Timothée Chalamet Sing ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ as Bob Dylan in New Trailer
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Macall Polay/Searchlight PicturesAnother trailer just dropped for Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, and it appears that the Call Me By Your Name star has completely transformed into the iconic singer-songwriter.James Mangold, known for bringing Johnny Cash’s life story to the big screen in 2005’s Walk the Line, directs the f
Melania Recalls Meeting Trump—and Stealing Him From a Blonde
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MANDEL NGAN/Getty ImagesMelania Trump has revealed how Donald slipped away from his glamorous blonde date to ask for her number the first time they met at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998.Then 28, Melania refused to give the smooth-talking tycoon her number but agreed to take his business card after chatting to him about her family back in Slo
Kamala Harris Hits Trump Hard Over Hurricane ‘Lies’ on ‘The View’
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ABC/screengrabKamala Harris pulled no punches on Tuesday when she went after Donald Trump for what The View co-host Ana Navarro characterized as blatant “lies” about the Biden administration’s efforts to help hurricane victims.“It’s profound and it is the height of irresponsibility and frankly callousness,” Harris said on the show in her first live
Melissa McCarthy Hilariously Crashes ‘Only Murders in the Building’
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HuluAfter six episodes of mounting insanity, “Valley of the Dolls” offers its characters a much-needed reprieve. There are no gunshots or death threats here; there’s just the trio hanging out in the doll-infested home of Charles’ sister Doreen (Melissa McCarthy). Granted, this is arguably even scarier.(Warning: Spoilers ahead.)Like a lot of McCarth
Trump Camp Launches Crazed Attack on Bob Woodward Over Book Revelations
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Joe Raedle/GettyDonald Trump’s campaign issued a wild statement Tuesday attacking Watergate reporter Bob Woodward over his new book, which contains a series of potentially damaging revelations about the ex-president. The book, War, is due to be published next week and claims Trump secretly sent COVID testing equipment to Vladimir Putin when the dev
Megyn Kelly Rages at ‘Call Her Daddy’ in Sexist Rant: ‘Need to Shower’
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Brendan McDermid/ReutersConservative pundit Megyn Kelly raged over Vice President Kamala Harris’ controversial decision to appear on the women-oriented podcast Call Her Daddy this week, calling the press tour stop the “presidential equivalent of a visit to the Amsterdam red light district.”Kelly kicked off the unhinged rant Monday edition of her Si
Lindsey Graham Compared Mar-a-Lago to North Korea: Bob Woodward
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Susan Walsh/Getty ImagesOne of Donald Trump’s closest confidantes has compared the former president’s Mar-a-Lago Florida estate to North Korea, according to an upcoming book by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward.Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reportedly said: “Going to Mar-a-Lago is a little bit like going to North Korea. Everybody stands up and clap