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Former congressman Anthony Weiner will be released from custody earlier than expected. Weiner’s status has been reclassified to a pre-release status, according to TMZ. The ex-politician has been transferred from a Massachusetts prison to a residential re-entry program in New York City. Anthony Weiner started serving 21 months in federal prison in November 2017 for […]
Jussie Smollett has given his first interview since being violently attacked by two men who allegedly shouted racial and homophobic slurs, as well as a certain extremely-attractive-to-idiots Trump slogan. Speaking with Robin Roberts in an interview that aired Thursday morning via Good Morning America, the Empire star and Sum of My Music artist expressed hurt […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced Wednesday that she will be the first guest on the series premiere of Desus & Mero. Deadline reports Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will visit Ocasio-Cortez in her new office in D.C. where they want to make their fellow Bronx native “feel at home.” Back in August, Desus & Mero producer Tommy Alter posted a photo of the comedy duo […]
On Saturday, Feb. 9, it was reported that the mumps virus infected detainees at an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Houston, Texas. According to the Associated Press, at least seven detainees have the virus. It is unclear if these individuals were infected before they were detained, but the Houston Health Department says that all […]
Earlier this week, Virginia’s Attorney General Mark Herring admitted to wearing blackface almost 40 years ago while he was undergrad. “In 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college, some friends suggested we attend a party dressed like rappers we listened to at the time, like Kurtis Blow, and perform a song,” he wrote in […]
Nancy Oakley, city commissioner for Madeira Beach in Florida, decided to step down Tuesday in light of accusations that she licked the faces of her male co-workers and groped them. “Following a ruling by an administrative law judge and a final recommendation from the Florida Commission on Ethics, Ms. Oakley decided to resign her position […]
Donald Trump‘s second State of the Union —and his first time presenting to a divided legislature— was bound to garner some huge reactions from within the chambers of Congress. It delivered on that front, with stand-out moments from congresswomen paying tribute to the suffragettes and tailgate-recalling chants of “USA!” Outside of Washington, DC, the reaction […]
The NYC Department of Health is cracking down on the city’s bars and eateries that serve edibles infused with cannabidiol—an active chemical ingredient produced by the cannabis plant. According to Eater New York, DOH is prohibiting the sale of food and drinks containing CBD, despite the fact that it is legal. The office argues that the non-psychoactive chemical […]
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 17 tons of seized cocaine at a port in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard claims that they captured 34,780 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $466 million, in a series of stings in the Pacific Ocean. According to local news reports, the drugs were intercepted in […]
The only thing sweeter than winning a one Super Bowl ring would be winning three, which is exactly what Patriots‘ safety Duron Harmon did when his team topped the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday (Feb. 3). Because of this, Harmon doesn’t want to ruin this monumental moment by taking the team field trip to Trump’s White House. “Nah, man,” Harmon […]
