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The Georgia Bulldogs have declined an invitation to visit President Joe Biden at the White House to celebrate the team’s second consecutive national championship. UGA’s athletics department announced the change of plans in a statement to the Athens Banner-Herald. “The University of Georgia first received on May 3 an invitation for the Bulldog football team to visit […]
These “MAGA extremists,” Biden said, are doing so by slashing social security, cutting taxes for the wealthy, targeting women’s healthcare rights, banning books, and “telling people who they can love.” Pointing to statements he made during the run-up to the 2020 election, Biden said we are still in a “battle for the soul of America” […]
A fundraiser organized by a family member of Ralph Yarl, the Black teen who was allegedly shot by 84-year-old white man Andrew Lester after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell, is nearing $3 million amid public outcry over the Kansas City shooting. At the time of this writing, the GoFundMe from Dr. Faith Spoonmore, the 16-year-old’s aunt, […]
A Georgia judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for Jayden Myrick, one of 14 defendants in the Young Slime Life RICO case. The decision was announced in court Tuesday after Myrick filed a request to represent himself during the upcoming trial. Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville questioned the 22-year-old’s competency, as he made several […]
WNBA star and former political prisoner Brittney Griner has called on the Biden administration to help free American reporter Evan Gershkovich following his detainment in Russia. “Our hearts are filled with great concern for Evan Gershkovitch and his family since Van’s detainment in Russia,” reads a statement that was signed by both Griner and her […]
After President Joe Biden told TikTok in March that its Chinese owners had to sell their stakes in it or face a ban, speculation is running rampant that the app’s time may be coming to an end. The ByteDance-owned video platform is used by over 100 million Americans and blew up during the pandemic. But the […]
Jason Sudeikis isn’t from Montreal, but he’s clearly a fan of the city’s bagels. When Sudeikis and the cast of Ted Lasso appeared at the White House for a discussion of mental health awareness, a group photo showed Sudeikis sporting the “Montreal Bagel” Nike Dunk Low shoes. They’re visible in the photo the White House posted on […]
The stars of Ted Lasso took to the White House on Monday, as the cast of the Apple TV+ hit met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to discuss mental health care. Jason Sudeikis attended the event alongside series co-creator Brendan Hunt, fellow cast members Toheeb Jimoh and Hannah Waddingham, and writer/co-star Brett Goldstein. The show is known […]
The Biden administration is reportedly threatening the TikTok app with a U.S ban if its Chinese owners don’t sell off its stakes. This latest development in the government’s years-long focus on the leading social media platform was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday evening, with the publication citing sources close to the situation as stating […]
The Biden administration informed Congress on Monday of its plan to begin winding down the COVID-19 national and public health emergency declarations with an end date set for May 11. The announcement comes in response to two House Republican measures pushing to end the emergencies immediately, according to CNN. “The wind-down would align with the Administration’s previous […]
