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Authorities have arrested the man accused of trying to assassinate Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández. According to the Associated Press, 35-year-old Brazilian Fernando Andres Sabag Montiel was taken into custody Thursday night, shortly after he pulled a gun on the politician outside her home in Buenos Aires. Video shows Fernández exiting her car and greeting a large crowd of […]
Sydney Sweeney is facing heat after posting pictures on social media that were interpreted as political statements. In celebration of her mother’s birthday, the Euphoria star took to Instagram on Saturday to share photos from her mother’s birthday party. The picture that landed Sweeney in hot water features an unidentified man wearing a shirt supporting “Blue Lives Matter,” […]
Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul has received his sentencing after being arrested in the spring for a DUI. The Associated Press reports that the spouse of the U.S. House Speaker pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges, resulting in a five-day stint in jail and three years of probation. Paul Pelosi was arrested on May 28 in Napa County, […]
An Alabama GOP group faced scrutiny this week after sharing KKK imagery on its Facebook. According to WHNT, the Lawrence County Republican Party shared the post Sunday night when announcing its new county chairman, Shanon Terry. At first glance, the illustration looked like the typical GOP elephant with an American flag motif; but upon closer examination, […]
Killer Mike and 2 Chainz appeared before Atlanta City Council on Monday to ask its members to reject a proposed ordinance they explained is likely to directly impact businesses owned by people of color. According to WGCL, the ordinance aims to allow the city to close any establishment considered a “nuisance” after two reports of “violent crime […]
Jon Stewart took to Twitter on Saturday to shut down the idea of a 2024 presidential run after Politico published an op-ed suggesting the former Daily Show host is “exactly the person” the Democratic party needs to run on the ticket should President Biden decline to run again. In the piece, titled “If Tucker Runs in 2024, […]
Former President Donald Trump mocked Elon Musk at a rally in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday night, just a day after the Tesla CEO announced plans to terminate his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter. “Elon. Elon. He’s not going to buy Twitter,” Trump said, before urging his supporters to start using his social media platform, Truth Social. “Where […]
In a long sought victory for health care and immigration activists, California will become the first state to offer all undocumented immigrants. The Associated Press reports Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a $307.9 billion operating budget, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people ages 26-49, and pledges to make low-income adults eligible for the […]
In a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man and the Three podcast, Stephen A. Smith spoke about his background in politics, revealing that he was approached to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last decade. “When ESPN let me go in 2009, I appeared on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN 150 times,” Smith said. “I honestly thought […]
The minister of the environment and natural resources for the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office on Monday. The Associated Press reports Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, the son of former Dominican President Salvador Jorge Blanco, was fatally shot by Miguel Cruz in his office at the Ministry of Tourism, which is located in the capital of Santo Domingo. […]
