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Joe Biden will address the nation as the 46th President of the United States in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The speech comes hours after he was officially named the president-elect, causing people across the country to take to the streets to celebrate his victory, as well as an outpouring of congratulatory messages from world leaders who […]
President Trump addressed a crowd with brief remarks from his balcony in front of the White House lawn on Saturday, marking his first in-person event since he contracted COVID-19 a little over a week ago. ABC News reports that in the 18-minute speech that Trump gave from the Blue Room balcony, he said that the COVID-19 […]
One day after accepting his first Academy Award for Best Actor, Joaquin Phoenix rescued a cow and her newborn calf from a slaughterhouse in Pico Rivera, California, and transported them to a facility ran by Farm Sanctuary where they will be cared for in a far more humane manner. After some spirited conversations with Anthony Di Maria, president and CEO of the slaughterhouse, Phoenix believes that the two […]
Almost five years after being forced to cancel his UK tour dates, Tyler, The Creator won the award for Best International Male at the 2020 BRIT Awards on Tuesday. During his speech, Tyler proved he has a long memory by taking a shot at former UK prime minister Theresa May. “I want to give a special shout-out to […]
Things got extremely tense at Donald Trump‘s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. It all started when Trump seemingly decided to ignore House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she tried to go in for a handshake after he handed off copies of his prepared remarks to Mike Pence and Pelosi. For what it’s worth, […]
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James honored the late Kobe Bryant with a touching speech before his team took the court against the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night. LeBron first acknowledged all of the lives lost in the tragic helicopter crash Sunday. They were Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, Christina Mauser, the helicopter’s pilot […]
Former UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi took home the ESPY for Best Play at the annual award ceremony on Wednesday night. While she was accepting her honor, Ohashi recited a poem about the societal tendency to pit women against one another, and cited the Nicki/Cardi feud as a prime example. Earlier this year, Ohashi, who won two gold medals at […]
During his “A Salute to America” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Donald Trump said that troops “took over airports” during the Revolutionary War. Of course, said war occurred between 1775–1783, a time in which there were no airports. “Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did […]
A school principal in West Virginia allegedly plagiarized Ashton Kutcher during his graduation speech on May 23, however the move went largely unnoticed until one student published side-by-side comparisons of her principle’s performance and the actor’s 2013 Teen Choice Awards speech. Abby Smith, a graduate of Parkersburg High School, noticed that Principal Kenny DeMoss’ address sounded vaguely familiar. […]
Matthew McConaughey has finally picked up his high school diploma three decades after graduating from Longview High School in Texas. The Academy Award-winning actor, who graduated in 1988, also gave the commencement speech at this year’s graduation, which took place at Lobo Stadium on Friday. “Thirty-one years ago, I was you, a graduating Longview Lobo,” McConaughey said, per Longview News […]
