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Ex-GOP Governor’s Aide Is Still Missing After Missed Corruption Trial
Tuesday, dozens of federal officers swooped on the Maryland home of Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff for former Republican Governor Larry Hogan, after he vanished just ahead of the commencement of his corruption trial on Monday. It is alleged that he misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in government cash while serving as…
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Rumor Emerges About Quentin Tarantino’s Tenth and Last Film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Quentin Tarantino is setting the stage for what will be hailed as his final feature film. The trade newspaper said on Tuesday that the 59-year-old director had penned a script named The Cinema Critic and is planning to “direct” it later this year, although it was unclear if this referred…
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New EPA Drinking Water Rule Regulates ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever national drinking water standard for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” The rule would establish legally enforceable limits for common chemical contaminants in drinking water. “Communities around the nation have endured the constant threat of PFAS contamination for far too long,” Michael S. Regan,…
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Anonymous May Have Hacked Tucker Carlson’s Twitter Account
Five minutes before Tuesday’s broadcast of Tucker Carlson @AnonOpsSE, a Twitter account controlled by members of the loose hacktivist movement, Anonymous attempted to take credit for hacking the host’s Twitter account before tonight’s Fox News show. One wrote, “Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarson, you’ve been #hacked.” A screenshot of the Fox News personality’s altered Twitter bio included,…
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Lil Nas X Issues Apology for Trans ‘Joke’ After Backlash
Lil Nas X issued an apology on Tuesday for making a joke about trans-affirming surgery on social media and then getting angry when he was called out for it. According to the Daily News, it began when the celebrity, who is openly gay and has supported trans causes, tweeted a photo of a lady that…
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L.A. Nursing Home Administrators Charged in 14 COVID-Related Deaths
The operators of a lavish nursing home for dementia patients were charged with felony elder abuse on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of a nurse and 13 patients who succumbed to COVID, allegedly because the prioritized facility profit over safety and admitted an infected patient. According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors claim that…
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Swastikas Painted on Stanford Jewish Student’s Dorm Room Door
Friday at Stanford University, many swastikas and an image resembling Adolf Hitler were spotted on the door of a Jewish student’s dorm room. The event is being investigated as a hate crime by the university. The university has detected racist or antisemitic vandalism on campus three times in the past month. On February 28, the…
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Ashley Graham Responds to Hugh Grant’s Uncomfortable Oscars Interview
Model-turned-Oscars Ashley Graham holds no grudges against British actor Hugh Grant, whose ice-cold responses on the Oscars red carpet went viral as one of Sunday night’s most embarrassing moments. Monday at the Los Angeles airport, she told TMZ that she depended on her mother’s elder counsel to come to terms with the circumstance. She told…
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Three-Time All-Star and Yankees Icon Joe Pepitone Passes Away at Age 82
Joe Pepitone, a Yankees legend and three-time MLB All-Star, passed away on Monday at the age of 82, the team stated in a statement. Pepitone was a first baseman and outfielder for the Yankees for eight seasons between 1962 and 1969. There was no cause of death listed. “The Yankees are very saddened by the…
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Emotional John Travolta Cries During the ‘In Memoriam’ Tribute at the Oscars
As he presented the “In Memoriam” part at Sunday night’s Oscars, John Travolta received an audible reaction from the audience, growing emotional as he made a reference to his picture, Grease, which he co-starred in with Olivia Newton John, who died in August last year. “Each of them left an everlasting mark that shared and…