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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…
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Mitch McConnell Enters Inpatient Rehab After Severe Fall
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was released from the hospital on Monday, according to a statement from his communications director. The leading Senate Republican was hospitalized with a concussion after falling at a hotel dinner last week. According to the statement, he also had a little rib fracture. Before he comes home, he will undergo physical…
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Retrial Given to Longest-Serving Death Row Prisoner in the World
On Monday, a court in Japan granted a retrial to a man believed to be the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner. In 1968, 87-year-old Iwao Hakamada was convicted of murdering a family of four and condemned to death by hanging. Hakamada was on death row for 45 years before he was freed in 2014 because…
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According to Reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping will Visit Russia as Early as Next Week
According to a source, Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to fly to Russia as early as next week to meet with Vladimir Putin. Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reported on Monday that Xi could arrive in Moscow earlier than previously announced. China has proposed a plan to negotiate an end to the violence in Ukraine, but…
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Flight Becomes Nightmare When Passenger Finds Bomb Threat Letter in Bathroom
On Sunday, a United Airlines flight was thrown into chaos when a passenger discovered a message claiming a bomb was on board. According to officials, the pilot of the flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Burlington, Vermont, was informed of the threat just 20 minutes before landing. The flight landed around 1:45 p.m., but passengers…
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Terrorist on NYC Bike Path Spared Death Penalty, Receives Life in Prison
On Monday, a jury absolved the Uber driver guilty of killing eight people in a 2017 Halloween attack in New York City by plowing across a bike path of the death penalty. Sayfullo Saipov was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. The jury…
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Team Pence Ignores White House Outrage Over Homophobic Jokes About Buttigieg
An ex-chief of staff to Mike Pence reacted angrily at the White House on Monday when the Biden administration requested the former vice president apologize for “homophobic” statements regarding Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s parental leave made over the weekend. Pence joked at the black-tie Gridiron dinner on Saturday, “When Pete’s two children were born, he…
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An Anti-Drag Politician Who Liked Man’s Thirst Traps Is ‘Pausing’ From Using Social Media
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R) of Tennessee, whom this year led the state senate in its efforts to severely restrict drag performances and ban gender-affirming care for minors, announced on Monday that he would take a break from social media after he was caught interacting obsessively with a thirst-trap Instagram account run by a 20-year-old…
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Big Dance Is Set Following 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament Brackets
After the 2023 March Madness bracket was unveiled, the stage was set for college basketball’s most crucial event. Alabama, which plays in the Southern region, got the top overall seed for the first time in its history on Selection Sunday, which CBS and the NCAA held this week. Moreover, Purdue, Kansas, and Houston were selected…