Robert De Niro is apparently no longer a good enough fella to receive an award for his philanthropy. The National Association of Broadcasters’ Leadership Foundation rescinded a “Service to America Award” it was to give the actor next week after he stumped for President Joe Biden outside of Donald Trump’s trial, The Hill reported on Thursday. […]
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Former Chiefs cheerleader’s scathing takedown of Harrison Butker watched by millions
A former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader has gone viral with an angry takedown of her former “co-worker” Harrison Butker after his controversial commencement speech last weekend. She said Butker must have missed the training that members of Chiefs Cheer receive about what to say and how to act in public. Her last game as a […]
Malaysia outraged at Meta takedown of media’s Facebook posts on PM’s Hamas meeting
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s communications minister expressed outrage at Meta Platforms on Tuesday, demanding it explain why it had taken down Facebook posts by local media covering the prime minister’s meeting this week with a Hamas leader. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Qatar on Monday and […]
Judge blasts Blagojevich in brutal takedown
CHICAGO — In a scathing and stinging decision – that was as much poetry as it was mockery – a federal judge denied former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s effort to overturn his ineligibility to hold office. “More than a decade ago, Governor Rod Blagojevich left the Dirksen Federal Building in disgrace,” Judge Steve Seeger wrote […]
Ukraine’s historic takedown of Russian A-50 radar plane earns global applause
The destruction of a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and damaging of its supporting Il-22 on Jan. 14 by the Ukrainian Air Forces was a historic event, said Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson, Yuriy Ihnat, on Feb. 4. “The destruction of the A-50, especially in conjunction with the Il-22, marks the first time in history […]
New evidence shows Kari Lake’s takedown of Arizona GOP boss was orchestrated
On Jan. 23, Team Kari Lake leaked her now-infamous 10-month-old tape of state GOP Chairman Jeff DeWit’s clumsy attempt at bribery. The secretly recorded, heavily edited tape that — depending upon your interpretation of the parts of the Feb. 28 conversation we can hear — amounts to either outrageous skullduggery or a state party leader […]
German court convicts man for filming takedown of Israeli flag
A German court sentenced a 19-year-old to a juvenile prison term on Wednesday in connection with the tearing down of an Israel flag hung in front of Augsburg City Hall in Bavaria. The 19-year-old, a Syrian national, admitted to filming another person pull the flag down from a flag pole in October 2023, a few […]