Alaska State

Salon

When U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, the man who nominated her, she didn’t address whether or not the former president was entitled to store top-secret national security documents in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago. Rather, she argued that the case was illegitimate because the prosecutor, special counsel Jack Smith, was unlawfully appointed — a ruling that rejected prior Supreme Court precedent as non-binding while at the same time citing conservative Justice Clarence Thomas as if he were the ultimate authority on how and when the attorney general might delegate his powers.

"Devastating": Legal experts say Jack Smith's appeal could lead to dismissal of Judge Aileen Cannon

TheDailyBeast

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been granted another opportunity to try a defamation case against The New York Times. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday gave Palin a second chance to prove the Times was liable for incorrectly connecting her, in a 2017 editorial, to the mass shooting that seriously injured Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others. Palin’s original case was dismissed for not proving malice. However, Reuters reported that Circuit Judge John Walker, who was appointed the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and is a first cousin...

Sarah Palin’s ‘New York Times’ Defamation Suit Revived by Court

A US court on Wednesday revived former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's libel claim against The New York Times in which she alleges the newspaper intentionally defamed her in a 2017 editorial. In a 2017 editorial, The New York Times linked a 2011 shooting in Arizona that wounded lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others with an ad run by Palin's political action committee.

US court revives Palin's libel case against NYT

Florida State

Knewz

A judge has sensationally called out CNN’s Jake Tapper for lying in the network’s bruising billion-dollar defamation battle, Knewz.com can reveal. In a declaration he submitted to a Florida court as part of the network’s legal stoush with a former U.S. military veteran, Tapper claimed he did not know the financial performance of the network where […]

Judge Rebukes CNN’s Jake Tapper For LYING in Embarrassing Billion Dollar Defamation Lawsuit, Orders Network's Chief Anchor to Sit For Deposition

Fox News

Rob Schneider urged “Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens" to support former President Trump because Democrats are running on hating him.

Comedian Rob Schneider urges fellow RFK supporters to vote Trump, slams Democrats in scathing message

Mediaite

“The choice of Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris is proving to be a remarkably easy one for the Never Trumpers who really meant never,” wrote Sykes in the Atlantic.
The post Once ‘Unthinkable’: For Many ‘Never Trumpers’ Supporting Kamala Harris Turned Out to be ‘Remarkably Easy,’ Argues Charlie Sykes first appeared on Mediaite.

Once ‘Unthinkable’: For Many ‘Never Trumpers’ Supporting Kamala Harris Turned Out to be ‘Remarkably Easy,’ Argues Charlie Sykes

A senior adviser with the Trump campaign told the New York Times he intends to appoint Robert Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard as honorary co-chairs of his presidential transition team in exchange for their fealty. The position grants them the power to influence the policies and personnel of a second Trump term.

Trump Wants RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard To Help With Transition: NY Times

HuffPost

Scott Jennings can't spin the former president's bizarre appearance.

Trump 'Did Crap The Bed Today': Conservative Pundit Comes Out And Says It

Axios

Several major companies are no longer publicly committing to a longstanding corporate pledge to provide a beneficial work environment to LGBTQ+ employees. Why it matters: It's a concrete sign of how the anti-DEI movement is roiling corporate America. Driving the news: Ford today confirmed it's the latest company to withdraw...

Anti-DEI movement gaining steam as Ford exits LGBTQ+ index

Wyoming State

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Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

The Department of Justice dropped a giant lawsuit bomb on the apartment rental market last week when it sued RealPage, a company that makes software for big landlords and property managers. Why it matters: The surge in rent prices over the past few years, with double-digit annual percentage increases in...

How one company transformed the apartment rental market

The Independent

 Donald Trump Jr and Tucker Carlson pressured Robert F Kennedy Jr to drop his presidential campaign.The former president’s oldest son, the former Fox News personality and a Florida businessman, Omeed Malik, urged the independent candidate to abandon his campaign and endorse Donald Trump for president, NBC News reported, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. These conversations began in July during the Republican National Convention, according to NBC News. Trump and Kennedy had at least two conversations the week of the convention.The report revealed that Trump Jr, Carlson and Malik then intensified their conversations with Kennedy after President...

Tucker Carlson and Don Jr are behind RFK Jr’s expected decision to drop campaign, report says

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes that appear in this article are from the author's direct interview with those mentioned.]. The original Perry Mason TV series starring Raymond Burr initially aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. All these decades later, the show remains popular in syndication (and was recently reimagined in a new edition starring Matthew Rhys).

'Perry Mason' Actor Raymond Burr told co-star Richard Anderson, it's "all about the casting."

Los Angeles County, CA

As the star of TV's Dr. Kildare (NBC, 1961-1966), Richard Chamberlain was a heartthrob for millions of female fans in America and the world. Decades later, the actor transformed into the charismatic king of TV-mini-series with acclaimed productions like the originalShogun (NBC, 1980), and The Thorn Birds (ABC, 1983, in which he played a sexually repressed priest).

The Once Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Chamberlain ('Dr. Kildare'): 21 Years After He Came Out

New Orleans, LA

Mawí Tortillas has carved out a niche for itself in a Metairie strip mall with its homemade tortillas and Latin American dishes, including breakfast. Why it matters: The New York Times says it is one of metro New Orleans' best restaurants. The big picture: Mawí has an open kitchen...

Mawí Tortillas is a hidden gem with a growing reputation for Latin American food

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Contractors are expected to start demolishing the former Six Flags' rides and attractions next month in New Orleans, the developer says. Why it matters: The abandoned theme park is one of the city's most visible reminders left from Hurricane Katrina's devastation 19 years ago today. The big picture: Bayou Phoenix,...

Six Flags' demolition expected to start in September

Actor William Talman was born on February 4, 1915, in Detroit, Michigan, and died from lung cancer in Los Angeles on August 30, 1968. He was best known as District Attorney Hamilton Berger on TV's long-running legal series, Perry Mason (CBS, 1957 to 1966). Berger never won a case on the show, and Talman had legal issues with the law behind the scenes. This is his story.

The Scandals and Heartache of 'Perry Mason' Actor William Talman: 5 Decades After His Tragic Death

Las Vegas, NV

Former Las Vegas county politician Robert Telles was found guilty Wednesday of murdering a local journalist who had written critically about him. The big picture: The 2022 murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German underscored growing concerns about press freedoms in the U.S., especially at the local level. Following...

Former Las Vegas politician guilty of murdering journalist

Georgia State

Former President attacked Republican Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) on his Truth Social account and during his campaign rally in the swing state. Bloomberg News Politics reporter Stephanie Lai explains why it was “unexpected.” 

Trump attacked this GOP Governor. Why reporter calls it ‘unexpected’

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Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against New York Times

Sarah Palin was awarded a new trial against the New York Times on Wednesday in a long-running legal battle over a corrected editorial that the former...

Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against New York Times

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