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CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership
CNN reports indicate that just 47.9 million people tuned in to the first 2024 presidential debate. The 2020 re-match saw a 35% dip in audience from the first clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which drew 73.1 million viewers in September 2020. The debate, hailed by many as catastrophic...
Why Chappell Roan is your dream girl’s dream girl – and 2024's breakout artist
In August 2023, Chappell Roan released a music video for her 1980s electro-pop throwback “HOT TO GO!” Set in Springfield, Missouri — she grew up in nearby Wilder — the clip centers around a choreographed dance in which she spells out the song title with her arms.
Hillary Clinton and top Democrats rally around Biden as media pushes drop out message
After Joe Biden’s mediocre debate performance drummed up immense support from the pundit class for him to drop out of the race, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and other Democratic lawmakers rallied around the president. Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, framed the race as a choice between...
6 ways to stay safe at the beach this summer
Summer has officially arrived, and with it comes a renewed interest in frequenting places of sand and surf. Growing up along the Jersey Shore, I learned how to "do" the beach from an early age. I know its unspoken rules of etiquette, like avoiding parking oneself too close to fellow beachgoers and keeping music at a respectful volume. Once the spring season turns, my weekends become synonymous with scavenging for seashells and quietly evaluating swells for the most suitable time to bodysurf.
Grief is brutal, but there is value in it, experts say. So why do we try to "cure" it?
Cody Delistraty wanted to get good at grief. After his mother died of melanoma when he was in his early twenties, he found, as he writes in his new book “The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss,” “There was no control to exert. No blueprint to follow.” So, feeling frustrated and exhausted, he did just what a mourner who’s also a journalist might do — he investigated.
The New York Times wants Biden gone — but they seem OK with a convicted felon
A day after the first presidential debate, President Joe Biden energetically took the stage in Raleigh, N.C. to talk about his less-than-stellar performance in Atlanta on Thursday night. “I know I’m not a young man. I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as...
Senate Republicans set to seize on Supreme Court’s abortion opening
For 50 years, Americans counted on Roe v. Wade to protect not only the right to abortion, but the ability to receive lifesaving care for miscarriages and the chance to build families through fertility care. Roe was never perfect. For too many, it was a right in name only – a right that slipped increasingly out of reach as Republicans chipped away at abortion access in states across the country. Then, two years ago, anti-abortion Supreme Court justices handpicked by Donald Trump overturned Roe once and for all.
No, the L.A. synagogue protest wasn't a "pogrom" — that's a gross misuse of history
Leading Democratic elected officials, from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to California Gov. Gavin Newsom to President Biden, have spoken out to condemn the pro-Palestinian activists who protested in front of the Adas Torah synagogue on the west side of Los Angeles last Sunday. Jewish, Israeli and conservative leaders, including...
Dahmer victim's mom slams Ariana Grande's "sick" serial killer comments
Ariana Grande’s comments seemingly glamorizing serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer earned her scathing criticism from the family of one of Dahmer’s victims. In a June 17 episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast, the “Yes, And?” singer outlined her passion for true crime stories. Grande, who told...
"Schumer has become a Palestinian": Trump spews more rhetoric at rally
Donald Trump pushed anti-Palestinian and antisemitic rhetoric at a campaign rally on Friday, doubling down on his attacks on critics of Israel. Trump lobbed criticism at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has been an outspoken critic of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for an election to replace him, at a Chesapeake, Virginia campaign stop.
"Pride, hope, and light": Biden speaks at opening of Stonewall visitor center
On the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, President Joe Biden dedicated the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center as the first LGBTQ+ history visitor center in National Parks history. “Happy Pride!” the president said, with more passion than he mustered the previous night at a presidential debate. “It’s your...
Steve Bannon to report to prison on Monday
Steve Bannon is finally headed to prison for refusing to answer for his role on January 6th. After a busy day of gutting executive authority, criminalizing homelessness, and protecting January 6th rioters, the Supreme Court denied a last-ditch effort from Steve Bannon to avoid a prison sentence, setting him up for a July 1 report to jail.
"You get knocked down, you get back up": Biden quashes drop-out chatter at rally
Joe Biden quashed rumors that he would leave the race after his lackluster performance at the first presidential debate left many Democrats dazed. In a much more galvanizing speech than the previous night, the president affirmed to voters that his raspy speech and, at times, confused answers weren’t an indication of his performance as president.
New Jersey decides not to automatically renew some Trump liquor licenses, schedules July hearing
Some of Donald Trump’s New Jersey liquor licenses were put in jeopardy after the state’s Divison of Alcohol Beverage Control decided not to renew licenses at two of the former president's golf clubs following his conviction on 34 felony charges last month, Forbes reported Friday. Earlier this month,...
"Risky proposition": Experts say replacing Biden would cause "major rifts" within Democratic Party
Democrats are reeling in the aftermath of President Joe Biden's debate against former President Donald Trump Thursday, igniting panic among his allies — and sparking conversations about whether he should ultimately remain in the race. His appearance at the first 2024 presidential debate Thursday night, which was moderated by...
"Stunningly worse than I expected": "View" hosts want Biden to "step aside" after disastrous debate
"The View" hosts have strong words for President Joe Biden after his lackluster performance at the first presidential debate with Donald Trump. At the start of the show, co-host Sara Haines said, “It was really hard to watch and it pains me to say this today, but I think President Biden needs to step down and be replaced. If we want to defeat Donald Trump in November then I absolutely think that."
"Revival 69" shows how John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono band saved a transformative festival
Ron Chapman’s "Revival 69: The Concert That Rocked the World" memorializes one of rock ‘n’ roll’s strangest, albeit highly consequential festivals. Two years after Monterey and smackdab in the middle of the Woodstock triumph and Altamont debacle, respectively, Toronto’s Rock ’n’ Roll Revival featured a hodgepodge of old and new acts, ranging from Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis to the Doors, Chicago and Alice Cooper. Even more significantly, the festival featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band debut scant days before he would privately announce the Beatles’ disbandment.
"Narrow ruling": Legal scholar says Supreme Court Jan. 6 decision won't save Trump
The Supreme Court's Fischer v. United States ruling narrowing federal prosecution of certain obstruction charges could still allow the Justice Department to pursue those charges against Jan. 6 rioters — and Donald Trump, according to a legal expert. The lawsuit centers on the case of Joseph Fischer, who was...
Iowa Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban, returning women's rights to the "Civil War era"
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a law banning abortion after no more than six weeks of pregnancy, NPR reported. The law, which replaces a 20-week ban, prohibits abortions after early cardiac activity is detected in an embryo, with exceptions carved out for rape (reported within 45 days), incest (reported within 140 days), fetal abnormalities and critical threats to the mother's health.
"Power grab": Supreme Court guts agency power, posing "devastating" environmental risks
The Supreme Court voted along party lines in a historic decision on Friday, ruling against the government in a pair of cases — Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce. The conservative judges sided against the liberals, setting a precedent gutting the power of regulatory agencies to protect the environment and consumers.
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