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Taylor Swift Says She Has ‘No Scores to Settle’ on New Album

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Kimmel Tricks People Into Thinking Lara Trump Song Is New Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift fans have been counting down the seconds until the release of her much-anticipated new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which arrives today. But it was the Swifties who ended up being tortured when Jimmy Kimmel decided to…

Ewan McGregor’s Life is Getting Quite Tedious in ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’

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We’ve been stuck up with Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) at the Metropol Hotel for a decade now on A Gentleman in Moscow—or, in our own time, four episodes—and everything is starting to get quite monotonous. Alexander and Anna (Mary…

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Jesse Ventura Laughably Claims He Could Beat Biden, Trump at Presidency

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Jesse Ventura, the former governor of Minnesota who was elected on neither the Democratic nor Republican ticket, confidently declared Thursday that, if given ballot access nationally and a spot in the presidential debates, he could…

Explosion Reported in Major Iranian City as Israel Launches Retaliatory Strike

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Israel launched missiles toward Iran early Friday morning local time—the first retaliatory strike following an Iranian missile and drone attack on Israeli soil last weekend, U.S. officials told CBS and ABC News.

Billionaire John Paulson is ON FIRE. And Not in a Good Way.

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Trump Needs a Will Smith-Style Gag Order (Minus the Slap)

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Fox News Anchor Reminds GOP Senator That Trump Killed His Border Deal

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Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the GOP co-architect of the Senate’s failed immigration bill earlier this year, made what were perhaps his most critical comments yet on Donald Trump’s role in scuttling the legislation, alluding to Fox News…

The Republican Ghost That Won’t Stop Haunting MAGA Dreams

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Openly Gay Actor Subtly Skewers School Board That Nixed Talk Due to His ‘Lifestyle’

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The author and 30 Rock actor Maulik Pancholy, an openly gay man, has spoken out after a Pennsylvania school board voted unanimously to cancel a scheduled talk at a local middle school because of his “lifestyle.”

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Trump Whines About ‘Freezing’ Courtroom, Thumbs Through Stack of Op-Eds

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In what has now become a daily procedure, an angry Donald Trump emerged from a lower Manhattan courthouse on Thursday to complain about the “very unfair” hush-money trial that will keep him busy for the next few weeks.

Anti-Woke Oklahoma Schools Boss’ Event Labeled a ‘PR Stunt’

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Religious Group Attempts to Distance Itself From Oklahoma Murder Suspects

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A religious group linked to the abduction and slaying of two Kansas moms has condemned the attack as a “senseless act of murder” that goes “against God’s word,” asserting it has no ties to the alleged murderers.

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GOP Rep. Jake LaTurner Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election

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Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS) announced on Thursday that he will not be seeking re-election, splashing into the steady stream of Congress members who are opting out of the rat race.

Climate Protesters Tumble Off Stage During Scuffle at GOP Senator’s Speech

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Things got physical when a group of climate protesters clashed with other event-goers at a gala hosted by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Thursday. Several activists were pushed off stage and fell on top of one another while resisting…

Meghan Markle Shows Up (Online) For Her Jam Pal’s Parenting Charity

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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Crashes the Trump Trial Circus

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Hot on the heels of his latest “Let’s Make a Poop” game show special featuring Rob Schneider, “Weird” Al Yankovic, and more, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was spotted engaging with the MAGA faithful outside of Donald Trump’s criminal trial…

The ‘Tortured Poets’ Leak Is Tearing Swifties Apart

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Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, isn’t set to officially drop until tomorrow night, but whoever posted a Google Drive leak of audio files bearing the 16 track names from the main album; plus one of the bonus…

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Is This the Most Miserable Job to Have in New York City Right Now?

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Columbia Uni Directs NYPD to Remove Students Protesting War

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Scores of Columbia University students were arrested Thursday afternoon after they rebuffed authorities’ pleas to vacate an on-campus tent city erected in support of Palestine.

It’s 2024 and Rosie O’Donnell Is Sparring With Bill O’Reilly on Trump

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Comedian and former talk show juggernaut Rosie O’Donnell was willing to lay down some serious cash (for most people) with a bet that Donald Trump would be found guilty on any charges brought against him—but conservative commentator and…

Top Dem Goes Nuclear on GOP for ‘Diddling Around’ While People Die in Ukraine

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Iran Issues Unprecedented Nuclear Threat in Duel With Israel

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‘Abigail’ Somehow Squanders a Murderous Vampire Child in a Tutu

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Kids do the darndest things, and in Abigail, that includes sprouting fangs and sucking blood while wearing cute tutus. That plot point would, under normal circumstances, be classified as a spoiler, considering that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin…

‘Shark Tank’ Guy Rages That Trump’s ‘Porn Star Case’ Is Hurting the ‘American Brand’

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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary flew off the handle on Thursday over Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, claiming that it “hurts the American brand” to “go after the office of the president with porn star cases” because former…

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King Charles’ Jam Sells Out After Meghan Markle Unveils Her Preserves

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Meghan Markle’s limited launch of her first American Riviera Orchard product unexpectedly boosted her father-in-law King Charles’ rival jam this week, as royal followers stocked up on the sweet condiment in anticipation of her strawberry…

Feds Now Using George Santos’ Big Mouth Against Him

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Ex-Rep. George Santos is once again coming face-to-face with his own worst enemy—himself.

‘Allman Brothers’ Rock Legend Dickey Betts Dead at 80

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Dickey Betts—guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the Allman Brothers Band—died on Thursday at the age of 80.

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Russian Court Holds Nutso ‘Terrorism’ Trial to Rage Against Meta Press Secretary

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A Russian military court convened on Thursday to rage against the press secretary of Facebook’s parent company over a tweet posted more than two years ago.