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There's nothing like the beginning of a new Congress. Like all students heading into the new school year, there is both excitement and anxiety in the air. You will find yourself standing on the floor of the House of Representatives with 434 of your colleagues from all over the country. Many of them have nothing […]
Golden Globe Ratings Down 45 Percent Over Five Years
Don't buy fake headlines. The Golden Globes may have rebounded from disastrous ratings in 2021 and 2023, but viewership for the awards is still 45 percent lower than it was just five years ago. If you go back 25 years, the Golden Globes boasted a steady, mostly stable audience. 20 million Viewer mark. In 2021, […]
Maine man who possessed nearly 50k images and videos of child sex abuse gets 15 years in prison
A 33-year-old man who was in possession of thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse, including of infants and young children, has been sentenced to prison and supervised release/restitution. Court Noonan, of Windham, used the instant messaging application Teleguard to send three videos of child sexual abuse to an undercover FBI agent in […]
New Year’s Eve Fireworks May Have Caused Palisades Fire
Fireworks set off on New Year's Eve that started small fires in calm conditions may have smoldered after being accelerated by strong winds and sparked the wildfire currently burning in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades. Andrew Hiers, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern California who lives near the fire, posted photos […]
These 4 ETFs have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years – CNBC
Four European and North American ETFs have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years, according to CNBC Pro's Screen. The U.S. benchmark is up 23.3% in 2024 and 24.2% a year ago, making it particularly difficult for the fund to outperform. According to Deutsche Bank, this is only the third time in the […]
ESPN Reporter Is Partaking In ‘Masking Up’ Nonsense That We Should’ve Left Behind Years Ago — And A Lot Of Us Did
What else would you expect from an ESPN reporter? Somehow, in 2025, we still have to deal with people wearing masks and even giving lectures on wearing masks. After all, we have to stop respiratory viruses! However, masks are completely ineffective. They haven't stopped respiratory viruses, they haven't stopped COVID-19 or whatever it's called at […]
Four years after Capitol riot, Harris oversees calm certification of Trump win
Congress's move Monday to certify Donald Trump's presidential victory marked the return of a mundane ceremony. This ceremony will be remembered primarily for its absence. The insurrection four years ago was when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed effort to overturn Trump's defeat. . These events on January 6, 2021, were largely […]
Tens of millions of Americans dig out of year’s first major snowfall
Tens of millions of Americans are getting hit in the face by brutal winter weather. On Monday, several East Coast cities were buried under more snow than they've seen in a single day in decades. The frigid blast blanketed large swathes of the central United States with snow and ice, traveling from Kansas through Nebraska, […]
Naomi Osaka and rapper Cordae break up after five years together
Naomi Osaka has announced that she and rapper Cordae have broken up after dating for five years. In a note posted to his Instagram Story, the tennis star explained that there is “no bad blood” between the pair, who share 1-year-old daughter Shai. “Hello everyone. I just wanted to say that Korde and I are […]
‘Key architect’ of riots after Southport attack jailed for seven and a half years | Crime
A man believed to be a leading organizer of last summer's riots has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for using social media to encourage people to take part in the riots. Andrew McIntyre, 39, set up a Telegram channel called Southport Wake Up shortly after the knife attack in the Merseyside town on […]