Riley Gaines didn’t let Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., off the hook for not using the right pronouns anymore. The congresswoman was the subject of trending conversation on social media on Thursday when X users discovered that she no longer includes her pronouns “she/her” in her bio. Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor, got in on the mockery of Ocasio-Cortez on X …
Read More »Baby manatee found stranded in Florida pond due to Hurricane Helen
Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — after being stranded there due to the storm surge of Hurricane Helene. ZooTampa’s Manatee Rescue Team transports their new friendGully to the zoo where he will recuperate before being released. ZooTampa at Lowry Park/Facebook …
Read More »Trump to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Department of the Interior secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate Doug Burgum to be secretary of the Department of the Interior. “He’s going to head the Department of Interior, and he’s going to be fantastic,” Trump said of the North Dakota governor during remarks at the America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump, 78, indicated that he will …
Read More »David Knezevich charged in murder of missing estranged wife Ana Hedao Knezevich
A Florida businessman was indicted with murdering his estranged wife who vanished from her apartment in Spain more than nine months ago — and he could face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors announced Thursday. David Knezevich, 36, of Fort Lauderdale, was hit with upgraded US federal counts after he was already facing charges of kidnapping Ana Hedao Knezevich during …
Read More »Former ESPN star Sage Steele bluntly denies Trump administration rumors: ‘Fake news’
Sage Steele has called “fake news” on a report that claimed she was gunning to be the press secretary for the Trump administration. Axios reported earlier this week that Steele was “vying” for the role. In a post on X on Thursday, Steele denied that this was the case. “Not sure how these rumors began about me ‘vying’ to be …
Read More »NYC congestion pricing toll is ‘insane,’ says NJ governor candidate Josh Gottheimer — who promises to fight controversial tax
A New Jersey Democratic congressman announcing a bid Friday to become the Garden State’s next governor blasted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as “insane” Thursday for reviving the reviled congestion toll to enter Midtown Manhattan. “It’s utterly absurd at a time of inflation. The added costs for Jersey motorists went from zero to $2,500,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer said. “It’s insane. I …
Read More »Citigroup probed over ties to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov: report
Citigroup is being probed by US government agencies over its ties to sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service are probing the bank’s work with Delaware-based Heritage Trust, which holds assets owned by Kerimov, the report said. “Citi …
Read More »Michael McCaul detained after seeming intoxicated at airport
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul was “briefly detained” by law enforcement officers who thought he was drunk after he mixed Ambien and alcohol before a flight. The Texas Republican said he took the sleep medication with an alcoholic beverage before a flight to Texas, but missed the plane, leaving him in a “disoriented” state at Dulles International Airport. …
Read More »Teachers’ union flunks Kathy Hochul, Dems for `tone-deaf’ congestion toll
She’s no longer the teacher’s’ pet. The head of the Big Apple’s most powerful teachers’ union flunked Gov. Kathy Hochul and “tone deaf” Democrats Thursday for socking working class New Yorkers with a $9 congestion toll — a week after the election where the party took a drubbing. “It’s not what I expected to see Democrats doing a week after the …
Read More »Netanyahu offers Trump ‘gift’ of Hezbollah ceasefire talks — despite most Israelis disagreeing
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with President-elect Trump during a visit to his Florida estate on Sunday, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Sunday’s discussions at Mar-a-Lago centered on an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon that involves Western and Russian cooperation, according to the Post. Dermer secretly visited Russia last week for follow-up discussions, after Russian officials visited Israel on Oct. 27 to discuss the …
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