Spying on presidents used to be a tough business. One of the great unsung heroes of American history was a formerly enslaved woman named Mary Bowser, a spy who infiltrated the family of Jefferson Davis as a domestic servant, and eventually landed a full-time job in the Southern White House, …
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As Elon Musk focuses on jamming a few more nails into the X (f.k.a. Twitter) coffin, the Securities and Exchange Commission has gone to the courts to compel him to finally testify as part of an ongoing investigation tied to his acquisition of the social media platform. On Thursday, Oct. …
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On TikTok, there perhaps is no insult more withering and devastating than to be told by a teenager that your content is cringe. If this is the case, then the Jonas Brothers and the White House had quite a rough week. The pop trio teamed up with the Biden administration …
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Last week in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, defense attorney Jeff Pagliuca made a show of remembering to respect an alleged victim’s request for anonymity. He had just begun discussing the first accuser, known only by the pseudonym “Jane” while cross-examining Jeffrey Epstein’s former estate staff member Juan Alessi. …
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It’s been a month since the fanatical followers of a fringe QAnon influencer, Michael Protzman (aka Negative48), first gathered in Dallas, Texas, to witness the reveal — or resurrection, depending who you asked — of John F. Kennedy and JFK Jr. Despite the Kennedy clan failing to appear on more …
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When she walked into court on Monday morning for the penultimate pre-trial conference before she faces what will amount to the fight of her life, Ghislaine Maxwell looked just like she did 10 years ago. In fact, she looked better. Thick black glossy hair. A black turtleneck sweater. Grey slacks. …
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss his team’s next game Sunday after testing positive for Covid-19. However, it’s the situation surrounding Rodgers’ diagnosis that has stirred up controversy among NFL fans, as the quarterback apparently previously misled reporters about his vaccination status. Vaccinated players who test positive are …
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On Wednesday, September 29th, after facing years of criticism that it was not doing enough to remove health-related misinformation from its platform, YouTube updated its policies to formally remove all vaccine-related misinformation from its platform. YouTube also announced it would be removing members of the “Disinformation Dozen,” or influencers who …
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UPDATE 10/3: Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr revealed that Andrew Wiggins — one of the players in danger of missing home games (and pay checks) due to local vaccination requirements — is now vaccinated and eligible to play in San Francisco when the regular season begins. “Andrew got vaccinated,” …
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UPDATE (9/18): Police and the FBI are now looking for Laundrie as well as Petito, according to a statement from the North Port Police Department. On Friday evening, Laundrie’s family summoned authorities to the house Laundrie and Petito shared with Laundrie’s parents before embarking on their road trip, saying they …
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