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If anyone told Mariah Carey ahead of time that Friday nightβs MusiCares Person of the Year tribute would feature a live auction β an auction in which a meet-and-greet with the singer in Abu Dhabi was offered to the highest bidder β you sure couldnβt tell by observing her reaction. Seated near the stage at…
After the recent shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, some police chiefs have joined the mounting criticism of the Trump administrationβs immigration blitz. One voice missing from the fray: LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. This week, the chief reiterated that the department has a close working relationship with…
Andy Burnham has backed Labour’s newly announced candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, after being blocked from standing himself by the party’s governing body. In a post on X, the Greater Manchester mayor congratulated Angeliki Stogia, a city councillor for Whalley Range, and said she would do “a great job”. He added: “I will…
The NBA All-Star Game is returning to the Southland in two weeks and a part of the annual weekend event that has grown in popularity in recent years is the Rising Stars Challenge, which affords fans the opportunity to watch the leagueβs top rookies and second-year players compete in a four-team tournament. Rosters for the…
Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary’s husband. Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday shed new light on the closeness of…
Whatβs the difference between Brett Ratner and Leni Riefenstahl? Riefenstahl, for all her many sins, was technically innovative; Ratner (unless you count an almost fetishistic fascination with first lady footwear), not so much. But in the end, they are both political propagandists, collaborators if you will, with heads of state determined to create a narrative…
Leading Democrats have rolled out a new and unvarnished message β that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot be trusted. βLetβs be really clear: We canβt trust anything the DOJ does. The DOJ is corrupt. Theyβre corrupt on every major issue in front of this country,β Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach), ranking member on the…
π Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app π Beth joins the prime minister on his historic trip to China, where he has met the country’s president, Xi Jinping. It’s a trip that has sparked debate back in the UK, amid worries over espionage and security. But has it helped reset…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday’s games.
Donald Trump has endorsed a spending deal negotiated by US Senate Republicans and Democrats that would stave off a government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security. The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. “Republicans and Democrats have come…
