Fox Hosts Outraged Over Senate Dress Code Change ‘Abomination’
Fox NewsThe Senate’s new casual dress code, which allows lawmakers to forgo a suit and tie with dress pants on the chamber floor, is “an abomination to the way government should conduct itself,” Fox News co-host Harold Ford Jr. said Monday on The Five.
“If you have a health issue or a medical issue that requires you not to be able to dress, I get it. But if you’re able to dress, you should wear a shirt and tie and jacket—a suit and real shoes on the Senate floor and the House floor,” said Ford Jr., a former Democratic congressman who cited his prep school years in Washington, D.C. as one reason for his stance.
Ford Jr.’s conservative colleagues proceeded to target Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), whose collection of hoodies and basketball shorts in the chamber has long been criticized on Fox News airwaves.
Evergrande shares suspended from trading as liquidation concerns mount
Shares in embattled Chinese developer Evergrande Group and its two subsidiaries were all suspended from trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, after fears grew about its ability to restructure its mammoth debt and stave off a liquidation of the business.
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Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media in major blow to TikTok
Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday, in a blow to short video app TikTok, which is doubling down on Southeast Asia's biggest economy to boost its e-commerce business.
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Takeaways from the second Republican presidential debate
The Republicans vying to become the top alternative to Donald Trump in 2024 opened their second debate Wednesday night with new attacks on the front-runner, but their efforts to separate themselves from the pack were marred by a chaotic environment, filled with cross talk.
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Ron DeSantis' Awkward Smile at Debate Goes Viral: 'Nothing More Painful'
"The moment DeSantis forgot he isn't supposed to be giving his creep smile," one social media user posted.
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Fact Check: The second GOP debate of the 2024 election
Seven Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate Wednesday night in California, while the front-runner in the party primary, former President Donald Trump, skipped the debate and instead gave a speech in Michigan amid a strike by autoworkers.
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Elon Musk’s X cuts staffers on election misinformation team: report
The company had about two-dozen staffers devoted to election integrity before Musk bought the company for $44 billion last year. Now, there are at most six staffers in that department left.
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Chris Christie calls Trump ‘Donald Duck’ for skipping 2nd Republican debate
"If you keep doing that, no one up here's gonna call you Donald Trump anymore. You're gonna be Donald Duck," Christie jabbed.
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Ryder Cup’s giant first tee grandstand draws kudos: ‘Spectacular’
Luke Donald will never forget the moment he first stood on the first tee at a Ryder Cup with a golf club in his hands.
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Damian Lillard addresses Trail Blazers departure with ‘Farewell’ song: ‘I leave at peace’
Damian Lillard chose to address his departure from the Trail Blazers in song form.
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to resume strike negotiations Monday
SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to meet on Monday, resuming strike negotiations.
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Small victories: Nats lose again to O’s, yet avoid a season-long shutout
The Nationals closed out their season series with their Beltway rivals 0-4, but the 5-1 loss included their first — and only — run against Baltimore in 2023.
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Taylor Swift plans to cheer for Travis Kelce at the upcoming Chiefs and Jets game: report
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the singer will be rooting for her rumored new beau at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
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Striking actors and Hollywood studios to restart talks days after writers announce a new tentative labor contract
Striking actors and the Hollywood studios will resume negotiations on a new labor contract on Monday, SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, said Wednesday, the same day writers ended their own strike in the entertainment industry.
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SAG-AFTRA and the studios to resume talks
The union representing Hollywood actors, SAG-AFTRA, has agreed to resume bargaining with the major studios more than two months after its members went on strike.
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Sentencing delayed in L.A. city attorney's office scandal as State Bar probe proceeds
U.S. District Court Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. didn't fully explain his reasoning for delaying sentencing for Paul Paradis, a former attorney, until Nov. 7.
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Mar-a-Lago judge’s developer-hating past is a big win for Donald Trump
State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron undervalued Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago at a measly $18 million drawing incredulous howls from property professionals who assessed it at $300 million.
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Review: ‘Purlie Victorious’ Skewers Racism With Passion—and Laughter
Marc J. FranklinOssie Davis’ Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch) is both uproarious satire and cultural gut punch—with the biggest clue in its lead character’s name and the play’s title. A happy ending for Purlie Victorious Judson (the excellent Leslie Odom Jr.) is guaranteed. To get there, the play, first performed in 1961 and now revived on Broadway (Music Box Theatre, booking to Jan 7, 2024), confronts racism in tooth and claw, leavened by the laughter of farce and slapstick.These two very different dramatic registers echo off the other; the play is serious in intent, and also serious about using humor as its ultimate puncturing weapon against prejudice. Director Kenny Leon smoothly operates the levers to maximize the impact of both—no easy thing tonally. He is aided by a low-key beautiful design by Derek McLane (which has its own luminous swansong), and similarly attractive costumes by Emilio Sosa and lighting by Adam Honoré.The setting is described as “the cotton plantation country of the Old South,” the time, “the recent past”—i.e., the late 1950s. Within the play, Jim Crow laws are still in effect; the show’s villain Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee is so ugly in his views and actions, the actor Jay O. Sanders (so good at delivering them) received boos at the curtain call.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce show major PDA at post-game party
Swift is expected to attend the Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday against the Jets in New Jersey.
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North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in what he described as a “new Cold War.”
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Trump goes to Michigan to leave the pesky GOP primary behind
As Republican primary candidates prepared to take the debate stage, Trump spent his speech attacking Biden.
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Mexican army sends troops, helicopters, convoys in to towns cut off by drug cartels
Mexico's armed forces sent troops, vehicle convoys and soldiers into remote towns near the southern border with Guatemala, after drug cartels blocked roads and cut off electricity in some areas over the weekend
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Family's Beloved Dog Died in Care of 'Scam' Dog Trainer: Police
"The dog died on or around September 4 and [the trainer] sent the owner photos of what was purported to be training after that date," police said.
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North Korea Amends Constitution to Enshrine Permanent Growth of Nuclear Arsenal
The move is a show of defiance to U.S. requests to return to stalled talks through which Pyongyang could secure economic aid in exchange for disarmament.
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Scissor Seven’ Season 4 on Netflix, A New Clash with Powerful New Foes
The action is as exciting as ever, the animation just as sharp, and the characters just as likable.
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‘Purlie Victorious’ with Leslie Odom Jr. laughs wryly at racism
Ossie Davis’s 1961 comedy, starring “Hamilton’s” Leslie Odom Jr., has its official opening on Broadway at the Music Box.
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Jets rookie Joe Tippmann’s progress will be tested by Chiefs
Joe Tippmann’s indoctrination to the Jets’ offensive line is about to speed up in a hurry.
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Republican presidential candidates blame UAW strike on Biden
The candidates focused their criticism on President Biden and the striking union members.
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GOP Candidates Attack Trump for Skipping Second Debate
Mike Blake/ReutersRunning out of time to make the 2024 GOP primary actually competitive, presidential candidates decided to take a new and novel strategy at the second primary debate on Wednesday night: Actually criticize the race’s frontrunner.Within the first minutes of the debate, both Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis complained about Donald Trump’s decision to skip the event.When asked about the impending government shutdown, Christie said the former president had a responsibility to show up and be held to account over his administration’s budget-busting policies.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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GOP hopefuls say both parties — and Trump — should be blamed if government shuts down
At the second GOP presidential primary debate Wednesday, candidates blamed President Biden’s policies for the possibility of a shutdown — but also used the question to call out former president Donald Trump for skipping the event.
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Senate unanimously passes to reinstate formal dress code after Sen. John Fetterman controversy
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution formalizing business attire as the proper dress code for the floor of the chamber by unanimous consent in response to the "Fetterman Rule" given to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who often wears gym shorts and his trademark hoodie.
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Trump Brags About Booking Michigan Trip First as He Skips GOP Debate
Rebecca Cook/ReutersFormer President Donald Trump, while speaking at a non-unionized automotive parts supplier in Michigan, criticized President Joe Biden for announcing that he would join United Auto Workers striking on the picket lines days after Trump made his intentions known about traveling to the midwest state.Biden “came to Michigan to pose for photos at the picket line,” as Trump put it, “but it’s his policies that sent Michigan auto workers to the unemployment line.”“He only came after I announced that I would be here. You know he announced quite a bit later,” Trump said at Drake Enterprises, about 30 minutes from Detroit.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Ron DeSantis blisters Trump’s GOP debate absence: ‘Missing in action’
"[Trump] should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record, where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt that sets the stage for the inflation that we have," DeSantis said.
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Trump Crosses 7 Prominent Names Off His VP List
Trump dismissed at least seven prominent Republicans as his 2024 running mate on Wednesday.
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Mets shutting down Starling Marte for rest of season with optimism for 2024
The Mets believe the next time Starling Marte plays in a game, it will be a different, healthier Starling Marte than was seen this season.
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$1.5M ancient Buddha statue brazenly stolen from LA gallery recovered, suspect arrested
A $1.5 million Buddha sculpture that was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery last week has been recovered — and one man has been arrested in connection to the brazen heist, according to police. The 250-pound bronze statue, which is hundreds of years old and hails from Japan, was discovered in a truck on...
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Delta is returning to the gate to tweak unpopular changes in its frequent-flyer program
Delta Air Lines wants a do-over for changes it recently announced in its frequent-flyer program
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Mark Milley Says He's Taken 'Precautions' After Trump Suggested Execution
The retiring Joint Chiefs chairman said that he had taken "appropriate measures" after Trump said he would have been executed for treason "in times gone by."
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Gerrit Cole makes final Cy Young case with complete-game gem in Yankees’ win
Yankees starter Gerrit Cole tossed his second complete-game shutout of the season, a two-hit gem in a 6-0 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
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Map Shows States Where Unemployment Is Spiking
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a picture of the employment situation across towns and cities in America.
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Senate unanimously moves to reverse ‘Fetterman Rule’ — restoring formal dress code after massive blowback
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) is going to have to dress like a senator in the chambers.
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Fetterman responds to new Senate dress code with meme
Fetterman's press release featured a bemused-looking photo of actor Kevin James.
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Rangers can finally rely on structure instead of skill
Structure should cut down on odd-man rushes against. It should create more puck possession. It should preserve and protect Igor Shesterkin.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce cuddle up at restaurant after Chiefs’ win, new photos reveal
Travis Kelce rented out Prime Social to celebrate the win with his family, teammates and Taylor Swift.
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Massive warehouse explosion rocks Uzbekistan capital
A huge explosion followed by a large blaze occurred early on Thursday morning at a warehouse in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, according to Reuters and AFP news agencies, citing local media reports.
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Ex-GOP Congressional Candidate Accused of Blowing Donor Cash on Vacations
Kyle Grillot/AFP via Getty ImagesOmar Navarro, the MAGA internet personality who repeatedly failed to oust Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) from Congress, was slapped with a whopping 43 federal charges on Wednesday for allegedly spending his donors’ money to fund trips to Las Vegas, California’s wine country, and more. Navarro, 34, is accused of he funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself—sometimes through a friend and his mom, who are also caught up in the scandal.Federal prosecutors also announced Wednesday they’d arrested Navarro’s 59-year-old mother, Dora Asghari, and his 34-year-old friend, Zacharias Diamantides-Abel. They’re accused of “conspiring with Navarro to convert campaign donations to personal use” and face a combined eight counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy each.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Heather Dubrow Won This Season of ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/BravoRead more of our Real Housewives of Orange County coverage HERE.Despite this season being one of the best in years, Real Housewives of Orange County probably should’ve wrapped things up about two weeks ago. This is evidenced by tonight’s supersized finale where the women spend an hour and 15 minutes expanding their silly list of grievances against Heather Dubrow.I’m not exaggerating when I say that literally every scene in this episode, aside from one last check-in with Jenn and Ryan, features a conversation about Heather and her alleged lack of accountability. She even receives some delayed accusations from Taylor and Jenn, involving a cup of chicken noodle soup. Heather can’t even eat a boring, low-calorie meal without these Housewives calling her duplicitous!Read more at The Daily Beast.
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‘RHOC’ recap: ‘Wasted’ Taylor Armstrong goes on explosive rant about Heather Dubrow
"Taylor is code red wastey. She is just like non-stop endless loop of nonsense. I love her," Gina Kirschenheiter said of her "RHOC" co-star.
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Fetterman tells CNN what his fellow colleagues think of his casual clothes
CNN's Manu Raju asks Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) about his reaction to all the attention his casual wardrobe at Capitol Hill has stirred and what his colleagues have said to him about it.
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