Disney faced the consequences of its decision to yank “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air as protestors gathered Thursday outside the Mouse House’s headquarters in Burbank and New York. The crowds slammed ABC, Disney and Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr set off a chain of events Wednesday with his comments in a podcast interview that threatened …
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Harvard Business School graduate was arrested Thursday on fraud charges alleging he swindled fellow alumni of the prestigious school out of over $4 million in a Ponzi scheme, even assuring one investor they would soon “brag” about their “crazy gains” at the school’s reunion. Vladimir Artamonov, 46, was taken into custody in Elkridge, Maryland, where …
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ABC’s late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel, is facing flak on social media for his comments on the Charlie Kirk assassination. The conservative activist, Trump ally and founder of Turning Point USA was fatally shot by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson at a Utah university event last week. The suspect has been charged with aggravated murder, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Jimmy Kimmel …
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US attorney general Pam Bondi’s pledge that the Trump administration will “absolutely target” people who use “hate speech” in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has prompted criticism of the idea from across the political spectrum, including from prominent conservatives. Bondi said on a podcast hosted by Katie Miller, the wife of the rightwing White House …
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Former US President Barack Obama has warned of a “political crisis of the sort that we haven’t seen before” in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk. At an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Obama said he did not know Kirk and disagreed with many of his views, but called the killing “horrific and a tragedy”. He criticised Donald …
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Read More »Charlie Kirk Killing Live Updates: Suspect Faces Aggravated Murder Charge, and Death Penalty The New York Times Live updates: Charlie Kirk shooting investigation, suspect Tyler Robinson hearing CNN Utah files murder charges against Tyler Robinson NPR ‘I had enough of hatred’: Kirk’s accused killer wrote in texts to roommate, officials say KATU ‘I had enough of his hatred’: Here’s what court docs allege suspected …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel touted his leadership of the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency at a congressional hearing likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing and the recent firings of senior FBI officials who have accused Patel of illegal political retribution. The appearance Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee represents …
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