DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - Trump Commutes Former Union Leader John Dougherty’s Corruption Sentence
John Dougherty was convicted on bribery charges
DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - REPORT: Andrew, Tristan Tate Indicted In Romania
Indicted for trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor, and witness tampering
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Police Fire Veteran Cop for Telling Detainee Who Called English ‘Animals’ from a ‘Dirty Nation’ to ‘Go Home.’
A Nottinghamshire police officer was dismissed for breaching equality standards after telling a detainee who called English people "animals" to "go home" during a heated exchange.
A Nottinghamshire police officer was dismissed for breaching equality standards after telling a detainee who called English people “animals” to “go home” during a heated exchange. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A police officer in Nottinghamshire, England, was dismissed after an accelerated misconduct hearing found he breached standards of equality and diversity by telling a detainee who called England a “dirty nation” and the English people “animals” to “go home” during a confrontation. DETAIL: ‘Officer B,’ whose identity is being protected, had served the community for over two decades, told the detainee, ‘Person B,’ to “get on a boat and go back to where you came from” after being provoked by the comments…Open
CULTURCIDAL (John Hawkins) - The Revenge of the ‘Resentment Goblins’
Did you hear about the murder of Erin Piacenti? It’s really a tragic story:
Did you hear about the murder of Erin Piacenti ? It’s really a tragic story: The stabbing spree happened on Monday, Aug. 31. NYPD investigators say 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, wielding two “sword-like knives,” stabbed two people in Times Square, in what investigators believe was a “random and unprovoked attack.” The first victim, police said, was a 68-year-old man, who remains hospitalized in stable condition. Seconds later, officials said Cisneros stabbed Piacenti in the stomach near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Piacenti was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Piacenti’s death comes as she recently returned to work following maternity leave. According to The New York Times , Piacenti…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Smart Works welcomes Meghan Markle's UK return, but the Cotswolds crowd isn't rolling out the red carpet
Meghan Markle's charity Smart Works says it is "very excited" to welcome the Duchess of Sussex back to Britain, but neighbors, commentators, and the Palace itself appear far less enthusiastic. The Sussex family touched down at Birmingham Airport around lunchtime on August 26, arriving by private flight from California with their two children, Prince Archie, […] The post Smart Works welcomes Meghan Markle's UK return, but the Cotswolds crowd isn't rolling out the red carpet appeared first on American Almanac .
Meghan Markle's charity Smart Works says it is "very excited" to welcome the Duchess of Sussex back to Britain, but neighbors, commentators, and the Palace itself appear far less enthusiastic. The Sussex family touched down at Birmingham Airport around lunchtime on August 26, arriving by private flight from California with their two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5. The couple has been house-hunting in the North Cotswolds, a well-heeled stretch of the English countryside that trades on discretion and quiet money. A representative for Smart Works, the employment charity Markle has patronized since 2018, told Hello! Magazine the organization is "very excited to welcome the Duchess and her family back to the UK." That…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Pittsburgh's beloved Star Wars vending machine is coming back after restoration scare
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire […] The post Pittsburgh's beloved Star Wars vending machine is coming back after restoration scare appeared first on American Almanac .
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Station 27 on Mount Washington for decades. It draws large crowds every May the Fourth for annual Star Wars celebrations. Recently, the machine vanished from its usual spot, and the internet lost its collective mind. Braeden Days, a Pittsburgh native and lifelong Star Wars fan who works as a content creator, removed the machine after getting permission from Fire Station 27. His…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Helmetless biker crashes through open bus doors in Colombia, walks away, and vanishes
A speeding motorcyclist in Colombia flew through the open doors of a public bus after apparently running a red light, landed on a passenger seat, apologized, and disappeared, leaving police still searching for him. The crash happened around noon on a Sunday at a busy intersection in Guadalajara de Buga, a city in central Colombia. […] The post Helmetless biker crashes through open bus doors in Colombia, walks away, and vanishes appeared first on American Almanac .
A speeding motorcyclist in Colombia flew through the open doors of a public bus after apparently running a red light, landed on a passenger seat, apologized, and disappeared, leaving police still searching for him. The crash happened around noon on a Sunday at a busy intersection in Guadalajara de Buga, a city in central Colombia. The unidentified rider, helmetless, sporting a Mohican-style haircut, slammed into the side of a route bus at high speed. His motorcycle struck the closed section of the door panel, but the open half of the bus doors gave his body a clear path inside. The impact catapulted him into the passenger compartment, where he landed on a seat. He got up, told stunned passengers he was fine, said he was sorry, and walked…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Taiwanese husband jailed for catching wife's affair on robot vacuum camera
A Taiwanese man who used his robot vacuum's live camera feed to record his wife's affair won $17,000 in civil damages, then got sentenced to five months in prison for the very same footage. The case, first reported by the South China Morning Post, reads like a cautionary tale about smart-home surveillance and the legal […] The post Taiwanese husband jailed for catching wife's affair on robot vacuum camera appeared first on American Almanac .
A Taiwanese man who used his robot vacuum's live camera feed to record his wife's affair won $17,000 in civil damages, then got sentenced to five months in prison for the very same footage. The case, first reported by the South China Morning Post , reads like a cautionary tale about smart-home surveillance and the legal lines that even a wronged spouse cannot cross. The unnamed man married his wife in 2021. By September 2023, he had reason to suspect something was wrong. He found a used toothbrush at the couple's holiday home, one that didn't belong to either of them. He pulled security footage from the property's parking garage. It showed another man driving his wife home. That was enough to set the next step in motion. A robot vacuum…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez agrees to plead guilty in Indianapolis battery case
Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback turned Fox Sports analyst, will plead guilty to charges stemming from a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, a case that cost him his broadcasting career and now carries up to six years in prison. Defense attorneys filed a motion in Marion County Superior […] The post Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez agrees to plead guilty in Indianapolis battery case appeared first on American Almanac .
Mark Sanchez, the former NFL quarterback turned Fox Sports analyst, will plead guilty to charges stemming from a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, a case that cost him his broadcasting career and now carries up to six years in prison. Defense attorneys filed a motion in Marion County Superior Court on Thursday asking a judge to scrap the upcoming trial date and schedule a guilty plea and sentencing hearing instead, Breitbart reported . The move comes after the trial had been pushed back five times and was set to begin as soon as the following Tuesday. Sanchez faces a felony charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, punishable by one to six years, along with three misdemeanor…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Ryan Reynolds dismisses 1980s nostalgia as a 'brutal, brutal time' while promoting new film
The Deadpool star used his platform at a New York City premiere to lecture Americans about their fondness for the 1980s, calling the decade a "f***ing mess" that people have conveniently forgotten. Ryan Reynolds walked the carpet at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in New York on Tuesday for the premiere of his upcoming film […] The post Ryan Reynolds dismisses 1980s nostalgia as a 'brutal, brutal time' while promoting new film appeared first on American Almanac .
The Deadpool star used his platform at a New York City premiere to lecture Americans about their fondness for the 1980s, calling the decade a "f***ing mess" that people have conveniently forgotten. Ryan Reynolds walked the carpet at the AMC Lincoln Square theater in New York on Tuesday for the premiere of his upcoming film Mayday, set to land on Apple TV on September 4. But instead of sticking to the usual promotional script, Reynolds used his time with Variety to deliver a history lesson, one that said more about Hollywood's reflexive disdain for mainstream American sentiment than it did about any actual decade. Reynolds, born in 1977, was thirteen years old when the 1980s ended. He spent most of the decade as a child in Vancouver. That…Open