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Roger Stone Blasted For Claiming '90s Concert Photo Was Actually Trump Rally

May 13, 2024, 01:58 PM EDT Republican operative Roger Stone was slammed on Sunday after he posted a picture of what he claimed was a photo of the supposedly massive crowds at former President Donald Trump’s New Jersey rally on Saturday. A spokesperson for the city of Wildwood, New Jersey ― where the rally took place ― estimated that as many as 100,000 people showed up to the rally. However, photos and film footage told a different story. Although there was a crowd of people behi ...

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David Sanborn, Grammy award-winning saxophonist, dead at 78

David Sanborn, an influential saxophonist, who found success across the genres of pop, R&B, jazz and more, died Sunday. He was 78. “It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn,” reads a statement on his social media accounts. “Mr. Sanborn passed Sunday afternoon, May 12th, after an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications.” ...

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Baltimore bridge span removed, ship freed with precision blast

May 13, 2024, 6:12 PM EDT Dali, the container ship that felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, was freed on Monday by precision explosive charges that dismantled the span of the roadway that came down on the vessel. Gov. Wes Moore announced at a news conference that a channel 50 feet deep and 700 feet wide was expected to be available to vessels at the end of the month and will be a key piece for "fully opening vessel traffic to the port." The port was initially shuttered at ...

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Nikki Haley reemerges to thank big donors, not expected to endorse Trump

May 13, 2024, 3:13 PM Nikki Haley will meet with roughly 100 of her biggest donors who supported her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this week, taking another step toward reemerging back into public life following her defeat at the hands of her chief rival, former President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the event confirmed to ABC News. The retreat, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, will take place on Monday and Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina, not far ...

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Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS

May 13, 2024, 2:07 PM Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month -- celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in a recent public service announcement. "Organizations like ISIS may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June 2024 Pride Month," according to the announcement, which the agencies issued last week. The announcement added ...

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Donald Trump's obsession with control is backfiring on his lawyers in court

(Salon) Trump's current micromanaging of his defense team certainly cuts against the claims that he would have let his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, arrange hush money payments that ended up costing Trump more than $200,000 without Trump's knowledge. But it's also creating all manner of logistical problems for his defense team, including this most recent screw-up that allowed Daniels to testify at great length.

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Trump praises Hannibal Lecter at NJ campaign event, video shows rally emptying out as he rambles on

(The Guardian) Donald Trump on Saturday praised the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter “as a wonderful man” before segueing into comments disparaging people who have immigrated into the US without permission.

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Democratic group launches $25 million ad blitz targeting Trump on abortion

(CNN) A Democratic super PAC is launching a $25 million advertising blitz in three swing states, featuring voter testimonials about former President Donald Trump’s role in curbing abortion access. The ads from American Bridge 21st Century mark the first wave of a larger, planned $140 million campaign by the group to persuade swing voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to reject Trump’s bid to return to the White House. President Joe Biden flipped all three states in 2020.

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Joe Biden Drops Brutal Mother's Day Ad Attacking Donald Trump

(Newsweek) On Sunday, Biden's campaign released an ad that started off tranquil with scenes of mothers with their children and the words, "Happy Mother's Day" written on the bottom. Then, the screen goes black with only the words, "But not from Donald Trump."

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Giuliani Turns to YouTube After Lies Land Him in Hot Water at Radio Station

6 min ago - Published May 13, 2024 7:07PM EDT Former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has turned to social media in order to keep spreading the false conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election that got him kicked off the air at New York City radi ... (Daily Beast)

Man who crashed U-Haul into White House barrier pleads guilty

43 min ago - Updated 7:06 PM EDT, Mon May 13, 2024 CNN — A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday in an attempted attack on the White House with a rented U-Haul, the Justice Department announced. Sai Varshith Kandula pleaded guilty to one count of willful ... (CNN Politics)

Mississippi enacts transgender bathroom ban in public schools

1 hr ago - May 13, 2024, 6:12 PM EDT Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Monday that would bar transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities in the state’s public schools. The legislation, titled the ... (NBC News)

Justice Department vows crackdown on election-related threats

2 hrs ago - 05/13/2024 04:29 PM EDT Top Justice Department leaders promised Monday to respond swiftly to threats against officials overseeing this year’s elections and to combat the increasing use of sophisticated technology to disguise the origins of any d ... (Politico)

Walmart to lay off hundreds of corporate staff and relocate others, WSJ reports

6 hrs ago - May 13 (Reuters) - Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, workers at the U.S. retail giant's smal ... (Reuters)

U.N. staff member killed in attack on car marked with U.N. flag in Rafah

6 hrs ago - A U.N. staff member employed by the U.N. Department of Safety and Security was killed while traveling in a U.N. vehicle from Rafah to the European Hospital in the southwest corner of Khan Younis, according to a statement Monday by Farhan Haq, deputy ... (Washington Post)

Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair from the Gates Foundation

6 hrs ago - Melinda French Gates, one of the world's wealthiest philanthropists, announced Monday she is resigning as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — a foundation she has helped lead since its start in 2000. In a post on X (formerly kn ... (NPR)

Major airlines sue Biden administration over fee disclosure rule

8 hrs ago - Major U.S. airlines are suing the U.S. Transportation Department over a new rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees, the latest clash between air carriers and the Biden administration. Lobbying group Airlines for America, along with America ... (Reuters)

The United Nations on Monday clarified that the overall number of fatalities in Gaza tallied by the Ministry of Health

10 hrs ago - The United Nations on Monday clarified that the overall number of fatalities in Gaza tallied by the Ministry of Health in Gaza remains unchanged, at more than 35,000, since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on October 7. According to Haq, ... (CNN)

Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS

10 hrs ago - May 13, 2024, 2:07 PM Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month -- celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in a recent public serv ... (ABC News)

Massachusetts takes Uber and Lyft to trial over status of gig workers

11 hrs ago - Published 9:39 AM EDT, Mon May 13, 2024 Uber and Lyft are set to face trial on Monday in a US lawsuit by Massachusetts' attorney general alleging the ride-share companies misclassified their drivers as independent contractors rather than more costly ... (CNN Business)

Baltimore bridge span removed, ship freed with precision blast

11 hrs ago - May 13, 2024, 6:12 PM EDT Dali, the container ship that felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, was freed on Monday by precision explosive charges that dismantled the span of the roadway that came down on the vessel. Gov. Wes Moore announced at ... (NBC News)

Roger Stone Blasted For Claiming '90s Concert Photo Was Actually Trump Rally

12 hrs ago - May 13, 2024, 01:58 PM EDT Republican operative Roger Stone was slammed on Sunday after he posted a picture of what he claimed was a photo of the supposedly massive crowds at former President Donald Trump’s New Jersey rally on Saturday. A spokes ... (Huff Post)

US financial regulators propose anti-money laundering rules for fund advisers

13 hrs ago - May 13, 2024 12:50 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago May 13 (Reuters) - Two U.S. financial regulators jointly proposed new rules on Monday that would fight money laundering by requiring fund advisers to document customer identities, part of a wider effort t ... (Reuters)

Nikki Haley reemerges to thank big donors, not expected to endorse Trump

14 hrs ago - May 13, 2024, 3:13 PM Nikki Haley will meet with roughly 100 of her biggest donors who supported her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination this week, taking another step toward reemerging back into public life following her defeat at th ... (ABC News)

David Sanborn, Grammy award-winning saxophonist, dead at 78

14 hrs ago - David Sanborn, an influential saxophonist, who found success across the genres of pop, R&B, jazz and more, died Sunday. He was 78. “It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Awa ... (CNN)

Kamala Harris drops an f-bomb

15 hrs ago - 05/13/24 12:45 PM ET Vice President Harris dropped an f-bomb as she gave advice to young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people Monday, prompting applause from her audience. “We have to know that sometimes people will open t ... (The Hill)

Israel proposes Palestinian Authority unofficially operate Rafah crossing

16 hrs ago - 15 mins ago Israel proposed the Palestinian Authority send representatives to the Rafah crossing last week to take part in operating it, though not in an official capacity, four senior American, Israeli and Palestinian officials told Axios. Why it ma ... (Axios)

SBU Says It Prevented May 9 Russian Terrorist Attacks Against Civilian Targets in Kyiv

17 hrs ago - Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said they caught terrorists in the act as they were planting explosives in four separate attacks in Kyiv on May 9. The terrorists are said to be affiliated with Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff ... (Kyiv Post)

Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case: 'Make sure it doesn't get released'

17 hrs ago - Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client approved hefty payouts to stifle stories about sex that he feared could be harmful to his ... (NBC)

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