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ABC NewsRepublicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell
Republicans in North Carolina and nationally are assessing the potential fallout for former President Donald Trump from a bombshell report alleging that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the party's gubernatorial nominee, posted disturbing and inflammatory statements on a forum of a pornographic website. CNN reported Thursday that Robinson, behind an anonymous username he allegedly used elsewhere, made the comments more than a decade ago, including supporting slavery, calling himself a "black NAZI" and recalling memories of him "peeping" on women in the shower as a 14-year-old. ABC News has not independently verified the comments were made by Robinson, and he insisted in a video posted to X prior to the story's publication that "those are not the words of Mark Robinson."
- Yahoo News Canada
'I don't think I've ever respected Jagmeet Singh more': Canadians back NDP leader after 'corrupted b------' altercation with hecklers in Ottawa
Jagmeet Singh's training as an MMA fighter in high school is being credited for his confidence in standing up against "bullies."
- HuffPost
Jimmy Kimmel Jabs Trump's Sorest Of All Sore Spots With Humiliating Video Evidence
The late night host hits the former president with a blunt reality check.
- Elle
Lady Gaga On Why She Hasn't Addressed Rumours That She Was A Man – Until Now
Lady Gaga on why she chose to address rumours around her gender and that she was a man.
- HuffPost
Lady Gaga's Dad Endorses Trump On Fox, And You Won't Believe How He Describes Him
Her father's praise for Trump might make it tough for the singer to keep her poker face.
- Hello!
What happened when Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince Archie spent a day together in public
Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis spent a special day with their cousin Prince Archie - see details.
- CBC
Shocking video captures Mississauga man run over as thief steals Porsche
Peel Regional Police released stunning security camera video Wednesday showing a woman run over a man while allegedly stealing his Porsche SUV earlier this month in Mississauga.That woman, now wanted for the vehicle theft and dangerous operation causing bodily harm, is captured on the video telling the man she's at his home to see the Porsche Cayenne. Police said she was responding to an Auto Trader ad, and the incident took place at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the Winston Churchill and Eglinton
- The Hill
Support for Taylor Swift get-out-the-vote efforts falls after Super Bowl conspiracy theory
More than half of voters in a new survey say they support pop star Taylor Swift’s get-out-the-vote effort to push her fans to vote in this year’s election, but the number is down 15 points from February following a conspiracy theory surrounding the idea of a rigged Super Bowl. The newly released Monmouth University poll…
- The Independent
Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Lashes Out at Howard Stern for Going ‘Woke’
Donald Trump is firing back at Howard Stern for turning on him after years of seemingly cordial radio conversations. In Trump’s estimation, everything changed after Stern went “woke.”During his first in studio appearance on the late-night Fox News show Gutfeld! Wednesday, Trump was confronted with a recent clip of Stern expressing “hate” for anyone “stupid” enough to vote for the Republican presidential candidate. “I was on Howard Stern’s show as much as anybody,” Trump told host Greg Gutfeld. “
- The Daily Beast
Republicans Are in a Civil War Over Trump’s Weed Plan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is fuming mad with state GOP lawmakers who he says aren’t doing enough to stop a ballot measure—supported by former president Donald Trump—that would legalize marijuana in the state, according to a report in Politico.State Republicans have kept mum on the issue, but the news outlet noted DeSantis recently started lashing out against his colleagues who, unlike him he says, aren’t fighting to stop possible legalization.“You say you’re all about these issues, and then when
- Hello!
Princess Kate wore a denim dress from H&M and you probably didn't notice
We nearly missed the royal's latest casual ensemble...
- The Daily Beast
Trump Hails Himself Israel’s Savior in Fantastical Speech
Donald Trump called Sen. Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, a “Palestinian” on Thursday in a speech full of fantastical claims about the former president’s self-described importance to Israel.“Chuck Schumer is a Palestinian,” Trump, flanked by American and Israeli flags, said of the Senate majority leader. “Who would have thought that was going to happen? What the hell happened to him?”From there, it got worse.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest s
- Reuters
Trump cancels appearance with Polish President Duda in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump's joint appearance with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the battleground state of Pennsylvania has been canceled, according to a source familiar with the Republican presidential candidate's plans. Trump and Duda had been planning to attend the unveiling of a monument at a Polish-American Catholic shrine north of Philadelphia on Sunday. It was not immediately clear why the appearance was canceled or if Trump would meet Duda at another time or place.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- BuzzFeed
Ex-Trump Voters, Tell Us The Moment That Made You Go "Enough Is Enough"
"I'll never forget that moment because that was the moment I think I literally within myself said, 'I think I've made a mistake.'"
- The Hockey News - Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins Bring In New Goalie
The Boston Bruins have added a goalie to their training camp roster.
- HuffPost UK
Putin's 'Well-Established' Ambition To Be Derailed By 1 – Rather Obvious – Problem, UK Says
The Russian president's long-held plans could be "hampered" by his ongoing land grab in Ukraine.
- FTW Outdoors
A Wheel of Fortune 'bankruptcy' run was so wacky that Ryan Seacrest asked Vanna White for advice
A segment on Wheel of Fortune was so bad that host Ryan Seacrest and the contestants were in disbelief. Footage of a recent episode of the long-standing show has surfaced online, and it might be one of the wildest sequences in Wheel o
- The Hockey News
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitl and Sidney Crosby React to Their NHL 25 Ratings
McDavid questions why no one is rated 99 overall