The Lunchtime Lowdown - Your midday update for Sept. 14
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SnopesKing Charles III's Funeral Plans Reportedly Updated, as He's 'Very Unwell.' Here's What We Found
Numerous rumors about the British monarch spread following his cancer diagnosis on Feb. 5, 2024.
- People
Rumer Willis Praises Mom Demi Moore's 'Bangin'' Bikini Body
"If my genetics are at least half that good, I'm solid," said Willis of her mother's "bangin'" body
- InStyle
Kate Middleton and Prince William Are Reportedly "Going Through Hell" Amid Cancer News
The couple's designer friend says she's "heartbroken" for them.
- CNN
Bodies, pickup truck found in Mexican region where American and Australian tourists went missing, sources say
Three bodies were found Friday in the Mexican region where an American and two Australians have been missing for several days, multiple sources told CNN.
- Barrons.com
DJT Stock Falls. SEC Charges Trump Media Auditing Firm With ‘Massive Fraud.’
The SEC charges the company’s auditing firm BF Borgers CPA and its owner Benjamin Borgers with ‘massive fraud.’
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Hits Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Family And The Trial
Sarah Matthews "really wouldn't imagine" one person in particular coming to court as she explained why the former president is in a "bad mood" and "lashing out at aides."
- The Daily Beast
Hope Hicks Breaks Down on the Stand
Carlos Barria/ReutersHope Hicks, Donald Trump’s first political PR guru and presumed holder of all his dirty secrets, started crying on the stand as the former president’s legal team questioned her at his New York criminal trial on Friday.Hicks instantly broke down when Trump defense lawyer Emile Bove began his cross-examination, asking her about how she was initially hired to work with the Trump Organization. After a brief break was called to allow her to compose herself, Hicks returned to the
- HuffPost
CNN Legal Analyst Says 4 Words From Trial Are ‘Ominous’ For Donald Trump
A text message saw “the normal hush of the courtroom” suddenly “punctuated by the audible clattering" of journalists' keyboards, noted Norm Eisen.
- HuffPost
Fox Reporter Corrects Trump To His Face Over Evidence-Free 'Biden Trial' Claim
The Wisconsin political reporter challenged the former president, who has repeatedly made the false claim about his hush money trial.
- HuffPost
Judge Calls Out Trump For Making False Claims About Gag Order
Trump may be trying to wriggle his way out of testifying, which he'd previously pledged to do.
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Flags 'Really Troubling' Sign About Her Uncle's Trial
The former president's niece described a "split screen" effect that she believes could be damaging to the case against her uncle.
- Snopes
Fact Check: Theodore Roosevelt Supposedly Posed for Photo with Last Known Triceratops. Here Are the Facts
The black-and-white photo appeared to show the former U.S. President standing over a lifeless dinosaur.
- FTW Outdoors
Grizzly bear cub breaks out moves in hilarious trail-cam footage
The approaching bears are robust and the vibe is suspenseful until one cub pauses to scratch its back on a tree.
- The Canadian Press
Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is questionable with how long-term injured reserve operates was back on the ice just in time for the playoffs. Again. No team is more scrutinized than Vegas for how it uses LTIR. To critics and skeptical fans, it looks very
- CNN
The moment Trump defied gravity is coming back to haunt him
Being elected president shortly after surviving the publication of the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape in 2016 is the moment in which Donald Trump defied political gravity.
- Hello!
Prince Harry's visit to the UK coincides with the royal family's big party - details
Prince Harry's visit to the UK coincides with a major royal event that is likely to be hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla. Get details here...
- The Hill
Greene fires back after Fox News columnist calls her an ‘idiot’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a shot at Fox News after a columnist for the outlet called her “an idiot” who is trying to “wreck the GOP.” “Fox News called me an idiot. That was literally their headline. They called me an idiot,” Greene said during an appearance on Steve Bannon’s podcast this week.…
- allrecipes
98-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Eats This Every Night After Dinner
No wonder the actor and comedian still considers himself a child looking for his inner adult!
- People
Jessie James Decker Reveals She Weighs '30 Lbs. More' in Candid Post-Baby Bikini Post: 'Give Yourself Grace'
The singer welcomed her fourth child, a son, with husband Eric Decker on Feb. 9
- The Hill
Former RNC Chair: Trump ‘afraid of losing,’ most important thing to him ‘is his ego’
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Steele sharply criticized former President Trump’s inability to admit he lost the last presidential election and said he’s afraid of losing the upcoming one in November because it will hit the most important thing to him, his ego. “Donald Trump is afraid of losing, because it strikes at…