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Vice President Kamala Harris went on a four-day diplomatic trip to Paris last week and spent around $500 on cookware in a Parisian shop amid U.S. economic uncertainty and rising inflation. Harris reportedly dropped 516 euros on pots and pans at high-end cookware store E. Dehillerin, which is located outside of the world-famous Louvre museum. The vice president brought home a serving dish costing around $375, a frying pan around $160, and other kitchenware items including a porcelain egg dish and a copper cleaner, according to the store, which disclosed the amount of the purchase to the Washington Free Beacon.…

A GoFundMe page aiming to raise $5 million to bail out an ex-con suspected of killing six people when he drove through a Wisconsin Christmas parade was removed from the site. The fundraiser for Darrell Brooks came amid anger that he’d even been offered bail, with prosecutors acknowledging he was free to crash through Waukesha revelers after being released on an “inappropriately low” bond for another suspected vehicle attack earlier this month. According to screenshots initially posted by Law Enforcement Today, the fundraising campaign insisted Brooks was a victim of a “racist” legal system, using hashtags such as #RacismIsReal and…

A man who allegedly smuggled copies of Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” in North Korea has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a report. This man smuggled copies of the show on USB drives from China into North Korea, despite efforts by North Korean authorities to keep it out of the country, where foreign media is banned. “Squid Game has been able to enter the country on memory storage devices such as USB flash drives and SD cards, which are smuggled in by ship, and then make their way inland. They say that the content is similar…

Donald Trump slammed the opposing lawyers and claimed Kyle Rittenhouse was subjected to “prosecutorial misconduct” “He’s a really good young guy,” said Trump.” Just left Mar-a-Lago a little while ago, and he should never have been put through that. That was prosecutorial misconduct, and it’s happening all over the United States right now with the Democrats.” Trump also added: “[Rittenhouse] should not have had to suffer through a trial for that. He was going to be dead if he didn’t pull that trigger, that guy that put the gun to his head in one-quarter of a second he was going…

Steve Burton, an award-winning soap opera actor, has been dismissed from ABC’s “General Hospital” after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an Instagram video he posted on Tuesday. Jason Morgan was played by Burton, who has been on and off the show since 1992. In a video posted on Instagram, the star stated that he had applied his medical and religious exemptions, but both were denied, adding that meant hurting his personal liberty. Nobody should lose their livelihood over this, he concluded. The cast of “General Hospital” was obliged to get COVID-19 vaccinated by November 1, making it…

President Joe Biden’s administration plans to require nonresident travelers crossing U.S. borders, such as emergency and government officials and truck drivers, to get the COVID vaccine beginning January 22. According to a senior administration official, the requirement, which the White House first announced in October, aligns the rules for essential travelers with those that went into effect earlier this month for leisure travelers when the United States reopened its borders to fully vaccinated individuals. Passengers who use the ferry to enter will also have to comply with the rule. On the condition of anonymity, the official spoke to The Associated…

Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Kyle Rittenhouse drew more than five million viewers when it aired on Fox News, nearly six times the audience of CNN that night. In comparison, Tucker Carlson Tonight’s rivals Anderson Cooper 360 and All in With Chris Hayes drew only 792,000 and 1.2 million total viewers, respectively. Tucker had 913,000 viewers in the important 25-54 demographic, while Anderson Cooper and Chris Hayes had 193,000 and 159,000 viewers, respectively. Tucker also outperformed his Fox News rivals, The Five and Hannity. The audience for The Five was 3.72 million, while Hannity’s was 3.28 million, indicating that a…

Rachel Maddow dedicated an entire segment to the horrific Waukesha Christmas parade, but did not mention suspect Darrell E. Brooks Jr.’s name or ex-con background. At least five counts of first-degree intentional homicide and other additional charges will be filed against Brooks to the district attorney’s office, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said. During her show, Rachel Maddow didn’t mention Brooks by name as she only referred to him as “the suspect” and she failed to inform viewers about his lengthy criminal history dating back to 1999 that includes numerous violent felonies. MSNBC also chose not to display his mugshot…

Over $95,000 was spent by a public school system in Georgia to conduct a “social-emotional learning” survey on students led by an educational organization operated by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s son-in-law. According to the district’s website, Savannah-Chatham County Public School District spent $95,375 on the survey as they used money from the first round of the Federal CARES Act to pay for the survey conducted by Panorama Education. This was all uncovered by the concerned parent organization Parents Defending Education. Two surveys were crafted by Panorama for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School system, one for students in grades 3-5…

City Council was being pushed by Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President earlier this year to revisit a bill that would give non-citizen immigrants who legally reside in New York City the right to vote in city elections, saying: “We cannot be a beacon to the world and continue to attract the global talent, energy and entrepreneurship that has allowed our city to thrive for centuries if we do not give immigrants a vote in how this city is run and what our priorities are for the future.” But Mayor Bill de Blasio said on “The Brian Lehrer Show” in September…

General Mills prepares to jack up prices “on hundreds of items across dozens of brands,” as inflation continues to skyrocket, American shoppers can expect to face even higher prices at grocery stores next year. As new price points for some of the products will be a whopping 20% higher. The network reportedly received several letters the company sent to at least one major regional wholesale supplier last week outlining plans to raise the prices of a wide range of products in a relatively short period of time, which includes Cheerios, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Green Giant, Yoplait, and dozens…

A Nordstrom in California was robbed Saturday night, after a hoard of looters swarmed in terrorizing and assaulting shoppers and employees, ripping off bag loads of merchandise and ransacking shelves before fleeing in several vehicles waiting for them on the street. In a Sunday morning news release authorities said that Walnut Creek police investigators are in the process of reviewing surveillance footage to attempt to identify other suspects responsible for this brazen act. Lieutenant Ryan Hibbs said that three people were in custody – an 18-year-old man from Oakland and two people from San Francisco, ages 30 and 32. NBC’s…

Two Fox News contributors since 2009, Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned from the network, as they protest over Fox News star Tucker Carlson’s recent Patriot Purge documentary series, which is currently airing on Fox’s online streaming service Fox Nation. The series shows a lot of conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, including the baseless claim that the deadly riot was a “false flag” orchestrated by the federal government. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYPMhibhhQ Hayes and Goldberg founded the center-right Never Trump publication The Dispatch in 2019, and they called Carlson’s documentary “truly dangerous” and “factually inaccurate.” This is what…

Andrew Coffee IV, an Indian River County man who claimed self-defense in his case and was found not guilty on the same day as Kyle Rittenhouse, did not receive nearly the media attention or coverage despite having a similar argument and verdict. Coffee IV was on trial in connection with a deadly 2017 SWAT raid in Gifford. He was charged with second-degree murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, three counts of attempted murder of law enforcement and shooting or throwing a deadly missile after the raid led to an exchange of gunfire. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ8m-Re0JT0 The sheriff’s office claimed Coffee IV fired…

Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal defense attorney, Mark Richards said that he “can’t count” the number of death threats he’s received recently. “It’s too high,” he added. He has received so many death threats that he needed to stop using his own cellphone. The attorney switched to using his wife’s cellphone but her number has also been targeted by people making death threats. “I would love for things to change,” said Richards. He continued, saying he wants “people to talk to one another without fighting, but, unfortunately, I don’t see it changing it any time soon.” Richards offered a statement directly after…

Representative Kevin McCarthy said that if the Senate passes the legislation and it comes back to the House, that the Republicans will have “another bite at the apple” to defeat President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. “If it fails in the Senate, it dies. But if the Senate changes​ it​, any of those changes, has to come back to the ​H​ouse. So we have another bite at the apple here​,” said McCarthy, the House minority leader who previously delayed a vote on it. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2DvqHtA0Es He spoke on the House floor overnight last Friday for 8 hours and…

Norfolk Police ex-Lieutenant William ‘Bill’ Kelly, anonymously donated $25 to a Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund and was fired after being outed by hackers and the media. Kelly now wants his job back as Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts. Kelly explained why he thought Rittenhouse deserved his help back then and that he stands by the decision: “Everything I’m saying is just my personal opinion. I’ve been a homicide detective, a violent crimes investigator for years. I have a background. I watched the video of the shooting and I’d seen the video of the journalists of Mr. Rittenhouse…

With a $44 million opening from 4,315 sites, Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is on its way to a lucrative Thanksgiving box office. Jason Reitman’s sequel to the 1980s blockbuster is winning over audiences while beating forecasts. Estimates for the film varied from $27 million to $35 million, with Sony estimating the lower end of the range. Instead, the picture has debuted to a similar level as the “Ghostbusters” reboot, which grossed $46 million in 2016 – a movie that true Ghostbusters fans disliked more than anything due to it being a terrible movie in general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaG_5ZZ2PyM The production budget for “Ghostbusters:…

Ashley Etienne, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris resigned amid horrific poll numbers and growing criticism of the VP. Etienne will remain in position until next month when the resignation takes effect. A White House official said that Etienne is a valued member of the Vice President’s team, who worked tirelessly to advance the goals of the administration, adding: “She is leaving the office in December to pursue other opportunities. CNN reported some outlined recent frustration and dysfunction in Harris’ office.  George Stephanopoulos asked Harris if she feels “misused or underused” by the Biden administration, and she answered with…

Atlanta Airport went into a panic after a passenger’s firearm went off as he lunged for it during a TSA screening One of the officers was searching a passenger’s bag at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s main security checkpoint when the passenger, who had been told not to touch the bag after a ‘prohibited item’ was identified on the X-ray, “lunged into the bag and grabbed a firearm, at which point it discharged” said the Transportation Security Administration, after he ran out of an airport exit. Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Kenny Wells and issued a warrant for his arrest.…