On Tuesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to allow the special master reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago access to those marked as classified. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said in court papers that Trump would suffer “no harm at all” if the documents are temporarily withheld from the …
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Prosecutors drop all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
On Tuesday, the Baltimore City State Attorney’s Office announced they have dropped all charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend. The move comes weeks after Syed’s conviction was overturned on September 19th, and he was released without bail and placed on home detention with GPS monitoring while prosecutors …
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Carolina Panthers QB Baker Mayfield avoids surgery and being placed on IR, but will miss up to 4 weeks with ankle injury
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield will not need surgery on the high ankle sprain he suffered. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said that Mayfield avoided “major damage”, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Mayfield will not be placed on IR, but is expected to miss anywhere from 2-6 weeks due to the injury. The quarterback could return within …
Actress Angela Lansbury passes away at age 96
Legendary actress of the stage and screen Angela Lansbury has passed away at the age of 96. Lansbury’s family released a statement saying: “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five …
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Kaley Cuoco announces pregnancy, expecting baby girl with Tom Pelphrey
Actress Kaley Cuoco, 36, and her boyfriend, actor Tom Pelphrey, 40, are expecting their first child together. The couple announced that Cuoco is pregnant with a baby girl in separate Instagram posts on Tuesday. Cuoco shared a series of photos on her page, including the an inside of a cake with pink frosting to reveal …
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Los Angeles City Council president resigns from post after racist remarks are leaked
On Monday, President of the Los Angeles City Council, Nury Martinez, resigned from her post after audio of her making repeated racist marks was leaked. In a statement, Martinez announced that she would resign effective immediately, and apologized for her off-color remarks. The leaked audio surfaced ahead of the Nov. 8 election in which several …
Third largest freight rail union rejects tentative agreement to avert a nationwide rail strike
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division — the country’s third largest freight rail union — has voted down a tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration to avert a nationwide rail strike. The union is the first labor group to reject the offer; according to a statement released Monday, 56% of its almost 12,000 workers …
Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson signed to a two-year contract extension through 2024 season
On Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that manager Rob Thomson has signed a two-year contract extension that will cover the 2023-2024 seasons. The 59-year-old Thomson took over on an interim basis after Joe Girardi was fired on June 2, and the Phillies surged thereafter, making the postseason for the first time since 2011. The Phillies were 22-29 …
Carolina Panthers fire head coach Matt Rhule after 1-4 start
The Carolina Panthers announced Monday that they have fired head coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start to the 2022 season. Assistant coach Steve Wilks was named interim head coach. Rhule and the Panthers opened the 2022 campaign with a 26-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns, and the New York Giants beat the Panthers 19-16 in …
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Watch the trailer for Selena Gomez’s Apple TV+ documentary ‘My Mind and Me’
Selena Gomez acknowledged World Mental Health Day on Monday, Oct. 10 by sharing on Instagram a trailer for her upcoming Apple TV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” set to be released Nov. 4. In the Instagram caption, Gomez writes: “Every breath, a breakthrough. In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay I wanted to share the trailer for my documentary …
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