A campaign fundraiser who worked with Rep. George Santos has been indicted on four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, after he allegedly impersonated a top aide to a member of the House while contacting donors for Santos’ campaign. Santos’ office has declined to comment on Miele. According to an …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
President Biden and First Lady to visit Maui after wildfires
According to a statement released by the White House on Wednesday, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 after devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island killed more than 100 people and caused mass destruction in the area. The death toll from the fires rose to 106 on …
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Tampa Bay WR Russell Gage suffers season-ending knee injury in practice with Jets
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ wide receiver Russell Gage will miss the entire 2023 campaign after suffering a knee injury in a joint practice with the NY Jets on Wednesday. Gage had been battling back from a neck injury he suffered on a hit in January’s playoff loss to the Cowboys. Gage, 27, …
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Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki receive U.S. Open wild cards
The U.S. Open announced that former World No. 1 players Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki are among the eight women who received wild-card entries into the main draw of the U.S. Open. Others receiving tournament entries are Americans Ashlyn Krueger, Robin Montgomery, Kayla Day and Clervie Ngounoue, Australia’s Storm Hunter, and France’s Fiona Ferro. Play in …
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Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari files for divorce after 14 months of marriage
Britney Spears husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce on Wednesday after 14 months of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences” in the divorce filing. TMZ was the first to report the news that the couple had split and were currently living separately, with multiple sources noting that the separation stemmed from “a nuclear argument that involve[d] allegations …
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Usher releases music video for ‘Boyfriend’ featuring Keke Palmer
Usher has dropped the video for his new song titled “Boyfriend”, which stars actress and singer Keke Palmer. The collaboration between Usher and Palmer comes shortly after the viral moment when Usher serenaded Keke at his Las Vegas residency, where she was later criticized by her boyfriend Darius Jackson, who is also the father …
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Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County election case to federal court
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who is one of the co-defendants charged with racketeering in the Georgia 2020 election probe, is seeking to move the Fulton County case to federal court. In a 14-page court document filed on Tuesday, Meadows argued that the charges in the indictment pertain to actions he took …
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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher pleads guilty to child neglect charge in Virginia
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say used her gun to shoot his first-grade teacher at a elementary school in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state charge stemming from the shooting in January. The case drew national attettion to school safety and gun violence and led to the ouster of the school’s …
Rookie Anthony Richardson named as Indianapolis Colts’ starting QB
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced that rookie Anthony Richardson, 21, has been named their starting quarterback for the 2023 season. Steichen said: “Anthony’s just been progressing. The growth he’s shown, then, obviously, going into Buffalo, playing against a lot of their starters, he showed great signs of improvement. I like the things he …
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Umpire Ángel Hernández loses appeal in his discrimination lawsuit against MLB
Veteran umpire Ángel Hernández lost his appeal on Tuesday in his racial discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball, after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his case. In 2021, Hernández lost his original lawsuit against MLB, but he appealed the decision. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2021 District Court decision …
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