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Hush-hush: Obama holds secret meeting with Hollywood donors
US President Barack Obama has again held a late-night, off-the-books dinner with three of Hollywood’s elite, who also happen to be big Democratic Party donors, and his administration won’t tell the press what was discussed. Attending the private dinner with Obama on Thursday were Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks CEO,...
Disarmed: NY teen robber loses limb after victim rams him with car in revenge (VIDEO)
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a teenage mugger was literally disarmed after he tried stealing a pair of sneakers by threatening a man with a gun, only for his victim to then run the teen over with his car. Zachary Sam had arranged to buy a pair of $190-sneakers from Philippe Pierre via Craigslist, with the two meeting...
Comrade Carson: GOP candidate pulled fake Stalin ‘quote’ from right-wing Facebook meme
Citing "anti-American" things Stalin said can be a good tactic when you’re losing in a US political campaign and need to red-bait, but not when the quote is wrong. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson failed to do his homework during Saturday night’s debate when he closed with: “Joseph Stalin...
Celebrities and politicians, however, you have not seen them before (Photos)
Sobchak family in a holiday village in Komarovo 1982 Anatoly Sobchak. 1986 Anatoly Sobchak at a meeting with foreign delegation Sobchak family on vacation in Anapa 1989 Anatoly Sobchak and Putin Vladimir Putin at the opening of the salon Honda, 1992 Putin and Gorbachev Uma Thurman, 1990s. Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Christy...
War for SCOTUS: SC Justice Antonin Scalia death has Republicans threatening to block Obama nominee
Following the death of Conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a new focal point to the 2016 election year has emerged, as Republicans and Democrats argue over who should appoint his successor. Scalia, 79, was found dead on Saturday morning at a luxury resort in Texas where he had been spending the weekend,...
Republicans trade blows ahead of debate
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have clashed ahead of a debate between the remaining Republican contenders for president. Mr Trump accused Mr Cruz of negative campaigning and "cheating" and threatened to sue him "for not being a natural born citizen". Mr Cruz condemned the "amazing torrent of insults and...
The coldest Valentine’s Day ever? States brace for record-breaking cold weekend
An Arctic surge will bring bitter cold air to the Northeast this weekend, with record low temperatures expected. More than a dozen states are under wind chill advisories or warnings, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The wind chill in parts of New England is expected to be 40 F to 50 F below zero, he said. Weather...
Former Obama official: Clinton should quit
President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Hillary Clinton should pull out of the presidential race while the FBI investigate her use of a private email server for official government communication while secretary of state. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the retired chief of the Defense Intelligence...
U.S. national parks get star treatment in new IMAX film
America's national parks are undeniably huge. Currently there are more than 400 National Park units — including monuments, seashores, lakeshores, recreation areas and historic sites — spread across 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories. Collectively, they cover a land mass roughly the size of...
Funny or Die Made a Trump Biopic, Starring Johnny Depp
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Depp has played a loopy pirate, a mad hatter and a demon barber. But will he be a convincing Donald J. Trump? The humor website Funny or Die on Wednesday began streaming a 50-minute comedy that finds Mr. Depp portraying the businessman turned politician, full-blown comb-over and all. Kept a secret for...
‘People aren’t dumb’: Sanders attacks Clinton’s effort to distance herself from Wall Street
Senator Bernie Sanders criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she said that Wall Street donations wouldn’t influence her decision-making. The Vermont senator argued that she shouldn’t “insult the intelligence of the American people.” In the sixth Democratic presidential primary debate,...
Conservative porn? Ted Cruz’s campaign ad accidentally features adult movie star
A presidential campaign ad by Ted Cruz promoting “conservative values” and attacking rival candidate Marco Rubio has accidentally starred a former porn actress, who said appearing in the spot was “cool.” The Republican Texas senator, who has championed religious rights in his run for the White...