The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk …
Read More »Meyer Lansky II gives inside look at how athletes can get tied up with mafia: 'It's a strong entity'
Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants. Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is …
Read More »Bolton case packed with 'very damning' evidence and national security risks, legal experts warn
Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton faces 18 federal charges tied to the alleged mishandling of classified materials, surrendering to authorities Friday. George Washington University law professor and Fox News contributorJonathan Turleysaid the evidence against Bolton appears “very damning.” “This information is classified at the highest levels because this …
Read More »Trump goes all-out against Colombia’s Petro after claims drug strike killed fisherman: What we know
Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent U.S. strike near Venezuelan waters was not a drug trafficker — directly challenging Washington’s claim that its growing Caribbean campaign is hitting “narco-terrorist” targets and pushing relations with the key non-NATO ally into a new spiral. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who …
Read More »Karine Jean-Pierre writes she couldn't 'stomach' being a Democrat anymore after party's treatment of Biden
Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre unleashed on the Democratic Party in an excerpt from her new memoir, explaining why she decided to become an independent after years as a party flack. In the excerpt, Jean-Pierre detailed the phone call in which then-President Joe Biden told the White …
Read More »Harvard Medical School postpones 'Transgender Health' course after legal scrutiny
Harvard Medical School is postponing a course on transgender health after allegedly offering it for free to doctors who identify as transgender or gender diverse. National Review reported Thursday that the school planned to waive the $650 fee for the course “Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health” but only to transgender …
Read More »NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups denies wrongdoing after arrest in FBI gambling probe
Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, through a statement from his attorney, denied any wrongdoing after being among the more than 30 people arrested Thursday in connection with an FBI investigation into an alleged gambling ring with suspected links to New York crime families. “Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows …
Read More »Trump celebrates White House demolition as new ballroom rises: ‘Music to my ears’
President Donald Trump’s privately funded $200 million White House ballroom is the latest “bold, necessary addition” to the executive residence, officials said, describing the East Wing construction as a continuation of presidential upgrades dating back more than a century. Photos of the East Wing façade being demolished went viral Monday, …
Read More »Karine Jean-Pierre reveals she never thought Kamala Harris would win
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wrote in her new book that she didn’t think former Vice President Kamala Harris would win the election. “When I woke up, it was over. Harris had lost. I received calls from friends who were distraught or numb with disbelief. But I wasn’t …
Read More »Giants' Russell Wilson calls Broncos head coach Sean Payton 'classless' after postgame jab
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton gave New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart his flowers after an epic come-from-behind win for the Broncos Sunday. But Payton wanted to face the veteran Super Bowl champion quarterback the Giants have behind Dart, Russell Wilson. “They found a little spark with that quarterback,” …
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