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The 48-Hour 1st Date: A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a continuing series. Get caught up by reading part 1. Normally, a round-trip airline ticket between Los Angeles and Las Vegas would cost about $100, at most, if booked far enough in advance. Because he didn’t book our trip until one week before we were scheduled to leave,…
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#MeToo: Ann Curry Reported Matt Lauer for Sexual Harassment in 2012
Former Today co-host Ann Curry reported Matt Lauer for sexual harassment in 2012 on behalf of a female NBC staffer who was afraid for her job and asked Curry to help her. Curry told the Washington Post: “A woman approached me and asked me tearfully if I could help her. She was afraid of losing…
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House ‘Intelligence’ Committee Clears Trump, Associates of Wrongdoing in 2016 Election
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released a redacted version of the final report on their yearlong investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Don’t worry; I read it for you. The report concludes that neither the president nor his known associates “colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian government.” This, ladies…
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Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree Is Rescinded by Temple University
Temple University announced Friday that in light of Bill Cosby’s conviction on sexual assault charges, the institution would be rescinding the honorary degree it bestowed upon him in 1991. A brief statement on the university’s website said: In 1991, based on his career achievements, Temple awarded an honorary degree to William Cosby. Yesterday, Dr. Cosby…
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Federal Agents Seized 16 Old Cellphones in the Michael Cohen Raids. Everybody’s Going to Jail
You know how I know Michael Cohen is either a professional fixer or one of the drug dealers from The Wire? Because when federal agents raided his office, hotel room and apartment earlier this month, they seized as many as 16 phones and other devices. You read that correctly. There were 16 phones. Either Cohen…
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Cardi B’s Ex-Manager Sues Her for Allegedly Giving Him the Shaft
Behind every great woman is a man waiting to take credit for her success, and our new fave, Cardi B, is no exception. TMZ reports that Cardi’s former manager has filed a $10 million lawsuit against her, claiming that he is responsible for her meteoric rise from Instagram personality to the trap Selena, and that…
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Mike Pompeo Confirmed as Secretary of State
Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the 70th secretary of state of the United States. He was Donald Trump’s No. 1 pick to replace Rex Tillerson as the nation’s top diplomat. The New York Times describes Pompeo as “an outspoken foreign policy hawk,” and reports that he…
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Dating in the Age of Twitter, or How I Met Mr. Big
I had a 48-hour first date in Las Vegas with a man I met on Twitter. If this column had a subtitle, it would be “A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy,” because that’s just what it is. I’ve been on the internet for well over 20 years, and I would never have…
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#Flint: On This Day 4 Years Ago, the Water Crisis Started. The Water Is Still Not Safe
One thousand, four hundred and sixty-two days. The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water in their pipes for 1,462 days. The Flint water crisis began on April 25, 2014. When city business was being overseen by a state emergency manager, the decision was made to switch the city’s water source from the…
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OK, Seriously: What Is Going on With Kanye and These Weirdo Tweets?
Kanye West is still on Twitter acting a damn fool, and we really need to have an honest discussion about it. What exactly is going on over there in the “pristine” white sunken place he has built for himself and his big-booty queen? On Wednesday, West took to Twitter to deliver his opinions on everything…
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