Actor Henry Winkler, remembered by many for playing Fonzie on the ’70s sitcom "Happy Days," was evacuated from the historic Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin last week when a fire broke out on the property. "When I heard the fire alarm, I thought it was the clock radio. I thought somebody...

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Hollywood star Kevin Costner discussed his potential return for the final episodes of the smash Western hit “Yellowstone” on ABC’s “The View” on Monday morning. After two years of reports of tensions between the star and the show’s creator, Taylor Sheridan, fans have more or less been left guessing when...

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One name reported to be on former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential shortlist could deliver a knockout blow in a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a former Harris staffer. Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio “would pose the greatest threat to Kamala Harris,” Ashley Etienne, a former...

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If you aren't a WNBA fan -- or aren't a big booster of Caitlin Clark -- you might not have noticed how the No. 1 draft pick of the Indiana Fever has been getting beaten up on the court without her teammates making sure that it doesn't happen again. That...

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Actor Kevin Costner ribbed "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg for going to a commercial break during his appearance on the ABC show on Monday. After about a seven-minute segment discussing his family life and his new film, “Horizon: An American Saga,” Costner spotted Goldberg preparing to intervene in the discussion...

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At least one member of the establishment media has come to a breathtaking realization: Namely, young, black Americans appear poised to save their country by voting for former President Donald Trump. Monday on "CNN News Central" with co-host John Berman, CNN Senior Political Data Reporter Harry Enten repeatedly used dramatic-sounding...

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In President Joe Biden’s America, even the Secret Service cannot protect itself from being robbed. Biden was in California Saturday for a Los Angeles fundraiser, which meant multiple contingents of Secret Service agents arrived both with the president and as an advance team. On the same night Biden was mingling...

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British actor Sir Ian McKellen was hospitalized Monday after falling from the stage during a theater performance in London. The 85-year-old star is well-known for his portrayal of Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. McKellen was in a fight scene in "Player Kings" at the Noël Coward...

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Karine Jean-Pierre's time as White House press secretary can be summed up in one phrase -- defending the indefensible. KJP must constantly reach beyond where reason would allow in trying to defend President Joe Biden's disastrous policies and failing mental state. It is not that she believes any of the...

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In any good narrative, tension between a gracious winner and a sore loser can carry a story only so far. Eventually, the sore loser needs either a comeuppance, a plot twist or a redemption arc to avoid growing tiresome. The ongoing rivalry between rookie guard Caitlin Clark of the WNBA's...

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It was supposed to be a win for ethical accountability in the executive branch -- especially for Democrats who repeatedly accused presumptive GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump of using his office to advance his family's business interests, absent much evidence of that charge. However, the bipartisan legislation...

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President Joe Biden is building a fast track to citizenship for about half a million illegal immigrants. On Tuesday, Biden is set to announce a program to smooth out the speed bumps for illegal immigrants who are married to American citizens so they can apply for residency and then citizenship,...

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McDonald’s is ending its drive-thru artificial intelligence experiment after the endeavor proved to be anything but smart. The company confirmed on Monday that the once-promising "automated order taking" system that was announced in 2021 as a collaboration with IBM was being slashed after it wasn’t cutting the mustard. The announcement...

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Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour -- so named, I can only assume, because it seems to have spanned several epochs of recorded human history -- is still going on. And now, it's getting roundly mocked because TayTay's dancing is wearing a bit thin or getting a bit weird, depending on your...

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After more than two and a half years on the run, federal authorities caught up with one-time fiscal guru James Arthur McDonald Jr. who was wanted on fraud charges. Deadline described McDonald as a “perennial presence as an analyst on CNBC shows over the years.” However, the high-profile commentator had been...

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I get it. Taylor Swift has been good for the NFL. She's turned the Kansas City Chiefs, quite improbably, into a global brand. They'll likely be the first Super Bowl dynasty to be the subject of a cryptic breakup song. She's a large part of the reason that Super Bowl...

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ESPN analyst Doris Burke has joined the legion of clout-chasers frivolously name-dropping Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark to get attention. On Monday, Burke -- commentating during Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics -- spouted a tone-deaf "joke" that downplayed the aggressive targeting...

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True Christian charity consists of kindness toward people who cannot be of any use to you. And that holds true especially at times when the world expects you to focus on your own thoughts and objectives. During the final round of the PGA Tour's U.S. Open golf tournament on Sunday...

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Usually, if gunfire erupts at a drive-thru fast-food restaurant, it's a robber trying to take money by force. So, one can at least say this much about what happened at a Lakeland, Florida, McDonald's on Friday: It was the cashier, not the customer, who opened fire, according to police. According...

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The North Korean military has suffered multiple casualties after an ill-fated trip into the Demilitarized Zone in an incident that highlights growing tension between the two nations. According to Reuters, citing South Korea's Yonhap News, the situation unfolded Tuesday morning as dozens of Northern soldiers breached the defensive line. The...

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