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☆ Tucker Carlson's next move
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tucker Carlson's dismissal signals a new realignment in conservative media. Nobody at Fox "was as connected to the MAGA base as Tucker Carlson," one ex-Trump official said. Whatever the reason, Carlson's dismissal signals a new realignment in conservative media. Last month, Tucker Carlson Tonight was the top-rated program among all news channels with 3.25 million viewers including 421,000 viewers in the coveted age 25-54 demographic. His previous work includes the 2022 profile of Carlson, The Tucker Carlson Origin Story.

☆ Tucker Carlson says he heard from Donald Trump over texts that revealed the Fox News host hated him 'passionately'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson said a "wounded" Donald Trump called him after his "hate" texts were made public. "I hate him passionately," the Fox News host texted of Trump, according to recent court filings. Carlson added, "And I said this to Trump when he called me, you know, all wounded about those texts. On the day of the deadly US Capitol riot, Carlson called Trump a "demonic force" in a text message to his producer, according to court documents. "At the time, I was just blaming the Trump campaign, and I was livid."

☆ Truck in New York strikes pedestrians, police apprehend driver
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - New York police took the driver of a truck into custody on Monday after the vehicle struck at least one pedestrian while attempting to evade officers during a traffic stop in the city's Brooklyn borough, the New York Police Department said. At least four people were injured, including a man in his 30s who was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by the U-Haul rental vehicle, WABC-TV reported. The New York Police Department declined to offer additional details, saying an investigation was underway. Reporting by Tyler Clifford; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New York U-Haul truck strikes 8 people, driver arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Police in New York City have arrested a U-Haul truck driver accused of deliberately plowing into pedestrians on Monday, injuring at least eight people before officers chased him down and stopped the vehicle, authorities said. But the New York Times, citing two senior law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity, gave the driver's name as Weng Sor. [1/3] A New York Police Department vehicle blocks a U-Haul rental vehicle, where according to media reports a man struck multiple people and the NYPD took the driver into custody, near the Battery tunnel in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., February 13, 2023. A video clip aired on WABC-TV showed a truck narrowly missing a pedestrian on a sidewalk, with a police cruiser in pursuit. Attorneys at the Saipov penalty proceedings briefly discussed the Brooklyn U-Haul rampage while the jury was out of the courtroom.

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., made a significant revision to his 2022 campaign filings Tuesday by specifying that a $500,000 loan he made to the campaign didn't come from his personal funds. The initial filing in September included a checked box saying the hefty loan came from the "personal funds of the candidate." About $150,000 in loans is still marked as having come from his personal funds. A separate filing shows a new $125,000 loan that came from Santos in October but was not from his personal funds. A spokesperson for Santos’ congressional office said it does "not comment on campaign or personal matters."

“To the people of #NY03 I have my story to tell and it will be told next week,” Santos tweeted on Dec. 22. After images surfaced showing Santos dressed in drag, Santos insisted it was “categorically false” that he had ever performed as a drag queen. A Siena College survey released Monday showed many New York voters seem to agree with Stern’s assessment. Just 16% of New York voters said they viewed Santos favorably — including a mere 15% of Republicans. Additionally, 59% of New York voters said Santos should resign while just 17% said he should not.

NBC News has repeatedly contacted Santos’ team with requests for comment about his lies and other allegations against him. Here is a timeline mapping out the controversy:Nov. 3, 2020: Santos loses his first bid for Congress to Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi. Sept. 6, 2022: Santos files his personal financial disclosure report, claiming his assets are as much as $11 million. The New York Times later reported that none of the 49 victims appear to have worked at the various firms named in his biography. In another Dec. 26 interview with the New York Post, Santos acknowledges some of the specific fabrications in his résumé.

☆ Russia's forces in Ukraine will be 'burned through and exhausted' by the end of winter, ex-NATO commander predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's forces in Ukraine will be "exhausted" soon, said a former senior NATO leader. Ukraine is seeking to push back Russian forces along a broad front in east Ukraine. In an interview with New York radio station WABC 770, Stavridis said that while Ukraine was winning on the ground, Russia had an advantage in the air. "I don't see either side having a breakthrough moment — at least this winter," Stavridis told WABC host John Catsimatidis. Ukrainian and Russian forces are fighting along an approximately 600 mile front, with Ukraine forcing Russia into defensive positions in the south and northeast, while Russian forces are seeking to advance around the eastern city of Bakhmut.

☆ Watchdog group accuses George Santos of campaign finance violations in FEC complaint
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A national watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos for allegedly violating numerous campaign finance laws during his successful run for Congress. The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign watchdog organization, filed the complaint with the FEC on Monday. The group accuses the Santos campaign of allegedly violating three counts of campaign finance laws, including one tied to a $705,000 loan the lawmaker made to his campaign. Santos is under scrutiny by congressional lawmakers and federal authorities for lying and embellishing key elements of his resume during his 2022 campaign for Congress. The Campaign Legal Center claims that the loan he made to his campaign may have come from a straw donor.

☆ GOP Rep. Nancy Mace says Rep. George Santos' 'entire résumé and life was manufactured' and that it will be 'very difficult to work with anyone who cannot be trusted'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace spoke about her new colleague, Rep. George Santos, on CBS News. She said it will be "very difficult" to work with Santos because he's proven untrustworthy. "It's very clear his entire résumé and life was manufactured until a couple days ago when he finally changed his website." While also appearing on "Face the Nation," GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales defended him by simply saying, "there's a lot of frauds in Congress." "I mean, George Santos is the least of this country's worries," he added.

☆ A Democrat yelled the Portuguese word for 'liar' at George Santos after he cast his vote for Kevin McCarthy for Speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Someone on the Democratic side of the House chamber yelled "mentiroso" at Rep.-elect George Santos. The word means "liar" in both Portuguese and Spanish. McCarthy endorsed Santos on the campaign trail, and Santos responded by giving a glowing endorsement of McCarthy to become the next Speaker. The House cannot move forward without a Speaker and must keep voting for one before any members are sworn in. Tuesday's failure to elect a Speaker on the first vote marked the first time such an event had happened in 100 years.

☆ Congressman-elect George Santos faces increasing calls to resign
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Congressman-elect George Santos is facing increasing calls to resign following admissions that he fabricated parts of his resumé, including information about his education and employment history. “I’m not saying I’m not guilty of that.”Congressman-elect George Santos speaks during a press conference in Baldwin, N.Y. on Nov. 9, 2022. NBC News attempted to reach George Santos overnight but has not yet received a response. Public employment records only show one employer for Santos’ mother: Imports by Rose, a company based in Queens that shuttered in 1994. When asked about Santos’ claims regarding his mother, Santos’ attorney, Joseph Murray, referred NBC News to Kevin Connors, whom Murray said would be handling Santos’ press inquiries.

☆ Rep.-Elect George Santos Admits He Lied About His Résumé
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Jan Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

George Santos, who was elected to represent part of Long Island, N.Y., said he lied about graduating from Baruch College. WASHINGTON—Congressman-elect George Santos admitted in two separate interviews on Monday that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience but said he hasn’t committed any crimes and still intends to serve in Congress. Mr. Santos, a Republican elected last month to represent part of Long Island, N.Y., told the New York Post and radio station WABC that he lied about graduating from Baruch College. He also admitted that he never worked directly for Wall Street firms Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., as he had previously suggested on his campaign’s website.

☆ 'Jeopardy!' fans frustrated by controversial Bible clue
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“Jeopardy!” fans are confused and more than a little miffed after a controversial Final Jeopardy! But the correct answer is still a subject of debate, even among Biblical scholars. “(Romans is right if Paul didn’t write Hebrews),” he added. “Dear Jeopardy: But Paul didn’t write Hebrews!!!!!! In the middle of the confusion, He emerged as the night’s winner despite his incorrect Final Jeopardy!

☆ Russian authorities are grabbing men from homeless shelters, restaurants, and workplaces to fight in Ukraine: WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian police and military officers are taking men and sending them to fight in Ukraine, per WaPo. The Russian military has suffered significant losses since the start of the war in Ukraine. But Russian authorities are now reportedly rounding up ordinary men, in virtually any place where they can find them assembled. Police officers have recently taken men from streets and Metro stations to fight in the war, and have even staked out apartment building lobbies to give military summonses. Earlier this month, former CIA director David Petraeus said in a WABC radio interview that the war in Ukraine looked "very dire" for Putin.

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