Новости за 24.04.2023

Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire who showered U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with lavish gifts and even purchased the justice’s elderly mother’s home in 2014, had at least one case before the Supreme Court, Bloomberg reports.

According to Bloomberg, in January 2005, the Crow family had a “ non-controlling interest” in a commercial real estate development company that was sued by an architecture firm for more than $25 million “for allegedly misusing copyrighted building designs.”... Читать дальше...

Some of the top MAGA figures were quick to assail Fox News over its surprising decision to cut ties with right-wing opinion host Tucker Carlson.

Lawyers for Donald Trump are trying to block a woman who accused him of forcibly kissing her from testifying in his upcoming rape and defamation civil trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.

For those who have faced off against former Fox News host Tucker Carlson over the years, his downfall is now bringing his detractors together to dance on the grave of his career.

Researchers In Italy were curious if sadism and grandiose narcissism may be related and what traits may facilitate this relationship. Their findings indicate that malicious envy and narcissistic rivalry are the characteristics that connect sadism to grandiose narcissism. The research has been published in Personality and Individual Differences. Sadism refers to the tendency to derive pleasure from the suffering of others. It has been identified as a component of the “dark tetrad” along with Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Читать дальше...

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington, D.C., snapped at one of the lawyers of the Proud Boys in court Monday. Lawfare editor Roger Parloff has spent the last 61 days live-tweeting what he observes in the trial that isn't being streamed to the public, only the audio has been available at times.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday warned that Fox News will lose viewers over its decision to cut ties with conservative opinion host Tucker Carlson.

Donald Trump Jr. reacted with shock to the firing of Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Many people within Fox News were reportedly shocked on Monday to learn that firebrand Tucker Carlson, the host of Fox News' most popular show, had left the conservative network.

“Jackass” star Bam Margera is wanted by Pennsylvania State Police after fleeing into a wooded area following an alleged physical altercation. The “reported disturbance” occurred around 11 a.m. Sunday, according to police. “The investigation determined Brandon “Bam” Margera, 42, of Thornton, PA, was involved in a physical altercation with the victim, who suffered minor injuries,” police said. Margera is accused of simple assault, harassment and terroristic threats, according to a court docket provided to the New York Daily News. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed an appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday asking for reconsideration of his suit against agencies in the federal government. He alleges that he was put in solitary confinement as retaliation over his public comments about the former president.

Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged a reporter’s question about his drop in the polls to Donald Trump on Monday in Japan, the first stop in a world tour that will take him to South Korea, Israel and Great Britain. “I’m not a candidate, so we’ll see if and when that changes,” DeSantis said, smiling with his head bobbing as he replied. DeSantis’ weeklong trip has drawn complaints from Democrats, who argue the governor should be in the state during both the final stretch of the legislative session and in the... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man out on bail was recently arrested on new drug and weapons charges, prompting the Orangeburg County sheriff to compare bond court to an episode of the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” Devon Jamison, a 38-year-old Eutawville resident, was charged with possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and trafficking cocaine, the sheriff’s office said Monday in a news release. Jamison also is facing pending charges from a 2022 arrest, Orangeburg County court records show. Читать дальше...

Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch personally made the decision to fire former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, according to reports.

The co-hosts on ABC’s “The View” were live on-air just in time for the bombshell news that top Fox News host and propagandist Tucker Carlson and Fox News “have agreed to part ways,” as the right-wing cable network characterized his exit in a press release.

The far-right Proud Boys believed they were "fighting force" led by former president Donald Trump when they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors told a jury at the close of the seditious conspiracy charges of five militia leaders.

One person is reported dead and another in custody after a shooting at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, News9 reported.

In the wake of Tucker Carlson's abrupt exit from Fox News, class A shares for the network's parent company Fox Corporation slid 4.7 percent on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk predicted that the world's "entire civilization" would be shaken by Tucker Carlson's exit from Fox News.

Young adulthood is often associated with exciting developments in intimacy and relationships, but research showing increased sexual dysfunction among the 18-25 age group has emerged in recent years. A study published in The Journal of Sex Research explores how sexual dysfunction in young adulthood may be related to anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and childhood victimization. Sexual difficulties are often thought of as something that occurs in old age, but current research shows over 75%... Читать дальше...

The United Arab Emirates' Hope space probe on Monday revealed Mars' smaller moon Deimos in unprecedented detail, shedding new light on the origin of the mysterious lumpy satellite.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson may have dropped a hint over the weekend about his abrupt departure from the network, based on the reporting of conservative website Townhall.

"The View" co-hosts cracked up at a video clip of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brushing off concerns about his poll numbers with an odd facial expression.

In a post to his Twitter account this Monday, longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon announced that he has been fired from the network.

Conservative podcast host Steve Bannon urged former President Donald Trump to pick Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for vice president if Kari Lake is unavailable for the job.