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An olive green prison uniform replaced the suit and tie that Harvard-educated Carlos Watson wore during his eight-week trial for a multi-million dollar fraud while running a buzzy media start-up.

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The numbers tell the story. In less than five days, 35,000 people registered to vote, almost all of them (83 percent) between 18 and 34, the demographic that was key to the coalition that sent Barack Obama to the White House. In three days, the Kamala Harris campaign raised $126 million, signaling an enthusiasm for a Democratic nominee that hasn’t been apparent since 2008 with Obama (whose endorsement of her was confirmed Friday).

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In Florence, Italy, in the year 1348, the plague has killed countless people, turning them into unsightly piles of flesh and boils. That sounds disgusting, but Netflix’s limited series The Decameron is anything but. Based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century short story collection, the series follows a group of nobles and their servants as they shack up in a remote villa to wait for the pestilence to pass.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign refuted Donald Trump’s assertion Friday that she “doesn’t like Jewish people,” pointing to how Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff “is literally Jewish,” and later called out the former president on a number of policy-related matters, as well as his ability to speak.

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Elon Musk joined a number of right-wing pundits including Harrison Butker to vent their fury at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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The embarrassing gossip that Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance had sex with a couch was alluded to in passing on Fox News Friday night for the first time, making for a bit of an amusing—if not awkward—moment on the right-wing channel.

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The reality TV show contestant who killed and ate a rare bird while filming in New Zealand claimed that other contestants were “involved” in the scandal that got him booted from the competition.

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In the wake of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ record-breaking fundraising numbers, Ben Shapiro has an answer for anyone wondering if Donald Trump would pick J.D. Vance as his running mate again: “I doubt it.”

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The FBI has reportedly confirmed former President Donald Trump was indeed shot by a bullet, ending speculation about what exactly bloodied Trump’s ear.

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A great Olympics Opening Ceremony should be a profound, stirring celebration of a country’s history and culture. It should also be absolutely batshit. On those metrics, I would consider Friday’s kickoff to the Paris games a rousing success.

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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) told an audience during a 2023 event that he would like to have a beer with Jan. 6 rioter Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman.

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Don’t fuck with cats, and certainly don’t fuck with “childless cat ladies.” It’s a truth Republican vice presidential candidate J. D. Vance has been learning the hard way in recent days, after comments he made during a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson resurfaced online.