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David Lynch, Legendary Director of ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 78
AN ICONThe auteur behind “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive,” and so many more had been diagnosed with emphysema.

Michelle Obama Is Skipping Donald Trump’s Inauguration
NO, THANKSHer office’s announcement comes after she also gave Jimmy Carter’s funeral a miss.

Church Leader Who Crowned King Charles Out in Abuse Scandal
CONSPIRACY OF SILENCEThe Most Reverend Justin Welby had faced growing pressure to go following the publication of a damning review.
Will Hamas Head’s Death—Seen in Shocking Vid—Lead to Peace?
BEGINNING OF THE END?Nobody seems to know what comes next after Israeli soldiers killed Yahya Sinwar in Rafah and released drone footage of the minutes leading up to his death.

Far-Right Pastor Wants Public Execution for Lies About Rape
WTFIt’s just one of the many fringe takes of Joel Webbon—who’s apparently a fan of JD Vance.
Trump Primary Nemesis Haley in Talks to Campaign With Him
GENDER GAPEven though he still boasts of beating the former SC governor in her own state. “I beat Nikki badly.”

Fugitive Rape Suspect Finally Drops Bogus English Accent
WILD TALENicholas Rossi said he’d assumed a false identity because of “credible threats” made on his life, but refused to name names, saying he didn’t “want to give a mouse cheese.”

‘South Pacific’ Star Mitzi Gaynor Dies at 93
R.I.P.The star’s death was announced by her management team.

McConnell Called Trump a ‘Stupid’ and ‘Despicable Human’
‘NARCISSIST’According to McConnell’s oral diaries, obtained by a biographer, the GOP leader expressed confidence in the “good judgment of the American people” for “firing” Trump in 2020.

Would-Be Organ Donor Began ‘Thrashing’ on the Table: Report
‘HORRIFYING’Organ preservationists who saw an ostensibly dead patient come back to life said they were pressured to proceed with a harvest surgery.
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