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NBA Star Fined $100K for Anti-Gay Slur During TV Interview
‘VERY APOLOGETIC’
Published 11.17.24 6:20PM EST 
LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets talks to the media after a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets talks to the media after a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Kent Smith/Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images

NBA star LaMelo Ball was fined $100,000 over the weekend after uttering an anti-gay term during a televised post-game interview. The 23-year-old Charlotte Hornets guard was “very apologetic” after the incident, which took place following the team’s nailbiter of a win over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night, according to Hornets coach Charles Lee. “As an organization that is obviously not something we condone, our standards and what is required of our players in the environment we create is really important to us,” Lee said. “I spoke to Melo and he’s obviously very apologetic. From what I’ve seen since I’ve been around him, he loves everyone. He’s a joy to have around the facility and it’s not typically how he operates. He and I talked about the seriousness of the situation and how he needs to conduct himself going forward.” Ball was not made available to reporters prior to the Hornets’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night.

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Trump and Musk Spotted Downing Controversial Drink at UFC Match
SIP UP
Updated 11.17.24 3:16PM EST 
Published 11.17.24 3:05PM EST 
Trump and Elon Musk
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President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk were seen drinking Prime hydration beverages at a UFC event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday. The pair, who have been seen frequently together since Trump’s re-election, were sitting cage-side at the UFC event, brightly-colored Prime in hand. The drink, created by celebrities Logan Paul and KSI, has had exponential success since its inception, featured in major sports competitions and in supermarkets across the globe. However, the company has also had a fair share of controversy. Prime Hydration was initially banned in Norway, according to local media. Another product, Prime Energy, was banned in Denmark and recalled in Canada. Even in the United States, the brand’s products have come under fire, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on the FDA to investigate its energy drink. The company has also faced multiple lawsuits. Paul has denied many of the claims against the company as it continues its domination in the highly-competitive beverage market.

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This Thoughtful Gift Decodes a Dog’s Breed Mix and Health Risks
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Updated 11.04.24 2:02PM EST 
Published 11.03.24 12:00AM EDT 
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Alec Baldwin Mocked for Unzipped Fly on ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Published 11.17.24 2:04PM EST 
Alec Baldwin
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Alec Baldwin may have sparked laughter—and risked Donald Trump’s fire and fury—with his portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Saturday’s Saturday Night Live, but that didn’t come without his own mistakes. The actor was ridiculed online after viewers noticed the actor had his fly down during the show’s end-of-episode bow. Some of the online mocking speculated whether the actor was intoxicated, while other armchair quarterbacks yelled at the comedian to gather himself. “Hey @AlecBaldwin learn how to zip your pants!” one fan posted to X. Baldwin spoofed the vaccine-skeptic-turned-cabinet-nominee during Saturday’s Charli XCX-hosted episode, his second appearance on the program this season after he lampooned Fox News' Bret Baier last month.

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Florida Newspaper: Matt Gaetz ‘Must Never Become’ Attorney General
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Published 11.17.24 4:09PM EST 
Matt Gaetz stands on the stage ahead of the first session of Day 2 of the Republican National Convention.
Matt Gaetz stands on the stage ahead of the first session of Day 2 of the Republican National Convention. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Matt Gaetz’s hometown newspaper slammed the former Florida congressman, calling upon the Senate to “prevent” his confirmation as attorney general. “Gaetz, who has called for defunding the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies, should be kept as far as possible from the Justice Department,” the editorial board of South Florida’s Sun Sentinel wrote on Thursday. When announcing the nomination, President-elect Donald Trump claimed Gaetz would “root out systemic corruption” at the DOJ. His decision was met with a flurry of controversy and shock. Gaetz, a fierce Trump ally, was the target of a two-year House Ethics Committee’s investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, sex trafficking of a minor, and illicit drug use. The Sun Sentinel branded the ex-House representative as a “rogue Florida congressman,” and “provocateur who’s good at delivering rhetorical red meat on the MAGA speaking circuit.” His attorney general nomination, they added, “lays bare the depth of Trump’s contempt for our vital national law enforcement apparatus and his determination to use it as a blunt instrument to seek revenge on his opponents.”

Read it at Newsweek

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Published 11.17.24 12:00AM EST 
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Biden Approves Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range U.S. Missiles to Strike Inside Russia
GO LONG
Published 11.17.24 3:38PM EST 
A U.S.-made MGM-140 Army tactical missile system (ATACMS).
A U.S.-made MGM-140 Army tactical missile system (ATACMS). John Hamilton/United States Army

President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory. Officials told the Washington Post that Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, are likely to be first used against Russian and North Korean forces to defend Ukrainian troops operating in Russia’s western Kursk region. Biden reportedly made the decision, which the New York Times reported divided his advisors, in response to Russia’s unexpected decision to bring North Korean troops to the front, hoping it will deter Pyongyang from sending any more forces. Russia is trying to retake sections of Kursk which were seized and secured by Ukrainian forces in August, with a rush of 50,000 forces, including some 10,000 from North Korea. ATACMS can be fitted with cluster munitions and conventional warheads, with a 190 mile range. The White House is trying to rush some $9 billion in aid to Ukraine before president-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Trump—who called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to invade Ukraine “genius” in 2022—has vowed to limit additional support to Kyiv and claims he will end the conflict with Russia, though has offered no details.

Read it at Washington Post

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Dwayne Johnson’s $250 Million Flick Flops at Box Office in Opening Weekend

COAL-DESERVING
Updated 11.17.24 4:13PM EST 
Published 11.17.24 3:35PM EST 
Chris Evans, J. K. Simmons, and Dwayne Johnson.
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Amazon MGM’s Red One seems primed to live in the red after the $250 million film opened to $34.1 million this weekend, a dismal showing during a quiet theatrical weekend. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans on a quest to rescue a kidnapped Santa Claus, also had a hefty $100 million marketing budget, according to Variety, making any quest toward a profit more a stroll than a sprint. The film still earned millions more than Venom: The Last Dance, which raked in $7.3 million in its third weekend. Theatrical showcases have been few and far between throughout the fall as exhibitioners gear up for the late-autumn tentpoles in Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2, all of which open before the Thanksgiving holiday. “The one-two punch of ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ are poised to deliver, along with “Moana 2,” one of the biggest Thanksgiving periods in box office history,” senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Variety. “And it can’t get here soon enough.”

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Famed Iowa Pollster Who Got Election Wrong to Leave Profession
END OF AN ERA
Published 11.17.24 9:09AM EST 
Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer responds to Donald Trump’s attacks during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
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J. Ann Selzer, the famous Iowa pollster whose latest state poll got the 2024 presidential election results wildly wrong, will no longer do election polling. Selzer, 68, wrote in a Des Moines Register column that she would pursue “other ventures and opportunities,” though she didn’t outline what those would look like. Selzer conveniently told the paper she would end her run of election polls before her latest poll showed Kamala Harris beating Donald Trump by three points in the Hawkeye State, writing that she informed the Register earlier this year. (Trump won the state by 14 points.) “Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course,” she wrote. “It’s ironic that it’s just the opposite.” Selzer, whose polling methodology has often been regarded as the “gold standard,” said earlier this month she would be “reviewing data” to learn why her presidential prediction was so long.

Read it at Des Moines Register

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Calvin Klein Model Charged in NYC Stabbing Death
NO BAIL
Published 11.17.24 12:18PM EST 
Male model Dynus Saxon was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on Nov. 15, 2024, for a stabbing murder.
Male model Dynus Saxon was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on Nov. 15, 2024, for a stabbing murder. Kerry Burke/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

A model who worked for Calvin Klein and Levi’s has been accused in the stabbing death of a New York City man, the New York Daily News reported. According to Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office, Dynus Saxon, 20, was arraigned in Bronx criminal court Friday in connection with the Nov. 10 murder of 35-year-old Kadeem Grant. Saxon, who has been featured in publications like Vogue Italia and L’Officiel Baltic, did not speak during the proceedings. Police, however, say Grant was found in his Bronx apartment having been stabbed in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene, where a knife was reportedly also recovered. Law enforcement did not disclose any other details or a potential motive. On Nov. 11, one day after the killing, Saxon was arrested. According to prosecutors, he was wearing a large bandage on his right hand to cover an injury they say Saxon sustained while repeatedly stabbing Grant. The model has been charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. He will be held without bail until his next court date on Dec. 3.

Read it at New York Daily News

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FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
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Published 11.16.24 12:00AM EST 
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Ex-NFL Star Facing Charges in Arrest After Paul-Tyson Fight
PACMAN IN A PICKLE
Updated 11.17.24 4:18AM EST 
Published 11.16.24 1:56PM EST 
Former NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones speaks on radio row ahead of Super Bowl LVII at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.
According to Jones’ spokesperson, the football legend “adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to explaining the truth when the time comes.” Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday morning after attending the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight at AT&T Stadium, TMZ reported. The former NFL star—who was in the league for more than 13 seasons with the Titans, Cowboys, Bengals, and Broncos—faces charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, evading arrest, and assault on a police officer. He attended the highly anticipated brawl between Tyson and Paul on Friday night, sharing a video with comedian Tom Segura enjoying the festivities to Instagram. According to Jones’ spokesperson, the football legend “adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to explaining the truth when the time comes.” They claimed Jones “was returning to his hotel to wind down for the evening. He was not looking for trouble.” Jones is no stranger to brushes with the law, having been arrested 10 times since 2000. Last December, he pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in Kentucky after an outburst, screaming at officers on a plane. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, Jones avoided jail time with a promise that he would obey the law for the next two years. It is unclear how Saturday’s arrest will affect this ruling.

Read it at TMZ

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Latest Picks for Team Trump’s Nomination Circus
YOU’RE HIRED
Updated 11.17.24 3:47AM EST 
Published 11.16.24 7:10PM EST 
Donald Trump speaking at a conference in November 2024.
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Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had chosen Chris Wright as the secretary of the Department of Energy under his new administration. Wright, who runs a Colorado fossil fuel company, is a climate change critic. In a statement, Trump said Wright “will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in a new ‘Golden Age of American Prosperity and Global Peace.’” In addition to Wright’s appointment, Jay Bhattacharya, a physician and Stanford professor known for his controversial stances during the COVID-19 pandemic, might possibly get a new position as head of the NIH under Trump. According to the Washington Post, Bhattacharya’s name is on a list made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s newly appointed overseer of the Department of Health and Human Services. Bhattacharya raised eyebrows back in 2020 when he and fellow professors Martin Sunetra and Gupta Kulldorff published the Great Barrington Declaration, an open letter criticizing strict COVID lockdowns. In the document, the three proposed allowing the least at risk to continue living their lives normally in hopes of eventually creating herd immunity. They called this idea “Focused Protection.” The proposal was met swiftly with backlash from the medical community, which labeled their ideas reckless.

Read it at Washington Post

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