A bankruptcy judge has ruled in favor of an appeal by Alex Jones and prevented a bid by the parent company of The Onion to buy the beleaguered website Infowars and the rest of Jones’ media empire. The late ruling on Tuesday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez agreed that the auction process was fraught with problems after a two-day hearing featuring The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron. Lopez claimed Global Tetrahedron, which offered $1.75 million in cash, still claimed the win Nov. 14 despite a $3.5 million bid by First United American Companies, a company that promotes Jones’ nutritional supplements. “I don’t think it’s enough money,” Lopez said in the Houston court, according to NBC News. “I’m going to not approve the sale.” The future of the empire remains unclear, though Lopez handed control over next steps to the same trustee who oversaw the first auction, Christopher Murray. “Only two people showed up to bid and… one was just better than the other,” Murray testified, according to the Associated Press, referring to The Onion. Though The Onion’s cash bid was smaller, it also included an agreement from Sandy Hook families to waive the $750,000 they would have received from the sale.

Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It, the 14-year-old book about health insurance that appears similar to words written on bullet casings fired at UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, last week has skyrocketed to the top of Amazon’s nonfiction bestseller list. The book, written by Rutgers Law School professor emeritus Jay Feinman and published in 2010, examines tactics used by health insurers to deny claims. “To improve their profits, insurance companies delay payment of justified claims, deny payment altogether, and defend their actions by forcing claimants to enter litigation,” an excerpt of the book published on the author’s website reads. Feinman’s book was sitting at #4 on the nonfiction bestseller list as of Tuesday night, but reached as high as the second place on the list earlier that day, CNN reported. Investigators have not determined a clear link between the suspected shooter, Luigi Mangione, and the book, but accounts linked to the 26-year-old previously chronicled his struggles with spinal surgery and the medical system on social media. His presumed Goodreads account also included reviews of books about health care, including Back in Control: A Spinal Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain and Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery. Feinman previously told the Daily Beast “no comment” when asked about a possible connection to the book, and hasn’t publicly addressed the shooting since.

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Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell fell after a lunch with colleagues at the Capitol on Tuesday and received medical attention. A spokesperson said the Senate minority leader tripped. “He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume his schedule,” the aide said in a statement. The 82-year-old Republican, who has said he intends on serving out the remainder of his term, which expires in early 2027, was asked by reporters later in the day about his condition. “Good,” he could be heard saying. In March 2023 McConnell fell at a Washington, D.C., hotel and was treated for a concussion. Later that year, there were two occasions where McConnell appeared to freeze up while talking to members of the press; one took place at the Capitol and the other in his home state. McConnell has stepped down as the GOP’s top Senate Republican, with South Dakota’s John Thune taking over as majority leader next month.

Defense lawyer Tom Dickey, who had only met Luigi Mangione for the first time Tuesday, said afterward that the two have “made a strong bond.” Speaking to reporters at his law offices in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dickey opted not to describe any specific interactions he has had with the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week. When asked what his impression was of Mangione after speaking with him, Dickey declined to answer. “I wasn’t looking for impressions. What I was trying to do was form a bond with my client. I want him to trust me, and I want him to be confident that I’m here for him. And I feel that I’m very pleased how that went,” he said. Dickey took issue with the judge in the case not offering bail. “I think he was entitled to bail, and if the judge makes it $100 million or $10 billion or $100,000, he’s entitled to bail,” Dickey said. “But to simply say no bail, with all due respect to the judge, I think bail should have been set.” Mangione, who faces charges in New York and Pennsylvania, has opposed being extradited to New York.

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The Altoona Police Department has stated that they’ve been receiving threats following the arrest of Luigi Mangione at a local McDonald’s on Monday. In an impromptu news conference on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Derek Swope said that they are currently investigating threats made against police officers and local people involved in Mangione’s arrest. “This is clearly a very polarized case. We have received some threats against our officers and building here,” Swope shared, referring to the police’s department building. “We’ve started investigating some threats here against some citizens in our community. We’re taking all those threats seriously and doing all the follow-up we can with those.” Shortly after Mangione’s arrest on Monday, the McDonald’s at which police discovered the 26-year-old was review-bombed by seeming supporters who were upset that one of its workers “snitched” on him. The suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder, Mangione is currently in police custody and is contesting extradition to New York where he’s charged with murder.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have broken up just months before the arrival of their baby together, TMZ reports. Sources told the outlet that the pair called it quits over Thanksgiving weekend—just a few weeks after Fox announced her pregnancy in early November. She reportedly found something on the musician’s phone that upset her, and ultimately prompted the breakup. The couple first made their relationship public in 2020 and got engaged two years later. A source told People Tuesday that their relationship has “always been bumpy.” “They love each other but don’t have compatible personalities,” they added. “They’re both hot-heads, dramatic and stubborn. When they’re good together, they’re great.” The source proceeded to share that it’s “very likely” they’ll get back together, saying “they’ve split in the past and then worked things out.” Reps for both stars have not responded to People or TMZ’s requests for comment.

Jim Carrey “needs” that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 money, he told AP. Carrey will reprise his role in the film adaptation of the classic Sonic the Hedgehog video game in the third film, set for release Dec. 20, despite telling People he was “retiring” from acting in 2022 to enjoy a “quiet life.” Carrey told AP, “I came back to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius, which is a bit of a stretch. And it’s just—I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly.” He’s rumored to have been paid $12 million for playing both older and younger versions of Dr. Robotnik in the film, which, depending on what he bought—may mean he can go back to his “quiet life” for a while. In another recent video, the actor joked, “When they told me I was going to play two Robotniks, I was delighted. Until I realized I was doing twice the work for the same pay.” Explaining his reasons for retiring to People two years ago, Carry said “I have enough [and] I’ve done enough,” so he felt “fairly serious” about retiring, unless “the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink, that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road. But I’m taking a break.” Carey joked to AP that “that might have been hyperbole.”

It appears Luigi Mangione won’t have a cellmate to chat up as he’s held in a rural central Pennsylvania detention center. Authorities at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon told the Daily Beast on Tuesday that the now-infamous murder suspect—who evaded authorities for five days after the cold-blooded slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—is being “single-celled” and is “under maximum security.” The facility, which sits on the Juniata River in the heart of the sparsely populated Huntingdon County, did not specify if he’s been placed under suicide watch or not. Mangione isn’t expected to call SCI Huntingdon home for too long, however. He’s slated to attend an extradition hearing on Monday afternoon that may soon see him headed back to New York City, where the 50-year-old Thompson was gunned down on a busy Manhattan sidewalk last week. Mangione, a Maryland native who graduated from the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania, has been charged with second-degree murder. He also faces related gun and forgery charges in New York City and in Pennsylvania.

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50 Cent took to social media to mock Jay-Z for attending the Mufasa premiere with wife Beyoncé and daughter Blue Ivy, as the rapper fights allegations from an accuser who says he assaulted her when she was 13 years old alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000. According to Page Six, in a now deleted post from Monday night, 50 Cent posted a photo of Jay-Z with his wife and daughter at the Mufasa premiere with the caption, “Jay said, ‘They said I rapped [sic] a kid, everybody get dressed, we going to see Mufasa.’” Page Six did not receive a response from 50 Cent about the post. Jay-Z’s public appearance was the first sign that the RocNation founder has no intention of lying low as he battles the allegations. He’s vehemently denied the allegations in a public statement and is suing the accuser’s lawyer. The Mufasa premiere was a big moment for the family, as Beyoncé reprises her voice role from the first Lion King movie and Blue Ivy debuts her own role in the prequel. Both Blue Ivy and Jay-Z were featured on Beyoncé’s soundtrack album for the first film, The Lion King: The Gift.

Kylie Kelce has dethroned podcasting giant Joe Rogan. Kelce’s podcast, Not Gonna Lie, unseated Rogan as the No. 1 podcast in America after the first episode dropped Dec. 5. Kelce also beat out her husband, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, who hosts the podcast New Heights with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. In the first episode, Kelce opened up about her family as a soon-to-be mom-of-four and her life in the spotlight, despite preferring to stay “behind the scenes.” “I have increased visibility, which makes the things that I talk about have increased visibility,” she said. “And if I can do things to impact field hockey, women’s sports in general, and different philanthropic endeavors or charities I feel strongly about, then we can make this up. We can take a positive spin on this.” The Kelce brothers made headlines when they played against each other in the 2023 Super Bowl. Later that year, Travis Kelce began dating pop superstar Taylor Swift, propelling the family to fame beyond the sports world.