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Far-left Platner supporter melts down after new scandal, accuses media of ‘politically assassinating’ him
Progressive commentator Cenk Uygur, chief executive of “The Young Turks”, has accused mainstream media outlets of “politically assassinating” Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine. Uygur made the claim in a post on X on Tuesday, a day after Politico published an allegation from Jenny Racicot, a former partner of Platner,…
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British banker who spent a year in jail after running over a security guard in his Ferrari when the brakes ‘failed’ launches bid to sue the sports car firm
Robert Ebert, a British former banker, has launched a claim at London’s High Court against Ferrari, seeking millions of pounds over his conviction for a fatal crash he blames on faulty brakes. In June 2015, Ebert struck and killed security guard Ku Lap-chi while driving his Ferrari 458 Spider to work in Hong Kong. He…
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Outraged Seattle residents blast woke Dems who cleaned up squalid city just for World Cup visitors… amid fears it will soon slide back into being chaotic hellhole
Seattle and Washington state’s Democratic leaders are facing criticism from residents after the governor praised the city’s downtown, which had been temporarily cleaned up ahead of Seattle hosting matches at the World Cup. The city spent nearly $32 million clearing streets and homeless encampments in tourist-heavy areas, prompting anger from locals who fear the improvements…
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Chris Broussard says Team USA’s World Cup loss to Belgium exposed the gap with soccer’s elite
Speaking on Dan Dakich’s “Don’t @ Me” show, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard argued that Team USA’s heavy World Cup defeat to Belgium laid bare the distance still separating the United States men’s side from world football’s leading nations. The comments matter because they feed a wider debate, prominent in the coverage, over whether the…
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Moment Ukrainian ‘car cannibal’ is caught at Dover: Border officers find van driver smuggling £100K worth of parts from eight high-end vehicles stolen off UK streets
Border officers at the Port of Dover intercepted a Ukrainian van driver attempting to smuggle around £100,000 worth of parts stripped from eight high-end stolen cars out of Britain for sale on the black market. The seizure, featured in the Channel 4 documentary Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port, highlights the trade in dismantled stolen vehicles…
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Turkish owners of home on ‘England’s prettiest street’ face having to tear down ‘war zone’ additions to historic house after council claims they damage the area’s ‘rural and historic character’
The Turkish owners of a Grade II-listed cottage on Awkward Hill in Bibury — a Cotswold village adjoining the famous Arlington Row, often called “England’s prettiest street” — face having to demolish a large outdoor fireplace and chimney they built without planning permission. Cotswold District Council has refused their retrospective planning application, ruling that the…
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Company director stole £550,000 of her elderly father-in-law’s life savings to fund luxury Caribbean holidays, supplies for her horses and her daughter’s wedding
Company director Mary Jane Haigh, 63, has been jailed for six years after stealing more than £550,000 from her elderly and vulnerable father-in-law, David Skippen, whose life savings she was entrusted to manage while purportedly caring for him. The case highlights the abuse of trust involved in financial elder abuse, with Haigh draining Mr Skippen’s…
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‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Gets New Showrunner For Season 5; CTV Series Heads To Production With CW Renewal Pending As Creator Roma Roth Remains EP
EXCLUSIVE: Sullivan’s Crossing is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes change ahead of Season 5. Series creator Roma Roth has stepped down as head writer/showrunner; she is being succeeded by Canadian writer-producer Floyd Kane (Diggstown) who is assuming day-to-day leadership as Head Writer. Roth remains an executive producer on the popular romantic drama, which was renewed for…
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Nina Parker Joins Crooked’s ‘Keep It’ Podcast As Official Co-Host
EXCLUSIVE: Nina Parker is officially joining Crooked Media’s Keep It podcast as a co-host alongside Louis Virtel. The television personality and entrepreneur joined Virtel earlier this year as a guest host and quickly became a fan favorite for her quick wit and deep cultural knowledge. “I’m beyond thrilled to share my thoughts, opinions, and shade…
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The ‘greybeard’ engineers rehired by Ford who could be proof AI can’t replace humans
Ford has rehired experienced veteran engineers — nicknamed “greybeards” — after finding that artificial intelligence alone could not deliver the quality it had expected. Senior executive Charles Poon admitted the company had wrongly assumed that simply introducing AI and feeding it existing design requirements would produce a high-quality product. The reversal is notable because it…