#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

“#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor” A Maryland congressman was reportedly prevented from entering the US House chamber on Thursday when his firearm set off the newly installed metal detectors. Republican Rep. Andy Harris was stopped after House security “saw a firearm on [his] person” and he never made it…

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#Biden’s COVID war plan is a dud

#Biden’s COVID war plan is a dud

“#Biden’s COVID war plan is a dud” President Biden released his COVID war plan Thursday, promising “help is on the way.” Alas, it’s far from clear the strategy will meet the challenge. The 198-page plan vows to “spare no effort to ensure Americans can get vaccinated quickly, effectively and equitably.” Washington will spur manufacturers to…

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#Biden’s moralizing mantra is more likely to divide

#Biden’s moralizing mantra is more likely to divide

“#Biden’s moralizing mantra is more likely to divide” Inaugural addresses are meant to be aspirational, so President Biden might as well have doubled down on his call for unity in his speech on Wednesday. Presidents have made such appeals going back to George Washington, and after the events of Jan. 6, there’s much to be…

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#Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez surprised by Cleveland trade

#Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez surprised by Cleveland trade

“#Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez surprised by Cleveland trade” Professional athletes typically boast of paying no attention to trade rumors. Amed Rosario and Andres Gimenez exemplified how dramatically the absence of such rumors can jar the senses. Rosario and Gimenez, the two Mets major leaguers traded to the Indians (along with two minor leaguers) for Francisco…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 22, 2021” The Issue: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s claim that President Donald Trump provoked the Capitol Hill rioters. Michael Goodwin is correct, and Sen. Mitch McConnell needs to either step down as a GOP leader or be removed immediately (“Mitch’s betrayal hurts the nation,” Jan. 20). Like Rep. Liz Cheney,…

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#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media

#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media

“#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media” Bonnie Fuller — once one of the hottest celebrities in publishing as she jumped from Hearst to Conde Nast to Wenner Media and American Media — is taking the plunge as entrepreneur. Fuller, labeled an “evil genius” by Gawker for pushing newsstand sales to crazy levels at…

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#New Yorkers tell serial killer suspect to ‘rot in hell!’

#New Yorkers tell serial killer suspect to ‘rot in hell!’

“#New Yorkers tell serial killer suspect to ‘rot in hell!’” The alleged serial killer handyman Kevin Gavin was blasted with insults while being escorted by detectives out of a Brownsville, Brooklyn, police station Thursday night. “You gonna rot in hell, mister,” one woman yelled. “Look at him! Look at him! He’s old! He’s old, too,”…

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#Georgia couple ate, hid pot during car chase: cops

#Georgia couple ate, hid pot during car chase: cops

“#Georgia couple ate, hid pot during car chase: cops” Enlarge Image Passenger Brian Turner, 22, allegedly ate a bag of pot and driver Whitney Bailey, 23, allegedly hid some in a “body cavity” Carroll County Sheriff’s Office A Georgia couple on a high-speed car chase with cops tried to hide their weed by actually eating…

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