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Donald Trump May Already Be Violating Campaign Laws

By Roger Sollenberger

Even before Trump is an actual candidate, his games over whether or not he is running could fall afoul of election laws, experts say.

How ‘Legally Blonde’ Birthed Reese Witherspoon, #GirlBoss

By Louis Staples

The 2001 comedy hit came out twenty years ago today. And it changed Reese Witherspoon’s career―and Hollywood―forever.

The Man Sowing Fear About ‘Home Intrusion by Vaccine Squads’

By Michael Daly

Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler says there’s “no epidemic” in his state, which has one of the country’s lowest vaccination rates.

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New Doc Investigates the MAGA Smirk Seen Around the World

By Nick Schager

The new documentary “The Boys in Red Hats” probes the Jan. 2019 Lincoln Memorial standoff between Covington Catholic’s MAGA students and Native American activist Nathan Phillips.

‘The French Dispatch’ Is the Most Wes Anderson-y Movie Yet

By Caspar Salmon

Premiering in Cannes, the new film taking place in the offices of a fictional French magazine based on The New Yorker has “the feel of a doll’s house populated with puppets.”

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King’s Former Lover Shot Her New Husband in Famed Hotel

By Olivia Williams

A Chanel dress covered in blood, love letters from a future king, and one dead Egyptian prince. It was enough to make or break the Savoy.

Trump’s Age-Old Script for Making a Martyr of Ashli Babbitt

By Matt Lewis

It’s a playbook that populists of all persuasions have used before, with people who are best and most useful to the party because they’re dead.

Rory Scovel on Playing Rose Byrne’s ‘Piece of Sh*t’ Husband

By Matt Wilstein

“I was wildly, wildly intimidated,” the comedian tells The Last Laugh podcast about his role on Apple TV+’s “Physical.” Plus, watch an exclusive clip from the show.

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1. Top TN Vaccine Official Fired As Delta Variant Surges

'WILL NOT SIT QUIETLY'

Dr. Michelle Fiscus says she was axed as a scapegoat to appease lawmakers miffed at efforts to get teens to take the shot.

2. Trump Pick Who Vowed to Ignore Firing Whines: I Can’t Log In

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Andrew Saul threatened that he’d continue his work after being fired from the Social Security Administration by the Biden administration.

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4. Confused Olympics Chief Refers to Japanese People as Chinese

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Bach’s error wasn’t translated by the interpreters next to him, but it has been picked up by Japanese media.

5. Bill Gates Opens Up About Divorce During Q&A Session: Report

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The billionaire reportedly welled up at the “summer camp for billionaires”—where he also allegedly behaved like a “total asshole.”

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