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Gaetz’s Future Sister-in-Law Says He’s a Gaslighting ‘Creep’

By Roger Sollenberger

Matt Gaetz’s fiancée’s sister says the Florida Republican tried to set her up with a man much older than her when she was 19, and went “full lawyer” on her when she confronted him.

‘Bennifer’ Booty Call Leads Hollywood’s Summer of PDA

By Alaina Demopoulos

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez re-enacting “Jenny From the Block” on a boat is just one instance of Hollywood couples merrily making out in public this summer.

Russian Olympians Are Having a Total Bitchfest in Tokyo

By Julia Davis

Seemingly butthurt over the Olympics’ Russia ban, the country’s athletes and TV pundits keep whining about conditions in Tokyo—as if Sochi was any better.

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Republicans Recast Riot Defendants as ‘Political Prisoners’

By Will Sommer

Several GOP lawmakers, including Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are scheduled to appear on the steps of the DOJ to decry the treatment of the jailed rioters.

Texas School Boss Abandons Batsh*t COVID Plan

By Michael Daly

A San Antonio school district’s protocol amounted to no vaccinations, masks, quarantine, or notices of infection needed.

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Biden Is Starting to Slip, and He Can’t Blame COVID for It

By Matt Lewis

He promised “independence” from the virus, swore that inflation was “transitory,” and claimed the border crisis was “cyclical.” No wonder his poll numbers are sagging.

J.D. Vance Deleted Anti-Trump Tweets—but Forgot His ‘Likes’

By Roger Sollenberger

The Ohio Senate candidate was careful to delete his old tweets critical of Donald Trump before he announced his run. He wasn’t as careful with his “likes.”

Ex-Staff: Meghan and Harry Had Deals in Works Before Megxit

By Tom Sykes

The couple was forthright about making bank when they left for California. But new allegations suggest they had those wheels in motion while they were still working royals.

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World No. 2 says Olympic pressure was too much for her after shocking loss Tuesday.

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Video from Seward, Alaska showed a gymnasium full of supporters getting hype for the hometown hero as she beat the world record holder and took gold.

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Tong Yink-kit, age 24, is the first to be tried under Beijing’s tough new security law.

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