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NEW YORK (AP) — The two “The View” co-hosts whose COVID-19 tests scuttled an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris last week said Monday that their results were false positives. Sunny Hostin… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5710/the-hosts-of-39the-view39-admit-to-having-false-positive-covid-tests?utm_source=blogger

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass announced her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 on Monday, joining an already crowded field vying to succeed outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5709/karen-bass-us-representative-has-formally-declared-her-candidacy-for-mayor-of-los-angeles?utm_source=blogger

R. Kelly, the R&B singer who rose to fame in the 1990s, was found guilty on all counts by a jury in a federal case in Brooklyn for racketeering and sex trafficking. A jury of seven men and five wom… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5708/in-his-sexual-abuse-trial-r-kelly-was-found-guilty-on-all-counts?utm_source=blogger

Despite major flaws in a system that has left millions of Americans without assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats are scaling back their plans to reform unemployment insurance. Sen. Ro… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5707/democrats-water-down-reform-proposals-despite-covids-nightmare-for-unemployed?utm_source=blogger

When Cecily Strong submerged herself in a giant vat of wine while singing "My Way" on the final episode of "Saturday Night Live" last season, it seemed like a swan song. Strong, along with some oth… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5706/for-the-upcoming-season-of-39saturday-night-live39-one-longtime-cast-member-will-be-absent?utm_source=blogger

On live television Monday, President Joe Biden received a coronavirus booster shot while urging those who have not yet been vaccinated to “please get the shots. It could save your life.” Biden rece… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5705/pfizer-covid-19-booster-shot-on-camera-for-biden?utm_source=blogger

PARIS (AP) — A man threw an egg at French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to an international food trade fair in Lyon, France, on Monday. A video of the incident, which was widely circula… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5704/during-a-food-trade-fair-emmanuel-macron-was-pelted-with-eggs?utm_source=blogger

A federal judge ruled on Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be released from all remaining restrictions next year if he follows… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5703/john-hinckley-the-man-who-assassinated-ronald-reagan-will-be-exonerated?utm_source=blogger

On Monday, Senate Republicans are expected to vote down a House-passed bill that would avert a government shutdown as well as an unprecedented default on US debt holdings, which could roil financial… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5702/republicans-will-filibuster-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-and-debt-default?utm_source=blogger

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, posted a sweet Instagram message for his wife, tennis legend Serena Williams, who turned 40 over the weekend. “The incomparable @serenawilliams - grateful for… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5701/alexis-ohanian-says-hes-grateful-for-every-minute-hes-spending-with-serena-williams?utm_source=blogger

I knew what to look for, but I didn't notice the warning signs. I went to an ovarian cancer awareness walk a decade before I was diagnosed at the age of 44, and I took home pamphlets that described… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5700/my-belly-button-helped-save-my-life?utm_source=blogger

Lena Dunham, the creator and star of "Girls," married musician Luis Felber over the weekend, according to People, which was confirmed by Us Weekly. In an interview with The New York Times in April,… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5699/girls-star-lena-dunham-is-said-to-have-married-musician-luis-felber?utm_source=blogger

This month, the Internal Revenue Service failed to send child tax credit payments on time to 700,000 households, and some are still waiting for their full benefit. The IRS has been sending the paym… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5698/thousands-of-parents-are-being-impacted-by-the-child-tax-credit-delay?utm_source=blogger

GENEVA (AP) — Cheers rang out, hugs were exchanged, and rainbow-colored flags flew overhead as the Swiss overwhelmingly voted to allow same-sex couples to marry, according to final results of a nat… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5697/by-a-nearly-two-thirds-majority-switzerland-votes-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage?utm_source=blogger

On Sunday, quarterback Tom Brady will return to Gillette Stadium for the first time since leaving the team to win another Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady led the Patriots to six Sup… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5696/adeles-hello-transforms-tom-bradys-return-to-new-england-into-an-epic-promotion?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the US seeks a cease-fire i… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5695/officials-in-the-united-states-say-a-biden-aide-will-meet-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-about-yemen?utm_source=blogger

Cheryl Burke, a regular on “Dancing with the Stars,” announced on Sunday that she had tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19, just a day before she and star Peloton instructor Cody Rigs… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5694/cheryl-burkes-moving-covid-19-reveal-rocks-dancing-with-the-stars?utm_source=blogger

On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver reminded viewers that things could always be worse. While delving into sweeping voter suppression laws enacted by Republican-led states across the count… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5693/if-trump-was-still-president-john-oliver-paints-a-picture-of-life?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a pivotal week for President Joe Biden's agenda, as Democratic leaders carefully pare back his $3.5 trillion "Build Back Better" package in order to win over remaining lawmak… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5692/biden-and-congress-are-gearing-up-for-a-busy-week-in-terms-of-agenda-and-government-funding?utm_source=blogger

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is launching a potentially lengthy search for its next government after the center-left Social Democrats narrowly defeated outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right blo… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5691/germany-begins-a-difficult-search-for-a-post-merkel-government?utm_source=blogger

Lauren Patten accepted the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical for her role in "Jagged Little Pill" on Sunday, thanking her "trans and nonbinary friends and colleagues." Many Broadway… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5690/lauren-pattens-tony-win-for-jagged-little-pill-has-been-slammed-amid-backstage-drama?utm_source=blogger

Last week, deputies from the New York City Sheriff's Office got involved in the scum of Manhattan vacation rentals by seizing seven vans allegedly used as Airbnb rentals. According to reports, one… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5689/deputies-in-new-york-city-seize-vans-suspected-of-being-used-as-airbnb-rentals?utm_source=blogger

Nothing says "Broadway is back" like the original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday, belting out "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" at the 2021 Tony Awards on Sunday night. Theater legends graced the s… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5688/jennifer-hollidays-39dreamgirls39-performance-brings-the-tonys-to-their-feet?utm_source=blogger

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said many Republican members of Congress privately encouraged her to take a stand against former President Donald Trump, but she won't say anything in public. Cheney said d… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5687/many-republican-lawmakers-have-privately-encouraged-my-opposition-to-trump-according-to-liz-cheney?utm_source=blogger

Fox News host Chris Wallace slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Sunday for the 15,000 rapes that occurred in his state in 2019 as well as the radical anti-abortion law that Abbott recently signed… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5686/when-chris-wallace-grills-texas-gov-rick-perry-on-15000-rapes-he-refuses-to-budge-on-abortion-exemptions?utm_source=blogger

The 2021 Tony Awards began with an epic throwback on Sunday night. Actors Kerry Butler, Chester Gregory, Darlene Love, Matthew Morrison, and Marissa Jaret Winokur kicked off the shortened, much-del… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5685/the-2021-tony-awards-begin-with-a-re-enactment-of-hairspray-audra-mcdonald-and-masked-stars?utm_source=blogger

Betsy DeVos, the former Secretary of Education and a former Donald Trump supporter, threw some serious shade at the former president on Saturday at a Republican event in Michigan. DeVos did not men… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5684/betsy-devos-unexpectedly-attacks-donald-trump?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Liz Cheney admits she was wrong to oppose gay marriage in the past, a stance that once sparked a family feud. Cheney, R-Wyo., a fierce critic of fellow Republican Donald Tru… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5683/liz-cheney-39i-was-wrong-in-opposing-gay-marriage-in-the-past39?utm_source=blogger

Raise the curtain, dim the lights, and get ready for your Lin-Manuel Miranda lip bite, because Broadway and the Tony Awards are back. Yes, the 74th annual ceremony began on Sunday night, more than… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5682/the-complete-winners-of-the-2021-tony-awards?utm_source=blogger

The most recent Broadway season may have been cut short, but the fashion at the Tony Awards is anything but minor. After months of pandemic-related postponements, the biggest night in theaters retu… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5681/the-best-dressed-stars-at-the-tony-awards-2021-red-carpet?utm_source=blogger

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's center-left Social Democrats were locked in a tight race Sunday with outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc, which was on track for its worst-ever parl… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5680/merkels-bloc-expects-worst-ever-german-election-result?utm_source=blogger

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccine available, U.S. health officials said they are confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5679/the-united-states-has-an-adequate-supply-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-boosters-and-childrens-vaccinations?utm_source=blogger

Several Black immigration organizations have filed a formal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, requesting that the Biden administration… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5678/deportations-of-haitian-asylum-seekers-must-be-halted-according-to-black-immigration-organizations?utm_source=blogger

HOLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Mourners began arriving at a Long Island funeral home viewing for Gabby Petito on Sunday, whose death on a cross-country trip sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend. By noon, a… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5677/mourners-form-lines-to-view-gabby-petitos-funeral-home?utm_source=blogger

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that she may not bring the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to the House floor on Monday as planned, preferring to wait until it has al… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5676/pelosi-says-a-vote-on-the-1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-could-be-postponed?utm_source=blogger

Supporters of Donald Trump at a rally in Georgia on Saturday night turned on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, chanting "Lock him up." The crowd reacted to Trump's attack, in which he incorrectly cited… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5675/the-trump-rally-crowd-turns-against-mark-zuckerberg-and-chants-lock-him-up?utm_source=blogger

Michelle McFall's Union, West Virginia, child care center has been in operation for about 40 years, and simply keeping it open has been a feat. Union is located on the state's hilly and rural south… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5674/here-is-how-joe-manchins-state-will-benefit-from-the-legislation-he-is-opposing?utm_source=blogger

According to The Washington Post, a scientist working for the Trump administration complained in emails that "election stuff" was taking dangerous precedence over developing an effective response to… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5673/39election-stuff39-overrode-covid-concerns-in-the-previous-white-house39-trump-administration-scientist-complained-report?utm_source=blogger

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — An Amtrak train between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, injuring multiple people, according to the train agency. Amtrak spokesman Ja… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5672/amtrak-train-derailment-in-montana-causes-multiple-injuries?utm_source=blogger

On Saturday, a former Republican attorney general in Arizona slammed the Cyber Ninjas firm for orchestrating a vote audit "scam" in the state. The partisan firm, hired by the state's Republican-con… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5671/former-arizona-attorney-general-slams-grifter-cyber-ninjas-in-failed-vote-audit?utm_source=blogger

Former President Donald Trump stated in an interview Friday that only a "bad call from a doctor" about a medical condition would prevent him from running in the 2020 presidential election. Trump ha… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5670/trump-claims-that-the-only-roadblock-to-his-2024-presidential-run-would-be-a-39bad-call-from-a-doctor39?utm_source=blogger

Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen driving his Jeep near a construction site in the Arizona desert on June 23. The Jeep was discovered one month later, crashed on its side in a… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5669/what-we-know-about-daniel-robinson-the-missing-arizona-geologist?utm_source=blogger

According to a New York Times documentary released Friday, Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, hired a security firm that monitored her digital communications and even secretly recorded audio reco… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5668/documentary-britney-spears-father-hired-surveillance-that-captured-bedroom-audio?utm_source=blogger

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the nation's most aggressive COVID-19 vaccine mandates are set to go into effect Monday in New York, despite continued opposition from some to the shots, leaving hospitals a… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5667/vaccine-rules-are-causing-staff-shortages-in-new-york-hospitals-and-schools?utm_source=blogger

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three months after the disappearance of 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay, her niece has been left with haunting unanswered questions. Seraphine Warren has organiz… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5666/the-petito-case-reaffirms-the-need-to-raise-awareness-about-missing-people-of-color?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban's takeover of Kabul has heightened mutual distrust between the United States and Pakistan, ostensible allies who have clashed over Afghanistan, but both sides continue… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5665/at-the-united-nations-the-united-states-and-pakistan-face-off-over-afghanistan-threats?utm_source=blogger

Beyoncé shared with fans this week what it means to her to turn 40, as well as some wisdom she's gleaned, in a heartfelt letter. The “Black Parade” singer, who turned 40 earlier this month, shared… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5664/beyonce-writes-letter-to-her-40th-birthday-i-understand-how-fragile-life-truly-is?utm_source=blogger

I had been sobbing uncontrollably just moments before a security guard came to knock on the window of the black SUV I was sitting in. My fiancé and I had been on a date night for less than an hour… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5663/i-am-a-survivor-of-domestic-violence-and-how-you-talk-about-gabby-petito-is-important-to-me?utm_source=blogger

A children's book depicting hugging sea horses is too hot for children to handle and should be banned from elementary schools in Williamson County, Tennessee, according to a chapter of the conservat… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5662/tennessee-moms-group-says-hugging-sea-horse-book-is-too-racist-for-schools?utm_source=blogger

Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) blasted Donald Trump in a stinging CNN opinion piece Friday, comparing the former president to the devil, who is "looking for a party's soul to steal." Duncan made… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5661/a-republican-official-in-georgia-compares-trump-to-satan-and-claims-he-is-out-to-steal-the-partys-soul?utm_source=blogger

Mary L. Trump went on a rant against her uncle, former President Donald Trump, on Friday, mocking his legal woes and how bad he looks in the lawsuit he filed against her and The New York Times. As… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5660/mary-trump-jokes-that-her-uncles-lawyers-now-most-likely-operate-out-of-strip-malls?utm_source=blogger

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, is outraged by Fox News' reported decision to temporarily bar him. “It’s really strange that I’m on probation [at Fox News] at a time when al… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5659/rudy-giuliani-is-outraged-by-fox-news-reported-decision-to-bar-him-from-appearing-on-the-network?utm_source=blogger

Patrick Parsons, the chief of staff to Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, has resigned after less than nine months on the job. In a statement, Parsons said he expected the position to… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5658/the-chief-of-staff-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns?utm_source=blogger

Laurence Tribe, a Harvard constitutional law professor, is perplexed as to why the Department of Justice has not convened a grand jury to investigate sedition charges against Donald Trump ally and f… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5657/a-legal-expert-wonders-why-a-grand-jury-isnt-investigating-steve-bannon-for-sedition?utm_source=blogger

Sarah Jessica Parker paid an emotional tribute to her friend and "Sex and the City" co-star Willie Garson, who died of pancreatic cancer on Tuesday. “It’s been unbearable,” Parker wrote in an emoti… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5656/sarah-jessica-parker-on-willie-garsons-death-sometimes-silence-is-a-statement?utm_source=blogger

Democrats are currently debating two alternatives for changing the Senate's filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation: a special exemption from filibuster rules for voting rights l… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5655/democrats-are-debating-two-alternatives-for-overriding-the-filibuster-in-order-to-pass-voting-rights-legislation?utm_source=blogger

On Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel duped a gullible public into participating in a bogus TikTok challenge on Hollywood Boulevard (watch the video below). Unlike the real "devious licks" challenge, which is… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5654/jimmy-kimmels-fake-tiktok-challenge-inspires-woman-to-perform-eye-raising-stunt?utm_source=blogger

The federal government has objected to Dylann Roof's request for a new appellate hearing, claiming that the South Carolina man was properly convicted and sentenced for the 2015 racist slayings of ni… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5653/dylann-roofs-request-for-a-new-appellate-hearing-is-rejected-by-the-feds?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's efforts to conceal his actions from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, which he instigated, would… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5652/biden-is-uninterested-in-granting-trump-the-executive-privilege-he-seeks-beginning-with-the-january-6-investigation?utm_source=blogger

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michael K. Williams died Friday of acute drug intoxication, according to the medical examiner's office in New York City. Williams, who played Omar Little on “The Wire” and wa… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5651/michael-k-williams-death-was-unintentional-according-to-autopsy-results?utm_source=blogger

MIAMI (AP) — An orangutan has died at Zoo Miami after undergoing dental surgery, according to officials. According to the South Florida Zoo, Kumang, a 44-year-old Bornean orangutan, died Thursday… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5650/following-dental-surgery-an-orangutan-at-zoo-miami-died?utm_source=blogger

On Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) engaged in a heated exchange on the steps of the United States Capitol. Greene decided to heckle Democrats after the Hou… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5649/representatives-marjorie-taylor-greene-and-debbie-dingell-are-having-a-shouting-match-on-the-capitol-steps?utm_source=blogger

Several media outlets reported Friday that U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles. Bass, who represents Los Angeles in Congress, would be the city's first female ma… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5648/karen-bass-a-united-states-representative-is-running-for-mayor-of-los-angeles-according-to-reports?utm_source=blogger

On Friday, freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) attempted to make a big splash by introducing articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. However, in her… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5647/republican-lawmaker-demands-joe-bidens-impeachment?utm_source=blogger

Daniel Foote, the United States’ special envoy to Haiti, resigned on Thursday in protest of President Joe Biden’s “inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees.” It… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5646/democrats-are-outraged-by-the-administrations-treatment-of-haitian-migrants?utm_source=blogger

Anderson Cooper has a wild story about his late mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, that demonstrates, uh, how much she loved her son. This week, the CNN host appeared on Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" to di… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5645/anderson-cooper-tells-incredible-story-about-gloria-vanderbilt-wanting-to-carry-his-child?utm_source=blogger

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors charged Pacific Gas and Electric on Friday with manslaughter and other crimes in connection with a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destro… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5644/in-the-california-wildfire-pgampe-was-charged-with-manslaughter?utm_source=blogger

After three years and one child together, Elon Musk and singer Grimes have divorced. Musk told Page Six on Friday that he and Grimes, née Claire Elise Boucher, are no longer a couple, but that they… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5643/after-three-years-and-one-child-elon-musk-and-grimes-divorced?utm_source=blogger

Chris Cuomo inappropriately touched a longtime television journalist and producer at a party in 2005, according to a longtime television journalist and producer. Shelley Ross, Cuomo's executive pro… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5642/chris-cuomo-is-accused-of-sexually-harassing-a-former-abc-news-producer?utm_source=blogger

Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro, co-hosts of “The View,” were abruptly asked to leave the set of the talk show on Friday morning after receiving positive COVID-19 tests. The on-air incident occurred s… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5641/as-kamala-harris-waits-backstage-two-view-hosts-test-positive-for-covid-19?utm_source=blogger

BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel provided a rare splash of color during her visit to a bird park, where she posed with a half-dozen parrots. One of the rainbow lorikeets took… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5640/angela-merkels-bird-park-visit-didnt-go-as-planned?utm_source=blogger

When President Joe Biden spoke earlier this month about "pandemic politics," it hit home for me because most of my siblings are among the 25% of Americans whose refusal to get vaccinated, as he put… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5639/my-anti-vax-siblings-selfishness-ruined-my-opportunity-to-mourn-my-late-brother?utm_source=blogger

According to a draft report of its findings published by KJZZ, a Phoenix public radio station, a Republican-led "audit" of the 2020 election results in Arizona's largest county found no evidence of… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5638/even-the-arizona-republican-partys-phony-election-audit-failed-to-uncover-evidence-of-fraud?utm_source=blogger

With the ever-changing news cycle, it's easy to overlook captivating images that fly under the radar; luckily, we've got you covered. This week, we've featured some of the best photos from around… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5637/14-eye-catching-images-you-might-have-missed-this-week?utm_source=blogger

According to the most recent Treasury Department data, the vast majority of federal rental assistance funds had still not been distributed to landlords as of the end of August. The Biden administra… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5636/83-percent-of-rental-assistance-funds-remain-unutilized?utm_source=blogger

NEW YORK — R. Kelly's criminal trial is nearing the end after six weeks and 50 witnesses. Since its beginning in mid-August, the trial has been long and, at times, monotonous. The prosecution call… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5635/heres-what-you-didnt-see-during-r-kellys-trial?utm_source=blogger

Jimmy Kimmel drew attention to the apparent admission at the heart of former President Donald Trump's most recent lawsuit. In his suit filed Tuesday against his niece Mary Trump, The New York Times… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5634/jimmy-kimmel-highlights-trumps-new-lawsuits-obvious-self-ownedness?utm_source=blogger

This week, Alabama football coach Nick Saban went on the offensive against reporters, asking sarcastically, "Did any of you play sports?" (Watch the video below.) When a journalist asked him about… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5633/in-a-press-conference-nick-saban-makes-fun-of-reporters-by-asking-a-snide-question?utm_source=blogger

The Arizona Republic first reported Thursday on a draft report of a partisan audit of the 2020 presidential election results commissioned by Arizona state Senate Republicans, which confirms Presiden… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5631/the-draft-report-of-the-arizona-sham-audit-confirms-bidens-victory-over-trump?utm_source=blogger

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the party's longest-serving senator, announced Friday that he will run for reelection to an eighth term in 2022. The 88-year-old senator, who has… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5632/chuck-grassley-r-iowa-is-running-for-re-election-to-his-eighth-term-as-a-republican?utm_source=blogger

In the states that established special "return to work" bonuses earlier this year to encourage unemployed people to take jobs, relatively few workers have received incentive payments. When business… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5630/39return-to-work39-bonuses-are-being-distributed-in-states-that-have-attempted-to-entice-workers-to-leave-the-labor-force?utm_source=blogger

Routine vaccination rates for children have declined significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting doctors to fear outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including those t… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5629/as-childhood-vaccination-rates-decline-doctors-warn-of-future-disease-outbreaks?utm_source=blogger

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — According to court documents filed Thursday, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd plans to appeal his conviction and sentence, c… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5628/derek-chauvin-will-appeal-his-conviction-and-sentence-in-the-death-of-george-floyd?utm_source=blogger

The CEO of Moderna said on Thursday that he believes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will be over in a year as vaccine production ramps up and doses are delivered around the world, despite the fact th… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5627/the-ceo-of-moderna-believes-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-be-over-in-a-year?utm_source=blogger

Visitors to New York's Madame Tussauds waxwork museum were startled when what appeared to be Michael Strahan and Jimmy Fallon figures suddenly jumped out at them in surprise. In a segment that aire… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5626/michael-strahan-pretends-to-be-his-waxwork-which-frightens-people?utm_source=blogger

Texas election officials announced Thursday night that they were auditing the 2020 election results in four large counties, just hours after former President Donald Trump, who continues to falsely c… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5625/texas-gives-in-to-donald-trump-and-announces-an-election-audit?utm_source=blogger

A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with civil rights violations after beating a Black motorist with a flashlight 18 times — the first criminal case to emerge from federal inve… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5624/pummeling-of-a-black-man-charged-against-a-louisiana-state-trooper?utm_source=blogger

On Thursday night, "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert mocked Michael Flynn's debunked suggestion that the COVID-19 vaccine be mixed into salad dressing. “Now, let me get this straight. Flynn claims t… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5623/michael-flynns-vaccine-conspiracy-theory-has-a-major-flaw-according-to-stephen-colbert?utm_source=blogger

According to Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa's new book "Peril," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed Donald Trump as a "fading brand" in a conversation… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5622/according-to-a-new-book-mcconnell-slandered-trumps-value-to-the-gop?utm_source=blogger

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans on Thursday, ushering in a major new phase in the United States'… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5621/the-director-of-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-cdc-has-added-millions-of-front-line-workers-to-his-support-for-covid-19?utm_source=blogger

Jordan Klepper of "The Daily Show" delved into the minds of parents protesting mask mandates in North Carolina schools, but he didn't seem to be able to clear up much. Klepper took part in an anti-… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5620/jordan-klepper-trolls-anti-maskers-at-rally-for-general-airing-of-grievances?utm_source=blogger

This week, Harry Styles demonstrated that he is not only talented at singing, dancing, acting, hanging out with Stevie Nicks, and wearing necklaces — he is also gifted at giving advice. On Wednesd… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5619/harry-styles-interrupts-his-concert-to-provide-solid-dating-advice-to-a-fan?utm_source=blogger

Kayleigh McEnany, a former White House press secretary, tweeted a graphic on Thursday depicting an increase in murders in 2020, which she blamed on Joe Biden, who will be president in 2021. “The U.… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5618/kayleigh-mcenany-accidentally-deletes-tweet-dissing-trump-rather-than-biden?utm_source=blogger

Four people with close ties to former President Donald Trump have been subpoenaed by the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurgency on January 6. On Thursday, the panel demanded do… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5617/on-january-6-four-trump-associates-were-subpoenaed-by-a-congressional-committee?utm_source=blogger

Authorities confirmed Thursday that a body discovered floating in the Illinois River was that of missing student Jelani Day. Day's body was discovered in the river near his abandoned car on Septemb… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5616/jelani-days-body-has-been-found-in-illinois?utm_source=blogger

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a personal statement, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said extensive news media coverage of the disappearance and death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito while on a cross-country trip… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5615/the-petito-case-according-to-haaland-serves-as-a-reminder-of-native-americans-who-have-gone-missing?utm_source=blogger

DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — As wind blew dust through the camp littered with plastic bottles and overflowing trash bags, Haitian migrants milled around makeshift shelters supported by giant reeds. Some… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5614/as-us-deportations-increase-the-haitian-migrant-camp-shrinks?utm_source=blogger

Sarah Jessica Parker was conspicuously absent from the numerous "Sex and the City" cast members who paid tribute to actor Willie Garson this week. Garson, who played Stanford Blatch on all six seas… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5613/sarah-jessica-parker-isnt-ready-to-mourn-willie-garsons-death-says-sarah-jessica-parker?utm_source=blogger

On July 13, the Senate Small Business Committee was unable to vote on Dilawar Syed's nomination as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration because all ten Republicans boycotted the… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5612/republican-senators-vote-against-muslim-nominee-on-repeated-occasions?utm_source=blogger

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal authorities say Gabby Petito's boyfriend has been charged with unauthorized use of a debit card after his body was discovered in a Wyoming national park after a cross… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5611/as-the-petito-investigation-continues-brian-laundrie-is-charged-with-bank-fraud?utm_source=blogger

In the #MeToo era, audiences may be shaken rather than stirred by previous portrayals of James Bond. Cary Fukunaga, the director of the latest film in the franchise, "No Time To Die," spoke with Th… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5610/the-director-of-no-time-to-die-discusses-sean-connerys-james-bonds-creepiness?utm_source=blogger

Tucker Carlson, a Fox News host, has once again espoused explicitly white supremacist rhetoric to his millions of viewers, this time to incite fear of Haitian migrants. More than 14,000 Haitian ref… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5609/tucker-carlsons-white-supremacist-39great-replacement39-conspiracy-continues?utm_source=blogger

An amendment that would have restricted the transfer of military equipment to local law enforcement agencies was defeated in the House of Representatives. The failure of the amendment on Thursday c… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5608/the-house-rejects-an-amendment-that-would-restrict-the-transfer-of-military-equipment-to-law-enforcement?utm_source=blogger

Border agents in Del Rio, Texas, will no longer patrol the area by horseback after videos and photos of mounted officers charging migrants and whipping them with ropes went viral on Sunday. Jen Psa… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5607/border-agents-mounted-patrols-in-del-rio-texas-have-been-halted-by-the-white-house?utm_source=blogger

Call it a rom-com revolution: Billy Eichner will not only be the first openly gay man to write and star in a major studio's romantic comedy "Bros" when it hits theaters next year, but he'll also be… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5606/billy-eichners-gay-rom-com-will-break-ground-with-an-all-lgbtq-cast-playing-every-major-role?utm_source=blogger

According to police, on Thursday afternoon, a gunman opened fire inside a grocery store near Memphis, Tennessee, injuring several people before killing himself. According to police, 13 people were… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5605/a-gunman-opened-fire-inside-a-tennessee-grocery-store-killing-two-people?utm_source=blogger

After Melissa McCarthy shared some advice she'd written to her future self on "The Late Late Show" on Wednesday, she and her "9 Perfect Strangers" co-star Nicole Kidman asked host James Corden to ad… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5604/james-corden-shares-chers-best-life-advice?utm_source=blogger

Once upon a time, network shows were appointment television; however, with more TV than ever before, and most shows available at all hours of the day on a slew of channels and streaming services, br… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5603/new-network-television-shows-to-watch?utm_source=blogger

The FBI has arrested a FreedomWorks staffer in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, during which rioters overran the building in support of former President Donald Trump's… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5602/on-january-6-a-freedomworks-employee-was-arrested-after-storming-the-capitol?utm_source=blogger

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a board member and investor in Elizabeth Holmes' company Theranos, testified against her in court on Wednesday. Mattis, who served in two military positions und… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5601/jim-mattis-provides-incriminating-evidence-against-elizabeth-holmes-and-theranos?utm_source=blogger

“You have a fiery personality, seorita.” This was one of the first compliments my current (white) partner ever gave me, and I'm sure he thought I'd take being called "spicy" as a compliment just a… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5600/please-stop-referring-to-me-as-spicy-im-a-latina?utm_source=blogger

Kim Kardashian West famously sent gifts to her enemies, which included Taylor Swift and Sarah Michelle Gellar, so if history repeats itself, Debra Messing should be receiving a fruit basket any day… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5599/debra-messing-wants-to-know-why-kim-kardashian-is-hosting-snl-and-she-wont-like-the-answer?utm_source=blogger

Hey, cool cats and kittens: “Tiger King 2” is coming to a TV near you very soon. Netflix has officially confirmed that a sequel to the wild documentary that captivated audiences in early 2020 has b… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5598/carole-baskin-is-back-netflix-confirms-tiger-king-2-is-coming?utm_source=blogger

A Florida lawmaker introduced a bill on Wednesday that would equalize the state's abortion restrictions with those of Texas and allow private citizens to enforce the law through lawsuits. The bill… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5597/florida-introduces-anti-abortion-legislation-modeled-after-texas?utm_source=blogger

NEW YORK (AP) — Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek, and Jason Sudeikis will host the first four episodes of "Saturday Night Live" this fall. Wilson, who stars in the upcoming film "The F… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5596/new-39snl39-hosts-include-jason-sudeikis-and-kim-kardashian-west?utm_source=blogger

On his MSNBC news show on Wednesday, Brian Williams unleashed savage sign-off snark. (See video below.) As he was wrapping up “The 11th Hour,” Williams played a clip from The Recount of anti-vaccin… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5595/brian-williams-punchline-about-anti-vaxxers-and-anti-maskers-is-a-showstopper?utm_source=blogger

Scott Peterson is set to be resentenced to prison after spending more than 15 years on death row for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son in 2002. Superior Court Ju… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5594/scott-peterson-will-be-transferred-from-death-row-and-resentenced-for-the-murders-of-his-wife-and-unborn-son?utm_source=blogger

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge dismissed some of the most significant unresolved lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strau… Read Full News from Stardia Post News Feed https://stardiapost.com/posts/5593/suits-filed-against-ohio-state-university-for-alleged-sexual-misconduct-by-dr-richard-strauss-have-been-dismissed?utm_source=blogger