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  • Texas school district orders removal of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves

    08/17/2022 9:12:06 AM PDT · by Halls · 59 replies
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
    It was the latest in a string of book removals being implemented at schools at the behest of conservative activist parents and school board members
  • Georgia GOP Senate hopeful Herschel Walker in 2019 falsely claimed to be FBI agent

    07/20/2022 10:39:11 AM PDT · by Halls · 76 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | Kate Scanlon
    Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker falsely claimed that he was an FBI agent in a newly resurfaced video, another blunder for a campaign plagued by its candidate’s missteps. In the 2019 clip, Walker can be seen telling an audience, “I worked for the law enforcement. Y’all didn’t know that either?”
  • Kanye West to meet with Trump, Jared Kushner at White House

    10/09/2018 10:47:25 AM PDT · by Halls · 22 replies
    CBS News ^ | October 9, 2018 | CBS News
    Following in the steps of his reality TV star wife-turned-activist Kim Kardashian West, rapper Kanye West will be meeting with President Trump and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the White House on Thursday. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed to the White House TV pool that West will be joining the president for lunch, and also meeting with Kushner. "Topics of discussions will include manufacturing resurgence in America, prison reform, how to prevent gang violence, and what can be done to reduce violence in Chicago," Sanders said in a statement.
  • Kanye West Delivers Pro-Trump Rant on ‘SNL,’ Gets Booed By Audience

    09/30/2018 7:30:12 AM PDT · by Halls · 58 replies
    The Daily Beast ^ | Marlow Stern
    Following his performance of “Ghost Town” during the 44th season premiere of Saturday Night Live, Kanye West, sporting a red Make America Great Again hat in support of President Donald Trump, went on one of his typical rants.
  • Mother of two punches Lindsay Lohan over 'child abduction' bid

    09/29/2018 12:52:48 PM PDT · by Halls · 22 replies
    The Express Tribune ^ | September 29,2018 | Entertainment Desk
    Mean Girls actor Lindsay Lohan is back in news for all the wrong reasons. The one-time teen idol, currently in Russia, posted an unsettling video of her ‘interacting’ with a family she claimed came from war-torn Syria. “Hey everyone, I just want to show you a family that I met,” she said in the video, “a Syrian refugee family that I’m really worried about. They really need help.”
  • Barack Obama Releases List of Dem Midterm Endorsements (See If You Can Spot Ocasio-Cortez)

    08/01/2018 12:40:03 PM PDT · by Halls · 35 replies
    mediaite.com ^ | Aug 1st, 2018 | Rachel Dicker
    Barack Obama has come out of relative political hiding to endorse an array of Democratic candidates in the midterm elections. The former president released the list of 81 candidates on Twitter Wednesday — in elections as large in scale as Governor, as well as smaller races such as State Senate.
  • Six Flags: Woman killed while riding Texas Giant

    07/19/2013 6:08:52 PM PDT · by Halls · 81 replies
    wfaa.com ^ | 7/19/2013 | Halls
    ARLINGTON - Six Flags has confirmed an adult woman died while riding the Texas Giant Friday night. More details to come.
  • Did Ronald Reagan ever raise taxes? Vanity, need some education

    06/03/2009 10:48:47 AM PDT · by Halls · 43 replies · 2,385+ views
    6/3/09 | Halls
    Did Ronal Reagan ever raise taxes for anything? Needing a bit of education here. ;)
  • Tea Party Style Protests To Be Staged In DFW

    02/26/2009 1:49:10 PM PST · by Halls · 24 replies · 787+ views
    wbap ^ | 2/26/2009 | Halls
    Dallas (WBAP) Protestors nationwide and in the Metroplex are taking a page out of the history book. They'll stage a series of tea party rallies Friday to protest the Economic Stimulus Bill. James Dickey is one of the organizers in Dallas and he told WBAP's Mark Davis that one of the rallies will be held at 11:00am Friday at Victory Park in Dallas.
  • Is Michelle Obama Pregnant??(Vanity)

    08/24/2008 12:50:55 PM PDT · by Halls · 69 replies · 35+ views
    Halls
    She hasn't been in the spotlight recently, than yesterday she wore a dress that covered her obviously bigger stomach. Than today she has on a white blouse and pants covering an obviously bigger stomach as well. I am a 36 year old mom and know when a woman has a baby bump, and she has looks to have one!
  • USO mom gets big welcome on return from Iraq

    05/08/2008 5:54:47 AM PDT · by Halls · 13 replies · 93+ views
    Wfaa.com ^ | 5/7/08 | Jim Douglas
    Returning soldiers always receive welcome home greetings as they exit their planes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and Linda Robinson was always among them. But on Wednesday, she was on the receiving end. Robinson was engulfed by people welcoming her home after a long stint in Iraq. She departed Texas in September to help open the first USO center in Iraq.
  • Girl, 10, Arrested for Using Knife to Cut Food at School

    12/18/2007 5:30:13 AM PST · by Halls · 48 replies · 339+ views
    foxnews.com ^ | 12/17/07 | Halls
    A 10-year-old Florida girl faces felony weapons charges after bringing a small steak knife to school to cut up her lunch, according to a report on WFTV.com. Click here for more on this story from WFTV.com School officials say the Ocala 5th grader had brought a piece of steak for her lunch, and had brought a steak knife. According to the report, a couple of teachers took the utensil and called authorities, who arrested the girl and took her to the county’s juvenile assessment center. "She did not use it inappropriately. She did not threaten anyone with it. She didn't...
  • MISSING MOM SEARCH TEAM NEEDS HELP

    11/06/2007 11:27:13 AM PST · by Halls · 17 replies · 271+ views
    suburbanchicagonews.com ^ | 11/06/07 | Stefano Esposito
    HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS HOPED FOR TO LOOK FOR STACY PETERSON TODAY November 6, 2007 By Stefano Esposito sun-times news group She has not slept in days. She's all but certain her sister is dead. But Cassandra Cales said Monday evening that the search for Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson must go on. "She is giving me the strength and energy I need to push on," Cales said of her sister. "I haven't really slept in six or seven days. I try to sleep, but I just can't."
  • Michael Devlin to Plead Guilty to Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse Charges

    10/06/2007 12:01:29 PM PDT · by Halls · 50 replies · 1,514+ views
    Foxnews.com ^ | 10/06/07 | Associated Press
    ST. LOUIS — For nearly a year, two Missouri boys have been preparing to walk into a courtroom and face the man accused of kidnapping and abusing them. Now, an apparent surprise deal will spare them the ordeal. Michael Devlin, the former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, will plead guilty next week to kidnapping and sexual abuse charges, a prosecutor and a relative of one of the boys said Friday. Devlin's surprise decision brings a sudden end to a massive criminal case that has drawn international attention.
  • My sister is a Liberal(VANITY)

    09/30/2007 11:58:46 AM PDT · by Halls · 175 replies · 501+ views
    9/30/07 | Halls
    Ok, so last night I'm sitting down with my sister and she has these small cans of soda she obviously got at some place that doesn't serve the normal stuff, lol! It is a soda made with sugar and no High Fructose Corn Syrup.
  • O.J. Simpson arrested in Vegas!

    09/16/2007 11:30:21 AM PDT · by Halls · 858 replies · 16,831+ views
    tmz.com ^ | 9/16/07 | TMZ Staff
  • Mom, kids found dead in Parker County(Texas)

    05/29/2007 8:12:36 AM PDT · by Halls · 41 replies · 3,327+ views
    wfaa.com ^ | 5/29/07 | DallasNews.com and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
    HUDSON OAKS, Texas — The bodies of a mother and three children were found hanging in a mobile home just outside Weatherford early Tuesday morning. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said a neighbor who went to check on the family discovered the bodies at about 6:30 a.m. An 8-month-old was also found hanging and transported to Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, where she was listed in good condition, he said.
  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Missouri Kidnapping Suspect Michael Devlin

    03/01/2007 12:51:13 PM PST · by Halls · 9 replies · 443+ views
    foxnews.com ^ | 3/1/07
    ST. LOUIS — Federal prosecutors on Thursday indicted Michael Devlin, the former Missouri pizzeria manager charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two young teenage boys. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Missouri announced the indictment during a 3:30 p.m. EST press conference in St. Louis. A press release issued by U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway before the event said only that the indictment is regarding a "significant child exploitation case." The release did not specifically mention Devlin, but a law enforcement source earlier confirmed to FOX News that the indictment involved him.
  • Request denied to move Devlin to St. Louis County

    02/15/2007 2:35:11 PM PST · by Halls · 8 replies · 299+ views
    stltoday.com ^ | 2/15/07 | Tim O'Neil
    UNION – Lawyers for kidnapping suspect Michael J. Devlin failed today in their bid to have him moved to the St. Louis County Jail and are awaiting a judge’s word on their bid to have any grand jury proceeding transcribed. Defense lawyers Ethan Corlija and Michael Kielty made their pitches in hearings before separate judges this morning. Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Robert E. Parks opposed both motions. Parks also said he intends to seek an additional charge against Devlin from the county’s grand jury later this month. Devlin, 41, of Kirkwood, has been held in the Franklin County Jail just...
  • Devlin to face more charges in St. Louis County

    02/05/2007 10:23:15 AM PST · by Halls · 48 replies · 1,329+ views
    stltoday.com ^ | 02/05/2007 | Harry Levins
    St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch will announce this afternoon that he is filing still more charges against kidnapping suspect Michael Devlin of Kirkwood. McCulloch has scheduled a press conference for 3 p.m. in Clayton. The terse announcement of the press conference lacked specifics on the new charges.