Day: August 18, 2023

Don Lemon speaks out about CNN firing, says he feels ‘vindicated’ after ex-boss was ousted

11:30 pm August 18, 2023

Don Lemon is speaking out at length for the first time since his dramatic firing from CNN in April.  Appearing on Friday’s “Pivot” podcast, Lemon told host Kara Swisher that he didn’t realize at the time that the network was going in a direction “that I was not a part of.” The direction, at the […]

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James Buckley, conservative former US senator from New York, dead at 100

11:06 pm August 18, 2023

James Buckley, a former U.S. senator from New York and judge on the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit, died Friday at 100 years old. Buckley, the older brother of National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr., is one of the few people to have served in the executive, legislative and judicial […]

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Family of missing Tennessee woman say travel companion can live off the grid, has friends ‘all over the world’

10:50 pm August 18, 2023

The family of missing Cynthia Hovsepian says ther travel companion Jonas Bare can live off the grid for an extended period of time and has friends worldwide. In a Facebook post, the Fairbanks, Alaska Police Department said that Bare, 50, and Hovsepian, 37, checked into a downtown Airbnb on Aug. 9 and were scheduled to […]

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Desperate attempt to save struggling Texas beer brewery turns deadly as owner’s plot backfires

10:45 pm August 18, 2023

A Texas man who worked as a financial advisor and insurance agent, and allegedly killed one of his clients and stole money from others to keep open his struggling brewery business, has been sentenced to life in prison.  Keith Ashley, 51, of Allen, was found guilty in October 2022 of federal wire, mail, and bank […]

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Maui company says request for water to fight wildfire delayed several hours while gov’t consulted with farmers

10:37 pm August 18, 2023

A Hawaiian company says that its efforts to divert water to fight a devastating wildfire last week were delayed for hours while a government agency, led by a man who has pushed for “water equity,” consulted with local farmers.  The West Maui Land Company, which manages several agricultural and residential subdivisions along with water jurisdictions, […]

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