Day: December 28, 2024

Race to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik in update New York heats up with new challenger

10:10 pm December 28, 2024

New York State Sen. Dan Stec, a Republican and Navy veteran, is running for Congress. Stec has tossed his hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who will vacate her seat in the House of Representatives to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A special election for New York’s […]

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits championship tournament over a pair of jeans: ‘I’m out, f— you’

10:06 pm December 28, 2024

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No. 1, removed himself from the tournament in New York on Friday after he received a $200 fine and warning from FIDE because of a dress […]

Don’t blame your health insurance company for your lousy coverage

8:30 pm December 28, 2024

Everyone’s blaming health insurance company greed for the soaring claims denials and roadblocks to care. That’s naive. Follow the money to find the real culprits: lying politicians. In 2013, before Affordable Care Act regulations kicked in, insurers denied roughly 1.5% of claims, according to the American Medical Association. But under ACA rules, denials increased tenfold. […]

Netflix film tells true story of only predominantly Black and female army battalion to serve during WWII

8:25 pm December 28, 2024

“The Six Triple Eight” recently debuted on Netflix and tells the story of the first predominantly Black and female army battalion that served overseas during World War II. The film stars Kerry Washington and was written and directed by Tyler Perry. “You’ve got to watch this, because this story is not really told in America, […]

Olivia Hussey, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ star, dead at 73

8:13 pm December 28, 2024

Olivia Hussey, famously known for her role in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet”, has died. She was 73. Hussey died Friday, “peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones,” a statement posted to her Instagram account said. “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who […]