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12+ min ago (578+ words) MS NOW host and former Biden White House press secretary'Jen Psaki was stunned by President'Donald Trump's "eye-popping" comments after receiving a newly-invented "Peace Prize." Trump was on hand for the FIFA Draw, the purpose of which is to determine the groups of teams for the World Cup tournament. But during the event, FIFA President'Gianni Infantino'presented Trump'with a brand-new honor: the "inaugural 2025 FIFA Peace Prize." Afterward, Trump proposed that the NFL change the name of their sport to accommodate soccer fans. On Friday's edition'of MS NOW's'The Briefing with Jen Psaki, the host devoted her show open to marvelling at the spectacle, and mocking the prize: PSAKI: Okay. I have asked this question many times in the last year. It's almost become a bit of a cliche, I guess. But sometimes Donald Trump does something so completely bizarre, so eyepopping, so outside…...

17+ min ago (241+ words) One of the most unexpected couples to come out of 2025 is easily Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau; and it seems they're ready to be known as a "power couple" after being cancelled. Insiders told Star Magazine that Perry and Trudeau are ready to do something major in 2026 to solidify their need to be a power couple. "Whether that's producing a documentary together or launching a product still remains to be seen, but by all accounts, they are very serious," the insider said to the outlet. "It's all in the brainstorming stage at this point, but it's something they love talking about, and as long as things keep ticking along, next year should see them team up on some sort of project." Trudeau "is jumping at the idea with excitement," and as for Perry, "she has a partner that fully embraces…...

18+ min ago (326+ words) President Donald Trump's decision to pardon entertainment titan Tim Leiweke this week may have been sparked by a recent "round of golf" with Leiweke's attorney, who reportedly brought up his client's case to the president between swings, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Leiweke was indicted in July related to a felony charge for attempting to rig the bid for a $375 million basketball arena in Texas, bragging to his colleagues at the time that he had been "very clever" at having "scared" other bidders away from the project, an admission that prosecutors felt ran afoul of antitrust laws. But in November, Trump would host former GOP lawmaker Trey Gowdy " one of Leiweke's attorneys " for a round of golf at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, which the Journal learned of from "people familiar with the matter." Gowdy would later…...

35+ min ago (264+ words) FBI Assistant Director for Public Affairs Ben Williamson slammed an MS NOW report about FBI Director Kash Patel as "hogwash" and "1000% false." Williamson took to X on Friday to blast a report by Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig, which claimed that Patel "insisted" FBI agents assigned to his girlfriend Alexis Wilkens's security team drive her inebriated friend home. News of the effort to deploy agents to provide security for a private citizen has spread through the bureau and beyond, as agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel's use of the bureau's strapped resources, the people said. "1,000% false and did not happen. And I'd like to give some BTS insight into how this hogwash got printed," Williamson wrote in response. He said he first heard the accusation on Tuesday and everyone, including Patel and Wilkins, denied that the event ever happened....

35+ min ago (332+ words) Left: Marcus Maddela (Bucks County DA's Office). Right: Courtney Soyka (Bucks County DA's Office). A couple in Pennsylvania has learned their fates for failing to feed their twins sufficiently and causing the children to become "dangerously malnourished." Courtney Soyka, 33, was sentenced to between 364 days and 729 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of child endangerment, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced. Marcus Maddela, 45, was sentenced to between 8 and 23 months in jail after pleading guilty in late October to his own child endangerment charges. The case was "extremely disturbing," Bucks County Assistant District Attorney Bridget Murphy said during Thursday's sentencing hearing. Soyka and Maddela's twins were born about two months prematurely in October 2024. One twin weighed 4.16 pounds at birth while the other weighed 3.74 pounds. They were placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and as the district…...

37+ min ago (790+ words) Part of the shutdown deal, the ban could kill the cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to comply For the first time since 2018, the sale of cannabis seeds in the US will be restricted due to a last-minute provision in the spending bill that ended the government shutdown last month " a move that experts say will kill the market in this country. Cannabis seed companies have enjoyed comparatively relaxed regulatory standards for the past several years because seeds themselves contain a negligible amount of THC, the compound that makes cannabis federally illegal. Sergio Mart'nez, chief executive officer and founder of Spain-based Blimburn Seeds, said that the 2018 farm bill eased restrictions on seeds by defining hemp as any product containing less than 0.3% delta 9 THC. "This definition was reinforced in 2022 when the DEA formally clarified that cannabis seeds meeting this…...

37+ min ago (462+ words) It can be frustrating when your DoorDash order is late'it's even worse if it winds up in two other states. That's what happened to this South Carolina-based man who called out DoorDash after spotting his order in Tennessee on the app. "DoorDash, I'm about to punch right in you," TikTok creator Lomainei (@lomainei1) says. Then, the background shifts from his kitchen to the DoorDash driver location map on the app. "Why the absolute [expletive] has my DoorDasher left my entire state with my order?" he asks, pointing at a red and white car icon, indicating where his driver is currently located on the map: Tennessee. To make matters worse, the estimated arrival time reads 4:33-4:43. Needless to say, the content wouldn't be receiving his food anytime soon. "That's my Wingstop! You're gonna pick up my food and leave the state? What the…...

37+ min ago (282+ words) Tom Cruise may have his sights set on another actress a month after his split from Ana de Armas. A source told The National Enquirer in a report published in November that Cruise, 63, is interested in actress Sydney Sweeney, 28, after meeting her at the Governors Awards on November 16. "I've never broken a bone [but] I sliced my face open," Sweeney appeared to say, according to Press. The source also revealed that Cruise is interested in working with Sweeney professionally. "Tom's hell bent on getting Sydney involved in some of his upcoming projects," the insider said. "Sydney's a hugely ambitious girl, so of course she's interested and intrigued at the prospect of working with Tom but as is often the case, he definitely has an ulterior motive!" The insider continued, "She still likes him a lot, and they have a connection....

40+ min ago (758+ words) The New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow was correct when he said Donald Trump was involved in as many as 60 "catch and kill" operations during the 2016 presidential election in which Trump first won power, former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen said. "I never actually added them up, but I wouldn't dispute what Ronan is saying," Cohen told the Court of History podcast. "Every day, there was another story." Cohen said some stories that never saw the light of day concerned Trump and his third wife, Melania, while others concerned schemes such as Trump University or alleged connections to organized crime. Trump entered the White House in 2017. In December 2018, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, making false statements to a federally insured bank, and campaign finance violations. He also pled guilty to making false statements to…...

48+ min ago (1734+ words) As the Republican Party flails on the cost-of-living crisis, President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday morning with an attack on his beloved Fox & Friends for prodding that sensitive subject. The show on Saturday hosted Peter Schiff, a stockbroker and financial commentator. He's also a rising critic of Trump'Schiff has taken the president to task for dismissing economic concerns amid mounting inflation, job losses, and affordability issues. On Truth Social, the president called Schiff a "Trump hating loser" and questioned the integrity of the Fox News program'of which he is, famously, an avid viewer'for having given him a platform. "Either the show made a mistake, or it is heading in a different direction," Trump wrote, urging its staff to look into "the "booker' who put this jerk on!" Schiff, Trump wrote, "thinks prices are going up when, in fact, they…...