President Trump said Wednesday he hated to see the heart-wrenching photo of the dead Central American man and his young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to reach the US — but then quickly blamed Democrats for the tragedy. “I hate it, and it could stop immediately if the Democrats change theRead moreRead more
Month: June 2019
Trump blames Democrats for dad, toddler who drowned crossing border
Cuomo rips AOC for ‘concentration camp’ remark
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to task for making an inappropriate comparison to the Holocaust by calling detention facilities at the southern border “concentration camps.” “I think it’s a wholly inappropriate comparison. The Holocaust, you’re taking about a tragedy of biblical proportion and one of the greatest tragedies in history,” Cuomo told reportersRead moreRead more
Now even knitting has to be political in Trump age
The blogger Glenn Reynolds, in his new book, predicts that the digital age will prove as significant to the human race as its adoption of agriculture. He’s probably correct, but with at least one major exception. Proto-farmers worked long, brutal hours for their daily slice of non-GMO bread. Today’s digital dilettantes lay about, resent lifeRead moreRead more
Trump accidentally tags wrong woman in Rapinoe Twitter feud
President Trump’s feud with US women’s soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe featured a social-media gaffe Wednesday, when he accidentally tagged a similarly named woman in a tweet — sending her anonymous account viral. “Women’s soccer player, @mPinoe, just stated that she is ‘not going to the F…ing White House if we win,’” Trump wrote inRead moreRead more
Fake doctor scammed sex abuse victims with bogus therapy: cops
A Florida man who touted his ability to use a “powerhouse combination of psychology and quantum physics” to treat women who were sexually abused was busted for practicing medicine without a license, police said. Phillip Stutzman, 43, of Lakewood Ranch was arrested Thursday after three women told police in Sarasota that he posed as Dr.Read moreRead more
Gleyber Torres rescues Yankees from pitching disaster
Gleyber Torres sent the Yankees to England in style, with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth, as they outlasted the Blue Jays, 8-7, Wednesday in The Bronx. Torres’ heroics finished up a 9-1 homestand, as they won for the 11th time in 12 games overall. The Yankees seemed to be closing inRead moreRead more
Burning cigarette may have caused Notre Dame fire: prosecutors
A smoldering cigarette or an electrical malfunction could be what sparked the massive Notre Dame Cathedral fire, Paris prosecutors said on Wednesday. There’s no evidence the April 15 blaze that gutted the 850-year-old cathedral was deliberate, prosecutors said, following a two-month preliminary probe where investigators interviewed 100 witnesses and examined more than 1,200 clues. “SeveralRead moreRead more
Ex-con shoe designer Steve Madden to pen tell-all
Colorful and controversial shoe designer Steve Madden has signed a deal for a tell-all memoir entitled, “The Cobbler,” Media Ink has exclusively learned. “He won’t hold back,” promises Diversion Publishing CEO Scott Waxman, who said the book is expected to hit from his Radius Books imprint in May 2020—which is the 30th anniversary of theRead moreRead more
This could be Frank Ntilikina’s first step toward Knicks comeback
With a push from his new French agent, Frank Ntilikina is all in on playing for the French National Team in the prestigious FIBA World Cup, according to NBA sources. The event is held in China from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15. The French team is expected to gather for training camp and exhibitions startingRead moreRead more
Alleged killer twin claims sister tried to stab her first
The twin who allegedly stabbed her sister to death in their New Jersey home claimed that her sibling was the one who tried to slice her first, sources said. Amanda Ramirez — who was charged for the fatal stabbing of her twin sister, Anna Ramirez — told detectives that her sibling lunged at her withRead moreRead more