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The media adores stories that bolster prevailing narratives about the virtuousness of “bipartisanship” and the nefariousness of money in politics. Last week, they got both when socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and conservative Ted Cruz displayed some populist synergy by promising to work on legislation that would ban former lawmakers from taking paid lobbyist positions. see alsoRead moreRead more

Hillary Clinton’s youngest brother Tony Rodham died on Friday night, the politician announced. “It’s hard to find words, my mind is flooded with memories of him today,” Clinton tweeted Saturday. “When he walked into a room he’d light it up with laughter. “He was kind, generous, & a wonderful husband to Megan & father toRead moreRead more

CLEVELAND — CC Sabathia’s second stab at a milestone victory was a lot like the first one and left him looking at a third try. Facing the team he broke into the majors with, the Yankees’ veteran lefty was the loser in an 8-4 defeat to the Indians on Saturday in front of 32,239 atRead moreRead more

A Toronto Raptors fan busted for mischief late last week after directing a horrific on-air remark toward Ayesha Curry is no longer on the offensive. “What I did was disgraceful; it was an alcohol-influenced situation,” Tristan Warkentin told the Toronto Sun. “To be honest, I don’t even remember being there but I am responsible forRead moreRead more

A North Korean pop star famous for her bizarre propaganda song, “Excellent Horse-Like Lady,” was reportedly executed years after the country’s unhinged leader Kim Jong-un took a romantic interest in her. But, neigh! Hyon Song-wol, apparently hoofed it back from the dead this week when she appeared in a tour of factories with the tubbyRead moreRead more

An irritated Mayor Bill de Blasio pointedly defended his school diversity efforts on WNYC Friday after a teen caller questioned his sense of urgency. Phoning in to the Brian Lehrer show, student Tiffani Torres chided de Blasio directly for not taking sufficiently swift action in combating school segregation. The miffed mayor lectured that Torres —Read moreRead more

For years, the liberal foreign policy establishment presented Americans with a false choice on Iran: surrender or war. President Trump has proved that binary to be a fantasy, squeezing and deterring the Iranians without full-on confrontation. “When I became president, Iran was a true state of terror,” Trump said in France this week. Now, “theyRead moreRead more

The University of Alabama gave back a philanthropist’s $26.5 million donation and took his name off the law school Friday, a week after he called on students to boycott the institution over the state’s restrictive new abortion ban. Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., a 70-year-old Florida real estate investor who didn’t attend the school, said heRead moreRead more

It’s been rumored for years, and on Thursday it finally became a reality: Meredith said Entertainment Weekly magazine will publish its last “weekly” issue on June 25 and become a monthly as of August. Click Here: highlanders rugby gear world JD Heyman, deputy editor of People, will replace Henry Goldblatt as editor. About 15 peopleRead moreRead more

Bosses, watch your backs. Not only is fantasizing about murdering your supervisor — a la “Horrible Bosses” or “9 to 5” — totally normal, it’s healthy, Dr. Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist at University College London, tells The Independent. Shaw addressed the crowd at the UK’s Cheltenham Science Festival, saying “popular targets” in our murderousRead moreRead more