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Trump Taps MAGA Loyalist With Dismal Environmental Rating to Lead EPA
CLEANING UP
Published 11.11.24 4:20PM EST 
Lee Zeldin campaigns in New York in 2022.
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Donald Trump has chosen former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the New York Post. “He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet,” Trump wrote in a Monday press release announcing the decision. Zeldin, a four-term Long Island congressman who lost the 2022 New York gubernatorial race to Democrat Kathy Hochul, said he would be honored to take on the position. “As EPA Administrator, we will restore American energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, make the United States the global leader of Artificial Intelligence advancement, and slash the red tape holding back American workers from upward economic mobility,” Zeldin told the Post. The former congressman does have some experience with environmental issues, having served in several related caucuses and fought against dumping waste in Long Island Sound. But Zeldin has a dismal rating with the League of Conservation Voters, which gave him a 14% lifetime score on environmental matters.

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Alec Baldwin Already Not Liking His New Reality Show Gig
HARSH REALITY
Published 11.11.24 6:43PM EST 
Alec Baldwin (L) attends the premiere of Netflix's "Spellbound" at The Paris Theatre on November 11, 2024 in New York City.
Baldwin is set to star with his family in TLC’s “The Baldwins.” Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Alec Baldwin revealed that the process of becoming a reality star hasn’t been all its cracked up to be. “I wasn’t very fond of it,” said Baldwin about filming the show. He was at the premiere of his new children’s movie Spellbound when he made the comment, the reported the Associated Press. In June, the veteran actor announced that he would star alongside his wife Hilaria and their seven young children in “The Baldwins.” Baldwin confirmed on Monday that the TLC reality show is set to be released January 2025. “We’re inviting you into our home to experience the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild and the crazy,” Baldwin said in an Instagram video announcing the show. Baldwin and Hilaria married in 2012 and welcomed their first child in 2013. In July, involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed in connection with an accidental shooting on the set of the movie Rust, which left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza injured.

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SolaWave’s Celeb and Beauty Editor-Approved Light Therapy Device Is On Sale Ahead of Black Friday
EARLY BLACK FRIDAY
Published 11.05.24 6:05PM EST 
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Bullets Hit Florida Spirit Airlines Flight Landing in Haiti
ROUGH LANDING
Updated 11.11.24 5:36PM EST 
Published 11.11.24 5:35PM EST 
Spirit Airlines jetliners on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.

Spirit Airlines jetliners on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.

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A Spirit Airlines flight bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted Monday after it was met with gunfire during an attempted landing in the Haitian capital. In a statement, the airline said a flight attendant was grazed in the shooting and no guests were injured, according to TMZ. Originating from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the flight was diverted to Santiago, Dominican Republic, where the airline said passengers will be sent back to the United States on another aircraft. The cause of the gunfire is unknown, but Haiti has been stricken with gang violence and political chaos in the past year since its Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned and fled the country. The attack comes a day after interim Prime Minister Garry Conille was ousted in favor of businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé by a transition council seeking to re-establish democratic order in the country. In response to the incident, Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti’s main airport, has grounded flights. Spirit and other airlines have suspended service to Haiti. In another incident, a United Nations helicopter was also hit by gunfire in October while flying over Port-au-Prince.

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4
Biden Almost Takes a Tumble Out for a Stroll on Sandy Delaware Beach
STEADY ON
Published 11.11.24 10:11AM EST 
Joe Biden
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The oldest sitting president in U.S. history appeared less sure of his footing than ever before while out for a walk with his wife over the weekend. Joe Biden was seen stumbling over his steps, almost falling over at one point as he took a stroll along Rehoboth Beach near his Delaware home Sunday. Journalists who recorded the footage were heard to gasp as the incumbent struggled to make his way across the sand, before lobbing a volley of questions his way about his upcoming Oval Office sit-down with President-elect Donald Trump. It will be not only the first time they’ve met face-to-face since Biden’s shock withdrawal from the race earlier this year but also the first time they’ve stuck to that particular tradition, with Trump having declined to host Biden at the White House immediately after the 2020 election. Biden said last week he had called Trump to congratulate him on his recent victory and to express “his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition.” Level flooring provided, it would seem.

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Updated 11.11.24 2:17AM EST 
Published 11.11.24 12:00AM EST 
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Tourists Under Fire for Snuggling With Wombats in Vacation TikToks
The Wombat Way
Updated 11.11.24 2:49PM EST 
Published 11.11.24 2:48PM EST 
Wombat holding has split the Internet on if it should be considered unethical or cute.
Wombat holding has split the Internet on if it should be considered unethical or cute. TikTok

Tourists are being hit with backlash for posting TikToks of themselves holding wombats on their Australian vacations, as online users call for a ban of the practice. The videos, often filmed at zoos and wildlife parks, show the visitors cooing and caressing the furry creatures. But critics say that such treatment can cause the critters distress. "It isn‘t ethical to pick up wombats like that,” wrote one commenter. “They aren‘t teddies they are animals.” Another user wrote, “Notice to all NON Australians, do not attempt to pat or lift wild wombats. It will not go well for you.” One animal-rescue creator, who was seen cradling a wombat, commented on their own post, saying: “Please don‘t ever try to and touch a wild wombat... they definitely aren‘t this friendly!” But a zoo that offers wombat holding sessions, Taralga Wildlife Park, defended the decision. Owner John Stafford told Yahoo that the experience can break misconceptions about the wildlife, and many leave “absolutely thrilled.” “People change when they realize they‘re not just some lumbering, pathetic-looking thing on the road. They’re really personable and lovely animals.”

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Megan Fox Announces She’s Expecting a Baby With Machine Gun Kelly
BABY NO. 4
Updated 11.11.24 5:00PM EST 
Published 11.11.24 3:40PM EST 
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly
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Megan Fox announced that she is expecting with her boyfriend, singer Machine Gun Kelly. The announcement was posted on the 38-year-old actress‘ Instagram, where she is holding her baby bump while covered in black paint. MGK has yet to post about the pregnancy, but was tagged in the announcement, with his song “Last November” set for the post. Another photo shows Fox holding a positive pregnancy test. The caption reads, “nothing is ever really lost. welcome back” with an angel and heart emoji. In 2023, Fox wrote about how she experienced a miscarriage after she and the musician became pregnant with a baby girl. His song “Last November” detailed the past pregnancy loss. In an interview with Good Morning America, Fox opened up again about the traumatic experience, saying, “I’ve never been through anything like that in my life.” Fox has three children with ex-husband Brian Austin Green, and MGK has one child with ex Emma Cannon. According to Billboard, the two called off their engagement at “some point last year.”

Read it at People

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Geraldo Rivera Claims to Know Why Trump Trashed Harris at the Polls
NEVER STOOD A CHANCE
Updated 11.11.24 2:33PM EST 
Published 11.11.24 10:12AM EST 
Geraldo Rivera
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Veteran journalist and one-time Trump pal Geraldo Rivera has offered his musings on why the Republican presidential-elect so comprehensively trounced his Democratic opponent for the presidency last week. In a lengthy X post touching on everything from the surprising pro-Trump swing among women, Black and Latino voters to the litany of federal charges that failed to land “Teflon Don” in the slammer, the former TV host surmised that ultimately, Trump has simply proved that “he is in a league of his own.” Noting his own backing for Harris, Rivera adds that “twice impeached, serially indicted, liable for sexual assault and inflating the value of his properties, [Trump] is the definition of inappropriate, [the] sore loser who put his grievances ahead of his country, ahead of the Constitution he was sworn to protect and defend, yet he won overwhelmingly.” He then followed up with a second post urging the Biden administration to use its remaining two months in government to provide as much support to Ukraine as possible, as well as calling on “all civil rights groups to insure migrants’ rights are protected” after Trump officially takes the White House next year.

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MSNBC Ratings Plummet as Democrats Grow Weary
MOOD SHIFT
Published 11.11.24 1:28PM EST 
An MSNBC camera operator tapes the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the Polk County Convention Complex November 24, 2003 in Des Moines, Iowa. Sponsored by MSNBC and moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, the debate will feature all of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls with the exception of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT). Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) participated via satellite.
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MSNBC’s ratings cratered on Thursday after a particularly high election night, signaling a potential mood shift for viewers in political coverage following Kamala Harris’ loss. MSNBC eclipsed CNN on election night for the first time ever, pulling 6 million viewers to CNN’s 5.1 million, Mediaite reported. By Thursday, MSNBC had cut their viewers to only 600,000, while CNN had just over 400,000. It was a 54 percent shed for MSNBC and 30 percent decrease for CNN compared to this time last year. Fox News continued to dominate cable news; with 10.3 million viewers on election night and 2.6 million viewers on Thursday. Overall, election night viewership in 2024 dropped 25 percent across 18 networks from 2020, Nielsen measured. The sharp decline in MSNBC’s ratings from election night came as it became clear that the news would shift into Donald Trump programming following his victory. The ratings did not account for viewers who watched coverage beyond linear TV.

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The AI-Powered Bike Is Engineered to Give You the Most Effective Workout in the Shortest Time Possible
RIDE ON
Published 10.21.24 4:21PM EDT 
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Jordan Chiles Reveals Where Bronze Medal Is After Olympics Dispute
BRONZE BLUES
Published 11.11.24 11:49AM EST 
Jordan Chiles holding her bronze medal during the Olympic Games in Paris.
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Jordan Chiles is speaking out for the first time since the dispute over her bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. “I have the medal,” she told Hoda Kobt on the Today show Monday. “The medal is mine.” It was previously reported that Chiles was forced to give over the medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Bǎrbosu after the International Olympics Committee claimed Chiles’ coaches requested a score recalculation four seconds too late. Chiles initially placed fifth on the individual floor routine, but her score was recalculated to earn her the bronze medal, which she accepted on the podium alongside Simone Biles and Brazilian gymnast Rebecca Andandre. “It was an all-Black podium, that was history made,” Chiles said. “That was something I was very proud to be a part of.” Footage from Biles’ documentary crew proved that Chiles’ coaches did request a rescore in the correct time frame, but Chiles is still officially stripped of her medal. She said she was still rattled by the experience and is uncertain about the 2028 Olympics. “L.A. is in and out of my mind,” she said. “I think right now I’m just trying to take in what’s happened from Paris and just try to take it day by day.”

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Rage Room Business Booming in D.C. After Trump’s Victory
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Published 11.11.24 7:25AM EST 
A rage room in Washington, D.C. has seen an increase in bookings since Donald Trump’s election victory.
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In a district where 92 percent of people voted for Kamala Harris, fury and despair have arguably never been better business. In Washington, D.C., ‘rage rooms’—facilities where customers can pay a modest fee to take out their frustrations on helpless plates, cups, and glass bottles—have enjoyed a noticeable uptick in demand since Donald Trump’s victory in the election last week. “On a typical night, we will get from seven to nine reservations for the rage room,” Ray Page, general manager at Kraken in the Penn Quarter, told The Washington Post on Friday. “Tonight since the election we’re up to 17. That’s a big ramp up in numbers, and that’s just reservations. We could still get walk-ins.” By Saturday morning, Page added that the number of bookings had jumped to 26. The venue doesn’t just offer rage rooms either, with a similar surge of interest in Kraken’s ax-throwing rooms too. “I just didn’t really expect the double whammy of the Democrats losing the Senate and the presidency so quickly,” one ax-wielding punter told the newspaper.

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