Bye

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South Dakota Republican sentenced to 10 years for incest

Former legislative candidate Joel Koskan was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two felony counts of incest, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

The charges stemmed from sexual activity with an adopted child. Charges were filed against Koskan in November, just days before the general election in which he was running as a Republican for a state Senate seat. Koskan, from the rural community of Wood in Mellette County, lost the race but received 42 percent of the votes cast.

https://www.rawstory.com/joel-koskan/

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21-Year-Old Airman Jack Teixeira Arrested For Ukraine Document Leak, Reports Say

A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard named Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday in connection with a massive leak of secret U.S. documents, according to multiple reports, after he allegedly shared records on the war in Ukraine and other sensitive intelligence with an online group primarily composed of teenagers who bonded over racist memes and video games.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasre ... 181b0b5811

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Tech entrepreneur arrested in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee

San Francisco Police on Thursday arrested Nima Momeni in the stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee, one of the founders of CashApp.

Momeni and Lee knew each other, according to police, though how is still unknown. Momeni runs an IT services company in the Bay Area, according to his profile on LinkedIn and state records.

https://thehill.com/homenews/3950226-te ... r-bob-lee/

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El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Friday charged 28 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges Friday alongside Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram and other top federal prosecutors. The charges were filed against cartel leaders, as well alleged chemical suppliers, lab managers, fentanyl traffickers, security leaders, financiers and weapons traffickers.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/ ... -el-chapo/

[ZoWie]

21-Year-Old Airman Jack Teixeira Arrested For Ukraine Document Leak, Reports Say

A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard named Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday in connection with a massive leak of secret U.S. documents, according to multiple reports, after he allegedly shared records on the war in Ukraine and other sensitive intelligence with an online group primarily composed of teenagers who bonded over racist memes and video games.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasre ... 181b0b5811

Racism is the new pornography, but when did betraying your country become cool?

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Penguins Fire Hextall, Burke, Pryor

The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired GM Ron Hextall after little more than two years on the job. President of hockey operations Brian Burke and AGM Chris Pryor are also out.

No successors have been named.

https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/pittsbu ... all-fired/

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Good riddance.

Parler Shut Down by New Owner: ‘A Twitter Clone’ for Conservatives Is Not a ‘Viable Business’

Parler, the self-described “uncancelable free-speech social platform” that catered to right-wing users — which was nearly acquired by Kanye West last year — has been shut down by its new owner.

“No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more,” Arlington, Va.-based digital media company Starboard said in announcing Friday that it had acquired Parler. The terms of the deal are not being disclosed; Starboard said it expects the deal to be accretive by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/p ... 235583709/

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Phantom of the Opera ends 35-year run on Broadway, the longest in Broadway history.

After 35 years and almost 14,000 performances, the curtain fell for the final time Sunday on the longest-running show in Broadway history -- "The Phantom of the Opera."

Since opening in January 1988, Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit musical has wowed New Yorkers and tourists alike, becoming a symbol of the famous theater district.
https://www.rawstory.com/phantom-of-the-opera-ends/

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Gray Executive VP and COO Robert Smith Retires

Robert (Bob) Smith, executive VP and COO of Gray Television since 2013, resigned on Thursday.

He decided to retire, the company said in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

https://www.nexttv.com/news/gray-execut ... th-retires

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Darryll Green, WFOR Miami General Manager, Announces Retirement

Darryll Green, president and general manager of WFOR-WBFS Miami, will retire as of April 28. He took on the position at the CBS-owned stations in DMA No. 18 in March 2021, after Adam Levy stepped down.

“It’s been an honor to have had a front-row seat to see what you have accomplished during my two-plus years here,” Green said in a memo to staffers. “From launching our CBS News Miami streaming channel, to scoring several monthly wins in late news, producing impactful award-winning content, adding several new team members and strengthening our relationships with our clients and community partners, I’m going to be stepping away with so many happy memories and a ton of gratitude.”

https://www.nexttv.com/news/darryll-gre ... retirement

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Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month

Amid all the attention on this month’s elections in Wisconsin and Illinois, one outcome with major implications for 2024 flew under the national radar: School board candidates who ran culture-war campaigns flamed out.

Democrats and teachers’ unions boasted candidates they backed in Midwestern suburbs trounced their opponents in the once-sleepy races. The winning record, they said, was particularly noticeable in elections where conservative candidates emphasized agendas packed with race, gender identity and parental involvement in classrooms.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/1 ... t-00092232

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David’s Bridal files for bankruptcy

(WPHL) – David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal.

This comes just days after David’s Bridal, one of the largest sellers of wedding gowns in the United States, planned to cut at least 9,000 positions across the United States.

https://thehill.com/homenews/3954472-da ... ankruptcy/

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Oklahoma county commissioner resigns after being recorded talking about lynching Black residents

An Oklahoma county commissioner who was secretly recorded reportedly talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting has resigned, according to the governor’s office.

McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings delivered a handwritten resignation letter to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt two days after the governor called for his resignation and for the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees, a spokesperson for Stitt confirmed.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ok ... -rcna80470

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WHAT?

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy NEWS: BuzzFeed News is being shut down.

https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/ ... 4277051394

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Alec Baldwin Criminal Charges To Be Dropped In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting

Less than two weeks before a mini-trial is scheduled to begin in New Mexico over the October 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, all charges are going to be dropped against Alec Baldwin, for now.

Recently appointed special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis are expected to be filing paperwork soon, perhaps even today, to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter claims against the multi-Emmy-winning actor without prejudice, we hear. That means, as they are set to investigate further into what actually went down that terrible day on the Bonanza Creek Ranch set near Santa Fe, this case could be resurrected in the future.

https://deadline.com/2023/04/alec-baldw ... 235329568/

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Official Department of Justice press release on charges against Ted DiBiase, Jr.

A federal indictment was unsealed today in Mississippi charging a former professional wrestler with misappropriating millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds intended for needy families and low-income individuals in Mississippi.

According to court documents, Theodore Marvin DiBiase Jr., 40, of Madison, along with co-conspirators John Davis, Christi Webb, Nancy New, and others, are alleged to have fraudulently obtained federal funds – including from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program – that they misappropriated for their own personal use and benefit.

https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/offic ... dibiase-jr

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Disarray in the Tennessee GOP has just begun.

REVEALED: GOP leader, who voted to expel TN Three, resigns; found guilty of sexually harassing interns

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A member of GOP leadership in the Tennessee House of Representatives was recently found guilty of sexually harassing at least one legislative intern, likely two, by an ethics subcommittee acting in secret, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned.

About six hours after being confronted by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, Rep. Scotty Campbell gave up his seat in the Tennessee General Assembly.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newsc ... ng-interns

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UK deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns over bullying allegations

United Kingdom deputy prime minister Dominic Raab resigned Friday after an internal investigation found he bullied colleagues.

Raab is just the latest senior UK official to resign in a Conservative government which has seen two Prime Ministers resign in the last year.

https://thehill.com/policy/internationa ... legations/

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The best news will come somewhere down the road when Faux Noise goes away forever.

Fox News Parts Ways With Dan Bongino: ‘It’s A Sad Day’

Fox News has ended its relationship with Dan Bongino, who hosted the Saturday night show Unfiltered with Dan Bongino. “Folks, regretfully, last week was my last show on Fox News on the Fox News Channel,” Bongino said on his podcast Thursday. “It’s tough. It’s tough to say that. You know, I’ve been there doing hits and working there for ten years...so the show ending was tough. And I want you to know it’s not some big conspiracy. I promise you. There’s no acrimony. This wasn’t some WWE brawl that happened. We just couldn’t come to terms on an extension.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyell ... 399bde4b59

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NFL suspends 5 players, including Lions 2022 first-round pick Jameson Williams, for gambling violations

Four Detroit Lions, including last year's first-round pick Jameson Williams, were among five players suspended by the NFL for violating the league's gambling policy, the NFL announced Friday.

Williams and Stanley Berryhill received six-game suspensions for their actions. Both players are available to take part in the team's offseason program and preseason activities, including games.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-suspends-5 ... 04893.html

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Bed, Bath, and Beyond closing all of its stores and will liquidated their inventory in the next two months.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., the big-box retailer that for decades provided essential shopping for college dorms, wedding gifts and new homes, will close all of its stores and liquidate inventory over the next two months after its turnaround failed.

The Union, New Jersey-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, a move that came months after saying it was weighing options to restructure debt, with “substantial doubt” about its ability to keep operating. The filing will allow it to begin liquidating 360 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and 120 Buy Buy Baby shops immediately, though the company said it’s also searching for a buyer for some or all of its assets.

The demise of Bed Bath & Beyond, which was founded in 1971 and grew into one of the country’s largest big-box chains, is not, as some pundits have insisted, an example of the inevitable decline of brick-and-mortar retailers that struggle to compete against Amazon.com Inc. Instead, Bed Bath & Beyond is largely responsible for its own undoing, according to suppliers, analysts and former managers and employees. For nearly a decade, the retailer’s leadership teams made decisions that pushed the company, little by little, toward the brink of financial collapse.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/b ... 03b3&ei=24

[Glennfs]

Bed, Bath, and Beyond closing all of its stores and will liquidated their inventory in the next two months.

Bed Bath and Beyond Me why anyone ever bought anything at that overpriced store

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Wow!



https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1650533617636966400

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ESPN Parts Ways With Exec After 43 Years With Company As Layoffs Begin

In the latest round of layoffs at ESPN, the company’s second-longest tenured executive was let go Monday morning, according to Sports Business Journal. Vice president of corporate communications Mike Soltys had been with the company for 43 years.

Soltys, who started with ESPN in 1980 as an unpaid intern, will leave the company in late June. The layoffs mark the beginning of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s plan to cut Disney’s workforce by about 7,000 jobs.

https://www.kron4.com/sports/sports-ill ... ffs-begin/

[ZoWie]

Not just Manhattan then. The Monday Morning Massacree is spreading.

I wonder who will go in LA before the day is over.

Maybe that's what caused the geomagnetic storm. It sure wasn't from a solar flare.