Janice Hopkins Tanne New YorkUS president elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television celebrity doctor to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a large federal agency that provides health coverage to about 160 million Americans. CMS is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump recently nominated Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the DHHS.1 Both nominations require Senate confirmation, but Trump may try to bypass that by making a “recess appointment” when the Senate is not in session. Oz, 64, is the son of Turkish immigrants to the US and holds dual citizenship. He received his medical …

The 2023 champion Denver Nuggets did not attend a Biden White House visit, reportedly due to “scheduling issues,” the team previously told The Denver Post. Prior to Thursday, the last NBA champion to visit Biden’s White House was the 2021-2022 Golden State Warriors. The Celtics’ White House visit was scheduled for November. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPNot a single NBA champion attended the Trump White House when he was in office. No college football national champion skipped a White House visit during Trump’s first term.

Lawsuits are never exactly a lovefest, but the copyright fight between The New York Times and both OpenAI and Microsoft is getting especially contentious. This week, the Times alleged that OpenAI’s engineers inadvertently erased data the paper’s team spent more than 150 hours extracting as potential evidence. The Times filed its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft last year, alleging that the companies had illegally used its articles to train artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. To disclose it, OpenAI created what the court is calling a “sandbox” of two “virtual machines” that the Times’ lawyers could sift through. In her declaration, Maisel said that OpenAI engineers had “erased” data organized by the Times’ team on one of these machines.

Texas woman discovers vinyl record from Denver couple's 1966 wedding After finding the record at a thrift store in Austin, Katie Ornelas tracked down rightful owners Donna and Phil Schmidt, who have been married for 58 years.

Jussie Smollett's conviction in alleged hoax hate crime attack overturned The former "Empire" actor was found guilty in 2021 of faking a racist and homophobic attack and lying to the police. The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the conviction due to an earlier deal.

DOJ Proposes Sale Of Chrome To Dismantle Google's Monopoly Antitrust regulators push for radical changes as Google faces pressure over its dominance in search and advertisingThe U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has taken significant steps against Google, urging the federal court to compel the tech giant to divest its widely-used Chrome web browser. Now, the DOJ is proposing radical measures, one being the potential sell-off of Chrome, which commands more than 60% of the U.S. browser market share. According to documents filed by the DOJ, the sale of Chrome would be akin to putting up a "For Sale" sign on one of Google's most valuable assets, directly impacting how users access the internet. For Google, losing Chrome would undoubtedly be a significant blow. Will Google’s influence overadeptly maintained to support the ecosystem they’ve built, or will regulators push through strict measures with hopes of fostering healthier competition?

What has become clear, he added, is the U.S.’s “unchanging aggressive and hostile policy" toward North Korea. Managing the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear program will be one of Trump’s major foreign-policy challenges during his second term. On the campaign trail this year, Trump suggested he could better control North Korea’s outbursts if he returned to the Oval Office. “We are currently witnessing the most chaotic and violent world since World War II," Kim was quoted as saying. “North Korea is requesting a change in attitude from the incoming Trump administration in order to make dialogue possible again," Hong said.

It's a reminder that resistance is not futile. Not just because we rightfully fear the destruction Trump and his Project 2025 minions have planned for our once-great nation. Gaetz throwing in the towel is a necessary reminder that it can pay to fight back. Gaetz throwing in the towel is a necessary reminder that it can pay to fight back. Trump likely saw the Gaetz pick as a fun way to stick it to the #MeToo movement.

Dick Van Dyke on hearing ‘Mary Poppins’ music for first time, in new 20/20 interview The legendary actor interviewed for a new “20/20“ special celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the beloved ‘Mary Poppins’ film. “It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard,” Van Dyke said.

Felix2 Legend [15492] TigerPulse: 100% 50 Posts: 18413 Joined: 2014The Reagan Foundation demands Trump Campaign and RNCJul 27, 2020, 11:43 AMstop using Ronald Reagan's name and likeness to raise money. "“Friend,” the fundraising email purportedly from Trump said, “I just saw our new Trump-Reagan Commemorative Coin Sets and WOW, these coins are beautiful - I took one look and immediately knew that I wanted YOU to have a set. These aren’t any ordinary coins. This year, in addition to being re-elected as YOUR President, it also marks the 40th anniversary of our Nation’s 40th President, Ronald Reagan." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/25/reagan-foundation-trump-rnc-quit-raising-money-off-ronald-reagans-legacy/ Opinion | Reagan Foundation to Trump, RNC: Quit raising money off Ronald Reagan’s legacy This isn’t the first time the 45th president has traded on the name or likeness of the 40th for his own purposes.

Storms bring rainfall to both coasts Much-needed rain soaked the Northeast, though it won't be enough to end a drought. On the West Coast, the storm system brought torrential rain to Northern California, raising the risk of mudslides.

There was already evidence that he had sent more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in sexual misconduct investigations. He calls for the “categorical defeat of the Left” and says that without its “utter annihilation,” “America cannot, and will not, survive.”Like Gaetz, Hegseth is facing stories about sexual assault. Yesterday, officials in Monterey, California, released a police report detailing a 2017 sexual assault complaint against Hegseth. The report recounts chilling details of a drunk Hegseth blocking a California woman from leaving a hotel room and then sexually assaulting her. Hegseth says the encounter was consensual, but he paid the woman a settlement in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement.

Confused audiences everywhere decried the movie, wondering why on Earth Universal Pictures would choose to make it over a more likely slam dunk, like, say, a Wicked movie. Fast-forward to today and Wicked finally hits cinemas worldwide, and let’s just say, it was definitely worth the wait. Elphaba’s enemies-to-friends relationship with the oh-so-perfect Galinda (later Glinda, and eventually Glinda the Good Witch of the North) is also central to the plot. There’s no getting past the fact that this is a long movie that might have benefited from slimming down a smidge. Personally, *I couldn’t be happier* with Chu’s offering to the world – bring on next year for Part Two!

CNN has got some more news for you. The cable news channel says that it has picked up its comedy panel series Have I Got News For You for a second season, which will debut in 2025. The first season finale is set for Nov. 23. The U.S. adaptation of the long-running BBC series will continue to be hosted by Roy Wood Jr. along with team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black. The format sees teams of special guests partner with the team captains in a series of games and quizzes based on current events.

Donald Rumsfeld and the Strange History of AspartameBy Robbie Gennet, ContributorWriter of words and music, author, educator, bodyboarder, orchardist and piano/keyboard enthusiast. Jan 6, 2011, 07:13 PM EST|Updated May 25, 2011|I have been reading up on this strange chapter in the history of Donald Rumsfeld and have learned two things. According to Dr. Martini, aspartame has brought more complaints to the FDA than any other additive and is responsible for 75% of such complaints to that agency. The FDA had previously banned aspartame based on this finding, only to have then-Searle Chairman Donald Rumsfeld vow to "call in his markers," to get it approved. Also, while at Searle, Rumsfeld was awarded Outstanding CEO in the Pharmaceutical Industry from the Wall Street Transcript (1980) and Financial World (1981) [true]!