Wait Wait … for NPR Host Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal , the very fast-on-his-feet host of the weekly NPR news quiz “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” and the author of a new meditative memoir, “The Incomplete Book of Running,” was half an hour late for an appointment to buy running gear on a recent Tuesday morning. And all because Mr. Sagal, in town to tape a pair of shows at Carnegie Hall, had gone for a run. Which is to say that somewhere in Downtown Brooklyn Mr. Sagal got a little bit lost. After a phone call to apologize and reschedule, followed by another brief detour for a shower and breakfast, Mr. Sagal, newsboy cap on his head, arrived at Urban Athletics on the Upper East Side. “Like a lot of people, I find a running shoe that works and I stick with it,” said Mr. Sagal, 53.
Source:New York Times
December 12, 2018 17:48 UTC
Convicted child abuser attacks prosecutors in Nevada courtroom at sentencing
A Nevada sentencing hearing descended into chaos last week when a man convicted of child abuse attacked prosecutors after learning how long he'd be spending behind bars. A judge tells Woods he'd be sentenced to between 8-to-10 years in prison plus an additional 1-to-3 years, which Woods doesn't seem to understand. Woods then can be seen lunging at the prosecutors in the courtroom before being restrained by several officers. “This was a violent outburst,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told FOX5. Woods' lawyer, Michael Troiano, told FOX5, his client suffers from mental health issues and wouldn't have hurt anyone in the courtroom.
Source:Fox News
December 12, 2018 17:37 UTC
Nearly half of US CFOs fear a 2019 recession
And 82% of CFOs surveyed by Duke believe that a recession will begin by the end of 2020. "That's a surprisingly high number, maybe even shockingly high," Ameriprise chief economist Russell Price told CNN Business of the Duke survey. "I'm not worried about a recession in 2019 unless it comes about due to a man-made situation." After hitting an all-time high in the third quarter, US CFO optimism about the economy declined in this quarter's Duke survey. 'Signs of cooling'Mainstream economists say the odds of a 2019 recession have gone up, though they don't see it as the base case.
Source:CNN
December 12, 2018 17:37 UTC
While Working for Trump, Giuliani Courts Business Abroad
Mr. Giuliani’s company has provided advice and training in policing, terrorism prevention, intelligence and emergency response to governments in South America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, among other regions, for years. It is currently pursuing work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as a contract with an infrastructure fund focused on Latin America. The perception that such an approach can yield success in Washington has been exacerbated in the Trump era, veteran lobbyists say, because of Mr. Trump’s inclination to value the counsel of a small coterie of friends, relatives and allies over the federal government’s experts. In Mr. Giuliani’s case, the perception is amplified because of his overlapping roles as a public figure in his own right, a longtime friend of the president’s and the lead lawyer on a relatively small team upon whom Mr. Trump is relying to save his very presidency. Mr. Giuliani says he has gone to great lengths to make clear to clients and prospective clients that hiring him will not earn any favor from Mr. Trump.
Source:New York Times
December 12, 2018 17:30 UTC
Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, gets 3 years in prison for tax fraud, campaign finance violations, lying
Cohen doesn't have to report to prison until March 6. Cohen also apologized to the people of the United States, saying, "You deserve to know the truth." The charges against Cohen arose from two separate investigations – one by federal prosecutors in New York, and the other by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Sentencing memos filed last week showed Cohen also told investigators about more Russia contacts that could fuel the collusion aspect of Mueller’s probe. READ: MICHAEL COHEN SENTENCING MEMO FILED BY PROSECUTORSProsecutors said Cohen orchestrated payments to McDougal and Daniels at Trump's direction.
Source:Fox News
December 12, 2018 17:10 UTC
Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Crimes Committed As Trump’s Lawyer
A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to three years in federal prison on Wednesday. Cohen, 52, faced two separate cases ― one from U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and another from special counsel Robert Mueller’s office ― covering a range of criminal offenses. Federal prosecutors had recommended last week that Cohen serve 42 months in prison for his crimes, rejecting the notion he should be given leniency for pleading guilty and providing information to authorities. Mueller’s office, however, detailed in their pre-sentencing filing how Cohen had offered extensive assistance to their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The FBI raided Cohen’s office, hotel room and home in April of this year, making him a key figure in Mueller’s probe.
Source:Huffington Post
December 12, 2018 17:05 UTC
Trump dismisses Russia contacts as 'peanut stuff' after previous denials
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump tried to brush off a question in a recent interview about his associates' interactions with Russians ahead of and during his presidential campaign by saying it was just "peanut stuff," despite his earlier blanket denials of any such interactions. "The stuff you're talking about is peanut stuff," Trump said during a Reuters interview published late Tuesday, before pivoting to criticizing his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Before he took office and early in the administration, Trump and his senior officials repeatedly denied any contact between members of the Trump campaign team and Russians. To the best of my knowledge no person that I deal with does," Trump told reporters during a February 2017 news conference. Now, some two years after the 2016 election, court filings, public statements, CNN reporting and reporting from other news outlets show that at least 16 Trump associates had contacts with Russians during the 2016 campaign or transition.
Source:CNN
December 12, 2018 17:05 UTC
Christine Blasey Ford Commends Larry Nassar Survivor In Rare Public Appearance
Christine Blasey Ford, who told senators that now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were high school students, made her first public appearance in months on Tuesday night. Ford hadn’t made a public appearance since she testified in September at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing for Kavanaugh. “I am honored to speak with you from afar about a woman I admire so much,” Ford said in the video introducing Denhollander. “A woman who suffered abuse as a vulnerable teenage athlete, who found the courage to talk publicly to stop the abuse of others,” Ford continued. Nassar, then also a sports trainer at Michigan State University, is now imprisoned for life on child sexual abuse charges.
Source:Huffington Post
December 12, 2018 17:04 UTC
Jamie McMurray joining Fox Sports NASCAR coverage in 2019
NASCAR veteran Jamie McMurray is making the move to the broadcast booth next season and joining the Fox Sports NASCAR team. The seven-race winner will be working as an analyst on Nascar Race Hub and Nascar Race Day, along with other assignments, it was announced on Wednesday. McMurray may not be all done with driving, though. He reportedly has an offer to race in next year’s Daytona 500 for the team that gave him his first and latest race in the NASCAR Cup series, Chip Ganassi Racing. Fox Sports is owned by the parent company of FoxNews.com
Source:Fox News
December 12, 2018 17:03 UTC
Mika Brzezinski apologizes for crude remark about Mike Pompeo
(CNN) MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski apologized Wednesday for a remark she made on air that drew criticism for its homophobic implications. During a segment on "Morning Joe," Brzezinski blasted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his response to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Later in the morning, Brzezinski expressed outrage by what she called Pompeo's "pathetic deflections." The comment was picked up by media observers on Twitter, one of whom denounced Brzezinski for equating "homosexuality with Mike Pompeo carrying water for the murderous regime in Saudi Arabia." In response, Brzezinski expressed regret.
Source:CNN
December 12, 2018 17:03 UTC
Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ and she really shouldn’t have
Michael (Ben Whishaw), of course, is Michael Banks, who now has three sweet, unruly young children of his own. (They’re played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and Joel Dawson.) He and his sister, Jane (Emily Mortimer), a labor activist, are shocked to be reunited with the nanny who once took them on all manner of magical outings, as they only vaguely recall. You might well share their confusion, given that this Mary Poppins seems not to have aged a day, though she is also an inexplicably, undeniably different being. The effect might have been positively creepy if Blunt weren’t an innately appealing screen presence, though her charisma feels stifled here by the director’s timidity and the audience’s impossible expectations.
Source:Los Angeles Times
December 12, 2018 17:02 UTC
‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ sales soar amid controversy, report says
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” may be getting the cold shoulder from some listeners, but the uptick in song sales and streaming show many people are still enjoying the holiday classic. Sales and streaming of several versions of the Christmas song saw an increase in recent days amid controversy over its lyrics, Billboard reported. Scrapping the song from the radio sparked a nationwide debate, but also an increase in sales. Billboard reported that three versions of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” — Dean Martin’s 1959, Idina Menzel and Michael Buble’s 2014, and Lion Redbone and Zooey Deschanel’s 2003 covers — made large gains on its Holiday Digital Song Sales chart. As for streaming, Martin’s 1959 version is up 54 percent to 8.2 million streams in the U.S. as of the week ending on Dec. 6.
Source:Fox News
December 12, 2018 16:49 UTC
Thomas Markle Slams Prince Harry In Salacious New Interview
Thomas Markle also complained about “lies” about him in the press. Good Morning Britain Thomas Markle during an interview with "Good Morning Britain" earlier this year. I don’t smoke weed and to the best of my knowledge nor does Meghan,” Markle added. “That’s not what Diana stood for.” Much like Thomas Markle, the Duchess of Sussex’s half-sister, Samantha Grant, also has been making efforts to reconnect with her now-royal estranged sibling. Meghan Markle (L) and her half-sister, Samantha Grant (R).
Source:Huffington Post
December 12, 2018 16:30 UTC
SAG Awards 2019: 'A Star Is Born' And 'Maisel' Lead Film And TV Nominations
Christopher Polk via Getty Images The Screen Actors Guild Awards will air at 8 p.m. Eastern time/5 p.m. Pacific time on Jan. 27. The SAG Awards are often the most accurate portent of the Oscar season to come, as the voting bodies for both awards overlap significantly. “A Star Is Born” easily dominated the film categories, raking in four nominations for its lead performers Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliott and for best ensemble cast. On the TV side, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Netflix’s “Ozark” made strong showings, with each scoring four nominations. The Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on at 8 p.m. Eastern time/5 p.m. Pacific time on Jan. 27.
Source:Huffington Post
December 12, 2018 16:30 UTC
He shot his neighbor’s Chihuahua with an assault rifle for urinating on his lawn, Tulare County officials say
She told deputies that she last saw the dog, named Chavo, as she was leaving her house Saturday morning. She noticed the dog was missing when she returned, and she suspected her neighbor was involved, sheriff’s officials said.
Source:Los Angeles Times
December 12, 2018 16:28 UTC