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Exclusive | Leonardo DiCaprio dines at Rao’s with power NYC crowd including Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman
Leo DiCaprio was spotted dining at impossible-to-get-into East Harlem eatery Rao’s with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and entrepreneur Andrew Murstein, spies told Page Six. A spy said: “Leo was extremely friendly and took a dozen photos with fans, and at least five video chats on FaceTime” with enthusiastic customers’ impressed family and friends. Murstein…
Read MoreBulls, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed for lawsuit after fan was shot
Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf will be deposed in a lawsuit stemming from a shooting during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in August 2023, a Cook County judge ordered Friday, per multiple reports. The shooting has been shrouded in mystery nearly two years later. A 42-year-old woman was…
Read MoreNashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell stands behind doxing ICE agents even after officials said his actions put them in danger
The Democratic mayor of Tennessee’s largest city, who has been accused of obstructing federal immigration efforts, defended his office’s decision to publicly dox the names of immigration officers. Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s defense came even after the names of federal immigration officials were removed from a public immigration report detailing a month’s worth of immigration-related…
Read MoreInside Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor’s Private Romance
2024 Emmys: Sarah Paulson Gushes Over Her Relationship With Holland Taylor: “My Absolute Rock” “My life choices are, um, unconventional.” That’s what Sarah Paulson told The Edit in 2017, and the 50-year-old wasn’t referring to the various roles she’s has taken on for FX’s American Horror Story, which include a witch, conjoined twin sisters and a heroin junkie.…
Read MoreUtah construction worker fights off ‘crazy’ black bear during campsite attack: report
Bearly a scratch. A Utah construction worker survived an attack from a massive, “son of a bitch” black bear who snuck up on him while at a popular campsite, according to a report. Nate Peterson, 43, was part of a four-person crew working in a cabin in Bryce Woodlands, Utah, when the 300-pound behemoth bruin…
Read MoreKaren Read’s parents no longer live in ‘fear’ after their infamous daughter was acquitted of killing her Boston cop boyfriend
Karen Read’s parents said they no longer live in fear that their notorious daughter could spend the rest of her life behind bars now that she’s been acquitted of killing her Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe. Bill and Janet Read are finally able to breathe a sigh of relief more than three years after their…
Read MoreWhy Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Marriage Is More Relatable Than Ever
William returned to work weeks later, accepting cards on his father and Kate’s behalf during his visit to Surplus to Supper in Surrey, which combats food waste and the the scourge of hunger due to poverty. When a volunteer entreated him to look after his wife, William assured her, “I will, thank you very much.” Kate,…
Read MoreDad of Braves rookie Didier Fuentes catches foul ball after flying in for debut from Colombia
Ramon Fuentes is having himself a day for the ages. Not only did he hop on a last-minute flight from Colombia to Miami to watch his son, Didier, make his MLB debut, but he managed to catch a foul ball in the stands at LoanDepot Park. In fact, Ramon made the snag in the top…
Read MorePope Leo 'concerned' about AI's impact on children
(The Hill) — Pope Leo XIV sounded the alarm this week over artificial intelligence (AI)’s potential impact on young people’s intellectual and neurological development, building upon one of the main focuses of his papacy. The first American pope delivered the message to an annual conference on AI and ethics, part of which took place in…
Read MoreFlorida toddler died in hot car while father got haircut, went to bar: deputies
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested Thursday on charges relating to the death of his 18-month-old son, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. VSO deputies working with the Ormond Beach Police Department arrested Scott Allen Gardner, 33, after they said his son, Sebastian, was “left helpless” in a hot truck…
Read MoreNY high school boasts whopping 15 sets of twins set to graduate: ‘There’s just something in the water’
A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since…
Read MoreJames Leprino, once called the 'Willy Wonka of cheese,' dies
DENVER (KDVR) – James “Jim” Leprino, a Colorado businessman nicknamed the “Willy Wonka of cheese,” died Thursday, according to his namesake company. Leprino, born in 1937, grew up in Denver, and worked in his father’s corner store as a teen, according to a release issued by Leprino (formerly Leprino Foods) on Thursday. One of his…
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