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Fox News just announced the decision to terminate popular host Eric Bolling amid allegations of inappropriate text messages — but as of Saturday morning, that was the least of Bolling's troubles. Sources are now reporting that Bolling's 19-year-old son, affectionately known as “Eric Chase,” passed away on Friday night. A source close to Eric Bolling confirmed the news to Mediaite. A statement from Fox News is expected soon. Bolling has spoken of his son fondly and often on Twitter: It is clear that Bolling deeply loved his son and took great pride in watching him grow up.

A Wisconsin teen accused of sexually assaulting college students landed in jail for the fourth time in less than two weeks. Larry Seidl, 18, was busted Thursday night at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for going into a women’s bathroom in a dorm and sticking his phone camera under an occupied stall, authorities said. Seidl left the dorm when staff confronted him, but police tracked him down on campus, news station WKOW reported. He was taken into custody for bail jumping. The assault came within nine days of him posting bond for two similar crimes in the campus-area. Campus police spokesperson...

EXCLUSIVE: Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner walk son Jordan to his first day of $40k-a-year kindergarten Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner were seen together for the first time in almost one year as they took their son Jordan to Kindergarten on Friday The estranged couple held hands with their son as they walked to his private school in downtown Manhattan, where annual tuition is over $42,000 Weiner, who turned 53 on Monday, turned back towards home however halfway through the walk leaving Abedin to walk their son the rest of the way He agreed to register as a sex offender...

You don’t see this everyday. A wild brawl broke out at a Popeye’s in Texas after a pregnant manager was attacked. The melee was captured on a cellphone. New York Daily News reports: A Texas Popeyes owner is defending his team after several workers were caught on camera pummeling four female customers in a wild brawl. Vedo Kemraj told KSAT that his staff jumped into the altercation to defend their pregnant general manager, who was allegedly being kicked in the stomach during the fight. “If you see someone is pregnant, you’re not going to hit them,” Kemraj said. “I don’t...

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an influence operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May. The ads spread polarizing views on topics including immigration, race and gay rights, instead of backing a particular political candidate, it said. As recently as June, it told journalists that it had not found any evidence to date of Russian operatives buying election-related ads on its platform. A Facebook employee said Wednesday that there were unspecified connections between the divisive ads and a well-known Russian “troll factory” in St....

- Richard Branson refuses to leave his Necker Island retreat - Hurricane Irma branded 'extremely dangerous' as it grows into Category 5 storm - It has already hit Barbuda this morning as people warn of potential catastrophe - Trump, Eddie Murphy and Johnny Depp all have homes now at risk in the area - National Hurricane Center warns of 'life-threatening flash floods and mudslides' - Warning also issued to Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat and Virgin Islands - Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the US state

Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker has died at home aged 67, according to the legendary bands official website. Becker along with fellow bandmate Donald Fagen wrote some of the 1970s biggest hits, including 'Rikki Don't Lose that Number', 'Do It Again' and 'Reelin' in the Years'. No cause of death has been announced, but Becker underwent surgery last month and missed Steely Dan's Classic East and West concerts in July as he recovered from the unspecified ailment. Fagan had told Billboard, 'Walter's recovering from a procedure and hopefully he'll be fine very soon.' According to Rolling Stone, Becker's doctor had...

What is going on with Drudge ??

RUSH: I saw something in the New York Post today, Mr. Snerdley, one of your favorite papers. It’s on Page Six. This boggles my mind. Well, actually it doesn’t. It doesn’t. Paul Anka, 76 years old, who wrote the song My Way, that Frank Sinatra song. Frank Sinatra sang it, everybody thinks Sinatra wrote it, but Paul Anka did. Paul Anka lives somewhere in I think Carmel, Northern California. And I only know that because I was in Reno and he was playing a date that night, and they told me, “Yeah, he flies back home every night.” He’s got...

PARIS, France (NBC News) — Disneyland Paris has apologized to a 3-year-old British boy who was told he couldn’t dress up as a princess because he’s a boy. Noah McLean-Glass is a huge fan of Elsa from the hit film “Frozen.” His mother says he loves to wear his “Elsa dress” – even to bed. When his family planned a trip to Disneyland Paris, they thought it would be fun for him to take part in the “princess for a day” event. But his mother was shocked when she was told boys could not take part – that the event was...

I'm sick of seeing that stupid meme on Facebook that says Trump has broken everyone of his campaign promises. I want to post the list of his accomplishments. I'll give you credit. Thanks!

“No Trump! No Wall. No USA At All!" the Democrats chanted exposing the Democrats plan.

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This was President Trump's speech at Liberty University...I felt we needed to hear some pep talk from Our President...Enjoy...

A 60-year-old Hoquiam man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after he struck a bear on U.S. Highway 101, according to the Washington State Patrol. A second motorcyclist also was injured as was a 21-year-old Aberdeen woman who was riding on the motorcycle that hit the bear. The bear, estimated at 200-250 pounds, died, according to Komonews.com. About 1:50 p.m. Sunday, the Hoquiam man and his passenger were southbound on U.S. Highway 101 on a Harley-Davidson when they struck a bear at milepost 143. Both riders were ejected. The second motorcyclist — a 64-year-old Hoquiam man...

Obamacare is still law. Taxes are still too high. We are still borrowing trillions. Government is too big. What is the GOP congress doing?

The Eclipse: A Little Break from Fake News, Media Lies, False Charges of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, attacks on the Founding Fathers. All brought to you by the Democratic Party. Enjoy the little respite and the Eclipse.

He has the wealth to do it, the base to do it and he is POTUS.....stars are aligned perfectly...a very rare opportunity... He should give members of Congress the chance to switch to his party..if they don't then back Republicans in their district in the primary that would promise do so if they win in the general election.. DO NOT run 3rd party candidates in the 2018 general election since that may allow a liberal to sneak in if the Republican/Conservative vote is split Target very red areas first that he did well in 2016.....get the fondation laid...get a least...

Dear African-American protester, In the history of mankind, there have been many more white slaves than there have been black slaves. Your history is not unique, it is merely the latest chapter in man’s inhumanity to man. In America, there are thousands and thousands of white crosses all across the country. Those crosses represent the thousands and thousands of young, white boys who gave their lives so that your great-great grandfather could gain his freedom. Across Europe and the Pacific, there are more thousands and thousands of white crosses that represent the thousands and thousands of young, white boys who...

Just about four years ago we published a post on 15 Manly Smells. The article received a ton of comments from folks who wanted to add their own favorite manly smells to the list, and the other day I found myself lost in enjoyment reading over them all again. So many of the additions were so great and evocative and so worthy of mention, and as the first post was one of my all-time favorites, I couldn’t resist compiling another edition. Enjoy and add your still unmentioned favorites to the comments!Black Coffee “My favorite scent, not just manly scent,...