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Every musician Paul McCartney parodies in the 'Coming Up' video Tom Taylor WED 4TH OCT 2023 19.00 BST “That’s maybe my number one career highlight!” Ron Mael of Sparks told Far Out when we caught up with him recently. “To have a former Beatle, who could’ve chosen any keyboard to imitate, so to imitate me was certainly a very flattering moment.” He is, of course, talking about Paul McCartney‘s impersonation in the video for his solo hit ‘Coming Up’. The track comes from McCartney II which, like its predecessor, saw Macca play every instrument. As such, the album is a...

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urges his fellow Republicans in the House to get rid of the rule that allows a single member to file a motion to vacate the chair, saying it makes the speaker's job "near impossible." He also says he hopes the Senate will move forward with regular order on remaining appropriations bills ahead of the mid-November government funding deadline.

Leftists and Democrats are being victimized by crime policies they have supported, with the armed carjacking of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tx.) on Monday night becoming a lightning rod for the issue. Following the death of George Floyd in police custody in May 2020, Black Lives Matter riots spread across the U.S. with calls to “Defund the Police,” and support from liberal and Democrat supporters. However, some of those same supporters are now victims of increased crime in cities that embraced the BLM movement, in which defunding or eliminating police altogether has been a central rallying point. On Monday night, Cuellar...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has called on his fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives to abolish the rule that allows a single member to file a “motion to vacate the chair,” claiming that it makes the Speaker’s job “near impossible.” snip “I’d like to start by thanking Speaker McCarthy for his service. We had a great personal relationship trying to lead two very different parts of the American government. I think he has much to be proud of. We avoided a government shutdown. We did the inevitable with regard to the debt ceiling,” said McConnell.

Numerous defense attorneys representing January 6 defendants are perplexed in discovering that potential jurors are being recalled or “recycled.” On Sept. 5, a day after Labor Day, defense attorneys discovered their potential jury pool consisted of jurors who were excused the week before. “I have never seen this in all my years of practicing law.” defense attorney Steven Metcalf fumed while exiting the federal courthouse after jury selection of Zachary Alam’s trial.”Are there any jurors left in DC? What is going on here?” The Gateway Pundit sat as the lone observer in the courtroom for nearly the entire duration of...

A much-loved religious studies teacher died shortly after he collapsed at his desk. James Kiernan was at his desk at Shalom College in Bundaberg, in the Australian state of Queensland, when he collapsed. Colleagues rushed to help the teacher, who had arrived at the college at approximately 7.30am local time on Tuesday. But despite Mr Kiernan's colleagues performing CPR on him prior to the arrival of the paramedics, the teacher could not be revived. The college's principal, Dan McMahon, confirmed the death of the father-of-three at 10.50am, by which time Mr Kiernan's wife Peta had arrived to be by his...

Alan Parsons was 19 years old when he landed a job at the world famous Abbey Road Studios, an important first step on his journey to becoming a world class engineer, producer and artist. Following his beginnings with George Martin and The Beatles, his contribution to Pink Floyd’s classic ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ earned him worldwide attention. As a producer he had many hits with Pilot, John Miles, Ambrosia and Al Stewart. Together with his manager and creative partner at the time, Eric Woolfson, he developed the Alan Parsons Project. Following their debut album “Tales Of Mystery And...

In a hypothetical 2024 general election matchup between President Biden and former President Trump, 47 percent of all registered voters support Trump, while 45 percent support Biden.

NEW YORK, NY — The notoriously frugal Donaldson family cleverly posed as illegal immigrants, scoring a free week at a luxury hotel in downtown New York City. "Good eveni --- I mean, hola, amiga!" said Mr. Donaldson, approaching the hotel desk. "We are weary illegal immigrants looking for a top floor corner suite, preferably with a jacuzzi! Away from the ice machine, por favor!" Despite their pale skin and South Carolina drawl, the Donaldsons managed to fool the hotel staff with authentic Party City sombreros and bushy stick-on moustaches. "My name? Ah yes, my name is Jesus, this is my...

Kaiser Permanente employees launched a three-day strike Wednesday morning at facilities across the country. Roughly 75,000 employees were expected to hit the picket lines across the U.S. for the next three days. In Northern California, more than 37,000 workers were slated to walk off the job, upset over wages and a lack of staffing. The union claims its poll found two-thirds of workers have seen care delayed or denied due to short staffing. Kaiser has disputed those results. "We are overwhelmed," medical assistant Damaris Reyes said. "I don’t think that we can go any longer with what Kaiser is offering...

So this happened today in my local tescos! these scumbags thought they could just walk out with anything they wanted! NOT in my town - we were having none of it!

Organizers of a campaign to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price are preparing to gather signatures after their petition received approval from election officials. "Save Alameda For Everyone" or S.A.F.E., announced Thursday that their petition was approved by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. The group said it has 160 days to gather 73,195 valid signatures from Alameda County voters to qualify for the ballot. Carl Chan, president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and a recall proponent, said in a statement, "District Attorney Pamela Price has absolutely failed the people of Alameda County. Crime is spiraling out...

Blundering drug cartel hitmen have reportedly murdered their own boss in a shocking case of mistaken identity. The shootout took place at a private health clinic in Culiacán, Mexico, last Thursday night (September 28). Sinaloa Cartel gunmen loyal to Los Chapitos - the sons of infamous drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán - are thought to have been at the hospital guarding another man who was receiving treatment. Videos have since emerged on social media purporting to show El 22's funeral. In them, flower displays are seen alongside the names of El Chapo's sons, with the big bosses clearly keen...

The Biden administration’s now-suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley helped to fund, support, and direct an Iranian intelligence operation designed to influence the United States and allied governments, according to a trove of purloined Iranian government emails. The emails, which were reported on by veteran Wall Street Journal correspondent Jay Solomon, writing in Semafor, and by Iran International, the London-based émigré opposition outlet which is the most widely read independent news source inside Iran, were published last week after being extensively verified over a period of several months by the two outlets. They showed that Malley had helped to infiltrate an...

At least 11 illegal alien men are accused of having been involved in a house of horrors in the small town of Bemidji, Minnesota, where at least three young girls were drugged, tied up, and gang raped, according to local law enforcement. Late last month, an 11-year-old girl presented herself at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s Emergency Department to report that she had been sexually assaulted. The case was then turned over to the Bemidji Police Department where officers began looking for the residence where the alleged sexual assault occurred. Police soon identified a residence at 1821 America Court NW...

Floods are becoming a "new normal" in New York City, a recent study by a NASA led research team has found that the metropolitan area is slowly sinking by an average of 0.06 inches per year. The study comes just as New York City experienced a historic rainfall. Last Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, calling the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia a "life-threatening rainfall event." A month's worth of rain, more than 4.5 inches of rain fell in just three hours and nearly 8 inches of...

Christopher Wright was a well-known businessman in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had a good life. A married man. Three children – including a newborn. The other day he was in downtown for a high school reunion – meeting up with alumni from The Baylor School. Mr. Wright was accosted on the street by a career criminal. He was shot in the head and he died at a nearby hospital. The killer is a man named Darryl Roberts. Over the years this thug has been arrested and charged at least 66 times. In 2003 he pulled a knife on a TJ Maxx...

The Biden administration’s now-suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley helped to fund, support, and direct an Iranian intelligence operation designed to influence the United States and allied governments, according to a trove of purloined Iranian government emails. The emails, which were reported on by veteran Wall Street Journal correspondent Jay Solomon, writing in Semafor, and by Iran International, the London-based émigré opposition outlet which is the most widely read independent news source inside Iran, were published last week after being extensively verified over a period of several months by the two outlets. They showed that Malley had helped to infiltrate an...

Failed bailout review raises stakes of Wickremesinghe's upcoming trip to BeijingSri Lanka's diplomatic failure to secure a concrete debt relief framework from China, its largest bilateral lender, is blocking access to desperately needed cash under a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. A visit by IMF officials last month highlighted once again the bankrupt South Asian nation's slow progress in restructuring its external debt. The fund, which has insisted on "financing assurances" from bilateral lenders as a key pillar, gave Sri Lanka a failing grade in the first review of the bailout, denying it a second tranche of...