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Taylor Swift, who endorsed Kamala Harris for president, is reportedly seeing ticket prices fall for the latest leg of her “Eras” tour, which will play in Toronto this week — in some cases, prices have dropped by hundreds of dollars. The series of concerts will mark Taylor Swift’s first “Eras” performances since President-elect Donald Trump decisively trounced Kamala Harris in the election last week, winning both the electoral and popular votes. In a report published by the New York Post, tickets now start at $991, before fees, while just three days ago, the lowest price was $1,321 before fees, based...

Rachel Zegler took to Instagram to apologize for her heated reaction last week to the re-election of Donald Trump. Disney's upcoming Snow White star received blowback following her original post, where she declared, "May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace," and "there is a deep deep sickness in this country," and, "another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in." On Thursday night, the 23-year-old actress posted a new message: "Hi everyone, I would like to sincerely apologize for the election post I shared on Instagram last...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has filed to run for reelection in 2026 even as she is reportedly doing “terrible” after President-elect Donald Trump’s massive victory and Republicans taking the Senate and retaining the House majority. The 84-year-old career politician, whose district covers San Francisco, has been in the House since 1987 and remains so after winning a 20th term last week. She made her thoughts clear on the election outcome by saying Democrats might have fared better if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner and gone before the party turned on him.

Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she is “afraid” for her “trans friends” as a second “hateful” Trump presidency prepares to kick off in January. Appearing Wednesday on the A Touch More podcast, the Olympic gold medal winner spoke of the sense of foreboding she feels since left-wing Vice President Kamala Harris lost in a landslide election to former President and now President-elect Donald Trump, Fox News reported. Rapinoe was despondent over a second Trump presidency.

Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked MSNBC host Joy Reid with her simple explanation of why some New Yorkers opted to vote for Donald Trump as president but also helped reelect her to Congress on the same ballots. The Republican president-elect improved his share of support in New York City including in AOC's district in 2024, leaving some scratching their heads over how someone could vote for him and a progressive member of 'The Squad.' After the election, the Democratic congresswoman put out on social media that she wanted to hear from such voters about their thinking. The responses came flooding...

Among the Bellwether counties in the United States that went for Trunp was Miami Dade. Population comprised, by in large, of: (Latinos, mostly) Cubans, Jews and Haitians.White House spokesperson is Haitian Karine Jean-Pierre and the Democrats hammered Trump on Vance about their claims of "Haitian immigrants in Springfield of eating dogs and cats."

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that 'people will die' if 'dangerous' anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads America's top health agency. Donald Trump tapped Kennedy, a scion of the famous political family who is popularly known as RFK Jr, to be his health secretary Thursday night, with the pair vowing to work to 'Make America Healthy Again.' Kennedy, 70, has promised to work to end chronic disease, clean up corruption and provide Americans with the data they need to make informed medical decisions.

FOX - Will the second time be the charm for one-time Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent and former Rep. Mike Rogers? Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate nominee in Michigan who lost his election last week by a razor-thin margin, met Thursday with President-elect Trump's transition team regarding potentially serving as FBI director in the former and future president's second administration, sources familiar tell Fox News. The meeting took place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Rogers worked as a special agent with the FBI in its Chicago office and who served as chair of the House Intelligence...

The Swedish minister for gender equality has admitted she needs help to tackle her phobia of bananas as she requires aids to sweep rooms to remove the fruit before she can enter. Paulina Brandberg said she is currently seeking medical treatment for what she has described as 'the world's weirdest phobia' after emails revealing her staff's 'banana-proofing' actions were leaked to Expressen. Emails reportedly sent before she made official visits requested there to be 'no traces of bananas' in the room she would be in, claiming Brandberg had a 'strong allergy' to the fruit.

Cheese and crackers, here we go AGAIN. Have we learned nothing, America? It stuns me that I even have to say this, but Democrats sandbag their political opponents with phony investigations and allegations of impropriety made by flaky women. These tactics range up to and include prosecution and even conviction by politicized juries in dark blue cities. But even when they top out at innuendo and dropped investigations, the damage has been done. The media mill has its grist, and the narrative follows the target around forever, similar to the stench that seems impossible to wash off a pet that's...

Hegseth, a staunch opponent of DEI initiatives and former guard at Guantanamo Bay, has less leadership experience than current Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, and critics have called him “unqualified.” America’s next secretary of defense could be starkly different from what the country has ever seen before. On Tuesday, just a day after Veterans Day, President-elect Donald Trump selected Pete Hegseth, 44, a former FOX News commentator and former Army National guardsman, to lead one of the world’s most powerful militaries. Hegseth will succeed Secretary-General Lloyd Austin III, the nation’s first Black Secretary of Defense, a historic choice made by...

As is inevitable in any losing presidential effort, a lot of the fingers being pointed at Democratic culprits are aimed at the Harris-Walz campaign, with a big negative assist from the former Biden-Harris campaign that was terminated in July. Some critics think Kamala Harris failed sufficiently to “pivot to the center” when the Trump campaign was pounding her as “radical communist”; others believe she erred by failing to go hard-core lefty populist. Still others seem to be certain she should have junked her billion-dollar ad blitz and instead appeared on a few dozen podcasts. The reality is that while the...

Podcaster Joe Rogan has claimed many unexpected people from all walks of life have privately thanked him for endorsing Donald Trump for president. Rogan handed down his endorsement just one day before the election, after sitting down with Elon Musk for a two-hour long interview and hosting the Republican candidate on his show. 'He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you'll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way,' the podcaster wrote of the Tesla CEO.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly spoke on the phone for around an hour on Friday, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in Berlin. Scholz was said to have urged Putin to enter negotiations for a "just and lasting" peace with Ukraine. The spokesman also said Scholz had spoken with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy beforehand, and that the chancellor had reiterated Germany would support Ukraine for as long as necessary. ... The call comes within 10 days of news of Donald Trump's election win in the US, potentially heralding a change in position in Washington, and little...

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines tore into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after followers noticed she removed her pronouns from her X account. The woke congresswoman previously noted she used 'she/her' pronouns on her profile, but that reference has since disappeared. She also apparently changed her title in her description from 'US Representative' to 'US Congresswoman.'

NASA staff are calling on Elon Musk to 'clean house' as it is revealed the agency blew millions of taxpayer money on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Spending reports from 2020 to 2024 showed NASA awarded grants to universities and consulting firms to support 'environmental justice' and initiatives that 'embrace greater diversity and inclusive practices.' LMI consulting received over $2 million in 2023 for NASA to 'embark on a venture to incorporate and deeply engrain diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility in the culture and business.'

Recently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. affirmed his plans to advise water systems in the United States to remove fluoride from public water. As an individual expected to influence public health policy during the next administration, his comments created substantial controversy around the risks and benefits of fluoride in drinking water. The story of fluoride begins in 1901 when a dentist noticed that his patients from Colorado Springs, Colo., frequently had brown stains on their teeth but were also less likely to suffer tooth decay — findings he and colleagues later understood to be due to high levels of fluoride naturally...

CNN anchor Chris Wallace was the first network star given the boot as the channel faces a staffing bloodbath in the face of cratering ratings. Puck News reported that Wallace, who was paid $7 million a year, was told his two shows on the network were being axed by CEO Mark Thompson. He was told he could stay on in a greatly-reduced role as an analyst on a far smaller salary, but decided not to, according to journalist Dylan Byers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a company integral to modern chipmaking, is being awarded up to $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act funding, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday. Besides the direct funding, Taiwan Semi also will be eligible for up to $5 billion of loans. The award will support the company’s planned investment of more than $65 billion in three greenfield leading-edge fabs in Phoenix, Ariz., and be disbursed based on the completion of project milestones.

Donald Trump's cabinet choices suggest a skeptical direction of travel on Ukraine policy. Many criticize the expense of US support for Ukraine, and some have directly insulted Kyiv. Any decision would still rest with Trump, who could yet choose a more measured path. President-elect Donald Trump has made bold claims that he can bring the invasion of Ukraine to a swift conclusion. Though he hasn't said how he would do that, his choices in recent days for crucial cabinet roles will color his approach. Across roles like Secretary of State, national security advisor, and Secretary of Defense, Trump has favored...