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Meghan Trainor has some regrets over getting Botox after she opened up about her experience on her podcast. During the November 20 episode of 'Workin' On It with Meghan Trainor & Ryan Trainor' podcast, Meghan says that she got too much Botox, to the point that she "cannot smile" while speaking. "I got too much Botox and I need help," Meghan stated while laughing. "I messed up. I've had Botox, like, a handful of times ... just my forehead. "Someone convinced me with my little lips that if you did a lip flip, you put filler right above your upper...

Malcolm Smith, the motorsports legend and founder of Malcolm Smith Motorsports in Riverside, has died at the age of 83. Smith died Tuesday at his Riverside home of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to his company’s Facebook page.

Social media/X is abuzz with questions and speculation about what the pardon process might be for persons convicted for their actions on January 6. These questions were supercharged last week by a comment attributed to an unnamed “transition official” stating that all convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, throwing a wet blanket on the expectations/demands by some that pardons be given to everyone convicted of any crime. The transition official’s comment leaves open the possibility that some who have been convicted – or maybe even some who have not yet had a trial – might not receive any...

The election is being stolen in California. With November almost over, there are still 90,000 ballots to count and 100,000 ballots with issues Beyond flipping House seats, California Dems are trying to flip the popular vote so that they can argue that Trump doesn’t really have a mandate. While California alone won’t do it, it helps eat away at the popular vote total. And media voices are already pushing this narrative. The 2024 presidential election was close, not a landslide – ABC News Donald Trump Has Not Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President – The Nation As...

There are few treatment decisions more difficult for families and loved ones to make than those surrounding the use of artificial nutrition and hydration in the seriously or terminally ill person:“Should nutrition be given intravenously if my wife’s gut isn’t working right?”“Should intravenous fluids be given to my father when he stops drinking and becomes dehydrated?”“Should a feeding tube be placed if my mother can’t swallow without choking?”Family members agonize over these questions, especially if they are not given clear explanations about the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of various available treatments, and what kind of burdens, side effects and...

The late Martin Anderson, one of Ronald Reagan’s long-time senior policy advisers going all the way back to the 1976 campaign, once told me a story to illustrate Reagan’s unappreciated cleverness. When Anderson published his favorable chronicle of the Reagan years called Revolution: The Reagan Legacy in early 1988 (while Reagan was still in office), he called the president to ask the favor of a dust jacket blurb. Reagan kindly explained that much as he would like to, the White House counsel and other advisers told him sitting presidents can’t (or shouldn’t) make commercial endorsements of any kind. .... This...

Can you guess how many illegal aliens live in this 'sanctuary county'? Eight percent of Los Angeles County is illegal. This is where 800,000 illegal aliens out of an estimated 3 million statewide (the real numbers are likely much higher) have been harbored. And that may be about to change. In no county and state has the political power of the Democrats been as closely tied to open borders as in Los Angeles County and California. Flipping California convinced the Democrats to tie their national fortunes to mass migration and for a while it seemed to be working. Biden’s open...

The Beatles are rightly considered one of the most progressive rock bands of all time. So it is easy to look back at their salad days and point out John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as the early 1960s version of a boy band. After all, the group were well-marketed and hit the top of the charts with startling consistency. But, within a few years, they were already changing the game. After their album Rubber Sul, the group confirmed themselves as the rock icons they are now revered as. Not only did they begin expanding their counterculture...

Marty: It is painfully obvious why the bankers always tried to have the government silence you. Every aspect of what you forecast eventually unfolds, turning this random walk theory into propaganda. Bloomberg has reported that French corporate rates are now below government. The shift from Public to Private is right before our eyes. Thank you for a fantastic WEC. I loved your passion for saving the country if they listen. I also want to enroll my children in your gift to society, a WEC for the next generation. It’s just brilliant. JD COMMENT #2: Hi Martin, As you predicted, corporate...

The death of Peanut, a squirrel euthanized after being seized by New York state authorities over rabies fears, was discussed by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a dinner hosted by the Federalist Society on Thursday. Addressing the audience about what he perceives as government overreach, Gorsuch commented: "I've just seen too many cases like that. You have just the other day, some of you might have seen one in the newspaper, if the newspapers are to be believed." To laughter from attendees Gorsuch added: "Yes, I'm speaking of Peanut the squirrel." Peanut's death became a rallying point for conservatives...

Reactions have come fast and hard following Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI. Donald Trump made the selection amid years of corruption and abuse within the nation's top law enforcement agency, citing Patel's role in uncovering the Russian collusion hoax. To be sure, though, his resume extends much further, having held numerous high-level positions in the Pentagon, DOJ, and NSC. Anyone claiming he's not "qualified" is simply not telling the truth. Still, some are trying to make that case by sharing a quote from Bill Barr's 2022 tell-all book in which he trashed Patel as having "virtually no experience...

Outgoing National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan denied reports that the Biden administration is considering returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine, after the country relinquished its stockpile three decades ago after the fall of the Soviet Union. Last month, the New York Times reported that several anonymous officials floated the idea of Ukraine becoming a nuclear power again as a deterrent against its Russian invaders. “That is not under consideration. No,” Sullivan told ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday when asked about the report. “What we are doing is surging various conventional capacities to Ukraine so that they can effectively defend themselves...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials within the FBI have warned that naming Kash Patel director of the Bureau could seriously undermine the agency's work on not releasing the Epstein client list. For years, the FBI has poured massive amounts of resources into not releasing the Epstein list, the Nashville shooter manifesto, the JFK files, and results the Las Vegas shooter investigation, all of which could be undone by Patel's nomination. "We have done such incredible work not releasing the names of sex-trafficking pedophiles," said a senior official on condition of anonymity. "All of that could come crashing down. Next thing you...

The National Institutes of Health, the world’s leading public funder of biomedical research, has an enviable track record. Research supported by the agency has led more than 100 Nobel Prizes and has supported more than 99 percent of the drugs approved by federal regulators from 2010 to 2019.No surprise, then, that the agency has been called “the crown jewel of the federal government.” But come January, when President-elect Donald J. Trump and congressional Republicans take charge, the N.I.H. may face a reckoning.Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the new administration’s selection for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which...

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The incoming Trump administration can return the department to its core mission.Between Eric Holder’s soft-on-crime memo, James Comey’s election meddling, and Jack Smith’s incessant lawfare, the United States Department of Justice has spent much of the last two decades in the proverbial wilderness. The incoming Trump administration has the opportunity and incentive to reshape DOJ. Here are five steps it can take to restore a department in desperate need of change. Row the boat or get thrown overboard. It’s time for line federal prosecutors—Assistant United States Attorneys—to get back to work. In 2010, federal prosecutors brought 68,591 new federal criminal...

An MSNBC panel discussion on Saturday about President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Kash Patel to lead the FBI went absolutely off the rails. Network contributor Hayes Brown claimed that his running the agency would be like if it was handed to a cross between Alex Jones and J. Edgar Hoover. “Kash Patel as FBI director would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover in terms of just how much he would want to ignore precedent and the constraints that have been put on the FBI over the years,” Brown claimed. The unhinged panelist continued, “With all...

GB News Journalist & comedian Andrew Doyle discusses the hit piece the Guardian had out on him last week, before speaking beautifully about free speech and John Milton. He discusses Elon Musk and X (Twitter) and looks at the shocking reason The Guardian and others are leaving for Bluesky. Chapters: 0:00 Andrew Doyle Highlights 1:00 Elon Musk & X (Twitter) Alternative 3:40 The Guardian Leaving X & its Lies 5:45 John Milton, Allowing Bad Ideas & Lies About Andrew 7:30 Factually Wrong About Spiked & Indecent Exposure 10:00 The Guardian Reviewing Andrew’s Comedy Set 12:30 GB News is Less Ideological...

A Brooklyn straphanger was randomly shoved onto subway tracks by a woman in a gray trench coat Sunday morning, cops say. The 43-year-old victim was standing on a southbound platform at the Kosciuszko Street station in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 9 a.m. when his unidentified assailant in a long coat suddenly pushed him onto the J train tracks, the NYPD and police sources told The Post.