How Livvy Dunne regained her love for gymnastics before LSU return
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How Livvy Dunne regained her love for gymnastics before LSU return

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Olivia “Livvy” Dunne had to fall in love with gymnastics all over again before she announced her decision to return to LSU for her fifth and final year of eligibility in July. The 21-year-old gymnast — who helped bring the first NCAA Championship to LSU’s program in April — explained…

Kamala Harris is faking moderation — and voters aren’t buying it
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Kamala Harris is faking moderation — and voters aren’t buying it

ByNews Polite

Kamala Harris is losing the fight for the American middle. In the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, a plurality of respondents — 44% — label her “too liberal or progressive.” Only 42% say she’s “not too far either way,” compared to a solid 50% who say that about Donald…

Scandalous pope thriller starring Ralph Fiennes has shocking twists
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Scandalous pope thriller starring Ralph Fiennes has shocking twists

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movie review CONCLAVE Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG (thematic material and smoking). In theaters Nov. 8. You could call “Conclave,” the juicy new Vatican thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, a pope opera.  Director Edward Berger’s movie, which played Monday in the Toronto International Film Festival, is no sober depiction of…

Perfect storm of traffic snafus drives some NJ commuters back home
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Perfect storm of traffic snafus drives some NJ commuters back home

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It was the perfect storm of traffic nightmares for some New Jersey commuters. Page Six Managing Editor Ally D’Aluisio started out Tuesday morning driving to the Lincoln Tunnel, then spent another nearly hour and a half diverting to the Secaucus train station, only to pay $30 for parking there, activate…

Would Colin Jost, Michael Che replace Lorne Michaels on ‘SNL’?
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Would Colin Jost, Michael Che replace Lorne Michaels on ‘SNL’?

ByNews Polite

They have a weekend update about their future on “Saturday Night Live.” During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” Howard Stern asked Colin Jost, 42, and Michael Che, 41, if the two “Weekend Update” hosts would consider taking over for “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels, 79, in the…

Ex-college wrestler accused of killing gymnast Kara Welsh claims he shot her 8 times in self defense
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Ex-college wrestler accused of killing gymnast Kara Welsh claims he shot her 8 times in self defense

ByNews Polite

The former college wrestler who competed in 197-pound matches claimed he fatally shot his girlfriend eight times in self defense because he “feared for his life” in the presence of the 5-foot-6 gymnast, officials said. Chad Richards, 23, of Loves Park, Illinois, claimed he was in a heated argument with Kara Welsh,…

Johnson’s Spending Plan Falters, Facing Resistance From Both Parties
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Johnson’s Spending Plan Falters, Facing Resistance From Both Parties

ByNews Polite

Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial plan to avert a government shutdown has run into a wall of Republican opposition, as lawmakers from an array of factions in his party balk at a six-month stopgap funding measure that Democrats have already rejected. Mr. Johnson has said he plans to bring up a…

Ex-congressman slams CNN, Anderson Cooper for promoting false claims
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Ex-congressman slams CNN, Anderson Cooper for promoting false claims

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A former Republican congressman fired back at Anderson Cooper Monday night after the CNN anchor slammed former president Donald Trump for spreading voter fraud claims – arguing the left-leaning network has promoted false claims itself. Former Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia argued that millions of Americans have “issues” with…