ABC News exec was ‘furious’ after George Stephanopoulos said Biden can’t serve another White House term: report
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ABC News exec was ‘furious’ after George Stephanopoulos said Biden can’t serve another White House term: report

ByNews Polite

A top ABC News executive was reportedly “furious” upon learning that George Stephanopoulos, a former Democratic operative, came off as biased against President Biden.  Stephanopoulos, 63, was told by the network’s news division head, Debra O’Connell, that “he is a newsman who is expected to be objective,” according to Radar…

NYC hotel cab dispatcher dies days after knockout punch, attacker cut loose thanks to loophole
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NYC hotel cab dispatcher dies days after knockout punch, attacker cut loose thanks to loophole

ByNews Polite

A cab dispatcher died days after an enraged driver slugged him outside a Midtown hotel last month – and the alleged attacker was cut loose thanks to a legal loophole, according to cops and sources.  Efrain Patino Guerra, 53, was working at a cab stand outside the Hotel Riu Plaza…

Block and awe! Giant Lego theft ring busted in Oregon, 0K in stolen sets seized
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Block and awe! Giant Lego theft ring busted in Oregon, $200K in stolen sets seized

ByNews Polite

Cops really pieced this case together. A massive Lego theft ring was busted by Oregon police — who took jaw-dropping drone footage of mountains of the colorful toys packed neatly in their boxes from above. More than 4,150 swiped sets of the plastic building-blocks — valued at roughly $200,000 —…

Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito
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Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

ByNews Polite

WASHINGTON — Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office said on Wednesday. The effort stands no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. To remove an official through this process, the House must…

Moment makeshift firework explodes at NJ holiday party, leaving man badly injured
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Moment makeshift firework explodes at NJ holiday party, leaving man badly injured

ByNews Polite

A New Jersey father and son have been arrested for lighting a makeshift firework that sent shrapnel flying as far as a football field away, leaving a neighbor in critical condition with a stomach wound likened to “a wartime injury” caused by a “pipe bomb.” Security camera footage from a…

GOP official slams NY election lawsuits as secret effort to knock conservatives from office
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GOP official slams NY election lawsuits as secret effort to knock conservatives from office

ByNews Polite

A New York town leader slammed a series of race-based lawsuits trying to uproot up the voting process in several towns – calling the litigation an effort to bump conservatives from office. Civil rights lawyers are suing at least three local governments in towns with majority white populations, claiming they’re…

Alec Baldwin’s reality show preparing for possibility he goes to jail
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Alec Baldwin’s reality show preparing for possibility he goes to jail

ByNews Polite

Producers of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s new reality show are preparing for the possibility that the “30 Rock” star could face jail time after his trial for the shooting death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. And cameras will keep rolling, no matter what happens. Two sources with knowledge of the…

Dr. Michael Lucchesi charged with allegedly stealing from SUNY Downstate
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Dr. Michael Lucchesi charged with allegedly stealing from SUNY Downstate

ByNews Polite

A former top doctor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center allegedly stole nearly $1.5 million from the public hospital to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included luxury travel and a premier pet resort, prosecutors said Tuesday. Dr. Michael Lucchesi, 66, is accused of illegally using a business credit card between December…