Ex-RNC spokeswoman Elizabeth Pipko launches US show for News24 as global expansion heats up

Australian-based News24 is making a push into the US political media market with a new opinion show hosted by former Republican National Committee spokeswoman Elizabeth Pipko — and the network says it has already racked up more than 5 million YouTube views. The program, “Made in America,” debuted Oct. 12 and has quickly become a hit on the network’s YouTube channel, with four of its segments landing among News24’s 10 most-watched videos during its first week, according to the company. “I don’t think I knew what to expect, nor did I want to focus on the numbers as much as…

California’s worst-run city could give council members 8K raises

Oakland has an illegal dumping epidemic, high crime, a homelessness crisis that has doubled over the last decade, and other strained services due to its structural budget deficit. And yet, the city’s mayor wants to reward her fellow politicians with a pay raise. Oakland city councilmembers could get a $108,000…

Cari Champion confronts Stephen A. Smith on years of ESPN drama

It was an eventful ESPN reunion when Stephen A. Smith stopped by Cari Champion and Jemele Hill’s podcast for a three-hour interview, to say the least. During Wednesday’s installment of the “Flagrant and Funny” podcast, Champion and Smith hashed out years of drama — such as her true origin story…

Trump blocked again from restricting birthright citizenship by Biden judge: ‘Almost certainly unconstitutional’

WASHINGTON — A federal judge pumped the brakes on President Trump’s latest effort to rein in birthright citizenship through executive order, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling against his first attempt. Maryland-based US District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday temporarily blocking Trump’s scaled-down executive orders last month to…

An ancient ‘supervolcano’ has been found hiding beneath eastern England. But experts say there’s not enough evidence to call it that.

Scientists have identified an ancient volcano on England’s east coast that is so eroded, it took researchers three decades to piece together its enormous size and explosive past. What remains of the caldera system is located beneath the English counties of Norfolk and Lincolnshire.However, while the volcano undoubtedly produced at…

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