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MLB star is arrested in Mexico — here’s what he was doing

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena has been arrested in Mexico’s Yucatan state for a situation involving an apparent custody dispute, two weeks after he won the Babe Ruth award for the Most Valuable Player in the postseason. #1 Food for Your Blood Pressure [sponsored] The Yucatan state prosecutors’ office… Read More

Nursing home probe launched following 27 COVID-19 deaths

State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans. News outlets reported Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office and the state’s Department of Veteran’s Affairs are attempting to determine what caused… Read More

Trump issues pardon (not what you think)

In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump will offer a reprieve to a pair of meaty turkeys as he makes a public appearance Tuesday following the Nov. 3 elections. The National Turkey Federation is presenting the two birds. They are named Corn and Cob in honor of their home… Read More

U.S. census boss allegedly told takers to use fake answers

The texts from an Alabama census supervisor had an urgent tone. “THIS JUST IN …,” one of them began. It then laid out how census takers should fake data to mark households as having only one resident even if they had no idea how many people actually lived there. Tongue… Read More

U.S. OKs execution of 1st female inmate in 6 decades

The U.S. government now plans to execute the first female inmate in almost six decades just days before Joe Biden, an opponent of the death penalty, takes office. Shocking: Hitler’s Final Secret [sponsored] Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery said Monday that the Justice Department rescheduled her execution for Jan. 12. Biden’s… Read More

2021 Grammy Awards host announced (did they get it right?)

“The Daily Show” host and comedian Trevor Noah has been tapped to host the 2021 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy made the announcement hours before the nominees for the upcoming show are revealed. It would mark Noah’s first time hosting the Grammys, which will be held Jan. 31. Sponsored: The… Read More

Doctor cleared in health care fraud case — should he have been?

A Mississippi doctor has been acquitted on seven of eight counts against him in what prosecutors said was about $18 million in health care fraud involving expensive prescription pain cream. His secretary was acquitted on all five counts against her. Jurors were unable to agree on the eighth count —… Read More

Jeopardy! replacement host will be… !

“Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday. Producers announced Monday that Jennings, who won 74 games in a row and claimed the show’s “Greatest of All Time” title in a competition last year,… Read More

31 busted in Coast Guard test score-fixing scheme

More than 30 people were charged for their participation in a test score-fixing scheme that happened over seven years at a United States Coast Guard exam center in Louisiana, federal prosecutors announced. The indictment centers around Dorothy Smith, a former employee at an exam center in Mandeville, who was required… Read More