Trent Walker, Author at News Addicts

26 Aug

CBS News Braces for Cost-Cutting Shakeup Targeting Top Anchors

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CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King could be facing a steep salary cut—or even an exit—as new ownership pressures the network to slash expenses.King, who has anchored mornings since 2012, reportedly earns about $10 million annually after her most recent contract renewal. Executives now view her pay as “unsustainable,” according to…

26 Aug

Former DHS Official Believes He’s Next After FBI’s Bolton Raid

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Former Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor suggested over the weekend that he could be the next target of President Donald Trump’s FBI, following last week’s raid on the Maryland home of former National Security Adviser John Bolton.Asked by MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart whether he was concerned about possible…

26 Aug

RNC Elects Trump-Backed Joe Gruters as New Chair

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The Republican National Committee has officially elected a new chairman to lead the national party.Over the weekend, Florida State Sen. Joe Gruters won the vote to replace outgoing chairman Michael Whatley, who is running for a Senate seat in North Carolina.Gruters, who previously served as the RNC’s treasurer, ran unopposed…

26 Aug

Trump Fires Fed Governor Cook Over Mortgage Allegations

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President Donald Trump on Monday evening fired Biden-appointed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook following allegations of mortgage fraud.“Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on the Board…

26 Aug

Trump Announces Plan to Welcome 600,000 Chinese Students

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President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. would allow 600,000 Chinese students to study at American colleges, framing the move as part of broader trade discussions with Beijing.“I hear so many stories that we’re not going to allow their students,” Trump told reporters. “We’re going to allow their students…

26 Aug

Judge Blocks Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Deportation

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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, ruled that the Salvadoran migrant must first be given an opportunity to contest his removal, The Washington Post reported.ICE Arrest and…

26 Aug

Heroic American Tourist Stabbed While Protecting 2 Women in Germany

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John Rudat, a 21-year-old American tourist and part-time model from upstate New York, was stabbed on a tram in Dresden, Germany, after stepping in to protect two women who were being assaulted. The newly qualified paramedic was left with severe facial injuries during the altercation early Sunday.According to German outlet…

26 Aug

Dutch Girl Murdered by Asylum Seeker While Calling Cops to Report Being Followed

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The lifeless body of 17-year-old Lisa was discovered in a roadside ditch in the early hours of Wednesday morning, south of her Amsterdam high school.Lisa had called emergency services while cycling home, reporting that she was being followed. By the time police arrived, she had been fatally stabbed, including wounds…

26 Aug

Trump Signs Order Aiming for One-Year Jail Terms for Flag Burning

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 25 aimed at penalizing individuals who burn the American flag.“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Although the order does not specify jail time, Trump argued it would deter the…

26 Aug

‘The Sopranos’ Actor Jerry Adler Dies at 96

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Jerry Adler, a veteran of Broadway who later found fame on television as Hesh Rabkin in HBO’s The Sopranos, passed away on Saturday at the age of 96, according to an obituary from Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York.Adler’s death was confirmed by his friend Frank J. Reilly, who wrote…