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Arc de Trump? New monument model sits on US president’s desk.
A plan for an arch across from the Lincoln Memorial is seen on the Resolute Desk.
Welcome to the era of “Kavanaugh Raids”. ICE crosses another big, important line.
US citizen to file suit after targeted ICE arrest in Portland.
Politicians aren’t cool enough to curse this much. Political leaders once watched their language. Now they delight in using obscenity.
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the US Supreme Court to put on pause the nearly $1.5bn (£1.1bn) defamation judgment against him that is forcing the sale of his Infowars media company.
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize. US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says.
The naked mole rat’s molecular secrets to a long life. Good news: it doesn’t involve diet and exercise.
Tesla Optimus plans evaporated. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you…
Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?
Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals.
Late Night:
Trump brokers peace in the Middle East and declares war against Antifa in Portland? | The Daily Show (Video) (“Fear is a powerful drug, but so is MDMA.”)
Trump blanks on habeas corpus; Pritzker hits back after Trump’s jail threat: A Closer Look (Seth Meyers) (Video)
Trump REALLY wants Nobel Peace Prize, Marjorie Taylor Greene has had enough, a “Golden Age of Awful".” | Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
Florida man steals woman’s purse with 1-month-old kitten inside, police say.
Keep scrolling down. Lots of interesting stuff in On This Day, Birthdays, and Deaths.
Quote of the Day:
There are some things one remembers even though they may never have happened.
--Harold Pinter (Wikipedia link)
(More Harold Pinter quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Hug a Drummer Day, International Stage Management Day, National Angel Food Cake Day, National Cake Decorating Day, National Handbag Day, National Haunted House Day, National Hug-a-Kevin Day, National Love Your Hair Day, National Metric Day, National SHIFT10 Day, National Tic Tac Day, National Tuxedo Day, National Walk to a Park Day, Powers of Ten Day, Squid and Cuttlefish Day, U.S. Naval Academy Day, Vet Nurse Day, World Day Against the Death Penalty, World Egg Day, World Homeless Day, World Inclusion Day, World Mental Health Day, World Pickleball Day, and World Porridge Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA. (Not currently updating due to government shutdown.)
On This Day:
2018 – Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It killed 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and caused an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.
2002 – Iraq War: The United States Congress approved the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
1973 – U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
1967 – The Outer Space Treaty came into force.
1963 – The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty went into effect.
1963 – The film “From Russia With Love” premiered in London. (Video)
1957 – The Windscale fire resulted in Britain’s worst nuclear accident.
1933 – A United Airlines Boeing 247 was destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
1928 – Chiang Kai-shek became Chairman of the Republic of China.
1845 – In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opened with 50 students.
1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
1492 – The crew of Christopher Columbus‘s ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1974 – Dale Earnhardt Jr., American race car driver and actor
1973 – Mario Lopez, American actor, television personality, and producer
1969 – Brett Favre, American football player
1967 – Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 40th and current Governor of California
1967 – Michael Giacchino, American composer
1963 – Daniel Pearl, American-Israeli journalist (died 2002)
1959 – Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer
1959 – Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (Video)
1959 – Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (died 2000) (Video)
1958 – Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Video)
1954 – David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer (Video)
1950 – Nora Roberts, American author
1949 – Jessica Harper, American actress
1946 – John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020) (Video)
1946 – Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer (Video)
1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1933 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (died 1969)
1930 – Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
1927 – Dana Elcar, American actor and director (died 2005)
1926 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (died 1997)
1924 – Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (died 1978)
1924 – James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (died 1994)
1917 – Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (died 1982)
1908 – Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (died 1989)
1900 – Helen Hayes, American actress (died 1993)
1731 – Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (died 1810)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2024 – Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (born 1928)
2013 – Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (born 1925)
2012 – Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (born 1935)
2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (born 1952)
1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1915)
1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian actor (born 1920)
1983 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (born 1902)
1964 – Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (born 1892)
1963 – Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1915)
1913 – Adolphus Busch, German-American brewer and businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (born 1839)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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