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Senator Kevin Cramer suffered a "serious injury" to his right hand while doing yard work over the weekend and may need to have the tip of his pinkie finger amputated. In a statement shared on Twitter Wednesday, the North Dakota Republican said that his injury required "immediate surgery" and that he is remaining in his home state so he can be "close to medical care as there is a high risk of infection and the possible need for amputation." "I am alert and in good spirits," his statement added. "Although I am missing this week of votes and hearings, I am monitoring Senate business closely and in constant contact with my colleagues and staff. I plan to return to Washington DC after the Independence Day state work period and expect to be doling out a lot of left-handed fist bumps." Cramer told Forum News Service that the tip of his finger may require amputation. He said a large rock rolled onto his ring and pinkie fingers, ripping off the tip of the latter, which was … [Read more...] about Senator Kevin Cramer may need amputation after yard work injury

“This is a safe space for everyone” actor Kevin Bacon says in the trailer for NBC-Peacock’s LGBTQ+-themed horror thriller, titled They/Them . In the trailer for the film, Bacon, who plays a mysterious camp counselor, is seen welcoming a group of LGBTQ teens to a gay conversion camp. Watch Below: “ They/Them has been germinating within me my whole life,” the film’s writer and director John Logan said, according to a report by The Wrap. “I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think because monsters represent ‘the other,’ and as gay kid, I felt a powerful sense of kinship with those characters who were different, outlawed, or forbidden.” “I wanted to make a movie that celebrates queerness, with characters that I never saw when I was growing up,” Logan added. “When people walk away from the movie, I hope they’re going to remember the incredible love that these kids have for each other and how that love needs to be protected and celebrated.” The film — … [Read more...] about Kevin Bacon Welcomes LGBTQ Teens to Conversion Camp in Queer Horror Film ‘They/Them’

Click here to read the full article. In Patrick Hughes ’ “ The Man from Toronto ,” a throwback buddy action-comedy that offsets its run-of-the-mill sense of humor with a pair of appealing leads, everything about the lovable Teddy Jackson ( Kevin Hart ) screams screw-up from the get-go. A soon-to-be-jobless salesperson at a modest Virginia gym, Teddy is introduced via a series of hysterically cringe-y online videos in which he stubbornly tries to launch the next big workout sensation. But his elastic resistance belt TeddyBand­­ — one of his painfully inane inventions — does nothing other than slap him in the face. The dodgy pull-up bar he’s designed? It promptly collapses. In fact, this wannabe internet sensation is so famously a failure in his pursuits that his saintly wife Lori’s (Jasmine Matthews) law-firm colleagues have coined the saying “Teddy’ed it” after him, a phrase used whenever someone messes up at work. More from Variety David A. Arnold Sets Netflix … [Read more...] about ‘The Man from Toronto’ Review: A Well-Paired Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart Propel This Retro Action Vehicle

The controversy around the casting of Scottish actor Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in the “Doctor Strange” film was a “wake up call”, says Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige. Swinton’s casting as the character, who was originally Tibetan in the comic books, drew flack from a lot of Asian actors and visibility groups ahead of the release of the Benedict Cumberbatch-led 2016 superhero movie. At the time, Marvel Studios defended the casting citing “creative freedom”, but Feige now believes the company could have handled the situation better. “We thought we were being so smart and so cutting-edge. We’re not going to do the cliche of the wizened, old, wise Asian man,” he told Men’s Health for a cover story on the upcoming Asian-led Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” . “But it was a wake up call to say, Well, wait a minute, is there any other way to figure it out? Is there any other way to both not fall into the cliche and cast an Asian actor?’ And the answer to that, … [Read more...] about Kevin Feige Regrets Casting Tilda Swinton Instead of an Asian in ‘Doctor Strange’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) stated that President Joe Biden’s plan to have a federal gas tax holiday while also not depleting the Highway Trust Fund that the federal gas tax funds doesn’t make any sense because the president hasn’t identified a source for the money to replace the lost revenue, and that this means that his federal gas tax holiday plan will undercut infrastructure funding. Brady stated, [relevant remarks being around 00:55] “[T]he president just dismissed, oh, we have to backfill it. And he said we’ll put extra money in there. I don’t know where that comes from. It does undermine the infrastructure. There’s no guarantee this ends after three months. We know how gimmicky Congress can be. And you’re right, prices keep going up, so even with this tiny, temporary, little 18-cent savings, that’s going to be eaten up. You’ve got to go to the core issue, which is … [Read more...] about Brady: Biden Doesn’t Say Where Money to Replace Gas Tax in Highway Fund Will Come From

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will speak from the White House on Friday about the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The remarks, which are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. EDT, will outline his approach to this new phase of the fight over abortion access. The White House has been preparing for this moment since a draft of the decision leaked in May. Officials have been huddling with state leaders, advocates, health care professionals and others to prepare for a future without Roe v. Wade. Now Biden's plans will be tested in terms of politics and policy. Outside the Supreme Court, a crowd of abortion supporters swelled to the hundreds after the ruling was issued. One chanted into a bullhorn, “legal abortion on demand” and “this decision must not stand.” A competing … [Read more...] about Biden to speak about abortion ruling, outline his plans

Democratic lawmakers and candidates unleashed a torrent of angry, defiant statements Friday, promising to make abortion rights a decisive issue for voters in November, as Republicans celebrated their victory in a decades-long fight for the Supreme Court to end the constitutional right to an abortion. Since a draft opinion leaked in early May indicating that the court was prepared to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, advocates for reproductive rights have looked ahead to the midterm elections as their only chance to have those rights restored. Democrats believe that by overturning the landmark decision, the Supreme Court just handed them an issue to mobilize voters, particularly suburban women, in an otherwise difficult political climate. And some Republicans are concerned about a backlash in the midterms, particularly from suburban women swing voters. President Joe Biden, speaking at the White House on Friday, called on Congress to codify abortion into law. If there aren't … [Read more...] about As Republicans celebrate end of Roe, Democrats vow revenge at polls

The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released a joint statement celebrating the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after issuing its final decision on the Dobbs case, determining that the “historic ruling” would “save countless innocent lives.” “Every unborn child is precious, extraordinary, and worthy of protection. We applaud this historic ruling, which will save countless innocent lives,” House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said in a joint statement. Their statement comes after the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after issuing its final ruling on the Dobbs case. The court ruling determined that the right to abortion is not included in the Constitution. Therefore, regulations on abortion should be left up to the states — not the federal government. “The Supreme Court is right to return … [Read more...] about House GOP Leadership: Ruling ‘Will Save Countless Innocent Lives’

“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert broke his silence Monday night and addressed the arrests of several of his production staffers. The group of individuals were arrested in the Longworth House Office Building after it had been closed, according to Fox News. The group took photos and videos near the offices of Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert. Capitol Police said they received a call around 8:30 p.m. about a disturbance and they reportedly found “seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway.” The group was charged with unlawful entry, according to the report. Colbert addressed the arrests in a monologue. (RELATED: Even CNN Doesn’t Buy Schiff’s Spin On The Jan. 6 Committee) “After they [the crew] finished their interviews, they were doing some last-minute puppetry and jokey make-em-ups in a hallway, when Triumph and my folks were approached and detained by the Capitol … [Read more...] about Stephen Colbert Speaks Out On Staffers Being Arrested At Capitol

The only Latino officer in a police department in Ohio has filed a discrimination civil rights complaint alleging he was "constantly harassed" by the department's chief at the time over his ethnicity and religion. In a virtual news conference Tuesday, Officer Audali "A.J." Torres of the Sheffield Lake Police Department spoke out about the " racist and religion-based abuse " he endured while working under then-Chief Anthony Campo after joining the department part-time in 2013. Campo left the department last summer after being placed on administrative leave following a “ racial harassment “ incident against a Black officer. On June 2021, surveillance footage from the police station captured Campo printing and placing a note reading “Ku Klux Klan” on top of Officer Keith Pool’s yellow raincoat. Pool was the only Black officer in the department at the time. Torres, a self-described "devout Roman Catholic," had taken the job to help pay for his annual church mission … [Read more...] about Latino officer accuses former police chief of ‘racist and religion-based abuse’