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Jeanine Pirro Has Earned $200K For Speeches Since Trump Took Office Jeanine Pirro Has Earned $200K For Speeches Since Trump Took Office
Jeanine Pirro Has Earned $200K For Speeches Since Trump Took Office Former Westchester County District Attorney and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro pocketed more than $200,000 in speaker fees from 13 Republican organizations during President Trump's first two years in office, according to this Media Matters report. The Fox television network claimed it does not condone any talent participating in campaign events.  In fact, Fox News personalities routinely participate in Republicans events including fundraisers and rallies, according to Media Matters. Pirro may be the most prolific campaigner for Republicans. She is host of the weekend TV show "Justice wi…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Megyn Kelly Out At NBC After Defending Blackface, Report Says Megyn Kelly Out At NBC After Defending Blackface, Report Says
Megyn Kelly Out At NBC After Defending Blackface, Report Says Westchester's Megyn Kelly is now out at NBC following a controversial comment Tuesday about blackface, according to multiple sources.  No official announcement has been made by NBC, but The Daily Mail is reporting the network will pay out the remainder of her salary, believed to be in the range of $69 million. On Thursday, the network pulled  "Megyn Kelly Today," and ran a rerun of a show from August. The whole blow-up took place following Tuesday's show in which Kelly defended a white person wearing blackface for Halloween, or a black person who put on whiteface during a panel d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
IHOP's Big Reveal: Restaurant Explains Why It Will Now Be Called IHOb IHOP's Big Reveal: Restaurant Explains Why It Will Now Be Called IHOb
IHOP's Big Reveal: Restaurant Explains Why It Will Now Be Called IHOb In a shocking twist, the "B" in the International House of Pancakes' new name, IHOb, is not breakfast, brunch or burrito. That's right, it's burgers. The restaurant chain announced Monday on Fox News that its new name comes with a new menu rollout of Steakburgers. The change to International House of Burgers is not permanent, and it will continue to serve pancakes as well. Ninety-two percent of Daily Voice readers guessed in a recent poll that the "B" would in fact be for breakfast. The new menu will include seven new varieties of steakburgers, Fox News reports. New it…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K
Kennedys Win Hospital Defamation Lawsuit; Settled For Nearly $200K A highly publicized nearly six-year-old defamation lawsuit was settled this week in favor of Douglas and Molly Kennedy of Chappaqua. The Kennedys countersued Northern Westchester Hospital, two of its nurses and the husband of one of the nurses. The couple's lawsuit followed Kennedy's acquittal of child endangerment and harassment charges stemming from a Jan. 7, 2012 altercation at the hospital in Mount Kisco. The hospital did not comment. The Kennedys also declined to comment. Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is a reporter for Fox News. The nurses said they were attemptin…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Former UConn QB Ousted From White House Post As Trump Personal Assistant Former UConn QB Ousted From White House Post As Trump Personal Assistant
Former UConn QB Ousted From White House Post As Trump Personal Assistant Former University of Connecticut quarterback John McEntee, whose YouTube trick shot video went viral several years ago, has been fired from his position as a personal assistant to President Donald Trump. According to a New York Times report, McEntee was escorted out of the White House after his security clearance was revoked. He will reportedly join Trump's 2020 re-election campaign team as senior adviser. In recent weeks, Gen. John F. Kelly, the White House Chief of Staff, has been clamping down on staffers working without permanent security clearances. CNN reported the failure to gain per…

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by Zak Failla
News
Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro To Pay Fine, Take Course For 119 MPH Ticket Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro To Pay Fine, Take Course For 119 MPH Ticket
Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro To Pay Fine, Take Course For 119 MPH Ticket After several months, Fox News host and former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has pleaded guilty to a speeding charge against her. New York State Police troopers stopped Pirro driving 119 miles per hour on Nov. 19 last year in the Town of Nichols, which is in upstate Tioga County near Owego and her hometown Elmira.  When she was stopped by troopers, Pirro, who lives in Harrison, was driving in a 65 mph zone. According to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, Pirro faced up to 11 points on her license for driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit, though that was…

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by Zak Failla