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Pentagon Adds Restrictions Over 'Unflattering' Hegseth Pics Amid Luxury Spending Spree: WaPo Pentagon Adds Restrictions Over 'Unflattering' Hegseth Pics Amid Luxury Spending Spree: WaPo
Pentagon Adds Restrictions Over 'Unflattering' Hegseth Pics Amid Luxury Spending Spree: WaPo The Pentagon has blocked press photographers from recent briefings after aides complained about "unflattering" images of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a report. The decision came after photographers captured images of the former Fox News host during a Pentagon briefing on Monday, March 2, The Washington Post reported. The news conference happened just days after a joint US-Israeli military strike killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday, Feb. 28. Photographers from major news agencies, including the Associated Press, Reuters, and Getty Images, attend…
Charles Bierbauer Dies, Former CNN Anchor, White House Correspondent Charles Bierbauer Dies, Former CNN Anchor, White House Correspondent
Charles Bierbauer Dies, Former CNN Anchor, White House Correspondent Charles Bierbauer, the steady CNN voice from the Pentagon to the White House who later built a journalism powerhouse at the University of South Carolina, has died. He was age 83. Bierbauer’s death at his Spruce Pine, North Carolina, residence on Friday, Aug. 29, came as he enjoyed retirement, a university spokesperson said. No cause was given, but the family’s obituary said “his generous heart gave out after a good, long life.” During his more than two decades at CNN, Bierbauer served as the Pentagon correspondent from 1981 to 1984 and as the senior White House correspondent throughout the …
Mark Knoller, Longtime CBS News White House Reporter, Dies In DC Mark Knoller, Longtime CBS News White House Reporter, Dies In DC
Mark Knoller, Longtime CBS News White House Reporter, Dies In DC Mark Knoller, the longtime CBS News correspondent and a mainstay of the White House press corps, has died. The 73-year-old Knoller's death came in  Washington, DC, on Saturday, Aug. 30, after a period of declining health. CBS News confirmed his death and noted that he had been battling diabetes for years. A New York City native, he was born in Brooklyn in 1952, and graduated from New York University before launching a journalism career that spanned five decades. He began at the Associated Press in 1975, then joined CBS News in 1988, where he became a fixture in presidential coverage. …
Major Household Product Maker Cutting 7,000 Jobs As Trump Tariffs Roil Economy Major Household Product Maker Cutting 7,000 Jobs As Trump Tariffs Roil Economy
Major Household Product Maker Cutting 7,000 Jobs As Trump Tariffs Roil Economy Procter & Gamble, which operates eight plants across the Northeast, plans to cut up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years as President Donald Trump's trade policies shake businesses and consumer confidence, according to reports. Andre Schulten, P&G's chief financial officer, announced the layoffs during the Deutsche Bank Consumer Conference in Paris on Thursday, June 5. The cuts amount to about 6% of the company's global workforce and roughly 15% of its non-manufacturing positions, the Associated Press reported. P&G had about 108,000 employees worldwide as of June…
'Intimidation Tactics': NY Times Issues Rare Response To Trump Attack 'Intimidation Tactics': NY Times Issues Rare Response To Trump Attack
'Intimidation Tactics': NY Times Issues Rare Response To Trump Attack The gloves may have come off in the heated years-long relationship between The New York Times and President Donald Trump. The Times, a frequent target since Trump’s 2016 campaign, fired back following a Truth Social post naming its reporters — and one of their spouses. The Times' response came after Trump's post Sunday night, March 23 calling out Times reporters Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman by name and even mentioning Baker's spouse, a journalist who doesn't even work for The Times. "The Failing New York Times insists on using Liddle’ Peter Baker, a really bad writer and Obama biographe…
VA Candidate In Sex Scandal Susanna Gibson Defeated By David Owen: AP VA Candidate In Sex Scandal Susanna Gibson Defeated By David Owen: AP
VA Candidate In Sex Scandal Susanna Gibson Defeated By David Owen: AP Democrat Susanna Gibson has lost to Republican David Owen in a Virginia House of Delegates race, according to the Associated Press. It wasn't immediately clear what the margin was between Gibson — a Richmond mom of two and nurse practitioner who made headlines for live-streaming sex acts with her husband on porn websites — and the GOP businessman. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team David Owen for Delegate (@votedavidowen) Gibson apparently live-streamed sex with her husband on pornographic website Chaturbate then asked for paym…
Virginia Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races Virginia Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races
Virginia Election Results: Projected Winners From House Races Votes from the midterm elections are being counted in Virginia. Here are the preliminary results as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, according to the Associated Press and Virginia Department of Elections. This story will be updated as votes are counted (* denotes incumbent): District 1:  99% of votes counted Robert J. Wittman (R) * 56.8 % Herb Jones (D) 42.3 % David Bruce Foster (I)  1 % District 2: 99% of votes counted Elaine Luria (D) * 48% Jennifer Kiggans (R) 52% District 3: 98% of votes counted Robert C. Scott (D) * 67.3 % Terry Namkung (R) 32. 7% District 4: 96% o…
Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day
Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Rescuers pulled 10 people from the James River after they went over Bosh Dam on Monday, May 30, but two women are still missing.  Lauren Winstead, 23, of Richmond, and Sarah Erway, 28, of Chesterfield County, haven't been seen since going over the 12-feet-high dam just after 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Henrico police told the Associated Press.  Officials didn't say what kind of craft they were in, but witnesses saw rafts and paddleboards caught in the current beneath Bosher Dam after the incident.  Rescue crews searched for the women late into Monday night and resumed the search early Tuesday…