Beloved Milwaukee Brewers announcer Bob Uecker, known as “Mr. Baseball,” passed away this morning at the age of 90.
“This beer’s for Bob,” said one Wisconsinite before dedicating the following drinks to their bartender, today being Thursday, and “good health.”
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In his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, indirectly responded to sexual misconduct allegations by saying “I’m not a perfect person.”
That’s the most direct non-answer he could’ve given. It’s like being asked if you support child abuse and saying “Well, you shouldn’t hire me to babysit.”
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President Joe Biden gave his farewell speech to the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, contrasting Barack Obama’s choice to speak from his Chicago home as well as George W. Bush’s decision of the East Room.
The list notably excludes Donald Trump, who opted to forgo the rite of passage of a live address in 2021 in favor of pleading the Fifth.
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The FDA is requiring companies to remove the Red 3 dye from food and beverages. This will impact products including candy corn, red icing, and maraschino cherries.
So before you go mixing up an Old Fashioned or Dirty Shirley, watch out — the cherries may be bad for you.
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JD Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio has faced difficulty in deciding how to recognize the Vice President-elect.
I can’t blame them — I’m sure I’d also have a hard time recognizing him behind those luxurious, mascaraed eyelashes.
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Conan O’Brien has been announced as the next winner of the Mark Twain Prize in a statement commending him as “a master of invention and reinvention, consistently pushing the envelope in search of new comedic heights.”
However, the end of the compliment was redacted after it was learned that O’Brien had gotten a haircut.
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