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The Canadian PressMichelle Obama doesn't attend state funeral for Jimmy Carter
Former first lady Michelle Obama did not attend the state funeral Thursday for former President Jimmy Carter.
- The Daily Beast
Mexican President Hits Back at Trump With New Name for North America
Mexico’s president has signaled to Donald Trump that she can play the regional renaming game, too. Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as its been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum brandished a massive map of North America from 1607 that labeled the continent as “América Mexicana,” or “Mexican America,” at a news conference. She then joked that maybe Mexico should
- The Daily Beast
Steve Bannon Pitches a Fit Over George W. Bush’s Trump Handshake Snub
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon complained about George W. Bush not shaking Donald Trump’s hand while the two attended the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter Thursday in Washington, D.C. On his War Room podcast, Bannon began by saying how poor a president Bush was. “Bush walks in. The worst president in the history of the country. They did this in a poll yesterday saying that in modern times—among modern presidents, I guess, from Jack Kennedy forward, or maybe Eisenhower forw
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Shared Two Maps Of Canada As Part Of The United States That Are Going Viral
2025 is definitely off to a weird start.
- The Daily Beast
Top Dem Backs Renaming Gulf of Mexico on One Condition
Sen. Chuck Schumer weighed in on Donald Trump’s controversial idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” as the president-elect ramps up his expansionist rhetoric ahead of the inauguration. The New York Democrat said he was fine with Trump’s desire to dub the waterway something “more patriotic,” but only if the he “first agrees to work with us on an actual plan to lower costs for Americans.” “That is what the American people want us to focus on first, not on renaming bodies of wa
- Business Insider
The LA wildfires are ripping through the celebrity-packed Pacific Palisades. Here's which stars have lost homes.
"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill was among the thousands who evacuated Los Angeles. Other stars, including Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, and Rainn Wilson have lost their LA homes.
- The Independent
Don Jr. was told the ‘whole town’ would show up for his Greenland arrival. It appears they did not
Trump Jr.’s visit occurred weeks after Trump re-ignited the calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland
- People
2 Women Were Forced at Gunpoint to Dig Their Own Graves Before Being Shot: How 1 Victim Survived
The victim confronted one of her assailants in court
- The Conversation Canada
How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory
How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both potential and precedent in American history.
- The Daily Beast
WATCH: Karen Pence Appears to Snub Trump Greeting at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
Karen Pence remained seated and stared forward stoically as Donald and Melania Trump walked past her at Jimmy Carter’s funeral Thursday morning. The lack of a Trump greeting—which she later gave to George W. Bush and his wife, Laura—was quickly deemed a snub by many online. Democrats praised her for the decision, while some conservatives labeled her classless. Trump’s former VP Mike Pence, stood up to greet both Melania and the president-elect before they continued to their seats in the row in f
- People
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Perform at Jimmy Carter's Funeral, Making Rare Joint Appearance amid Ongoing Lawsuit
The married country singers first met the Carters on a Habitat for Humanity building project
- BBC
The man who could become Canada's future PM
As a conservative populist poised to win power, Pierre Poilievre has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump - but he has a very Canadian story.
- The Daily Beast
Greenlanders Were Flipping Off Don Jr., Local Politician Says
A Greenlandic lawmaker has alleged that Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to the country was “staged,” noting that some of the Danish territory’s citizens were flipping off the president-elect’s son. “No journalists were allowed to interview him,” Pipaluk Lynge, an MP for Greenland’s largest party, told Politico. “It was all staged to make it seem like we—the Greenlandic people—were MAGA and love to be a part of the USA.” Lynge added that although Greenlanders paid attention to the visit, their interest
- HuffPost UK
Trump Has Decided Who Is Responsible For Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine – And It's Not Putin
The president-elect also revealed he wants to meet with the Russian president "long before six months".
- The Canadian Press
Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the U.S. Senate, effective Friday.
- Hello!
King Charles and Queen Camilla share stunning recent photo of Princess Kate on her 43rd birthday
The King sent well-wishes to his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, on her 43rd birthday on 9 January
- The Daily Beast
Even MAGA’s Favorite Canadian Thinks Trump’s 51st State Idea Is Dumb
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated insistence that Canada should become the 51st state drew a rebuke from the leader of the U.S. neighbor’s MAGA-lite opposition leader Tuesday. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, asserted his is a “great and independent country” in a post on X. Inverting one of Trump’s favorite slogans, he said a government under his leadership would put “Canada First.” Poilievre is arguably the chief importer—sans tariffs—of MAGA-style politics to
- People
Mandy Moore Reveals 'Main Part' of Home 'Still Standing,' Shares Photos of Destruction: 'Every House on Our Street Is Gone'
The actress said she is feeling "weird survivors guilt" amid the destruction of the Eaton fire
- CBC
No longer a joke: Ministers say Trump's threats to absorb Canada need to be taken seriously
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially dismissed them as a joke."The joke is over," LeBlanc told reporters in French."The president and his allies continue to repeat this — we know it's not going anywhere — but the fact that he's repeating it, it's not very constructive."WATCH | Cabinet ministers weigh in on Trump's threats to absorb Canada: LeBlanc
- The Daily Beast
Mel Gibson Predicts Civilization ‘Collapse’ After L.A. Fires
Mel Gibson has a theory about the L.A. fires, he told Joe Rogan on a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience Thursday, as he wait to find out whether his own house is still standing amid the city’s “inferno.” “All those earmarks, the precursors of a collapse, they’re present in our time,” Gibson said in the episode released Thursday. “It doesn’t take long,” for a civilization to collapse, he added, citing Jared Diamond’s 2011 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. “It says all t