Clark Kent lookalike wins Twitter during Jan 6 hearing
The Jan. 6 hearing Thursday night investigating former President Trump's actions during the riot at the Capitol featured an unlikely superhero lookalike sitting just behind live witnesses Matthew Pottinger and Sarah Matthews. A man who resembled Superman's ordinary alter ego Clark Kent stole the show on Twitter during the hearing. By late Thursday evening, "Clark Kent" was a trending topic on the platform, and the internet was abuzz with speculation about the mystery lookalike's identity. "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen joined in on the chatter over the man, p
Read MoreWe cannot lose trust and confidence in the Secret Service
The recent news alleging that the United States Secret Service deleted texts related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, coupled with testimony that raises questions about the Secret Service response to the events at the Capitol that day, have cast a shadow on a storied agency and threatened to overshadow the work the agency performs on a daily basis. A dynamic such as this would be uncomfortable for anyone, but especially for an agency w
Read MoreKagan warns that Supreme Court legitimacy at risk if it strays too far from public sentiment
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said on Thursday at a conference that the legitimacy of the Supreme Court is tied to its conformity to public opinion, Reuters first reported. “I'm not talking about any particular decision or even any particular series of decisions, but if over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that's a dangerous thing for a democracy,” Kagan said at a judicial conference in Montana.
Read MoreFed tightening alters investors’ expectations, but will a recession ensue?
Investing has been considered an expectations game ever since John Maynard Keynes famously compared the stock market to a beauty contest: The best strategy to win is to select the contestant who you believe the majority of people will pick rather than your personal favorite. But this analogy only goes so far in understanding what happens when markets are unusually volatile. Consider, for example, the profound changes in expectations
Read MoreOhio grand jury indicts man accused in rape of 10-year-old at center of Indiana abortion controversy
The man who was accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl in Ohio, who later traveled to Indiana to get an abortion, was indicted on two felony counts of rape on Thursday. A grand jury in Columbus charged Gerson Fuentes, 27, issued the indictment on the two felony counts. Fuentes was charged
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