Salonflipped into News & Politics13 hours ago"I can't pay my bills": Rudy Giuliani has freakout during court hearing on property handoververified_publisherSalon - By Kelly McClureFormer New York mayor and personal lawyer for Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, lost his cool with a federal judge on Tuesday, during a court hearing in Manhattan in which he was questioned on the holdup in forking over the remaining assets needed to make good on his legal debts. Accused of destroying …
Salonflipped into News & Politics16 hours agoLauren Boebert’s Cameo page vanishes as ethics questions swirlverified_publisherSalon - By Kelly McClureRep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co) popped up on Cameo last weekend, charging $250 for personalized videos of herself imparting advice and "pep talks" to curious users of the popular website finding themselves with money to burn before the holidays. But her time on the site was brief. Following in the …
Salonflipped into Health16 hours agoThree mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is loomingverified_publisherSalon - By Elizabeth HlavinkaThis month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is inching closer to evolving in a way that allows it to spread between humans. Since April, 55 H5N1 cases have …
Salonflipped into News & Politics17 hours agoDespite dismissal, legal scholar says "scathing" Trump evidence could still come outverified_publisherSalon - By Russell PayneWith the election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump dropped and special counsel Jack Smith moving to have the classified documents case against him dismissed as well, the prosecutions of the former president are coming to an anticlimactic end. They have, however, left a …
Salonflipped into Movies17 hours ago"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"verified_publisherSalon - By Gary M. KramerThe cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of spyware, specifically, Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group. The company sells its product to clients who use it to fight …
Salonflipped into Movies17 hours agoThe elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don't see her in "Gladiator II"verified_publisherSalon - By Jenny Lyons-CunhaSave for a few wisps of time-worn text and a bit of sharp-edged stone, little is left on this earth that tells the gladiatrix’s story. Thought to have battled during the first and second centuries C.E., she is much more elusive than her male counterpart, the gladiator, who has been venerated …