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M ove over SNL. Alex Moffat’s superb rendition of Mark Zuckerberg has some stiff competition, and it’s coming from a very unlikely place. Iceland is now calling itself the “Icelandverse.” A smart new promo published yesterday to promote Icelandic tourism parodies the video released last month in which Zuckerberg announces Facebook’s much-hyped name change to…
Updated Nov 12, 2021, 02:16pm EST Topline Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not show up Friday to give a deposition to the House committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, despite being legally obligated to do so, meaning Meadows could become the latest Trump Administration official facing contempt…
Topline Every school district in Florida that had been punished by the state for imposing a mask mandate that violated a statewide ban on them has now lifted its mask order as of this week, as schools across the country drop mask requirements in response to falling Covid-19 cases and vaccines becoming available for children…
Topline The Netherlands is poised to impose Western Europe’s first Covid-19 lockdown since the summer on Friday, according to multiple news reports, part of a string of new restrictions across the continent this week as governments struggle to contain record coronavirus cases. Key Facts Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to announce the…
Updated Nov 12, 2021, 08:32am EST Topline Former President Donald Trump has defended his supporters who threatened to “hang” former vice president Mike Pence during the January 6 Capitol riot, Axios reported on Friday citing an unreleased ABC News interview, marking the first instance of the former president vocally defending violent threats towards his deputy…
The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, just added another property to his cart. The billionaire and his partner, Lauren Sánchez, recently picked up a 14-acre estate on the island of Maui . The cost of the off-market transaction was said to be in the neighborhood of $78 million, Dirt reported. Bezos, whose company Blue Origin…