The semaglutide weight-loss miracle has a dark side: As desperate patients contend with shortages and sky-high prices, a world of criminals and con artists are filling the void with life-threatening fakes. Katherine Eban investigates our alarmingly active pharmaceutical underground.
I truly never expected this but I'm withholding judgement until I actually see it. Love what he said about being inspired by the rocks of Cornwall to use a Cornish accent for Tom. And of course, I love that we're promised more singing!
He can’t even be bothered to disavow the meaning behind the upside-down flag that was flown on his lawn in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election....
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We believe and...
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This week, Jon Stewart devoted his edition of https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jon-stewart-is-returning-as-host-of-the-daily-show-with-a-catch to tackling a topic that he claims his former bosses at Apple barred him from exploring. “I wanted to have you on a podcast and Apple asked us not to do it,” the late-night host...
The Speaker has promised to push forward with a Ukraine aid package once the House returns from a two-week break....
Once upon a time, some überwealthy individuals who’d previously supported Donald Trump declared that they were done with the 45th president of the United States. After January 6, 2021, billionaire GOP donor Nelson Peltz called the insurrection a “stain on America” and publicly apologized for voting for Trump in 2020. Real...
The Republican response focused on a brutal story of sex trafficking, which actually took during George W. Bush’s presidency....
While testifying during a closed-door deposition about his business dealings on Wednesday, Hunter Biden had a question for Republicans, given their apparent concern with conflicts of interest and corruption: Why are they not probing former first son-in-law Jared Kushner’s arrangement with Saudi Arabia, wherein Kushner’s...
The Intercept: “Between the Hammer and the Anvil” The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé...
Vanity Fair. Follow-up from this morning’s post: The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé from The Intercept...
State representative Ashley Aune is trying to fight it, but doesn’t have high hopes....
