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Lily Mae Lazarus

Breaking News Intern

Lily Mae Lazarus is a journalist based in New York City. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from New York University with a focus on cultural reporting and criticism.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani leaves the New York Federal Courthouse on November 7, 2024 in New York City. Giuliani appeared in a New York City courtroom after missing the deadline to turn over assets as part of $148m defamation judgement.
DOG DAYS

Giuliani Trolls Court With Puppy Video as He Skips Hearing

Several users on X were quick to point out that Giuliani was tardy to testify in court.

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An animated GIF of Justice Samuel Alito and PornHub.
SEX AND THE SCOTUS

MAGA’s Favorite Justice Alito Is Very Interested in Pornhub

The justice’s blunder prompted a host of dirty jokes and snarky responses.

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Paul Krugman (C) , Nobel Prize-winning economist and professor emeritus of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, speaks to reporters after a meeting discussing global economy hosted by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2016.
FRAUD ALERT

Top Economist Warns Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’

According to Paul Krugman, scamming working-class Americans is what the president-elect’s “whole life has been around.”

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Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
PLAYING HOOKY

Why Michelle Obama is Skipping the Inauguration

Longtime allies of the former first lady claim her absence from Trump’s swearing-in sends a powerful message.

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Lara Trump speaking during the 10X Ladies Conference Miami 2024 at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa on August 16, 2024 in Aventura, Florida.
HATERS GUNNA HATE

Lara Trump Reveals Trump Kids Didn’t Anticipate Backlash

The shocking response of their peers taught the Trump family who to trust.

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Britain's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle walks at Downing Street, on the day of a Cabinet meeting in London, Britain, January 7, 2025.
PLAY NICE

UK Politician Breaks From Party With Offer to Dine With Musk

Kyle’s comments contrast several members of the Labor party who have suggested that the government boycott X over Musk’s inflammatory rhetoric.

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Zuckerberg gets stabbed in the back by his new board co-chair
COMPANY POLITICS

Zuck’s Own Board Co-Chair Knifes Him Over MAGA Makeover

Michael McConnell appeared less than convinced by Meta’s new fact-checking strategy.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump, and his wife Melania Trump attend the state funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
CROPPED OUT

Kamala Snubs Trump With ‘Legendary’ Photo Crop

Days before Jimmy Carter’s funeral, Harris presided over the certification of her lost election.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025.
NABBED

Venezuelan Opposition Leader ‘Kidnapped’: Allies

Machado’s opposition movement has published voting tallies contradicting Maduro’s claim to power.

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Moderator Kristen Welker Interviews President-Elect Donald Trump
COURT HOUSE BLUES

Court Denies Trump’s Attempt to Delay Hush Money Sentencing

The president-elect has also asked the Supreme Court to block his sentencing.

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