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Trump, 79, Flashes Heavily Bruised Hand Ahead of Holiday Weekend
The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s bruised right hand was on display Friday night while heading back to Washington, D.C., after a speaking engagement in New York.Trump, 79, was photographed with that hand up while addressing a group of reporters on the tarmac of Morristown Airport in New Jersey. He had just given a speech at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, in which he yet again proudly claimed to have passed several cognitive tests, created nonsensical math about prescription drug prices, mocked transgender weightlifters, and made it known that he really doesn’t want to be seen as dumb.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Scouted: Discover the Brand On a Mission to Make the Most Comfortable Hoodie Ever Made
ComfrtWhen it comes to your wardrobe, nothing is as necessary as a go-to hoodie—an everyday essential you can easily throw on and never want to take off. If you’re looking for an unmatched level of coziness, Comfrt raises the bar with its selection of ultra-soft hoodies that will leave you feeling like you’re floating on a cloud.Comfrt is a premium attire brand that is out to create the most comfortable hoodie ever made. Each of its pieces is crafted from an ultra-soft, slightly weighted combed cotton designed to keep you cozy, calm, and grounded. For everyday use, the original Comfrt hoodie is a clean, elevated option with a slightly oversized, unisex fit that looks genuinely good on anyone. Plus, it comes in a variety of colors to match your personal style.The right hoodie can elevate any travel experience, and Comfrt’s Airplane Mode design rises to the occasion. With a built-in eye mask and eight pockets, this travel-ready essential is made for airports, road trips, or wherever else your wanderlust takes you.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Judge Throws Out Michael Wolff’s Bid to Sue Melania
The Daily Beast/GettyThe author Michael Wolff has had his lawsuit against Melania Trump thrown out by a federal judge appointed by her husband.Wolff, the co-host of the hit Daily Beast podcast Inside Trump’s Head, had sued the first lady under laws designed to protect freedom of the press, after she threatened to sue him for $1 billion.The best-selling Trump biographer filed a so-called anti-SLAPP lawsuit in Oct. 2025 after receiving a legal threat from the first lady over comments he made about her and Jeffrey Epstein. Melania threatened to sue him for allegations which included that she met Donald Trump in Epstein’s social circle, that Trump liked to have sex with his friends’ wives, that he first slept with Melania on Epstein’s private jet, and that she played a part in her husband’s handling of the Epstein files. Read more at The Daily Beast.
YouTuber Announces Tragic Death of Son, 14
Daniel Coleman Instagram / InstagramYouTube’s Danny Go! kids’ show creator Daniel Coleman is mourning the death of his 14-year-old son following a wrenching battle with cancer. “Isaac Daniel Coleman 10/3/11 – 5/21/26,” Coleman wrote on Instagram. “Oh my sweet boy. There’s so much I want to say, but I don’t know how yet. I already miss you so much, and the pain in my heart is far more than I can process,” he revealed. But looking through “thousands” of videos and photos, “I’m also filled with tremendous pride,” he added. “Your 14 years were full of so many challenges, but you met them all with such grit … and you somehow kept your trademark joy in spite of it all. You truly had a spark like no other, Isaac! Being your dad was the honor of a lifetime. Rest peacefully, son." Coleman shares Isaac and 8-year-old Levi with his wife, Mindy Coleman. He revealed late last year that Isaac was suffering from mouth cancer, and entered end-of-life hospice care last month. Coleman’s YouTube kids channel, launched in 2021, has more than 4.5M subscribers. The program debuted on Netflix in April.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Millions of Canadians to Vote on Whether to Split From Canada
NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesCanada is facing its biggest test of national unity in decades after Alberta announced a vote that could reignite the country’s separatist battles. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said that voters in the oil-rich province will head to the polls on Oct. 19 to decide whether the government should move toward a future referendum on separation. The move follows months of pressure from separatist groups who argue that Alberta has long been overlooked by decision-makers in Ottawa and constrained by federal policies, particularly around the province’s powerful oil and gas industry. Still, Smith said she personally opposes leaving Canada. “That is how I would vote on separation in a provincial referendum,” she said during a televised address on Thursday. The debate carries echoes of past national fractures. The 1995 Quebec referendum came within a whisker of splitting the country, with the “No” side prevailing by less than two percentage points. Even if Albertans eventually back separation, any path out of Canada would likely be long and legally fraught. Prime Minister Mark Carney has already warned that any breakaway effort would face significant legal hurdles.Read it at BBC NewsRead more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Takes Aim at Colbert With Trashy AI Fantasy
Kylie Cooper / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump is not ready to let his feud with late-night star Stephen Colbert die just yet.On Friday evening, one night after The Late Show aired its final episode, the president, 79, shared an AI video that depicted him gleefully attacking the comedian/host and throwing him into a large trash receptacle. The AI president is seen tossing Colbert into a dumpster just as the host is talking about his last broadcast. A smirking Trump is then seen morphing into his cringey “YMCA” dance moves.Read more at The Daily Beast.
ICE Recruitment Posts Spike Possibility of Neo-Nazi Violence
Seth Herald / REUTERSA public safety agency is sounding the alarm that ICE recruitment posts will attract violent white supremacists and neo-Nazis into immigration enforcement—if they are not already there.The Colorado Information Analysis Center, whose job is to gather, analyze, and share threat-related intelligence to law enforcement, first warned about the threat in a March bulletin. Now, internal records obtained by The Intercept show that the center has determined there is now a “permissive environment to engage in vigilante action and/or violence against individuals perceived to be immigrants.” Read more at The Daily Beast.
‘30 Rock’ Star Dead at 52
@hammer31/ InstagramActor Grizzwald “Grizz” Chapman died Friday at the age of 52, his longtime representative confirmed to TMZ. Chapman was best known for portraying Grizz on the acclaimed American sitcom 30 Rock, created by Tina Fey, 56. Details surrounding Chapman’s death have not been released. Chapman received a kidney transplant in 2010 after spending a year undergoing dialysis treatments while filming 30 Rock and searching for a donor. Following his battle with kidney disease, he signed on as a spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation the same year as his transplant. “I really had no life before the transplant,” Chapman told the Tribune. Chapman’s cousin, Donte “Hammer” Harrison, shared a tribute to him on Instagram, confirming that the actor died peacefully in his sleep after years of battling illness and undergoing dialysis. “A lot of people knew him as the sitcom star from 30 Rock, but we knew the man behind the screen. A good heart, good energy, and somebody who made an impact in this life,” Harrison wrote. Chapman leaves behind his wife and two children, who TMZ reports are “devastated” by their loss.Read it at The WrapRead more at The Daily Beast.
MAGA Rep Sparks Outrage With Crude Rape Joke
Tom Williams / Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesRepublican Rep. Mike Collins has fired a top aide to his Senate campaign after he made a crude remark about a woman who accused former NBC host Matt Lauer of rape.The controversy erupted Friday after Luke Thompson, an adviser working for the Republican Derek Dooley’s campaign, shared polling that showed Collins’ lead in the GOP primary in Georgia had narrowed.“48 hours later, and the Collins lead has cut in half,” Thompson wrote on X. “Dooley beats [Democratic Sen. Jon] Ossoff. Collins can’t. Not hard to understand.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Coal Mine Disaster Leaves 90 Dead
cnsphoto / via REUTERSNinety people are dead after a coal mine gas explosion in China’s northern Shanxi province. According to Xinhua News Agency, the explosion occurred on Friday evening while around 247 workers were on duty. The Associated Press reported that more than 120 people were hospitalized, 90 people died, and nine remained unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon. Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a thorough investigation into the explosion and a rescue mission for the missing workers following the incident. “I smelled sulphur, the same smell you get from blasting. I shouted at people to run. As we were running, I could see people collapsing from the fumes. Then I blacked out too,” one of the hospitalized miners, Wang Yong, told state broadcaster CCTV. The broadcaster also said, according to the AP, that discrepancies between the mine’s blueprints and its actual structure complicated the rescue operation. Some members of the mine’s management team have reportedly been detained, according to the BBC. The outlet also noted that the Liushenyu Coal Mine, where the explosion occurred, was listed as having “severe safety hazards” by the Chinese National Mine Safety Administration in 2024 and received further administrative penalties for safety issues the following year.Read it at The Associated Press Read more at The Daily Beast.
Shock Reason Behind Deaths of 5 Tourists in Ill-Fated Dive Emerges
DAN Europe / via REUTERSA member of the diving team that recovered the bodies of the five Italian scuba divers who drowned in the Maldives said their equipment “was not optimal.”Four of the divers’ bodies were found together in a cave 164 feet underwater. The divers died just 15 minutes from reaching the surface. Finnish diver Sami Paakkarinen told Italian media that “tragic human error” was the main reason for their deaths.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Colbert Trolls Bosses Who Fired Him With New TV Gig
LateNighter/ YouTubeStephen Colbert did not stay away from late-night television for long.About 24 hours after hosting his final episode of The Late Show on CBS, the 62-year-old showed up on Michigan public access television.“We were lucky enough to be here for the last 11 years, all right? Can’t take this for granted,” Colbert said in The Late Show monologue on Thursday night, which also marked one of his most-watched shows ever and his final episode.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Unravels in Alarming Truth Social Rampage
Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has unleashed a series of nonsensical posts to kick off his Saturday morning. The 79-year-old president had been scheduled to spend the weekend golfing in New Jersey, but as the region is seeing heavy rain this weekend, his plans appear to have shifted to posting AI-generated fantasies on Truth Social. Several of the posts appear to be thinly veiled statements on his threats to take over various sovereign states, including Greenland. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Teammate Slams Star NFL QB for Shameless Trump Suck-Up
Al Bello / Getty ImagesThe New York Giants’ MAGA QB has been called out by a teammate for being President Donald Trump’s hype man at a rally. Jaxson Dart introduced Trump ahead of his speech in New York on Friday. After riling up the crowd, he said, “What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I’m pleasured (sic) to introduce the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump.”The introduction went viral on X, where Dart’s teammate, Abdul Carter, watched it in disbelief. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Cause of Death for Legendary Driver, 41, Revealed by Family
Scott Kinser / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe cause of death of 41-year-old NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has been revealed by his family. In a statement obtained by The Athletic, the family said a medical evaluation “concluded that severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications.” “The Family asks for continued understanding and privacy during this difficult time,” the statement continued. Sepsis occurs when the body overreacts to an infection, causing the immune system to damage its own cells and organs. Busch died on Thursday after being hospitalized late Wednesday. The rapid decline in his health followed what his family described as a struggle with a “severe illness,” though he continued to race through the sickness. During a race earlier this month, Busch was heard calling to his team over the radio to ask for help after a race, citing symptoms. He is survived by his wife, Samantha, as well as their 11-year-old son, Brexton, and their 4-year-old daughter, Lennix.Read it at The AthelticRead more at The Daily Beast.
Celebs Are Flying Overseas for This Pricey Anti-Aging Procedure
DANIEL COLE / REUTERSCelebrities are jetting out of the country in search of a pricey anti-aging craze that many claim is helping them dodge surgery, heal old injuries, and even turn back the clock.Mario Lopez is one of the stars embracing the booming world of regenerative medicine through stem cell therapy, traveling to the Proactive Longevity clinic in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to be treated by surgeon Dr. John Layke. Lopez said years of sports-related injuries and surgeries left him desperate for another option.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Goons Brag About Whitewashing Cop-Beaters’ History
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s DOJ is brazenly deleting history from its website, removing information about the indictments and sentences of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters who attacked police.After a reporter noted on X that a press release about a Houston man convicted of attacking Capitol cops with bear spray and a metal whip had been “quietly” deleted from the DOJ’s site, the president’s goons at the department fired back that they did not mean for it to be a secret.“Nothing ‘quiet’ about it,” an official DOJ account said.Read more at The Daily Beast.
White House Mandates App With Built-in Trump Worship
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe White House is requiring all government-issued phones to have an app installed featuring a constant drip of praise for the president and prewritten messages of adoration. After launching the White House app publicly in March, the Trump administration has now moved to ensure the app is on every government phone, according to a report in Government Executive. The move has raised concerns that the app could be a back door to the government, allowing hackers access behind the government firewall. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Delusional Trump Schemes to Break Republicans Who Yelled at His Lackey
Megan Briggs / Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is reportedly convinced he will be able to force Republican senators to cave to his increasingly bonkers demands even after a full-on mutiny this week over his personal vanity projects. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tried to do Trump’s bidding in a closed-door meeting this week where he urged Republicans to get on board with the president’s $1.8 billion slush fund for his allies. But instead, Blanche got yelled at by more than a dozen GOP senators who were infuriated by the move, insiders revealed to The Wall Street Journal. The showdown, which tanked a planned vote on a partisan funding bill, further inflamed tensions set off by Trump’s endorsement in the heated Texas Senate primary.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Nemesis Roasts Him Over AI Post With Wedding Dig
Brendan McDermid / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump spent the morning of his eldest son’s wedding posting a bizarre AI-generated attack at one of his top foes—but Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna quickly fired back.Trump, 79, posted an image depicting Khanna in a sheep costume with exaggerated vampire teeth, clutching a sheep with a banner reading “SLEAZEBAG Ro Khanna Lies, Lies, Lies.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Murdoch Paper Warns That Trump, 79, Has ‘Lost the Plot’
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesThe Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal writes that President Donald Trump has “lost the governing plot” just 18 months into his second term.The conservative paper has published a damning editorial about the president, who turns 80 next month, writing that he is destroying any chance of policy gains by chasing pet projects and alienating Republicans in Congress.“President Trump’s personal political obsessions are hurting his presidency, harming the chances for further policy gains the rest of this year, and putting control of the House and Senate in jeopardy,” its editorial board wrote on Friday.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Details Leak of On-Set Feud That Cost Oscar Nominee His Job
Isabel Infantes / REUTERSTom Hardy has reportedly been booted from MobLand after angering one of his co-stars with rude behavior. According to Puck News, Hardy will not return for the show’s third season following mounting clashes with cast members and producers. Sources close to the production claimed Hardy, 48, grew increasingly frustrated as the series shifted its focus toward co-stars Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. The report also alleged Hardy’s behavior on set became so difficult that producer Jez Butterworth threatened to quit the project himself. The firing comes after The Daily Mail reported on the friction between Hardy and Mirren during filming, with one source accusing the actor of “swagger[ing] around like he’s the king.” Another insider claimed Mirren became irritated by Hardy allegedly playing games on his phone instead of preparing for scenes. Hardy has previously faced scrutiny over on-set clashes, most notably during the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road, when the actor got caught in a screaming match with his co-star Charlize Theron over Hardy’s chronic lateness to set. Read it at The Daily MailRead more at The Daily Beast.
My Melania Legal Battle Has Only Just Begun: Wolff
Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesAuthor Michael Wolff is not going down without a fight in his legal feud with Melania Trump.The longtime Donald Trump biographer is unfazed by a federal judge’s decision to toss his so-called anti-SLAPP suit against the first lady, vowing in a Saturday taping of the Inside Trump’s Head podcast to continue challenging Melania in the courts.“We knew from the beginning when we drew a Trump judge in federal court, in the Southern District in New York, that that was problematic,” Wolff told co-host Joanna Coles. “I think our attitude was, ‘OK, you know, that’s the hand we drew.’”Read more at The Daily Beast.
One Dead in Secret Service Shootout Beside White House
ReutersA sudden eruption of gunfire sent White House reporters sprinting for cover Saturday evening as Secret Service agents scrambled to secure the scene.Journalists gathered on the White House North Lawn were rushed indoors as the area was rapidly locked down, with members of the press directed into the briefing room.The Secret Service said a man approached a security checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly after 6 p.m., removed a weapon from his bag, and began firing at officers.Read more at The Daily Beast.