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A fishing influencer who was missing at sea after issuing a mayday call was found dead days later in Mexican waters, according to his family. The body of Mikey Rijavec, best known for his “Fish and Sips” YouTube channel, was recovered on Sunday in the waters near San Cristobal, his brother Gregory said in an update on GoFundMe to assist the search for the influencer. Mikey Rijavec, who was missing at sea after issuing a mayday call, was found dead days later in Mexican waters. SD Fish and Sips / Facebook Rijavec was last heard from on the afternoon of Nov.…

John Carpenter wouldn’t have looked totally out of place in a tuxedo during his recent residency at The Belasco in Los Angeles. On the cool night of the Dodgers’ World Series win—which had a few fans half-joking, Would Carpenter end the concert early to catch the game?—Carpenter led the band like he was leading an orchestra… except with devil-horn fingers. Lots and lots of charming, Carpenter-esque devil-horn fingers. It’s a welcome contrast to his self-effacing persona. Read any gem of an interview with Carpenter, and expect him to wave off any suggestion of legendary status or power of influence as…

A New Jersey man who was pardoned by President Trump during the tail-end of his first term was imprisoned again on Friday for his third fraud conviction. Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, a 51-year-old man who has also used the alias Mike Konig, was handed down a 37-year sentence in Trenton, NJ on Friday. Prosecutors estimated he milked approximately $35 million from the woefully misguided investors, who Weinstein promised access to deals involving dwindling medical supplies, baby formula and first-aid kits intended to be sent to Ukraine, according to his most recent indictment. Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein was jailed for his third fraud…

JERUSALEM — Palestinian attackers killed an Israeli man and wounded three other people in a car-ramming and stabbing in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday before soldiers shot dead the assailants, Israeli leaders and the military said. The military said explosive materials were found in the vehicle used by the attackers, which were neutralized by bomb disposal specialists. A spokesperson for the Israeli ambulance service said a 71-year-old Israeli man was stabbed to death. A woman, a boy and another man were wounded. Members of Israeli security forces investigating a car used in a ramming attack in the West Bank…

A former Air Force Intelligence officer has pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement when she claimed her then-estranged astronaut wife committed the first crime in space, according to authorities. Summer Worden, 50, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 maximum fine for falsely alleging top NASA astronaut and then-spouse Anna McClain accessed Worden’s bank account from the International Space Station, the US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas said in a press release. Summer Worden (left) pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement when she claimed her estranged wife, Anna McClain (right), illegally accessed her bank…

Recently, The Journal of the American Medical Association, one of the most prestigious journals in medicine, published an opinion piece on the use of AI in scientific writing. The author, John Steiner, discussed the perils involved. He talks about how tempting it is for scientists to use AI when they write, given that many of them do not enjoy or feel competent at writing. He mentions that they have been trained in science, not in the humanities, and many have received no formal training in writing….since high school. The problem is that scientists become successful partially by virtue of the…

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday called for ABC News to lose its license after one of its reporters peppered him with Oval Office questions — including whether his family’s business dealings with Saudi Arabia constituted a conflict of interest. ABC’s Mary Bruce used Trump’s meeting with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to also ask about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “People are wise to your hoax,” Trump said. “Your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. “And I’ll tell you something, I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake…

Hey, what are Pinhead and Michael Myers doing in a Disney movie?At this point, it seems like everything that possibly could be said about Hocus Pocus has already been said — like, a billion times over.I mean, I’ve already written at least two or three articles for this very site about the beloved 1993 Disney horror comedy. It’s a cultural text that’s been decoded and deconstructed and dissected so many times it seems a bit fatuous to even think about adding another article to the pile.But hold on, people. I think I’ve got the one fresh angle on Hocus Pocus…

Sarah Ferguson is reportedly “shaken to the core” as she navigates uncertainty amid her royal downfall. On Oct. 30, King Charles III stripped his disgraced brother, Prince Andrew, of his royal titles. He also evicted him from Royal Lodge after weeks of pressure to act over the former Duke of York’s friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The ex-prince shared the 30-room mansion near Windsor Castle with Ferguson, making it their longtime home. She is no longer styled as the Duchess of York and must now find a new home. “She is leaning on trusted staff members,” British broadcaster…

New South Wales (NSW) Nationals leader Dugald Saunders has called it quits less than three years into the job and a day after his 19-year-old daughter featured in a documentary on the adult industry. Saunders shocked colleagues by resigning suddenly as leader on Monday, saying he wanted to focus on family. A spokesperson for the member for Dubbo said it was simply a coincidence that the resignation followed his daughter’s appearance in the online pornography documentary, The Australian reports. Saunders shocked colleagues by resigning suddenly as leader on Monday, saying he wanted to focus on family. Getty Images The publication said multiple…