Bank of America experienced a widespread outage that left thousands of customers unable to access their bank account, among other complications, with some bank accounts showing a zero-dollar balance in funds.

In regards to Sean "Diddy" Combs' arrest and the ongoing court proceedings, media personality Wendy Williams, a longtime TV critic of the rap mogul who previously warned that he lived a double life, has finally spoken out.

Jack Smith has some October surprises for us. In a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors, they claim  Donald Trump tried to overturn the election and “resorted to crimes.” They painted a portrait of an “increasingly desperate” president who, while losing his grip on the White House, “used deceit to target every stage of the electoral […] The post Jack Smith’s October Surprise Filing: Gossip Added to Prior Claims appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Vice President Kamala Harris this week for supporting the port strikes on the East Coast that threaten to bring the U.S. economy to its knees. Tens of thousands of dock workers who are members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked off the job at midnight on Tuesday at ports along the East and Gulf coasts. In her only statement on the matter, Harris showed no regard for the billions of dollars a day in damage the strike is causing the U.S. economy. “This strike is about fairness,” she claimed. “Foreign-owned shipping companies have made record profits and executive compensation has grown. The Longshoremen, who play a vital role transporting essential goods across America, deserve a fair share of these record profits.” At a press conference on Wednesday, DeSantis, who is leading hurricane recovery efforts in his state and is also helping surrounding states, said: “One of the things I’m concerned about is potentially these ports getting hung up.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “I think it’s totally unacceptable to try to intentionally deprive people of the supplies they need to be able to rebuild their homes when they’ve been displaced at a natural disaster,” he said. “We should be doing all we can, the federal government should be doing all they can, to make sure all the supplies continue to come in here unabated.” “Now is not the time,” he continued. “You already have people that are reeling. You have people that are on their backs. Let’s do everything we can to accelerate the relief. Make sure that they have the equipment, make sure they have the supplies that they need to be able to rehab their properties and rebuild their homes.” DeSantis said that the administration’s disastrous response to the strikes could delay people getting the supplies that they need by weeks or even longer. “I think it would be [a] really, really bad look for the Biden-Harris administration to allow supplies to just be sitting in the Atlantic Ocean, just on ships that are just idling, when you have people, not just here in Pinellas County, but up our entire Gulf Coast in Big Bend, who need it,” he said. “It’s not something that will be good if they allow this to happen.” WATCH: NOW: @GovRonDeSantis speaks out and strongly condemns the hold ups caused by the port strikes & Biden-Harris’ inaction: “It’s totally unacceptable.” “The federal government should be doing all they can to make sure supplies continue to come in unabated.” pic.twitter.com/g1BLWHWEhr — Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) October 2, 2024

Donald Trump spoke out on Wednesday after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., publicly released a brief on presidential immunity from special counsel Jack Smith in the 2020 election subversion case against the former president. In a flurry of posts to Truth Social, Trump warned of election interference, arguing that the filing’s appearance on the public docket so close to the 2024 contest boosts a political scheme to undermine his current campaign. “Democrats are Weaponizing the Justice Department against me because they know I am WINNING, and they are desperate to prop up their failing Candidate, Kamala Harris,” Trump said in a post to his social media platform. He also questioned the timing, contending that it came “immediately” after Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s “disastrous” performance in the vice presidential debate and a little more than a month before the election. The filing was submitted under seal last week. Federal judge Tanya Chutkan was the one who ordered its release. Chutkan wrote Trump’s team provided “no support” to claims of “bad-faith partisan bias” and rejected the defense’s push for redactions beyond names to protect witnesses, citing the public’s “need to understand” the document. Smith’s brief discusses how his team’s superseding indictment should be able to abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling in July that presidents have immunity for official acts. The 165-filing contains evidence gathered by prosecutors. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Defense lawyers had previously argued that the debate over grappling with the presidential immunity issue should wait until at least December, but Chutkan said the court was “not concerned” with the schedule of the 2024 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the D.C. case, which got delayed as the courts weighed his presidential immunity claims. Smith’s second case against him — one related to classified documents — has been tossed by a judge in Florida. Alluding to the dismissal, Trump said in one of his posts to Truth Social that the 2020 election case “is a Partisan, Unconstitutional, Witch Hunt, that should be dismissed, entirely, just like the Florida case was dismissed!”

Candace Cameron Bure definitely got everyone’s attention when she announced there’s going to be a huge Christmas Festival with herself and the stars from the Great American Family. In a post on Wednesday on Instagram, the 48-year-old actress wrote, “THE WORD IS OUT! The Great American Christmas Festival is coming this holiday season in New York City! The biggest Christmas festival in the country.” “Sign up at www.greatamericanfamilychristmasfestival.com for pre-sale access to tickets tomorrow, October 3rd!!” she added. “But if for some reason you miss the pre-sale, tickets OFFICIALLY go on sale Friday, October 4th!  #GreatAmericanChristmasFest.” Bure’s post included a screenshot of all the stars who will be appearing at the festival besides herself, along with Mario Lopez, Danica McKellar, Cameron Mathison, and others who have appeared on GAF’s Christmas programming.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) It will be held at Northwell Park at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, every weekend between November 22 and December 29, People magazine reported. The weekend events include photo ops, as well as Q&As after the world premiere screenings of their films, the outlet noted. The festival will also include ice skating, nightly tree-lighting ceremonies, holiday crafting classes, and photos with Santa Claus. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The first weekend of November 22 and 23 will include Bure and Mathison on Saturday for the premiere of their film, “Home Sweet Christmas.” On Sunday, McKellar’s 2024 film, “A Cinderella Christmas Ball,” will premiere. “Saved By The Bell” star Mario Lopez also appears to have landed at GAF and will be at the festival the weekend of December 14 and 15 for the premiere of his movie with wife Courtney Lopez, “Once Upon a Christmas Wish.” Earlier this year, Bure made headlines when she announced she will be appearing in not one, but two upcoming Christmas movies as part of the Great American Family Christmas 2024. “I’m so excited that the announcement was just made a few days ago about my new Christmas movie,” Bure said in her Instagram post. “I have two Christmas movies coming to you on Great America Family this year.” “And this second one is with Cameron Mathison,” she added. “Cameron and I have been waiting for probably 15 years to do a Christmas movie together. So, it’s finally happening and I couldn’t be more excited.” The actress joined GAF in 2022, where she develops, produces, and stars in movies and TV shows broadcast on the channel. The former “Fuller House” star previously said she left Hallmark because she wanted to share “faith-filled” stories “that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.” Related: Candace Cameron Bure Announces She’s In Not One But Two Upcoming Movies