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Shannon Sharpe reportedly settled a lawsuit with the woman that accused him of rape, according to a statement issued Friday by the accuser’s attorney. Attorney Tony Buzbee shared a statement on his Instagram page saying, “On April 20, 2025, The Buzbee Law Firm filed a complaint in Nevada making several allegations against Shannon Sharpe on […]

Power tools, cars, heavy machinery, office supplies, schools supplies—even land, there’s all kinds of things on the virtual auction block of Municibid. This ‘eBay for government,’ is allowing state, county, and municipal governments to sell off valuable assets and supplies to reduce waste and invest back into the community. All proceeds made on Municibid sales […] The post New ‘eBay for Government’ Helps Counties and States Auction Off Property, Reduce Waste appeared first on Good News Network.

News Friday the 13th Friday the 13th Prequel Series Finds Its Young Jason Voorhees Callum Vinson will play Jason Voorhees in Peacock’s mysterious Friday the 13th prequel series. By Matthew Byrd | Published on July 18, 2025 Screenshot: Paramount Pictures Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Paramount Pictures Many unanswered questions surround Crystal Lake, Peacock’s upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series produced by A24. Will the first major new entry in the Friday the 13th franchise in over 15 years do justice to the revolutionary slasher franchise? What exactly were the “creative differences” that caused Bryan Fuller to leave the project, and what do they mean for the version of the show that remains? Will the series feature Jason Voorhees at all, given its prequel status and the thorny legal rights surrounding the use of that character? Well, at least one major missing piece of the Crystal Lake puzzle was filled in today, as Deadline reports that Callum Vinson has been cast to play Jason Voorhees in the prequel series. Interestingly, Vinson is perhaps best known for his run on another horror show based on a famous franchise: the third season of the Chucky TV series. In Crystal Lake, Vinson will play the “pre-accident” version of Jason Voorhees, whom we occasionally saw glimpses of in flashbacks throughout the Friday the 13th films. Considering those aforementioned character rights battles, though, it remains to be seen just how closely this version of the character will resemble the versions of young Jason we saw in those sequels. What’s even more interesting is that Vinson is billed as a “recurring guest star.” That seems to validate previous reports that Crystal Lake will focus more on Jason’s mother, Pamela Voorhees (played by Linda Cardellini), rather than Jason himself. That setup recalls the approach AMC took with its Psycho prequel series Bates Motel, though everything we’ve heard about Crystal Lake so far suggests it will focus even more heavily on Pamela Voorhees and other side characters than on the franchise’s iconic slasher star. Joining Vinson are newly announced recurring guest stars Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch, and Phoenix Parnevik. Cordileone is set to play “Crazy” Ralph (the beloved “don’t go into that camp!” local from the Friday the 13th films) while Suprano, Kotch, and Parnevik have been cast as Rita, Claudette, and Barry, respectively. Franchise fans may remember Barry and Claudette as two of the victims from the original Friday the 13th, while the character of Rita appears to be a character created for the show. Then again, the show could be using familiar names for entirely new characters. Rounding out the known Crystal Lake cast are series regulars William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins, and Gwendolyn Sundstrom. For a show still defined in many ways by how little we know about it, it’s at least reassuring to know that Crystal Lake will indeed feature Jason Voorhees in some capacity. And while it may be smart to approach the upcoming series with measured expectations, we can take some comfort in the fact that someone is finally doing something with one of the most frustratingly dormant franchises in all of horror. There’s even a fair chance that Crystal Lake could exceed the standard set by 1987’s Friday the 13th: The Series: a show with few ties to the rest of the franchise, but a plot involving cursed antiques and the people who love them. So it’s got that going for it. Which is nice. There is no official premiere date set for Crystal Lake, though filming on the eight-episode Peacock series is reportedly underway.[end-mark] The post <i>Friday the 13th</i> Prequel Series Finds Its Young Jason Voorhees appeared first on Reactor.

There’s a new border czar in town, and he says he has “zero tolerance” for attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “This ridiculousness is over,” Tom Homan told The Daily Signal. “You put a hand on an ICE officer, you’re going to prison. You impede an ICE officer, you’re getting prosecuted,” he said Friday in a press gaggle outside the White House. “If you knowingly conceal an illegal alien, you’re going to to to jail. If you throw a stone at an ICE vehicle or an officer, those days are over. They’re going to get out of the car, and they’re going to arrest you.” "You put a hand on an ICE officer, you're going to prison," @RealTomHoman tells @DailySignal."You impede an ICE officer, you're getting prosecuted.""If you knowingly conceal an illegal alien, you're going to to to jail.""If you throw a stone at an ICE vehicle or an officer,… pic.twitter.com/mXUWFBOY9m— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) July 18, 2025 Violence against ICE officers has increased 830% between Jan. 21 and July 14 of this year, compared to the same period in 2024, the Department of Homeland Security said. That marks a sharp increase from the end of June. DHS previously announced that assaults against ICE officers increased 690% between Jan. 21 and June 30 of this year, compared with the same period last year. There were 10 assaults on ICE officers from Jan. 21 to June 30, 2024, and 79 assaults from President Donald Trump’s inauguration through the end of June this year, Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported. The attacks on ICE have prompted ICE officers to wear face masks while making arrests. Attacking an ICE officer is a “felony” punishable by prison, Homan said. The post ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’: Border Czar Homan Issues Warning to ICE Attackers appeared first on The Daily Signal.

With the new Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a bipartisan group of senators is pushing to effectively codify President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring price transparency from health care providers. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo. Republicans Sens. Tim Sheehy of Montana, Chuck Grassley, and Joni Ernst of Iowa, along with New Hampshire Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan, have also signed on in support of the bill. We need SUNSHINE on health care prices 2 bring accountability Proud 2 join bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Consumers should know price of health care services b4 u buy Its common sense Bill will hold health care providers accountable & give u timely/accurate info— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) July 18, 2025 Grassley spoke glowingly of the bill Friday on the social media platform X, saying, “We need SUNSHINE on health care prices 2 bring accountability Proud 2 join bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Consumers should know price of health care services b4 u buy Its common sense Bill will hold health care providers accountable & give u timely/accurate info.” The bill would require hospitals to provide clear pricing on their services and also requires itemized bills for health plans from providers so patients have more information as to what they will pay. It essentially codifies into enforceable law the intent of Trump’s February executive order directing executive agencies to implement regulations requiring price transparency. The idea is that price disclosure requirements would allow for Americans to “shop for the highest-quality care at the lowest cost,” in the words of the president. Trump implemented price transparency regulations during his first term, which continued under President Joe Biden, but were not stringently enforced. Ilaria Santangelo, a director of research at Patient Rights Advocate, an organization that advocates for price-transparency legislation, told The Daily Signal that in a statement that with the bill, “Americans will be equipped to get the care that they need at prices they know they can afford, and ultimately enjoy longer, healthier lives.” Price-transparency requirements win rare bipartisan support in Washington.  In the House of Representatives, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced a bill in May to codify Trump’s price policies, together with Republican Reps. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Andy Biggs of Arizona as cosponsors. D-Calif., introduced a bill in May to codify Trump’s price policies, together with Republican Reps. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Andy Biggs of Arizona as cosponsors. In January, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined Grassley in a statement urging pharmaceutical companies to disclose prices in advertisements. The post Bipartisan Bill Aims to Codify Trump’s Health Care Pricing Transparency Directive appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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The cuts to National Public Radio’s taxpayer funding have definitely been a long time coming. The leftist outlet is blaming climate change (there’s a surprise) for — wait for it — a lot of rain, in summertime! “Climate change is fueling brutal rainstorms. Here's how to stay safe,” read the ridiculous headline for NPR’s July 15 Consider This podcast by All Things Considered co-host Juana Summers (ironic) and Climate Desk correspondent Michael Copley, both of whom are not scientists. Of course, Summers exploited the Texas flood disasters as a springboard to blame rainfall and recent flooding writ large in the U.S. as being a byproduct of the left’s eternal boogeyman: climate change. “So why is climate change expected to make extreme rainstorms like the ones we've seen this month more common,” Summers teased. “To dig into that question and what people can do to prepare, I spoke with Michael Copley from NPR's climate desk.” Copley then went for the typical climate activist drivel: blame the darn humans! “So people keep releasing a ton of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels like coal and oil, and that's raising global temperatures and fueling more intense rainstorms that drop more water in shorter periods of time,” he spewed. What’s telling is that he said the quiet part out loud when he prefaced his statement by admitting,“So in general, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture.” No kidding, Sherlock! But he insisted that “we're going to see more extreme weather events as the Earth keeps heating up, and that's going to pose bigger threats to people and their homes and cities.”  But as CO2 Coalition Science and Research Associate Vijay Jayaraj wrote in an April 21 op-ed using monsoon-afflicted India as a case study for summer climate, “The average annual rainfall between 2000 and 2023 shows us that there is no crisis. The early 2000s experienced several significantly wet years, with 2003 recording nearly 49 inches of precipitation.” In addition, wrote Jayaraj, “From the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, there was a notable decline in rainfall, with 2009 being especially arid.” What the data indicates is that there is “no discernible trend of increasing or decreasing precipitation throughout the period.” The overarching principle, Jayaraj concluded, was that “climate fluctuates” in summer. Did Summers or Copley consider that possibility? Probably not. So what’s Copley’s solution to the climate problem? Ah yes, just throw an ungodly bunch of tax money at it: “[Columbia Business School climate economist Gernot] Wagner says communities need to invest billions and billions to deal with more extreme weather.”  Listen to NPR's entire 10-minute climate propaganda below. What’s even more telling was how Copley managed to insert radio and television as being indispensable tools for issuing weather alerts, given that both NPR and its federally-funded counterpart PBS were on the verge of getting their tax funding stripped. “It's important to make sure that you're getting the emergency alerts. People get those through their cellphones, oftentimes. They're often - they're also broadcast over the radio and television,” he said. NPR CEO Katherine Maher went on the record June 12 kvetching over how if NPR’s funding is cut, “millions of Americans will no longer have access to locally owned, independent, nonprofit media and will bear the risk of living in a news desert, missing their emergency alerts, and hearing silence where classical, jazz and local artists currently play.” Talk about being overdramatic.  Leave it to NPR to capitalize on crises in order to protect its bottom line. A Media Research Center analysis concluded that “local news” is rare news on NPR. In fact, the bulk of NPR affiliate programming (ranging from 90-100%) aired across the country is supplied by the flagship stations in major markets like Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles. On the flip side, only an infinitesimal 5.4 percent of daily programming is dedicated to local news across all 50 states.  Funny how that works, isn’t it? The United States Senate recently voted to approve President Donald Trump’s recissions package clawing $1.1 billion funding away from NPR and PBS through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The House of Representatives, in turn, later passed the package in a midnight vote and sending it to President Trump’s desk. At least Americans won’t have to worry about making any more tax contributions to the fanatical servants of Gaia at NPR for the time being. Good riddance. MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider contributed to this report.