RELATED STORIES It’s one step forward and three steps back for Beth, Ruby and Annie on Good Girls, and in Sunday’s episode, Max certainly doesn’t help their cause. The women are lucky to be alive after Beth’s attempted murder of their mob boss, but to wheel-and-deal him so soon after? That’s one risky play. Let’s […]
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Hundreds of health crowdfunding campaigns are for sham treatments
Enlarge / Quaaaack. (credit: flickr user: caribooooou) Crowdfunding is big business for healthcare. GoFundMe alone has raised more than $ 5 billion in the last eight years, with one out of every three campaigns raising money to cover healthcare costs, according to GoFundMe’s CEO. Often, these campaigns are for the uninsured or underinsured, and help […]
“The most unethical sham”: Lindsey Graham rails at Kavanaugh FBI probe demands (VIDEO)
SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh snubbed the question whether he would want the FBI to conduct an investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against him. His most fiery defense came from Lindsey Graham. Kavanaugh has faced a tough grilling by Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) on whether he would personally favor an FBI probe into the […]
Sarah Palin says she was ‘duped’ into participating in a sham interview with Sacha Baron Cohen, alleges she was dropped off at the wrong airport
Getty Images/Alex Wong Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin slammed comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday, claiming she was “duped” into giving him an interview for his upcoming show on Showtime, “Who is America.” Showtime and Cohen allegedly lured Palin “to honor American Vets” for a “legit Showtime historical documentary.” Palin said […]
EastEnders spoilers: Max and Rainie’s sham marriage EXPOSED in shock Vincent Hubbard twist
While many EastEnders viewers believed he had finally managed to move on from his split with Tanya (played by Jo Joyner) and the death of his daughter Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald), there was much more than met the eye. In the latest episode, it appeared that the pair were looking to take Abi’s baby home after […]
Larry Kudlow is the perfect person to keep Trump’s economic sham going
YouTube/CNN Larry Kudlow, a Reagan era policy wonk and talking head, is joining Trump’s White House. The fact that he disagrees with Trump’s trade agenda and is still willing to join makes him the perfect candidate. Kudlow won’t be able to dissuade Trump from doing what he wants, but Kudlow will get what he wants […]
Judge wants to know if Allergan’s tribal patent deal is a “sham”
Enlarge / CEO of Allergan Brenton Saunders addresses employees at a production site in Pringy, France. (credit: JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images) Last month, the drug company Allergan made news for a deal in which it gave six of its patents to a Native American tribe in order to avoid a patent review process called inter partes review, […]
What a sham! Jaffa Cakes SHRINK as shameless McVities reduces size of packet from 12 to 10
The new smaller packs weigh 122 grams rather than 150 grams as before. McVities, the makers of the snacks, have cut the recommended retail price from £1.15 to 99p to reflect the changed size. Twin packs, which now have 20 cakes rather than 24, are now £1.89 rather than £2.19. This is unlike other companies […]
Trump’s bid for public input on national monuments may be a sham
Bureau of Land Management/Flickr In late April, field biologist Stanley Smith was catching up on emails at his desk in the College of Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, when he noticed a shocking note. It came from the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the Department of the Interior, and informed Smith […]
A psychologist explains why self-esteem is a ‘sham’
Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters In her new book, “Insight,” psychologist Tasha Eurich argues that most of us don’t see ourselves accurately, and explains why that’s a big problem. Perhaps the biggest bombshell she drops along the way is this: Self-esteem doesn’t necessarily make you more successful. In fact, thinking highly of yourself — despite having obvious character […]
