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We’re just hours away from Stephen Colbert’s final episode of The Late Show, and fans and friends are eagerly paying tribute to the beloved comic.
As we previously reported, CBS decided to cancel Colbert’s show in a surprise move that many believe to be politically motivated.
No stranger to political controversy himself, Colbert’s longtime friend and fellow late night host Jimmy Kimmel used his platform to address the situation last night.
During his monologue, Kimmel delivered an emotional tribute to his colleague while also taking a very public shot at CBS.
And, in true Kimmel fashion, he managed to sneak in a joke that was only half-joking.
The ABC host began by announcing his show would not air opposite Colbert’s final broadcast out of respect for his friend and the staff behind The Late Show.
“We will be off tomorrow night out of respect for our colleague and friend Stephen Colbert, and the writers, producers, and staff and crew at The Late Show, whose final show on CBS airs opposite ours,” Kimmel said.
But while the gesture was gracious, Kimmel also made it abundantly clear that he is still not over CBS pulling the plug on Colbert’s program.
“I think you know how I feel about the fact that they’re being pushed out,” Kimmel said.
“I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight — although I know they probably won’t.”
Kimmel went on to praise Colbert and the Late Show writers and producers, celebrating what they accomplished over the past 11 years while emphasizing that there was never any real bad blood between the two shows.
“I think it is most important to congratulate Stephen and the team at The Late Show for all the great work over the last 11 years — and all the great work they will continue to do in other venues, I have no doubt,” he said.
“Everyone at that show has always been very gracious to us. We never felt like we were competing against them. It was nothing like the old days of late-night. I always loved being on Stephen’s show. I loved having him on ours. I hope we’re able to do that again. I hope he comes to visit as many times as possible.”
Then came Jimmy’s digs at the Trump-friendly bigwigs at CBS’ parent company, Paramount.
“On behalf of everyone at our show, we want to say to everyone at your show: It has been a pleasure to work alongside you,” Kimmel concluded.
“I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don’t ever watch it again. But watch tomorrow night to wish Stephen a fond farewell.”
CBS recently announced that The Late Show would be replaced by Comics Unleashed, the long-running stand-up clip series created by Byron Allen.
Earlier this month, Kimmel also mocked the decision during his annual roast at the broadcast upfronts.
“As you know, CBS is turning 11:35 p.m. into a time slot least likely to offend the President with a rerun of Comics Unleashed from 2007 featuring Paula Poundstone and Andy Dick,” Kimmel joked.
“Poor Stephen. It’s bad enough to lose your job. Imagine getting replaced by the owner of the Weather Channel.”
As for Colbert, the longtime host appears to be trying to keep things in perspective — at least publicly.
In an exit interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Colbert reflected on the end of his late-night run.
“We’re all big boys. I got to do this for 21 years. What is there to complain about, really?” he said. “I knew that the show had to end at some time. I did not expect it to end this way. But my staff are the only people I’m worried about.”
After more than a decade behind The Late Show desk, Colbert’s final guest lineup remains under wraps.
But one thing seems certain: Kimmel — and millions of other fans — will be watching.
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For me and many others, this particular World Cup completes a full circle. I was a literal child when the 1994 World Cup arrived on these shores. I fell in love with the event thanks in large part to a bunch of unknown American players with some epic hairdos and hideous faux-denim jerseys. Before we turn toward this year’s 48-team extravaganza, let’s hear from some of the men who represented the Stars and Stripes 32 years ago and from others who were impacted by that epic summer. Chapter 1: The Preparation With no domestic league and only a smattering of overseas players, the U.S. Soccer Federation turned the national team into a de facto club team, signing players to contracts and training full-time in Mission Viejo, California, in the years leading up to USA ’94. Cobi Jones | Midfielder/Forward: In 1994, hardly anyone was paying attention to soccer. Eric Wynalda | Forward: We were trying to prove to the American people that we didn’t suck. Mike Sorber | Midfielder: Nobody even knew who we were, what we were. Nobody knew anything. The media knew nothing about soccer. It was considered a foreign sport. Tab Ramos | Midfielder/Forward: There were people who had no idea the difference between soccer and lacrosse. So we were all used to selling the game. Tony Meola | Goalkeeper: The idea that U.S. Soccer had to put us together was crazy. But I realize how important it became, in the end, to build that group. There wasn’t a guy there that wasn’t ready to fight for the next guy. Hugo Pérez | Midfielder: This is a team that was basically together for three years. Ramos: Out of the 22 players on the final World Cup roster in ’94, something like 14 or 15 didn’t even have a club. The squad trained year-round under their new coach, Bora Milutinović. Under the well-traveled Serbian manager, the U.S. went from a defensive team that just tried to survive against top opponents to one that tried to go to-to-toe. Sorber: We needed an international coach. The American coaches only wanted guys who could run and were physical. But we always had that. We needed football IQ and brains. Bora wanted guys who were smart and could figure things out and make plays. Pérez: Bora, when he came in, on one of the first days said, “We’re gonna change the way we play football in this country.” He believed in keeping the ball, possession. And he picked the players to do it. Meola: No host nation had ever not made it to the second round. That was always something that we had in the back of our minds. I think every one of us said “it’s not going to be us.” Chapter 2: Ready For Showtime Few thought the U.S. would advance in the World Cup, especially in a group that included two stout European squads (Switzerland and Romania) and a tough Colombia squad. Wynalda: “You guys won’t get out of the group.” That was all we heard. Every sponsor was like, “don’t f*** this up.” It was bad. The pressure on us was immense. Pérez: Between ’91 and ’94, we played more than 80 games internationally, all over the world, against the best clubs and national teams. I think that was a key factor in our preparation. Because when we arrived at the World Cup, we knew we could play against anybody. Ramos: After all those results, we thought, “Hey, you know what? We’re going to force all these teams to play their best to beat us.” It wasn’t so much that we were great. But we knew we were good enough to really compete. Sorber: I remember specifically [English journalist] Paul Gardner at the draw. Paul says, “Do you think you can get out of the group?” I said, “Absolutely.” He was blown away. But I’d already played Colombia, Romania, Brazil. Were we better? No. But we were right there. Chapter 3: Against All Odds The U.S. opened against Switzerland on June 1994 at the Pontiac Silverdome, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. It was the first indoor match in World Cup history. After falling behind, Wynalda’s sensational free-kick goal salvaged a crucial point and a 1-1 draw. Wynalda: The night before the game, I took two free kicks in the Silverdome. If I don’t hit those, I don’t know the flight of the ball in that stadium. I realized I don’t have to hit it that hard. So I was standing over the ball, trying to control my emotions and all this adrenaline and just calmly hit the same way. And it actually went exactly where it was supposed to. Next up was a date with Colombia at the Rose Bowl. The U.S. won 2-1, in part due to an own goal scored by Colombian defender Andres Escobar. The U.S. captured the imagination of what had been a skeptical American public, though it was dampened by Escobar’s murder in Colombia days later. Alexi Lalas | Defender: There was this David-Goliath type of narrative that led up to that game. Pérez: Colombia was coming to the tournament, they hadn’t lost in three years. Everybody was saying that they were favorites to win the World Cup. Wynalda: When we beat Colombia — and I have to say, when Escobar got killed it was horrible, we’d exchanged jerseys a bunch of times, he was a friend — that’s when we won over the public. Sorber: The Colombia game changed everything. Lalas: That was certainly a defining type of moment, a touchstone. It was the first time America was proud relative to the game of soccer. That was something that America had never experienced before. Sorber: The next day, there’s twice as much media there. At least. Jones: We’re the USA, right? We like winners. Wynalda: The next game, against a really good Romanian team, was the first time I felt the belief from our supporters. It was the first time that they felt that they could back us. Chapter 4: The Dream Run Ends Losing 1-0 to Romania in the group finale meant that the U.S. had to face mighty Brazil in the round of 16 at Stanford Stadium on July 4. Milutinović elected to bench Wynalda and insert Perez in midfield in place of suspended captain John Harkes. The home side played the entire second half up a man but without Ramos, whose skull was fractured by the flagrant elbow that got Leonardo red-carded just before the break. But Brazil won on Bebeto’s 73rd minute goal, ending the Americans’ run. Pérez: Everybody thought that they were gonna destroy us, and it turned out to be the opposite. Wynalda: That was the worst day of my life. Pérez: At halftime we passed by the locker room, and I could hear guys complaining. They were nervous. They didn’t know why they were not beating us, so they had, they got battle, they were nervous. We had the momentum. Unfortunately, we couldn’t finish it off. Pérez: For me, it was the biggest game so far in the history of our country. …We were able to play them without any fear. I still think we could have won the game. Wynalda: I saw Bora in Miami a few years ago and said, “We could’ve beaten them if you would’ve f***ing put me on the field.” I had to get it off my chest. Chapter 5: Legends And Legacy Created The Americans had done their country proud — even if they didn’t immediately realize the impact the tournament had made not just on mainstream America, but on the country’s youth. Landon Donovan | Midfielder/Forward | USA ‘02, ’06, ’10: It’s crazy to say, but prior to 1994, I had no clue that anything like the World Cup existed. I knew nothing about soccer. Maurice Edu | Midfielder | USA ’10: I can still see Bebeto scoring. I remember thinking, “Come on Tony, you can save that!” I was only eight, but I remember damn near everything. Eric scoring that free kick against Switzerland, the Colombia game and Earnie Stewart’s goal, and obviously the own goal and what happened after that, unfortunately. Seeing the guys after the Colombia game walking around the pitch with the flags draped around their shoulders? Those images, they live with you. Jones: Especially as I’ve gotten older, more people talk about the fact that they watched me during the 1994 World Cup, that I was an inspiration to them within the Black community and even beyond. Pérez: The importance of what football is right now in this country, a lot has to do with that team in ’94. Sorber: How good that team was doesn’t get discussed enough. Wynalda: The legacy of ’94 is that it was when people fell in love with the game, when they actually thought for the first time that we’re not going to stink at this. Lalas: I’m talking to you today because of the summer of ’94. Ramos: I can’t tell you the number of people who say 1994 was the first time I really got into soccer. Donovan: There’s no question the 1994 World Cup helped propel me to wanting to be a pro. Sorber: It doesn’t get discussed enough, how good that team was. Wynalda: I think we were proud that America was finally proud of us. That was not the case until the 1994 World Cup. Chapter 6: A Big Opportunity This summer, a new generation of U.S. players – led by star forward Christian Pulisic and dynamic midfielder Weston McKennie – get the rare chance of playing a World Cup on home soil. Will they capture fans’ hearts like their predecessors in 1994? Ramos: If we win the first game of the [2026] tournament against Paraguay, the whole country will be behind the team. It’s hard to understand for people that didn’t live the experience of 1994. Lalas: It’s going to be fun to see who emerges from this group, in terms of that attention that you know inevitably is going to come. Ramos: The current group is just so much better in every way. These are seasoned soccer players. A lot of them are going to their second World Cup. For them, it’s not about competing. … I was disappointed with Mauricio Pochettino when he said we competed really well against Belgium in March, because we’ve been doing that for 40 years already. We have good players. I don’t think we get excited about competing. We get excited about achieving the results we’re not supposed to. Meola: There’s somebody today that has no idea who Christian Pulisic or Weston McKennie are. And a month from now, they’re never going to forget them for the rest of their lives.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he wants to end his campaign on a “positive” note. Sen. John Cornyn, however, is prepared to go down fighting.
Paxton said Thursday he’s pulling his negative ads against Cornyn in the final days ahead of their bruising GOP primary for Texas’ Senate seat. The move reveals that the MAGA warrior, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is confident in his ability to clinch the Republican nomination.
But Cornyn, who’s facing an uphill battle to keep his seat, responded that he will keep his own attacks coming, leaning into Paxton’s long trail of personal and political scandals.
In a race that’s been defined by personal shots, the latest online dustup between the two underscores the difficult path forward for the Texas GOP after next week’s runoff election. The Paxton-Cornyn matchup has deepened divisions between the MAGA and establishment wings of the GOP, and the fighting between the two camps has gotten so ugly that some Republicans are fearful it will dampen turnout in the midterms, hurt down-ticket Republicans — and possibly cost them the seat.
Paxton’s announcement came after Texas GOP Chair Abraham George, a fellow conservative hardliner, asked the candidates to move beyond their feud out of consideration of the fight ahead to keep the seat red. The attorney general, who has gone after Cornyn for being too old to continue serving in Congress, wrote on X that his campaign has “already changed our TV ad traffic starting today to ensure our campaign ends on a positive note and that we can focus on beating the leftist lunatic in the fall,” referring to Democratic nominee James Talarico.
He called on Cornyn “to do the same for the good of our party. A Super PAC supporting Paxton, Lone Star Liberty, also announced Tuesday it was pulling its own negative ads.
Cornyn respondedin a post on X that Paxton is “desperate to avoid accountability” — and laid out exactly how bruising his ads will remain, saying the campaign needs a few more days to make sure voters know “that you plea bargained with a child sex offender, offering them only one day in prison and no sex offender registry as a favor” to a donor. He was referring to a recent report by the Texas Tribune on a plea deal Paxton offered to a man facing sexual abuse charges.
Cornyn and his allies have poured millions into brutal, personal ads trying to defeat Paxton — and they’ve had a lot of material to work with. Paxton has faced an impeachment attempt by the state legislature, ethics complaints from his staff and a federal securities fraud investigation. He’s currently going through a divorce that his wife filed for on “biblical grounds.”
Republicans are increasingly concerned that a Paxton nomination would put the seat in jeopardy, given his significant personal and political baggage, and bracing to spend upwards of $100 million to bail him out in the general election. Cornyn finished narrowly ahead of Paxton in the March primary, but the Trump endorsement puts Paxton in a strong position to overcome that deficit.
“We are going to continue to tell the truth about Paxton,” Cornyn said in another post. “He’s escaped accountability for too long. Judgment day is coming.”
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Earlier this year, fans were more than a little surprised when Nicki Minaj declared herself Donald Trump’s biggest fan.
Prior to coming out as a MAGA diehard, Nicki had made very few overtly political remarks over the course of her long career.
And she expressed her support for Trump at a time when his approval numbers were in freefall, so she couldn’t have thought it would be a savvy career move.
Not surprisingly, lots of people jumped to the conclusion that Nicki was hoping to curry favor with the Trump administration.
After all, Trump has a history of offering presidential pardons to his rich and famous supporters.
And Nicki has quite a few people in her life who could use pardons.
Her husband, Kenneth Petty, is a convicted rapist who is forced to register as a sex offender. In 2022, he was sentenced to a year of house arrest for failing to do so.
Then there’s Nicki’s brother, Jelani Maraj, who is serving a life sentence after being convicted of raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter.
Needless to say, Nicki’s inner circle could benefit from a few pardons.
The situation came to a head earlier this week when famed songwriter Linda Petty tweeted that Minaj must “want something from The Office” (via Radar Online).
The tweet prompted Trump media and campaign strategist Alex Bruesewitz to lash out on X (formerly Twitter).
“This is a disgusting and disgraceful smear that every Democrat and Trump critic is spreading about Nicki Minaj,” Bruesewitz ranted on X after Perry’s comments gained traction online.
“Nicki has never once asked the President for anything. She has only offered assistance and support,” he continued:
“The insinuation that she’s looking for anything in return is total garbage.”
Nicki is not an American citizen and therefore cannot vote in US elections, but she’s aligned herself with Republican causes in recent months.
Minaj has boasted about receiving a Trump “gold card” and inching closer to citizenship, but it doesn’t seem that that’s happened for her yet.
These days, lots of folks are watching the situation closely and wondering if Nicki will receive any favors from the White House. It wouldn’t be a good look, but that hasn’t stopped Trump in the past.
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It’s back! The Wienie 500 is returning to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 22. The second annual race is spicing up the competition with fun new features, including its very own grand marshal. Here are four new additions to this year’s Wienie 500 race: 1. Andy Richter Named “Commander in Beef” You’ve heard of Commander in Chief but what about Commander in Beef? Writer, actor and comedian Andy Richter will take on this brand-new role in this year’s race. The Commander in Beef will serve as the event’s grand marshal, leaving Richter to lead all festivities like the pre-race activities and the Wiener Anthem. 2. Winner Takes Home First-Ever Borg-Wiener Trophy The Oscar Mayer brand has teamed up with BorgWarner to create a new award, the Borg-Wiener Trophy. Engineered to replicate the iconic Indy 500 award, BorgWarner’s CEO Joe Fadool will present it to the winning team in Wiener’s Circle on race day. 3. Coached By The Pros Oscar Mayer is adding some serious horsepower to the track. INDYCAR drivers like Nolan Siegel, Scott McLaughlin and Sting Ray Rob will coach the Hotdoggers, offering pro tips as teams compete for the Borg-Wiener Trophy. 4. A New Dog Hits The Track Earlier this year, Oscar Mayer handed the keys to fans with its first-ever “Pick Your Dog” bracket, letting America decide who would claim the coveted sixth spot after Sonoran Dog was removed from the competition because it just wasn’t cutting the mustard. The results are in. And Corn Dog will take the track for the first time, repping America’s Dog and competing among the five other regional dogs.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Pass the plastic bag ban
In 2019, sixth-graders at Haines School asked the Haines Borough Assembly to pass a law prohibiting use of a certain type of plastic shopping bags (HDPE) that are not biodegradable, can’t be composted and are prone to cracking. These bags break down in our environment, are ingested by fish and seafood and accumulate in our bodies as microplastics. As this was reasonable legislation (15 other communities in Alaska have passed similar laws) the Haines assembly approved it as well.
All but one store in Haines has complied with the law, which protects us and our food from contamination. For years, the borough didn’t enforce the law, including because of wording in the borough’s ordinance that defined the bags as “single-use.” (Residents were re-using them as trash bags, etc.) At the prompting of the same sixth-graders (now college sophomores) who initiated the bag ban, the Haines Assembly recently rewrote the law to eliminate any ambiguity. The rewritten law allows for sale and distribution of all plastic bags except the ones with handles, usually milky-white in color. The law is up for final passage at Tuesday’s assembly meeting. Please contact your assembly members and ask them to support this common-sense legislation.
We like to say that the future belongs to our children and that we want them to return to Haines as adults. Let’s start by honoring their vision for their hometown.
Mayor Tom Morphet
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