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Orioles Announcers Shred Infamous Umpire C.B. Bucknor After Blown Call: ‘You Kinda Wonder How Bad He’s Gonna Be’
The Baltimore Orioles broadcast team took turns shredding umpire C.B. Bucknor after he blew a called strike early in Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
The post Orioles Announcers Shred Infamous Umpire C.B. Bucknor After Blown Call: ‘You Kinda Wonder How Bad He’s Gonna Be’ first appeared on Mediaite.CNN Reporter Questions Her Own ‘Celebratory’ Graduation Ceremony at Columbia After Police Shut Down Protesters
CNN's Julia Vargas Jones questioned whether there would be a celebratory mood around her own upcoming graduation at Columbia University following protests.
The post CNN Reporter Questions Her Own ‘Celebratory’ Graduation Ceremony at Columbia After Police Shut Down Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.‘Aren’t You Defying’ Trump? CNN’s Manu Raju Presses Marjorie Taylor Greene on Move to Oust Mike Johnson
“She doesn't have a whole lot of support in her party, but she does have a red hat. All right, Manu Raju up on Capitol Hill for us,” Acosta quipped
The post ‘Aren’t You Defying’ Trump? CNN’s Manu Raju Presses Marjorie Taylor Greene on Move to Oust Mike Johnson first appeared on Mediaite.Diamondbacks Game Delayed by Bees in the Netting — Then Beekeeper Saves the Day and Throws the First Pitch as a ‘Thank You’
The Diamondbacks rewarded a beekeeper who ended the delay of a game by letting him throw the first pitch in one of the most bizarre scenes at a baseball field.
The post Diamondbacks Game Delayed by Bees in the Netting — Then Beekeeper Saves the Day and Throws the First Pitch as a ‘Thank You’ first appeared on Mediaite.Reporters Roasting ‘Revolutionaries’ Food Demands During Columbia Building Takeover Goes Viral
Video of reporters roasting an activist's food demands went viral and spurred online mockery of "revolutionaries" who took over a building at Columbia U.
The post Reporters Roasting ‘Revolutionaries’ Food Demands During Columbia Building Takeover Goes Viral first appeared on Mediaite.Trump Comes Down Hard on Netanyahu: October 7 ‘Happened on His Watch’
Donald Trump came down hard on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a new interview with Time, observing that October 7 "happened on his watch."
The post Trump Comes Down Hard on Netanyahu: October 7 ‘Happened on His Watch’ first appeared on Mediaite.