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	Watch Food Network Star Finalist Faceplant During Celebration by Tommy Christopher It all came down to this: On Sunday night's penultimate episode of this season's The Next Food Network Star, four finalists vied for a spot in the finale, in which each contestant gets to shoot a "pilot" for the network, and compete for a short-lived show on Tuesday mornings at 10:45. Read More »

	Donald Trump To Do Reddit AMA Wednesday by Alex Griswold Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will do a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the campaign announced Monday. Read More »

	Mika and Morning Joe Absolutely Giddy They Were Mentioned in DNC Leaks by Tommy Christopher In case you missed it, among the roughly 20,000 hacked DNC emails that were posted online by Wikileaks were several that referenced MSNBC's Morning Joe, and specifically co-host Mika Brzezinski's calls for outgoing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign. Read More »

	Why Do You Think Fox & Friends Deleted This Tweet…? by Lindsey Ellefson Whether the photo of Hemmer and Nauert shows sexual harassment is irrelevant; most are content to be shocked at how tone-deaf it is in the wake of all these allegations. Read More »

	Watch Usually Terrible Charles Barkley Hit a Surprisingly Good One-Handed Golf Shot by Joe DePaolo Charles Barkley is not good at golf. But on Sunday at the American Century Championship — essentially The Masters of celebrity golf — Sir Charles may have finally, at long last, discovered his secret to success on the links: Play one-handed. Read More »

	FBI Investigating DNC Email Hack, Have Yet to Officially Point Finger at Russia by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	'Unacceptable': Hillary Reacts to DNC Emails Discussing Attacks on Bernie's Religion by Ken Meyer In an unaired segment from her interview on 60 Minutes, Hillary Clinton was asked for her live reaction to the released of hacked DNC emails that contained troubling suggestions about her biggest primary rival. Read More »

	FEEL THE BOOS: Wasserman Schultz Gets Drowned Out With Jeers at Convention Opening Breakfast by J.D. Durkin This was supposed to be one of the biggest and brightest days for Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Read More »

	Chuck Todd: 'Insanity,' 'Stupid' That Wasserman Schultz Still Has Convention Role by Alex Griswold NBC and MSNBC host Chuck Todd went off on outgoing DNC chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz Monday for her decision not to resign until after the Democratic National Convention, accusing her of having an unchecked ego. Read More »

	Wolf Mask Bandit Makes Local Anchors Lose Their Cool in Middle of Segment by J.D. Durkin "A guys robs a bank in a wolf mask at 5 in the morning on three hours of sleep? We're gonna laugh at it," admitted Bradley. Read More »

	Morning Faux: Joe Scarborough Falsely Claims DNC 'Ridiculed' Bernie for Being 'a Jew' by Tommy Christopher Even with the resignation of outgoing Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the mainstream media continues to exaggerate and oversell the contents of leaked DNC emails that were posted online this weekend, but on Monday morning's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough pushed past embellishment into falsehood. Read More »

	'Uninhabitable': Olympic Athletes Arrive in Rio to Find Dire Living Arrangements by J.D. Durkin There you have it -- the updated scorecard on every disaster imaginable plaguing the Rio summer Olympics before they even begin. Read More »

	BBC Headline on Suicide Bomber: 'Syrian Migrant Dies in German Blast' by Alex Griswold A BBC front page headline sparked outrage and mockery Sunday after it characterized a suicide bombing in Ansbach, Germany as a "German blast" that killed a "Syrian migrant." Read More »

	'I Think You're a Racial Opportunist!': InfoWars Correspondent Tries to Battle Van Jones in Street Debate by J.D. Durkin "I think Donald Trump is worse than a racist," Jones continued. Read More »

	Trump Tops Clinton by 6 Points in Latest Post-Convention Poll by Rachel Stockman he Republican National Convention apparently gave the Republican nominee the added boost he was looking for. Read More »

	Shooting at Florida Nightclub Leaves 2 Dead, 16 Injured by Rachel Stockman Two people are dead and more than a dozen are injured after a shooting at a Fort Meyers nightclub, according to police. Police first received a 911 call just after midnight. Read More »

	Conservative Twitter Goes Nuts After Clinton Says There's a 'Hillary Standard', and It's Unfair to Her by Ken Meyer Hillary Clinton says that there is a double standard for law and justice in American, though conservative critics would strongly disagree with her about to whom it is most unfair. Read More »

	Gov’t Worker Allegedly Threatened to Kill Fla. AG Bondi Over RNC Speech by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Trump Goes on Total Tweetstorm Against 'Biased Media', DNC, and 'Crooked Hillary' by Ken Meyer Donald Trump's convention is already over, but it would seem he's determined to use political attacks and Twitter tirades to make sure the spotlight stays on him as long as possible Read More »

	Clinton: 'I Took Responsibility' For Benghazi Attacks, but Security 'Wasn't My Ball to Carry' by Ken Meyer Hillary Clinton was asked about the Benghazi attacks this weekend on 60 Minutes, where she fielded questions on how much blame she is willing to accept for one of the toughest issues brought against her by Republican critics. Read More »

	Trump is Getting the Support of Obama's Kenyan Half-Brother by Ken Meyer President Obama is fully invested in supporting Hillary Clinton as his Democratic successor to the White House, but there's another Obama out there who says he'll board the Trump train instead. Read More »

	'The Stupidity Needs to be Addressed': Donna Brazile Will Serve as Interim DNC Chair by Ken Meyer it would seem that DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile totally called it this morning when she opined that heads would roll over the email troubles currently plaguing the Democrats. Read More »

	Kaine: 'Lock Her Up' Chants Are 'Just Ridiculous' by Josh Feldman Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine gave their first joint interview to 60 Minutes, and in a preview released online, they make it clear they don't want to go into the gutter with Donald Trump. Read More »

	Debbie Wasserman Schultz Will Step Down at End of Dem Convention by Josh Feldman DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has announced in a statement that she will be stepping down from her post after the Democratic National Convention has wrapped. Read More »

	WikiLeaks Warns MSNBC's Reid: 'Our Lawyers Will Monitor Your Program' by Josh Feldman Read More »

	Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Clinton in Primetime DNC Speech by Josh Feldman Hey, remember when former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was considering a third-party run? Well, instead of all that, the New York Republican has decided to back Hillary Clinton instead. Read More »

	Roger Ailes Is Reportedly Now Working on an Autobiography by Josh Feldman If you were wondering what Roger Ailes' next step would be after stepping down as Chairman & CEO of Fox News, it looks like he's getting to work on a book. Read More »

	Fox's Kurtz Addresses 'Painful and Embarrassing Period' for Network Amid Ailes Shake-Up by Josh Feldman Fox News' Howard Kurtz addressed the departure of network Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes in a brief segment on MediaBuzz today. Read More »

	Football Player Stopped by Cops With Guns While Playing Pokémon: ‘I am Thankful to Be Alive’ by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	Trump: 'Yeah, I'll Probably Do a Super PAC' Against Cruz, Kasich by Josh Feldman Donald Trump today confirmed a report that he would soon set up a Super PAC taking on Ted Cruz and John Kasich. Read More »

	'You Would Not Have Donald Trump Without Roger Ailes': CNN Panel Reflects on Ailes Legacy by Josh Feldman CNN's Reliable Sources reflected on the long legacy of Fox News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes now that he's officially stepping down. Read More »

	Ann Coulter Finds It Amusing CNN's Zakaria Critiques America 'In a Thick Indian Accent' by Josh Feldman For some reason, Ann Coulter finds it amusing that someone with a foreign accent would dare say anything critical about America. Read More »

	Debbie Wasserman Schultz Reportedly Stripped of Major Role at DNC Following Email Leak by Josh Feldman DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's role at the DNC this week has reportedly been significantly reduced in continuing fallout from the DNC email leak. Read More »

	Fmr. Lt. General Michael Flynn Retweets a Pretty Anti-Semitic Tweet (UPDATED) by Josh Feldman Former Lt. General Michael Flynn, one of the big RNC speakers last week, retweeted a pretty anti-Semitic tweet. Read More »

	Obama: Trump's NATO Remarks Show His Severe 'Lack of Preparedness' by Josh Feldman President Obama went after Donald Trump in a lengthy interview on Face the Nation today, saying that the Republican presidential nominee has demonstrated a severe lack of preparedness about the world. Read More »

	IOC Decides Against Banning Russia for Doping Scandal by Joe DePaolo Read More »

	Trump Objects to the Idea He 'Rolled Back' His Muslim Ban: 'It's an Expansion' by Josh Feldman During his RNC convention speech, Donald Trump gave an indication that his proposed Muslim ban is being rolled back. But when asked specifically about that today, Trump said that is not the case. Read More »

	Former Anchor Breaks Privacy Agreement to Tell-All on Alleged Harassment at Fox News by Rachel Stockman Read More »