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TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul & BF Unite in New Video After Her Arrest

TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen are putting up a united front, one month after she was charged with domestic violence stemming from a confrontation between the two.

On March 18,  the influencer and her boyfriend both posted TikTok videos of themselves spending time together. Their posts include montages of the couple in bed, brushing their teeth, going to the gym and shopping at a Trader Joe’s supermarket. The two also kiss each other on the cheek.

It marked the first videos showing the couple together since they got into a confrontation on Feb. 17, which police say resulted in injuries to both him and her daughter Indy Paul, 5, the eldest of her two children from her marriage to ex Tate Paul.

Taylor, 28, was arrested and later charged with one count of felony aggravated assault, two counts of felony domestic violence in the presence of a child causing injury, one count of misdemeanor child abuse and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief. Frankie’s attorney recently filed a not guilty plea on the TikToker’s behalf. The case remains pending.

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Dan Bongino predicts Trump’s possible arrest will motivate the base and could make him a ‘martyr’

Appearing on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Saturday morning, Fox News host Dan Bongino compared the United States to a police state ahead of Donald Trump’s possible arrest next week.

The former president spoke to Truth Social on Saturday morning to confirm reports from sources of his possible arrest next Tuesday.

Trump responded by calling the investigation “CORRUPTED” and “HIGHLY POLITICAL.”

Reports suggest the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is preparing to issue an indictment in the ongoing criminal investigation into alleged cash payments Trump allegedly made to Stormy Daniels as a presidential candidate in 2016 .

TWITTER’S ELON MUSK PREDICTS TRUMP WILL WIN RE-ELECTION IN ‘SLIPPER VICTORY’ IF ARRESTED

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg at a press conference in New York on Thursday, September 8, 2022. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bongino compared news of Trump’s possible arrest to ‘Third World BS’

“It’s the kind of story you’re used to reading about North Korea, but it’s here in the United States right now. And the fact that people in the media and liberals will be celebrating you show what I’ve always said and axiomatic truth of the left.”

Bongino shared what he thinks will happen if the former president is arrested.

“It’s like your whole life is on a jury lottery,” he said.

“It’s probably over by now. He’ll probably be convicted by a bunch of crazies on a jury and the best hope he has is an appeals process where all he can hope for is that the judge appeal, too, is not a lunatic like the people in the lunatic jury pool who are likely to convict him.”

GRAHAM SLAMS SOFT-ON-CRIME BRAGG TO TARGET TRUMP WHILE NEW YORKERS “LUCKY” NOT TO GET “AGUGERED”

Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump, who are at the heart of a potential historic first indictment against a former US president. (AP)

Bongino predicted that an arrest would not stop Donald Trump’s base, but could make him a martyr.

“You may have just martyred this guy and given him a ten point lead in his polls,” he said.

Bongino urged people to protest “peacefully”, warning that the government was looking for an excuse to put people in jail.

Former President Trump called for protests Saturday morning on Truth Social amid his impending indictment.

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“Don’t give them ammunition. Show up. Protesters against you must protest, but please do it peacefully,” Bongino said.

Joshua Comins is associate editor of Fox News Digital. He joined Fox News in 2020.

It covers media, politics, breaking news and current events.

Story tips can be sent to joshua.comins@fox.com.

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What to do with your money during a banking crisis

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The banks went bankrupt. rich men became publicly restless, demanding protection. Regulators stepped in to try to stop the panic. The markets still faltered.

And now what, exactly, are we, the day-to-day actors of the economy, supposed to do?

This is not a rhetorical question. Too many people turn to immediate action in the face of what appears to be a threat. Change bank. Buy gold. Sell ​​everything (or something, at least).

If you’ve embraced inaction in this turbulent moment, however, you might be right. Ask yourself these questions: What has really changed in the world over the past week? And how have your own financial goals changed?

The answer to this second question is probably “not at all”. The answer to the first is: only a few things have changed, at least so far. But none of them inspire most people to rethink their goals — or take drastic action in pursuit of them in the days ahead.

All the money got scared

Some of the depositors who encouraged others to withdraw their money from Silicon Valley Bank were sophisticated venture capitalists. Signature Bank also had many corporate clients, particularly in industries like real estate, where experienced building owners are intimately familiar with economic cycles.

That didn’t stop depositors from running for the hills. “While we have a lot of love and desire for SVB, fear came first,” David Selinger, chief executive of security firm Deep Sentinel and longtime Silicon Valley Bank client, told Ma. colleague Maureen Farrell.

Rescuers came for the depositors

If venture capitalists and entrepreneurs who face risk to make a living could scare so easily, why shouldn’t the rest of us be scared?

Regulators anticipated this issue last weekend and decided to make depositors whole at the two failing banks — not just within the $250,000 limits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation normally covers, but for every last dollar.

There is no guarantee that they would do it again. On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee that going forward, there would be no coverage for uninsured deposits unless leaving those customers to overdraft does not create unacceptable risks for the banking system. She specifically mentioned the possibility of any “serious risk of contagion.”

Even if you don’t keep a lot of money in your bank account, your exposure here may not be zero. Maybe your employer for years left over $250,000 in payroll in a single bank account without giving it much thought.

Hopefully employers have realized this risk by now. It’s worth asking them. It’s also possible that regulation – or at least the analysis by interested outsiders and rating agencies – will get tougher and cause many banks to be more cautious.

Not much new, but it’s new to you

If you have a two ahead of your age, you may not have many memories of 2008, when the banking system was brought to its knees. This financial crisis – and countless calamities before it – is a good reminder that our systems are resilient.

Bankers and businessmen make terrible decisions all the time. The markets are shaking. A bank with “Silicon Valley” in its name has never failed before, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with waves of economic uncertainty that last for weeks or more.

“You just realized at some point that this all seems to be shaking all the time,” said Tori Dunlap, 28, author of “Financial Feminist.”

Your goals probably haven’t changed

So the world around you makes no promises. But no matter your age, income, or assets, you probably have a list of financial goals.

Did something that happened last week cause you to change those goals? In the midst of the natural preoccupation with how to make sense of rapidly unfolding events, you may not have stopped to question yourself.

Chances are the answer is no. And if the answer is no, it’s fine to be a spectator for now.

You probably don’t need to run anywhere

For individuals, the best banking stress test is personal. Do you have over $250,000 in a single establishment? The vast majority of people don’t.

If you do, as Ms. Yellen acknowledged, the FDIC might not cover your theoretical losses. It is quite simple to solve this problem by opening accounts in other banks, so that you have coverage of $250,000 in each institution. (You might have more than that at a brokerage firm that stores your retirement savings. There are also broad protections, and you can learn more in the article I wrote this week with Tara Siegel Bernard, “Is My Money Safe?” )

When banks close, there is often panic and the kind of lines you saw in photos of Silicon Valley Bank branches last week. Yet what typically happens for depositors whose balances at a failing bank are below the FDIC cap is this: another entity steps in, and ATM deposits and withdrawals continue more or less normally.

Still worried? Create a backup checking account at another financial institution. Make sure the debit card remains active. Park some cash there if you have any to spare. Link it to any outside savings or brokerage accounts you have, so you can deposit money quickly if needed. And watch for monthly charges for inactivity or low balance.

You probably shouldn’t sprint from stocks either

As troubling as the financial world may seem right now, the overall U.S. stock market has risen this week. Sure, financial stocks have rebounded, but if you have most of your stock investments in vanilla index funds that hold thousands of different company stocks — and you should — your net worth may be higher than it is. wasn’t a week ago.

Even so, it’s natural to wonder if the prospect of more bank failures is the sell-out sign you’ve been waiting for. Wouldn’t you feel better if all your money was in cash and not in spins?

It could, a little. But consider these numbers that University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Nejat Seyhun generated this week. Imagine holding a giant basket of just about every US stock and leaving it alone from 1975 to 2022. The return on that portfolio would have been 1,426%.

Now imagine that you sold everything here and there when things got uncertain. If you only missed the top 10 days of stock performance out of those 12,106 trading days, your return would drop to 602%. It’s a potential price to try to time the stock market, and those lost returns could mean having to work years longer than you want to.

The advice to stay put is cold consolation for recent retirees or wannabes who don’t want to face a stock market crash on the eve of quitting day. If that’s you, the good news is that many banks pay over 3% interest on savings accounts. You can park a few years’ worth of money there for basic expenses or somewhere equally safe if you’re feeling nervous. Having those savings would give any stock losses in the coming months some time to recover.

Living with the least worst system

If all of the above sounds like a slight rebuke to the already comfortable, I understand. Personal finance is way too complicated, and it’s not your fault. Once you get the hang of it, an unsatisfying conclusion looks like this: For most people, reaching a reasonable level of comfort requires ongoing risk.

So what can be most helpful in times like these and all the time, really, is to discuss the low hum of uncertainty, out loud, with someone you trust and which can make you feel a little better.

“This headline about the fall of the Dow Jones isn’t here to appease you,” Ms Dunlap said. “Find people who are there to give you facts without judgment, without the fear that makes it worse.”

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CBS-Kcal News Meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz passes out on live TV

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Ulta 24-Hour Flash Sale: 50% Off Fenty Beauty, NuFACE, Clinique & More

The Beautyblender is the No. 1 best-selling makeup sponge in the US for a reason…. Well, there are actually many reasons. It’s made from super-soft, medical-grade latex-free foam, which allows you to quickly blend your makeup for a flawless skin-like finish. The key to getting that airbrushed look is to wet the blender before you put on any makeup because the foam absorbs the water instead of your makeup.

A shopper said, “I finally spent the money and buy the proper Beauty Blender. I’ve been buying all of the off brands, Elf, Real Technique… BB is really the best. It’s super soft. I also first time trying to damp the sponge, applying the liquid foundation with dampen BB makes my makeup so much more dewy.”

Another reviewed, “The best! Love, Love, Love the Beauty Blender. I have tried other brands. No other gives the same results.”

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The bald eagle feeds a newly hatched eaglet, the third and final egg is expected to hatch soon

Bald eagles Rosa and Martin welcomed two of their three eaglets to the Dulles Greenway. The third should hatch in the following days.

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The world’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published on Caglecartoons.com, Costa Rica, March 15, 2023 | By Arcadio Esquivel

First published on Caglecartoons.com, Jordan, Mar 15, 2023 | By Osama HajjajFirst published in Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper, London, 16 March 2023 | By Emad HajjajFirst published on UT Independent, India on March 15, 2023 | By Paresh NathFirst published on UT Independent, India on March 15, 2023 | By Paresh Nath

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa passes first field test at Yankees center

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Yankees tinkered with their shortstop competition on Friday, putting Anthony Volpe at the post and using Oswald Peraza at second base, a flip-flop from previous games when the two top prospects were playing together.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa took a step back from the discord – in fact, a few dozen steps back.

The Yankees’ 2022 starting shortstop began his new super-utility role on Friday, when he grabbed a recently acquired outfield glove that still isn’t fully broken in and played center field for six mostly promising innings.

Kiner-Falefa got flustered early, grabbing the first two outs of the game and looked pretty natural at center – a position he hadn’t played since a Double-A game in 2017.

On a few occasions, however, his inexperience showed up.

“I feel like I got tested in every way today for the most part,” Kiner-Falefa said after an 8-7 loss to the Tigers at Publix Field.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (right), pictured earlier during spring training with Anthony Volpe, began his outfield experience Friday for the Yankees.Charles Wenzelberg

Kiner-Falefa proved immediately that he could catch the easy outs, taking out Austin Meadows and Jonathan Schoop on routine flyballs to open the game.

Three batters later, when Andre Lipcius scored a single to right center with runners at first and second, Kiner-Falefa charged in and to his left, scooped the ball up and fired a hard pitch home.

The pitch was too late, and it was probably on the wrong base: Nick Maton, who started at first base, moved to third because the pitch went home.

Kiner-Falefa said he was happy with his arm and thinks his decision-making will improve.

“I probably should have pitched third,” said Kiner-Falefa, who also played second, third and shortstop this spring. “But I was happy to have just the opportunity to throw the ball.”

His next mistake was also mental.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa produced mixed results in his first action on the court since Double-A.Charles Wenzelberg

In the third inning, Detroit’s Colt Keith threw a bloop to the shallow left center. Volpe, at shortstop, backed up uncertainly and Aaron Hicks charged from left field.

Hicks finally asked for it but couldn’t finish what would have been a remarkable and tumultuous take.

Keith finished with a triple.

“It was probably my ball. I lined up on the wrong side,” said Kiner-Falefa, who said he misread the positioning cards: He should have been shaded center left and was center right instead.” It’s the only time I missed my alignment. That can’t happen in the real game.”

The box score shows no error, and Kiner-Falefa thinks more time in the middle can eliminate mental errors.

He said he felt comfortable there and it’s possible the Yankees will throw him to center in a regular season opener.

Harrison Bader’s oblique injury will keep him at least a few weeks away from starting the season, and the Yankees don’t want to risk Aaron Judge’s legs by using him every day at center.

Manager Aaron Boone praised Kiner-Falefa’s athleticism and footwork and called Friday a “great start”.

Anthony Volpe, pictured earlier in spring training, played shortstop for the Yankees on Friday against the Tigers. Charles Wenzelberg

“I think moving him around is something that not only will serve us well, but I think he’s made for it,” Boone said of Kiner-Falefa, who is 6 for 25 (.240) with a home run and four steals in the Grapefruit League.

Kiner-Falefa isn’t done playing shortstop and is expected to rebound there on Saturday as the Yankees test if he can turn between points without a problem.

But Kiner-Falefa appears to be their third shortstop option right now, with Peraza and Volpe vying for the opening day job.

Oswald Peraza, pictured earlier during spring training, played second base for the Yankees on Friday as their shortstop competition continued.Charles Wenzelberg

Kiner-Falefa will fight with Oswaldo Cabrera for a utility role, although Boone said he could imagine the two flexible fielders working their way up the roster.

“You see guys like [the Dodgers’] Chris Taylor, Cabrera, [the Red Sox’s] Kike [Hernandez]said Kiner-Falefa, who won a Golden Glove at third base and also played catcher while with the Rangers. “Good teams had several guys like that. He wasn’t just a guy.

The 27-year-old, who had a tough first season in the Bronx and got used to boos, has embraced his new reality.

If the Yankees don’t want him at shortstop, Kiner-Falefa wants to help out elsewhere.

“That’s been the thing with Izzy ever since he got here,” Boone said. “He just wants to win, and he wants to win pinstripe.”

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Fairleigh Dickinson stuns top-seeded Purdue during March Madness

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense on Friday night.

The shortest team in the tourney, the Knights (21-15) showed no fear in swarming 7-foot-4 All-America center Zach Edey from the start. FDU’s players were quicker and more composed than the Big Ten champion Boilermakers (29-6).

Five years ago, UMBC showed the way for the little guys by overwhelming Virginia in the first 16-over-1 victory after numerous close calls over the years. Still, No. 16s had a 1-150 record against No. 1s and were 1-151 overall before FDU’s shocker.

After the final horn, FDU’s players mobbed each other on the floor of Nationwide Arena, where the fans from Memphis and Florida Atlantic joined forces in cheering on the Knights in the final minutes.

Fairleigh Dickinson didn’t even win the Northeast Conference Tournament, falling by one point in the title game to Merrimack, which couldn’t participate in the NCAA Tournament because of an NCAA rule that bars it from the postseason because it’s still completing its four-year transition from Division II.

FDU held Purdue scoreless for more than 5 1/2 minutes down the stretch and moved ahead by five on a 3-pointer by Moore — who is from suburban Columbus — with 1:03 left. The Knights held on from there, becoming the second straight double-digit seed to send the Boilermakers home. Purdue was a 3 seed when it lost to 15 seed Saint Peter’s, another small New Jersey school, in the Sweet 16 last year.

Edey finished with 21 point and 15 rebounds in what may have been his final college game, but the Knights consistently denied him the ball down the stretch. He didn’t attempt a shot in the final nine minutes. The junior center is a possible NBA lottery pick, but the bitterness of this defeat could sway him to stick around for another year.

The Knights’ two prior NCAA Tournament wins came in the First Four, including this year, when they drubbed Texas Southern 84-61. After that game, Knights coach Tobin Anderson told his players he believed they could handle Edey and Co.

“The more I see Purdue, the more I think we can beat them,” Anderson told his players in the locker room.

Some of Purdue’s players said they felt disrespected by the comments, which turned out to be prophetic.

The Knights will now meet the Memphis-Florida Atlantic winner on Sunday for a Sweet 16 berth and trip to play at Madison Square Garden in New York next week — just a short drive from the private school’s campus in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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Shawn Mendes Clears the Air on Sabrina Carpenter Dating Rumors

There’s nothing holdin’ Shawn Mendes back from addressing rumors about his love life.

Almost a month after he was first spotted out with fellow singer Sabrina Carpenter, the “Señorita” musician set the record straight on their relationship status. 

“We are not dating,” he said in a March 17 interview with Netherlands-based publication RTL Boulevard. Shawn, who stars in Tommy Hilfiger’s fashion campaign, went to steer the conversation away from the Girl Meets World alum, telling the interviewer that they should focus on speaking about his work with the brand “more than Sabrina.”

He added with a smile, “But thank you!”

The internet has been in stitches for a while now over romance speculation between Shawn, 24, and Sabrina, 23. It all started in February, when the pair were seen out on a walk together in Los Angeles.

Shawn and Sabrina, who are both artists under Island Records, were then snapped leaving an album release party for Miley Cyrus‘ Endless Summer Vacation on March 9. They were also among the stars who descended upon Vanity Fair‘s annual Oscars after-party on March 12, though they were photographed separately on the red carpet at the event.

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