42 h. ago Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violenceUS politics live – latest updatesA Rutgers University professor is temporarily relocating to Europe as he grapples with threats that intensified after a student group affiliated with the organization founded by murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk accused him of being “a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus”.Rutgers’ Turning Point USA chapter also says the presence of Mark Bray – whose work has closely examined antifascist movements – threatens them and is calling for his firing from the New Jersey university, prompting the academic to say those demands are little more than “manufactured outrage”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jon Stewart hijacks Jimmy Kimmel monologue to deliver gag about Trump’s late

Stewart joked that ‘the job security’s not really there right now’ for late-night talk show hosts

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9 d. ago Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings revealed days after huge viewership spike for return

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ was taken off the air following a controversy sparked by the host’s comments about the death of Charlie Kirk

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1 week ago Sinclair and Nexstar end boycott of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will air show again

The two station owners’ preemption of the late-night show left about 25% of TV viewers in the US unable to watch itLocal TV conglomerate Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group said their ABC-affiliate stations will start airing Jimmy Kimmy Live! again on Friday night, ending their preempting of the show.Sinclair and fellow station owner Nexstar had continued to preempt Kimmel’s late-night talkshow even after ABC had put Kimmel back on air. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sinclair ends boycott of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will bring show back on air

Announcement leaves Nexstar as the only TV station owner still preempting the late-night talkshowLocal TV conglomerate Sinclair Broadcast Group said its ABC-affiliate stations will start airing Jimmy Kimmy Live! again on Friday night, ending its preempting of the show.Sinclair, along with fellow station owner Nexstar Media Group, continued to preempt Kimmel’s late-night talkshow even after ABC had put Kimmel back on air. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Security ramped up for Jimmy Kimmel’s upcoming Brooklyn shows after Charlie Kirk backlash: ‘It gets crazy’

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ makes its way to Brooklyn just one week after the late-night talk show host returned following a suspension over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s murder

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel, 57, trolled after revealing his elderly mother cared for him amid Charlie Kirk suspension

Kimmel, 57, was booted off the air last week over his comments about conservative political activist Charlie Kirk 's assassination at age 31.

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1 week ago Ethan Hawke jokes about Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspension as he gatecrashes monologue

The Black Phone star Ethan Hawke crashed Jimmy Kimmel's monologue to joke about the axe and the American Civil Liberties Union letter slamming the show’s suspension

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel comeback breaks his YouTube monologue views record

The late-night host’s return after his brief suspension has found more than 15m views in less than 24 hoursSo much for low viewership: Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback monologue is now his most-viewed one on YouTube.The nearly 30-minute segment, in which Kimmel acknowledged his suspension by ABC owner Disney under pressure from the Trump administration, clarified his remarks on the killing of Charlie Kirk and passionately defended free speech, racked up more than 15m views in 16 hours. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Officials reportedly identify Dallas Ice facility shooter; DHS corrects death toll down to one person killed – live

Joshua Jahn killed one detainee and severely injured two other before taking his own life, NBC News reports, as JD Vance blames Democrats for surge in political violenceFull report – Three people shot at Texas Ice buildingTexas Ice facility shooting: what we know so far about deadly attackThe Kremlin on Wednesday brushed off a comment by US president Donald Trump describing Russia as a “paper tiger”, and said president Vladimir Putin valued his efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was a bear, not a tiger, and “there is no such thing as a paper bear”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional ABC return after Charlie Kirk comments racks up millions of views on social media in hours: Live

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night as he got choked up

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2 w. ago Robert De Niro joins Jimmy Kimmel to mock Trump’s FCC chairman

Robert De Niro made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s first episode back after the host was suspended following comments made about the death of Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump meltdown in full as he threatens legal action over Jimmy Kimmel's TV return

Donald Trump has threatened to sue ABC after the network reinstated Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show following the comedian's suspension for comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel weeps while saying he 'never intended' to 'make light of' Charlie Kirk's death

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host delivered a searing 20-minute monologue that paid tribute to his supporters from the left and right while targeting Trump with a dressing down.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel fights back tears during emotional monologue as he returns to live show

Jimmy Kimmel choked back tears as he returned to his live show after a short suspension following comments he made about the death of Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel's BFF Jennifer Aniston leads his celebrity pals reacting to return amid Charlie Kirk controversy

The host, 57, was 'indefinitely' suspended by ABC last week after the FCC came down on the network over comments he made about the death of conservative activist, Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional remarks for ‘making light’ of Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night as he got choked up

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC with emotional apology for ‘making light’ of Charlie Kirk murder: Live updates

“It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday night as he got choked up

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel chokes up as he returns to live show: ‘It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man’

The late-night talk-show host, who was suspended ‘indefinitely’ last week after making comments about the death of MAGA commentator Charlie Kirk

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2 w. ago Jimmy Kimmel weeps he 'never intended' to 'make light of' Charlie Kirk's death

Late-night stars are celebrating Jimmy Kimmel 's return, despite nearly a third of ABC affiliates refusing to air his program after it was suspended last week.

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