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Miss USA Kara McCullough Clarifies Healthcare Comments In “GMA” Interview (VIDEO)

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Miss USA Kara McCullough Clarifies Healthcare Comments In “GMA” Interview (VIDEO)

Miss USA Kara McCullough Clarifies Healthcare Comments In “GMA” Interview (VIDEO), Miss USA Kara McCullough clarified her comments on healthcare during a “GMA” interview on Tuesday. She now said that while she is personally “privileged” to have healthcare, it should be a “right” for all.

As Gossip Cop reported, McCullough of the District of Columbia was crowned the Miss USA 2017 winner at Sunday’s pageant. She caused a stir, however, during the question-and-answer portion of the competition, when she said affordable healthcare is a privilege, not a right. Many on social media criticized that conservative viewpoint, which she now addressed live on “Good Morning America.”

Michael Strahan brought up the issue by asking McCullough if she was “surprised” by the online reaction. “Not at all,” she responded. “That’s what America is based on, like having opinions and views. But I would like to take this moment to truly just clarify, because I am a woman. I’m gonna own what I said.”

McCullough then explained, “I am privileged to have healthcare, and I do believe that it should be a right, and I hope and pray moving forward that healthcare is a right for all worldwide.” Asked if she would give a different answer if she could go back, the beauty queen stated, “I would love to clarify, really hone in on a couple of those suffixes and everything. Let them know, ‘Hey, I am privileged to have healthcare.’ And I just want people to see where I was coming from. Having a job, I have to look at healthcare like it is a privilege.”

Strahan also asked the nuclear chemist about preferring “equalism” to “feminism,” another comment from the ceremony that sparked discussion. She replied that the former is “more of a term of understanding no matter your gender, you are still kind of just given the same accolades on your work. I believe [if] a person does a good job, they should be credited for that. But I don’t want anyone to look at it as if I’m not all about women’s rights, because I am.”

She went on, “We deserve a lot when it comes to opportunity in the workplace, as well as just like leadership positions. And I’ve seen and witnessed first-hand the impact that women have.” On a lighter note, McCullough said of her victory, “It’s still surreal. I’m extremely thankful for this entire experience. It’s probably going to sink in maybe immediately after this interview we’re having.”

Kushners tap China's $24 billion golden visa market

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Kushners tap China's $24 billion golden visa market

Kushners tap China's $24 billion golden visa market, When the sister of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner promoted investment in her family's new skyscraper from a Beijing hotel ballroom stage earlier this month, she was pitching a controversial American visa program that has proved irresistible to tens of thousands of Chinese.

More than 100,000 Chinese have poured at least $24 billion in the last decade into "golden visa" programs across the world that offer residence in exchange for investment, an Associated Press analysis has found. Nowhere is Chinese demand greater than in the United States, which has taken in at least $7.7 billion and issued more than 40,000 visas to Chinese investors and their families in the past decade, the AP found.

The Chinese investors flocking to these programs are people like Jenny Liu, a doctoral student in the eastern city of Nanjing, who sold her apartment two years ago and moved in with her parents. She used the money from the sale to invest $500,000 in a hotel project in the United States. If the project creates enough jobs in two years, she'll get a prized "green card" and a pathway for a less stressful education for her 9-year-old son.

"My son has a lot of homework to do every day, but I don't think he has learned a lot from school," Liu said. "I hope he can actually pick up some useful knowledge or skills rather than only learn how to pass tests."

The flood of investors reflects how China's rise has catapulted tens of millions of families into the middle class. But at the same time, it shows how these families are increasingly becoming restless as cities remain choked by smog, home prices multiply and schools impose ever-greater pressure on children. They also feel insecure about being able to protect their property and savings.

Their money goes toward government bonds, businesses, mountain ski resorts, new schools and real estate projects, including a Trump-branded tower in New Jersey built by the Kushner Companies, once run by Jared Kushner, now a White House senior adviser. But the industry is murky, loosely regulated and sometimes fraud-ridden — in the U.S., federal regulators have linked the EB-5 visa program to fraud cases involving more than $1 billion in investment in the last four years.

The EB-5 program and many others like it market heavily in China.

China's "golden visa" investors are part of a wave characterized not by poverty, persecution or war, but by people with steady jobs and homes who are pursuing happiness that's eluded them in their homeland.

Key to their spending power is China's real estate boom. Real estate prices in China's largest cities have more than tripled in the last decade, with prices in Beijing rising by an average of 25 percent a year during that time. Since late 2015 alone, Beijing's home prices have jumped 63 percent, making a 1,300 square-foot (120 square-meter) apartment worth more than $1 million.

A family that gained ownership of an ordinary apartment more than a decade ago can now sell it for the price of a "golden visa." And as their dissatisfaction with China's problems grows, more families are choosing to do so.

The AP obtained data from officials in 13 countries on how many Chinese have used their investor programs since 2007. To estimate money spent, the AP multiplied the numbers of Chinese investors in each country by the minimum investment required, making the AP's figures for each country an undercount.

The market leader is the United States' EB-5 program, which gives green cards to anyone who invests $500,000 in a business that creates or saves at least 10 jobs. But Portugal has drawn $1.7 billion over four years from Chinese investors willing to buy property to support its faltering real estate market. Spain and Greece offer similar programs. Chinese have bought the most visas in all three countries.

The EB-5 program has been heavily criticized by government watchdogs and targeted by lawmakers of both parties in Congress, who say it promotes fraud and helps developers building megaprojects more than struggling communities. Defenders of EB-5 say it creates jobs and provides vital funding for projects across the United States, from massive developments in New York to hotels, restaurants and small businesses in the Midwest and on the West Coast.

Nicole Meyer, Kushner's sister, appeared this month at events in Beijing and Shanghai to promote One Journal Square, a New Jersey tower project planned by the Kushner family that would be partially funded through EB-5 investment. The presentation included a photo of Trump and vague promises that the project had "government support" and was "founded by celebrity developers."

The company later apologized for any implication that her brother was supporting the project, and Meyer pulled out of a scheduled presentation in China this past weekend. The White House said Kushner would follow conflict of interest policies and that Trump and Congress would review "all the various visa programs" in due course.

Many Chinese are well aware of the risks involved, but invest anyway.

Du Juan attended a seminar in Beijing held by an investment group pitching ski resorts and other projects. Her primary focus is getting her 10-year-old daughter enrolled soon in an American school.

"I don't worry about the $500,000, but I worry about the loss of time," Du said. "I am afraid that we'll be unable to get the visa when we need it."

Bill Cosby gives first interview in more than 2 years

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Bill Cosby gives first interview in more than 2 years

Bill Cosby gives first interview in more than 2 years, Bill Cosby gave his first interview in more than two years to Sirius XM’s Michael Smerconish, and the 79-year-old said that he does not want to take the stand in his upcoming trial and he suspects some of the sexual assault accusations against him are motivated by racism. He also he expressed concern that giving the more than 30-minute interview could cause "trouble" for him.

The unedited chat aired during “The Michael Smerconish Program” on the POTUS channel Tuesday.

During the in-depth talk with Smerconish, Cosby said would not discuss the sexual assault allegations against him.

“That’s not something that, uh, any smart person would want to do.”

He said he did not anticipate he would take the stand at his trial, which is set to begin this summer.

“No, I do not,” he answered when asked by Smerconish if he thought he would take the stand.

When asked why, he replied, “Once again, I go back to lawyers… when you have to deal with examination, cross examination, etcetera, etcetera… There’s more than two sides to every story – sometimes four or five… But I just don’t want to sit there and have to figure out what I believe is the truthful answer as to whether or not I am opening a can of something that my lawyers are scrambling [to shut].”

He noted he has been absent from public life since dozens of women accused him of sexual abuse.

“I have not performed in over two years. I have not spoken at a graduation in two years or even to speak to an incoming high school freshman… class to give them some idea of what they are going to face and what they ought to do.”

Part of the interview included clips of Cosby being interviewed by his daughters Esna and Erinn.

Cosby said at one point, responding to a suggestion by one of his daughters, that the more than 50 women accusing him of drugging them, sexually assaulting them or both could be motivated, in part, by racism.

“Could be. Could be,” he said at the suggestion.

“I can’t say anything, but there are certain things that I look at and I apply to the situation. There are so many tentacles. So many different – ‘nefarious’ is a great word. And I just truly believe that some of it may very well be that,” the once-celebrated comedian stated during the interview.

He acknowledged, when prompted by Smerconish, that his accusers span all races.

“It’s not all, not every. But I do think that there is some [racism],” he said. “When you look at the power structure and when you look at individuals there are some people who can very well be motivated by whether or not they are going to work or whether or not they might be able to, um, get back at someone. So if it’s in terms of whatever their choice is, I think you can also examine individuals and situations and they will come out differently.”

Cosby also discussed his health, which has been declining, calling himself “unsighted.”

“My health is good. I am well. The glaucoma has been known to me for decades – many, many decades – and it is now that I, after my exams, have been registered – I am registered in Massachusetts as legally unsighted. And trust me, I have some bumps on my forehead and eyebrows that prove that, that, um, there are certain things that I have walked into.”

Cosby mused about the timing of the accusations calling it “impressive” the way all the sexual assault accusers spoke out. He suggested that was because previous accusers saw results when they came forward. Some of Cosby’s accusers have claimed he paid them in various ways over the years.

“I think that the numbers came because the numbers prior to the numbers did work. So, the piling on, so to speak is a way — and certainly an impressive, impressive way to get public opinion to come to the other side,” Cosby told Smerconish.

Smerconish explained how the interview came about ahead of the airing.

“I was contacted recently by a public relations person who works for Cosby… and I said ‘I’m interested in… the audio. I am interested in this case, but I am not interested in playing it unless I can talk to the man.’ So Bill Cosby was made available to me yesterday [Monday].”

Cosby noted that he was speaking to Smerconish after a “different” Mother’s Day at the Cosby home. He revealed he ordered a meal for his wife, Camille, and paired it with a note to surprise her at their home.

“Then, she came down and she read the note and she smiled and everything there was just perfectly done, and it’s exactly what she hasn’t had in a long time, and it was done the way she loves it. And so we ate that together.”

He said the conversation then alluded to the ongoing scandal surrounding their family and things were “removed from my plate until I apologized.”

Cosby said he was doing the interview because he feels he still has a lot to offer as a performer, and he hopes that if the pending trial goes in his favor he can “be remembered as being the guy that they give back all the things that they rescinded.”

Cosby has had nearly all of his honorary college degrees revoked and his standup shows were canceled nationwide. Many networks also stopped airing reruns of “The Cosby Show” after women began sharing eerily similar stories of being abused by the star.

“I want people to understand that my work as an artist, a performer, I owe a great deal to people who saw things in me. And in many ways… I returned the favors.”

He implied that his accusers were people he was trying to “guide.”

“… Gloria Steinem had a very interesting quote. She said, ‘The truth shall set you free, but first it might p-ss you off.’ And I’ve said a lot of things to people, trying to give them the truth, trying to motivate them… to guide them into strength… and I’ve taken some hits from people who are supposed to be watching out for people like this. And I do feel like right now, as I speak to you, I want to get back to the laughter and enjoyment of things that I’ve written and things that I’ve performed on stage.”

Cosby said he is confused by the fact that a resurfaced 2005 deposition spurred the current trial he is facing.

“I have an emotion about what the judge did, and I’m still very much confused about how that came about and caused whatever is happening today.”

At the end of his chat, he thanked Smerconish for letting him speak out.

He concluded, “I just hope I’m not in trouble now, man.”

David Letterman to Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize

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David Letterman to Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize

David Letterman to Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize, David Letterman will receive the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the annual award handed out annually by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in a nationally televised ceremony.

Letterman joins a list of Twain Prize recipients that also includes Richard Pryor, Tina Fey, Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and, in recent years, Eddie Murphy and Billy Murray. Letterman wins the prize for his 30 years on late-night TV, during which he developed his characteristic deadpan humor as well as signature segments like nightly Top 10 lists and Stupid Human Tricks. The final episode of “Late Show With David Letterman” aired in May 2015.

The Mark Twain Prize is one of the two highest profile awards handed out by the Kennedy Center each year, along with the Kennedy Center Honors, which go to luminaries across all disciplines of the arts. The Twain ceremony in October will be part of a fall 2017 comedy slate at the Kennedy Center that will also include shows headlined by Whoopi Goldberg and Trevor Noah, as well as a couple of stints for Chicago troupe Second City.

The 20th Annual Mark Twain Prize will be handed out Oct. 22 in what is likely to be a starry gala ceremony at the Kennedy Center.

"Dire consequences": Coroner says teen died from caffeine overdose

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"Dire consequences": Coroner says teen died from caffeine overdose

"Dire consequences": Coroner says teen died from caffeine overdose, A South Carolina coroner says too much caffeine caused the death of a healthy teenager. Sixteen-year-old Davis Cripe collapsed last month at his high school and died at a hospital after consuming a large soft drink, a latte and an energy drink over a short period.

By all accounts, Davis was healthy and active. According to his father, he shunned drugs and alcohol, reports CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil.

A classmate who was with Davis the day he died, said he loaded up on caffeine -- and "basically chugged" an energy drink during class.

Davis was a high school sophomore who found his rhythm while playing the drums.

"He was a great kid, he didn't get mixed up in the wrong things - he loved music," his father, Sean Cripe, said. "We worry about their safety, their health, especially once they start driving, but it wasn't a car crash that took his life, instead it was an energy drink."

While his initial autopsy required more testing, Richland county coroner Gary Watts, said Davis consumed a large soft drink, a latte and then an energy drink in less than a two-hour span, bringing on what he called a "cardiac event."

"These drinks, this amount of caffeine, how it's ingested can have dire consequences and that's what happened in this case," Watts said. "You know it when it happens. You start to feel dizzy. You can feel it in your chest," said CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus.

Agus says energy drinks send more than 20,000 people to the emergency room annually.

"The problem that we're learning is that it's not just caffeine, it's the other stimulants that are in there. In a cup of coffee, you may have over 45 minutes or 60 minutes. These energy drinks you're having all at once. And so all the caffeine give this big peak in the body and that's when bad things happen." Agus said. Sean Cripe says the tragic way his son lost his life could be someone else's lifesaver. "Parents, please talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks," Cripe said.

The coroner said Davis' autopsy showed no signs of an "unfounded" or "undiagnosed heart condition."

The American Academy of Pediatrics says energy drinks usually contain additives not tested on children and advises against children and teens drinking energy drinks of any kind.

Moves to Ease Gun-Carrying Restrictions Expand

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Moves to Ease Gun-Carrying Restrictions Expand

Moves to Ease Gun-Carrying Restrictions Expand, A convergence of state and federal legislation could ease restrictions on carrying concealed firearms nationwide, a long-sought goal of gun-rights activists that their opponents say would threaten public safety.

More states are giving their residents the right to carry a concealed handgun without permission from authorities—including two this year, bringing the total to 12—while Congress is considering legislation to make that right portable across state lines.

New Hampshire, for example, eliminated the need for permits this year, allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it concealed in public.

If bills introduced by Rep. Richard Hudson (R., N.C.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) become law, a New Hampshire resident could bring his or her concealed handgun to any other state, even those such as New York that require their own residents to undergo vetting and obtain approval from law-enforcement officials for the same right.

The legislation, introduced in January, has broad support among Republicans, who hold a two-vote majority in the Senate. But it would need 60 votes for Senate passage, a steep climb in this hyperpartisan climate.

If passed, the measure could hasten the spread of permitless-carry laws, which were rejected in at least 15 states where lawmakers introduced bills in the most recent legislative sessions, gun-control activists said. States with strict permit regimes likely would face pressure to lower their standards to make carrying guns as easy for their residents as for out-of-state visitors.

The National Rifle Association calls the reciprocity bills its highest priority and a necessary substitute for a confusing patchwork of agreements among states that allow concealed-carry permit holders to travel with their guns to some places but not others.

“The right to defend yourself against a violent attack doesn’t end when you step outside your home or cross state lines,” said Jennifer Baker, an NRA spokeswoman.

The patchwork is the result of state autonomy and mirrors differences among state regulations that dictate such things as who gets a license to drive a car, cut hair or sell insurance, opponents of the legislation point out.

Gun-control groups describe the bills as a menace to public safety and an attempt to drag gun-safety standards down across the country.

“‘Permitless carry’ eviscerates all safety standards and confers an unfettered right to carry,” John Feinblatt, president for Everytown for Gun Safety, said in an email. “The NRA’s ‘concealed carry reciprocity’ would only make matters worse—if practically everyone can carry across the country, then it’s anybody’s guess who’s trained, law-abiding, and responsible, and who isn’t.”

The U.S. Supreme Court held in 2008 that individuals have a right to own a gun for self-defense, but the ruling left undecided whether the Second Amendment guarantees a right to carry a firearm in public.

State laws on carrying concealed guns vary widely, and sometimes conditions vary from county to county. They may require training, background checks and cooling-off periods that disqualify applicants with recent misdemeanor convictions or drunken-driving offenses.

Some more-restrictive states including New York have “may issue” regimes that require applicants to show good cause to carry a gun, such as proof they face a physical threat.

Mr. Hudson’s Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and Mr. Cornyn’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act would allow anyone who is authorized to carry a concealed gun in one state to do the same in the 49 others.

As for gun purchases, federal law requires background checks for gun sales from a licensed dealer. People who fail the check because of a felony conviction, a history of drug abuse or involuntary commitment to a mental institution are still barred from owning a gun in states that require no permits.

But in more than half the states, buyers can purchase a firearm in private sales without a background check.

Mr. Hudson’s bill has 192 co-sponsors in the House, while Mr. Cornyn’s has 36 in the Senate. A previous reciprocity measure introduced by Mr. Cornyn in 2013 garnered Senate 57 votes, including 13 from Democrats, who held a majority in the chamber at the time. President Donald Trump has expressed support for the legislation.

Neither bill has been scheduled for a hearing, though discussions on setting up such sessions are under way, said Tatum Gibson, a spokeswoman for Mr. Hudson.

Concealed-carry permits enjoy bipartisan and law-enforcement support in many states. In Montana, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock has twice vetoed legislation to eliminate the permits. Sheriffs in the state, who issue the permits, may require basic firearms-safety training and can deny a permit to someone with mental illness.

“I cannot support an absurd concept that threatens the safety of our communities by not providing for the basic fundamentals of gun safety or mental health screening,” Mr. Bullock wrote in a Feb. 23 letter to lawmakers explaining his latest veto.

Gun-rights activists compare the concerns voiced over permitless-carry laws to the rhetoric surrounding legislation beginning in the 1980s that made it easier to obtain concealed-carry permits. Opponents said the legislation would lead to greater violence.

But violent crime has since tumbled—experts cite a variety of reasons—and firearm-related police officer fatalities have fallen, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

While the NRA and other gun-rights groups say the Second Amendment guarantees a right to carry outside the home, federal appeals courts in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia have upheld strict permitting regimes in recent years.

In the Supreme Court’s 2008 ruling, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that “the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited,” and gave as an example prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons, noting that the majority of 19th-century courts held the prohibitions lawful.

In New Hampshire, state Sen. Jeb Bradley saw his permitless-carry legislation vetoed by then-Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, two years in a row, but the state’s new governor, Republican Chris Sununu, signed it in February.

Mr. Bradley, a former U.S. congressman, said the federal reciprocity legislation would have to overcome deep reservations about permitless-carry in the Senate and many states.

“Permitless-carry is not going to be the law of the land in every state,” he said. “It is a state-rights issue, and I think people in New Hampshire support it.”

In-N-Out just lost its title as America's favorite burger chain

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In-N-Out just lost its title as America's favorite burger chain

In-N-Out just lost its title as America's favorite burger chain, Five Guys has triumphed over In-N-Out in a battle of the burger brands.

The chain received the top spot in the burger category in the Harris Poll's annual EquiTrend Study. This is the first time that Five Guys has been crowned the burger champion in the study, which asks respondents to rate different brands based on familiarity, quality, and how likely they are to consider purchasing the brand.

"The burger brand category has become less fragmented, as regional brands expand and become available in more parts of the country," Joan Sinopoli, vice president of brand solutions at the Harris Poll, said in a statement. "This is certainly the case with Five Guys, who has shed its 'small regional player' designation as it expands its footprint and marketing budget along with its fandom, which is a tremendous contributor to brand equity."

Five Guys ousted In-N-Out, which has earned the top spot for the last two years. The West Coast chain managed to snag the No. 2 spot.

While McDonald's earned top marks for familiarity, the fast-food giant ranked seventh, behind brands like Shake Shack, Wendy's, and Culver's.

The first Five Guys opened its doors in 1986, in Arlington, Virginia. The chain is known for its burgers, which are grilled in front of customers and topped with limitless toppings, and its fries, which are cooked in peanut oil.

"It's a simple burger that's filling and delicious in a guilty sort of way," Hollis Johnson wrote in his Business Insider review of Five Guys. "As the better-burger industry evolves, there's something to be said for restaurants that serve an honest, humble burger in a no-frills environment. It's the classic American burger enterprise."

While many "better burger" chains, like Smashburger and Shake Shack, aim for trendy designs, Five Guys has no-fuss atmosphere, with an open kitchen and bold red-and-white decorations.

The chain earned national recognition in 2009 when President Barack Obama stopped at a DC location of the burger chain while taping a day-in-the-life segment with NBC Nightly News and ordered a round of burgers for his staff. His own personal order was a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, jalapeno peppers, and mustard, according to NBC.

In 2003, the brand — which remains family-owned — began expanding out of the Washington, DC area. Today, there are roughly 1,500 locations worldwide.

As the chain expands, Americans' appreciation for Five Guys also grows. In 2013 only 48% of respondents were familiar with Five Guys, according to the Harris Poll. Today, that figure has grown to 68%, with Five Guys reaching 81% familiarity with Gen Z and millennials.

O’Reilly to team up with Glenn Beck on radio

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O’Reilly to team up with Glenn Beck on radio

O’Reilly to team up with Glenn Beck on radio, "We're going to do that every Friday until Beck gets tired of me," O'Reilly said Monday on his "No Spin News" podcast. "And it's a good outlet for me to, you know, discuss things back and forth with Beck, who's a good friend. We don't agree on everything, but it's very lively."

Beck and O'Reilly are friends going back to their time together at Fox News, when they were the two biggest names on the network before Beck's abrupt departure in 2011.

Beck was shown the door after advertisers fled amid outcry over his controversial rhetoric, even as ratings stayed strong. O'Reilly was ousted from Fox earlier this year after the revelation of a number of sexual harassment claims, despite high ratings.

After Beck left the network, O'Reilly still had him back on as a guest on "The Factor" more than any other Fox host.

Beck noted last week that the two are close enough that O'Reilly reached out to him the day he was ousted by Fox as he returned from a vacation last month.

"I just got an email from Bill a little while ago that said he's on his way home - he's been on vacation; he's been in Italy - and so he's on his way home," Beck said on his Blaze show Wednesday.

Beck also said he had a hard time believing the sexual assault allegations against O'Reilly.

"He had access [at Fox] to very beautiful women," he said. "We never saw him utter a word that was even blue humor. He was so buttoned up when he was around us, I find these charges hard to believe."

Beck appeared to offer O'Reilly a spot on The Blaze last week.

"I would like you to work for TheBlaze," Beck told O'Reilly on Friday on his radio program. "I could not get the cable coverage by myself because I'm not powerful enough, unless you have a giant corporation behind you.

"If we could unite our powers for good, as opposed to evil - but that's another conversation."

The Blaze would benefit from a big-name addition to its lineup, especially after parting ways with viral conservative young firebrand Tomi Lahren.

Rosario Dawson’s 26-year-old cousin dies after actress discovers her unresponsive

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Rosario Dawson’s 26-year-old cousin dies after actress discovers her unresponsive

Rosario Dawson’s 26-year-old cousin dies after actress discovers her unresponsive, Rosario Dawson's cousin has died after the actress found her unresponsive on Thursday.

The "Daredevil" star walked downstairs in her Venice, Calif., home to find Vanez Ines Vasquez, 26, unresponsive, TMZ reports.

The 38-year-old actress immediately called paramedics but they were unable to revive her cousin. Vasquez was transported to the hospital, but she was later pronounced dead.

Vasquez worked for the actress and had recently been suffering migraines and hypertension, according to the gossip site. Sources tell TMZ she had no history of substance abuse and early autopsy results indicate natural causes.

However, toxicology results are still pending.

A rep for Dawson did not immediately respond to a Daily News request for comment.

Playboy model Dani Mathers loses court bid to dismiss invasion of privacy charge

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Playboy model Dani Mathers loses court bid to dismiss invasion of privacy charge

Playboy model Dani Mathers loses court bid to dismiss invasion of privacy charge, It appears former Playboy model Dani Mathers is headed to trial over the infamous photo she shared on social media that mocked a nude 70-year-old woman in a gym locker room.

On Monday, a judge denied Mathers’ legal team’s motions to dismiss the charge against her and the motion to continue to trial, The Wrap reports.

Mathers pleaded not guilty in November 2016 to a misdemeanor count of invasion of privacy. If convicted, Mathers could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The 29-year-old Mathers faced widespread criticism after she shared the photo on Snapchat in July 2016 with the caption: "If I can't unsee this then you can't either." She later apologized and deleted her social media accounts.

The person in the photo was identified only by her age and it was not clear if she knew she was being photographed.

Last year, Mathers’ legal team said the model "very much regrets" what happened.

"She apologized for her behavior and we're looking forward to resolving this case in a very fair manner," her defense attorney stated on Nov. 29. 2016.

Mathers said in July that she accidentally posted the photo publicly.

"That was absolutely wrong and not what I meant to do," she said in an online video. "I know that body-shaming is wrong. That is not the type of person I am."

Mathers was Playboy's Miss May in 2014.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.