In what pub owners have slammed as a “hammer blow”, the price of a pint of beer in
Ireland is set to go up again after Guinness parent company Diageo announced a third increase since the start of 2023. In a letter to pub owners revealed after the March 17th St. Patrick’s Day holiday, traditionally a day of heavy drinking in Ireland, Diageo said the price hike, which amounts to 6c per pint, was needed due to rising costs. "In order to offset this, we must pass on some of the additional costs to our customers," the company said. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is recovering from surgery after suffering a blood clot, reports and
Friends said on
Social Media Tuesday. Boebert was treated for an acute blood clot and diagnosed with May-Thurner Syndrome , her campaign told Semafor reporter Kadia Goba . Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) took to social media to share his best wishes for Boebert, whom he called a dear friend. "I want to thank god for the blessing he gave my dear friend," Santos wrote. "Lauren underwent a surgery and has come out on the other end of it and is doing well." Santos thanked the medical staff who took care of Boebert, reportedly diagnosed with a rare vascular disease. "It’s everyday heroes like these that we need to be thanking everyday," Santos said. "To Lauren and her family god bless you all and rest up because you have a lot of fighting to do!" According to the Center for Vascular Medicine , May-Thurner Syndrome mostly affects
Women between the ages of 20 and 45. CONTINUE READING Show less Former President
Donald Trump made migrant crime a centerpiece of his speech with law enforcement in Grand Rapids, Michigan — and particularly the case of Ruby Garcia, a young woman believed to have been murdered by an
immigrant. But aside from getting Garcia's age wrong in his speech, Trump may have lied about speaking to Garcia's family . While Trump said he had spoke to Garcia's family, her sister told a local news outlet , “He did not speak with any of us, so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us." Commenters on social media called it a new low for the former president. ALSO READ: 11 ways Trump doesn’t become president "Trump has done more abhorrent things than I can count, but this is one of the most despicable," wrote
USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on X. "He lied about talking to the family of a murder victim, p---ing them off with his anti-immigrant rhetoric." "Trump lied about meeting with the family of a slain woman," wrote former
Chicago Tribune editor Mark Jacob. "Because he’s a liar who exploits human misery. And the people who support him are partners in his despicable conduct." "Trump doesn’t care about the people he uses for his demagogic rants," wrote political commentator and Minnesota State House candidate Will Stancil. "They’re completely disposable. He just needs fuel to
fire up his hate mobs, so he can stay the center of attention." "Who is surprised that he would use crime victims as props — and lie about them to boot?!" wrote filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier. "I'm old enough to remember Howard Dean making a weird noise in a [post]-primary speech and it ending his career as an elected official," wrote the account "DoomerVonDoomington." "This a------ is in the running for Worst Human Ever and
Republicans swear he's like Reagan and Jesus had a baby." CONTINUE READING Show less Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday held a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan to drum up support as the presumptive
Republican nominee as the campaign heads into the Nov. 5 presidential
election. As he pinned much of his talking points on the crisis at the Southern Border — calling it “Biden’s border bloodbath” — he also spoke about the untimely death of Ruby Garcia. “She lit up that room, and I’ve heard that from so many people,” Trump said in Garcia's hometown. “I spoke to some of her family.” ALSO READ: Trump slammed for getting basic fact wrong about woman recently killed in Michigan But Garcia’s sister, Mavi Garcia, contradicted Trump, according to local news station Target 8 . “He did not speak with any of us," Mavi Garcia reportedly said, "so it was kind of shocking seeing that he had said that he had spoke with us, and misinforming people on live TV." Garcia's 25-year-old sister was repeatedly shot and her body discovered off of U.S. 131 in Grand Rapids on March 22 by Michigan State
police officers, the report notes. ALSO READ: 11 ways Trump doesn’t become president Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, has reportedly claimed responsibility for Garcia' demise, to whom he is suspected of being romantically tied. Mavi Garcia told the outlet she felt Trump cared more about Ortiz-Vite's
immigration status than her sister's life. “It’s always been about illegal immigrants,” she reportedly said. “Nobody really speaks about when Americans do heinous crimes, and it’s kind of shocking why he would just bring up illegals. What about Americans who do heinous crimes like that?” CONTINUE READING Show less