Alana Mastrangelo

Alana Mastrangelo

Articles by Alana Mastrangelo

ISIS Terror Plot at Taylor Swift Austria Concert Thwarted, Two Arrested

An ISIS terror plot at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria, was thwarted on Wednesday after authorities arrested two men allegedly connected to planned terrorist attacks at big events in the European city, which included the pop star’s upcoming shows.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Angela Carini: ‘One Day You Will Earn What You Deserve’ in ‘A Fair Competition’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Italian boxer Angela Carini, “I know you won’t give up,” and will one day “earn what you deserve” in “a competition that is finally fair.” Meloni’s comments were in response to Carini retiring from the ring at the Paris Olympics after 46 seconds of fighting Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has male chromosomes.

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Reality Imitates ‘South Park’ as Woman Gets Pummeled in Olympic Boxing Match

Imane Khelif, an Algerian fighter who was disqualified from the International Boxing Association 2023 World Boxing Championships after failing gender-eligibility tests, beat Italian fighter Angela Carini in a boxing match at the 2024 Paris Olympics — after just 46 seconds in the fight — on Thursday, and within minutes the social media pipes were being clogged with users sharing a clip from a 2019 “South Park” episode that many say predicated men eventually box against women in professional sporting events.

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DOJ: TikTok Sent Sensitive User Data on Americans to China

The DOJ says China’s TikTok sent very personal U.S. user data to the Chinese Community Party, and allowed the app’s users to be profiled based on their attitudes towards topics like gun control and abortion.

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A Win for Merit: University of Alabama Closes DEI Offices

The University of Alabama is the latest school to close its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices, joining public colleges in Texas and Florida in doing away with the programs that encourage discrimination based on race and sex.

This Wednesday, May 15, 2019, file photo released by the state shows Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey

Jake Paul: ‘God Stepped in and Saved’ Trump from Assassination

YouTube personality and boxer Jake Paul said “God stepped in and saved” former President Donald Trump from being assassinated at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. He added that “God had this exact situation happen” because “the other side” needed to “realize who [Trump] truly is” so that the 45th president could win the November election in a “landslide” victory.

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Watch: Rosie O’Donnell Rants Democracy May Be over By Thanksgiving

Rosie O’Donnell ranted to her 2.4 million TikTok followers in a video on Saturday, claiming that “democracy in the United States” may be over by Thanksgiving. She also continued to disseminate violent rhetoric by arguing that the United States is headed “right to an authoritarian dictatorship” if former President Donald Trump wins the election in November.

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 1328 -- Pictured: (l-r) Comedian Rosie O'Donne