PEMBROKE (CBS) — GoFundMe pages for two young men killed in a crash in Pembroke have collectively raised more than $200,000 for their families. William Hickey and Joseph Birolini were both 23 years old. They attended Pembroke High School and played hockey there before graduating in 2016. Their online fundraisers have raised about $207,000 as of Tuesday morning. READ MORE: Five New Hotels In Massachusetts Make Travel + Leisure's 'It List' Hickey and Birolini were in an SUV that rolled over and hit a telephone pole on Elm Street around 1 a.m. Saturday. According to investigators, speed and bad weather may have been factors in the crash. READ MORE: It's Time To 'Move On' From Outdoor Mask Mandates, Infectious Disease Doctor Says The scene became a memorial over the weekend as friends and family dropped off flowers, hockey sticks, and jerseys. Former high school classmate Sean MacCormick said the two were big hockey players in town and loved the game. MORE NEWS: Boston Police Arrest Uber Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman “I wanted to come by today and drop off some flowers cause I wanted to show my respect to them and the families,” MacCormick said. “How nice they were and how caring they were … they would do anything you were happy, like, you had a smile on your face.” ...
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Republicans race for distance from ‘America First Caucus’
Republicans from various factions in the GOP are racing to distance themselves — and the party at large — from a band of hard-line House conservatives whose flirtation with forming a caucus espousing white nationalist views has ignited a firestorm of controversy on Capitol Hill. GOP leaders, anti-Trump centrists and vulnerable Republicans in battleground districts wasted little time in recent days denouncing the “America First Caucus,” whose stated purpose in a platform document included the defense of America as a nation “strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions." While the Republicans reportedly behind the group — including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene Marjorie Taylor Greene Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's meeting with Trump 'soon' in Florida QAnon site shutters after reports identifying developer Republicans head to runoff in GA-14 MORE (Ga.) and Paul Gosar Paul Anthony Gosar GOP struggles to rein in nativism Former GOP lawmaker calls idea of 'America First' caucus 'racism in a jar' Republicans fret over divisive candidates MORE (Ariz.) — appear to have abandoned the project in the face of bipartisan criticism, their very interest has created an enormous headache for Republican leaders seeking to steer the party away from an image of racial insensitivity and appeal to a broader swath of voters, including women and minorities, in the post-Trump era. ADVERTISEMENT The America First Caucus, operational or not, has complicated that unifying message. “This is a modern, decaf version of the KKK — a group designed to elevate one race and ethnicity by diminishing all others. It should be summarily dismissed and condemned,” former Rep. Carlos Curbelo Carlos Luis Curbelo Former GOP lawmaker: Republican Party 'engulfed in lies and fear' House GOP lawmaker unexpectedly shakes up Senate trial The Memo: Historic vote leaves Trump more isolated than ...
Former GOP lawmaker calls idea of ‘America First’ caucus ‘racism in a jar’
Former Rep. Denver Riggleman Denver Riggleman Former GOP lawmaker calls idea of 'America First' caucus 'racism in a jar' Trump the X-factor in Virginia governor race Ex-Trump press secretary criticized for stirring up QAnon on Twitter MORE (R-Va.) blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Marjorie Taylor Greene Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's meeting with Trump 'soon' in Florida QAnon site shutters after reports identifying developer Republicans head to runoff in GA-14 MORE (R-Ga.) for a now-scrapped plan to organize an "America First" caucus in the Republican party focused on Anglo-Saxon values and political philosophy. “It was sort of gobsmacking,” Riggleman said Monday on CNN's "New Day." “You read the first seven pages ... and it sounds like what happened to me in my district with the same sort of vile language, like racism in a jar.” Riggleman lost his seat in the U.S. House last June after being defeated in a GOP primary by Rep. Bob Good, a born-again Christian with views more closely aligned with the party's more conservative wing. ADVERTISEMENT It was reported late last week GOP Reps. Greene and Paul Gosar Paul Anthony Gosar GOP struggles to rein in nativism Former GOP lawmaker calls idea of 'America First' caucus 'racism in a jar' Republicans fret over divisive candidates MORE (Ariz.) would lead the formation of the group, dubbed the "America First Caucus." The caucus platform stated a need to uphold former President Trump Donald Trump House votes to condemn Chinese government over Hong Kong Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at age 93 White House readies for Chauvin verdict MORE 's legacy and protect "Anglo-Saxon political traditions." "America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions," the platform read . "History has shown that societal trust and ...
Dershowitz: Maxine Waters’ Tactics ‘Borrowed Precisely from the Ku Klux Klan’
Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “Stinchfield,” Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz addressed Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) tactics amid the Derek Chauvin trial, saying she is trying to “influence” and “intimidate” the jury. Dershowitz said Waters is taking a page out of the Ku Klux Klan’s playbook to influence court cases by threatening violence. “First of all, the judge should have granted the motion for a mistrial based on the efforts of Congresswoman Waters to influence the jury,” Dershowitz declared. “Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury — ‘If you will acquit or if you find the charge less than murder, we will burn down your buildings. We will burn down your businesses. We will attack you. We will do what happened to the witness — blood on their door.’ This was an attempt to intimidate the jury. It’s borrowed precisely from the Ku Klux Klan of the 1930s and 1920s when the Klan would march outside of courthouses and threatened all kinds of reprisals if the jury ever dared convict a white person or acquit a black person. And so, efforts to intimidate a jury should result in a mistrial with the judge, of course, wouldn’t grant a mistrial because then he’d be responsible for the riots that would ensue, even though it was Waters who was responsible.” He predicted Chauvin will be convicted at least on the charge of manslaughter but believes it will go to the Court of Appeals. “[S]o now, if there is a conviction, and I think there will be a conviction, at least on the manslaughter charge, the issue will go to the Court of Appeals,” he advised. “And will the Court of Appeals have the courage to reverse this conviction on the ground … that the jury was subjected to intimidation tactics, not only by Waters but by others as well who threatened violence in the event of an acquittal or a lesser charge than murder.” Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent ...
Petition to cancel Colton Underwood show over past harassment claims gets over 21,000 signatures
close Video ‘Bachelor’ star Colton Underwood says he has no regrets admitting he’s a virgin, wants to stay true to himself 'Bachelor' star Colton Underwood says he has no regrets admitting he’s a virgin, wants to stay true to himself. He also candidly discussed his relationship with contestant Cassie Randolph. Harassment allegations against former " Bachelor " star Colton Underwood have led to over 21,000 people signing a petition for Netflix to cancel an upcoming show about him. The Change.org petition , which has over 21,000 signatures as of this writing, exclusively critiques Underwood’s treatment of his ex, Cassie Randolph — and not his recent announcement that he is gay . Randolph, 25, was granted a restraining order in 2020 against Underwood, 29, although she later dropped it . "Colton is a former bachelor lead who stalked his final pick, Cassie Randolph. He placed a tracker on her car, sent her and her friends anonymous threatening texts, and was even seen standing outside her window extremely late in the night, resulting in her brother attempting to de-escalate the situation," claims the petition, which was started by an anonymous user. "Cassie is a victim of Colton’s abuse, and he does not deserve a platform in any way. Regardless of his sexuality, Colton should not be given a platform as a result of his abusive, manipulative, and dangerous behavior." 'BACHELOR' ALUM COLTON UNDERWOOD COMES OUT AS GAY: 'I'M THE HAPPIEST AND HEALTHIEST I'VE EVER BEEN' Last week, after Underwood came out as gay in a "Good Morning America" interview, Variety reported that the former NFL player is getting his own reality show. "Colton began filming prior to going on ‘Good Morning America,’" a source told Page Six of a documentary Underwood had reportedly been working on prior to the interview. "The docuseries has been in the works for a few weeks." "Bachelor" fans immediately reinvigorated ...
