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Pramila Jayapalsays Iran belongs at the World Cup right alongside everybody else ... no matter how heated world politics get.
Check it out ... the Washington congresswoman -- whose district includes Seattle, one of the host cities for the tournament coming up in June -- told TMZ on Friday morning she doesn't think Iran should be excluded from the global competition despite ongoing international tensions.
"I think that it is important that we continue to have countries participating from all over the world," Jayapal said when Jacob asked if Iran should still participate. "These are soccer players from Iran ... they're important participants in FIFA."
So much for toning down the rhetoric after last month's assassination attempt ... messages are pouring into congressional offices with cries to kill all the Jews.
TMZ has obtained several voicemails from people who called Congressman Jared Moskowitz's Washington, D.C. office ... all diatribes on Jews, Israel and how both should be exterminated. We're told this is a "small sampling" of voicemails with the same message and tone.
President Donald Trump made at least $220 million in financial transactions in the first three months of the year ... including purchases in huge tech and media companies.
In the media world, Trump bought at least $1.08 million in securities in Comcast, $571K in Netflix, $364K in Disney, $45K in Fox Corp., $30K in Warner Bros. Discovery, and $15K in Paramount Skydance ... according to two new financial disclosure forms released Thursday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
He also sold securities in some of those same media groups ... including $1.3 million in Netflix, $1.1 million in Disney, and $30K in Fox Corp.
An Arkansas mom's alleged attempt to outrun cops with her 3-year-old in the car ended in terrifying fashion ... and the entire nightmare pursuit was caught on dashcam video.
The jaw-dropping footage shows 23-year-old Thalia Jonesallegedly tearing through rural roads in Joiner, Arkansas earlier this month ... after troopers say she refused to stop during a traffic stop. According to police, Jones was clocked going 80 MPH in a 55 zone before taking off.
Watch the clip ... it shows roughly two minutes of the chase before a trooper performs a tactical maneuver that sends the Dodge Charger flying off the roadway ... across a grassy shoulder and into a violent rollover in a ditch.
Harvey Weinstein’s legal saga just keeps dragging on -- 'cause his third New York sex crimes trial ended in a mistrial Friday after jurors couldn’t agree on the rape charge.
The deadlocked jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict over claims Weinstein raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel room back in 2013.
Weinstein has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty throughout the retrial ... while his lawyers argued the relationship was consensual.
The mistrial comes after Weinstein was already convicted last year of sexually abusing former production assistant Miriam Haley -- though he was cleared on another charge tied to former model Kaja Sokola.
Despite the courtroom chaos, Weinstein’s not going anywhere anytime soon -- he’s still serving a 16-year prison sentence at Rikers Island ... tied to his separate California rape conviction in 2022.
The Arkansas mom who had her young son in the car when she led police on a high-speed chase is facing six years behind bars after a high-speed pursuit involving state police.
According to a police report obtained by TMZ, a Mississippi County sheriff's deputy said he attempted to conduct a traffic stop on 23-year-old Thalia Jones, who was driving a red Dodge Challenger.
The deputy said that turned into a chase -- with Jones allegedly driving 81 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. The report says Jones immediately sped off after he turned on his blue lights.
Two young girls in Iowa were found dead in a creek after they were reported missing last week. Multiple local outlets report the girls drowned in White Breast Creek, about an hour southeast of Des Moines.
They were identified as sisters Hadley and Latyn Mathes, according to Creston News Advertiser.
According to their obituary, the girls were "modern-day explorers" who loved adventures, being outdoors and were inseparable. Their grandmother, Lawra Mathes, started a GoFundMe to cover the cost of funeral expenses.
An Auburn University graduate had her life cut short by her boyfriend's dad in Alabama -- and police have now arrested the suspect for the accidental shooting, according to authorities.
Jeffrey Scott Towers, 54, was apprehended by the Trussville PD this week and charged with manslaughter after he fatally shot his son's 22-year-old partner, Whitney Robeson, police announced Monday.
Trussville detectives launched an extensive investigation and, with help from the Jefferson County coroner, determined that the March 7 shooting was an accident. As for how they came to that conclusion, the police have not yet released those details.
In May 2025, Robeson got her degree in interior design from Auburn University, and she had just started a job as a Trade Consultant for Restoration Hardware, according to her obituary.
Towers, meanwhile, was booked and later released from the Jefferson County Jail after posting $30,000 bond.
A mother in Arkansas led police on a high-speed chase with her child in the car ... she crashed and the vehicle rolled over, but they both escaped unharmed ... and it's all on video.
Footage shows the police pursuit earlier this month in Joiner, AR, where cops say 23-year-old Thalia Jones refused to pull over for state troopers.
Police tried a P.I.T. maneuver and Jones' car veered off the street, drove over some grass, crossed back over the road and rolled near a roadside ditch.
U.S Rep. Max Miller is fighting an Ohio doctor in court over allegations the Congressman falsely told police he made antisemitic remarks -- but the politician believes cell phone evidence proves he wasn't lying ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Dr. Feras Hamdan sued the Congressman for defamation in February.
The Ohio-based doctor, a first-generation Palestinian American, claimed Miller, who is Jewish, smeared him as an "unhinged" and "deranged" antisemite who "threatened to kill" Miller and his family and "ran him off the road" in highway incident.
The deranged hatred in this country has gotten out of control. Today I was run off the road in Rocky River, and the life of me and my family was threatened by a person who proceeded to show a Palestinian flag before taking off. I have filed a police report with Capitol Police and… pic.twitter.com/H6JnupcRIA@MaxMillerOH
Hamdan claims Miller called the police to report the incident, and the doctor says he ended up being charged with ethnic intimidation and tampering with evidence, both felonies.
RFK Jr. had a visitor Thursday at his office -- a famous cousin who was bearing what we're guessing are some unwanted gifts.
Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy's grandson, showed up at the Department of Health and Human Services with a bottle of Tylenol in one hand and a subpoena in the other.
We can explain.
Jack told Charliethe Tylenol is purely anticipatory ... anticipating the moment when Schlossberg -- a New York candidate for Congress -- takes the oath of office, because that's gonna give RFK Jr. a major headache.
Kouri Richins, the Utah mother and children's book author convicted of killing her husband with a poisoned cocktail, had some chilling advice for their three children before being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In a Utah courtroom, Kouri stood up and told the three sons, had with her husband she has been convicted of killing ... "Be like your dad."
During the sentencing hearing, the boys' paternal grandfather told the judge Kouri deserved a life sentence without parole so his grandsons would "never have to live with the fear that the person responsible for taking their father could ever harm them again."
Eric Swalwelland his wife Brittany Watts are reportedly living separately in the fallout from the sexual misconduct allegations that derailed the former congressman's political career.
Sources close to the couple toldPEOPLE... Brittany was completely blindsided by the accusations against Swalwell and had "no way" of knowing about the alleged behavior before it exploded publicly last month.
Brittany is now allegedly staying apart from Eric with their three children while trying to keep life as stable and private as possible for the kids. She was also recently spotted without her wedding ring.
5/15 -- 7:48 AM PT -- Ben Williamson, Assistant Director for Public Affairs at the FBI, responded Thursday to the AP's reporting ... writing, "The AP is attempting to spin an invitation from the Commanding General of Indo Pacom to a military base as a party or vacation, which is so stupid."
He continued, "The DoW routinely does these engagements with interagency partners - to include this one - and when he was Chief of staff for DoD in Trump 1, Patel offered the same event for many partners that came to visit. It's a historical tour to honor heroes who died on the USS Arizona - not a party."
Kash Patel went to Hawaii last year for what the FBI said was a work trip and definitelynot a vacation ... though unless he was checking on the FBI office underwater, it's hard to say why he needed to go snorkeling.
According to the Associated Press ... new emails show government officials referring to a "VIP snorkel" on an exclusive excursion near the U.S.S. Arizona -- the ship sunk during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Snorkeling and diving are generally not permitted near the wreckage of the battleship ... but the U.S. Navy and National Park Service have allowed some visiting dignitaries to dive around the site.
Kyrsten Sinema is fighting to get her hands on her boyfriend Matthew Ammel’s ex-wife’s therapy records ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Matthew’s ex, Heather Ammel, is asking a judge to shut down subpoenas issued by the former U.S. Senator from Arizona.
The subpoenas in question asked for Heather’s therapist to turn over all documents revealing dates of therapy sessions, notes from therapy sessions, intake forms, invoices, and all communications with Heather.
A high school teacher in North Carolina is in police custody after being charged with sexually abusing children ... and the alleged events took place two decades ago.
Steven Robert Kohls is charged with eight counts of sexual activity by a custodian, three counts of sex offense in a parental role, and two counts of statutory sex offense of a child by an adult ... according to multiple reports.
Police say the alleged abuse was first reported May 2 ... but the allegations date as far back as 2005.
