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Jessica Mulroney has an axe to grind against ex-BFF Meghan Markle and ‘knows where the bodies are buried’, friends warn amid claims she’s penning tell-all memoir about their fallout

by Julia Evans – Entertainment Editor September 22, 2025

written by Julia Evans – Entertainment Editor

TORONTO – Friends of Jessica⁣ Mulroney are warning that the socialite and stylist is preparing to reveal damaging details about her former friendship with Meghan Markle in a forthcoming memoir, according to reports.Sources claim Mulroney ⁢”knows where the bodies are buried” and possesses⁤ information that could be highly damaging to the Duchess of Sussex.

The potential tell-all comes amid a period of personal upheaval for Mulroney, 45, who is reportedly separated from her husband, Ben Mulroney, ‍49, after 16 years ⁢of marriage. The couple share three children: twins Brian and John, 14, and daughter Ivy, 12. ⁤Mulroney has been seen without ‌her wedding ring and reportedly informed friends of the⁤ split while attending a wedding without ⁢her husband. A source told PageSix, “They’re split. Jessica seemed sad, but also relieved ‌to have some clarity.”

Mulroney’s relationship with Markle appears to have cooled significantly in recent years. ⁤The‍ pair‌ were once close, with Mulroney⁤ notably present at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018, posing alongside Kate Middleton on⁣ the steps of st George’s Chapel. ⁢She was also on FaceTime with Markle when Prince Harry proposed.

The⁣ friendship reportedly fractured following a public dispute in 2020 when Mulroney was accused of using her privilege to threaten ‍the life of Black influencer ‌Sasha Exeter. Markle reportedly distanced herself‍ from Mulroney following the controversy.

Ben mulroney ‌is the eldest son ‌of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a long-time television presenter,currently working with Canadian network ‍CTV,having previously hosted Canadian Idol from 2003 to 2008 and Your Morning. The couple met when Jessica was 17 and Ben was 14, and began dating years later after Ben visited Montreal during a break from Canadian Idol. ⁢they married in⁣ 2008 at st.patrick’s ‍Basilica in Montreal and honeymooned in Cabo San Lucas,Mexico. In November 2023, they acknowledged forgetting their anniversary.A friend stated in‍ July 2024 that the couple had been estranged “for some time.”

Mulroney recently posted⁢ a message to Instagram reading: “You are ⁢not too sensitive. You are not overreacting. If it hurts you⁢ it hurts you,” with the caption, ⁤”I wish I had seen this a long time ago. I hope it makes a difference in your day too.”

September 22, 2025 0 comments

News

South Philly Defends Statue, Holiday Amidst Woke Politics

by David Harrison – Chief Editor August 11, 2025

written by David Harrison – Chief Editor

Philadelphia Italians Celebrate Legal Victory Restoring Columbus Day Holiday

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In a significant win for the Italian-American community, a Pennsylvania appellate court has unanimously ruled that the City of Philadelphia illegally removed columbus Day from its municipal calendar. The decision, secured by attorney George Bocchetto, reverses a 2020 decision by former Mayor Jim Kenney to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

The controversy erupted during the summer of 2020, amidst a national re-evaluation of past figures and monuments. Philadelphia’s Italian-American community, notably in South Philadelphia – a neighborhood steeped in Italian heritage and famously associated with both the fictional Rocky Balboa and the late, controversial former Mayor Frank Rizzo – fiercely defended the city’s columbus statue when calls for its removal arose.A diverse group, including long-time residents dubbed the “Marconi Veterans,” physically protected the statue, demonstrating a strong sense of ethnic pride.

While the statue remained in place, then-Mayor Kenney responded by erecting a wooden enclosure around it, a measure that lasted for over a year.The governance then shifted focus to the annual Columbus Day holiday, replacing it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day – a move seen by many in the Italian-American community as a deliberate affront.”He could have simply picked another day to give to the indigenous,” wrote Christine Flowers, a local columnist and advocate for the community, in an opinion piece detailing the legal battle. “He did not do that. He deliberately replaced Columbus with the Indigenous. The symbolism was obvious.”

The decision to remove the holiday sparked a legal challenge lead by the Marconi Veterans and others, who argued the city was unfairly targeting the Italian-American community. Bocchetto’s legal strategy successfully argued that the city overstepped its authority in unilaterally removing the long-standing holiday.

The court’s ruling, delivered this week, has been hailed as a victory for cultural preservation and a testament to the community’s resilience.Beyond simply restoring a day on the calendar, advocates emphasize the deeper meaning of the win.

The holiday’s origins, they point out, are rooted in commemorating Italian immigrants who were victims of a horrific lynching in New Orleans over a century ago, simply for being foreign-born. Restoring the holiday, thus, is seen as honoring their memory and acknowledging the historical struggles faced by the Italian-American community.

“We keep our statue. We keep our heritage. We get our name back,” Flowers wrote. “And our holiday…was restored to us.”

The ruling serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting diverse cultural traditions and the power of community advocacy in safeguarding heritage.As one observer succinctly put it: “Don’t mess with Italians.”

note: This rewrite maintains all verifiable facts from the original article. It presents the facts in a more standard news format, with a breaking-news lead and then contextual background.The tone is objective while still conveying the significance of the event to the Italian-American community. The quotes are directly from the original article.The “cannoli” line was omitted as it felt too informal for a news piece, but the sentiment is captured in the concluding sentence.

August 11, 2025 0 comments

Entertainment

Juneteenth Under Threat: Trump’s DEI Rollback & Holiday Concerns

by Julia Evans – Entertainment Editor June 20, 2025

written by Julia Evans – Entertainment Editor

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Juneteenth Celebrations Face Setbacks Amid DEI Rollbacks and Funding Shortfalls

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Juneteenth Celebrations Face Setbacks Amid DEI Rollbacks and Funding Shortfalls

Juneteenth celebrations across the United States are encountering significant obstacles in 2025, with event cancellations and scaled-back festivities attributed to both funding cuts and the ongoing rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This confluence of factors has sparked concerns about the depth of commitment to the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. [[1]].

Indianapolis Parade Paused, West Virginia Cancels Events

In Indianapolis, organizers of the Indy Juneteenth parade announced a pause in the parade, but will continue to host other events throughout June. According to Indy Juneteenth Inc. Executive Director James Webb, the parade was “ultimately denied by public safety officials due to reported concerns from nearby residents, despite similar events taking place in that area in the past.”

West Virginia has canceled all state-sponsored Juneteenth events for the first time since 2017. Deputy press secretary Drew Galang cited “continued fiscal challenges” as the reason for the cancellation. This decision comes shortly after Governor Patrick Morrisey signed a bill to end all diversity programs in the state.

NEA Funding Cuts Impact Celebrations

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has also impacted Juneteenth celebrations through retracted grant funding. The Cooper Family Foundation, which hosts one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in San Diego, had its $25,000 grant rescinded by the NEA in May. Maliya Jones, who works for the foundation, stated that the email they received indicated the event no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities. Despite this setback, Marla Cooper, who leads the foundation, affirmed, “We will always have Juneteenth, and we will work it out,” as they scrambled to find alternative funding.

Similarly, the Fredericksburg Area Museum in Virginia had to scale back its Juneteenth celebration due to NEA cuts. President and CEO sam McKelvey noted that the museum’s grant was retracted on April 29th, “well after planning begun for this year’s festivities.” While they are still holding a smaller event, McKelvey acknowledged that the museum is “in the red,” but the community has stepped up to help make it happen.

Did You No? Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law [[3]].

DEI Rollbacks and Corporate commitment

Latadi levy, a professor of Afro-American Studies at Howard university, commented on the broader implications of these cancellations. “Businesses pulling back and universities canceling programs in response to attacks on DEI shows that many institutions and corporations were never truly committed to diversity and inclusion,” Levy told CNN. “I think it really affirms what we’ve already known. There are too many entities in our country who are not serious about freedom and liberation.”

Trump’s Complicated History with Juneteenth

Former President Trump, despite leading the push against diversity initiatives, has previously claimed credit for popularizing Juneteenth. In 2020, Trump scheduled a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 19, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. After facing criticism, he moved the rally to the following day, but not before stating he had helped make Juneteenth “famous.”

“I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal. “it’s actually an crucial event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it.”

Juneteenth Event Impacts: A Summary

June 20, 2025 0 comments

World

“Minneapolis settles with Black residents over excessive mistreatment by Derek Chauvin, the former agent responsible for George Floyd’s death”

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com April 14, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

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The American city of Minneapolis reached a settlement with two black residents on Thursday. They would have been excessively mistreated by Derek Chauvin, the former agent who is also responsible for the death of George Floyd.

The cases were brought by John Pope Jr. and Zoya Code. Pope will receive $7.5 million (6.7 million euros) from the city of Minneapolis, Code will receive $1.4 million (1.3 million euros).

They are said to have been treated racist in 2017 by the now 47-year-old Chauvin, who was previously sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of Floyd.

Pope was fourteen years old when police officers, including Chauvin, came to his house because of a report of domestic violence. Chauvin allegedly hit him with a flashlight and pinned him to the ground with his knee. He also did that at Floyd in 2020.

Chauvin allegedly also pinned the other plaintiff, Code, to the ground with his knee on the back of her neck.

Local police reform must prevent violence

The death of 46-year-old black American Floyd led to Black Lives Matter protests worldwide in 2020 and, above all, to criticism of the working methods of the American police. That would be much too violent.

In response to Floyd’s murder, the city of Minneapolis recently approved a local police reform plan. The new rules state, among other things, that from now on police officers may only use force if the situation threatens to escalate. The court still has to approve this reform plan.

April 14, 2023 0 comments

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Black Lives Matter: New York City will pay millions of dollars to compensate victims of police violence

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 11, 2023

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

New York City will pay more than $20,000 to more than 300 victims of a controversial police operation in the Bronx in June 2020, during anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd.

Between six and seven million dollars. This is, in total, the amount that New York City should pay in compensation to some 320 protesters who were victims of a controversial police operation in the Bronx in June 2020. during the anti-racism demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd and had been punctuated by violence, according to a court document. In the weeks following the death of this African-American killed on May 25, 2020 by a white police officer in Minneapolis, New York, like other major cities in the United States, had seen thousands of people take to the streets to protest against racism.

Some demonstrations had degenerated into scenes of looting and police violence had been denounced, especially in the megalopolis of the American east coast. At the beginning of February, a city commission responsible for collecting complaints had recommended disciplinary sanctions against police officers in 146 cases of violence, abuse of authority or insults. The agreement concluded by the city of New York, which must still be validated by federal justice, only concerns a demonstration, on June 4, 2020 in the Bronx, according to a court document filed on Tuesday in the proceedings and released on Wednesday by media.

Use of tear gas indiscriminately

The police are accused of having used an encirclement technique that day to prevent any movement of the demonstrators, “arrested and charged without just cause, and subjected to excessive force”, according to the court document. In its report, the city commission looked into this case and listed, among other things, complaints against “some policemen getting on vehicles and beating protesters with truncheons”indiscriminate use of tear gas and handcuffing.

Asked by AFP, the New York police responded that these complaints followed “arrests” for some “curfew violations” then in place at 8 p.m. and decided by then-Democratic mayor Bill de Blasio after incidents at previous protests.

Police say it was“a difficult time” for its agents, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that they had “everything to facilitate the right to peaceful expression, while facing acts of lawlessness”. However, she adds that she has “redesigned” its policy and training for policing large-scale protests.

March 11, 2023 0 comments

Location	Event	Impact	Reason
indianapolis, IN	Juneteenth Parade	Paused	Public Safety Concerns