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Peter Lassally Dies at 93, Iconic Late-Night Producer

Peter Lassally, the longtime late-night producer dubbed the 'host whisperer' for guiding The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Late Late Show with Ferguson, has died at 93. A Holocaust survivor born in Hamburg who fled Nazi Germany, Lassally built a decades-spanning career from NBC pages to executive producer roles and helped Letterman move to CBS, retiring in 2015 after shaping multiple generations of hosts.

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Megyn Kelly Criticizes Michelle Obama

Megyn Kelly spent about 12 minutes blasting Michelle Obama on her show, calling her “dripping in narcissism,” criticizing her speeches, fashion coverage, and media framing, and even poking at Obama’s Vogue covers and public remarks from the DNC era. The tirade repeatedly framed Obama as vain and overexposed while defending media portrayals of women in politics and challenging the discourse around her public image.

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Vance Defends Michelle Obama Remark, Backlash Grows

Vice President JD Vance said the backlash to Josh Hokit's Michelle Obama remark at a White House UFC event was totally disproportionate to the comment itself, arguing that outrage culture is harming politics. He framed the incident within the White House setting and broader debates over humor, media reaction, and political rhetoric, noting criticism from UFC chief Dana White and some Trump supporters.

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