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Matt Stieb

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Matt Stieb has been a staff writer for Intelligencer since 2019.

  1. degloved
    Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets
    The Mets Are So Bad a Pitcher Threw His Glove Into the StandsA full-on collapse, and it’s only May.
  2. blame game
    Samuel Alito
    Alito: Seriously, This Is All My Wife’s FaultThe Supreme Court justice says he won’t recuse himself over Martha-Ann Alito’s sincere love of flags.
  3. scott free
    2024 PGA Championship - Round Three
    Scottie Scheffler Won’t Face Charges for Not Hitting CopThe world’s best golfer won’t be charged after a video emerged casting doubt into a police officer’s claim that Scheffler dragged him with his car.
  4. the law
    Sean "Diddy" Combs Fulfills $1 Million Pledge To Howard University At Howard Homecoming – Yardfest
    Diddy Could Soon Be in a Whole Lot of TroubleFederal investigators are reportedly prepping to move against the rap mogul, who faces a spate of abuse allegations.
  5. adult in the room
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York
    Vivek Ramaswamy Wants BuzzFeed to Hire Candace OwensThe former presidential candidate envisions a hard-right pivot for his new investment, but Jonah Peretti isn’t having it.
  6. just asking questions
    ISRAEL-POLITICS-HISTORY-HOLOCAUST
    Benjamin Netanyahu Is Wanted for War Crimes. Now What?An International Criminal Court expert on the “unprecedented” charges that the ICC prosecutor wants against the leaders of Israel and Hamas.
  7. streaming live
    Jury Orders Rudy Giuliani To Pay 148 Million Dollars To Two Former Georgia Election Workers In Defamation Trial Verdict
    Rudy Giuliani Forgets to Mute His Microphone While Going to the BathroomAs if things weren’t going badly enough for him.
  8. new york city
    Activists In New York City Mark Nabka Day With Protests
    Eric Adams Applauds NYPD After Violent Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators“I take my hat off to the police department,” the mayor said, after cops threw protesters to the ground and punched them in Bay Ridge this weekend.
  9. domestic abuse
    Sean "Diddy" Combs Album Release Party For "The Love Album: Off The Grid"
    Disturbing Video Backs Up Allegations Against DiddySecurity footage from 2016 shows Diddy assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway.
  10. early and often
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush-Money Criminal Trial
    Matt Gaetz Fancies Himself a Proud BoyThe congressman said he’s “standing back and standing by,” referring to Trump’s infamous direction to the far-right group.
  11. music theory
    UKRAINE-US-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR-DIPLOMACY
    Antony Blinken Sucks at the Guitar and Should Stop PlayingThe secretary of State is undermining American interests abroad by sucking really hard at the guitar.
  12. early and often
    Donald Trump And Joe Biden Participate In Final Debate Before Presidential Election
    Biden to Trump: Debate Me, BroIn a rapid-fire sequence, the presidential candidates agreed to face off twice in the coming months.
  13. just asking questions
    Will New York See Another Smokepocalypse This Summer?NASA researcher Dan Westervelt explains why Canadian wildfires might not be such a threat this summer.
  14. just asking questions
    The Viral Ohio State Commencement Speaker Explains HimselfChris Pan discusses getting booed by 70,000 people while leading an ayahuasca-inspired sing-along.
  15. trump on trial
    US-JUSTICE-PRISON-RIKERS
    The New York Jail Cells Trump Could Soon Call HomeExperts say the former president may be using a combination sink-toilet if he violates his gag order again.
  16. trump hush money trial
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York
    Donald Trump Is Actually For Real Close to Going to Jail This TimeThe judge overseeing his hush-money trial said he would “have to consider a jail sanction” if Trump violates his gag order again.
  17. that happened
    The Time the Trump Campaign Blamed Microsoft for His Antisemitic TweetThe Star of David in front of a pile of money didn’t mean what you thought it meant!
  18. new york knicks
    2024 NBA Playoffs - New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers
    Desperate 76ers Push Free Tickets to Prevent Knicks TakeoverThe Philadelphia Sixers management really doesn’t want Knicks fans to dominate the crowd with “F— Joel Embiid” chants again.
  19. early and often
    Candidate RFK Jr. Holds Cesar Chavez Day Event As He Pushes Latino Outreach In His Presidential Bid
    The RFK Jr. Campaign Is Afraid of MicrowavesMembers of the candidate’s team are reportedly fearful of microwave technology and go on spirit quests during election years.
  20. the clash on campus
    US-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-EDUCATION-DEMONSTRATION
    Police Shoot Nonlethal Bullets at UCLA StudentsOfficers violently dismantled the encampment early on Thursday, as videos showed the use of flashbang grenades and less-than-lethal ammunition.
  21. the clash on campus
    Columbia University Issues Deadline For Gaza Encampment To Vacate Campus
    Behind the Barricades at Columbia’s Hamilton Hall TakeoverPhotographer Alex Kent was there as protesters seized the building, set up barricades, and clashed with Columbia staff.
  22. the clash on campus
    University Protests: The Latest at Colleges Beyond ColumbiaPolice have arrested students at Emory, USC, Ohio State, and elsewhere as pro-Palestine demonstrations spread across American campuses.
  23. the clash on campus
    The Professor Protesting Columbia’s Own StudentsHow Shai Davidai, a self-described “lefty Israeli,” made himself the face of the campus-protest backlash.
  24. just asking questions
    UNICEF team evacuates children from Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital
    Under Fire As an Aid Worker in GazaUNICEF’s Tess Ingram on her time distributing food in a war zone.
  25. student protests
    Yale Protesters Are Getting Arrested Now, TooThe school cracked down on demonstrators demanding divestment from Israel, days after Columbia called in the police.
  26. just asking questions
    Ron Wyden Fears Congress Is About to Enable a Spying DragnetThe senator discusses a FISA extension bill that could deputize thousands of businesses to surveil Americans.
  27. trump on trial
    US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-COURT-TRUMP
    A Trump Juror Has Been OutedA woman has been dismissed from serving after she told the court friends warned her that identifying information had been made public.
  28. fog of war
    GOP Senate Candidate Has a Mystery Bullet in His ArmEx-Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy says the bullet is a war wound, but he once told law enforcement he accidentally shot himself.
  29. sports betting
    Lakers v. Raptors at Crypto.com
    The NBA Is Facing a Blockbuster Gambling ScandalJontay Porter was banned for life after gambling on his own games — an act that the league commissioner called a “cardinal sin.”
  30. early and often
    House Republicans Meet To Discuss Iran's Attack On Israel
    The House’s Anti-Mike Johnson Club Gets a Loud New MemberMarjorie Taylor Greene has gained a lone ally in Thomas Massie, but their efforts aren’t going anywhere for now.
  31. noem trespassing
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Noem, Potential Trump VP Pick, Banned From 15 Percent of Her StateThanks to her unsubstantiated claims about cartel activity on reservation land, South Dakota’s governor isn’t welcome in a vast swath of South Dakota.
  32. sports gambling
    Chicago White Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers
    Feds Say Translator Lost $40 Million Gambling Shohei Ohtani’s MoneyIppei Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing from his boss to make 19,000 bets — and prosecutors say Ohtani was a victim.
  33. israel-hamas war
    Biden’s Leverage Campaign Against Bibi Isn’t Producing Dramatic ResultsThe U.N. claims Israel is still not letting in nearly enough aid trucks as Samantha Power says famine has already arrived in northern Gaza.
  34. that happened
    The Time Trump Thought Americans Needed ID to Buy CerealHe may like cheap food, but he doesn’t know how people obtain it.
  35. boeing
    US-aerospace-aviation
    New Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Another Plane May Also Be FaultyA quality manager claims that Boeing improperly fastened 787 Dreamliners togethers, which could lead to a second blown fuselage.
  36. overserved
    House To Vote On Bill That Would Ban TikTok In U.S. Unless Its Chinese Owner ByteDance Sells
    Lauren Boebert Is Still on Her Worst BehaviorWaiters reportedly cut the congresswoman off at a MAGA holiday party in Manhattan, where she wouldn’t stop taking selfies with Donald Trump.
  37. early and often
    CUBA-US-DIPLOMACY-EMBASSY
    Has the Havana Syndrome Mystery Finally Been Solved?A 60 Minutes report alleges a connection between mysterious symptoms experienced by American diplomats and a Russian directed-energy weapon.
  38. israel-hamas war
    World Central Kitchen Chef Jose Andres Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill
    José Andrés Is Furious About Killing of Aid Workers in GazaThe celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen is calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
  39. road trip
    POLAND-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-US-CONFLICT-WAR-DIPLOMACY
    Antony Blinken Stranded by Boeing AgainMonths after getting stuck at Davos, the secretary of State had to drive from Paris to Brussels after unexpected issues with his 737.
  40. early and often
    Truth Social As Trump's Social Media Company Approved To Go Public
    Truth Social Is a Mess, But It Could Still Enrich TrumpOn Monday, the company revealed major financial losses from 2023
  41. money trouble
    Ruling Expected In Former President Donald Trump's New York Civil Fraud Trial
    Trump Got His $175 Million Bond. Now What?A billionaire supporter bailed Trump out of a difficult situation in New York, but the ex-president’s finances are still ugly.
  42. what we know
    Donald Trump
    Absolutely Everything We Know About the Trump SneakersThere’s a shady Wyoming LLC behind the effort and nobody knows who the manufacturer is, but it’s already pretty clear these aren’t quality kicks.
  43. more money more problems
    How Did a College Hooper Become Diddy’s Alleged Drug Mule?Brendan Paul went from playing D-II basketball in West Virginia to being the only member of Diddy’s entourage arrested on the day of the federal raid.
  44. behind the scenes
    Who Is Jeff Yass, the GOP’s Billionaire Donor Dominating 2024?His firm owns a part of TikTok and a stake in Truth Social, and he’s donated more than any other American this cycle.
  45. what we know
    Invest Fest 2023
    Homeland Security Raids Diddy’s Mansions: What We KnowThe rap mogul’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided as part of a federal investigation reportedly focused on sex trafficking.
  46. ground control to major cash
    Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill
    CEO Dave Calhoun Leaps From Boeing, Saved by Golden ParachuteThe company is shaking up much of its C-suite amid the ongoing fallout from the Alaska Airlines flight’s midair blowout.
  47. early and often
    TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-TRUMP
    Trump Gets Huge Break, Now Needs $175 Million to Post BondAn appellate court ruled that Trump has ten more days to secure a bond in the business-fraud case and no longer needs to post the full $454 million.
  48. another one bites the dust
    House Votes On TikTok Legislation
    The Republican House Majority Is Dwindling to Almost NothingThanks to another imminent resignation, Speaker Johnson will soon be handing on by a thread.
  49. it’s too much winning
    Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Rome, GA
    Trump Is About to Get $3 Billion Richer Thanks to Truth SocialThe company’s public offering is a huge financial win for Trump, but it doesn’t immediately solve his big bond problem.
  50. california split
    New Orleans Saints v Los Angeles Rams
    The Ohtani Interpreter Gambling Scandal Is Big Trouble for MLBThe Dodger superstar’s interpreter was fired for illegal betting, raising questions about baseball’s gambling connections and Ohtani’s involvement.
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