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Pro-Palestine demonstrators are unleashing a nasty attack of critters on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to make him uncomfortable ahead of his big speech to Congress.

Netanyahu and the Israeli delegation are shacking up at the infamous Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C., and video posted Wednesday by an anti-Israel group shows a horde of maggots and crickets crawling on a conference room table flanked by the U.S. and Israeli flags.

The footage also shows the creepy crawlers making themselves at home in hotel hallways and common areas.

Matt Gaetz used the FBI Director's testimony on Donald Trump's assassination attempt to score political points ... veering off the topic to question him about Joe Biden's cognition.

The controversial congressman just took his turn firing off questions at Director Christopher Wray ... and, while his colleagues have asked a series of questions about the attempt on the former prez's life, Gaetz instead focused on Biden dropping out of the race.

Gaetz asks exactly when CW first noticed Biden's "cognitive decline" including when Wray might've started noticing Biden not picking up on some things quite as quickly in their briefings.

Travis Kelce needed to calm down during Chiefs practice Wednesday ... 'cause he shoved one of his teammates during a heated dust-up -- and the whole incident was caught on video.

Taylor Swift's boyfriend got aggressive during an 11-on-11 portion of Kansas City's training camp workout ... after defensive end George Karlaftis decked wideout Kadarius Toney during a play that was clearly not supposed to be a violent one.

Toney first expressed frustration over the hit just after he landed on the turf ... as he hurled a ball at Karlaftis that narrowly missed the 23-year-old's head.

Lauren Alaina just shared some heartbreaking news -- her dad, J.J. Suddeth, has died.

The country singer broke the tragic news on IG Wednesday, writing  "We lost my daddy last night, and I really have no words yet." She didn’t share any details of the circumstances surrounding his death.

Lauren also cancelled her upcoming Savannah, Virginia Beach, and Charlotte gigs through Saturday ... saying, "I am going home to be with my family. Thank you for your prayers and understanding."

Thomas Matthew Crooks rigged multiple explosive devices to blow up and had a remote transmitter at Donald Trump's rally ... this, according to testimony from FBI Director Christopher Wray.

The federal bureau's top man's currently testifying in front of a Congressional Committee about the shooting that nearly claimed the former President's life ... and, he says the law enforcement agencies recovered three bombs, presumably set up by Crooks.

Check out the clip ... Wray says they found three total devices -- two in his car and one in his home -- all with the ability to be detonated remotely. There were receivers at the scene for two of the devices, and Crooks had a transmitter to detonate them.

The Secret Service is pleading with Donald Trump's campaign team to stop holding rallies outdoors in order to avoid any future danger from would-be assassins.

Sources familiar with the matter confirm the Secret Service has raised red flags about events like the one Trump held in Butler, PA -- and his team is taking the note, agreeing to keep things indoors for now.

We're told Trump’s team is now on the hunt for indoor venues like basketball arenas to pack in the crowds ... after previously favoring outdoor spots for their size and lower costs.

Gary Holt says Beyoncé's super overrated and not all that talented -- whereas Taylor Swift, in his opinion, blows her outta the water on multiple fronts ... hot take ahead, y'all.

The thrash metal rocker/Exodus guitarist sat down for an interview on the "Scandalous Podcast" and gave a harsh review of Queen Bey's catalog and accolades ... claiming her body of work has required a massive team, including songwriters ... comparing her to Taylor.

Then he brings out the big guns ... calling Beyoncé one of music's most overrated stars with just "marginal" talent -- and he also crapped on her daughter Blue Ivy.

MSNBC host Joy Reid has a scathing message for Black people who may be waffling on supporting Kamala Harris for president, saying they'll get side-eye if they don't get onboard.

The TV personality took to TikTok Tuesday evening, where she declared Black voters will look "real weird" if they choose to not vote for the Vice President ... who's the presumptive Democratic nominee after President Biden exited the race.

As JR put it ... Kamala is a cultural phenomenon and set to make history as potentially the first female and first Asian-American president in the U.S. Of course, she'd also be the 2nd Black president if elected.

Iggy Azalea says she considers herself to be a single mom to the kid she shares with Playboi Carti -- going so far as to claim she's not co-parenting whatsoever.

The Aussie rapper -- who birthed her and Carti's son, Onyx, in 2020 -- hopped on the 'Dinner's On Me' podcast this week and was asked point blank about her family dynamic ... and Iggy made no bones about the fact she believes she's on her own in parenting.

Iggy says, "I'm very much a single mother. I'm very much the only parent, no disrespect, but yes, I am not co-parenting really, and that's just the reality of it. It's one, it's 24/7."

A 13-year-old basketball player viciously stomped on his opponent's head in the middle of a game over the weekend ... and now, the whole incident is under police investigation.

It all went down during a matchup between Payton's Place and Tumakbo United organizations at the College of Alameda in California on Sunday ... when the players were battling for possession of the ball.

During the action, a 13-year-old athlete for Tumakbo United fell to the ground as he tried to maintain control over a defender ... when out of nowhere, another Payton's Place player got involved and forcefully used his foot to put the kid's head to the hardwood.

Prince Harry is refusing to back down in his war against the British press ... and, now he's even citing it as a key reason he and Meghan Markle are estranged from Prince William and King Charles.

The Duke of Sussex addressed his complicated relationship with the UK's tabloids in a new ITV1 documentary, "Tabloids on Trial."

As Harry put it, anything he says about his father and the rest of the royal fam will likely be turned into a "torrent of abuse" from the British media ... which he feels has been a "central piece" in the ongoing feud with his kin.

Timothée Chalamet is channeling his inner Bob Dylan in the biopic "A Complete Unknown" -- and yes, that's actually him singing in the first teaser trailer!

It's TC like you’ve never seen him before -- guitar in hand, belting out the icon's 1963 folk hit “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall" ... while playing young Bob as he rises to stardom in 1960s NYC.

While BD will always be the OG, Timothée definitely gives it his best shot -- after all, he was all in for this rockstar gig ... even taking special guitar and vocal lessons to nail that unique Dylan sound.

Kamala Harris' run for president has people thinking of another former VP ... a fictional one that is -- 'cause her career path's feeling eerily similar to the show "Veep."

Entertainment data company Luminate reports viewership for the hit HBO show exploded ... jumping from 486k minutes watched on Sunday to 2.2 million minutes on Monday -- an increase of 350%.

If you haven't seen the show ... Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Vice President Selina Meyer, a politician whose unsuccessful presidential run ends with her in the #2 job -- just like Harris' own failed 2020 campaign.

Sofia Vergara is living her best life -- dropping a pic of her new boyfriend, Justin Saliman, while they soak up the Italian sun ... this on the heels of her ex-hubby torching her.

The Colombian actress posted a photo dump Tuesday, which features her surgeon boo -- whom she's been dating for a minute -- making a cameo as he chills on a sunbed outdoors ... clearly operating on some good vibes as he flashed a smile for the camera.

Sofia also threw in a shot of herself radiating in a bright yellow dress ... with the caption "❤️." The message is clear ... she's in a new relationship and happier than ever.

Kamala Harris held her first official campaign event as she dives into the presidential race -- and the momentum behind her is already swelling with excitement ... just watch this video.

President Biden's VP -- who's now the frontrunner for Dems after Joe dropped out -- hit the ground running Tuesday at a stop in Milwaukee ... where she eventually stepped up to the podium to deliver a rousing speech to a massive crowd.

As you can see ... KH was sharp, precise and focused in her remarks -- a stark contrast to some of Joe's public outings lately, and a good reminder of why JB bowed out of the race.

Team USA's starting Olympics flag bearer lineup is set ... two days after the Americans picked LeBron James to be the male one -- they announced Coco Gauff will be the female one.

The two will hold the Stars and Stripes high and proud at the Games' opening ceremony festivities on Friday in France ... and when the tennis star learned of the honor on Wednesday, she was pumped.

After some initial shock, she told TODAY she had "no words, honestly."