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Trump has defense companies on edge as he privately rages over thinning stockpiles: report
Trump is angry over the United States’ dwindling stockpile of missiles as he looks to once again escalate the conflict with Iran, according to a new report. According to insiders who spoke to NBC News, “the president has expressed anger to aides and allies over thinning American stockpiles.” Amid war in Iran, the U.S. military…
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Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder Celebrate (and Mourn) the End of ‘Hacks’
About six years ago, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder met for the first time through a plexiglass barrier on a darkened soundstage, a setup so foreboding that Einbinder wondered out loud if the purported audition was a ruse to murder her. That COVID-era reading turned into five seasons of “Hacks,” a comedy series built on…
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Cracker Barrel shares surge 23% on upbeat sales forecast as logo controversy fades
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares rose 23% on Wednesday after it reported a second straight quarter of surprise profit and lifted its annual targets, signaling that the restaurant chain is moving on from a tumultuous period of backlash around its logo change. Store traffic was improving gradually, and consumers were responding to the company’s efforts to introduce more add-ons and…
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Supporters cheer new L.A. County healthcare sales tax: ‘It’s a lifesaver’
Supporters of a new Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax rallied Wednesday to celebrate what they framed as a historic win for the region’s cash-strapped healthcare system. After a rocky election night that showed the tax lagging, supporters claimed victory Tuesday after the latest vote tally pushed Measure ER further over the 50% margin needed…
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Conservative baffles onlookers with ‘worst possible talking point’ in Newsmax interview
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) had a peculiar defense of President Donald Trump’s war in Iran when confronted by reporters on the right-wing Newsmax network. “What do you say to Americans who are sick and tired of this war?” asked one of the hosts of the “National Report” program. “They voted for President Trump because he…
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Billy Ray Cyrus ‘almost died’ during shocking health scare
Billy Ray Cyrus detailed his 2024 near-fatal sepsis battle and how his daughter Noah Cyrus saved him. “I got really sick and almost died,” the “Old Town Road” crooner, 64, told Peoplein an interview published Wednesday. “As I was trying to stay alive at times, they sent me home from the hospital, and I’d be…
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Albany Democrats poised for biggest leadership shake-up in years
MAJOR SHIFT: Last week’s conclusion of Albany’s legislative session left Democratic state lawmakers poised for the biggest shakeup in their ranks since they assumed one-party control in 2019. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes is retiring at the end of the year, opening up the No. 2 job for only the second time since Carl Heastie…
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Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
A sweeping warrantless surveillance authority remains on track to expire Friday, with no clear path to a deal, after President Donald Trump refused this week to abandon his pick of housing official Bill Pulte to temporarily lead the US intelligence community—even tasking Pulte with gutting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in a…
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U.S. defender Chris Richards says he’s ready for World Cup opener
Chris Richards was a lock for the World Cup in 2022. A big, mobile and physical central defender who had played at the top levels of European club soccer, he was just what the U.S. needed on its back line. Then two months before the tournament he was sidelined because of a hamstring strain that…
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‘I’m unaware’: Admin official backed into a corner with Trump clip he didn’t know existed
Energy Secretary Chris Wrightdidn’t know his boss had been secretly seizing Iranian oil tankers — and a Democratic congresswoman made sure the whole country watched him find out. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) spent Wednesday’s House Science, Space, and Technology Committee budget hearing methodically walking Wright into a corner, starting with a simple question about inflation.…