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Why The Democrats’ Next Climate Agenda Will Look Different
The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Nov. 3. —Kevin Carter—Getty Images After two years of the most anti-climate presidential administration in U.S. history, Tuesday’s election results have many climate advocates feeling a sense of hope. Even though explicit mention of climate change was far from the heart of midterm discussions, Democrats have a history…
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Hollywood star turned right-wing podcaster Russell Brand faces new schoolgirl rape probe
Russell Brand, the comedian and Hollywood star turned right-wing podcaster, faces an investigation into the alleged rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl after his rape conviction, and police warn more women may come forward. Brand, 51, is under investigation over the alleged rapes of two more women, The Independent reported, after a London jury on Thursday…
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City Council calls emergency hearing as NYC sees 68% uptick in lithium-battery fires
The City Council will hold an emergency hearing later this month to probe the Big Apple’s concerning 68% uptick in lithium battery-related fires this year. The swift November 20 hearing was announced on the heels of the tragic blaze that tore through a Sunset Park, Brooklynhome on Thursday morning, killing six people. Council Speaker Julie…
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Jax Taylor demands ex Brittany Cartwright pay him $17K a month in spousal support, claims she ruined his career with abuse allegations
Jax Taylor wants his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, to pay him $17,000 in monthly spousal support. The ousted “Valley” star, 47, made the request in a filing obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, more than two years into his and Cartwright’s contentious divorce battle. Cartwright, notably, claimed in an August restraining order request that her…
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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice’s bankruptcy filing says he owes $3.5 million but nets just $3.6K a month
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, claiming nearly $3.5 million in debts to just over $677,000 in assets. According to a bankruptcy petition filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas, much of the money Rice owes stems from civil litigation tied to his role in a 2024 vehicle…
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‘Jesus Christ’: Panic as Trump hands MAGA’s ‘most radical psychopath’ top White House role
Panic ensued Friday after President Donald Trump announced that Stephen Miller, the White House’s deputy chief of staff whom critics have long accused of harboring white nationalist views, would be replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff. “Trump crawling into the bunker with Miller for the next two years is, to state the…
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Public transit issues expected to be high priority under Raman administration
Public transit is expected to be a top priority for Los Angeles mayor-elect Nithya Raman, an advocate for expanding bus lanes and making the city friendlier for bicycles — and who campaigned on getting the Los Angeles International Airport people mover back on track after years of squabbles, delays and cost overruns. As mayor, Raman…
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Trump declares ‘war on midterms’ with sudden White House staff swap: analysts
President Donald Trump declared war on the midterm elections Friday when he announced one of the most controversial members of his staff to replace outgoing Susie Wiles, political analysts said Friday. Trump’s sudden appointment of Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff sent alarm bells blaring for D.C. insiders who warned on MS NOW…
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I Play Rocky Is an Unapologetic Crowd-Pleaser, Just Like the Movie Whose Story It Chronicles
Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky —Courtesy of Amazon MGM If you saw Rocky in theaters in 1976, you were witnessing, without realizing it, a movie that wasn’t supposed to exist. It was cheap-looking, for good reason: It had been made for just a little over a million dollars which, even in…
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Flock Cameras Got Eviscerated by the Midterms
Tuesdays midterm elections in the US were a referendum on a lot of things — the war on Iran, data centers, and the ultra-powerful tech lobby, to name just a few. In several local contests, the elections were also a crushing blow for the rising domestic surveillance industry, as voters sent automatic license plate reader…