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Fiery clash breaks out as Trump DHS chief cornered on ‘pattern’ of mistruths
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) clashed with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing over what Van Hollen described as a “pattern” of mistruths from DHS. Van Hollen challenged Mullin about previous statements former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made about cases involving Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, an immigrant in Maryland who…
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Mass grizzly bear reintroduction in California moves step closer
Grizzly bears have taken one lumbering step closer to roaming California again. California’s State Senate voted 29-9 on party lines last week to approve a roadmap to evaluate whether it is possible to reintroduce the apex predator, which is featured on the state flag. The bill now moves to California’s State Assembly, where it has…
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Here’s how to watch ‘Love Island USA’ 2026 for free: Premiere time, cast
Double the “Love Island,” double the fun. Just one day after the premiere of its sister series over in the United Kingdom, “Love Island USA” is returning for Season 8. This season, 11 singles will enter the villa on night one, with the promise of more hot new bombshells along the way. Ariana Madix will…
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Film Community Aghast as Martin Scorsese Extolls AI Startup, Says He Now Uses AI for Storyboards
The film community is in meltdown after acclaimed director Martin Scorsese promoted a new AI startup called Black Forest Labs, saying that he’s already using its tech to help plan his movies. Scorsese revealed this collaboration in a statement to The New York Times on Tuesday, which was accompanied by the release of a new…
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Missing worker at high-security lab in New Mexico found dead in remote forest
Human remains discovered next to a handgun in a remote northern New Mexico forest were identified this week as those of a missing woman who had worked at a high-security federal lab. Melissa Casias was first reported missing almost a year ago from her home in Taos, N.M., where her daughter found her valuables —…
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Todd Blanche kills last remaining hopes for Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche dashed any remaining hopes that the Trump administration would move forward with its plan to create a $1.776 billion so-called “anti-weaponization” fund to pay claims to people who say they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government. “We are not moving forward with the fund,” Blanche told the House Appropriations Committee…
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How Democrats drifted away from the working class
Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single question: How can Democrats win back the working class? The answers come in different forms. Sometimes it is veteran Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders —…
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Why the US doesn’t want American Ebola patients to return home
As global concern about an Ebola outbreak in central Africa grows, hundreds of Kenyans have taken to the streets to protest a plan by the Trump administration to send American citizens who have been exposed to the virus to Kenya, rather than bringing them back to the US. Two people have been shot and killed…
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‘Powder keg’: New fuel supply figure has top oil analyst sounding the alarm
Patrick De Haan, a renowned oil industry analyst, had a dire warning for the American public on Tuesday as the Strait of Hormuz closure continues to pressure global oil supplies. “Tomorrow, U.S. distillate inventories will likely fall under 100 million barrels for the first time in over 20 years, exacerbated by high exports due to…
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Ex-girlfriend of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ordered to pay him $10 million after rape accusations
An arbitrator has sided with former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, ruling that he was not guilty of sexual assault against his former girlfriend and business partner Michelle Ritter. The arbitrator, retired Washington State Judge Beth Andrus, recently ordered Ritter to pay $10.7 million in damages to Schmidt. Ritter sued Schmidt in Los Angeles County…