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Hegseth axed women and minorities from Navy promotions —and tried to slip in his own aide
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers hand-picked by a board of senior admirals, removing all women and most minority candidates from the list of nominees for promotions. The intervention left a slate of 22 one-star admiral nominees that includes no women, despite females making up roughly 21 percent…
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Yes, Taylor Swift Has a Song in ‘Toy Story 5’: Here Are All the Details
Swifties rejoice! Taylor Swift is in fact releasing a new song for “Toy Story 5” titled, “I Knew It, I Knew You.” On Monday morning, visitors to TaylorSwift.com were greeted by a new countdown that featured the beloved character Jessie on a ranch, with a “Toy Story 5” billboard perched on a hillside in the…
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Photos: Farming in Ukraine’s War Zone
Ivan Antypenko / Suspilne Ukraine / Global Images Ukraine / GettyUkrainian farmer Oleksandr Hordiienko carries an anti-drone gun while holding “Chuyka,” a Ukrainian drone detector that helps spot Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), while his employees work on a tractor in a field in the Kherson region, Ukraine, on July 29, 2025. Ivan Antypenko /…
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Sports Betting Scandals Are Tearing College Football Apart
The rise of gambling platforms like DraftKings and Polymarket has supercharged a timeless phenomenon: sports stars ruining their careers by placing bets on their own games. The latest case rocking the world of college sports is instructive. According to reporting from Fox News, Texas Tech star quarterback Brendan Sorsby is seeking an injunction in a…
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AI shakes up big law, threatening the billable hour
In 2021, Volkswagen AG approached the global law firm Freshfields with a problem. The German carmaker’s technology unit was preparing to release new software features and wanted to make sure that they would be compliant in the more than 100 countries where Volkswagens are sold. Ordinarily, Freshfields said, it would bring in lawyers from each…
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Trump announces major breakthrough in Iran war negotiations: ‘All shooting will stop’
President Donald Trump announced Monday that a key obstacle standing in the way of his administration’s negotiations with Tehran to end the U.S. war against Iran had apparently been addressed, potentially clearing the path to an end to the conflict. “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there…
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Robot caregiver helps aging Americans stay in their homes
After outliving Booker T. Bones, their second service dog, Brenda and Brian Marquis still needed help with some of the more difficult parts of daily life. They found Robbie, a robot that rolls out of a hallway into their living room several times a day. “Do you want to exercise now? Please answer yes or…
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Court blocks Pete Hegseth servicemember ban that is ‘soaked in animus’
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ban on transgender servicemembers, ruling the policy is driven by unconstitutional animus — and torching the government’s legal strategy along the way. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction protecting currently serving troops from the Hegseth Policy —…
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Fugitive sicko accused of tying up girlfriend with bedsheets and throttling her is busted at Legoland
An Arizona man was arrested by local law enforcement in California after allegedly attempting to kill his girlfriend last year by strangling her with bed sheets. Jason Marchesano, 46, was apprehended at Legoland theme park on Monday and taken into custody in Carlsbad. The arrest comes more than six months after the incident, when Marchesano…
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How Sydney Sweeney reacted to raunchy OnlyFans storyline in ‘Euphoria’ Season 3
“Fearless” Sydney Sweeney insisted she bare it all in Season 3 of “Euphoria.” The show’s creator, Sam Levinson, revealed the actress’s reaction to her character, Cassie Howard, being an OnlyFans model during Monday’s episode of the New York Times’ “Popcast.” “It’s funny. When I first wrote it, I was like, ‘Maybe we shoot all of…