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Canadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush.
President Donald Trump’s trade war has driven Canadians from Las Vegas. Democrats think it will help them protect their Nevada battleground seats in November. Last year, as Trump levied tariffs on Canada, visits from Canadians — who account for up to half of Las Vegas’ foreign tourism — dropped off by 17 percent. That played…
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Reid Detmers strikes out 14, Angels score walk-off run on errant throw to sweep Rangers
Reid Detmers had a career-high 14 strikeouts and pinch runner Donovan Walton touched home on an errant throw in the ninth to give the Angels a walk-off 2-1 win at Angel Stadium and their first three-game sweep of the season. With one out and runners on first and second in the ninth, third baseman Oswald…
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Trump called POWs losers and dodged Vietnam. On Memorial Day, I honor someone who didn’t
Friends, Robbie was the kindest person I ever knew. I met him in our dormitory the day we entered college in 1964. He saw me struggling to carry my big luggage crates up the two flights of stairs to my dorm room and, without saying a word, grabbed one and hauled it to the second…
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Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People
An “independent label” in South Carolina is churning out mountains of AI slop featuring AI-generated “viking rappers” — alongside suave Christian rockers, for some reason — and blasting it across social media sites and music streamers, where it’s doing some serious numbers. We first came across the AI-generated vikings by way of short, 30-second clips…
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As critters and losses pile up, Angels fans call for owner Arte Moreno to sell team
Lifelong Angels fan Johnny Gonzalez has reached his boiling point as the team sits at the bottom of the standings, but he’s not giving up. And he’s not alone. The Angels completed a surprise sweep of the Rangers Sunday, but the team still is tied for the worst record in Major League Baseball with a…
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These Privacy-Conscious Gay Dating Apps Want to Dethrone Grindr
You could argue, and people have, that the top gay dating apps are now optimized for monetization and juicing engagement loops. Increasingly overrun with bots, they are at times even devoid of actual connection. Grindr, with its 15 million monthly active users, is drowning in ads while pushing expensive upsells on users. (In February, as…
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How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
KINSHASA, Congo — Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency. On Sunday, Congolese authorities said suspected cases have now passed 900 in…
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The most underrated sites at our national parks — according to a guy who’s seen them all
Before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took his great big American road trip, Mikah Meyer did it first. Meyer is a travel writer and blogger. In 2019, he became the first person to visit all of the National Park Service sites in a single journey — over 400 in total. The full list includes national monuments,…
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Trump’s Memorial Day message takes a dark turn
Donald Trump marked Memorial Day with a Truth Social post that managed to honor fallen soldiers and attack Democrats in the same breath. “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote at 6am on the…
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Ilhan Omar brushes off proposal that could see her banned from Congress
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared unbothered when asked about the newly proposed GOP resolution barring anyone foreign-born from serving in Congress. “Good luck to her,” Omar told Fox News Digital when asked her opinion on the potential legislation. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., announced Wednesday that she is proposing a constitutional amendment that would require any member…