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Supreme Court restricts voting rights in controversial landmark ruling
The Supreme Court handed down its hotly anticipated decision in Callais v. Louisiana, weakening — but not completely eliminating — Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which regulates the drawing of districts based on race. The case came about as a result of lower-court rulings that had forced Louisiana to draw a second majority-Black
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Girlfriend allegedly stabbed beau to death for bringing home food to cook instead of taking her to bar
A “monster” girlfriend admitted to stabbing her longtime beau to death because he brought home food to cook rather than take her out to a bar to eat, according to court documents. Mikayla Kloth, 27, told investigators she stabbed Lukas Rosch, 25, in the chest Friday night because she had wanted to go out for
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Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry
AI companies have swept customers onto the bandwagon by offering cheap and even free access to their AI models. But the bill is finally coming due, and the results could be ugly. Earlier this month, Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot customers were informed that they would have to reduce their usage of the AI coding tool because
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DOJ drops key claim from criminal complaint against would-be Trump assassin
In its latest legal filings, the Department of Justice removed a claim that a Secret Service officer was shot when Cole Allen allegedly tried to breach the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with firearms on Saturday. The Department asserted in its probable cause affidavit over the weekend that Allen “approached and ran through the magnetometer holding
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Lindsay Hubbard: Amanda Batula kissed Kyle Cooke as ‘decoy’ during West Wilson romance
Lindsay Hubbard cast doubt on Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s romance timeline — and called Batula’s estranged husband, Kyle Cooke, a “decoy” — during “Watch What Happens Live” Tuesday night. Her fellow guest — and “Summer House” co-star — Bailey Taylor told viewers Batula, 34, and Cooke, 43, were “heavily kiss[ing]” in front of their
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Fortnite is refunding D4vd cosmetics after singer appears in court in murder case
One of the world’s most popular video games, Fortnite, is offering a refund to players who bought in-game items connected to musician D4vd, who is accused of killing a 14-year-old girl. Players of the game have called on Epic Games to remove emotes and cosmetics associated with D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.
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‘Ouch for Republicans’: Experts pounce as Dems see ‘big advantage’ in new poll
A new poll from Emerson College released on Wednesday gave Democrats in Congress a jaw-dropping advantage going into the midterm elections this fall. The poll, which showed a 50-40 advantage for Democrats on the generic congressional ballot among a sample of likely voters, triggered an immediate reaction from analysts. “Emerson poll shows Democrats with BIG
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Adam Carolla Defends Jimmy Kimmel Amid Trump Furor: ‘You Would Make That Joke at Any Roast’
Comedian Adam Carolla defended his friend Jimmy Kimmel over President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s calls for the late night host to be fired over a joke comparing the latter to an “expectant widow,” arguing the joke only sparked such ire after an unrelated shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “That’s a pretty typical
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‘Republican Party will pay a price’: WaPo leadership issues warning as it lambasts Trump
The editorial board of The Washington Post hammered Donald Trump late Tuesday as his Department of Justice launched yet another attempt to convict ex-FBI Director James B. Comey — an effort many called frivolous. And the paper’s leadership warned “the country and maybe even the Republican Party will pay a price” for what the editors
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NASA astronaut snaps breathtaking aurora over Earth
A Space Station astronaut has captured jaw-dropping aurora over Earth. Expedition 74 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shot the vibrant phenomenon from 250 miles up — along with a vivid Milky Way and Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites. She said Tuesday, April 28, “Did you know that the Milky Way is even milkier when