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Who is the new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh?
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump had picked the former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell, believing that Warsh can deliver the booming economy the president had promised voters. Warsh takes over a divided central bank wrestling with the economic fallout from the war started…
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This George Costanza theory explains everything about how Trump’s team lies: analyst
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members and nominees have had to pass a loyalty test and often debase themselves publicly to keep their jobs — it’s what an analyst has dubbed “the Costanza presidency.” In a Substack post published Friday, Tom Schaller, professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, detailed just how…
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Tustin police search for shooter who killed a 42-year-old woman
Police are searching for a man believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old woman Thursday evening in Tustin. The woman, who has not been identified, was found unresponsive by officers who responded about 6 p.m. Thursday to a report of gunshots near 17th Street and Yorba Street, according to a news…
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Southern California wind forecast: High surf and fire risk this weekend
Southern California is in for some windy weekend weather, which could create dangerous seas and elevate wildfire risk in some areas. The strongest gusts are predicted to blow Friday night and Saturday along the Interstate 5 corridor, the northwestern Antelope Valley and the Santa Ynez Mountains, according to the National Weather Service. There’s a 70%…
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‘Unprecedented’: Court hit with blistering demand to throw out Trump lawsuit
A federal court’s own appointed attorneys filed a blistering brief Wednesday arguing that Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS may be flatly unconstitutional — because, as Trump himself put it, he’s essentially suing himself. “This case is unprecedented,” the court-appointed lawyers wrote in a 24-page filing this week. “A sitting president seeks monetary…
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‘The View’ Hosts Shame ‘Grossly Underreported’ Presence of Brett Ratner on Trump’s China Trip: ‘Appalling’
President Trump brought a slew of people with him on his visit to China this week, including “Melania” director Brett Ratner. But, Ratner’s presence has been kept a bit too quiet for the liking of the hosts of “The View.” To kick off the day’s Hot Topics on Friday, the ABC hosts discussed the testimony…
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The Bears’ 2026 schedule is out. See Caleb Williams at Soldier Field
The Chicago Bears have spent the offseason dealing with a lot of “what if’s.” Yet, even after their crushing 20-17 overtime loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round, head coach Ben Johnson’s club isn’t letting heartbreak define them. “This will be, hopefully, a feeling in the locker room…
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All the celebs Drake dissed on ‘Iceman’, ‘Habibti’ and ‘Maid of Honour’ albums: From Kendrick Lamar to LeBron James
Drake strikes back. The rapper shocked fans on Friday by releasing three new albums, “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour,” with plenty of digs at other celebrities, including his long-time rival, Kendrick Lamar. After the pair threw jabs at each other with diss tracks like “Not Like Us” and “Family Matters,” Drake, 39, escalated the…
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‘Karma’ Review: Marion Cotillard Fights Her Way Out of Hell in Uneven Religious Cult Thriller
Guillaume Canet’s “Karma” opens with a couple, Jeanne (Marion Cotillard) and Daniel (Leonardo Sbaraglia), slow dancing to “Until I Found You” in their house tucked away in a Northern Spain village. “I said I would never fall, unless it’s you I fall into / I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her,”…
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FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
WASHINGTON — The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government. Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on…