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Teacher accuses MAGA superintendent of working with Libs of TikTok to destroy his career
A new lawsuit accused a MAGA culture warrior in Oklahoma of working with Chaya Raichik, founder of the Libs of TikTok social media account, to terrorize a teacher for more than three years, according to a report. The Advocate reported on Thursday that Regan Killackey, a former Oklahoma public school teacher, filed a lawsuit accusing…
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Iran allows Chinese ships to sail through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is allowing some vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday following talks with Beijing ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Iran cleared the way for the Chinese ships to pass through the strait, allegedly using the new management system set up by the Islamic republic, the semi-official…
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Jenny Mollen gushed how lucky she was to be married to Jason Biggs 1 year before split
Last year, Jenny Mollen and Jason Biggs’ marriage was still baking. The writer gushed over the “American Pie” star on his birthday just twelve months before they split after 18 years of marriage. “This is a pic of us at your surprise thirtieth,” Mollen penned on Instagram in May 2025. “We were married and yet…
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The Coming War on Local Black Political Power
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. The Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision, effectively demolishing a key part of the Voting Rights Act of…
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Cisco leads Wall Street to more records and the Dow back to 50,000
The stock market rose to more records Thursday after Cisco Systems joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed 0.8% to set an all-time high for a second day in a row. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 370…
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Missing lawmaker finally reveals reason for mysterious weekslong absence from voting
An 83-year-old Democratic lawmaker had vanished from Capitol Hill, not participating in votes for weeks, and fueling rumors that she was either about to retire or so ill her days were numbered. But according to Axios, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) has finally clarified her absence and made clear she is in fact still running for…
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Two more Republicans break ranks to rebuke Trump
Two more Republicans sided with Democrats and broke ranks on Thursday to back the House’s Iran war powers vote and challenge President Donald Trump‘s military operation in the Middle East ahead of midterms, according to reports. It was the third failure for the resolution to end the war in Iran with a 212-212 vote, The…
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Bruce Blakeman’s solar phase
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 44 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has made questioning the state’s commitment to green energy a key plank of his gubernatorial platform. Not so long ago, he had an entirely different focus. Back in 2017, the Republican served as a green energy company executive who…
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Senator confronted a Trump official for stalling during a hearing
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) became frustrated with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Thursday for repeatedly discussing the Biden administration’s record instead of his own. Turner noted there were 770,000 homeless people under Former President Joe Biden, but Gillibrand pressed him for results from his tenure. “You had…
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Whoopi Goldberg and The View panel suffer daytime meltdown over Spencer Pratt
The ABC’s The View panel have ripped into Spencer Pratt’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, claiming he lacked the political experience to run the nation’s second-biggest city while criticizing his use artificial intelligence for campaign videos. The criticism came as Pratt’s unconventional mayoral push continued to gain attention online and as incumbent Karen Bass faces mounting scrutiny over…