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‘I know the blackmail’: MAGA influencer’s cryptic post about Hegseth sparks frenzy
A MAGA influencer who was unmasked as a secret Pentagon employee caused a stir after hinting at blackmail as President Donald Trump reportedly weighs the future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Software engineer Jennica Pounds, who posts on social media as DataRepublican, was revealed in August to be a special government employee at the Defense…
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Kino Lorber Acquires Cannes Award-Winning ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Clio Barnard’s “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” starring Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew, which won the People’s Choice Audience Award at the 2026 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The studio is planning a 2027 theatrical release followed by a digital, educational…
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced prominent activist Joshua Wong to 10 more years in prison Thursday under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say underscores the crackdown on the city’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement. Wong, 30, first led student protests as a teenager and engaged in international advocacy efforts for Hong…
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Trump DOJ stalls judge’s probe into whether prosecutors lied about White House contacts
A lawyer for President Donald Trump’s Justice Department asked for more time to screen records for privileges that could keep them out of a federal judge’s inquiry into whether prosecutors made false statements to her about outside communications, including with Justice Department headquarters and the White House. Henrique Carneiro, counsel to Associate Attorney General Stanley…
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Drunk flyer exposes himself at gate — then urinates on a mom and her young son: cops
A drunken plane passenger exposed himself to a family waiting for a flight at a Florida airport — then started urinating toward them, splashing a mother and her 7-year-old son, according to police. Lawrence Kai Raben, 48, was sitting across from a family of three waiting at Gate E6 at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport…
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Brooks Nader transforms into Playboy Bunny on ‘Playmates’ set — after Hugh Hefner’s widow slammed movie
Brooks Nader transformed into a sexy Playboy Bunny to shoot scenes for the upcoming “Playmates” film. The “Baywatch” actress wore the iconic costume, complete with a black bodysuit, bow tie, bunny ears and fluffy tail, while filming at a Beverly Hills mansion on Wednesday. The 29-year-old spent five hours on the set of the movie,…
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Area Man Feels Joy Online for First Time in Years
When The Onion made a bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars two years ago, Donald Trump had just won his second presidential election—and, for many, things were looking dark. “You guys remember … how fucking hopeless we felt?” Onion CEO Ben Collins asked an audience at the WIRED World Fair in Miami Wednesday.…
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Russian captain among 2 crew found guilty by Finnish court of damaging Baltic cables
HELSINKI — A Finnish court on Thursday convicted the captain and another crew member of a cargo ship of damaging undersea telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea late last year. The Helsinki District Court found the two guilty of aggravated sabotage and gave them prison sentences. The captain was sentenced to three years and six months, and…
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Mass CEO resignations eyed as plan hatched to haul corporate titans before Congress
Top congressional Democrats have been reading a 181-page dossier that urges them to go after hundreds of executives and companies once they hold power next year, The Washington Sun reported on Thursday. The document, written by the think tank Groundwork Collaborative and reviewed by the Sun, argues the party should aggressively investigate big corporations, among…
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Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Control AI’s Behavior
—Getty Images Artificial intelligence models have, in recent months, hacked a multibillion-dollar company, meddled with government data, and even filed a fabricated homicide tip to police, all under the noses of their creators. They did so not in pursuit of world domination, but to maximize their scores on tests. In other words, they cheated. On…