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Logistical failure prevents CBS anchor from reporting Trump’s trip to Beijing
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil will broadcast from Taiwan instead of China this week after the network failed to secure his Chinese visa in time. The logistical failure represents another public embarrassment for CBS News, which has seen ratings decline since MAGA-friendly Bari Weiss took over as editor-in-chief, reports Semafor. Competitors like NBC News’s Tom…
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Jack Antonoff Blasts ‘Godless Whores’ Who Create Art With AI: ‘By All Means, Drive Right Off That Cliff’
Jack Antonoff has been positioning his new Bleachers album, “Everyone for Ten Minutes,” as a project about “communication and how people interact with each other” — and he gave a fresh glimpse Wednesday into how he feels communication and creativity is being impacted by new tech shortcuts with artificial intelligence. In an Instagram post titled…
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How Nicki Minaj Went MAGA
Inside the gilded clubhouse of Mar-a-Lago, there is a scatter of Donald Trump iconography that blurs the line between myth and memorabilia. A gold statuette depicts the President with fists raised in triumph, evoking his defiant pose after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. Nearby stands a hulking “Lifetime Achievement” trophy designating him as “The…
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U.S. deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The number of people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. nearly doubled in the first months of 2026, according to official figures, coming as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has positioned himself as an ally willing to help the Trump administration accelerate deportations, a central priority. The U.S. deported 5,033 Salvadorans back…
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Erin Burnett blown away as Trump ‘mocked across China’: ‘America has lost its swagger’
CNN anchor Erin Burnett was stunned to see the level of uninhibited mockery China has been hurling at Trump during his visit. “Trump is about to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping tonight, a high-stakes meeting which is being mocked across China,” Burnett explained. “Beijing’s strict censors are letting the ridicule go viral, which is…
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The Box Office Is Hot, But Expect It to Start Cooling Off Over the Next Few Weeks
The summer box office has gotten off to a red hot start. Thanks to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “Michael,” with an assist from “Mortal Kombat II” this past weekend, the May box office has reached $405 million through May 13, the second highest record in May up to this point in the past…
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California billionaires find bliss in Nevada bordertown while fleeing wealth tax
Incline Village on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe has seen an influx of ultra wealthy Californians fleeing the state’s proposed billionaires tax. Silicon Valley billionaires like Google co-founder Sergey Brin, SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson, and Naveen Rao, with Unconventional AI, have recently moved to the Nevada bordertown on the north shore of Lake Tahoe…
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Billy Ray Cyrus serenades ex-wife Tish in surprising birthday tribute 4 years after divorce
Billy Ray Cyrus had kind words for his ex-wife, Tish Cyrus, in a social media tribute to her on her 59th birthday. On Wednesday, the “Achy Breaky Heart” hitmaker shared a video of himselfplaying his 2007 hit “Ready, Set, Don’t Go,” dedicating the informal acoustic performance to “Hannah Montana Nation and all our friends at…
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The Murky Ethics of Sean Duffy’s New Reality Show
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. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy owes his celebrity—and his marriage—to a stint on the 1990s reality show The Real World.…
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Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, gets life sentence
PARK CITY, Utah — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his murder, a judge ruled Wednesday. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband Eric Richins’ cocktail with five times the…