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  • Troop readiness threatened as Trump policies drain Army budget: report

    Troop readiness threatened as Trump policies drain Army budget: report

    The U.S. Army is facing a severe budget crisis as the armed service expands its footprint at home and abroad to meet President Donald Trump’s demands, according to reporting. The military service branch is cutting training programs across the force to address a budget shortfall of as much as $6 billion, triggering a wave of…

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  • Woman claims gym membership canceled after Planet Fitness worker labeled her ‘transphobic’ for reporting man in locker room

    Woman claims gym membership canceled after Planet Fitness worker labeled her ‘transphobic’ for reporting man in locker room

    A New Hampshire woman says Planet Fitness canceled her membership after she complained about seeing a man in the women’s locker room last month. Judy Walcott, a longtime member of a Planet Fitness location in Concord, New Hampshire, told Fox News Digital she felt unsafe after encountering someone she believed was male in the women’s locker room near the shower area…

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  • Jimmy Kimmel cracks joke about Taylor Frankie Paul ‘throwing a chair’ at ‘Mormon boyfriend’ Dakota Mortensen

    Jimmy Kimmel cracks joke about Taylor Frankie Paul ‘throwing a chair’ at ‘Mormon boyfriend’ Dakota Mortensen

    Jimmy Kimmel joked about Taylor Frankie Paul’s “Bachelorette” season getting “pulled off air” during Tuesday’s Disney upfronts. “I didn’t think I’d see you guys again!” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host quipped onstage, referencing his temporary suspension last year. “I’ve been through so much bulls–t this year, it actually made me appreciate this bulls–t,” the comedian,…

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  • Trump kicks MAGA hornet nest with new comment: ‘This is not the same man I voted for’

    Trump kicks MAGA hornet nest with new comment: ‘This is not the same man I voted for’

    President Donald Trump’s blunt statement that he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situations when making deals has sparked rare pushback from within his own movement, with prominent MAGA influencers accusing him of betraying his base. When asked by a reporter, “To what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” Trump responded…

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  • MS NOW Unveils Launch Dates, Names for New Shows From Katy Tur, Jacob Soboroff and More

    MS NOW Unveils Launch Dates, Names for New Shows From Katy Tur, Jacob Soboroff and More

    MS NOW is starting the summer off with a fresh lineup. The progressive cable news network will begin rolling out its new suite of shows starting June 13, kickstarting a week of new roles for its array of anchors. The network first announced the programming overhaul in March, shuffling anchors such as Stephanie Ruhle, Ali…

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  • The Secret to Ending Arguments Faster

    The Secret to Ending Arguments Faster

    —Photo-illustration by TIME (Source Image: Delia Pindaru via Canva) When your best friend or partner or kid snaps at you, it’s easy to frame them as difficult. Anna Elton, a marriage and family therapist in Palm Beach, Fla., would like you to consider a different story. “When you see anger, it’s just the tip of…

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  • WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

    WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

    WhatsApp said on Wednesday it is launching an AI chat function known as Incognito Chat that is built to allow users to converse privately with Meta AI—such that Meta itself cannot access the questions or answers. The feature is based on WhatsApp’s Private Processing scheme, which debuted a year ago and already underlies WhatsApp’s existing…

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  • ‘Proud Confederate’: Mike Johnson faces backlash for claiming Supreme Court blocked racism

    ‘Proud Confederate’: Mike Johnson faces backlash for claiming Supreme Court blocked racism

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced backlash after claiming the U.S. Supreme Court would strike down the parts of the Voting Rights Act that protected districts with Black U.S. representatives. During a Wednesday interview with Fox News, host Brian Kilmeade asked Johnson how much easier it would be to retain the House majority without majority-Black…

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  • ‘Netflix Watches You’: Lawsuit Accuses Streaming Giant of Spying on Users

    ‘Netflix Watches You’: Lawsuit Accuses Streaming Giant of Spying on Users

    The Netflix log-in page is displayed on a smartphone with the Netflix logo visible in the background in this photo illustration from June 18, 2024. —Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto—Getty Images Netflix is being sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has accused the streaming platform of “spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users’ data without…

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  • The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

    The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

    Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders don’t agree on much. But both think that AI is a disaster for the working class. The Vermont senator recently wrote that “AI oligarchs do not want to just replace specific jobs. They want to replace workers.” Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, made similar comments last week: Silicon Valley does…

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