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The Pain and Glory of Summer
Summer always overstays its welcome by about a month. After the Fourth of July, which has its charms, nothing but a stretch of relentless heat lies ahead, reaching toward Labor Day, and I begin to yearn for fall. So does the grand, semi-malevolent intelligence that organizes American consumption: By mid-August, grocery stores are stocking their…
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Meta Exec Rages Against Employees Asking for More Time Off Because AI Made Them More Efficient
Even as they promise AI will supercharge productivity, tech leaders are sending a clear message: any efficiency gains won’t help individual workers. During a podcast appearance last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he doesn’t “expect AI” to lead to a shorter four-hour work week. He argued that workers are “secretly” going to be…
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In California, many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer. This program tries to help
SACRAMENTO — Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in Sacramento and pointed out one glaring commonality. “None of these folks are represented,” she said. Chohan is the coordinator of a program that sends volunteer lawyers to immigration…
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GOP lawmaker undercuts Thune scheme to get Trump off their backs
When Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) returns after the summer recess, he will not only face pressure from President Donald Trump but also from some of the members of his caucus. According to a report from Politico, Senate Republicans want to spend August fighting to keep their majority and training their fire on Democrats,…
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‘Today’ show star Craig Melvin reveals sports anchor wife Lindsay Czarniak’s new gig
Craig Melvin is cheering wife Lindsay Czarniak’s latest career move as the veteran sportscaster landed a new gig with CBS Sports HQ. “Some breaking family news: CBS Sports Adds Lindsay Czarniak as a Host for @CBSSportsHQ,” the “Today”co-anchor wrote Sunday on Instagram. “Stoked. Happy. Proud.” Czarniak was slated to make her debut on the streaming…
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Rob Reiner’s daughter Romy’s latest acting gig has sweet connection to dad
Romy Reiner’s latest acting gig has a sweet connection to her late father, Rob Reiner. The youngest child of the filmmaker and his wife, Michele Reiner, appeared on the seventh and final episode of Larry David’s new series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” which premiered on HBO Friday. Romy, 28, starred as a nurse…
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How Charlie Hunnam reinvented himself with ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’
Before committing to a new role, English actor Charlie Hunnam reads the script up to five or six times. A self-admitted overthinker, he considers every variable ad nauseum. But when TV mogul Ryan Murphy suggested during their first meeting that Hunnam should play Ed Gein, the notorious serial killer who inspired Norman Bates in “Psycho”…
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‘Dumb move, Coke’: MAGA senator red hot as Jesus phrases blocked from Coca-Cola cans
Pro-MAGA Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) joined the attacks on Coca-Cola after fringe conservatives claimed that the soft drink company was in a war with Jesus because a glitch did not allow a custom Christian message on cans. The Utah Republican posted twice this week as Coca-Cola responded to a software problem with its personalized cans.…
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In Defense of Flock
Crime in San Francisco, Jarico Anderson announced last year, “is over with.” Anderson, who raps under the stage name Dreamllife Rizzy, would know—he’s a convicted felon. Lately, though, he says that cameras have been making criminal life inconvenient. “Soon as you slide past that motherfucker with some stolen plates, they going to issue a warning…
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A World Cup referee shares his view of red cards, hydration breaks and soccer history
“So close to glory.” That’s how Iván Barton described the moment he heard his last name called during the 2026 World Cup referee assignment meeting. It wasn’t to ask a question or to correct some administrative detail. The next sentence changed his career forever: “Barton, your match is France vs. Spain. … After that, I…