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Big Trump move to solve gas crisis poised to make matters much worse: analysis
President Donald Trump’s move to counter skyrocketing gasoline prices could ultimately make matters worse, according to a new analysis. The 79-year-old president announced Monday that he’s open to suspend the national gas tax as prices remained higher than $4.50 a gallon and the war against Iran persists in a stalemate, but MS NOW columnist Hayes…
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New York state is offering free air conditioning units to residents this summer — how to apply
As New York braces for another sweaty, subway-platform-melting summer, the state is once again handing out free air conditioners to eligible residents — because surviving July without one is basically an Olympic sport. Applications for New York’s Cooling Assistance Benefit opened April 15, offering qualifying households a free air conditioner or fan, plus installation, just…
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More major A-listers tapped for ‘White Lotus’ Season 4 cast after Helena Bonham Carter’s exit
Ben Kingsley and Max Minghella are the latest A-listers joining “White Lotus” Season 4. The duo was named in a Monday casting announcement via Instagram, alongside Swedish-speaking actor Pekka Strang. “New company is on the way,” read the social media upload. “#TheWhiteLotus season 4 welcomes Ben Kingsley, Max Minghella and Pekka Strang.” Ben Kingsley (pictured above…
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Under a giant penguin sign, this is the diner that marks the end of Route 66
Famous signs along the nearly 2,500 miles of Route 66 include the 66-foot soda bottle at Pops in Oklahoma, the wagging neon tail of Albuquerque’s Dog House and the hand-painted slogans for Snow Cap Drive-In in Arizona. But in L.A., none is so iconic as the giant looming penguin that signifies milkshakes, burgers, oldies playlists…
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The Most Awkward Cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2
Picture, if you will, a gathering at Milan Fashion Week, hosted by one of the world’s glossiest magazines and attended by planetary VIPs. The event: a post-show dinner. The mood: celebratory. The setting: a rectory in a state of photo-friendly disrepair. Candles cast flickering light on the age-worn walls. Champagne flows. Every detail has been…
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In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes
BEIJING — The Trump administration has repeatedly framed the war in Iran as a quick, winnable fight, vowing to defeat the Islamic Republic “totally and decisively” — incomparable to the “dumb” wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But from China’s perspective, the parallels are clear. “You can blow everything up — destroy it all,” one Chinese official told…
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Trump heads to China as report points to his ‘American decline’ undercutting his hand
Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping comes as the leadership of China is buoyed by an internal report that their country has seen its profile in the world rise above the US in large part due to American president. With Reuters reporting that Trump needs some “wins” due to…
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Inside LAUSD’s alleged $22-million money-laundering scheme, ‘the largest’ in district history
Over four-years, a Los Angeles school district manager enriched herself with $3 million in kickbacks by working with a tech company executive to deliver $22 million in work, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed by the school district. She gave high scores to secure contracts, signed off on increasing payouts to the firm and…
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Vicious jab at Melania Trump cut from Netflix Kevin Hart roast
Netflix aired its television special “The Roast of Kevin Hart” on Sunday where the Pennsylvania comedian was hit with a wave of ridicule from various celebrities, one of whom, according to Variety, took a particularly brutal jab at First Lady Melania Trump with a joke that ultimately “didn’t make the cut.” While Hart was the…
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Nancy Guthrie case may hang on DNA sample being probed by FBI as search reaches 100 days
A strand of DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home is undergoing extensive testing at the FBI’s crime lab as the investigation hit the 100-day mark — and authorities continue to hold out hope for a break in the case. The DNA sample recovered from the 84-year-old’s home in the wake of her abduction had…