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Thailand scraps 2001 maritime territory deal with Cambodia after years of deadlock
BANGKOK — Thailand’s government on Tuesday terminated a 2001 Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia that was meant to provide a bilateral framework for resolving overlapping maritime territorial claims. Cambodia said it regretted the Thai Cabinet’s decision but would continue trying to resolve the issue. The two governments signed the agreement to peacefully pursue maritime boundary delimitation and…
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GOP staffers secretly using ‘burner phones’ to bet against their own party: analysis
Republican insiders watching President Donald Trump‘s grip on power slip ahead of the midterms have started to use burner phones while it’s believed that some staffers are wagering on prediction markets, according to a report. Polymarket, an online prediction market platform, has suggested as of Tuesday that Democrats have an 84 percent chance of taking…
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The New Math: Women Over 50 Are the Franchise | Guest Column
Hollywood is finally starting to tell a different kind of story, and women over 50 are right at the center of it. Today, actresses over 50 are powering box-office tentpole films in leading roles and influencing culture in the process. The response is clear: Recent audience research on age-diverse storytelling finds 93% of adults say they’re likely…
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Doctor accidentally fixes patient’s irregular heartbeat — by sticking a finger in a very unexpected place
That’s one way to make your heart jump — or slow it down, in one man’s case. Walking home one night, a 29-year-old man from Queens started experiencing heart palpitations at 140 beats per minute (bpm), far higher than the average resting heart rate of 60 to 100 bpm. But when he was admitted to the hospital,…
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Hegseth Says ‘Cease-Fire Is Not Over’ Despite Iranian Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 05, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. —Chip Somodevilla––Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the truce between Iran and the U.S. is “not over,” despite fresh attacks in the contested Strait of Hormuz that have raised concerns about further escalation.…
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The Italian Dubbing of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Has Stirred Up a Surprising Controversy
One thing is certain about The Devil Wears Prada 2: The ambitious undertaking of making a sequel of a cult status film after 20 years has succeeded, at least as far as box office figures are concerned. The numbers speak for themselves, with $77 million generated in US theaters and another $157 million in the…
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Zambia blasts the U.S. over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion deal for critical health assistance to access to the southern African nation’s rich mineral assets, and calling the outgoing U.S. ambassador’s allegations of corruption “mischievous” and “undiplomatic.” The comments by Zambia’s foreign affairs minister, Mulambo Haimbe, on Monday brought into the open simmering…
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GOP operatives fret about keeping key state red: ‘We’ve got our work cut out for us’
Sherrod Brown’s return to Ohio politics represents Democrats’ best chance in years to reclaim ground in a state that has become reliably Republican, despite the formidable challenge of running in terrain reshaped by Trump’s electoral dominance. Brown, who won more votes in Ohio than his party’s 2024 presidential nominee despite losing his Senate seat two…
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Private details of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ultra-exclusive Met Gala after-party uncovered: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger and more
Beyoncé and Jay-Z hosted an ultra-private Met Gala after-party where guests like Leonardo DiCaprio and Mick Jagger sipped on whiskey and partied into the wee hours of the morning. The couple and their A-list friends were spotted arriving at Crane Club’s Members Lounge through a blocked-off entrance after Fashion’s biggest night on Monday, an onlooker…
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The Last Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not die all at once, or by one means. It died through attrition: a Congress that was too sclerotic and polarized to defend one of its finest accomplishments, lawyers and academics who tolerated retreats on civil rights, a society that lapsed into the comfortable illusion that it had…