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If states are going to legalize weed, the least they can do is order warning labels
If you buy cigarettes anywhere in America, the pack will include a dire warning that “smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema.” Smoking pot may do the same — but only three states of 24 where recreational cannabis is legal require similar warnings about cannabis products on their packaging. New York warns against smoking weed…
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Wild Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Evacuate Babushka With a Military Robot
One granny has been safely plucked from the frontlines of the Russo-Ukrainian war by the unlikeliest of heroes: a remote-guided robot. A bizarre video clip shared by the BBC shows what appears to be an unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, approaching an elderly woman struggling to evacuate her village, Lyman, which had been decimated in…
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Oscars tighten AI rules, emphasizing human authorship
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in film production, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is drawing a clearer line around it. In new rules announced Friday for next year’s 99th Academy Awards, the academy said screenplays must be “human-authored” to be eligible for awards consideration, and that only performances “demonstrably performed by…
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The Department of Holy War
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades. That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medieval wars in which Europeans fought to control the Holy Land. He has tattoos that reference the Crusades, which actually came up during his confirmation hearing in 2025. And his 2020…
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Trump gets a stark message as vandal goes after his pet project
President Donald Trump’s plan for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was temporarily derailed after vandals painted a message that the Department of Justice considers a threat. “Around 7:20 a.m. this morning, the U.S. Park Police was notified by the National Park Service of approximately 15-by-30-foot ‘8647’ graffiti spray-painted in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,” a…
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Married Brooke Hogan addresses romance rumors with her HGTV co-star Scott Mcgillivray
Brooke Hogan shut down “mean and hateful” romance rumors between her and her HGTV co-star Scott McGillivray. Hogan shared a carousel of photos via Instagram Wednesday of McGillivray and her husband, Steven Oleksy, sharing a laugh to prove the speculation wrong. “People looooove to speculate,” she captioned the snaps. “There’s been a lot of people…
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A powerful photo project became a love letter to the workers who built L.A. Metro’s D Line
In 1995, when the L.A. Metro system was in its most nascent stage, Ken Karagozian — then an amateur photographer in an Owens Valley, Calif., workshop — found his way underground to document the subterranean marriage between downtown L.A. and Westlake through Metro’s Red Line, now called the B Line. From that came a feature…
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CNN analyst floored as DOJ ‘circus’ slapped down by judge
CNN’s Katelyn Polantz walked through the drubbing the Justice Department got in court this week, as the judge presiding over the criminal case of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter, visibly angry, chastised them for their showboating tactics. “So, Katelyn, what did they do that upset the judge?” asked anchor Boris Sanchez. “Well, this was…
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What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war
PARIS — Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war. May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, when workers’…
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Republicans now have a white voter problem: new poll
Republicans are facing a perfect storm heading into November’s midterms, with new polling revealing that white voters — a demographic the party has relied upon for decades — are defecting in significant numbers and favoring Democratic control of Congress. According to reporting from Newsweek, a Big Data Poll conducted April 25-28 shows Democrats leading Republicans…