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Trump gets blunt fact check from oil experts on ‘explosive’ claim: ‘Not how it works’
President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Iran by predicting that the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will soon cause catastrophic damage to Tehran’s oil infrastructure, but energy experts and analysts widely dispute these claims as unrealistic. Trump told reporters at the White House last Thursday: “If they don’t get their oil moving,…
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Father-daughter duo sold fake Banksys and Warhols to NYC’s art houses in $2M scam
A little over a year ago, the New York City art dealer Robert Rogal received a visit to his private showroom from a young woman, who seemed eager to offload a family heirloom. Introducing herself as Karolina Bankowska, she carried a framed painting signed by Andrew Wyeth, resembling the watercolor landscapes the celebrated artist had completed…
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Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim
Stalkerware allows people to secretly spy on romantic partners, family members or other associates by infecting a target’s phone and then silently amassing their text messages, photos, location information, and other data. The malware is profoundly intrusive in and of itself, but digital rights advocates have long cautioned that on top of violating victims’ personal…
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Why “neighborism” is having a moment
For years, the internet sold us the idea that connection doesn’t have to be local to be meaningful. Your people could live anywhere: in a Discord server, a group chat of far-flung friends, or a TikTok comment section. Geography was optional. Now, more people are turning toward the ones physically closest to them: the neighbor…
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Goldie Hawn reveals what keeps her 43-year relationship with Kurt Russell strong
After four decades together, Goldie Hawn appreciates the “freedom” she still feels in her relationship with Kurt Russell. The legendary actress, who’s gearing up to release her first children’s book, “The After-School Kindness Crew: Pooch on the Loose” with co-writer Lin Oliver on May 5, opened up about this new chapter in life and explained how her…
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A Dangerous Shift in Maternal Health Policy
—FG Trade—Getty Images More than 85% of maternal deaths in the United States are preventable. Yet last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate, defending a budget that would eliminate Title X, Healthy Start, and the CDC’s Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Portfolio: the very programs designed to…
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What to Know About Switzerland’s Proposal to Cap Its Population
People celebrate Swiss national day in Geneva, Switzerland, on Aug. 1, 2025. —Andrew Kravchenko—Bloomberg/Getty Images An unusual proposal to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million appears to be gaining ground, despite concerns that it could endanger the country’s economy and relationship with the European Union. The initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP),…
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Alabama man arrested in brutal murders of mother, pregnant teen daughter and 12-year-old son
Authorities have arrested a man in the brutal murders of an Alabama mother, her pregnant teenage daughter and 12-year-old son, who were found bound in their home April 20. Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said William Graham Oliver, 54, was charged with eight counts of capital murder, according to a report from local outlet WALA. He was booked into…
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The Person Behind Those Viral Polycule Ads Says It’s Just a Joke
The flyer on a pole in San Francisco was very straightforward, if a little bewildering. It read, “Seeking New Polycule Member: We recently had a defector in our polycule and are seeking a new member.” A link at the bottom invited anyone interested to apply to join a polycule—a group of cohabitating adults all in…
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Trump just got socked in the gut — by the people he hates most
Multiple MAGA bombshells dropped on Wednesday, from the SCOTUS decision to let Republicans keep cheating to steal elections to Punch-Drunk Pete Hegseth’s sloppy House hearing on the Pentagon going off the rails so badly that he had to be shut down by the Republican Committee Chair. Meanwhile, MAGA is still weakly trying to scapegoat Jimmy…