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My wife saw Florence and the Machine live at MSG. Here are her thoughts
Although April 21 wasn’t a particularly spring-y New York City night, the flower crowns were out in Manhattan that evening. At least that’s what my wife, a longtime Florence and the Machine fan (or a Flow if you will), reported after seeing the baroque hitmakers live at Madison Square Garden as part of their ongoing…
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Conception dive boat captain faces prison in deadly fire after appeals court refuses rehearing
A federal court declined to rehear the appeal of a dive boat captain who was convicted of manslaughter after 34 people died in a fire aboard his vessel over Labor Day weekend in 2019 near the Channel Islands. Captain Jerry Boylan, 72, was sentenced in May 2024 to four years in federal prison for his…
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Please don’t inject yourself with bootleg peptides
Peptides seem to be everywhere — and there are more on the way. Adherents promise these tiny chains of amino acids can help you lose weight, keep your skin clear, and slow down the aging process. While a person who really wants to acquire peptides right now can do so fairly easily, they are not,…
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The only three people Trump is listening to are making matters worse: MS NOW
MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” panel attributed President Donald Trump’s worsening Iran crisis to his reliance on only three advisers: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Sen. Lindsey Graham. Co-host Joe Scarborough argued Trump ignored Pentagon experts and historical military strategy knowledge, noting the Strait of Hormuz blockade was a predictable consequence…
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Elizabeth Banks to Star In, EP Retirement Home Sex Comedy at Apple TV
Apple TV is adding to its growing comedy slate, setting a new half-hour series starring and executive produced by four-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks. The untitled series comes from creators Liz Heldens and Matt Ward and is slated to begin production in Los Angeles later this year. Heldens is known for shows like “Will Trent”…
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90 minutes, 6 gubernatorial candidates, zero big moments — but some differences that matter
Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned. Mr. Middleground sported a scruffy sorta-beard, apparently unable to pay for a razor in the midst of California’s affordability crisis. It’s a trademark look that always…
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‘Knows he’s a joke’: Capitol Hill goes nuclear on Hegseth after mid-war ‘score-settling’
WASHINGTON — “Weak sauce.” “A joke.” “A performance artist.” That’s how a West Point grad and Army vet on the Armed Services Committee described Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, who is running the Department of Defense in the middle of a war. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) didn’t mince words Wednesday after Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John…
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‘Summer House’ Season 10 reunion seating chart revealed
The “Summer House” Season 10 reunion seating chart has been revealed — and former besties Ciara Miller and Amanda Batula are both in the hot seat. On the right side of the seating chart, Miller will sit closest to host Andy Cohen followed by Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Mia Calabrese, Bailey Taylor and Ben Waddell. Sitting next to Batula,…
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Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs to better prepare to do more with artificial intelligence. Meta told its employees about the layoffs in a Thursday memo that said the company will also…
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Judge blows up Newsmax’s attempt to game courts in lawsuit against Fox News
A federal judge in Wisconsin sharply rebuked right-wing cable network Newsmax for an apparent “forum shopping” scheme to relocate their lawsuit against Fox News to a court that would be more likely to rule in their favor. Newsmax alleged in its complaint that Fox News violated antitrust law by striking “exclusionary deals” with cable providers…