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Trump makes admission on threat to target civilian sites: ‘It’s not my choice’
President Donald Trump made a stunning admission Tuesday when pressed by CNBC’s Joe Kernen about his threats to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure, suggesting the decision was not ultimately his to make. “I think regimes only respond to certain things, and I understand your threats to bomb the bridges and the electric grid, but I don’t…
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‘Half Man’ Review: Richard Gadd Returns With Viscerally Brilliant HBO Drama
“We’re family now,” a character remarks early in the premiere of “Half Man,” Richard Gadd’s newest series. “That’s all that matters.” Turns out the impact and weight of that statement will define and shape the relationship between two brothers for decades to come. Gadd’s follow-up after the smash success — both critically and in the…
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A top South Bay Realtor was found dead alone in the desert. ‘A really, really ugly story’
The last time Steve Robles spoke to his mom was two days before Mother’s Day. Lorraine Bird had received an offer for her Twentynine Palms home. She planned to counter, she told her son, describing the terms. Then, the 86-year-old disappeared. Ten days later, a content creator exploring a desolate stretch of the Mojave Desert…
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‘Regret, buyer’s remorse, betrayal’: Deep red town revolts over Trump ICE facility
The citizens of tiny Social Circle, Georgia, where Donald Trump received 70 percent of the vote all three times he ran for president, are in full revolt against the president’s administration after the Department of Homeland Security bought a facility projected to hold 10,000 immigrants while they await deportation. According to MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton,…
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‘Michael’ Review: Frustrating Michael Jackson Biopic Makes You Want to Scream
Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” is the latest in a very, very, very, very long line of musical biopics that follow a familiar formula. It is, however, probably the first celebratory musical biopic about an artist who spent the last two decades of his life dodging allegations of child sexual abuse. If you’re wondering how “Michael” can…
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Mindy Kaling’s daughter’s sweet nickname for godfather B.J. Novak revealed
The sweet nickname Mindy Kaling’s eldest daughter, Katherine “Kit” Swati Kaling, gave her godfather, B.J. Novak, has been revealed to be Fofo. During an appearance on “Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen” Monday, the “Office” actor was asked what was the “best gift” he ever gave the “Mindy Project” alum’s kids that deemed him…
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JPMorganChase Data Center Gets $77 Million Handout to Create Grand Total of One Job
Back in March, we shared the story of a $136 million data center going up in Northeastern Ohio, which was slated to bring in a whopping ten full-time jobs. That project received a $4.5 million state tax exemption, which is egregious enough on its own — but a new project in New York State is…
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Trigger warning? ‘For Want of a Horse’ gives new meaning to the term ‘animal lover’
“For Want of a Horse,” a play by Olivia Dufault receiving its world premiere in an Echo Theater Company production at Atwater Village Theatre, wants to have a rational conversation about a taboo topic that can provoke instant outrage. The subject is zoophilia, not to be confused with bestiality, though for many of us it…
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week — here’s how and when to watch the skies
It’ll be a rock show in the sky. The much-anticipated annual Lyrid meteor shower returns this week, offering stargazers the opportunity to see as many as 10-20 shooting stars grace the moonless night skies. While this celestial fireworks display has been going on since April 16, it will peak on Wednesday, April 22 and early…
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America is already diminished by this war
History will not judge President Trump’s decision to start this war by what it did to Iran. It will hold its harshest judgment for what it has done to America. However this ends, the United States is already diminished by it, militarily, diplomatically, economically and morally. None of that damage is hypothetical. It is clear…