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The DNA Fix for Aging
On his son’s fourth birthday, Michael Prescott had his first heart attack. Prescott, who worked as a civil engineer designing bridges in Tennessee, was in his 30s, and until that day, he had appeared to be in excellent health. But within two years of that first heart attack, he had four more. His doctors, who…
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Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
WASHINGTON — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from…
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One Supreme Court Justice’s ‘shame’ won’t stop Trump from being handed big loss: analyst
The Supreme Court is allegedly certain that Donald Trump will lose his case for withdrawing birthright citizenship. In January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order stripping certain babies born in the United States of citizenship rights. The order targeted specific categories of births, particularly those involving parents without legal immigration status. The executive order…
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The Quiet Way Authoritarianism Begins to Crumble
In the days after Donald Trump won his second term, I called a handful of Hungarian political analysts to ask what the American future might look like. My impulse was not an original one; the analysts had been fielding many calls of this sort. Hungary seemed like a bellwether for the illiberal direction in which…
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The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The UK government has launched a venture fund for investing in domestic AI startups, part of a bid to minimize the country’s dependence on foreign-made technology. The fund, Sovereign AI, will invest roughly $675 million in homegrown startups in fields ranging from model development, to agentic AI, to drug discovery. In addition, portfolio startups will…
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Chris Paul apparently not sad that the Clippers suffered season-ending loss to the Warriors
Four months after being pushed into retirement by the Clippers, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul apparently took delight in the team’s quick exit from the postseason Wednesday night. Paul posted the familiar meme “stopped by my biggest hater’s funeral” on his Instagram story shortly after the Clippers blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead in a…
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An account celebrating an Army Veteran got deleted after MAGA backlash
The U.S. Army shut down its “Soldier for Life” social media accounts after a post celebrating Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Purple Heart recipient who lost both legs in combat, prompted online criticism from a pro-Trump veteran, NOTUS reported. The program, which connects veterans to employment, healthcare, and retirement resources, posted a tribute to Duckworth’s…
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‘Call of Duty’ Gets 2028 Release Date from Paramount
Last year, Paramount announced that director Peter Berg and writer Taylor Sheridan would bring the biggest video game franchise of the 21st century, “Call of Duty,” to the big screen. Now, Berg announced in a video at CinemaCon that the film would be released on June 30, 2028. That release date will coincide with the…
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Drivers are finding mysterious burn marks in their cars — even though they don’t smoke
Where there’s no smoke, there’s fire? Drivers have been racking their brains after finding mysterious burn marks in their cars despite the fact that they don’t smoke cigarettes. These burning questions came to light via an Instagram video catching fire online. “This person says they stayed at a hotel at the beach and the next…
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Olivia Rodrigo spotted with buzzy new man, months after Louis Partridge breakup
Good 4 her! Olivia Rodrigo was spotted on a date with Geese frontman Cameron Winter on Tuesday evening, four months after her breakup from Louis Partridge. The pair grabbed dinner in Los Angeles, with the pop star wearing a red cardigan, a white T-shirt and jeans. Olivia Rodrigo was spotted on a date with Geese…