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It’s now safe to eat seafood from the Hudson River — but locals say no thanks to filet of goldfish
This menu sounds a bit fishy. The state announced it’s now safe to eat some seafood caught in the murky Hudson River — but locals aren’t ready to throw a fish fry just yet. Department of Health officials said last week that it’s OK for the general population to nosh on some fish caught in…
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U.S. stocks drift higher ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted higher in hesitant trading Monday, ahead of a deadline that President Trump has set to open the Strait of Hormuz. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.4%, coming off its first winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones industrial average added 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.…
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Trump lawyers pressured to approve illegal war plans in Iran
A senior U.S. official disclosed that Trump administration lawyers are pressured to approve “violently illegal” war plans, with dissenters largely purged. According to sources cited by Zeteo, the White House and Pentagon require lawyers to “get to a Yes” when President Donald Trump demands controversial actions. Since its launch in late February, the Iran war…
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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
WASHINGTON — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal…
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‘He is so jealous’: Trump brutally mocked for repeating false claim about Osama Bin Laden
The internet erupted on Monday after President Donald Trump tried to take credit for a military operation that killed the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on the United States — which Trump did not actually lead. Trump was speaking about the Iran war during a high-stakes press conference at the White House when he…
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Mamdani’s investigation nominee faces questions on independence
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 6 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: During his campaign, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a historic number of volunteers who canvassed on his behalf. Among them was his pick to lead the Department of Investigation. In February, Mamdani nominated former federal prosecutor Nadia Shihata to lead the investigation department, which…
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Grassroots Cinerama Dome campaign on pause following incident at theater
A five-year grassroots campaign to spur the reopening of one of the crown jewels of moviegoing in Los Angeles is on indefinite pause following an incident at the theater Friday night. Ben Steinberg, a 26-year-old film student at Cal State Northridge, has long been a vocal and active proponent of reopening Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, which…
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Outrage grows after ICE tackles rape survivor after court hearing: ‘This regime is evil’
Reactions were mounting on Monday as news surfaced about an incident involving two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who tackled a rape survivor to the ground just moments after she testified in a New Jersey courtroom. David J. Bier, Cato Institute Director of Immigration Studies, shared an excerpt from an Atlantic report on X about…
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Kalshi clinches legal win in New Jersey case as states fight to restrict prediction markets
Kalshi scored a win in the first ruling among a sweep of lawsuits from US states seeking to restrict prediction markets, as a federal appeals court rejected New Jersey’s attempts to ban sports bets on the platform. In a 2-1 decision on Monday, a panel of judges on the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of…
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‘SNL’ star Chloe Fineman under fire for controversial job confession as Vanity Fair does damage control
“Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman is facing backlash for a wild story she told in a Vanity Fair video that has since been edited by the publication. The March 31 video, titled “SNL’ Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other,” begins with Fineman asking her co-stars Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline…