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Trump told to fork over finances in lawsuit against BBC
A federal magistrate judge in Florida ruled Tuesday President Donald Trump must turn over detailed financial information to the BBC in his defamation lawsuit against the network. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett in the Southern District of Florida determined Trump’s financial records were fair game because his lawsuit put his businesses’ reputation at issue, opening…
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What Is ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Wildberries and Why Is Ukraine Targeting It?
Smoke rises after Ukrainian strikes on a Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 24, 2026. —AFP—Getty Images Ukraine hit at least two warehouses belonging to Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries in overnight strikes on Monday, adding to a series of drone attacks that have targeted the online retailer. Ukrainian forces have repeatedly struck warehouses…
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Wait—The Theme for Your Party Is What, Exactly?
On a recent Thursday night, I sat among other guests at a house party and listened intently to a PowerPoint presentation about radium. Lauren Pickens, a 25-year-old who lives in the Washington, D.C., area, stood at the front of the room and flipped through slides about the carcinogenic chemical: A century ago, radium was marketed…
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Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared…
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Gavin Newsom skewered by Los Angeles liberals in presidential attack ads: ‘Taking billions away’
Gavin Newsom’s 2028 presidential ambitions have come under attack – from a group of Los Angeles progressives. Los Angeles-based Streets For All, which advocates for anti-traffic reforms, has announcedit’s running blistering newspaper ads that blast the governor in Columbia, South Carolina and Reno, Nevada. Both locations are in early-primary states that could sway who wins…
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The Democrats’ Riskiest Midterm Play
The Democratic nominee for Montana’s open U.S. Senate seat, Alani Bankhead, has been telling everyone for months that there is no price anyone can pay to keep her name from appearing on the November ballot. “Why is it you are asking me a question I have been asked a thousand times?” she told me on…
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AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory
Clarissa Mansbridge spent nearly two decades building an entertainment career behind the scenes, working with the likes of Jason DeRulo and Shengo Deane, Kim Kardashian’s former bodyguard, but she rarely appeared at public events. She liked the thrill of it: building someone’s brand, swerving crises, and dealing with day-to-day challenges. Then, three years ago, her…
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‘Make this guy a star’: Retiree who ‘humiliated’ Trump charms with scribbled note to FEC
The Michigan retiree who “humiliated” President Donald Trump by beating his endorsed candidate even after dropping out of the race won a host of new fans Wednesday after his hand-written letter to a “Dear FEC Inspector” went viral. Tom Smith, a retired General Motors engineer, quit his own congressional campaign and still managed to win…
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Andy Cohen’s boyfriend makes shocking confession about ‘Real Housewives’ franchise
Andy Cohen revealed his boyfriend, Kevin Sobieski, 42, has never watched the “Real Housewives” franchise. “[He’s] never seen it,” Cohen, 58, shockingly shared during an appearance on the “Today” show on Wednesday morning, adding that the businessman has “not seen one frame” of the popular Bravo shows. “His algorithm is feeding him Housewives-related things 1785946449…
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What to Know About the ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria That Killed Someone in Florida
A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the “flesh-eating” bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. —Getty Images/Callista Images A Florida resident has died from an infection of Vibrio vulnificus, a type of “flesh-eating” bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. It is the first reported death linked to the bacteria this year in the U.S. Florida has the highest…