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A campaign season of surprises peaks with Tuesday’s midterms
WASHINGTON — An acutely contentious and historically expensive midterm campaign barrels to a finish Monday, on the eve of elections that will set the nation’s course for the remaining half of President Trump’s second term. Republicans are bracing for a backlash from voters as Democrats prepare for gains — but the magnitude of any “blue wave,” and…
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The Supreme Court could make it impossible to sue federal officers
Let’s say that you’re savagely beaten by a federal officer despite the fact that you committed no crime. Or maybe your home is ransacked by FBI agents who didn’t even bother to get a warrant. Or maybe you’re shot in cold blood by immigration officials engaged in a paramilitary occupation of your home city. The…
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‘I can’t sleep’: Terror spreads after Trump insider’s nuclear attack warning
Panic spread late Sunday as a prominent conservative figure with deep ties to the Donald Trump administration warned that the president was just days away from deciding whether to use nuclear weapons in his deeply unpopular war against Iran. That conservative figure was Tucker Carlson, formerly a staunch ally of Trump who has since broken…
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5 things older Americans should do to stay out of nursing homes, according to a doctor
Three in four Americans aged 50 and older would like to remain in their homes as they age, according to the AARP — and preserving that independence starts with daily habits. Dr. Vonda Wright, a double board-certified orthopedic surgeon, author and authority on active aging and mobility, who is based in Orlando, Florida, said there…
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‘I’ll give you my soul’: James Carville becomes latest to eviscerate Haley Stevens
James Carville became the latest to tear into Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens on Sunday, accusing the Democrat of selling her soul for a cheeseburger after she abruptly endorsed a MAGA Republican two days before the midterm elections. Within hours of Stevens posting a video endorsing former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers for Senate, the 82-year-old famed…
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Want to Sign With a Hollywood Agent? Start Making Fun of AI
“Hi there!” says an AI avatar of a clean-cut man dressed casually in a denim shirt, with a mostly empty bookcase in the background. “I’m Clark from Marlow & Finch. To get us started, why don’t you tell me a bit about yourself?” The real human on the other end of the call—Graham Raabe, in…
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Election-eve shock ties GOP Senate hopeful to demands to end democracy
Georgia Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins faces new questions about his associations on the eve of the election. A Washington Post analysis tied a former member of Collins’ congressional staff to an anonymous social media account that called for an end to American democracy, insulted female politicians and cheered political violence. According to the Post,…
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Will ex-NYPD cop Victor Romero’s bail be revoked? Experts weigh in on alleged road-rage murderer’s $1M bond
The family of the beloved Con Edison worker gunned down on George Washington Bridgeare calling for his alleged killer to be locked up — but experts say it’s unlikely despite the ex-detective facing an upgraded murder charge. Victor Romero, 62, was initially charged with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Koran Irvine, a 46-year-old father…
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What the El Niño worst-case scenario would look like in California
The significant coastal flooding that hit Southern California in recent days points to what a worst-case scenario would look like in an El Niño-fueled winter with sea levels expected to rise even farther. Last week’s flooding was so bad because of two events that are expected to worsen over the next few months: a record-hot…
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Gen Z can’t afford the culture war
Conventional wisdom holds that young voters are idealistic and socially progressive dreamers, while older voters are hard-headed, pragmatic, and much more attuned to pocketbook issues. Conventional wisdom, meet Gen Z. Between 2020 and 2024, voters in this cohort swung right by more than 20 percentage points — but now they’re boomeranging back away from President…