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New theory suggests Trump justice could be seated years after president leaves office
Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall raised a constitutional question Monday about a proposed lame-duck Supreme Court maneuver: if Donald Trump signs a commission for a justice before any seat opens, could that justice be seated years after Trump leaves office? The debate began last week, when SCOTUSblog editor and ABC News contributor Sarah Isgur…
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Daniel Radcliffe Seems Unlikely to Watch HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series: ‘8 Hours Is a Lot of Anything’
Daniel Radcliffe seems unlikely to tune into the new “Harry Potter” TV series on HBO when it debuts later this winter. In an interview with AP, the actor who originated the titular Boy Who Lived in the film adaptions of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novels was asked if he planned to watch the hotly anticipated HBO…
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Supreme Court OKs border wall construction in Big Bend area of Texas
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to build a border wall through the scenic and rugged Big Bend sector of west Texas. The justices on Monday granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that had paused further construction along a 517-mile section of the…
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Supreme Court hands Trump win that could scar one of America’s wildest places forever
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume border construction in Texas’ Big Bend region, a remote stretch of desert canyons that opponents warn could be scarred for good. The unsigned order lets the administration keep building barriers, roads and surveillance infrastructure along the Rio Grande while a legal…
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Anthropic Just Committed a Shocking Crime Against the Environment
Claude maker Anthropic has signed an unprecedented $3.4 billion deal with a Texas-based energy company called OnePWR Solutions. As the Financial Times reports, the deal will provide gas-fired engines to provide AI data centers with off-grid electricity. The AI industry is racing to secure enough power and related equipment for its incredibly resource-intensive — and…
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Bizarre cult loses grasp on Congress with Lauren Boebert’s flameout
Lauren Boebert, the last surviving member of a cohort of QAnon-linked Republicans elected to the U.S. House in 2020, lost her seat in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District Monday in the aftermath of the blue midterm tsunami that swept the country. The QAnon movement emerged during President Donald Trump’s first term as his supporters sought to…
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Israel police arrest 50 in raids after undercover racket investigation
Israeli police arrested 50 suspects on Monday in nationwide raids targeting alleged protection rackets, following a 10-month undercover investigation. Some 500 police and Border Police officers participated in the operation, led by the Coastal District and the Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit. According to police, suspects forced contractors to hire their purported security services, collecting tens…
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Family of Russell Brand’s wife Laura fear he ‘brainwashed’ her — and are desperate for her to move on with someone else: report
Russell Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, has been “totally brainwashed” by him, her family claims. Gallacher has stood by the disgraced British comedian’s side, even as he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison Monday following his conviction on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Sources close to Gallacher’s…
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Suspect arrested in stabbing at Jamie Foxx’s Halloween party at star’s Thousand Oaks home
Jamie Foxx‘s annual Halloween party became a crime scene over the weekend after a stabbing occurred at the Oscar winner’s home in Thousand Oaks. Ventura County officials and emergency personnel responded to a stabbing at the 1300 block of West Potrero Road on Saturday evening, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Monday. A suspect,…
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Lauren Boebert ousted in Colorado’s most Republican district as GOP massacre spreads
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) became the latest casualty of the 2026 GOP midterm wipeout after six years in the House. The controversial lawmaker, who switched to a safer district in 2024, was defeated by Democrat Eileen Laubacher in a race that remained too close to call for days after polls closed last Tuesday. CNN projected…