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‘Resigning?’ Tension mounts as accused MAGA candidate teases ‘special announcement’
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), who’s been accused by his ex-wife in court filings of violent abuse, announced Saturday evening that he would make a “special announcement” on X Sunday morning, prompting countless onlookers to speculate he was about to resign. Recent reports have unearthed disturbing accusations leveled against Miller, including allegations that he physically abused…
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Road, parking lot and restrooms at Point Dume Beach closed due to ‘extreme erosion’
L.A. County closed several restrooms and road access at Point Dume Beach after high tides and surf caused “extreme erosion,” according to the Department of Beaches and Harbors. In a social media post Saturday, the department said the overnight erosion had left the bluff edge unstable, with “drop-offs of up to 8 feet” in some…
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Father of slain Marine speaks out after illegal immigrant who killed son faces third deportation
The father of a US Marine killed in a hit-and-run crash involving an illegal immigrant is speaking out after federal authorities arrested the man for a third time as he once again faces deportation. Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) July 22 after serving a federal prison sentence for…
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Democrats are at each other’s throats — this time over the 2028 calendar
Come 2028, the Democratic presidential campaign promises to be a banger, with all sorts of intrigue and subplots layered within a wide-open fight for the nomination. There’s the prospect of same-state rivals going at it. (California’s Gavin Newsom vs. Kamala Harris; Georgia’s Sen. Jon Ossoff vs. Sen. Raphael Warnock.) There’s sure to be a generational…
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A Rodeo That Reminds Me of Home
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s…
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Do registered domestic partnerships pay the same capital gains taxes as married couples?
Dear Liz: We are a heterosexual couple who are registered domestic partners in California. We have owned our primary residence for decades. Obviously, its value has increased and is well past the $500,000 home sales exemption limit for couples. When one of us passes away, how is the basis and the appreciation of the residence…
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Taking Care of the Father Who Broke My Heart
A few hours after Levi Fishback died last month, at a nursing home in Kentucky, the funeral director called me. She needed to know whether the family wanted an open casket. What songs would Levi have wanted? What color flowers? Who should give the eulogies? By now I should be used to being asked questions…
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‘It’s amazing.’ Myles Garrett’s new Rams teammates awed by his ‘monster energy’
The Rams knew the resume. Saw the highlights. Gathered all the intel required. But they were not aware of Myles Garrett’s aura. How could they? It’s not tangible, nor easily defined. It’s just there. “You just feel him,” coach Sean McVay said Friday. McVay felt and said that before. About Aaron Donald. About Jalen Ramsey.…
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Bill Maher calls out Fauci for telling ‘actual lies’ about COVID-19 origins after Senate hearing
Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher railed against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci just days after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a Senate hearing over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. During Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher called out Fauci for…
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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos
When Charlotte Mason ponders cosmic mysteries, she likes to doodle. “I am quite a visual person,” she said. “I usually draw a lot of pictures trying to understand what’s going on.” Mason, an astrophysicist at the Cosmic Dawn Center in Copenhagen, has lately been filling pages with sketches of “little red dots,” perplexing objects discovered…