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Kristi Noem’s ‘rushed and sloppy’ handiwork could strip ranchers of their land: report
Kristi Noem may be gone from the Trump administration, but her handiwork lives on in a burst of orders that could strip land from property owners along the southern border. The Trump administration is aggressively pushing landowners in west Texas to cooperate with border wall construction, and representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers delivered
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‘Hero’ Connecticut dad dies saving son from rip current in Florida
A heroic Connecticut father drowned while saving his son from a vicious rip current while on a family vacation in Florida — with a stranger also dying while trying to help. Jason Michael DeGray, a 42-year-old dad of three from Windsor Locks, jumped into the ocean in Cocoa Beach last week to rescue his 12-year-old
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Trump Voters Like Marco Rubio More and More
President Trump reportedly likes to go around asking aides about who his successor should be: J. D. Vance or Marco Rubio. If Trump were to ask his own voters the same question, he would, at least based on my recent experience, come away with a pretty clear answer. I run weekly focus groups, and the
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In a digital world, VHS tapes are cool again. Meet the crazy faithful, including my roommate
Scroll through the deceivingly “endless” options on streaming sites — all of them at the touch of a button — and you may find it difficult to imagine that there are cinephiles out there who prefer to have it differently. They’d rather watch a low-resolution, outdated physical format. They’d rather stand up and insert a
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GOP senator warns Todd Blanche he will block AG confirmation: ‘Dangerous waters’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has a sharp message for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: take January 6 seriously, or you won’t be confirmed to your role permanently. This comes after Blanche delivered a triumphant speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference about how he “cleaned house” and got rid of many federal prosecutors who worked
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From Hawkins to NYC: ‘Stranger Things: Tales of ’85’ and ‘Kevin’ transport to animated otherworlds
Welcome again to Cartoon Corner, a semi-regular feature of this space where we review cartoons. They’ve had their ups and downs over the years, creatively, commercially, but for a long while it’s been mostly ups. Originally they were made for everyone, then seemingly for kids but interesting to adults, and eventually just for adults; they
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Trump plan to halt his own overthrow flagged by analysts: ‘The body count is rising’
President Donald Trump is attempting to halt his own overthrow with frequent cabinet changes, a pair of political analysts claimed. Bret Stephens and Frank Bruni, sharing their thoughts in The New York Times, believe Trump’s hiring and firing in recent weeks have been an attempt at preserving loyalty within his cabinet selection. Trump fired Department
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‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County’ spinoff confirmed with Bobbi Althoff, Aspyn Ovard and more
The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is getting a spinoff. Hulu confirmed Wednesday that “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” will drop on the streaming platform later this year starring “Really Good Podcast” host Bobbi Althoff and more influencers. The “new group of dynamic young mothers” also includes Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Salomé
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These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
Lots of smart glasses have AI bots inside them now. The one in L’Atitude 52°N’s glasses is called Goya, named after Francisco Goya, the famous Spanish artist who painted renowned masterpieces of romanticism. CEO and founder Gary Chen, who has worked on wearable devices for companies like Oppo, OnePlus, and HTC, says his company’s glasses
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Octavia Butler blocked reprints of her ‘lost’ novel. More than 40 years later, it’s back on shelves
Alyssa Collins knew when she assumed her post as the Huntington’s inaugural Octavia Butler fellow in 2021 that the science-fiction luminary had openly criticized her lost novel, “Survivor.” Butler’s disdain for the book was so evident in her notes and letters that Collins, now an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at Cal State