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From gas to groceries, $100 oil threatens a new wave of price pain
Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East. The elevated price marked a turn from lower oil prices enjoyed…
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Southern California’s heat wave is about to break. But not for long
Southern California will continue to endure hotter than normal conditions for the foreseeable future, with the peak of the heat wave lasting through Sunday, forecasters said. High temperatures will be in the 90s to low 100s in the valleys, with the Antelope Valley in the 100s, and in the 70s to 80s in coastal areas,…
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Arrested MAGA influencer’s leaked texts look ‘very bad’ for Trump: commentator
Far-right MAGA influencer Andrew Tate’s recently revealed communications pose a serious threat to President Donald Trump’s administration, political commentator Adam Mockler argued Friday. “Leaked Andrew Tate texts are looking VERY bad for the Trump admin,” Mockler wrote in a social media post on X to his more than 218,000 followers. Tate and his brother Tristan…
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So Many People Are Smashing Flock’s Cameras That It’s Disguising Them Inside Other Objects
On Wednesday, an a pro-privacy account called “Orwell Day” shared a video on X-formerly-Twitter of a man discovering a Flock license plate reader embedded inside an otherwise innocent roadside speedometer. Operated by the local Sheriff’s department, the device was cleverly hidden to be undetectable to approaching road and pedestrian traffic. “What lurks on the back…
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LeBron James chooses the Philadelphia 76ers as his next team
After nearly a month of mulling his options, LeBron James announced in a social media post that he will sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. James, a small forward, will join guards Tyrese Maxey and V.J. Edgecombe, forward Jaylen Brown and center Joel Embiid in a star-studded 76ers lineup. This was the fourth foray into free…
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Ex-ambassador erupts over Trump admin’s ‘huge mistake’: ‘This is so crazy’
Former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul expressed on MS NOW Friday morning extreme dismay at the sloppiness of President Donald Trump’s nuclear cooperation agreement with the Saudis. McFaul scoffed at the deal that would allow U.S. companies to help the Middle Eastern nation develop its atomic energy infrastructure and the reason it recently stalled: Trump’s…
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Massachusetts whaling museum turns 1-star review into hilarious merch: ‘Worst aquarium ever’
There’s something fishy about this merch — and people are obsessed. In 2020, the New Bedford Whaling Museum on the south shore of Massachusetts received a one-star review on Google calling it the “worst aquarium ever.” Instead of fighting back, the historical institute — which showcases the history of marine trade in New England —…
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Sarah Ferguson’s whereabouts revealed after Royal Lodge eviction
Sarah Ferguson has been staying at her ex Paddy McNally’s Switzerland chalet after being evicted from the Royal Lodge, according to The Sun. The motor racing manager gave Ferguson refuge at his £15 million ($19.9 million) home in Verbier before he died earlier this week at age 88. “Paddy always looked after Sarah and at…
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A new middle class of content creators is quietly quitting the 9-to-5
For years, quitting your job to become a social media influencer belonged in the same category as moving to Hollywood or trying to make the NFL: technically possible but probably best attempted by other people. Now, for a growing number of young workers, it feels like a more plausible career pivot. The rise of TikTok,…
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War widow says Trump’s tactics tormented her husband: ‘Wanted to come home so bad’
A wife of one of the 18 military personnel killed in the Iran war has described her husband’s dismay at how the conflict was unfolding. Speaking with the New York Times, Jamiah Swinton described the changes her husband seemed to be undergoing since he was deployed over a year ago. The final conversations between Sgt.…