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How an Old Shipping Law Raises Consumer Prices
Donald Trump is the most protectionist president America has seen in more than a century. So it’s odd that a consequence of his war on Iran has been the waiving of one of the most protectionist pieces of legislation on the books: the Jones Act. Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments…
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New evidence against singer D4vd in brutal killing of teen set to come to light
For nearly a year, the only thing clear about the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was that she met a gruesome end. The missing 14-year-old’s body rotted for weeks until it was found in the trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard last September, severed at the limbs and stuffed into black plastic…
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Iran executes two young men for offering help to fleeing anti-regime protesters
Iran ruthlessly executed two young men on Sunday — for helping terrified protesters flee the regime’s brutal security forces during the widespread demonstrations earlier this year. Erfan Esfandiari, 18, and Gol-Mohammad Mohammadi, a 23-year-old Afghan refugee, were hanged on Sunday for sheltering demonstrators from government bullets and offering them refuge inside their homes, Masih Alinejad,…
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Whoopi Goldberg brings pregnant Anne Hathaway to tears with emotional statement on ‘The View’
Whoopi Goldberg brought pregnant Anne Hathaway to tears with her emotional statement. During Monday’s episode of “The View,” the “Sister Act” actress praised the “Devil Wears Prada” star for her thriving career. “Anne Hathaway, it’s been wonderful watching you,” Goldberg, 70, said to Hathaway, who appeared on the talk show with “Odyssey” co-star Matt Damon…
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6 Dementia Risk Factors You Can Change
—DBenitostock—Getty Images Developing dementia is a common fear. While most people experience at least some forgetfulness with age, dementia can interfere with your daily life and make it increasingly difficult to think clearly and perform activities. There are nearly 10 million new cases globally each year, according to the World Health Organization. Dementia is not…
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‘It’s a Modern-Day Draft’: Why Stanford Students Walked Out on Sundar Pichai’s Commencement Speech
Are the kids all right? The answer to that question probably depends on your criteria. At the very least, I can tell you that some of them are most definitely very mad. The anger percolating among America’s youth was on display this graduation season, as college students across the country booed and jeered several high-profile…
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Trump’s transgender-based attack on the CHIPS Act is his most unhinged yet
Given the difficulty of identifying the most egregious assertions from President Trump’s latest outbursts of pique and petulance, it’s unsurprising that perhaps his weirdest and most despicable diatribe has gone under the radar. It came on July 15, at a “Defense and Innovation Summit” in Pennsylvania hosted by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.). Trump chose this…
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The surprisingly undisciplined trick to escaping social media
If you’re looking to wean yourself off social media and replace it with a more productive habit — and who among us isn’t — a lot of the common advice can sound like it’s coming from a drill instructor: Go outside and touch grass. Routine is key. Get your butt in the chair and don’t…
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MSNOW hosts ‘fascinated’ as Fox News flips on Trump’s war: ‘The clock is ticking’
President Donald Trump is not only losing his war with Iran, he is also losing the hearts and minds of prominent Fox News personalities who are reading the writing on the wall that voters are taking his failure seriously, Morning Joe’s hosts said Tuesday. The hosts of the MSNOW show shared clips from their conservative…
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Ben Affleck’s AI company is sold for more than $500 million
Netflix has revealed just how big it is betting on artificial intelligence, shelling out more than half a billion dollars for one of the early AI movers in Hollywood. In March, the Los Gatos-based company announced it was acquiring Ben Affleck’s AI film tech company, InterPositive. A new securities filing shows that the streaming giant…