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This is likely the most corrupt presidential act in history
Of the nearly countless unforgivable and often corrupt acts of the Trump administration, very few register as dangerous and threatening as the total politicization of the Department of Justice. The department that used to be entirely hands-off from the White House — and woe to the president that didn’t respect that — is now fully
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Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him
For years now, a thriving cottage industry in China has been offering families the opportunity to speak to an AI clone of their deceased loved ones — for a monthly fee, of course. But what if the surviving member of the family isn’t clued in to the fact that they’re speaking with an AI representation,
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Trump signs order to fast track psychedelic drug research to treat veterans with PTSD
President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to expedite research into the psychedelic ibogaine – a drug championed by podcaster Joe Rogan – so it can be used to treat PTSD in veterans and traumatic brain injuries. The drug is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States. The order
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Is he ‘The Venice Karen’ or the victim of an unruly bar scene? L.A. may soon decide
David Feige is tired. Tired of the noise blasting from bars near his multi-story Venice Beach home. Tired of the people dealing drugs, urinating and fighting in the alley. Tired of asking restaurant owners, repeatedly, simply to follow the law. But now, his fight to get several establishments on one iconic block to tone it
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Mullin already under the gun as DHS confronts ‘its biggest challenge’: insider
Newly appointed Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin is already under fire as the agency faces a major challenge, an insider has claimed. Mullin was appointed DHS head to replace the fired Kristi Noem, but has hardly hit the ground running in the new role. Insiders and political analysts believe the pressure is already
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How to Revive the Art of Hanging Out
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. As the weather gets nicer, many of us feel the allure of just hanging out. We want to
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How gangs connected to India are terrorizing a California immigrant community
Last fall, Harsimran Singh was well on his way to bringing 15,000 fans to Stockton for an international tournament of the ancient Indian sport Kabaddi. Then, suddenly, athletes started dropping out. They seemed to manufacture excuses to avoid the sport’s world cup. As president of the American Kabaddi Federation, Singh felt increasingly shaken as the
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Full-time Taylor Swift influencer makes up to $10K per post and just released a book
Her job was Taylor-made. A 26-year-old Swiftie created a full-time career as a Taylor Swift influencer — and can make a pretty penny for just one social media post. “It ranges, sometimes it’s $1,000, but sometimes it’s like $10,000,” “Swiftfluencer” Olivia Levin told The Post. Taylor Swift influencer Olivia Levin runs the Instagram account @SwiftiesForEternity.
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John Oliver eviscerates ‘horrendous’ royal family, hopes Prince Andrew will end up ‘in hell’
British-born comedian John Oliver is really “not a fan” of the royal family. “I think that the way they’ve behaved over the years has been horrendous,” he told Page Six at the Garden of Laughs event earlier this week at Radio City Music Hall. The “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” host is particularly unimpressed
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Trump Secretly Believes That Diet Coke Kills Cancer Cells Inside the Body
President Donald Trump has an idea about soft drinks that’s pretty fringe even by his own eccentric standards. The president thinks soft drinks can kill cancer cells in the body, and that’s why he constantly guzzles it — with his devotion to fizzy drinks so complete that he had a special button installed in his