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Ukraine Has Written Off the United States
For more than a year after Donald Trump returned to the White House, Ukraine held out hope—at least publicly—of winning him over. Trump, who revealed his affection for Russia’s Vladimir Putin again and again, largely halted American military aid to Kyiv. He insulted Ukrainian leaders regularly, personally berating President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office
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It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Planning a big night out at Madison Square Garden? Have fun—but don’t say we didn’t warn you. A WIRED investigation this week revealed new details about the private surveillance state instituted by MSG owner Jim Dolan and his head of security, John Eversole. According to court records and WIRED sources, visitors to the Garden and
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Georgia Navy vet ‘had argument with roommate’ before shooting spree that left two dead
A US Navy veteran accused of killing two people and critically injuring another in a series of attacks in the Atlanta area had, shortly before the shootings, stormed out of his communal house after getting into an intense argument over the air conditioning in the home, according to his roommates. Authorities have not offered a
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Madonna makes shock return to the stage during Sabrina Carpenter’s Coachella set
Madonna made a shock return to the stage Friday night after being brought out by Sabrina Carpenter during her second weekend headlining Coachella. The 67-year-old pop icon joined Carpenter toward the end of the performance, marking 20 years since her own headlining set at the California festival in 2006. Carpenter’s show had already been stacked
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They dressed like a bear and damaged a Rolls-Royce in an audacious insurance scheme
“Operation Bear Claw” was definitely a new kind of insurance fraud case. The target: a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes-Benzes. The weapon: a bear suit and meat claws. A Southern California woman and two men, who pleaded no contest this week in a scheme to rip off insurance companies by putting on a bear costume and
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Wild Video Shows Delivery Robots Causing Havoc, Getting Obliterated
Deploying delivery robots into the real world inevitably comes with a period of trial and error, but things are getting a little ridiculous. A new video compilation by the TikTok content farm @BoopMePlz shows a collection of rarely-seen delivery robot fails. While some of them are old hat, like the clip of a Coco Robotics
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State of emergency declared as US warns travelers to reconsider visiting popular getaway
Americans are being warned to rethink travel to a sunny Caribbean destination as crime and concerns about terrorism rise. The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago announced Thursday that the US Department of State had updated its travel advisory regarding American tourists. The advisory cautions that Americans should “reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago due to crime,” citing
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Trump’s old pal now hates him — and can bring him down
Dear Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thank you for standing up against unnecessary war, advocating for Epstein’s victims, and for defending the spiritual side of Christianity against Trump’s recent blasphemy. Our mutual friend Congressman Ro Khanna (who you worked with on the Epstein legislation) reached out to you a few months ago about dropping by on my
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The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Picture a bizarre training exercise: A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every runner end up “lonely,” or relatively far from everyone else, at least once, no matter their speeds? Mathematicians conjecture that
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Cruise passengers witness terrifying rescue at sea as stranded man and cat pulled from failing sailboat
A Carnival Cruise Line ship came to the rescue of a stranded sailor and his cat on Tuesday, April 14, after crew members spotted distress signals coming from a disabled sailboat in open waters on the ship’s path from Galveston, Texas, to Cozumel, Mexico. The Carnival Legend was sailing a Caribbean itinerary when crew members noticed emergency flares. They