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Trump Has Abandoned His Affordability Promises
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026. —Salwan Georges—Bloomberg/Getty Images “We can’t take care of day care. We’re a big country. We have 50 states. We have all these other people. We’re fighting wars,” he said
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Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown
Thirty-four members of Congress are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement provide detailed information about how tools developed by Palantir and “a range of surveillance companies” are fueling Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown, according to a letter shared exclusively with WIRED. On Thursday, the lawmakers sent the letter to DHS
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Looking for a neighborhood book bar? Skylight is opening a bookstore cafe in Eagle Rock
Los Feliz neighborhood gem Skylight Books is opening a second location in Eagle Rock. The storied bookseller posted the announcement on social media last week, writing, “We just signed a lease on this lovely space at 1958 Colorado Blvd., and hope to open this fall. It’s nearly 6,000 square feet and will have room for
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President’s son singled out for hypocritical corruption ‘signal’ he’s sending from China
Yet another conflict of interest is blossoming in plain sight in the Trump administration, Zeeshan Aleem warned in an analysis for MS NOW — this time centering on Eric Trump’s involvement in a state visit to China. “It’s going to be a high-stakes visit, during which he’s likely to discuss trade, fentanyl trafficking, and Iran
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‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Scary as Hell, Except for the Mummy Parts
The first thing you’ll notice about “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” is that it’s called “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” — officially, as part of the title — which is such a distraction that we should probably just talk about it now. The honorific legally distinguishes Warner Bros.’ new mummy movie from the iconic, lucrative and nearly
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Starbucks’ Baffling ChatGPT Collab Treats Customers Like Empty, Soulless Venti Cups
As AI chatbots go, OpenAI’s ChatGPT isn’t the most provocative. Its relentlessly upbeat, hand-holding style has drawn constant criticism for coming across as condescending. Still, Starbucks’ newly announced partnership with the chatbot may have pushed that paternalism to a whole new level. Announced on Wednesday, the new “Starbucks app” is basically a widget within ChatGPT.
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She was told to smile and hide the chaos. Now Leah Blevins is singing her truth
Those first few acoustic guitar chords on Leah Blevins’ “All Dressed Up,” a mid-tempo saunter, rise like the swelter off the black top of Bobbie Gentry’s Tallahatchie Bridge in 1967’s seminal Southern goth pearl-clutcher “Ode to Billie Joe.” But where the blazing redhead star turned recluse’s mystery came from something thrown into the water, the
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Pentagon ‘preparing for something much bigger’ after string of military conflicts: analyst
President Donald Trump’s administration may be preparing for further conflicts after the Pentagon received a briefing to boost weapons production, a political analyst has warned. Pentagon officials were privately briefed by the Trump administration last month, according to Heather Delaney Reese. Further investigation from the Wall Street Journal found that admin heads had also approached
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Woke Boston mayor hands out $500 haircut and massage vouchers to queer and trans migrants, refugees
Boston’s woke Mayor Michelle Wu is funding a new program that gives “queer and trans” migrants up to $500 for massages, yoga classes and creative healing — despite the city being crushed by a nearly $50 million deficit. The so-called “wellness allowances” are being handed out by a nonprofit called OUTnewcomers and is backed by
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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular makes shocking Miami club appearance 1 day after suspected overdose
Influencer Clavicular made a shocking appearance at a Miami club one day after he was hospitalized for a suspected overdose. On Wednesday night, the “looksmaxxing” content creator posted a photo of his view inside a party at Bacara nightclub. Per a video shared on the club’s Instagram Stories, the 20-year-old posed on the red carpet