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‘Insulted’ GOP senator storms off live interview when pressed on McConnell’s proof of life
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was scandalized when TMZ reporter Jacob Wass caught up with him on Thursday and asked him to vouch for the authenticity of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) proof-of-life photo from the hospital, after he spent weeks recovering from severe cardiac issues. “Is the Mitch McConnell photo of him in the hospital real…
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Creator Close-Up: Jay Shetty’s History-Making Spotify and Netflix Success Was a 9-Year Journey
Scrolling though headlines on social media, it would be easy to dismiss Jay Shetty’s deals with Spotify and Netflix as just another example of a creator cashing in on Hollywood’s new obsession. After all, the video rights to Shetty’s podcast “On Purpose” reportedly led to a multiyear deal that cost around $100 million. In reality,…
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After wildfires destroyed 95% of this California tribe’s forests, members uncovered 1,200 ancestral sites
CONCOW, Calif. — Until recently, when members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu pulled up a map of their ancestral land in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, only about two dozen of their historic sites appeared. Disease, violence and forced labor had separated California tribe members from their history. Without routine Indigenous fire to clear…
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‘Critically low’ energy reserves alarm expert as diesel prices top $5 per gallon
President Donald Trump’s decision to restart his illegal war with Iran has sent the price of oil back up, leading to a corresponding rise in the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel. Data published by AAA on Thursday showed that the average price of diesel in the US is once again over $5 per gallon,…
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McGregor-Holloway UFC 329 Fight Slides Slightly Below Freedom 250 With Nearly 16 Million Viewers
The UFC 329 McGregor-Holloway fight brought nearly 16 million viewers in the U.S. and Latin America, sliding slightly below viewership for the White House-hosted UFC Freedom 250 in June. The event, titled UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2, reached 15.9 million viewers: 14.3 million viewers in the U.S. and 1.6 million viewers in Latin America,…
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Trump admin revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
MIAMI — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20. The policy was first implemented…
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Chloe Fineman leaving ‘SNL’ after 7 seasons: ‘It’s time for my next chapter’
Chloe Fineman is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons. “After 7 wonderful seasons at ‘SNL’ I have decided it’s time for my next chapter,” the comedian announced via InstagramThursday, alongside a carousel of snaps from her favorite memories and sketches from the shoe. “It’s cliche to say this but working at ‘SNL’ has been…
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What Ancient Greek Is Good For
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. Late one night in 1925, a classics professor named Carol Wight came across “one of the most interesting men” he’d ever met. In an Atlantic essay, Wight recalled finding a mechanic reading Thucydides on the…
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This next batch of elected senators will decide the fate of Social Security
Americans will soon choose a set of senators who will take office in January 2027 and serve through early 2033. In the final months of that term, Social Security’s retirement trust fund is expected to run dry and trigger benefits cuts of 22% — not just for the wealthy, not just for new retirees, but…
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‘Word salad answer!’ GOP senator chews out Trump official at explosive hearing
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) berated one of President Donald Trump’s top officials Thursday over grand claims that the administration has been unable to back up. The confrontation unfolded at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought was testifying as acting CFPB director.…