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War on Iran Could Lead to Global Recession, IMF Warns
An employee works at a petrol pump station in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on April 8, 2026. —Nasir Kachroo—NurPhoto/Getty Images The International Monetary Fund has warned that the world may be headed for a global recession if energy and supply disruptions due to the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran drag on. “A longer
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Hungary’s Lessons for Trump’s Opponents
To the outside world, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán began his rule as a pariah—an obstreperous, often lone dissenter from European Union policies, especially over migration. Then he became a prophet to new-style “national conservatives”—the anti-immigration, anti-elite right-wing movement that has reshaped the politics of the West. After resoundingly losing national elections held on April
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The Myth of the Adult Friend Group
—Getty Images I grew up watching TV shows like Friends and Sex and The City, which glamorized a tight-knit group of adult friends who hang out together almost daily. I have spent my whole adult life trying to chase that fantasy, but it never materialized. I have a friend I meet for dinners only, another
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How 1 GOP billionaire is upending Georgia politics
HOMER, Georgia — The last few players of the day were finishing their rounds at the Chimney Oaks Golf Club when a steady wind picked up by the practice putting green. Pin flags bent to a near snap. A sleek helicopter slowly descended onto the manicured lawn. Rick Jackson had arrived. The billionaire health care
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The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
It usually starts with a photo downloaded from social media. Around the world, teenage boys are saving Instagram and Snapchat images of girls they know from school and using harmful “nudify” apps to create fake nude photos or videos of them. These deepfakes can quickly be shared across whole schools, leaving victims feeling humiliated, violated,
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The tax code rewards generosity. But probably not yours.
Ah, Tax Day. If you’ve been staring at your tax bill and wondering how to keep more of your money, money, money to yourself next year, you might consider taking a page out of the billionaire’s playbook. You could be like Steve Ballmer and write off the costs of buying a sports team, or make
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Dangerous water warnings hit trendy vacation spot after powerful storm pounds area
Hawaii health officials have issued multiple brown water advisories across the islands as the state deals with the aftermath of a Kona Low storm. The storm moved through the islands earlier last week, bringing heavy rainfall and runoff that has kept coastal waters contaminated in several areas, the Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch said. Officials
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Trump just uttered a sentence that could open the doors of hell
Saturday’s back-to-back headlines in The Washington Post were: “‘They Have Chosen Not To Accept Our Terms,’ Vance Says” and “U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking A More Active Role In Iran War.” They echo headlines from a century ago that reported on the early days of what quickly became World War I. In 2021, China and
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Suspect in string of random attacks in Georgia is naturalized citizen from UK, DHS says
The suspect in a string of attacks in DeKalb County, Georgia, is a repeat offender and a naturalized US citizen from the UK, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was arrested on Monday after he killed two people and wounded another in what police described as a series of random attacks
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Amanda Peet says parents compared her acting dreams to being a ‘hooker’
Amanda Peet’s parents weren’t impressed when she first told them she wanted to be an actor. “I feel like they saw acting in the beginning similar to just ‘Oh, so you want to start modeling or you want to be a hooker,’” she told Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on the “Smartless” podcast on