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Floods bring rare relief to Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet
PHOENIX — Recent flooding across the Southwest is providing rare relief to thirsty reservoirs that had fallen to record lows amid a years-long megadrought. Storms in late October and early November sent torrents of water through normally small or dry creeks that overflowed their banks and flooded local communities. Hundreds of people were told to evacuate, and…
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GOP civil war ignites in Arizona as Meghan McCain takes on Kirk’s Turning Point group
Republicans’ midterm collapse in Arizona has reopened one of the party’s nastiest family feuds, pitting Meghan McCain against Charlie Kirk’s political machine over the weekend. It started when CNN commentator S.E. Cupp reacted to an Associated Press report that Arizona Democrats had won control of the state House, Senate and governor’s office for the first…
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Erika Kirk Rebukes ‘Leftist Podcasters, Comedians and Commentators’ Over Charlie Kirk Death Jokes
Erika Kirk rebuked jokes about her late husband Charlie Kirk’s murder in a statement on social media Sunday after a flurry of online chatter bubbled up, including a video purporting to show Dave Chappelle joking about Kirk’s assassination during a stand-up set. “To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though…
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Conservative who backed Trump on Russia blames ‘lunatic’ president for GOP ‘annihilation’
Andrew C. McCarthy, a conservative National Review writer who once called the Russia investigation a plot to destroy Donald Trump’s presidency, says Republicans’ midterm wipeout comes down to one thing: Trump. “Yes, there is a single, silver-bullet answer to the question, ‘Why did we get crushed?’” McCarthy wrote in a column published Saturday. “The answer…
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Stephen Miller’s wife fumes at SNL as ‘hurtful’ new episode triggers MAGA freakout
“Saturday Night Live” used its first episode after Republicans’ midterm wipeout to go after Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, and some on the right were not laughing. During “Weekend Update,” cast member Jeremy Culhane played Musk asking his AI chatbot for “an epic vulgar roast” of himself. “Elon Musk, you’re the worst thing South…
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Mystery deepens in Blue Angels scandal as officer mentored by disgraced pilot is also scrubbed
The mystery over why a pilot on the Navy’s elite Blue Angels team was removed for “failing to uphold standards” appeared to deepen after it was revealed that a public affairs officer who served with him has been quietly scrubbed the internet. The Navy did not disclosed when or why Marine Maj. Scott Laux, 37,…
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Frenemies Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss reunite at Chiefs game after surprise Travis Kelce wedding invite
No more bad blood! Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss reunited at the Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday, months after rekindling their friendship following years of rumored tension. The pop superstar, 36, and supermodel, 33, were spotted watching Swift’s husband, Travis Kelce, and his teammates take on the New York Jets at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas…
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Republicans just created a major 2028 problem for themselves
Donald Trump acted and governed like the abusive alcoholic father, oblivious to the needs of the family; the 2026 shellacking was akin to a spouse and kids finally finding the strength to kick him to the side of the road, and better for it. The nation’s biggest problem now is that the current GOP is…
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Microsoft AI CEO Says He’s Open to Agents Deserving Rights If He Sees the Right Evidence
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s AI CEO — a human in charge of its AI operations, we should clarify — says he’s willing to consider giving AI models rights if they ever become conscious. But he really doesn’t want that to happen in the first place. The comments came in a post he made on X clarifying…
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South Africa’s ANC is humbled by its worst election results as it continues its decline
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s African National Congress party faced its worst election results ever Sunday and a new low point on its gradual decline in popularity as voters rebuked it for a failure to deliver basic services like water and electricity in towns and cities. The once-dominant ANC — the party of Nelson Mandela…