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White House goes into crisis mode as Todd Blanche gets brutal shellacking
At the beginning of his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was forced to listen to a lengthy list of all his alleged failings and controversies while serving in the Justice Department (DOJ) – and the White House immediately rushed to Blanche’s defense in a scrambled frenzy. Blanche was nominated by President…
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Biden Will Tell His Side of the Story in New Book ‘Promise Me, America’
President Joe Biden is ready to tell his side of the story in his new book “Promise Me, America,” out later this year. “Since I left the presidency, I’ve had a lot of people ask me, ‘Joe, what have you been doing?’” the former president shared in a Wednesday social media video announcement. “I’ve been…
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Man shot, 160 arrested as riots erupt across France following World Cup loss
Violence and chaos have erupted once again across France following their World Cup defeat to Spain. Paris and Lyon have both been hit by riots, with fire burning and heavily armed police deployed. In Lyon, a man was shot and wounded as the match was ending, with France falling to a 2-0 semifinal exit at…
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Benny Blanco sets record straight on when his secret romance with Selena Gomez began
Benny Blanco set the record straight on when he and his wife, Selena Gomez, began their secret romance. “We kept our relationship private for a long time, about eight or nine months,” the music producer told Spanish newspaper El País. Blanco said the “Calm Down” singer asked him whether he was “sure” he wanted to be…
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Marco Rubio launches troubling ‘attack’ on free speech as Trump distracts nation: analysis
As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver an address to the nation Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is readying for a separate event the same day, one independent journalist Ken Klippenstein warned had gone “completely overlooked” and posed a major threat to “free speech.” The White House has teased that Trump’s address will highlight…
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‘The Challenge’ Moves to Paramount+ for Season 42
“The Challenge” is bringing back a fan-favorite format alongside 24 reality TV vets for its 42nd season — all under a brand-new home. The competition series is moving from MTV to Paramount+ for “The Challenge: Cutthroat II” next month. The streamer introduced the cast on Wednesday with a trailer of what’s to come ahead of…
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All the Cool Kids Are Birding
Not long before the sun rose on a Saturday in May, five men in their mid-20s were standing alongside an unassuming wetland in New Jersey, searching for birds. Ryan Zucker, a 23-year-old who could do an impressive impersonation of an eastern screech owl, had just taken a small branch to the eye, but still the…
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Astronomers Horrified by Enormous Mirror Satellite That Reflects Sunlight Back Down to Earth at Night
There’s light pollution — and then there are giant orbital space mirrors that blot out the night sky. On July 9, the US Federal Communications Commission approved the construction and launch of a mirror satellite that would bend our star’s illuminating rays to our will from low Earth orbit. The company behind the ambitious venture,…
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‘Doesn’t help:’ MAGA rep forced to backtrack when faced his own with violent rhetoric
MAGA Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) got on a high horse about violent political rhetoric on NewsNation Wednesday — then was forced to backtrack when anchor Markie Martin reminded him of his own words. The exchange came during a discussion of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett’s Capitol Hill requests for extra security…
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Vija Celmins, Denis Villeneuve to be honored at LACMA’s 2026 Art + Film Gala
Artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be honored at Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s upcoming Art + Film Gala, the first to be hosted after the spring opening of LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries. Now in its 15th year, the glitzy annual event co-hosted by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio is set…