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‘Madman’ Trump alarms expert after backing down from ‘infelicitous’ threat
President Donald Trump alarmed an international relations expert on Tuesday after he backed down from his latest threat to the Iranian regime. On Monday, Trump said he planned to impose a 20% toll on ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz in response to the Iranian regime’s latest attempt to reclose the waterway. The move…
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Mikie Sherrill confronts FIFA in New Jersey turf battle
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office says the Garden State should get a cut of the MetLife Stadium grass FIFA plans to sell to soccer fans. Soccer’s global governing body, a Zurich-based nonprofit, is plotting to charge $450 for sod from this weekend’s World Cup final. But like a lot of the costs for hosting…
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Supreme Court justices tell Congress more must be spent on their security amid safety risk
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. During a rare appearance by justices before Congress, Barrett said she had to wear a bulletproof vest home a few years ago, something she struggled to…
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The ICE crackdown never ended
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Two fatalities, a surge in arrests, large protests in the streets — the past two weeks of US immigration news have given me flashbacks to January. But this time, something’s different.…
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Trump’s Pentagon comptroller confronted over billions awarded to the president’s sons
Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules W. Hurst III faced scrutiny at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing over $3.2 billion in federal defense contracts awarded to President Donald Trump’s sons. Since the president’s second term began, the Washington Post found Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr have gained $3.2 billion in federal contracts, with $3.1…
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WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘This Would Eliminate Competition’
The Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Skydance to block its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery one day after 12 state attorneys general filed for a restraining order to block the merger. “With fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would have both the incentive and the ability to lower…
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Israel’s parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service
TEL AVIV — Israel’s parliament has approved laws that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the country’s military in a last-ditch effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition to woo religious political parties ahead of elections in the fall. Lawmakers voted in a marathon session on Monday and Tuesday to both freeze the arrests…
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Oval Office crammed with new gold bling as Trump’s Krazy Glue tube goes viral
President Donald Trump has reportedly found a way to cram even more golden garnish on the Oval Office walls just a day after a photo of his tube of Krazy Glue went viral. CNN White House producer DJ Judd first spotted the adhesive on Monday evening, as Trump fielded reporters’ questions about Iran from behind…
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Anya Taylor-Joy Wanted to Get Her Hands Dirty as Both Star and EP of ‘Lucky’
While Anya Taylor-Joy made a name for herself in movies like “The Witch” and “Split,” she fully became a household name in 2020 with “The Queen’s Gambit.” Six years later, she is ready to return to the world of miniseries with “Lucky” on Apple TV — this time, as an executive producer as well. “I…
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Arkansas schools outperform national average after universal choice program, governor says
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointed to emerging results as evidence that the state’s universal school choice program is bolstering student outcomes after a new report indicated students participating in the program scored above the national average in math and English following the overhaul. “In every single subject, last year we saw a 20% increase for…