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Split-screen economy: Artificial intelligence soars while middle-class Americans struggle
The AI growth engine was on full display in the first quarter, powering the U.S. economy through fresh headwinds from a war-driven surge in inflation. The conflict in the Middle East has sent oil prices soaring, disrupted global supply chains and injected uncertainty into the outlook. Even so, weary consumers — who have historically served
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Insiders reveal Trump’s real obsession — and it isn’t the economy
President Donald Trump has set his sights on becoming one of history’s “great men” — yet he still has concerns that his efforts could be ruined, according to a new report from The Atlantic. And although the president has said he’s not as concerned about “legacy,” or even whether his Republican party maintains control of
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Netflix’s ‘Apex’ Holds Off ‘Euphoria’ and ‘The Boys’ as Top Streaming Title | Chart
Sometimes, a streaming title undergoes an uphill climb to the top of the Samba TV weekly Wrap Report. For others, it’s straight to the top, which is the case this week. “Apex,” an outdoor thriller on Netflix, premiered at the pinnacle of the chart this week. Charlize Theron plays an adventurer in the Australian wilderness
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Roger Sweet, the toymaker behind ‘He-Man,’ dies at 91
Roger Sweet, the toymaker who designed the brawny superhero He-Man, has died. He was 91. Mattel, Sweet’s long-time employer and toy company behind the Masters of the Universe characters, confirmed his Tuesday death to The Times. No additional details were immediately available. “Roger played a pivotal role in the early development of Masters of the
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Poisonous Trump infected our neighbors — they’re now jerks
Friends, I was driving my car yesterday, heading home after doing some errands, when someone ran a red light and just about hit me. I swerved to avoid him, then stopped my car, got out, and stood in the middle of the road screaming at the vanishing a–hole and giving him the finger. Are drivers
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AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan’s Pay Rose 44% to $12.5 Million in 2025
AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan’s pay climbed 44% to $12.5 million in 2025, compared to $8.7 million in 2024, per the company’s latest proxy filing. The package included a $2 million base salary, a $150,000 one-time signing bonus related to her new employment contract, $4.2 million in stock awards, $6.03 million in non-equity incentive
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Sinister in-car spy tech that can kill your engine mandatory next year under Biden policy — sparking major privacy fears
Are you ready for your car to decide if you’re fit to drive? If not, you’d better buckle up. A federal mandate declares new vehicles must have in-car surveillance for 2027 models onward which decide if a person is fit to drive and can make the car inoperable via a so-called “kill switch.” And don’t
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OpenAI Strangely Concerned About Goblins
OpenAI is forbidding its latest AI model from discussing an unlikely topic: goblins. As Wired reports, the company’s developers included strongly-worded instructions for its coding tool, Codex, that specifically proscribe any talk of the troublesome mythological creatures, along with a peculiar grab bag of other entities, both real and fictional. “Never talk about goblins, gremlins,
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Ving Rhames released from hospital after collapsing in a Los Angeles restaurant
“Mission: Impossible” star Ving Rhames is reportedly recovering after a health scare at a local restaurant. Rhames, who has portrayed computer hacker Luther Stickell in all eight “Mission: Impossible” films, collapsed at his table while eating at a restaurant with his family on Wednesday, according to TMZ. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to USA
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Hegseth dressed down to his face for using anti-Semitic term: ‘I cannot stand for that’
A lawmaker grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for shamelessly using an anti-Semitic term against his enemies. “You compare journalists, you compare us, you compare so many to ‘Pharisees,’” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) told Hegseth during a hearing on Thursday. “‘Pharisses’ is a problematic and historically weaponized term that casts Jewish communities as morally corrupt.” She