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Hegseth is purging people of color. Trump’s war is killing them
Need another metric to show that, for President Trump, “Make America Great Again” means regressing to a 1950s-style white patriarchy? Probably not. But here’s a good-bad one for you, marking the deplorable progress of Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on diversity in the leadership ranks of the nation’s military: Hegseth’s virtually unprecedented and…
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How money actually works in American elections
The 2026 midterm cycle is projected to be the most expensive election cycle in US history, with candidates across the board raising money at a record pace. And voters are taking notice: Big-donor groups tied to issues like Israel policy, AI, and crypto have become major flashpoints in primary races in both parties. Campaign spending…
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Trump’s proud of how much Iran wants him dead: ‘I hope you’ll miss me’
President Donald Trump can’t stop talking about the possibility that Iran wants him dead — and lately, he sounds almost pleased about it, according to a new report. Anti-aircraft batteries now ring his golf properties, and reports surfaced this that during his trip to Turkey last week he quietly ducked into a catering truck and…
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Americans won’t let COVID be erased from our memories
Sculptor Amanda Matthews arrived at the Kentucky COVID Memorial earlier this month prepared, ready to repair her work. Located on the grounds of the state capitol in Frankfort, the sculpture features several figures positioned around a giant silver sphere emblazoned with the state seal and motto: “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.” It’s the first…
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Foul-mouthed pundit tops list to replace fleeing White House press secretary: sources
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt could be replaced by a controversial CNN pundit known for hurling expletives on air, according to a new report. Scott Jennings, a Trump supporter on the news network, is at the top of the list for the job, sources told the Daily Beast. Leavitt’s announcement came as a shock…
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Keeping mentally ill Angelenos in jail doesn’t help anyone
A man slammed me onto the concrete on East 7th in Skid Row — fast, hard and without warning. One moment, I was walking. The next, I was on the ground, my head hitting the pavement inches from a tree trunk. He stood over me, screaming words I could not understand, with his arms swinging…
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Why Illinois Powerball player who hit $1.04B jackpot may never be known — and how much they’d take home after taxes
The Illinois Powerball ticket holder who hit a $1.04 billion jackpot may be able to keep their identity under wraps thanks to a state law – but their take-home prize could be a fraction of that amount. The lucky gambler defied the one in 292.2 million odds to hit the top prize – the eighth-largest…
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Eurovision Bars Warring Countries From Hosting
Winner Dara from Bulgaria with the song “Bangaranga” performs again after her victory in the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, on May 17, 2026. —Jens Büttner—picture alliance/Getty Images Eurovision, the world’s biggest international song contest, will no longer allow countries at war to host the competition. The winning country typically…
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Flirting Is a Lost Art
—CSA-Printstock—Getty Images Last year, at a party, I bumped into a handsome guy who I had met the month before at a yoga event. After exchanging pleasantries at the bar, he said, “You look very nice today.” I said thanks and turned my back to him to continue speaking to my friend who was next…
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The Jonestown Style of Politics
In January 1977, not two years before Reverend Jim Jones would orchestrate his followers’ deaths by the hundreds, a San Francisco church bestowed its Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award on him. Jones, the founder of the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, had managed to become a major player in the city’s politics.…