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Leather is not an innocent byproduct of the meat industry
The climate case against beef is now almost boringly well-established: It is, by far, the most carbon-intensive food in the world, amounting to about 6 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. But cows don’t just become burgers and steaks. They also become shoes, bags, couches, and car interiors — products often marketed with a…
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‘Traitors,’ ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Among 2026 Emmy Nominees Announced Early
“The Traitors,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “Saturday Night Live” are among the 2026 Emmy nominees announced bright and early on NBC’s “Today” Wednesday morning. As was the case last year, the reality competition and variety series categories were unveiled on the morning show of the network broadcasting this year’s Primetime Emmys — in…
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Graham Platner trying to put his ‘thumb on the scale’ as Maine Democrats look for replacement Senate candidate, state party claims
The head of the Maine Democratic Party accused embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner of trying to put his “thumb on the scale” as the party scrambles to find a replacement ahead of the November midterm elections. “[T]he Maine Democratic Party has been working around the clock to develop a process to replace our US Senate…
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Bijou Phillips undergoes life-saving kidney transplant 5 months after desperate plea
Bijou Phillips underwent a life-saving kidney transplant five months after she was hospitalized and placed on dialysis while waiting for a donor. “I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me, get checked to donate, you are all hero’s [sic]!” she captioned a post on Instagram Tuesday. “My wonderful brother [Aron Wilson]…
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Hollywood’s big online bet: Inside the industry’s race to acquire internet stories
Last month, veteran Hollywood producer Roy Lee got three calls in a single day from executives at three different studios. Each believed they had found the next internet-native short poised to become a Hollywood blockbuster — an online monster named Siren Head — and each was ready to make an offer and wanted Lee’s help…
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Rogue’ Trump official ‘roiled’ State Department for days: report
A top Trump administration official faces internal suspicion after he repeatedly sent the wrong message about Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader, according to a new report. Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau contradicted President Donald Trump’s official position on Maria Corina Machado, Axios reported Wednesday morning. “There’s a widespread belief that Landau went rogue,” a source…
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Trump Says U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Is ‘Over’ After Traded Strikes
President Donald Trump speaks to press regarding the cease-fire at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. —Win McNamee—Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the interim agreement to end the Iran war is “over” after Washington and Tehran traded fresh strikes. “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal…
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Walmart’s EV chargers are coming to California with discounts for members
Walmart is rapidly expanding its network of electric vehicle chargers designed for customers to use while they shop. The network could help fill gaps in EV infrastructure in states with greater need for chargers. Walmart, which has more than 5,000 locations in the U.S. and hundreds in California, says more than 90% of Americans live…
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‘Bombshell’ claim overheard at exclusive ‘MAGA elite’ party raises major questions: report
Lindsey Halligan, who left the Justice Department in January after a court ruled that her appointment as U.S. Attorney in Virginia was unlawful, attended an exclusive “MAGA elite” party on Saturday, July 4, during which she was overheard dropping a “bombshell” claim that raised major questions as to the future of the DOJ, the Daily…
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The Atlantic’s August Cover: Rose Horowitch Writes “The Age of Reading Is Over”
For The Atlantic’s August-issue cover story, “The Age of Reading Is Over,” staff writer Rose Horowitch argues that we are living in a “postliterate world” where fewer and fewer adults read books of any kind, and examines whether civilization can survive this era. Horowitch wrote the viral 2024 essay “The Elite College Students Who Can’t…