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An Awful Day at Work … In a Fantasy Epic
The following article contains spoilers through Season 3, Episode 3 of House of the Dragon. Halfway through the latest episode of House of the Dragon, the freshly crowned Rhaenyra Targaryen concedes that being a leader is already taking a heavy toll on her. “I am awash in dilemmas,” the queen (played by Emma D’Arcy) sighs…
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4 shot in East L.A. after crowds gather following Mexico-England World Cup game
Four people were wounded by gunfire in East Los Angeles after crowds took to the streets after the Mexico-England World Cup soccer game Sunday night. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a person involved in an argument at Whittier Boulevard and Leonard Avenue pulled out a gun and opened fire about 9:35 p.m.,…
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Warning to Central Park visitors as life-threatening viral outbreak hits Upper East Side
Visitors to Central Park on the Upper East Side are being warned to stay alert for symptoms as a potentially life-threatening Legionnaires’ disease spreads through several neighborhoods. Fourteen people have been diagnosed with the pneumonia-like illness in Carnegie Hall and Yorkville as of Sunday, according to the New York City Health Department, up from just two…
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Ariana Grande’s streak of outings with ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez continues with Fourth of July grocery run
Ariana Grande and her ex Ricky Alvarez spent the Fourth of July weekend together. The former couple was photographed Saturday leaving a Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, with grocery bags. The singer cut a casual figure on Saturday in jeans and a hoodie with her hair pulled back in a bun. Ariana Grande was…
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Prince Harry’s Buckingham Palace invite ‘withdrawn at the last moment’ before UK visit — despite ‘formal’ acceptance
Prince Harry’s invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace during his upcoming visit to the United Kingdom was “withdrawn at the last moment” after he “formally” accepted it. “I am aware of multiple briefings from Buckingham Palace last week suggesting that the Duke had not accepted the offer of accommodation at a Royal Residence,” a rep…
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Mamdani embarrassingly misspells name of NYPD detective shot in back — after axing plans to hire nearly 600 more cops
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani embarrassingly botched the spelling of the veteran NYPD officer who was shot in the back this weekend — despite announcing he had just visited the father-of-three in the hospital. Hizzoner misspelled Detective Robert Karroll’s last name three times in a social media post, wrongly spelling the veteran officer’s name…
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What ‘nervous’ Travis Kelce promised Taylor Swift at the altar that made bride cry: report
That’s actually romantic. Travis Kelce was reportedly “nervous” at the altar — and made Taylor Swift a promise that left the bride crying. “Taylor looked tearful during a part in the vows where he promised to protect her forever,” an insider told the Daily Mail on Sunday. Travis Kelce (pictured above in July 2022) reportedly…
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The Age of the Trillionaire
Robert Morris migrated from England to the American colonies as a teenager and established himself in the mercantile industry. During the Revolutionary War, his trading ships attacked British vessels and seized their cargo; after the conflict, the Founding Father became a millionaire, likely the country’s first. He later invested in frontier real estate—a good bet…
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New federal caps on graduate school loans send students and colleges scrambling
New federal rules sharply cap how much graduate students can borrow, forcing an immediate sea change in how students evaluate attaining an advanced degree, with some scrambling to pay tuition — and for colleges, prompting concerns about future access to their programs. Under the previous rules, graduate students could take out federal loans for as…
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Russia accused of dumping anthrax-infected cattle carcasses in Ukraine: ‘ Biological terrorism’
Russia is allegedly littering Ukraine with anthrax-infected livestock, dumping cattle carcasses less than a mile away from residential areas in what Ukrainian officials have described as “biological terrorism.” Occupying Russian authorities are placing the tainted carcasses in burial sites in Ukraine’s Kherson region, with as many as 50 locations reported — including 10 that are…