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Champion Knicks are taking over NYC — How to watch the ticker-tape parade for free
It’s time to paint NYC blue and orange. Less than a week after winning the NBA Finals and breaking a 53-year title drought, the New York Knicks’ celebration will continue with a time-honored New York City tradition: a ticker-tape parade up the “Canyon of Heroes.” It’ll be a beautiful — if slightly humid — morning,…
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Locked Out of the World Cup: A Year Marked by Barriers, Borders, and Broken Access
For the first time in World Cup history, eight Arab nations have qualified for this year’s tournament, including Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, and Jordan—double the number of teams that qualified for Qatar in 2022. Yet, the tournament is taking place at an unprecedented moment of heightened geopolitical tension. The US-Israel war…
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Inside the FBI’s battle to keep drones out of World Cup sites amid heightened terrorism fears
As World Cup soccer fans cheer for their teams in Los Angeles and stadiums across the nation, FBI agents are working in command centers, watching out for unauthorized flying objects. It’s a nerve-racking race against time, and one week into the World Cup, the counter-unmanned aircraft centers have been busy. “We have a short period…
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The state that will tell us who’s winning the Democratic civil war
In November 2023, Melat Kiros blew up her career. Major US law firms had signed a letter denouncing antisemitism and “calls for the elimination of the Israeli state.” Kiros, a 26-year old attorney at one of those firms, publicly posted a rebuttal, in which she condemned bigotry but said the “geopolitical legitimacy of the Israeli…
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DHS torches Spanberger after illegal immigrant charged with child sex abuse at babysitter’s house granted bond
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressed outrage on social media Wednesday over Virginia’s sanctuary policies, demanding Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger intervene to prevent the release of an illegal immigrant charged with the sexual battery of a 5-year-old girl. Jose Nahun Aleman Hernandez, 43, of Woodbridge, was arrested June 3 by the Prince William Police Department and is charged…
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‘Girl Next Door’ star Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she stepped away from Hollywood during 4-year break
Elisha Cuthbert revealed why she stepped away from Hollywood for four years as she stepped back into the spotlight. The “Girl Next Door” star, 43, said she put acting on hold to spend more time with her children and husband, former NHL star Dion Phaneuf, before she made her return in the new Prime Video…
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This bloviating fool’s short fuse will leave his promises kaput
Why, oh why does everyone jump through hoops when Donald Trump announces yet another deal with Iran? It’s become such a joke that when “breaking news” notifications pop up on my phone these days, I always say to myself, “Trump’s touting another Iran deal.” Only a fool would believe Trump when he says a deal…
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The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something
Supplements are “like a religion” for Pachi Paris, a 29-year-old from Miami who works in finance. So when he and his wife started trying to conceive last year, it felt only natural that he started taking pills meant to boost his fertility, to the tune of $250 per month. Six months later, “we found it…
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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in major drone attack
Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its air defenses overnight shot down 555 Ukrainian drones over…
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Florida court says 18-year-olds have same gun rights as other adults
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on concealed carry by adults ages 18 to 20 violates the Second Amendment, finding that young adults are entitled to the same constitutional protections as law-abiding adults over the age of 20. In a sweeping opinion, the court said 18-year-olds can serve in the military and…