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‘Spontaneous combustion’: House campaigns have no playbook for ‘major, major’ new issue
Candidates vying for House seats in battleground districts are confounded by a new hot-button issue, according to a Politico report. AI data centers are turning out to be a “political slog” for House hopefuls from both parties, according to Politico. About 1,500 data centers are planned or being built in 232 congressional districts, with a…
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Infectious measles carrier likely visited San Francisco airport, Bay Area county warns
A person who had an infectious case of measles is believed to have traveled through San Francisco International Airport and visited two businesses in San Jose this week. Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department urged unvaccinated people who may have been exposed to measles to quarantine to help prevent the virus from spreading rapidly through…
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‘You’re going to jail’: Ex-GOP Trump foe says president’s ‘dementia’ won’t excuse crimes
A well-known former GOP insider dropped an ad that criticizes Donald Trump for his medical status, and raises the prospect of the president being held accountable in a criminal court. George Conway, a former Republican who used to pal around with Trump but is now running for Congress as a Democrat, teased the president over…
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Justice at last for slain tourist Ethan Williams — but New York is still in his debt
Thursday was 93-degree New York at its most relentless. Hung-over Knicks fans collided on the morning subway with tourists in soccer jerseys coming in for the World Cup. For the 50 or so people in a cool Brooklyn courtroom, the delirium outside was nonexistent. They remained anchored to the horrors of 2020, and the city’s 47% spike that year in murders. The proceeding was straightforward: Judge Deepa Ambekar sentenced 30-year-old William Freeman to 18 years in prison on…
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani returns with a bang after day off
CHICAGO — Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stepped into the Rate Field batter’s box for the first time this series on Saturday, greeted by a smattering of boos from White Sox fans. He took his first swing at the second pitch of the game. And he sent it into the right-field stands. A no-doubter, proclaiming that his availability…
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Epstein survivors hit Trump with a birthday gift he won’t want to open
Jeffrey Epstein survivors are marking Trump’s 80th birthday with a pointed gesture that he will not want to see. Marina Lacerda and Andrea Sterling called out Trump’s ties to Epstein as his 80th birthday present in a recent interview with journalist Aaron Parnas. The two women walked Parnas through a space filled with the voluminous…
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FBI seizes drones, cites pilots near SoFi Stadium during the World Cup
Federal officials said they seized drones and cited pilots near the SoFi Stadium for allegedly violating temporary flight restrictions during Friday’s World Cup game. The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches. But…
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Top Democrats watch Brazil-Morocco match – together
After months of planning, some griping and a few tit-for-tats, the three top Democrats from New York and New Jersey showed up to watch the World Cup — together. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are all attending this evening’s Brazil–Morocco match. The TV…
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Camp Pendleton breach leads to cocaine and fentanyl bust
A traffic stop turned into a six-hour manhunt at a Marine Corps base in San Diego County on Thursday that resulted in the seizure of a considerable amount of cocaine and fentanyl, according to military officials. The incident began at 5:40 p.m. when deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department tried to make a traffic…
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96-year-old rocket scientist hires matchmaker to help him find his ‘last love’
It’s never too late to look for love. A brilliant, 96-year-old Manhattan man hired a matchmaker to help him find his “last love” — and has already been on a handful of lunch dates with women in their 70s and 80s. But so far, none have struck his fancy. Sol Rosenblatt, a 96-year-old who lives…