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Trump keeps begging for a "rally behind MAGA" — but his supporters aren't showing up to court

Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried on 34...

yesterday 40

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Amanda Marcotte

NASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission

It's scientifically ambitious. It's aeronautically daring. And it's unflinchingly expensive. It's NASA's newly approved mission to Saturn's moon,...

yesterday 20

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Rae Hodge

FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top...

yesterday 20

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Julie Rovner

"Seismic win for workers": FTC bans noncompete clauses

U.S. workers' rights advocates and groups celebrated on Tuesday after the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to approve a ban on...

yesterday 4

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Jessica Corbett

The terrible equations of war: What GOP success stalling Ukraine aid looks like on the battlefield

Both chambers of Congress, including the Republican-led and disarrayed House of Representatives, just passed a supplemental foreign aid bill that...

yesterday 3

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Lucian K. Truscott Iv

Trump falsely claims police are preventing "thousands" of people from protesting his trial

With Donald Trump's hush money trial now in its second week, the former president has been hoping for a crowd of supporters to show up in force...

yesterday 2

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Nicholas Liu

Trouble for Trump? Nikki Haley wins 156,000 votes in closed Pennsylvania primary

Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP presidential race in early March, but her name on the Pennsylvania ballot still drew more than 156,000 votes...

yesterday 2

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Nicholas Liu

We need to reframe how we think about juvenile sex offenders

Adult sex offenders are criminals who need to be brought to justice to maintain public safety. But we need to be careful about extending that same...

yesterday 2

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Teresa Huizar 

Donald Trump has neutered Republicans' power to sabotage Joe Biden

While most of the country was riveted by recaps of Donald Trump's sordid hush-money trial on Tuesday, something amazing was happening in...

yesterday 2

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Heather Digby Parton

From TikTok to "Make it Fancy": Brandon Skier's mission to demystify fine dining for home cooks

Brandon Skier is so much more than just a TikTok cook.  Known as “Sad Papi” on the platform where he has over 2 million followers — and is...

yesterday 1

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Michael La Corte

“Trump’s lawyer got creamed": Experts say flailing Todd Blanche "blew it" at gag order hearing

Todd Blanche was a partner at a prestigious law firm when he quit and took on Donald Trump as a client. He chose this life, in other words,...

yesterday 1

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Charles R. Davis

Expert: Regardless of immunity ruling, Supreme Court already "helped Trump" by delaying his trial

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump can face criminal prosecution for alleged misconduct that the former...

yesterday 0

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Megan Thee Stallion accused of harassment by cameraman who claimed she made him watch her have sex

Megan Thee Stallion is in another legal battle. NBC reported that Emilio Garcia in a suit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday ...

yesterday 0

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Anna Gunn says her "Breaking Bad" character is finally out of the "ring of fire" of misogyny

Audiences are apparently beginning to view Skyler White, the character played by Anna Gunn on the hit AMC series "Breaking Bad," in a new light,...

yesterday 0

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Post-'Top Chef,' Padma Lakshmi eyes stand-up

In her new life after “Top Chef,” the series’ longtime former host Padma Lakshmi is attempting to cross over into a creative endeavor separate...

yesterday 0

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Michael La Corte

Summer Lee, progressive lawmaker, defeats "moderate" challenger backed by GOP megadonor Jeff Yass

Progressive "squad" member Summer Lee brushed aside a primary challenge from the right on Tuesday, winning over 60 percent of the vote in her...

yesterday 0

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Nicholas Liu

Trump Media CEO begs congressional Republicans to investigate short sellers

Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes is begging his former GOP colleagues in Congress to investigate ‘DJT’ short sellers. In the Tuesday letter to...

yesterday 0

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Griffin Eckstein

Are there any actually adult health benefits of drinking breast milk?

"I just pounded a glass of breast milk because I feel sick

yesterday 0

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Simon Cameron

"Why did you kill that lady?": Alec Baldwin smacks away person's phone when targeted at cafe

Alec Baldwin is making headlines again for that famous temper of his. On Monday, a video began circulating showing him slapping away an artist...

yesterday 0

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Griffin Eckstein

Trump and Giuliani named unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector plot

In a preliminary hearing on 15 Republicans who had been indicted on charges of election forgery for their plot to send illegitimate electors to the...

yesterday 0

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Griffin Eckstein

Trump's sons will head up the transition team's effort to find loyal government officials

Donald Trump’s adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will be tapped for transition team roles to vet potential members of a future Trump...

yesterday 7

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Griffin Eckstein

Lara Trump says the Republican National Committee can “physically handle” ballots

Lara Trump says the Republican National Committee has “people who can physically handle the ballots” in polling places, prompting concerns on...

yesterday 20

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Griffin Eckstein

Snakes, diss tracks and Kanye West: a timeline of Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift's beef

It seems like the bitter feud between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian just unlocked a new chapter Swift and Kardashian's long-standing beef really...

yesterday 0

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Nardos Haile

Some people are missing the point of "Baby Reindeer"

If the little voice inside your head has recently taken on a new accent — specifically a rolling Scottish brogue — it's likely that you're not...

yesterday 1

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Mass graves of Palestinians point to "serious violations" of international law, UN official says

Palestinian civil defense workers sifting through Gaza's rubble have uncovered nearly 400 bodies in mass graves near the territory's two largest...

yesterday 0

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Nicholas Liu

Lake of lava "smooth as glass" discovered on Jupiter's moon Io

Loki Patera might sound like the name of a Norse god's heavy metal band, but it is actually a lake made of lava located on one of Jupiter's moons,...

previous day 30

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Matthew Rozsa

See a statue of Queen Elizabeth and her corgis unveiled for what would have been her 98th birthday

When some think of the late Queen Elizabeth, her waddling corgis come to mind. In remembrance of what would have been the queen's 98th birthday, a...

previous day 10

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Nardos Haile

"Slippery slope": Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortion protocols threaten stark ripple effects

In Idaho, OBGYNs and family medicine doctors live in constant fear that they will have to deny a pregnant patient stabilizing, emergency care. ...

previous day 40

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Nicole Karlis

The government is hiding something about the “Havana syndrome”

You can’t expect transparency from our government. This is especially true when it comes to the so-called Havana syndrome – a generic term used...

previous day 30

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Brian Karem

Texas GOPer says fellow Republicans he serves with are “scumbags” and klansmen

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — U.S....

previous day 4

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Matthew Choi

“Really poor way to start”: Experts knock Trump lawyer's "weird" opening statement after objections

Trump attorney Todd Blanche did several thing he wasn’t supposed to on Monday – and he probably did it on purpose. On the first day of actual...

previous day 5

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Charles R. Davis

"You're losing all credibility": Judge shuts down Trump lawyer at brutal contempt hearing

Donald Trump's continued posting of attacks on witnesses in his criminal trial is one piece of evidence that suggests he's "angling" for jail time,...

previous day 3

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Charles R. Davis

"Are those dogs happy?": "Dogland" author tracks the answer from couch naps to kennel clubs

If you've ever spent any amount of time watching a dog show — Westminster Kennel Club or otherwise — you may have found yourself wondering, as...

previous day 1

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Kelly Mcclure

"Unlocked: A Jail Experiment": 7 things we learned from Netflix's free-roaming detainees experiment

Sherriff Eric Higgins' proposal seemed almost too radical to believe. Allow 46 incarcerated men, many of whom were serving time for capital...

previous day 5

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Gabriella Ferrigine

"Are you trying to make this OJ?": Jon Stewart warns media's Trump trial coverage could backfire

Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday launched into a fiery rant aimed at the media coverage of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in the...

previous day 5

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Butchered a social media recipe? You are not alone

I failed at trying to bake or cook over a dozen recipes I found on Instagram, so don't feel bad when you do the same.  In the 1993 classic film,...

previous day 3

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D. Watkins

Kroger, Albertsons announce plans to sell hundreds more stores to gain merger approval

Kroger was dealt a big blow in February when, 16 months after the company first announced plans to acquire its competitor Albertsons, the Federal...

previous day 4

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Ashlie D. Stevens

In defense of a flawed "Sex and the City" – by a progressive Gen Zer

"Sex and The City" will never die. In 1998, it made juggernauts out of stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis....

previous day 2

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Nardos Haile

"I train like an athlete": Celine Dion reveals how she manages stiff person's syndrome

Celine Dion is opening up about her journey with stiff person's disease. In a recent interview with Vogue France, the five-time Grammy winner gave...

previous day 5

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Nardos Haile

Trader Joe's announces another recall, this time for packaged herbs

If you've recently purchased any herbs from Trader Joe's, you might want to take a look in your refrigerator.  The grocer has announced a recall...

previous day 2

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Michael La Corte

This "Top Chef" go-to ingredient should be one of your pantry staples

In this week's "Top Chef" episode, multiple cheftestants incorporated miso into their dishes, both sweet and savory. Over the years — dating all...

previous day 2

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Michael La Corte

California's newest Costco will be one of the biggest in the world

If you are one of the many who deem yourself a Costco superfan, a trip to California may soon be in order to peruse the aisles of what will be one...

previous day 3

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Michael La Corte

Trump valet Walt Nauta was promised a presidential pardon if he lied to the FBI, witness claims

Unsealed court filings in the federal classified documents investigation show that former President Donald Trump’s valet and personal aide Walter...

previous day 2

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Nandika Chatterjee

Republicans seize on student protests, demand Biden squash pro-Palestine speech with National Guard

Republican lawmakers are seeking to exploit turmoil on college campuses for political gain, some now demanding that President Joe Biden deploy...

previous day 1

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Nandika Chatterjee

David Pecker says he published attacks on Ted Cruz at the request of Trump's personal fixer

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Tuesday that Michael Cohen helped direct tabloid attacks on Trump’s Republican...

previous day 2

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Nandika Chatterjee

Trump discussed hush payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal with David Pecker, jurors hear

David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified Tuesday that he paid Karen McDougal — a former Playboy model who alleges she had...

previous day 1

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Nandika Chatterjee

Taylor Swift, grief therapist? How my late husband's Swiftie legacy brings our family comfort

When my husband was alive, he listened to Taylor Swift with our daughters. They were discovering her together around the 2016 election, and I...

previous day 5

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Molly Saint-James

Good for your health and the environment: Why we should be eating oily fish

A range of economic, nutritional, religious and ideological factors influence our diets. The key, however, lies in finding a balance that cares for...

previous day 5

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Gumersindo Feijoo Costa

70% of world's workers at elevated health risks due to climate change, UN report finds

More than two out of three workers on Earth are going to experience climate change-related health risks in the near future, according to a recent...

previous day 4

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Matthew Rozsa

The American Climate Corps is now hiring

You can now apply to be one of the first members of the American Climate Corps. President Joe Biden declared that the program was open for...

previous day 20

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Kate Yoder

"Now's the time to cut your losses": Former Trump prosecutor outlines potential "win-win situation"

This is the second week of former president Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in Manhattan for allegedly engaging in a hush-money scheme to...

previous day 40

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Chauncey Devega

Trump's humiliation deepens: In court, he can't hide from his tabloid roots

While it falls far short of the punishment he deserves, there was no small amount of satisfaction from reports that Donald Trump had to spend much...

previous day 100

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Amanda Marcotte

"Clearly contempt": Expert warns Trump lawyers could face "sanctions" over gag order violations

Donald Trump's social media posts landed him in hot water in his New York hush-money trial  — and his lawyers' Tuesday arguments explaining his...

previous day 10

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Criminal conspiracy": Jury to hear phone call between Trump and Cohen discussing hush payment

Manhattan prosecutors say that they will present a recorded phone call between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump to support their claim that the the...

monday 10

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Nandika Chatterjee

Earth Day 2024: 4 effective strategies to reduce household food waste

The global food system produces enough food for everyone, yet, in 2023, 333 million people worldwide were food insecure and 783 million were...

monday 3

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Amar Laila

"Very close ally of Trump": Experts say first witness is essentially an "unindicted co-conspirator"

The Manhattan district attorney's office briefly called former National Enquirer chairman David Pecker as its first witness in Donald Trump's New...

monday 3

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Cher said she wouldn't want to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Now she's being inducted

Cher is apparently backtracking on comments she made previously, now that it's been announced that she would be among the 2024 inductees to the...

monday 2

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Gabriella Ferrigine

As a former Division I runner, I understand the complicated discourse around Nike's Olympic uniform

“Why is the crotch area SO small?” My friend and I stood side by side in the track and field office at Columbia University, a cavernous, semi-...

monday 10

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Grindr again sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status

More than 650 claimants in the United Kingdom are suing Grindr, alleging the world's most popular LGBTQ dating app broke national privacy laws by...

monday 4

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Rae Hodge

Biden moves to prevent women's abortion medical records from being "used against them" by GOP states

The Biden administration has finalized a regulation that aims to prevent Republican-led jurisdictions with strict limits on reproductive freedom...

monday 5

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Charles R. Davis

"House of cards": Judge imposes new terms to ensure Trump's $175 million bond will actually be paid

A New York judge has agreed to accept Donald Trump's $175 million bond in his civil fraud case after ensuring that the issuer of the bond will have...

monday 1

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Charles R. Davis

Trump is too "frugal" to have paid so much money for a hush payment, his lawyer says

In his opening statements, Donald Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche took a stab at painting the criminal defendant as an innocent and “frugal” family...

monday 3

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Nandika Chatterjee

The problem with Taylor Swift's "I Hate It Here" is that it's regressive, not reflective

Lyrics are Taylor Swift's thing. Songwriting is literally the whole point of her sprawling 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department.”...

monday 4

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Nardos Haile

The Spice Girls reunite for Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party

The Spice Girls shared a mini-reunion over the weekend at a party celebrating Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday, giving attendees an impromptu dance...

monday 4

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Bodegas, crime and Chick-fil-A: The bad taste of Trump's culinary campaign trail stops

When former president Donald Trump stopped in to visit Sanaa Convenient Store, a tiny Harlem bodega, last week, he told the crowd that gathered to...

monday 3

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Marjorie Taylor Greene's "space lasers" show how the GOP gets away with escalating violence

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sure knows how to get the attention she craves by saying something incredibly stupid. "I’ve previously voted to fund...

monday 50

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Amanda Marcotte

“Devastating”: Legal experts say first Trump trial witness sitting on “dynamite evidence”

David Pecker, the former chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company, is expected to be the first witness called at former President...

monday 30

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Igor Derysh

“It would be a disaster”: Judge’s ruling could “short-circuit” Trump’s plan to testify at trial

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial on Monday ruled that prosecutors can confront the former president with his past...

monday 30

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Nandika Chatterjee

The big burnout: Life on the front lines of America’s wildfires

With record-setting blazes becoming more and more common, the demands placed on wildland firefighters are greater than ever. Already this year, the...

monday 20

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Connor Goodwin

Who's afraid of David Pecker? Trump's first criminal trial could hinge on testimony of former friend

Opening arguments in Donald Trump's criminal trial are scheduled to begin today and Trump isn't taking it well. He was posting late into the night...

monday 10

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Heather Digby Parton

"A harbinger of what’s to come": New poll shows RFK Jr.'s campaign could sink Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent campaign for president appears to hurt Donald Trump more than it does President Joe Biden, according to the...

monday 10

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Nandika Chatterjee

The power of Trump's jury: 12 Americans can finally ensure criminal accoutanability

Donald Trump perpetrated a presidential crime wave, and opening statements in his criminal trial in New York begin today. It is the best chance yet...

monday 10

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Noah Bookbinder

"The alternate reality Trump lives in is crumbling" with first criminal trial: ex federal prosecutor

With a jury now impaneled, Donald Trump’s hush-money trial can finally begin in earnest. The outcome of the trial will impact not just Trump’s...

monday 50

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Chauncey Devega

A short history of "kill lists," from Nazi Germany to the CIA to Gaza

The Israeli online magazine 972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence system called Lavender to target...

21.04.2024 10

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Medea Benjamin

Jell-O, nostalgia and Nuka-Cola: The subtle genius of the food of "Fallout"

What should the ideal nuclear fallout shelter welcome basket contain? It’s a question that the residents of Vault 4 — a subterranean bunker...

21.04.2024 4

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Crisis of consciousness: Christof Koch on abortion, AI and the reality in your head

For the average person, any explanation about philosophers and physicists warring over the nature of consciousness — no matter how colorfully...

21.04.2024 4

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Rae Hodge

Jodie Foster celebrates wedding anniversary and hand and footprint ceremony on same day

All smiles for Jodie Foster this Friday when she was honored outside the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood — five blocks from where she grew...

21.04.2024 2

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Nandika Chatterjee

House approves $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, much to the chagrin of Russia

The U.S. House of Representatives approved $61 billion of military aid for Ukraine to help in its defense against Russia, after months of stalling....

21.04.2024 4

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Nandika Chatterjee

Lawmakers vote to ban TikTok, again — solidifying Congress’ stance by giving the company more time

The House passed legislation on Saturday that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd, doesn’t divest its...

21.04.2024 20

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Nandika Chatterjee

"Ridiculous": Experts say Trump's court defiance threatens to "backfire" at looming contempt hearing

Donald Trump violated his expanded gag order seven more times since Monday, prosecutors told the judge presiding over the former president's hush...

21.04.2024 70

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Undoing Zionism: “A way to honor my ancestors”

This Monday evening marks the first night of Passover, the Jewish festival celebrating the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt....

21.04.2024 40

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Ruben Brosbe

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