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Felicity Hannah
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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Trump and RFK's Tylenol announcement last week led to a lot of anger and controversy. We slowed down and talked to the MAHA moms who support what they're doing. I hope you'll read it.
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Who are the MAHA moms? They're feeling heard by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
After years of feeling gaslit and dismissed, Make America Healthy Again activists see their beliefs promoted at the White House.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/30/maha-moms-vaccines-tylenol-food/86315743007/
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USA TODAY
5 days ago
When do payments go out for Amazon’s $2.5 billion FTC settlement? What we know.
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When do payments go out for Amazon’s $2.5 billion FTC settlement? What we know.
Do you use Amazon Prime? You could be eligible to get paid up to $51 by the company.
https://bit.ly/48FB4Yr
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Tim Onion
10 days ago
The reason we're releasing this in theatres is because it's incredibly fun to watch in a room full of people. People lose their minds at it. We want people to watch it together. So! Do you run or know somebody who runs an indie theatre? If so, contact us, and we'll let you screen it for free.
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Gina Barton
11 days ago
"Untested" has been recognized as a finalist for best true-crime limited series in the 2025 Signal Awards! Plus, we would really appreciate your vote in the listener's choice category. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and vote for Untested at
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Carl Quintanilla
11 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball will use robot umpires to call balls and strikes as part of a challenge system next season.
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Coupled with another recent ruling, this leaves Trump on the hook for nearly $90M to E. Jean Carroll.
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Appeals court won't throw out E. Jean Carroll case for presidential immunity
The same court upheld Carroll's separate $5 million jury verdict against Trump in from 2023 for a similar defamation and for sexual assault.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-verdict-appeal/86040289007/
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The Onion
29 days ago
Report: Snoring May Increase Risk Of Having Throat Slit During Night By Loved One
https://theonion.com/report-snoring-may-increase-risk-of-having-throat-slit-1823953225/
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Illinois officials are criticizing Trump's immigration enforcement plan in Chicago.
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Officials bristle at Trump's Chicago immigration enforcement plan
Trump border czar Tom Homan said Immigration and Customs Enforcement might use a naval base just north of Chicago as an operations center.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/29/chicago-braces-for-trump-ordered-ice-crackdown/85885278007/
about 1 month ago
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Carl Quintanilla
about 1 month ago
(Bloomberg) - Back in March, when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China, .. Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu — who is primarily a figurehead — to test the waters on improving ties.
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Secret Xi Letter Revived India Ties After Trump Tariff Barrage
Back in March, when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China, Beijing began a steady and quiet outreach to India.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/secret-xi-letter-revived-india-ties-after-trump-tariff-barrage?sref=QEebQnRf
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Keri Blakinger
about 2 months ago
"Republicans appear to be padding the new districts with people who are counted in the census, but who can’t actually vote." From the latest
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investigation into Republican redistricting grab:
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Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan hinges on noncitizens. Our maps show how
Texas Republican map drawers formed new Hispanic-majority districts and paid attention to pockets of Democrat-held congressional districts that have low rates of citizenship and low voter turnout.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/republicans-redistricting-noncitizens/?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vcHJvamVjdHMvMjAyNS9yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy1yZWRpc3RyaWN0aW5nLW5vbmNpdGl6ZW5zLw==&time=MTc1NTcwMjM5NDYwNg==&rid=Y2U0NmQ1NzAtMDhlNi00NDA5LTgwY2MtZTdkYmQ3YzcyZDky&sharecount=Mg==
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Charles Ornstein
about 1 month ago
Such awesome news!! Welcome
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@raquelrutledge.bsky.social
!! 🎉🎉 ProPublica Hires Keri Blakinger and Raquel Rutledge as National Reporters
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ProPublica Hires Keri Blakinger and Raquel Rutledge as National Reporters
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublica-hires-keri-blakinger-and-raquel-rutledge-as-national-reporters
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Charles Ornstein
about 1 month ago
NEW: The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy, w/
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The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy
The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In Texas, the state’s leaders and conservative activists have been willing, if not eager, co...
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-redistricting-trump-lawsuits-courts?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=charlesornstein
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Brian Truitt
about 1 month ago
Peacemaker's back tonight! I chatted with Frank Grillo, one of the key folks in James Gunn's new DCU. Dude's always enjoyable to watch, no matter how big or small the role.
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Frank Grillo is a bonafide action hero. But he panicked on John Cena's 'Peacemaker'
The new DC universe has a key component, and his name's not Superman. It's Frank Grillo. Why at age 60 the "Peacemaker" star is ready for his moment.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/08/21/frank-grillo-peacemaker-dc-superman/85739555007/
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CNN
about 2 months ago
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety
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Anna Clark
about 2 months ago
"On a per-capita basis, embezzlement is more common in many rural Michigan communities than in big cities." via
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled from Michigan rural nonprofits - Bridge Michigan
In small-town nonprofits, employees have to wear many hats. That elevates the risk of someone pilfering funds.
https://bridgemi.com/quality-life/hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-embezzled-from-michigan-rural-nonprofits/?utm_source=Bridge+Michigan&utm_campaign=08fda5cf61-Bridge+Newsletter+08%2F19%2F2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c64a28dd5a-08fda5cf61-83165492
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Riley Beggin
about 2 months ago
Newly-released records show Trump Budget officials claiming new centralized power over government spending W/
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Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress, records show
Russell Vought, the White House budget director and architect of Project 2025, would have vast authority to approve or block billions in federal spending, the records show.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/19/trump-budget-congress-impoundment/
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In his Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy brought a message from an additional ally: His wife.
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Zelenskyy delivers letter from his wife to first lady Melania Trump: 'Many thanks'
The International Criminal Court has indicted Vladimir Putin for the unlawful deportation and transfer of children.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/18/volodymyr-zelenskyy-melania-trump-children/85711978007/
about 2 months ago
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District
about 2 months ago
not changing our name to NOW RSD.
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The Washington Post
about 2 months ago
Hurricane Erin has restrengthened into a Category 4 storm and will pass about 275 miles offshore of North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Thursday, bringing dangerous sea conditions.
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Hurricane Erin back at Category 4, will bring dangerous surf to East Coast
Life-threatening waves and rip currents are expected along the East Coast this week, with Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks under an evacuation order.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/08/18/hurricane-erin-atlantic-path-outer-banks/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source={SOCIAL_NETWORK}&utm_medium=social
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Brian Stelter
about 2 months ago
As the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the "NBC" from its name: Later this year, it will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Here's my full story:
www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/m...
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The Onion
about 2 months ago
Poll Finds Americans Still Believe Greatest Threat To Public Health The Undertaker
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The Onion
about 2 months ago
Meteorite That Crashed Into Georgia Home Older Than Planet Earth
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Riley Beggin
about 2 months ago
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Action is happening in Texas, Ohio and Florida. But in many Democratic states, only a commission can draw congressional maps.
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Why Democrats have limited power to fight Republican redistricting
Republicans plan to re-draw districts in Florida, Ohio and Texas. Democrats have limited power to fight back.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/13/congressional-seats-redistricting-2026/85622742007/
about 2 months ago
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DC does have crime. But it's not as unsafe as other major cities.
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Trump says Washington is unsafe, but the data tells a more nuanced story
In Washington, crime is relatively high, but far from the highest in the country, and it has been on a downward trend.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/11/is-washington-dc-safe-violent-crime-statistics/85607268007/
about 2 months ago
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Al Jazeera English
about 2 months ago
Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza.
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Here are the names of the journalists Israel killed in Gaza
Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza.
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Rachel Holliday Smith
about 2 months ago
whoopsie daisy
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Get Out: Adams Opens Campaign Office in Building With Vacate Order
The storefront Democratic club HQ where the mayor just had a ribbon-cutting ceremony had a parapet collapse in dramatic fashion two years ago.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/adams-mill-basin-campaign-office-vacate-order/
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Rob DenBleyker
about 2 months ago
facebook marketplace is unmatched for when you need to separate a divorced man from his furniture at a very low cost he already lost his wife now he's lost two barstools for $20 each
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Business Insider
about 2 months ago
Daniella Pierson was a darling of the business press and entrepreneur circles. But were her numbers too good to be true?
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A founder said her $200 million newsletter empire had over a million subscribers. Her own records tell a different story.
Daniella Pierson was a darling of the business press and entrepreneur circles. But were her numbers too good to be true?
https://www.businessinsider.com/daniella-pierson-newsette-subscription-numbers-2025-8?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=business-automated
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Billy Joel’s songs are generally timeless, but the idea that walking through Bed-Stuy is somewhere between being in a combat zone and riding a motorcycle in the rain is kind of hilarious in this day and age.
about 2 months ago
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The Onion
about 2 months ago
Report: 250 Million Americans Still Need Guests On Their Podcasts This Week
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Report: 250 Million Americans Still Need Guests On Their Podcasts This Week
WASHINGTON—According to a report out today, 250 million Americans are still scrambling to find someone to appear on their podcasts this week, as the guests they would normally book either just appeare...
https://theonion.com/report-250-million-americans-still-need-guests-on-thei-1819575124/
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Amy
2 months ago
There’s a very simple reason why I shoot 35mm film in the year 2025: I hate money and I love pain
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Tim Onion
2 months ago
The so-called "writing staff" has taken me aside to tell me to stop ordering the $5 Dunkin' meal deal several times a week because it's "making everyone sad" and they're "worried about me" and "the grease from the bag never fully comes off the table," all of which is illegal workplace harassment.
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Roy Cooper
2 months ago
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
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Eduardo Cuevas
2 months ago
Immigrants forced to eat 'like a dog' in 'overcrowded and chaotic' detention centers Latest:
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Immigrants forced to eat 'like a dog' in 'overcrowded and chaotic' detention centers
A Human Rights Watch report said three Miami detention facilities subject people to inhumane, at times life-threatening, conditions.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/24/trump-immigration-detention-conditions-dog/85338970007/?tbref=hp
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District
2 months ago
RIP Ozzy Osbourne, here are 7 heavy metals limited in our sewer system.
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Ryan Teague Beckwith
3 months ago
Any advice for journalists who struggle to meet deadlines? Share it here!
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Deadlines
Are you a journalist who struggled with deadlines? I want to hear your story.
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Stephen Colbert criticized the Paramount settlement with Trump in a monologue Monday.
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Paramount’s Trump Settlement: A Big Fat Bribe | Jeffrey Epstein Never Dies | FIFA Trophy Row
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzvx3L3DQb8
3 months ago
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Democrats got so mad about Emil Bove's nomination to a federal appeals court that they stormed out of the committee room ahead of the vote to advance his nomination.
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Democrats storm out over Republican vote to advance Trump court pick Emil Bove
Democrats stormed out of a Senate committee meeting after Republicans pushed Trump judicial pick Emil Bove forward for a federal appeals court seat.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/17/emil-bove-donald-trump-senate-judiciary-committee-vote/85253337007/
3 months ago
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The Onion
3 months ago
Racehorse Unaware It Just Cost Some Kid New Braces
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Karen Weintraub
3 months ago
Nude photos for cash? Immigrants go to new lengths to raise funds to cover legal fees
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GoFundMe campaigns raise nearly $2 million to block deportations, aid families
Immigrants and their families are going online to raise funds to defend against their deportation, from GoFundMe to OnlyFans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/16/immigrants-gofundme-onlyfans-legal-fees/84597259007/
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Reuters
3 months ago
US aid workers lobbied for weeks to save food stocks from destruction after Trump cuts
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US aid workers lobbied for weeks to save food stocks from destruction after Trump cuts
With 1,100 tonnes of emergency food rations nearing expiry in a U.S. government warehouse in Dubai after President Donald Trump's aid freeze, it took a warning of "wasted tax dollars" for a top U.S. official to eventually agree to a deal for the supplies to be used, sources told Reuters.
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Financial Times
3 months ago
Dollar falls after Trump asks lawmakers if he should fire Jay Powell
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Dollar falls after Trump asks lawmakers if he should fire Jay Powell
Concerns over Federal Reserve independence fuel currency move
https://on.ft.com/3TJ8dKf
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The Department of Health and Human Services is making a major change to the nation's program to prevent teen pregnancy.
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'A seismic change': Trump wants LGBTQ+ material axed from sex ed
Public health experts say removing LGBTQ+ material from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program could further stigmatize youth.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/15/lgbtq-teen-pregnancy-program-trump/85190050007/
3 months ago
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Ryan Teague Beckwith
3 months ago
the real superhero
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Charles Ornstein
3 months ago
“After the check was cashed, the governor’s office told The Texas Newsroom it believed all of the records were confidential.” 🤫 Why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Won’t Release His Elon Musk Emails
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Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=charlesornstein
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mad mitch
3 months ago
When President Donald Trump signed the Republican-backed "big, beautiful bill" into law, he made some of the biggest increases to child care tax programs in a generation. Some parents say it's not nearly enough.
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Trump's sweeping law increases child care tax credits. Here's how much and who benefits.
There are three federal tax provisions related to child care. Trump's new tax law recently expanded all of them through a reconciliation package.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/07/12/trump-child-care-tax-credit-changes-details/84505810007/
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Trump's megabill contains the first increases to child care tax credits for working families in a generation. Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, told us how she fought for them.
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Trump's sweeping law increases child care tax credits. Here's how much and who benefits.
There are three federal tax provisions related to child care. Trump's new tax law recently expanded all of them through a reconciliation package.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/07/12/trump-child-care-tax-credit-changes-details/84505810007/
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