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Judge lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down U.S. Institute of Peace
A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration's request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the U.S.…
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Politics
The Democrats' path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town
Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the…
Politics
How Republicans Can Actually Defund Woke Science
The GOP Congress could take a simple step to end the network of grants created under the Biden-Harris administration. Source link
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Orozco’s Epic Murals, the Art of Flowers, and Cookbooks Through the Ages, All at Dartmouth
It’s got a great art museum, but don’t miss its main library’s Mexican masterpiece. Source link
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On the War in Europe, Trump Has Been ‘Tapping’ the American People Along
There was no plan. Source link
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Why America’s Kids Still Can’t Read
The system will not save your child. Reading a book with him will. Source link
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Why Tom Cruise Will Never Die
By constantly putting his life at risk, Cruise has saved his career. The stunts have become so vital to the franchise that Cruise and…
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AI is changing shopping. Will consumers buy in?
Carolyn Bennett remembers flipping through a yellow telephone book in the 1980s to find carpet stores and workers who refinished wood to…
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Is “Thunderbolts*” Marvel’s Attempt to Salvage the Superhero Genre?
In the run-up to the première of “Thunderbolts*,” on May 2nd, Marvel earned some light mockery for the art-house vibe of one of its…
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How American Photography Came Into Its Own
The earliest photography was voracious and encyclopedic. There was a whole world of things that had never been seen in this particular,…
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Video: We Tracked Police Killings 5 Years After George Floyd
Killings by the police didn’t go down after George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed — they went up. Steven Rich, a data…
Business
Advisory firm Glass Lewis backs Toyota chairman re-election
Akio Toyoda’s position at the automaker has come under scrutiny over governance concerns Advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended…
Business
Salesforce is back in talks to acquire Informatica
Salesforce is in talks to acquire software company Informatica, rebooting a pursuit that fell through last year, sources familiar with the…
Business
Oracle to buy US$40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data centre: report
Oracle will spend around US$40 billion on Nvidia’s higher-performance chips to power OpenAI’s new US data centre, the Financial Times (FT)…
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US Justice Department reaches deal with Boeing to allow planemaker to avoid prosecution
The US Justice Department (DOJ) said on Friday (May 23) it has struck a deal in principle with Boeing to allow it to avoid prosecution in…
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Trump shocks with US Steel-Nippon approval but details elusive
US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 23) announced a partnership between United States Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel, shocking…
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Noem gloats as ACLU drops one challenge to migrant deportations
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem crowed Friday after the American Civil Liberties Union dropped one of its myriad lawsuits trying…
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Oil gains on short-covering, nuclear talks
Oil prices gained on Friday (May 23) as US buyers covered positions ahead of the three-day Memorial Day weekend amid worries over the…
Politics
Europe: Stocks close week lower on Trump’s EU, Apple tariff threats
European shares closed sharply lower on Friday (May 23) after US President Donald Trump ramped up threats of tariffs on the European Union…
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Judge permanently halts Trump's order punishing Jenner & Block, targeting lawfare
A judge has struck down President Trump's attempt to punish Jenner & Block, one of several law firms that the president said worked to…
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Trump aims to boost U.S. nuclear energy with executive orders
President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at increasing U.S. nuclear energy production as energy-hungry artificial intelligence…
Politics
Blinded by the light: House lawmaker wants Congress to cut LED glare from car headlights
Thousands of people gather on social media platforms to complain about the rise in ultra-bright headlights that can make oncoming drivers…