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Sen. Bill Cassidy to back Todd Blanche, keeping nomination as attorney general alive
Todd Blanche, President Trump’s pick to become attorney general, got key backing Friday from Sen. Bill Cassidy, boosting his confirmation…
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Jeanine Pirro, Antihero
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Business
TikTok to close Nashville office, lay off 250 employees
TikTok said Wednesday it will close its Nashville office in October, laying off 250 workers. The move is a retrenchment from the social…
Politics
Judge holds Trump administration in contempt over failure to produce documents on ICE surge in L.A.
The Trump administration said Tuesday it paid a $3,500 fine for being in contempt of court after a federal judge ruled Homeland Security…
Politics
Yes, the DSA Has a Communist Problem
The most important movement within the Democratic Party is being infiltrated by actual Marxists. Source link
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Our Fauci Diaries, Ourselves
Joan Baez, yet another famous fan, emerges as one of the diary’s recurrent characters, and a kind of guiding spirit for this…
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As the World Burns
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The Roots of the Ceuta Crisis
People respond to incentives, whether real or imagined. Some sort of migrant surge was foreseeable. Source link
Culture
Eric Drooker’s “Outside Art”
For the cover of the August 10, 2026, issue, the painter and graphic novelist Eric Drooker depicted the Guggenheim Museum as a cool…
Business
Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms
Another leading artificial intelligence company unveiled details of its cutting-edge bot apparently going rogue. On Thursday, Anthropic…
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Trust, not tracking: Inside the L.A. company that got workers back to the office
Los Angeles video gaming company Riot Games abandoned its return-to-office requirements in January, and surprisingly, more of its…
Business
Once high-flying PayPal becomes a takeover target as it attempts a turnaround
Digital payments giant PayPal was soaring high five years ago, riding the surge in online shopping after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped…
Business
Buffett cuts Amazon stake, makes bet on New York Times
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Amazon.com by more than 75 per cent in the fourth quarter, while also building a…
Politics
Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia
An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led protests…
Culture
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever
His work depended on access. He filmed in hospital rooms where patients and families faced incommensurable agonies with the aid of the…
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Two More Trans Killers Carry Out Atrocities
There are dots here that should be connected. Source link
Business
A RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the fate of Sunway’s RM11 billion (S$3.5 billion) takeover bid of IJM in his hands, as racial…
Politics
Catholic Democrats say ICE is violating God's will with deportation surge
Catholic Democrats in Congress say ICE is violating God's precepts in carrying out President Trump's mass deportation mission. Source link
Politics
Protectionism Serves K Street and Hurts Main Street
The lobbying industry has exploded under Trump’s tariff regime. Source link
Politics
Navigating the GOP Divide over Artificial Intelligence
The key is to draw a line between AI architecture and AI applications. Source link
Culture
Peter Strausfeld, the Movie-Poster Master
Some deserving names, though, are still obscure, and that is why an exhibition at Poster House, on West Twenty-third Street, running until…
Business
Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors
Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs FOR years,…
Business
MiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows
MiniMax Group shares surged in Hong Kong, buoyed by growing investor confidence in the technology offered by China’s generative artificial…
Politics
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that…