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Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion
“We’re near the Badlands, Captain,” one character, a half-Klingon, half-Jem’Hadar woman, remarks to the academy’s chancellor, played by…
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Bob Weir’s Feral Radiance
Although Weir was a serious person it was easy to make him laugh. He made you feel when you were with him that he had no other place to…
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Trump’s Newest Voters Are Abandoning Ship
What a difference a year makes. Today, that widely accepted consensus about the 2024 election seems absurd. Trump hadn’t reshaped the…
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When a Man Loves a Cello
In January, 2022, the British cellist Steven Isserlis was walking to a professional engagement when catastrophe struck. The skies opened.…
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From camouflage to tracksuits - Guinea's junta leader poised to become civilian president
From the moment he seized power in September 2021 Guinea's Mamadi Doumbouya struck an imposing figure. Just 36 years old at the time, the…
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Police deny claims Uganda opposition leader abducted by helicopter
Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues…
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Ugandan police deny arrest of opposition leader as country awaits final election results
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Uganda on Saturday denied reports that the main opposition candidate in this week's tense election had…
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Trump reacts to Michael Cohen saying he was pressured to turn on him
Donald Trump has reacted to his former attorney, Michael Cohen, saying that he felt “coerced” by New York prosecutors into providing…
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Nine Israeli tourists detained by Ukrainian authorities over bag of salt found in vehicle
The group was detained while crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova after authorities misidentified a bag of salt found in their…
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Musk seeks up to US$134 billion damages from OpenAI, Microsoft
ELON Musk wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay him damages in the range of US$79 billion to US$134 billion over his claims that the…
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China’s electricity use hits record in 2025, surpasses 10 trillion kWh
China’s electricity consumption climbed 5 per cent to a record high last year, surpassing 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time,…
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Nvidia H200 chip parts suppliers halt output after China blocks shipments, FT reports
SUPPLIERS of parts for Nvidia’s H200 have paused production after Chinese customs officials blocked shipments of the newly approved…
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FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions
THE US Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines on Friday to exercise caution when flying over Mexico, Central America and parts of…
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Erich von Stroheim’s Spectacular Art Is Back
As Steuben, Stroheim assumed a military bearing and status that he’d never approached in his actual Army days. The performance style that…
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White House weighs executive action to cap credit card rates
THE White House is weighing an executive action to enact President Donald Trump’s call for a cap on credit card interest rates, in…
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Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data with rivals while it appeals
ALPHABET’S Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the…
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Venezuelan banks will get US$300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market: sources
FOUR Venezuelan banks were notified this week by the country’s government that they will split US$300 million of oil revenues deposited in…
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Justice Dept. sues Virginia to demand access to voter list
The Trump Justice Department has sued to get access to Virginia's full voter registration list, saying the state has illegally refused to…
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Under fire from the sea, families in Odesa try to escape Russian barrage
From Mariia's 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon beneath the fading twilight. "Up here you can…
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Oil prices settle up as US begins holiday weekend
Oil prices settled higher on Friday as some investors covered short positions ahead of the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend in…
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Nia DaCosta Injects New Blood Into “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”
In “The Bone Temple,” the full extent of Jimmy’s evil is revealed early on. So, too, is the range of O’Connell’s screen villainy, no less…
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Woman says people cheered ICE in Minnesota grocery store: "Really excited"
A TikTok user said people in a Minnesota grocery store were “clapping” and “chanting” in support of U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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It's Not Just a Video Game Character, Meet the 'Snout-Poking' Bandicoot
NEED TO KNOW The long-nosed bandicoot's name comes from the term "pandi-kokku," which translates to "pig rat" in the language Telugu These…