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What to look for in the 2nd Republican presidential debate
No one has emerged as a major Republican alternative to Trump, who holds a commanding polling lead. The central question of the GOP race, increasingly, is whether Trump will even face a credible challenge at all.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Roasts Kevin McCarthy and His Sad “Boy Math”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used “boy math” to epically troll Kevin McCarthy over the looming Republican-created government shutdown.“Boy math” is a phrase used on social media to joke about the way heterosexual men stereotypically rationalize or misvalue numbers or prices. Some examples of boy math include “how 5’10” measures 6’,” “having a 70inch tv but no dining table,” and “being afraid of gold diggers when you only have 3 pairs of socks to your name.”Ocasio-Cortez joined the tre
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Fox News Crime Segment Ends in Humiliation for Brutally Roasted Reporter
A Fox News producer had his segment derailed by Seattle residents who challenged the network’s narrative that the city is a “progressive hellscape.”Johnny Belisario, an associate producer on Jesse Watters Primetime, was openly mocked during a segment about how crime and drugs have become expectations in Democratic cities, and that Seattle had become a dangerous place to live.“I’ve never seen any crime in Seattle. I’ve never seen any of it. I’ve seen fun and laughter, and laughter and fun,” one i
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‘What’s Next You Will Tweet About R Kelly?’| Some Fans Still Hate Deshaun Watson, But Are More Mad at LeBron James for Supporting Cleveland Browns QB On Social Media During NFL Game
LeBron James is catching some heat on social media after he tweeted out his support for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. James is one of […]
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3 questions for an expert on why the spike in child poverty is a policy choice
The new data is a reminder that “politics and public policy are a matter of life and death,” said author and former Senate aide Nikhil Goyal.
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Miami’s Jackson names new cardiac head to revive heart transplant center at hospital
Jackson Health System has hired a new chief to oversee its heart transplant program, which has been shut down since March.
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See Sofia Vergara’s transformation into one of Miami’s most ruthless drug kingpins
The ‘Modern Family’ star looks unrecognizable
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We asked Elon Musk's dad what he thought about the new book out on his son. He had a lot to say.
Errol Musk is mentioned over 120 times in the new Elon Musk biography — often in a negative light.
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How the looming government shutdown could affect you
From travel delays to limited food inspections, a government shutdown would touch millions of Americans.
4 min read - PoliticsThe New Republic
Mary Trump Brilliantly Drags Her Uncle After New York Fraud Ruling
Mary Trump marked her uncle Donald Trump being found liable for fraud by listing all of his historic accomplishments.New York state Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump had committed business fraud and ordered all his New York business certificates be canceled. This makes it nearly impossible to do business in New York and could effectively kill the Trump Organization as it exists today.Mary Trump, who has contributed to The New Republic, took to X (formerly Twitter
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The Judge Who Wants to Drag Us Back to the Victorian Era
From the federal bench in Amarillo, Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk laid another plank last week in the expanding Christian nationalist platform for the United States, in a ruling favoring a public university president who banned a drag show organized by a campus LGBTQ student group. In this court order, the latest twist in a case filed in March by Spectrum WT, a student organization at West Texas A&M University, Kacsmaryk denied the group’s request to restrain the school’s president and his admi
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The Pinochet-Era Debt that the United States Still Hasn’t Settled
Every diaspora has its martyrs. For exiles of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet like my family and me, Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt are two of ours. They were both assassinated with a car bomb in Washington, D.C., that was ordered by Chile’s secret police in 1976. Unknown thousands of Chileans were slain under Pinochet, who ruled from 1973 to 1990. But the killing of Letelier and Moffitt was remarkable for its brazenness. The car bomb was detonated on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.—in a p
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Formerly incarcerated women on TikTok reveal they weren’t allowed to wear contact lenses in prison
"On my first day of prison, the officer was like, 'Raise your hand if anybody has contacts in their eyes.'" The post Formerly incarcerated women on TikTok reveal they weren’t allowed to wear contact lenses in prison appeared first on In The Know.
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The Batmobile took a different approach in the latest Batman movie
The team behind the latest Batmobile detailed its design process, including creating a from-scratch vehicle with cinematic elements and a big block LS.
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Target closes 9 stores in response to retail theft, adds locked cases at some stores
Target expects to lose roughly $1.2 billion in profits from retail theft in 2022 and 2023.
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Baristas film viral plea to Starbucks regarding dome lids for tall drinks: ‘They don’t work’
"If you see your local baristas struggling, it’s the dome lids."
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New Orleans is bracing for a saltwater intrusion: Here’s what we know
Officials in Louisiana are warning that saltwater coming up from the Gulf of Mexico could affect the availability of safe drinking water for millions of people along the Mississippi River.
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2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid joins Nightshade brigade
2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid gets all the extra black bits as on the Corolla, but black wheels, not bronze.
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macOS Sonoma is now available
Apple’s macOS Sonoma is officially out of beta and available for anyone (with compatible devices) to install now.
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The Senate released its 79-page plan to avoid a shutdown. Here's what's in it.
On Tuesday evening, the Senate released a deal that is likely to be the last chance to avert a government shutdown before this weekend.
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Sources: Palo Alto Networks in advanced talks to buy Talon and Dig in a $1B security sweep
Palo Alto Networks' stock price has been on the rise on the back of strong earnings and growing demand for cybersecurity services, and now the company is using that momentum to do a little shopping. TechCrunch has confirmed with multiple sources that Palo Alto is in advanced negotiations to buy not one, but two, security startups out of Israel for around $1 billion altogether to expand its portfolio of services. Specifically, it is looking at Talon Cyber Security -- which has developed an ente
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Stocks give up early gains as yields, oil continue rise: Stock market news today
Stocks opened in the green on Wednesday before retreating as the fear of a government shutdown and the impact of "higher for longer" rates loom over markets.
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The best MacBooks for 2023: How to pick the best Apple laptop
Apple currently produces just two lines of MacBooks, the Air and the Pro -- but there's plenty of variation within just those two options. Here are our top picks based on our testing.
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2024 Kia EV9 three-row EV SUV pricing revealed: from the mid-$50s
Kia has announced the base price of its 2024 EV9 three-row electric crossover. Ready for a rear-wheel drive family hauler with electric power?
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Powerball jackpot is $835 million. Here's what you'd pocket after taxes.
Here's how much of the prize you would take home after taxes and five ways to invest your windfall.
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Sony investigates the alleged data breach that has led to hacker infighting
On Monday, relatively new hacking group Ransomed.vc made the lofty claim that it had successfully compromised "all" of the company's systems, as reported by Cybersecurity Connect. Now a second threat actor has leaked the data believed to be in Ransomed.vc's possession, claiming the former are "scammers" trying to "chase influence."
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Student loans: Payment pause may have helped boost borrowers' credit scores
The average credit score for consumers rose by 15 points during the pause, while those with blemished credit saw their scores increase by 30 points.
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UAW strikes: Trump to visit union strikers after Biden; Ford, GM battle over tax credits
Former President Donald Trump now enters the spotlight in Michigan, following a historic visit by President Biden to the UAW (United Auto Workers) picket line. Meanwhile, Ford and GM square off over EV tax credits.
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How to use iOS 17’s Live Voicemail
Learn how to read your friends’ voice messages in real time in Apple's latest software update.
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Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl says AI to impact the music industry within the next year
Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl believes AI will be significantly impacting the music industry within the next year. Speaking at the Code Conference this week, the industry exec said the industry should soon expect the increasing quality of music made with AI technologies that comes at a very fast pace, and the industry's best bet is to embrace the technology. "Look, you have to embrace the technology, because it's not like you can put technology in a bottle...like the genie is not going back in
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DOJ sues eBay for selling environmentally hazardous products
The US Department of Justice has sued eBay for selling or distributing ‘hundreds of thousands’ of products violating EPA regulations.
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Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar progress report: F1 tech, 998 horsepower
Aston Martin says its F1 efforts have contributed to the development of its forthcoming Valhalla hypercar, now with nearly 1,000 horsepower.
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There's a 90% chance of a government shutdown: Goldman Sachs
Goldman’s economists predict a shutdown would subtract 0.2 percentage points from the fourth quarter’s gross domestic product (GDP) for each week it lasts.
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Threads will allow users to delete accounts separately from Instagram
Threads is solving a major pain point for some users by decoupling from Instagram and allowing people to delete one account without deleting the other. The particulars are still being ironed out but it should launch by December.
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Amazon deprives competitors of critical mass: FTC Chair Lina Khan
A day after the US Federal Trade Commission filed a landmark antitrust case against online retail giant Amazon, FTC chair Lina Khan said the company is depriving competitors of the critical mass needed to compete.
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OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Jony Ive about a hardware project
OpenAI, not content with building large language models and art-generating AI, wants to get into hardware. Altman and Ive have only begun discussing what a piece of hardware could do or look like, not concrete features, capabilities or target market yet.
2 min read - BusinessEngadget
Ex-Microsoft exec Panos Panay is confirmed as the new head of Amazon's devices team
Former Microsoft executive Panos Panay is the new head of Amazon’s Devices and Services division, where he'll oversee the Alexa and Echo teams.
1 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Don't forget to jargon-check your AI
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, we had Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of Lex on the show. How many AI-powered writing tools can the market support?
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Sam Altman backs Slope’s $30M round to digitize, scale B2B payments
Slope, a business-to-business payments platform for enterprise companies, closed on a venture round of $30 million to expand its business. The company intends on using the new funds on product development as it continues to take on bigger clients. Since launching in 2021, co-founders Lawrence Lin Murata and Alice Deng have sought to digitize the $125 trillion B2B payments market.
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Russian zero-day seller offers $20M for hacking Android and iPhones
A company that acquires and sells zero-day exploits — flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer — is now offering to pay researchers $20 million for hacking tools that would allow its customers to hack iPhones and Android devices. On Wednesday, Operation Zero announced on its Telegram accounts and on its official account on X, formerly Twitter, that it was increasing payments for zero-days in those platforms tenfold, from $200,000 to $20 million. Operation Zero, which is bas
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Former Tinder CEO's startup to fight loneliness with AI chatbot gets backing by Sequoia
Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg's startup Meeno, which aims to fight loneliness through an AI-powered chatbot, announced that it has raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Sequoia. Apart from Sequoia, Andrew Ng’s AI Fund and NEA participated in the seed round. Meeno listed several angel investors at that time, including Megan Jones Bell (clinical director of Mental Health, Google), Jim Lanzone (the CEO of Yahoo, TechCrunch's parent company), Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), André Heinz, Pet
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The coastal village where fed-up residents have voted to ban second homes
One in four properties in Burnham Market, which has a population of 724, is estimated to be a second home.
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