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Ransom note claimed Nancy Guthrie died after abduction
The note from the possible kidnappers reportedly stated that they did not mean for her to die and included an apology to the family.…
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The 2026 Reader's Choice Awards Are Open: It's Time To Give Some Flowers
You asked. We listened. Well, technically, you nominated. Now it’s time to vote. The 2026 TCF Reader’s Choice Awards ballot is officially…
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The British Public Is to Blame for the U.K.’s Dysfunction
With Starmer out, the government has churned through seven prime ministers in ten years. The ‘system’ isn’t the only problem. Source link
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Socialism Is on the March
How the Democratic Socialists of America became the country’s fastest-growing political force. Source link
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Nearly 60% of TikTok videos shown to new users are AI slop, study finds
TL;DR Kapwing found 59% of TikTok videos shown to new accounts are AI slop, three times YouTube’s rate, with kids’ content the worst-hit…
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Three men die in White City building fire
The men were rescued from the single-storey building but died soon after, London Fire Brigade said. Source link
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'I got crushed': AI giants are funding ad wars in races across the country
WASHINGTON — In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of…
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Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies at 69 in plane crash near La Baule
TL;DR Claude Guillemot, who co-founded Ubisoft in 1986 and led gaming peripherals maker Guillemot Corp, has died at 69 in a plane crash in…
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BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon
The BBC has been given rare access to the part of southern Lebanon that is under Israeli occupation, as part of a humanitarian convoy of…
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Reckoning with the ‘Binary Choice,’ After Trump’s Iran Capitulation
I didn’t want this, but I can’t say it was unforeseeable. Source link
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A Tale of Two Shows in Philly for America’s 250th
PAFA’s shines, thanks in part to a dazzling renovation, the PMA’s not so much. Source link
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PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit
The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable. Source link
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Your Race Doesn’t Give You a License to Kill
Stabbing people and showing no remorse are bad no matter what color your skin is. These should not be controversial points. Source link
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‘The Four Seasons’ Stars Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver on How Close to Home Their Show Really Is
“The Four Seasons” writers often mine their own lives — and their spouses — for material on the Netflix comedy. But for one Season 2…
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UK's top data and AI regulator quits in a historic first
The UK’s top data and AI regulator has resigned. It is the first time it has ever happened. John Edwards stepped down as information…
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Skipping HawkeFest Is A Costly Mistake
There’s a time to sit behind a screen and a time to show up. HawkeFest is the latter. My take is simple: if you care about growth, missing…
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The Dance Legend Lucinda Childs’s “Momentary Reprise”
The police-drama template gets a vigorous update in the Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour’s twisty mystery “Unidentified.” A teen-age…
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Trump’s Prompt and Utter Humiliation
The president abandoned his previous positions in favor of the Iranian position on all the key issues of contention going into the war.…
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Supreme Court: Law Cited in Hunter Biden Case Violates the Second Amendment
All nine justices agreed that marijuana users are not categorically too dangerous to have a Second Amendment right to a gun. Source link
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Life360 now lets parents order Uber rides for teens without leaving the app
Life360 and Uber launched an integration that lets parents request and coordinate Uber rides for teens and other family members directly…
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Controversial billionaire tax proposal declared eligible for the November ballot
A controversial proposal to tax California billionaires to fund healthcare has tenatively qualified for the November ballot, setting the…
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The Culture Wars in Pro Sports Go On — for Now
But how long will major league sports retain their influence on mass culture? Source link
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Google Home Speaker arrives at $99, but Gemini costs extra
Google has finally made a new smart speaker, its first in roughly six years. The more interesting thing it has made is a reason to pay it…