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The Download: gambling with humanity’s future, and the FDA under Trump
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Transcript: Trump Blurts Out a Dark MAGA Truth, Handing Dems a Weapon
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 13 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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What we know about Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and military commanders
Lana Lam and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Watch: Footage shows explosions and damaged buildings ablaze in Iran's capital Tehran Israel…
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The House Drew the Line on Green Cronyism — the Senate Better Not Cross It
The Senate must treat the House-passed repeal of green energy subsidies as the new floor for tax negotiations, not a ceiling. Source link
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The Oprah-Approved Mama Rose Is an Angry Narcissist
Gypsy’s famous stage mother, played by shrieking Audra McDonald, is racialized in Broadway’s latest instance of gaslighting. Source link
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The New Massive Resistance
Violent mobs have no legitimate part to play in our democratic republic, not in Oxford, Miss., in 1962, not in Los Angeles, Calif., in…
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Congress Should Update Trump’s International Tax Relief
As the Senate considers the House’s tax bill, it should remember that international changes to the tax code in 2017 were also helpful for…
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How Trump’s Obsession With Weight Explains His Misrule
When President Donald Trump addressed Army troops June 10 at Fort Bragg, his audience was screened for political leanings and physical…
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David Plunkert’s “On Parade”
Nearly five months into Donald Trump’s second term, he is not only increasingly turning America into an autocracy with his endless stream…
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What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of “Les Mis”
On Wednesday evening, when the new Czar of All the Arts, Donald Trump, went to see “Les Misérables”—which is, we are told, along with…
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Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC Faces Its Make-or-Break Moment
“We are seeing more mayoral candidates talk about ranked-choice voting earlier,” she said. “It’s more of a dialog with the voters. It also…
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Tech billionaires are making a risky bet with humanity’s future
While there’s a sprawling patchwork of ideas and philosophies powering these visions, three features play a central role, says Adam…
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Iran Launches 100 Drones at Tel Aviv in Retaliation after Israeli Airstrikes Killed Iran's Top Military Officials and Disrupted Nuclear Program
Iran launched over 100 drones at Israel on Friday in response to massive airstrikes that killed senior military officers and scientists…
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Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Stephen Miller’s Ugly, Hateful Aims
Stephen Miller had a shouting match Thursday with a GOP senator over Miller’s demand for massive funds for deportations, which Republicans…
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Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration
Perhaps that could change. At his confirmation hearing, Makary told senators he planned to evaluate school lunches, seed oils, and food…
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Captain Sumeet Sabharwal: Air India's Pilot Made Desperate Mayday Call Seconds Before Crash as Experts Believe Bird Strike Led to Tragedy
The pilot of the Air India flight frantically reported that the aircraft was fast "losing power" just moments before the deadly crash,…
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Israel Launches Massive Airstrikes on Iran's Nuclear Program and Kills Several Top Military Officials as Khamenei Vows 'Harsh Punishment'
Israel has carried out "preemptive attacks" on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and killed several senior military officials in a bid…
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Singapore Airlines tumbles 2.1% after Air India plane crash
SIA holds a 25.1% stake following a merger of its full-service airline Vistara with the Indian national carrier Shares of Singapore…
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‘I got up and ran’: How one man survived the Air India crash that killed 241
AS AIR India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class - headed for…
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Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to help with L.A. protests
President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to quell protests in Los Angeles is likely illegal, a federal judge ruled Thursday,…
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Meta AI’s discover feed is full of people’s deepest, darkest personal chatbot conversations
Meta’s artificial intelligence tool might be a little too easy to use. The discover feed for Meta AI, the social media giant’s one-stop…
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Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown…
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Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown…
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Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions…