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EVENT SCRAPPED: Controversial streamer Hasan Piker’s lecture axed by University of Washington amid free speech questions‘DEMANDS…

Speaker Johnson slams Dems after noncitizens charged with illegally voting in battleground state

House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats Thursday over election security after noncitizens were charged with illegally…

Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers

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Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers

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Brave widow of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson comes face to face with Luigi Mangione for first time

Paulette Thompson, wife of late UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, came face to face with Luigi Mangione…

Houston police shoot gunman who indiscriminately fired on vehicles, injuring a mother and daughter

A gunman who indiscriminately opened fire on passing cars in Houston, striking three people, including a…

Army identifies 2 pilots killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood during training exercise

The U.S. Army’s Fort Hood has identified the two pilots who died during a training exercise…

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case: reports

Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to the federal charges against…

Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 14th

“I bet we’re missing some great package deliveries.”Cartoon by Ali SolomonCopy link to cartoonCopy link to…

Alex Murdaugh defense says murder weapon may be tied to separate killing as judge seeks answers

Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys on Friday raised an unverified claim that a recent Allendale County homicide…

Massachusetts mayor charged with wire fraud in $1.5M COVID relief scheme

The mayor of a Boston suburb is facing federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for…

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

NEW YORK — Accused assassin Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court Friday morning, after days…

Three states prepare to execute killers Thursday in same-day event not seen since 2010

Three convicted killers were executed by lethal injection Thursday in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alabama.Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was…

World

Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage gambled his seat on the voters of Clacton siding with him…

The Importance of A.O.C’s Public Family Planning

Spoiler: people were weird about it. Ocasio-Cortez’s choice to share her egg-freezing publicly has kicked off…

American missionary Kevin Rideout released after more than 9 months in captivity in Niger

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was abducted in Niger, has been released after more than…

Deadly Connecticut home invasion suspect texted ‘I’ll make her life hell’ before attack: report

New court documents reveal revenge may have motivated a deadly attack and home invasion at a…

Phoebe Bridgers Comes Back to Earth

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Help—I’m a Narrator Stuck in the Calm.com Meditation App!

Shouts & MurmursHelp—I’m a Narrator Stuck in the Calm.com Meditation App!Photograph by graphixel / GettySave this…

Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in “Coyote vs. Acme”

The Current CinemaToons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in “Coyote vs. Acme”Blending animation and live-action footage,…

What’s the Value of an Hour?

In Detroit, during the Great Recession of the late two-thousands, about a third of families experienced…

What to Do in New York City This Fall