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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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Highly-Rated Hudson Valley Sports Bar Closes After Final Party

Another Hudson Valley favorite is gone. After years of memories, food, drinks, and events, this spot has officially served its final customers. Continue reading…

Political Wire
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An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Leaders

“President Trump’s angry claim on Monday that Iran was being ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ in its dealings with the United States was just the latest sign of his struggle to understand his rivals in Tehran,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump considers himself a master of sizing up and exploiting his adversaries. But Iran’s leaders have […]

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In recent years, science has been learning more and more...

In recent years, science has been learning more and more about how central the role of inflammation is to our health. “The paradox that often makes treating chronic inflammation so difficult: It can be vital and harmful at the same time.”

Racket
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The City of Minneapolis Has a Good Idea?

The City of Minneapolis Has a Good Idea?

Plus new concentration camp a-comin', new Her drama, and new DFL volunteers in today's Flyover news roundup.

WIRED
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The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle

The 2006 midterm is often viewed today as the ur-wave election. Indeed, it’s part of the only example in recent...

Ars Technica
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Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"

Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"

Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

The San Francisco Standard
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‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Giants’ dizzying trade deadline

The president of baseball operations expected to contend this season. The team’s terrible record forced him to sell at the trade deadline.

Political Wire
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Can Independents Win?

The Economist: “Running as an independent is sufficiently difficult that, at least historically, few politicians have deemed it wise to do so. Independent candidates lack the campaign infrastructure of an established party and, in many states, must collect more signatures to earn a place on a ballot. However aspiring politicians now face a shifting set […]

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Roy Lichtenstein, Cathedral #2 from Cathedral Series, 1969 #museumarchive #roylichtenstein

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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Achille de Gas as a Naval Cadet (detail), 1857 #degas #realism

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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TASTE TEST: Peanut Butter Cookie Ice Cream

Stewart's Shops just dropped a limited-time ice cream flavor, and the peanut butter cookie dough chunks alone are worth talking about. Continue reading…

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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America's Missile Stockpile Is Almost Empty — White House Says Everything's Fine

Six months into the war in Iran, the U.S. military has burned through nearly its entire stockpile of precision long-range missiles — the ATACMS and PrSM systems that let the Pentagon hit targets from a safe distance without risking pilots. Reuters reports that sources brie...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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UFC Eats $30 Million Loss Throwing Trump A White House Birthday Party

Turns out throwing yourself a birthday party at the White House isn't cheap — especially when you rope a major sports promotion into footing the bill. The UFC lost roughly $30 million putting on Trump's "Freedom 250" bash back in June, the fight card Dana White staged on th...

Electrek
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EVgo is putting 500+ fast chargers where Americans shop

EVgo is adding more than 500 DC fast-charging stalls at shopping centers across the US, giving drivers more places to charge while they buy groceries, grab lunch, or run errands.

Political Wire
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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year

“The vast majority of people in ICE custody have no criminal conviction, and residing in the U.S. undocumented is typically a civil, not criminal, offense,” Wired reports. “Yet once the DNA profiles of detained people enter the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, law enforcement agencies across the country can compare them against evidence […]

Political Wire
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Pete Hegseth’s Army Chief Pick in Jeopardy

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pick for Army chief of staff is in jeopardy because of objections from Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and other Republican senators,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Hegseth has been pushing to nominate Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has served as acting Army chief of staff since Hegseth in April fired the former […]

Political Wire
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Trump Administration Refunds $100 Billion in Tariffs

“Donald Trump’s administration has paid out about $100 billion in tariff refunds since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its use of emergency powers to levy duties on its trading partners earlier this year,” the Financial Times reports.

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The plane crash sparked a wildfire that burned over 31,000 acres and took nearly a full month to contain.

Officials had to spend $39 million to control the blaze.

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Ars Technica
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Trump forced to reinstate broadband grants, but court lets US scrap race criteria

Trump forced to reinstate broadband grants, but court lets US scrap race criteria

$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.