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Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is "sort of open right now"

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Q: Republicans are arguing on affordability. What is your message going into the midterms? Trump: We have done an amazing job.

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Trump: We will have a big percentage by the time I leave office—which could be a long time. Who knows? They say 2.5 years. We're gonna find out

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Max Miller Denies Holding His Daughter's Blue Bunny Hostage

At this point, I'd have to agree with Adam Kinzinger's take. Dude is definitely a psycho. Source: MLive On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Moreno, Emily’s father, accused Miller of withholding the bunny from his daughter for roughly 48 hours, saying the child was unable to sleep with...

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Mugged By Seagulls, With Rohan Nadkarni

Mugged By Seagulls, With Rohan Nadkarni
Both Drew and I can sense when we are overdue for having Rohan Nadkarni on the podcast. In the way that an old prospector's knee might start barking before the storm clouds have even appeared on the horizon, we both feel a twinge when it has been too long between detailed de...

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It’s Jefry Yan Time

It’s Jefry Yan Time
Years before he figured it out enough to make his Major League debut on Wednesday night at the age of 29, which in turn was long after his career ended for the first time, you could find coverage of Jefry Yan celebrating otherwise unremarkable strikeouts in wild and demonstr...

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Brendan Leonard: ‘Do It 14,000 Times Slower With This One Trick’

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This comic from Brendan Leonard is a fine companion to yesterday’s items (here and here) on pausing to consider if our use of AI is helping us focus our time on what we love to do, or, instead, robbing us of the things that make us human. The bit about making a sandwich hit close enough to home for me to make me laugh aloud.

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What this country needs is law and order, starting with elites

What this country needs is law and order, starting with elites

Max Miller's impunity is mainstream.

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About 'Gin Joint,' the Apple+ series that filmed in the East Village yesterday

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  We fielded a lot of questions about the filming in Tompkins Square Park yesterday... Film notices pointed to a TV series called "Gin Joint." However, crew members were tight-lipped about what exactly this was.  A little di...

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Outburst

Just had a little trip up to my favorite city of Juneau, Alaska. So lovely. Here’s just one story from the trip. There is a Big Thing going on there right now which is essentially an impending flood that is going to happen any day now. It’s an “Outburst Flood” or GLOF (“glacial lake outburst […]

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BYD launches 4-seat ultra-luxe flagship SUV in China for $215,000 [Images]

BYD launched the new Yangwang U8L Premium Edition in China with four captain’s seats, starting at around $215,000.

Ars Technica
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Elon Musk's X isn't done suing advertisers, asks court to revive boycott case

Elon Musk's X isn't done suing advertisers, asks court to revive boycott case

Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.

Ars Technica
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Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music

Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music

Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."

Techdirt
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Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases Of Their Patrons?

Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial recognition. A broader privacy concern also deserves […]

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Private Sector Answers President Trump’s Call to Lower Prices for American Families

President Donald J. Trump inherited an economy battered by years of inflation that crushed working families. Through bold action to restore American energy dominance, slash red tape, and secure fair trade, the Trump Administration is quickly rebuilding the foundation for lasting prosperity. That leadership is producing results. Across the country, private sector companies are responding […]

The post Private Sector Answers President Trump’s Call to Lower Prices for American Families appeared first on The White House.

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Trump Just Got Brutally Trolled By Canadian PM Over Teleprompter Glitch

I truly don't think there's anything Donald Trump hates more than getting trolled... Except getting trolled by a Canadian. Last September, US President Donald Trump made an appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he delivered a speech that has ...

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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Miami Dolphins

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Miami Dolphins
Some people are fans of the Miami Dolphins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Miami Dolphins. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: "To win games, you have to win the game, ...

Ars Technica
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Anthropic confirms plans to build an in-house silicon team

Anthropic confirms plans to build an in-house silicon team

Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.

WIRED
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Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.