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Two hours after Tuesday night lapsed into Wednesday morning in the Eastern time zone, Alexander Zverev served out his grueling U.S. Open first-round matchup against Lorenzo Sonego. The final match of the night was a real thriller, with the top seed and the feisty Italian cha...

Trump begins his meeting: "We have a beautiful new helipad. If you want to take a trip outside, you'll see it. It's beautiful, incredible. Carved granite."

“Speaker Mike Johnson said he has no plans to campaign with embattled Rep. Max Miller — or visit his home state of Ohio at all — before the midterms,” Politico reports. Said Johnson: “I have no plans to go to Ohio between now and the election. I’ve said everything I can say about the situation. […]

Gas prices in New York jumped sharply this week and some Hudson Valley drivers are seeing increases of nearly 20 cents per gallon in just a few days. Continue reading…

A once controversial issue pushed only by the most progressive members of the Democratic Party is seemingly becoming a more...

A year ago, a spirited and public-records-powered newsletter needed a mascot. Sleuthy the Seal — born of a “fortuitous misunderstanding” — was created. Journalist and newsletter founder David Covucci promised his wife he’d get the plucky mascot tattooed if he could hit 500 subscribers with the solo venture. The football helmet-wearing seal quickly had a...

Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. is calling on the city to purchase the site of an historic burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens, that was turned into a parking lot and transform it into a memorial for the enslaved and formerly enslaved New Yorkers buried there. Richards said he was calling for action in response […]

The post From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery appeared first on The City Reporter.

Guest post · ☉ Skandhics { scrollable } Humans keep asking what the whales are saying. It is a beautiful question. It may also be the wrong first question. For centuries, humans have already been speaking to cetaceans in a language that required no ...

There are signs that Todd Blanche accidentally on purpose breached Jim Comey's privileged communications for a third time.

The post Three Strikes: Did Todd Blanche’s DOJ Violate Jim Comey’s Attorney-Client Privilege a Third Time? appeared first on emptywheel.

Waymo’s robotaxis have collected more than 8,300 parking tickets in San Francisco since the start of 2025, running up close to $1 million in fines along the way.

The citations tracked the fleet’s rapid growth across the city. In 2024, Waymo caught just 589 tickets. It’s now averaging more than 100 a week.

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Sure, the world is ending, but there’s laundry to do and groceries to get. Most of us are not the revolutionary hero we wish we were, as author Steven T. Gibbon points out in the Big Idea for his newest novel, Lipsnitch Snilly, but maybe we can start the dishwasher and contribute to the world all in one […]

Milo Yiannopoulos says his recent experience with U.S. immigration authorities gave him a firsthand understanding of just how frightening and humiliating the detention process can be. Speaking with Piers Morgan, Milo described being arrested, shackled at his hands and feet,...

“Despite a stern message from party leaders, a panel of House Democrats did not settle on any particular consequences for the pair of lawmakers who crossed party lines Tuesday to advance an otherwise troubled slate of Republican-led bills,” Politico reports. “Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow leaders said the matter would be reviewed by the […]

“As the on-again, off-again war in Iran flares up again, President Trump seems bogged down in a conflict that he cannot control or move past, despite his declarations of total victory,” the New York Times reports. “On Tuesday night, after the latest exchange of fire over control of the Strait of Hormuz, Mr. Trump called […]

A huge thank you to Patagonia! The company has joined conservation and Tribal groups in suing the Trump administration, seeking to overturn its move to shrink Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah by more than one million acres.

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Ray answers a question about making sure you don't turn into your own father.

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Tech giants like Google and Microsoft have been competing for years to get their devices, software and AI into public schools, even offering free training programs for teachers and students. These brands are helping shape what and how children learn. NYT reporter Natasha Sing...

Katie Miller: We all know how babies are made. How are they a surprise?

Rachel Campos-Duffy: We enjoy each other's company, and sometimes babies come

Rachel Campos-Duffy: With all the messages going to women about their career, I say the most important thing is to prioritize your love life.