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Mayor Mamdani's office has released a children's book depicting the true story of how a bus driver and her daughter benefit from NYC's free 2-K program.

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Stammer Mill with Streaked Sky, 1906 #mondrian #impressionism

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We love how much this upsets MAGA. šŸ˜‚

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Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change

Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change

Chipmaking changes could boost productivity of new ASML machines by 40 percent.

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Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah

Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah

Director Takashi Yamazaki's hotly anticipated sequel takes place two years after 2023 film's events.

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ā€œThis is the AI men actually useā€: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens

ā€œThis is the AI men actually useā€: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens

Meta dragged its feet removing ads that nudify young girls' Instagram pics.

Ars Technica
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Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy

Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy

Like traditional weather models, it benefits from an expanded set of inputs.

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Accelerates Veterans’ Access to Benefits and Employment Opportunities

EXPANDING ACCESS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize data management and data sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs in order to expedite veterans’ access to benefits.   REMOVING ANTIQUATED SYSTEM BARRIERS TO DELIVER RESULTS: President Trump is removing the inefficiencies and delays that hinder our service members […]

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Accelerating Access To Veterans’ Benefits And Employment Opportunities

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Millions of brave men and women have served in our Armed Forces with courage, commitment, and sacrifice, guaranteeing our security, prosperity, and freedom.  These veterans deserve […]

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Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  This order amends Executive Order 13603 of March 16, 2012 (National Defense Resources Preparedness), as amended by Executive Order 14391 of March 13, 2026 (Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the […]

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El-Sayed Hits Trump Efforts to Cast Him as Villain

ā€œMichigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed countered Republican criticism that his progressive-leaning platform is out of step with mainstream Americans by lambasting President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners, the unpopular war in Iran and the high cost of living Americans confront,ā€ Bloomberg reports. Said El-Sayed: ā€œWhat is dangerous to them is that […]

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Brought to heel

There are 56 days before the midterms, and Donald Trump spent Labor Day posting AI slop on social media.

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Should College Football Have An Age Limit?

Should College Football Have An Age Limit?

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we're talking about sentence diagrams, proper oven temperature, forbidden urinals, and more.

Before we get to the business at hand, a quick reminder that All Ball, the Defector NFL podcast, debuts tomorrow morning. Co-host Arif Hasan and I are bringing you 100 percent football takes, with no added gambling or fantasy talk. Look for it in the organic podcast aisle!

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Proposed data centers subjected to local approvals under Gov. Healey's order

Proposed data centers subjected to local approvals under Gov. Healey's order

Pending data centers will now need to strike community benefits agreements with host communities that align with state standards before state permitting can get underway.

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BSO taps Jean-SƩbastien VallƩe to conduct Tanglewood Festival Chorus

BSO taps Jean-SƩbastien VallƩe to conduct Tanglewood Festival Chorus

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has named Jean-SƩbastien VallƩe its new director of choruses and conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The Canadian-American conductor says he's honored to join and eager to deepen ties between the orchestra, chorus, and community.

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Is your child a 'Spicy Nugget'? A children's book author's spin on soothing tantrums

Loryn Brantz's new children's book "I Am A Spicy Nugget" is about handling little kids with big feelings.

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Known for fighting Klingons, actor William Shatner's recent battle was stage 4 cancer. He won

William Shatner fought stage 4 melanoma alongside his 61-year-old daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch, who was undergoing treatment for stage 4 breast cancer.

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As diesel prices hit a record high, truckers and businesses feel the squeeze

At an Alabama truck stop, drivers and business owners talks about how high prices are changing what they spend and charge.

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Police hunt for two thieves who stole Renoir paintings worth millions

Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early Tuesday morning. They stole four paintings, which police say were collectively worth more than $10 million.

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Carla Hall's new cookbook adds creative twists to old faves, including chicken pot pie Pop Tarts

"Carla Bakes" blends Carla Hall's southern heritage with her love of international cooking.