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Huge DMV data breach impacted current and former Florida residents

Huge DMV data breach impacted current and former Florida residents

Florida issues alerts after statewide DMV data breach linked to ShinyHunters.

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Luke Bryan Teases What's Ahead for 'American Idol' Season 25

Luke Bryan's hitting a major milestone on 'American Idol' after a full decade of judging the competition. Continue reading…

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A few more details in this Fortune story about the short-lived coup against Matt Mullenweg, but still no real explanation for why it happened:

A remarkable level of secrecy surrounded the drama. None of the board members have publicly explained why they suddenly wanted him out of the company. Mullenweg has declined to describe why he was all but fired, or how he quickly got back control of the company.

You come at the mad king, you best not miss.

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The Volvo EX60 delivered more driving range in the real world, covering over 350 miles

The new Volvo EX60 has an EPA-estimated range of 312 miles, but in real-world conditions, it drove over 350 miles without stopping.

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Hyperland, a Prescient 1990 TV Show by Douglas Adams

I’d never heard of this before: in 1990, the BBC aired a program created by and starring Douglas Adams called Hyperland. It begins with a frustrated Adams throwing his TV out (too linear, too non-interactive) and Tom Baker (from Doctor Who) popping up as an intelligent int...

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Lane 8 has released his Fall 2026 Mixtape, 4 hours,...

Lane 8 has released his Fall 2026 Mixtape, 4 hours, recorded live at SF’s Castro Theatre. This one’s going straight into the earholes. Soundcloud, YouTube, and elsewhere.

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Won’t Someone Please Stop Me, Dr. Frankenstein, from...

Won’t Someone Please Stop Me, Dr. Frankenstein, from Building the Creature? “These are serious concerns. And I think we should all stop. Me, especially. Can anyone make me stop doing the thing I want to do? Apparently not.”

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Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

The scammers used the voice of a specific sheriff to impersonate him.

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Monday Morning Politics: Covering the Trump White House

Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of The Queen and Her Presidents (HarperCollins, 2026), talks about the challenges of covering the Trump administration, as the president has tried to ban reporters from certain outlets from accessing the White House.

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Supreme Court Reform

Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times, talks about the various proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including term limits, ethi...

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10-Question Quiz: 2026 News, So Far

For this pledge drive, listeners try their hand at a quiz. Today's theme is 2026 news, so far.

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Wild NYC - Biodiversity

As part of the yearlong series "Wild NYC," Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, and Monica Medina, board member and podcast host of Scientista, former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and the first U.S. Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources at the U.S. State Department talk about the global biodiversity conference underway this week.

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Fall Food: Kitchen Sink Soup

Each day during this pledge drive, we're talking fall food. Today, Carla Lalli, video host and cookbook author, including her latest, Food is a Feeling (Clarkson Potter, 2026), discusses how to make a cozy and tasty kitchen sink soup. 

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The Trump administration is planning to hire private debt collectors to aggressively pursue millions of Americans who are behind on student loan payments.

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Over 1.5 million pounds of meat and poultry products have been recalled after experiencing "temperature abuse during storage."

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The Trump administration has diverted $86 million in teen pregnancy prevention funds from local programs to an AI-led firm with ties to a top HHS official.

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Arizona Trump voter: I regret it. I voted with a lot of hope. This presidency always benefits the powerful while the poor at the bottom struggle.

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Arizona Trump voter: There's some really fine families that have been separated and they shouldn't have been. Trump is full of shit.

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The American flag and Military branch flags fall to the ground right before Hegseth addresses cadets

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Top Trump econ advisor says high inflation is actually "a sign that people are feeling good":

People spend a lot of money going to fancy resorts and hotels. That's a sign that people are feeling good and they've got the money to go out and buy things. The other big mover was airfares.