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fromwww.mediaite.com
57 minutes ago

JD Vance's Defense of Racist Republican Chat Exposes Moral Rot of the MAGA Right

JD Vance defended a racist Young Republicans chat by deflecting to a Democratic rival, signaling tribal loyalty over moral principle among the post-Trump right.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago

Amid disruption, C-suite leaders have the power to steady their workforces | Fortune

Political discourse amplified by ideologically filtered news creates employee anxiety and threatens workplace unity during critical AI-era change and growth.
#government-shutdown
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fromThe Verge
3 hours ago

The government shutdown is strangling aviation

The federal shutdown forced many aviation and security workers to work without timely pay, disrupting operations and threatening airport safety and workforce stability.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?

A federal judge will consider whether to pause Trump administration layoffs as unions seek to halt reductions-in-force affecting thousands of federal workers during the shutdown.
fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

Walter Lippmann's Phantom Publics

Lippmann was one of the most successful people who ever lived.... No other journalist in American history has had so much influence on events, had his hand in so many state papers, been on such equal terms with the great. No other wrote books that became such famous keys to each era in turn, was able to impart to newspaper and magazine columns, with such a magisterial air of cultivation, political intelligence of the coolest and most decisive sort.
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#young-republicans
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fromAxios
15 hours ago
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"Best birthday gift": Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

fromAxios
15 hours ago
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"Best birthday gift": Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

No Kings Day: "It's Gonna Be Fun"-Plus, "One Battle After Another"

Saturday is the second No Kings Day, planned as the largest single day of protest in American history with over 2,000 events nationwide.
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fromThe Verge
23 minutes ago

Major federation of unions calls for 'worker-centered AI' future

AFL-CIO launches a "workers first" AI initiative pushing collective bargaining, regulatory protections, surveillance limits, retraining, copyright safeguards, and transparency for AI used with taxpayer funds.
#voting-rights-act
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fromThe Nation
1 hour ago

Trump Has Just Condemned More Americans to Hunger

Trump and Republican policies cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP and imposed stricter work requirements that harm vulnerable people.
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fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
2 hours ago

Three Emerging Strategies for Renewing Democracy - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Defending the status quo is insufficient; effective democracy renewal requires addressing root causes, envisioning new democratic futures, and building connective ecosystems.
#trump
fromCreative Bloq
2 hours ago
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Of course Donald Trump hates the new Time Magazine cover

Time used a low-angle, unflattering photo of President Trump on its cover, exposing neck wattle and minimal hair, prompting his public complaint about the image.
fromAxios
18 hours ago
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Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time"

Trump praised Time but criticized its cover photo; others also condemned the image, and a ceasefire deal with ongoing Gaza violence was reported.
fromFast Company
40 minutes ago

Facebook takes down group page accused of doxing ICE

Facebook has taken down a "large group page that was being used to dox and target [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents in Chicago," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X Tuesday.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 hours ago

Martin Lewis recommends winter energy bill heating trick costing less than 10

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
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#donald-trump
#social-security
fromFortune
1 hour ago
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Tens of millions on Social Security go without cost-of-living adjustment due to government shutdown | Fortune

fromFortune
1 hour ago
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Tens of millions on Social Security go without cost-of-living adjustment due to government shutdown | Fortune

#california-gun-law
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fromThe Nation
5 hours ago

The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City

Asad Dandia, surveilled by NYPD intelligence amid broad spying on Muslim communities, helped win a lawsuit and now runs walking tours in New York.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
23 minutes ago

HUD layoffs hit 442 employees amid government shutdown

HUD issued RIF notices to 442 employees, with large reductions in Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and major cuts in public and Indian housing oversight.
fromAxios
34 minutes ago

"Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says

"I expect that when the government opens that very soon after you're going to see what President Trump's plan for farmers is, but it's really quite clever and generous. I can say that,"
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 hours ago

US Congress investigating underwater UFOs the size of a 'football field' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A football-field-sized submerged object reportedly moved at about 200 mph underwater, prompting Congressional investigation into unexplained high-speed Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs).
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fromFortune
12 hours ago

Kamala Harris doesn't believe her presidential run was her finale: A glass 'cliff suggests finality, and I'm not into that' | Fortune

Kamala Harris, after losing the 2024 presidential election, signals she intends to remain active in politics and highlights breaking barriers in her memoir 107 Days.
#visa-revocations
fromAxios
14 hours ago
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Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

The U.S. State Department revoked visas for six foreigners after online comments celebrated the killing of an American, citing no obligation to host those praising assassination.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
14 hours ago
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US revokes six visas over Charlie Kirk death amid social media crackdown

The US revoked visas of six foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination on social media, saying it will bar foreigners who wish death on Americans.
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fromAxios
4 hours ago

What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests

More than 2,500 nationwide protests are planned, backed by major civil and progressive groups and met with sharp Republican criticism and warnings of unrest.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
13 hours ago

Bay Area activists rally calling for end to political violence

Bay Area activists rally to condemn rising political violence after racist, threatening emails targeted Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and other civic spaces.
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fromFast Company
4 hours ago

No Kings October 18 protest: Millions expected in all 50 states for biggest rally yet against Trump. Here's what to know

Anti-Trump "No Kings" protests will take place October 18 in all 50 states at over 2,500 events organized by Indivisible with numerous partner groups.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Such Bullsh*t!' Furious Podcaster Scorches Stunned Cory Booker for Appeasing Trump

Senator Cory Booker defended his record amid criticism for voting to back Charles Kushner and faced accusations of Democratic capitulation.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 hours ago

Don't Blame the Democrats for Trump's Revenge Tour

Donald Trump is using politicized prosecutions to punish opponents after eroding Justice Department independence, replicating earlier efforts he pressured while president.
#republican-party
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 hours ago
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Republican men "weak" in blistering critique of GOP leadership - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 hours ago
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Republican men "weak" in blistering critique of GOP leadership - LGBTQ Nation

fromsfist.com
12 hours ago

Day Around the Bay: Marc Benioff Continues His Trump Turn, Brings Trump Adviser David Sacks to Dreamforce

Barely a week after confessing she had embezzled money from Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church, South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace has resigned, and encouraged her Mayor pro tem to also resign over his bar fight allegations. So Mayor Wallace is out, and South Lake Tahoe City Council will have to discuss picking a new mayor and other issues at their October 21 meeting. [KOVR]
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 hours ago

Commentary: One of O.C.'s loudest pro-immigrant politicians is one of the unlikeliest

The Orange city council member comes from O.C. Republican royalty. Her grandfather, Cruz, was a Mexican immigrant and civil rights pioneer who registered with the GOP in the late 1940s after Democratic leaders wouldn't help him and other activists fight school segregation against Mexican American students in Orange County. Her second cousin, Steve Ambriz, was a rising GOP star serving on the Orange City Council when he was killed by wrong-way driver in 2006.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Gavin Newsom Short-Circuits in Awkward Interview After Podcast Host Brings Up AIPAC, Says Interesting' 7 Times

Gavin Newsom appeared uncomfortable when questioned about AIPAC, downplaying its current relevance and urging focus on local races and Proposition 50.
fromwww.dw.com
3 hours ago

Trump hails Argentina's Milei, defends $20 billion bailout DW 10/14/2025

"commitment to life, freedom and peace"
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Scoop: Trump, allies to boost GOP candidate for N.J. governor

Trump is planning on hosting tele-rallies for Ciattarelli, in which he will address supporters by phone. Meanwhile, allies and surrogates to the president are helping to raise millions of dollars for a pro-Ciattarelli super PAC, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Senior Republican strategists say Trump could be most helpful by energizing his voters during an off year-election, when turnout is likely to be down. In recent elections, Republicans have struggled to turn out voters when Trump isn't on the ballot.
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#academic-freedom
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fromNew York City, NY Patch
18 hours ago

'No Kings' Protests Planned This Weekend Across NYC: What To Know

Nationwide No Kings protests on October 18 will hold coordinated demonstrations in NYC and other cities with progressive groups and participation from federal workers.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
13 hours ago

El Cerrito man suspected of making racist death threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee

A man allegedly sent racist, violent emails threatening to kill and torture Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and faces felony charges with a hate-crime enhancement.
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fromCbsnews
4 hours ago

NYC Republican mayoral hopeful Sliwa: "I'm the only one standing between Zohran Mamdani ... and Zohran lite"

The New York City mayoral outcome could encourage Democratic Socialist victories nationally and influence crime and governance policy.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

DHS is running a nationwide multimillion-dollar ad campaign promoting mass deportation, starring Kristi Noem and targeting Latino audiences on TV and digital.
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 hours ago

Trump makes aid to Milei conditional on the outcome of Argentina's legislative elections

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized his support for Argentine President Javier Milei and made his backing for the country conditional on the populist leader's victory in the October 26 legislative elections. These statements came during a meeting between Trump and Milei in the West Wing of the White House, scheduled after Washington promised a $20 billion currency swap to shore up the South American country's economy.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 hours ago

He Fought Trump's Texas Power Grab. Now He's Defending Himself in Court.

It was part of a larger struggle over control of Congress in next year's midterm elections, but now the conflict has broadened: to California, where Gavin Newsom's Democrats are trying to squeeze more Democratic seats out of their map; to Indiana, where Republicans are hoping to repeat what they did in Texas on a smaller scale; and to other states across the country.
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fromBoston.com
2 hours ago

Rep. Seth Moulton says he will challenge Sen. Edward Markey for Massachusetts seat

Seth Moulton is challenging Sen. Edward Markey for the Democratic Senate nomination, arguing Democrats need new, younger leadership to win and confront current crises.
#federal-shutdown
fromSlate Magazine
4 hours ago

He Was the Most Notorious Sheriff in America. He Says the Supreme Court Vindicated Him.

While many lawyers and advocates for immigrants have decried SCOTUS' implicit permission for continued racial profiling, the 93-year-old retired lawman sees the 6-3 decision as a vindication of his aggressive and constitutionally questionable policing tactics in arresting Latinos. "I was just cleared by the Supreme Court," Arpaio explained to me over the phone. "Obama and Biden went after me for racial profiling. ... They went after me [and] the Supreme Court ruled in my favor last month."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Robert De Niro urges Americans to stand up and be counted' in anti-Trump protests

Robert De Niro urges nationwide nonviolent protests opposing Donald Trump's second presidency through the No Kings rallies organized by the 50501 movement.
fromLos Angeles Times
11 hours ago

Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. faces challenge over 'acting' status

A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday to decide whether maneuvers used by the Trump administration to install Bill Essayli as acting United States attorney in Los Angeles are improper - and, if so, what should be done about it. During a Tuesday hearing in downtown L.A., Senior Judge J. Michael Seabright - who flew in from Hawaii for the proceeding - wondered how to proceed after defense attorneys sought to dismiss indictments against three clients and to disqualify Essayli
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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 hours ago

US claims Mexican criminal organizations are offering rewards to attack, kidnap, or kill federal agents

According to the brief press release, Mexican criminal networks have directed collaborators in the United States to monitor, harass, and even assassinate deployed federal agents. They detail a structured reward system to incentivize violence against federal personnel, with payments increasing based on rank and the action taken: $2,000 for gathering information or disclosing personal data about agents, including photos and family details;
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fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Arizona Rep.-Elect Grijalva Finally Gets Keys to Office But No Internet, No ComputersPhone Lines Aren't Working'

House Republicans are dragging their feet on letting Grijalva officially join their ranks and have been using the government shutdown as an excuse. However, it's widely speculated that a major reason for the delay in swearing her in is the vote to release the Epstein files, as Grijalva would be the 218th vote to pass the bill in the House; she's publicly made this accusation many times herself.
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fromTheregister
5 hours ago

Trump's anti-sustainability agenda comes to Eurozone

Political shifts in the U.S. have rolled back ESG policies, reducing corporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability commitments internationally.
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fromAxios
11 hours ago

Florida court pauses Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library

A judge ruled Miami Dade College gave unreasonable public notice for a Sept. 23 meeting that approved plans to donate land for a Trump presidential library.
fromLGBTQ Nation
16 hours ago

Florida investigates teacher for telling anti-LGBTQ+ governor to "go to Hell" - LGBTQ Nation

Call [Kamoustsas] and tell him to go to hell and take DeSantis who appointed him on the trip,
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fromPoynter
2 hours ago

A united media stands up against the Pentagon's press restrictions - Poynter

The Trump administration is trying to curtail press freedoms through funding cuts, lawsuits, bans, and Pentagon press-policy restrictions; major news organizations refused to comply.
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fromAxios
17 hours ago

Unicorns and T. rexes troll Trump at Portland's ICE protests

Protesters use inflatable costumes to mock claims of a 'war-ravaged' Portland, reclaim its eccentric identity, and resist fear through absurdist tactics.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Stephen Colbert Offers Trump a More Flattering' Time Cover Mock-Up With a Brutal Twist

Stephen Colbert mocked President Trump's Time cover, using AI-generated alternatives and a 1997 photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein to lampoon the image and reaction.
fromsfist.com
14 hours ago

Trump Yanks Mark Zuckerberg's Leash Again, Meta Deletes Page That ICE Didn't Like

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook content moderation had gone too far earlier this year, and promised less censorship. Until his boss man Trump told him to censor a Facebook page that ICE complained about, and Zuck quickly complied. It was well before Donald Trump had even been reelected yet when Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to Republicans for adhering to the Biden administration's request to censor certain COVID-19 content because that content was complete bullshit about ivermectin and such.
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fromwww.dw.com
10 hours ago

News outlets reject Pentagon's new press rules DW 10/15/2025

Multiple major news organizations refused to accept the Pentagon's new media access rules, rejecting provisions that could label reporters security risks and revoke press credentials.
#federal-layoffs
fromAxios
18 hours ago
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Trump teases new list of "Democratic programs" being shut down will come Friday

fromAxios
18 hours ago
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Trump teases new list of "Democratic programs" being shut down will come Friday

fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi Says Antifa No Different Than MS-13 or Any Gang'

We're going to get to the funding of Antifa, we're going to get to the root of Antifa, and we are going to find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country. Talk to all the influencers who have been threatened and beat up and their lives threatened from Antifa members.
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fromMission Local
13 hours ago

Marc Benioff exposed himself as craven and hollow. He has company.

Marc Benioff called for National Guard deployment to San Francisco despite the city never defunding its police and experiencing historically low crime rates.
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 hours ago

Self-deportation or detention, the crossroads of 1.4 million couples in the Trump era

This is not an isolated case, because like this marriage, in which one spouse is undocumented and the other is a U.S. citizen, there are 1.4 million mixed-nationality couples who live in fear of being separated. Separation, however, has become a lesser evil in many cases, given the treatment received by those who end up in ICE custody. Many couples prefer to continue their relationship long-distance rather than enter the uncertain process of detention and deportation.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Vanity Fair Editor to Release Book Addressing Her Scandalous Relationship With RFK Jr: Report

Olivia Nuzzi will release a book this year reflecting on her decade covering politics and addressing her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

The US government is pressuring vulnerable countries with threats of tariffs, visa revocations, and retaliation to block an international carbon levy on shipping emissions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn't seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Robert F Kennedy Jr is the father of six children. He's also the US health secretary. Two facts that might lead a reasonable person to assume he possesses a basic understanding of how foetuses develop. In a shocking development, however, it seems that Kennedy an anti-vaxxer who says his brain was partly eaten by a parasitic worm may not know what he's talking about.
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fromBoston.com
13 hours ago

Pressley condemns 'rogue' ICE agents' arrest of Everett boy, 13

A 13-year-old Everett boy was detained by ICE, transferred over 500 miles to an adult detention center, and reportedly subjected to inhumane conditions.
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fromVulture
12 hours ago

The Lowdown Recap: Live Fire

A chain of linked murders originates from Dale Washberg's death, with suspected political villain Donald Washberg and shifting loyalties driving escalating violence.
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fromAxios
5 hours ago

Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover

President Trump personally oversees lavish White House renovations, involving guests in design choices while continuing high-profile diplomacy and political meetings.
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fromLos Angeles Times
12 hours ago

L.A. County chief executive got $2 million settlement after Measure G fallout, records say

L.A. County CEO Fesia Davenport received a $2 million settlement over professional and reputational harm tied to Measure G, which will eliminate her appointed position.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
12 hours ago

Trump Says He's 'Very Disappointed' With Putin As He Weighs Providing Ukraine With Tomahawks

President Trump says Putin could end the war in Ukraine quickly, expresses disappointment, and considers supplying Tomahawk missiles as Zelenskyy visits to request long-range weapons.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 hours ago

Many rural schools rely on international teachers. Trump's visa changes threaten that

A proposed $100,000 H-1B fee threatens rural U.S. school districts' reliance on international teachers and will sharply limit hiring and retention.
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fromwww.twincities.com
14 hours ago

Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta removed a Facebook group used to track immigration agents after a DOJ request, citing violation of coordinated-harm policies.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

UK's most remote pub cancels Harry Potter party after JK Rowling backlash

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
13 hours ago

Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Press Crackdown Gets Absolutely Walloped on Fox News by Retired General

The new policy announced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparked immediate outrage from the Pentagon Press Association as an unprecedented message of intimidation, including the threat of criminal prosecution and the demand that reporters get approval from Department of Defense officials before publication. The vast majority of broadcast and cable news networks including conservative ones like Fox News and Newsmax voiced strong opposition to the new policy, issuing a statement that it was without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections
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