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Taking a vacation may sound like a dream — until the reality of just how much a trip will actually cost comes crashing down on you. There’s the flights to worry about, plus lodging, meals and the added cost of any …

It took Cristina Rivera Garza, 2024’s newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner for memoir, 30 years to write the story of her sister’s murder.  The book, “El Invencible Verano de Liliana,” was first published in Mexico in 2022 before its debut …

Florida’s latest controversy yet again comes thanks to the state’s Republican Party, which is currently embroiled in a battle over housing in the Sunshine State. Specifically, Florida is attempting to block Chinese citizens from purchasing homes in the state, citing …

Could seaweed be a key in sourcing more precious and rare-earth elements? Some scientists seem to think so. Seaweed, they say, contains several minerals that could be used in the manufacturing of a variety of green technologies, which could help …

You don’t have to know much about rap to be riveted by last week’s epic battle of diss tracks between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. It was like watching a steamroller slowly crush a Matchbox car. Drake made a few snide remarks, and then Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Lamar came back and …

‘Yes, militarize space’ Rich Lowry at National Review The Pentagon is reportedly working on improving its ability to wage war in space, says Rich Lowry. “It’s about time.” The “romantic nonsense” about keeping space “pristine” is dangerous. “Even if we …

No one likes waiting in the security and passport control lines at airports, but there are a few ways to skip ahead of your fellow travelers. Programs like TSA PreCheck and Global Entry give you an expedited experience — for …

What happened The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan of Britain, said Monday he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three top Hamas officials, including leader Yahya Sinwar. Hamas broke …

What happened Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg will step down as soon as his successor is confirmed, Gruenberg and the White House said Monday. Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) had called for new leadership at the …

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What happened Scarlett Johansson said Monday she was “shocked” and “angered” when OpenAI debuted a new voice for ChatGPT that “sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends” couldn’t “tell the difference.” She said she had twice turned down …

The British state “knowingly exposed” about 30,000 people to disease via contaminated blood in what is widely regarded as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Yesterday the Infected Blood Inquiry (set up in 2018) published a 2,000-page report accusing …

Gold Coast (Image credit: Courtesy image ) This 1927 building a few minutes’ drive from Lincoln Park Zoo and Oak Street Beach is topped by an updated, five-bedroom penthouse. The apartment features a chandeliered formal dining room and a double-height …

The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a record low in 2023. Birth rates have been declining for the last few decades, and Americans are currently not having enough children to replace the country’s population. Much of the birth-rate decline can …

Sex workers’ rights and the laws that govern them vary around the world. Despite being considered the world’s oldest profession, the buying and selling of sexual services remains completely outlawed in many countries. However, sex worker rights advocates and human …

If you love a cup of joe but don’t want the jitters, decaffeinated coffee is probably your go-to. Unfortunately, some health experts are concerned that the process required to remove caffeine from the brew could be increasing people’s risk of …

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The polling for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign doesn’t look so good for him: The numbers show him trailing Donald Trump in key battleground states. But somehow this isn’t setting off alarms inside his campaign. Why? “President Biden doesn’t believe …

Ukraine is “racing against time” to bring home the thousands of children taken by Russian forces, said The Wall Street Journal.  Russian officials “say they are protecting the children from the war“, but admit that they are “seeking to re-educate …

‘Presidential polls are useless. Will Trump win? Will Biden? Nobody has a crystal ball.’ Rex Huppke in USA Today “Americans are political polling themselves to death,” says Rex Huppke. Liberals are freaking out while the MAGA faithful celebrate recent swing-state …

What happened Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is dead, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven other people traveling aboard a helicopter that crashed Sunday, Iranian state TV said Monday morning. Rescuers reached the remote crash site hours after the …

What happened President Joe Biden gave the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black men’s college in Atlanta, on Sunday. It was his first time addressing a college campus since the breakout of protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. …

What happened Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized Sunday for beating, kicking and dragging former girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, 48 hours after CNN released CCTV video of the 2016 incident. Ventura described a matching altercation at the …

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“More of us are swapping sambuca for sobriety,” said Cosmopolitan. Zero-proof drinks and mocktails are on the rise as we move into an “era of ‘dry’ partying”. Gen Z are apparently behind the non-alcoholic drinks boom, with sales “poised to …

The cross-party inquiry into birth trauma was led by a campaigner with first-hand knowledge of the issue, said The Guardian. When Theo Clarke, the Tory MP for Stafford, gave birth to her first child in 2022, she suffered a third-degree …

Elon Musk can breathe easy: The cheap Chinese electric vehicles dubbed “Tesla killers” won’t have much chance to make inroads in the United States. That’s because President Joe Biden announced steep new tariffs on Chinese EVs, NPR said, in a …

Netflix, still the streaming industry leader after a decade of fierce competition, produces a dizzying array of original content. But the service has sometimes angered fans by making sudden cancellations, even of critical hits like the serial killer procedural “Mindhunter.” …

When thinking of seafood and cheddar bay biscuits, there is only one restaurant chain that comes to mind: Red Lobster. However, the company is having trouble staying above water these days; it has closed numerous locations and is reportedly considering …