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Fed governor Lisa Cook slams Trump’s renewed threat to fire her
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her from the central bank’s…
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Business
Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement
Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion and make changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark settlement to resolve…
Politics
Trump Urged to Surrender Quickly in Hormuz Before Success Becomes an Option
Leave it to the New York Times opinion page to argue that the U.S. president should just accept defeat. Source link
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Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner
On one level, this is simply more of the same from Drake. In summer as well as in winter, beneath a beach umbrella just as much as under…
News
Melissa Auf der Maur’s Chronicle of Nineties Rock
Thirty-two years ago, in the summer of 1994, Courtney Love staged a remarkable comeback. Earlier that year, her band, Hole, had released a…
Business
Mark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s latest home purchase appears fit for a billionaire who runs the world’s largest social media…
News
Protester ejected from Trump rally was wearing ‘Kill Your Local Pedophile’ shirt
A pair of protesters were ejected from President Trump’s rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, including one wearing a T-shirt…
News
Is the Smithsonian Really Trying to Destroy America?
If they did come, the Citizen Historians were determined to get there first. Curtis unfolded a map of the museum with eight galleries…
Business
San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as largest tech talent market
The San Francisco Bay Area, epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, is home to a massive number of tech workers employed by some of…
Politics
Democrats Choose Socialism in the Sunshine State
Angie Nixon is an odd choice to run for Senate in a deeply conservative state. Source link
Politics
'Brazen act of self-dealing': Democrats seek to block a Trump-linked crypto bank
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have given preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture tied to President Trump and his family to…
News
'The young ones are the best ones': Meta on trial for alleged effort to hook kids
California launched a salacious opening to its hotly anticipated multistate lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday morning, detailing the tech…
Politics
Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers
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Hollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance
The Motion Picture Assn. has struck its first agreement with an artificial intelligence company, saying Monday that ByteDance has…
Politics
New GOP campaign ad hits Democratic Senate hopefuls for trying to raise taxes on seniors
Republicans are accusing Democrats of wanting to raise senior citizens’ taxes in a new ad campaign targeting the most important Senate…
News
The Unlikely Reign of “Choosin’ Texas”
Ella Langley’s chart-topping lament is about what everyone wants to do in mid-August: give in and let go. Source link
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The Wealth and Glam of “The Hamptons” Looks Almost Quaint
The documentary consists of a collection of short vignettes, arranged according to summer’s chronological unfolding, and features a cast…
Politics
El-Sayed Shouldn’t Blame Muslim America for His Radical-Islam-Curious Views
The Michigan Senate candidate and his defenders are wrong to imply that his views and statements are uncontroversial among his fellow…
Culture
Netflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood
Netflix said it is in the process of closing two of its gaming studios, as the division is making another round of organizational changes.…
News
“The Hobbler,” by Ingeborg Bachmann
Maybe there’s still hope for a new morning, for clouds that cluster like ripe grapes which, when squeezed, will release from the heavens…
Politics
David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor over progressive Francesca Hong
MADISON, Wis. — Moderate Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin primary for governor, defeating a democratic socialist who fell short…
Business
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive. Google co-founder…
News
Spotify to label 'AI personas' and exclude AI music from personal recommendations
In its latest effort to protect human creators from the flood of synthetic music, Spotify will soon require AI-generated identities to…