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“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Goes Hard on Valediction
“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” has a running time of just under three hours. Within those three hours, alas, I’d say that Tom…
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House Freedom Caucus pushes GOP leaders to delay vote on Trump agenda
Hardline conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are pushing GOP leaders to delay plans for a Wednesday vote on the "big, beautiful…
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Map shows countries condemning Israel over Gaza offensive
Israel is facing mounting international pressure over the expansion of its military offensive in Gaza and a blockade on humanitarian aid…
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Republicans Sneak Massive Medicare Cuts Into Their Horrid Tax Bill
House Democrats immediately pounced. At a House Rules Committee meeting early Wednesday morning, ranking member Jim McGovern asked…
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Republican Torched for Falling Asleep Amid Debate on Medicaid Cuts
Republicans want to add work requirements to Medicaid, but having to work themselves is apparently a problem. Representative Ralph Norman…
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How Republicans Plan to Steal From the Poor to Give to the Rich
The Congressional Budget Office has reported that Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill will continue the longtime Republican tradition…
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When I booked flights online I noticed the prices kept changing. Is it legal in Australia? Can I avoid it?
It’s been years since I booked an overseas trip, but when I was booking flights for a family holiday recently I noticed the prices of…
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DOGE Is Targeting Even More Agencies Than We Knew
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has attempted to expand its influence beyond agencies within the executive branch to…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust prices S$260 million of perpetuals at 4.2%
The issuance, with OCBC as lead manager and bookrunner, is expected to be on or around May 28 HOSPITALITY player CapitaLand Ascott Trust…
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Top Democrat Reveals the Sick Math of Republicans’ Budget Bill
Republicans are forcing through the president’s “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill despite opposition from within their party, and…
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Eric Trump Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Resort in Tariffed Country
“Democrats pretended to care about campaign finance violations when they persecuted President Trump with their lawfare,” Mike Davis, a…
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US: Wall Street opens lower with focus on Trump's tax Bill
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (May 21), as investors awaited the outcome of a pivotal debate around US President…
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Trump’s Deportations to South Sudan Are More Twisted Than They Seem
“Democrats pretended to care about campaign finance violations when they persecuted President Trump with their lawfare,” Mike Davis, a…
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Target says it can adapt and offset tariff costs, is reducing reliance on China
Target Corp. said Wednesday it can "offset the vast majority" of impacts from President Trump's tariffs, as major retailers report…
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As Scotch whisky industry cheers UK-India FTA, questions remain
You can hardly blame the Scotch whisky industry for all the kerfuffle surrounding the announcement of the India-UK free trade agreement…
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Israeli attacks kill 52 in Gaza as NGO slams ‘ridiculously inadequate aid’
At least 52 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as pressure mounts on Tel Aviv to allow…
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Leaked Emails Show Top Gabbard Aide Ordering Secret Intel Rewrite
Earlier this month, the Trump administration’s own intelligence agencies found that Venezuela does not control the Tren de Aragua gang,…
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DBS’ Tan Su Shan ranked sixth in Fortune’s list of the most powerful women in business
Tan Su Shan, chief executive officer of DBS, has been named the sixth most powerful woman in business in Fortune magazine’s 2025 100 Most…
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X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions…
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Footage of hiker's unexpected discovery in the woods goes viral: "How?"
A video showing a mysterious, bubbling puddle in the dirt on a remote mountain hiking trail has gone viral on Reddit, with thousands of…
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Pulses MAY offer solutions to broken, outdated global food system: Temasek
Pulses, or edible plant seeds such as chickpeas and lentils, could be the transformative answer to a global food system that is under…
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Direct express trains from Munich to Milan and Rome to roll in 2026
Travellers between Germany and Italy will be able to take direct high-speed trains from Munich to Milan and Rome, the German railway…
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Microsoft-backed Builder.ai set for bankruptcy after cash seized
Builder.ai, the British artificial intelligence startup backed by Microsoft and the Qatar Investment Authority, is filing for bankruptcy…
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Transcript: Trump’s Fury at Bruce Springsteen Takes a “Chilling” Turn
Now, that theory, if you can even call it that, is stupid. We don’t have time on this episode to describe exactly how stupid it is, but I…