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Thursday August 21, 2025. 10:02 PM
The machinations of Trump and his lapdog attorney general were unable to secure ethically challenged Alina Habba a job. There were 77 pages to be written about the Trump Administration's attempt to illegally place Alina Habba in the role of US Attorney for New Jersey. —...
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The Trump administration is reviewing more than 55 million foreigners holding valid U.S. visas to identify potential violations that could lead to revocation or deportation. According to the State Department, all visa holders are now subject to 'continuous vetting' for...
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The ultra-luxurious Santa Monica Proper hotel faces a class-action lawsuit alleging it has failed to pay workers minimum wage, sometimes compensating them less per hour than the $20 it charges guests for a bowl of hummus. Filed this week in L.A. — Read the rest The post LA...
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As banks around the world prepare to replace many thousands of workers with AI, Australia's biggest bank is scrambling to rehire 45 workers after allegedly lying about chatbots besting staff by handling higher call...
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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a previously unrecorded tiny moon orbiting Uranus. 'It's a small moon but a significant discovery, which is something that even NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft didn't see during its flyby nearly 40 years ago,' said Maryame El...
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Cisco, the San Jose-based technology giant, has announced another round of layoffs affecting Bay Area workers, marking a familiar pattern of reporting skyrocketing revenue followed by drastic job cuts. From a report: According to Aug. 13 WARN filings with California's...
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A new cryptocurrency promoted by Kanye West’s X account soared in value—then crashed, inflicting losses on the majority of investors.
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Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas It's been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack the vessels of foreign nations, but those...
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Another merchant of manufactured moral panic has shuffled off this mortal coil, as James Dobson — the man who turned 'family values' into a cash-printing hate machine – died Thursday at 89. As reported in The New York Times, the Focus on the Family founder spent decades...
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Gaming handhelds are becoming the industry's new battleground as Microsoft launches its ROG Xbox Ally devices October 16, chasing Nintendo Switch 2's record-breaking 5.8 million units sold in seven weeks. The ASUS-manufactured handhelds run full Windows 11 with a...
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A Venezuelan asylum-seeker was arrested, publicly labeled as a gang member, and deported without due process, raising serious questions about the accuracy of immigration enforcement tactics. Jesús Escalona Mújicas, a 48-year-old construction worker with no criminal...
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If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us! It's now safe to say the gang's all here when it comes to big generative AI model makers signing dollar discount deals with Uncle Sam. Google has joined Anthropic and OpenAI, inking questionable...
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Ethel Caterham, 116, today celebrates her birthday in Lightwater, England. Born on 21 August 1909, she is the oldest human known to be alive. The last person born in the Edwardian era, she was congratulated by his great-great-grandson, Charles III. — Read the rest The post W...
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Delta and United Airlines are facing lawsuits after passengers accused them of selling 'window seats' that had no windows—just blank walls. The proposed class actions, filed in federal courts in New York and California, allege the airlines failed to disclose that some...
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Phone manufacturers rarely acknowledge that IP68 water resistance degrades over time, but Google has broken that silence with advertising disclaimers for its Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The fine print explicitly warns that water and dust protection 'will diminish or be lost over time ...
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A luxury real estate agent in Manhattan allegedly went ballistic over a free T-shirt Tuesday afternoon, attacking children and even biting a 7-year-old child in her fierce pursuit of the cheap giveaway. Gail Bomze, 75, was accused of kicking, punching, and pushing young...
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Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows LibreOffice 25.8 arrives with a tagline of 'smarter, faster and more reliable.' That all sounds good. So what's new?…
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US pulls back from Trump's threatened 100% levy but not everyone pleased at Europe's concessions World War Fee The US and European Union have fleshed out details on their sweeping trade deal, promising billions in AI chip sales, a 15 percent tariff cap on key sectors...
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The Trump administration is aiming to take an equity stake in Intel, according to US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Experts say the unconventional deal could backfire.
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