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𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗝𝗿.'𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀

𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘷 𝘢 '𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥' 𝘸𝘩𝘰 '𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 2 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

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Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration partially funded by Russian oligarch, couple confirms | CBC News

Donald Trump Jr.'s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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September 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀

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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump ’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway.

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September 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM

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I feel like Ed Sheeran doesn't want a camera to capture those moments.

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Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage

Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

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September 15, 2026 at 4:19 AM

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This is so on-brand

Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 23h

Well done lady 👇👇
Don’t let them eat in peace!!

September 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀

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September 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM

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🚨 𝘽𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙏 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 🚨

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀

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September 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗘𝘅-𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲

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Ex-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire

A sexual assault trial starts Monday for a New Hampshire man whose arrest more than seven years ago kicked off one of the biggest youth detention scandals in U.S. history.

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September 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀

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Senators demand Trump’s Freedom 250 group disclose corporate donors

Senate Democrats are demanding answers about whether President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 organization awarded a slew of major corporations — including TikTok, United Airlines and Chevron — with lucra...

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September 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ‘𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲’ 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀

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NYC leads lawsuit challenging Trump admin rule expanding ‘public charge’ test for green cards | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that New York City is leading a coalition of local governments suing the Trump administration over a new immigration

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September 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗣𝗢 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸 & 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁

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OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says his company will not go public this year, citing growing concerns about AI safety. In an interview with Fortune published Saturday, Altman said that an IPO now would be ...

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September 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM

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She doesn't seem to mind.

#Cult

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

damn, Natalie's bag just keep getting bigger and bigger #TravelWithNatalie

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pic of Natalie boarding Marine One today in Ireland with a huge ass bag

September 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 ‘𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’

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Sam Altman says OpenAI will match Anthropic’s new AI safety commitment, Musk says ‘Dario is right’

His comments came after former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit the industry, accusing both companies of “gambling with our lives” in the race for self-improving AI

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September 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 ‘𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿’

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦?

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Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’ | TechCrunch

What would it actually look like to "pace the frontier"?

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September 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗨𝗦 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇, 𝗙𝗧 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀

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US limits air defence time slots for tankers sailing through Hormuz, FT reports

The US has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night. Washington ...

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September 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 ‘𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲’ 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 ‘𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄’ 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻

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Trump says he would ‘love’ to see unified Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’ as he visits Dublin

Trump has weighed in on the question of Irish unity, saying he would “love to see it unified” and predicting that a united Ireland is “going to happen eventually”.

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September 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM

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To be fair, Donald Trump is the kind of guy to write a check that his ass can't cash 🤷🏿‍♂️

September 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴.

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