New #Epstein Emails, Air Traffic Jams, & #ACA Premiums: Rep. Maxwell Frost Gives Us the Latest. "We have an incompetent administration and an idiot in Sean Duffy who just does not know what he's doing."

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New Epstein Emails, Air Traffic Jams, & ACA Premiums: Rep. Maxwell Frost Gives Us the Latest

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A conversation on the Creative Writing Life podcast about the trust factor between writers & readers and the joy of writing an over-the-top villain. #podcast #books #writing

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A UN report accuses russia of deliberately targeting Ukrainian civilians with drone strikes in #Ukraine, calling it a "human safari" & a crime against humanity

200+ civilians killed since July 2024, with drones used to terrorize and depopulate areas, targeting homes, transport & first responders

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UN probe: Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian civilians in 'human safari' drone killings - businessukraine.ua

Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian civilians in a deadly drone strike campaign that aims to depopulate large parts of the country, according to a new United Nations report.

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Another Major Tech Company Just Announced Thousands of Layoffs
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Another Major Tech Company Just Announced Thousands of Layoffs

Synopsys, a large company that supplies services to the semiconductor industry, will be laying off 2,000 workers, according to an SEC filing.

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U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions and outcry over drug boat strikes
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U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions and outcry over drug boat strikes

A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months, the U.S.

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Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting
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Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting

Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw.

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Trump regime held meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info.

On Wednesday, White House officials held a meeting with Lauren Boebert about the Epstein files in the Situation Room.

Karoline Leavitt wouldn't say why it was held there.

Also, at 1:53pm ET today as KaroLyin Leavitt concludes press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at #Epstein's house?"

She did not respond.

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Our corp ran Dells for 20 years and the only issue that shook confidence was the Optiplex GX bad batch of electrolytics. No notebook batteries ever gave us grief. But it was always on one's mind.

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Chicago Cubs notes from the GM meetings: Kyle Hendricks retires — and how 2 top prospects fit in for 2026
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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home
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