Hawaii Rep. Ed Case faces primary challenger and more to watch in today's races
Democratic incumbents in safe districts in New York and Colorado have been ousted so far this year by primary challengers.
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Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More
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Donald Trump has a gas problem
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What Mitch McConnell Did to America
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Why MAGA Really Hates Fauci
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‘If trust breaks, your business breaks’: How Alphonzo Terrell is building Spill to be a different kind of social platform
Alphonzo Terrell was the global head of social and editorial at Twitter, until Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition that led to roughly 80% of the company’s workforce being laid off —Terrell included.
Yemen’s army attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news
Yemen’s military has attacked Houthi rebels as the United Nations warns that fighting could escalate, and Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval in parliament .
‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity
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X is replacing revenue sharing with a new original content rewards program
X is retiring its old rewards-sharing program after September 7.
Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
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Ted Leonsis: the unmatched American advantage is adaptation
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My grandmother is dividing her assets while she's still alive. She hopes it will help our family avoid divisiveness later.
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Rubio Is Trying to Keep Leftists Out of U.S. by Banning Supporters of “Economic Sabotage”
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He joined OpenAI. Here’s his advice for those who want a job at the lab.
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Suspected AI use is the entertainment industry's scarlet letter
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The Color Recession May Be Permanent
Consumers are so afraid of getting colors wrong, they don’t use them at all.
States with the least—and most—housing market inventory heading into the fall
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Nationally aggregated inventory is up just 2.1% on a year-over-year basis from July 31, 2025, to July 31, 2026. While that’s up a tad from the +1.9% year-over-year pace last month, it’s decelerated significantly since last year.
Meet the 33-year-old CEO betting on boomers chasing their grandkids—and millennials selling their first house
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We were finally empty nesters. Then we got custody of our granddaughter and had to go back to work to raise her.
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Synagogues build a new security playbook as antisemitic attacks intensify
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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump’s demands for voting bill
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Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies
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Why can’t your email be as secure as your texts?
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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general
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Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms
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Vera Blue covers Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ for triple j’s Like A Version
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Nitecore’s latest power bank is the lightest and most compact yet
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The Good, Bad And Ugly From The Green Bay Packers’ Family Night
The Green Bay Packers had a bevy of highs and lows during their annualy Family Night scrimmage Friday.
Pete Buttigieg: Everyone’s ‘watching the state of Michigan right now’
One of the biggest tests of whether the Democratic Party can rebuild their fractured coalition is Michigan's marquee Senate race.
NBA player Brandon Clarke died from effects of heroin and cocaine, officials say
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities said Friday.
Drought and aging infrastructure plunge Puerto Rico into a water crisis
Puerto Rico is facing yet another crisis as major cities are rationing water for residents due to severe drought conditions.
Megan Thee Stallion Must Face Trial in Cameraman’s Lawsuit Over Alleged Car-Sex Incident: Judge
A jury will decide a case against Megan and Roc Nation filed by Emilio Garcia, who said he was forced to watch the rapper have sex in a car in a 2024 lawsuit.
The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff
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This Weighted Derpy Pillow Mimics a Hug From the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Tiger to Help You Gently Fall Asleep
The feeling of holding the cuddly 18-inch Derpy plushie against the body provides a "comforting, cozy feel," per a product description.
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.
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The Movinkpad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.
Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500
Six deaths reported among screwworm cases, one directly attributed to the flies.
Type 1 Diabetes Cases and Care Vary Widely Across States
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Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks
Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.
Child at Center of Texas Brain-Death Dispute Is Taken Off Life Support and Dies
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