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Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

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Porch Poppin’: New Orleans health director opposes GOP’s proposed SNAP and Medicaid cuts Louisiana Anti-Hunger Coalition and Dr. Jennifer Avegno demand Louisiana’s congressional delegation vote against the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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One potential winner from Trump's anti-wind bluster: Canada

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It’s been three years since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections and allowed more than a dozen states to implement bans. States that were already struggling with physician shortages say they’re getting worse, especially in rural areas ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/27/r...

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82-year-old woman burned in Colorado firebomb attack has died, officials say

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Ukraine has taken the first legal step towards withdrawing from the international treaty banning landmines, arguing that the restrictions create an “unequal” situation on the battlefield as Russia makes extensive use of them

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Wendell Weeks’s homespun approach to management has helped keep Corning Inc, a 174-year-old materials firm, at the heart of the digital economy

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Todd and Julie Chrisley, who received pardons for their prison sentences in May, reflected on the legal victory in a candid interview with Fox News.

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Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of as much as 25% that Trump put into place under the auspices of stopping fentanyl smuggling.

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The president said a "group of very wealthy people" were ready to invest in the Chinese video sharing app.

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The Iran-Israel war highlighted a critical flaw in shipping's satellite-based systems that makes the industry hauling 80% of global trade vulnerable to mass-jamming. Read The Big Take: bloom.bg/4ki3SbR 📷: Clare Louise Jackson/Shutterstock

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Dynamic duo at ungodly o’clock x

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Someone in the liberal space with a large following contacted me to “collaborate on a livestream”. After a short Q&A, it turned out this person doesn’t write ANY of the articles they post nor has any clue about geopolitics. Make sure you follow people who have knowledge, not just clickbait.

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#OnThisDay in ’98, at Magny-Cours, Michael Schumacher & Eddie Irvine scored a 1-2 finish for Ferrari. In the press conference after the race I recall Schumi wondering aloud whether it was Ferrari’s first #F1 1-2. No, Michael, it was Ferrari’s 42nd F1 1-2; the first was Monza ’51.

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What matters is that Cuomo and all the people who endorsed him are still going to claim they're the rightful heirs to the Democratic Party, how dare young people challenge them, all of that. The difference is they're now just unaffiliated lunatics, banging on the windows. They're not the party.

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I am absolutely outraged that our so-called president didn’t have the decency to attend the funeral of a murdered public official and her husband. He hasn’t even commented on it. Let that sink in folks…I can’t even get my head around the thought of a person that inhuman.

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My friend spotted this #jayvik banner by @zentropyart.bsky.social at Pride Milano (350 thousand attendees today!) and I'm so happy because 1. the banner is awesome 2. my friend, who didn't even actually watch Arcane, saw this and perfectly got the reference and thought of me. 🩵

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PINK came into my feed this morning – and hit me right in the gut. My heart is with the American people in these horrible months. I see your fear. I see your frustration. I see your fight for democracy. Keep going. Keep standing tall. The whole world is watching – and rooting for you 🇺🇸🌍

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A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

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How Collins and Murkowski can sleep tonight I have no idea

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Following a rich white man to war because you didn’t like the sound of a black woman laughing will go down in American history as one of the stupidest things ever.

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This last 2 weeks, yes, has been a nightmare. But with the inspiration of our Sister Melissa Hortman, we will carry on. We will fight for what she fought for, protect who she protected, and lift each other up every step of the way - despite all obstacles.

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The Big Boondoggle Bill is polling at 20%. The GOP is signing its political death warrant.

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Remember Collins and Murkowski could have stopped this. People who lose healthcare coverage will die because of them

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"Why oh why aren't Canadians visiting the States anymore?" 🤷‍♀️ vancouversun.com/news/canada/...

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If a Supreme Court judge can speak at a public conference he can do press interviews. The court wields huge power but shuns this basic level of transparency and accountability.

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I don’t think it’s great that the only side that can strongarm their holdouts into voting for a bill is the one whose enforcement mechanism comes in the form of literal death threats

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A foggy evening walk with a thick smell of the sea.

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Every timeline on #bluesky needs this!

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Nvidia executives cash out $1bn worth of shares https://on.ft.com/4nuVXuI

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Vega's strike, Madu's own goal send Mexico to semis with 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia reut.rs/3Gq9rHb

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the facility will be ready for its first migrant detainees by Tuesday.

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Highway Patrol officers carry the casket of Mark Hortman into the Basilica of St. Mary before funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman in Minneapolis on Saturday. 📷️ Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Through silence or vocal support, House and Senate Republicans are backing an extraordinary set of new precedents for presidential power they may come to regret if and when Democrats seize those same powers.

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A united conservative majority of the Supreme Court ruled Friday that federal judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship could soon take effect in parts of the country.

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Prince Harry appeared to make a barbed dig at the Royal Family during a surprise appearance in New York.

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"These aren’t just your usual, run-of-the-mill GOP tax cuts. They’re worse. They’re the most redistributive tax cuts in modern American history, and by redistributive, I don’t mean from the top down. I mean to the top from the rest of us." https://trib.al/sSKvoHg

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Commentary: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has made his office an extension of Trump’s lawless immigration enforcement program.

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Vaccine scepticism is rising, but is politically skewed. And, as Robert F. Kennedy junior reshapes health policy in America, immunisation rates could drop even more https://econ.trib.al/cHhtBeb

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Garcia has pled not guilty to human trafficking charges.

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California hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump's use of troops

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St. Francis School Board members recently restricted certain books to appease conservative ideologues. But the Trump-voting exurban community isn’t quite as monolithic as the book banners thought. racketmn.com/st-francis-m...

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The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.

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“Our seeds are stronger when they’re in as many hands as possible.” Annie Faye Cheng spoke with seed keepers on maintaining foodways & building cultural reverence. Through their work for an abundant future, how do seed keepers treat seeds as kin, not commodities? prismreports.org/2025/06/23/s...

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Chicago is poised to close the first half of the year with its steepest statistical drop in violent crime in recent memory, with fewer than 200 homicides in the first six months of the year for the first time in over a decade, according to city and county figures.

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