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Hegseth: We Negotiate With Bombs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just perfectly summed up Donald Trump’s reckless military campaign in Iran. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Trump Tuesday, Hegseth insisted that the Pentagon had established its own role in ongoing negotiations. “The air campaign that we’ve

Newsom: Trump needs to be 'needed,' 'loved'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday gave tongue-in-cheek praise to President Trump, swiping at what he said was the commander in chief's need to be "needed" and "loved." Newsom told Politico's Jonathan Martin on his podcast, "On the Road with Jonathan Martin" that Trump

Is This the End of the Kennedy Myth?

As a television show, Ryan Murphy’s Love Story continues his late career work in Wikipedia necromancy. The show is a farce designed for audiences who carry a deep grief at not having been able to rent in Yorkville when the getting was good. The people whose lives were harvested

Pope Leo laments that Iran war 'getting worse and worse'

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday about a rising tenor of animosity in the expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports the U.S. is planning to send thousands of soldiers to the Middle East in a

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform

OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched last year, without providing a reason for the decision. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you

The Indo-Pacific strategy just sank in Iran

Over the past decade, capitals from Australia to France, India to Japan and South Korea to the UK, have rolled out Indo-Pacific strategies with the confidence of a shared script: that maritime coalitions stabilize the system, secure sea lanes and quietly contain a rising

Tuberville proposes bill to limit college athlete transfers

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday touted a bill that would limit college athlete transfers, saying that the unlimited transfers of the last few years have “screwed up” college sports. Tuberville, a former head football coach at Auburn, Mississippi, Texas Tech and

Missouri high court rules in favor of new GOP-favored map

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of Republicans on Tuesday, stating state lawmakers were allowed to redistrict mid-cycle – delivering a blow to Democrats who have opposed the GOP-favored congressional lines. In a 4-3 decision, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer

NASA planning $20B moon base

NASA will invest $20 billion over the next seven years to build a base on the surface of the moon, putting plans for a space station that would orbit it on hold, the agency’s new head announced on Tuesday. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who assumed the role in January,

Bob Dylan Adds West Coast Dates to 2026 Summer Touring

Bob Dylan’s touring continues to appear never-ending, to use the catchphrase that fans long ago applied to his near-constant bouts of road work. Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch

Trump says Iran gave US 'gift' linked to Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran gave him a "very big present" related to the Strait of Hormuz, boosting his confidence that he was talking to the right people in Tehran to end the war. The cryptic announcement came a day after Trump unexpectedly postponed

Why Americans think they won't benefit from Social Security

Social Security's trust funds are projected to run out by 2035, but that doesn't mean retirees will be left with nothing. New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business reveals that most Americans misinterpret what happens when the funds reach zero, and the way