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Controversial Bari Weiss pick pops up at bizarre galaxy-brained ‘Nostradamus’ wedding

Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist recently hired by CBS News chief Bari Weiss as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, has a side gig his new bosses may not have anticipated – officiating weddings for Silicon Valley's AI elite.The conservative commentator officiated the wedding…

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Military families infuriated as sailors left behind grapple with ‘horrid’ conditions

The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading back home to San Diego after a grueling nine-month deployment, but the families of sailors aboard two of its escort destroyers that have been ordered to stay behind are heartbroken and furious.The USS Spruance, USS Michael Murphy and USS…

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‘They are scared’: Troops beg to flee Trump’s war over ‘breaking point’ orders

A growing number of U.S. service members are seeking formal discharge as conscientious objectors, with two organizations that assist troops through the process reporting the sharpest spike they've seen in decades.Mike Prysner, who runs a hotline for conscientious objectors at the Center on Conscience and…

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The NRSC’s Weak Ties Between Brown and Deadly Interstate Crash in Ohio

In the Ohio Senate race, a Republican ad blames...

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Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy offers dubious figure for China’s role in supplying pharmaceutical ingredients

"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.

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Instagram posts – Good Enough to Be True: Lego donated model MRI scanners to comfort children

“Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.”

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Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike

A pro-Israel social media influencer posted on X that an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza hospital, then deleted it, raising suspicions among social media users about who or what had caused the blast. But he said his post was based on an early headline that was later changed.

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Facebook posts – No, Hamas no se ha rendido a Israel

“A partir de ahora la milicia de Hamas se vio obligada a rendirse al ejército Israeli, ondeando sus banderas blancas".

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Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know

Social media users circulated videos claiming to show Israel using its laser weapon system “Iron Beam” to intercept missiles. Israeli defense officials said it was “not used operationally.”

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