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Ex-Attorney General Pulls The ‘I’m Not Your Attorney Anymore’ Defense to Epstein Subpoena
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Politics

Ex-Attorney General Pulls The ‘I’m Not Your Attorney Anymore’ Defense to Epstein Subpoena

Pam Bondi’s legal Houdini act: subpoena to testify? No thanks, I quit.

Pam Bondi, the recently ousted Florida Attorney General, is turning her subpoena-induced anxiety into an art form by ref...

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Microsoft Executive Quits After 34 Years—Still Probably Has More Job Security Than You
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Technology

Microsoft Executive Quits After 34 Years—Still Probably Has More Job Security Than You

Julia Liuson leaves $7.5B code kingdom just as AI boss beckons.

Julia Liuson is finally ditching Microsoft’s developer division after 34 years—yes, three-and-a-half decades of shepherd...

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Woman Quits Job, Gets Dumped, Accidentally Moves To Italian Alps Forever
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Weird News

Woman Quits Job, Gets Dumped, Accidentally Moves To Italian Alps Forever

Turns out 'just a quick visit' in mountain village means never moving again.

Gemma Johnstone hit 40, lost her marriage, and texted goodbye to corporate Edinburgh in 2018 before hitting Italy with h...

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Ceasefire Declared, Then Immediately Ignored Like A Diet on Cheat Day
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World News

Ceasefire Declared, Then Immediately Ignored Like A Diet on Cheat Day

When everyone agrees to stop fighting except everyone still fires missiles anyway.

In a plot twist that confuses even the Strait of Hormuz, the US, Israel, and Iran announced a ceasefire that’s about as ...

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Exclusive Golf Club Waitlists Longer Than Your Existential Crisis
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Sports

Exclusive Golf Club Waitlists Longer Than Your Existential Crisis

Want to play Augusta? Better start saving or interrogate a champion.

Tiger Woods is back at Augusta National, where 80,000 plants silently judge your swing on holes named Magnolia, Azalea, ...

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Phone Accessory Lets You Selfie With Rear Camera Without Neck Surgery
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Technology

Phone Accessory Lets You Selfie With Rear Camera Without Neck Surgery

Because flipping your phone is apparently too much exercise for selfie addicts.

Insta360 rolled out the Snap, a magnetic selfie screen designed to slap onto the back of your Android or iPhone 16 Pro –...

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Married Couple Retreats to In-Law Bunker After LA Rent Hits $2,450 for 900 Sq Ft
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US News

Married Couple Retreats to In-Law Bunker After LA Rent Hits $2,450 for 900 Sq Ft

Turns out, moving in with in-laws is cheaper than a Roth IRA eviction notice.

In 2021, Dani Mohrbach and her husband parachuted into LA’s cutthroat acting biz with stars in their eyes and only $2,45...

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Trump Suspends ‘Stone Ages’ Bombing Tour to Let Iran Run Shipping Hotline
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World News

Trump Suspends ‘Stone Ages’ Bombing Tour to Let Iran Run Shipping Hotline

Oil prices drop as ceasefire turns Persian Gulf into a military-managed Airbnb.

In a move resembling a bizarre new reality show, Brent crude oil prices dived by nearly 15% on April 8, 2026, as Iran pr...

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MAGA’s High Priests Stage Coup Because Trump’s Apocalypse Is Too Apocalyptic
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Politics

MAGA’s High Priests Stage Coup Because Trump’s Apocalypse Is Too Apocalyptic

When your own cult leaders call you ‘genocidal lunatic,’ you’ve lost the coven.

In an unprecedented spectacle of MAGA-meltdown, Trump’s once loyal media squad—Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Marjorie Tayl...

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Man Quits Applying for Jobs, Accidentally Starts Business and Finds Purpose
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Business

Man Quits Applying for Jobs, Accidentally Starts Business and Finds Purpose

Turns out unemployment viral videos are better career moves than résumés.

Chris Fong, 25, laid off from a tech startup in SF Bay Area early 2025, took a month off—because rejections are easier w...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Declares Steak The New Econ 101 Budget Buster
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US News

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Declares Steak The New Econ 101 Budget Buster

Grocery bills jump 32% but hey, red meat cure for budget blues, right?

In a plot twist that would make Keto dieters weep, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rolled out a 'Real Food' py...

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Meryl Streep Professionally Grimaces at Jet Lag Between Grandkids
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Entertainment

Meryl Streep Professionally Grimaces at Jet Lag Between Grandkids

Six grandkids, two coasts, zero chance of mastering teleportation.

At 76, Oscar-winning Meryl Streep has mastered the exhausting art of 'grab what you can' multi-tasking by squeezing seco...

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Trump Threatens Apocalypse, Then Secretly Shakes Hands With Iran By Pager
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World News

Trump Threatens Apocalypse, Then Secretly Shakes Hands With Iran By Pager

While Trump stunned the world yelling, Iran’s supreme leader passed notes like it was high school drama.

On a Monday that might as well have been scripted by a b-movie writer, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei used ancient runn...

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Oil Tankers Await Tehran’s RSVP Like It’s A Dystopian Dinner Party
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World News

Oil Tankers Await Tehran’s RSVP Like It’s A Dystopian Dinner Party

Strait of Hormuz traffic paused pending Iran’s mysterious 'technical limitations.'

After the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, everyone’s praying Joe Brusuelas from RSM US to conjure tanker insurance policies dustier...

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Trump’s Two-Week Iran Ceasefire: Global Peace or Just A Power Nap?
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World News

Trump’s Two-Week Iran Ceasefire: Global Peace or Just A Power Nap?

Warning: Ceasefire may expire faster than your leftover takeout in the fridge.

On Tuesday, April 2026, President Donald Trump delivered his signature last-minute drama by announcing a two-week ceasef...

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Iranis Told to Avoid Trains or Risk Becoming Moving Metal Targets
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World News

Iranis Told to Avoid Trains or Risk Becoming Moving Metal Targets

Israeli military’s train warning doubles as unofficial sequel to we’re-not-your-tour-guides.

In an update that sounds like a hostile train safety PSA from Israel, the Israeli military warned Iranians not to use tr...

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Trump Pulls Two-Week Ceasefire Like It’s a Fashion Accessory
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World News

Trump Pulls Two-Week Ceasefire Like It’s a Fashion Accessory

Deadline was 8 pm, but hey, negotiations happen… at Trump-speed.

With the 8 pm Tuesday deadline for US strikes on Iran breathing down everyone's neck, President Donald Trump decided to ...

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Trump Brokers Iran Ceasefire, Oil Prices Pull off Biggest Drop Since Gulf War Panic
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Business

Trump Brokers Iran Ceasefire, Oil Prices Pull off Biggest Drop Since Gulf War Panic

Oil prices decided $100 was just too much drama this Tuesday evening.

In what may be the most dramatic case of oil mood swings since 1991, crude prices plunged over 16% for Brent and nearly ...

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Trump Delays Iran Bombing, Gives Strait of Hormuz Two-Week Time-Out
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World News

Trump Delays Iran Bombing, Gives Strait of Hormuz Two-Week Time-Out

Because nothing says diplomacy like 'a whole civilization will die tonight' threats.

On April 6, 2026, President Donald Trump extended his fiendishly dramatic Iran deal deadline by two weeks—because who do...

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Thousands Celebrate When Wireless Earbuds Somehow Cost Less Than Lunch
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Technology

Thousands Celebrate When Wireless Earbuds Somehow Cost Less Than Lunch

Nothing CMF Buds 2A drop from $49 to $19.99, thriving in bargain chaos.

On April 7th by 11:15PM ET, Nothing’s audaciously budget CMF Buds 2A appeared on Amazon priced at $19.99, slicing off a ...

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