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TSA Morale Hits New Lows, Gas Prices Skyrocket, America Just Napping
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US News

TSA Morale Hits New Lows, Gas Prices Skyrocket, America Just Napping

Because nothing says security like endless lines and a $4 gallon of pain.

Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, dropped a bombshell: TSA agents nationwide are feeling so deflated their ...

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Couple Buys Trophy Business for $40K, Lives in 1957 Airstream Dumpster Deluxe
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Business

Couple Buys Trophy Business for $40K, Lives in 1957 Airstream Dumpster Deluxe

Because nothing says 'entrepreneurship' like a half-finished trailer inside a medal factory.

Heather and Levi Schoonover boldly swapped their stable jobs and nice Northern Idaho house for a dusty Boise warehouse a...

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Beats Powerbeats Fit Drops $30, Still Can't Get Smaller Charging Case
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Technology

Beats Powerbeats Fit Drops $30, Still Can't Get Smaller Charging Case

Earbuds snugly fit, but case won’t, and wireless charging is still a no-show.

In an impressive display of moderate generosity, Apple’s Beats Powerbeats Fit, launched September 2025, dropped from $19...

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Tech Titans Abort AI Porno, Investors Lose Their Hard Drive
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Technology

Tech Titans Abort AI Porno, Investors Lose Their Hard Drive

Turns out 'erotica for adults' scares investors more than open chatbots.

In a Hollywood-style plot twist better than any AI bodice ripper, OpenAI dropped its 'erotica for verified adults' like ...

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Ukraine’s $1,200 Interceptor Drones Swarm Russian $100,000 Vanity Projects
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Technology

Ukraine’s $1,200 Interceptor Drones Swarm Russian $100,000 Vanity Projects

One pilot controlling a swarm is like herding cats, but deadlier and cheaper.

In a world where Moscow throws nearly 1,000 drones like confetti during nightly air raids, Ukraine’s defense industry co...

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Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Seeks 'Rebellious' Engineers To Break Search, Possibly Rules
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Technology

Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Seeks 'Rebellious' Engineers To Break Search, Possibly Rules

Apparently, ‘rebellious’ means ignoring decades of search tech like it's high school rules.

Exa, an AI search startup cozying up to Nvidia since 2021, just snagged a cool $85 million led by Benchmark at a $700 mi...

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Trump Promises To 'Blow Up' Iran’s Utilities Because Negotiations Are So 2023
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World News

Trump Promises To 'Blow Up' Iran’s Utilities Because Negotiations Are So 2023

Threatening power plants like it’s Monday morning email diplomacy.

On a Monday worthy of cable news meltdown, former President Trump theatrically announced on Truth Social that if Iran do...

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Every Apple Product’s Great-Grandfather Was A Beige Brick Named Apple II
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Technology

Every Apple Product’s Great-Grandfather Was A Beige Brick Named Apple II

Without the Apple II, your iPhone might still be a fancy calculator.

In 1977, before your sleek iPhone and nostalgia-tinged iPods, Apple rolled out a chunky beige hero: the Apple II. This w...

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Business

Larry Ellison Loses $60 Billion, Now Considers Living in a Normal-Sized Mansion

Four other tech titans also trimming wallets as AI hype deflates and Iran rattles markets.

Oracle's founder Larry Ellison somehow watched $60 billion vanish since January, tumbling from a staggering $400 billion...

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Democrats Plan Subpoenas So Big They’ll Need a White House Ignore Button
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Politics

Democrats Plan Subpoenas So Big They’ll Need a White House Ignore Button

Targeting CEOs to win — because subpoenas only work if villains actually care.

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei just handed CEOs their midterm scavenger list: expect Dem subpoenas to blast monopolies, AI labs,...

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Trump Considers Heist To Swipe Iran’s Uranium Like It’s Friday Night Pizza
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World News

Trump Considers Heist To Swipe Iran’s Uranium Like It’s Friday Night Pizza

President tempted by nuclear rock candy until some ‘stupid’ voices say maybe no.

In a plot twist Channel 5 news can only dream of, Donald Trump is reportedly scheming to pilfer nearly 1,000 pounds (454...

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AI Startup’s Pentagon Spat Turns App Store Into Reality TV Drama
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Technology

AI Startup’s Pentagon Spat Turns App Store Into Reality TV Drama

When your app’s biggest fan club writes chalk thanks outside HQ, walk it off.

Anthropic, the AI startup led by Dario Amodei, briefly turned Claude into the Apple App Store's crown jewel after refusi...

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SpaceX Plans $75B IPO So Huge It Might Buy Earth, Twitter, And Your Soul
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Business

SpaceX Plans $75B IPO So Huge It Might Buy Earth, Twitter, And Your Soul

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar mix tape of rockets, AI, and chaos goes public.

Elon Musk is gearing up to drop the largest IPO in history—like, $75 billion big—valuing SpaceX at a mind-blowing $1.75 ...

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China Worships Kris Jenner Like Cash-Dispensing Queen of the Universe
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Entertainment

China Worships Kris Jenner Like Cash-Dispensing Queen of the Universe

Because why manifest a job when you can manifest a Kardashian-level empire?

Chinese netizens have turned Kris Jenner into the unofficial financial guru of RedNote — a cult where profile pics of Kr...

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Felons With Sweet Tooth Swipe 12 Tons of F1-Shaped KitKats in Europe
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Business

Felons With Sweet Tooth Swipe 12 Tons of F1-Shaped KitKats in Europe

Thieves took 'have a break' way too literally, made off with 400,000 chocolate bars.

In a heist that sounds like a crossover between 'Fast & Furious' and Willy Wonka, 12 tons of KitKats vanished on the hig...

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Albanese Cuts Fuel Tax, Pretends Drivers Aren't Just Idling in Traffic
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Politics

Albanese Cuts Fuel Tax, Pretends Drivers Aren't Just Idling in Traffic

Saving 26 cents a litre for three months because miracles won't last.

In a dazzling move of fiscal theatrics dated March 30, 2026, the Albanese government announced slashing the heavy vehicl...

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Music Industry’s New Hit Single: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ on AI Chaos
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Technology

Music Industry’s New Hit Single: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ on AI Chaos

Because pretending not to notice robot composers is totally working.

AI is crashing the music party from every angle, with Suno dropping a $2.45 billion v5.5 model like it’s the new Beethov...

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Couple Quits Jobs to Git-R-Done with Bubbly Tea, Because Alcohol Is So Last Century
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Business

Couple Quits Jobs to Git-R-Done with Bubbly Tea, Because Alcohol Is So Last Century

When wine redness equals literal embarrassment, sparkling tea entrepreneurship begins.

Natalie Chiu, a Hong Kong native turned UK food science brainiac, met her husband Charlie, and boom—sparking a sparkling...

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Iran-Backed Houthis Teach Oil Prices to Climb Like Sponsored Rock Climbers
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World News

Iran-Backed Houthis Teach Oil Prices to Climb Like Sponsored Rock Climbers

Because nothing says diplomacy like drones, missiles, and a $116-per-barrel party.

As the war tiptoed into its fifth week, oil prices RSVP'd for a $116 barrel bash on Sunday, up 3.3% for Brent and nearly...

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Global Oil Prices Spike Because Yemen Thought Drones Were Fun Too
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World News

Global Oil Prices Spike Because Yemen Thought Drones Were Fun Too

Turns out, missile diplomacy causes more than awkward Zoom calls.

After 5 weeks of starring roles in the US-Israel-Iran feud, the Yemen-backed Houthis decided to crash the party with cru...

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