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Political Spouses Prepare For 2028 Warzone While Buying New Makeup Staff
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Politics

Political Spouses Prepare For 2028 Warzone While Buying New Makeup Staff

Hollywood-level wardrobe changes now official prerequisite for running a family race.

Forget candidates themselves, 2028 hopefuls' spouses are the new frontline in politics. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Californ...

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US Navy Blows Hole in Iranian Cargo Ship Because ‘No Means No’
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World News

US Navy Blows Hole in Iranian Cargo Ship Because ‘No Means No’

Marines upgrade ‘fair warning’ to explosive engineering critique.

In a Sunday drama worthy of a low-budget action flick, President Trump announced that American forces stopped the Irania...

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Prime Minister Unaware of Vetting Fail, Fires Civil Servant in Classic Head-in-Sand Move
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Politics

Prime Minister Unaware of Vetting Fail, Fires Civil Servant in Classic Head-in-Sand Move

Starmer’s safe space is apparently not knowing about serious vetting flaws.

Keir Starmer, Britain's prime minister, has spent the last 24 frantic hours hemming and hawing over his very own 'judgme...

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Man Hoards McDonald's Merch for Decades, Creates Museum of Regret
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Business

Man Hoards McDonald's Merch for Decades, Creates Museum of Regret

Turns out assembling burger pins beats going to the movies as a kid.

Sarah Israel, 40, discovered that her dad wasn’t just a McDonald's exec — he was the Picasso of corporate hoarding. Star...

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Texas Cities Win Again, Because Who Needs Affordable Homes Anywhere Else?
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US News

Texas Cities Win Again, Because Who Needs Affordable Homes Anywhere Else?

Graduates celebrate top cities where you spend your soul on rent, proudly broke.

Graduating in 2026 means saying goodbye to college and hello to enough debt to buy a small car—or a starter home in Miam...

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Headphones Promise 100 Hours Battery Life, Still Can’t Fix Your Music Taste
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Technology

Headphones Promise 100 Hours Battery Life, Still Can’t Fix Your Music Taste

CMF’s ‘Energy Slider’ adjusts bass but can’t save your playlist choices.

Nothing’s budget-wise sidekick, CMF, decided that $99 was too steep and slashed the price to $69 on Amazon for their ove...

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Dad’s 18-Year Pilgrimage from Baby Screams to Tequila Cheers
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Weird News

Dad’s 18-Year Pilgrimage from Baby Screams to Tequila Cheers

Turns out, teaching kids to pack toothbrushes beats teaching them to cry quietly.

This intrepid dad began his twin travel saga at 11 months old, enduring the Fiji fiasco where Charlie cried on the plane...

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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Threaten Infra, Then Negotiate Nicely
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World News

Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Threaten Infra, Then Negotiate Nicely

Because nothing says 'fair deal' like 'we’ll flatten your bridges.'

In an electrifying episode of diplomacy meets apocalypse, Vice President Vance pilots the U.S. delegation back to Islama...

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Keychron Launches $229 Keyboard and Vows It’s ‘Ultra’ Even Though It’s Mostly Plastic
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Technology

Keychron Launches $229 Keyboard and Vows It’s ‘Ultra’ Even Though It’s Mostly Plastic

Because nothing says ‘next-level keyboard’ like plastic and 8K anime backgrounds.

Keychron, that keyboard company that apparently thinks 'Ultra' means ‘fancy enough to charge $230,’ has unveiled the Q1 ...

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Family's Paris Trip Proves Group Travel Is Just Herding Cats, But Louder
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Weird News

Family's Paris Trip Proves Group Travel Is Just Herding Cats, But Louder

Beef tartare, toddler tag, and €100 rideshares: sanity lost, memories made.

In December, Kris Ann Valdez’s family of five plus in-laws bravely ventured to Paris, armed with zero experience and a t...

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Trump-Backed Data Center Overheats, Ex-CEO Had No Idea Cooling Was Hard
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Technology

Trump-Backed Data Center Overheats, Ex-CEO Had No Idea Cooling Was Hard

Project Matador promises Manhattan-sized power, delivers cooling chaos instead.

Fermi America, co-founded by ex-Energy Secretary Rick Perry and his son Griffin Perry, unveiled its half-Manhattan-sized...

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Southwest Airlines Charges Extra 'Fat Tax,' Because Airplane Seats Aren't Broad Enough For Humanity
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US News

Southwest Airlines Charges Extra 'Fat Tax,' Because Airplane Seats Aren't Broad Enough For Humanity

Pay for your extra seat or prepare for a gate-side humiliation spectacle live for TikTok.

Kenny Slack, a 36-year-old Houston hairstylist who shaved off pounds from 420 since last year, got publicly told at a pa...

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Australia Denies Trump’s Iran SOS: ‘We Didn’t Get Your Memo’
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Politics

Australia Denies Trump’s Iran SOS: ‘We Didn’t Get Your Memo’

Defense Minister insists alliance isn’t a group chat with Trump.

In a plot twist that could only happen when global war meets bureaucratic Wi-Fi, Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Ma...

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Greta Dumps Agent, Blames CAA Magic TrickCommunity
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Entertainment

Greta Dumps Agent, Blames CAA Magic Trick

Greta Gerwig, the queen of indie chic turned Hollywood A-lister, decided to fire her long-time agent of 18 years, Jeremy...

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Downtown LA’s Historic Cafe Hits Rock BottomCommunity
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General

Downtown LA’s Historic Cafe Hits Rock Bottom

The legendary Clifton’s Cafeteria, a 1935 icon, is quitting the ghost town that is downtown LA. Owner Andrew Meieran san...

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Memory Makers Promise RAM Shortage Won't End Until Your Grandkids Graduate
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Technology

Memory Makers Promise RAM Shortage Won't End Until Your Grandkids Graduate

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron say 2030 is the new 2024 for stock upgrades.

In a plot twist that would make even a K-drama jealous, the global RAM shortage is auditioning for a role as the annoyin...

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Iran Calls US Blockade Ceasefire Violation; Trump Says 'They Can’t Blackmail Us' Like a Stubborn Teen
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World News

Iran Calls US Blockade Ceasefire Violation; Trump Says 'They Can’t Blackmail Us' Like a Stubborn Teen

Meanwhile, Pakistan just finished its entire Middle East fashion runway tour of diplomacy.

In an episode worthy of global political reality TV, Iran declared the US blockade of its ports a ceasefire violation, w...

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Trump Holds Crisis Meeting While Iran Closes Strait, Because Why Not
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Politics

Trump Holds Crisis Meeting While Iran Closes Strait, Because Why Not

Strait of Hormuz goes on lockdown just after Trump predicts speedy peace deal.

On a chaotic Saturday morning, President Trump gathered a White House A-team—including VP Vance (because someone has to!...

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Judge Rules Trump Admin Broke First Amendment Doing Social Media Dance
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US News

Judge Rules Trump Admin Broke First Amendment Doing Social Media Dance

Turns out threatening Facebook and Apple isn’t how you win friends and laws.

In a dazzling display of bureaucratic overreach, Judge Jorge L. Alonso of Illinois told the Trump Administration that pr...

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Woman Befriends Octogenarian, Learns Aging Is Just 'Old Lady' Bluntness
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Health

Woman Befriends Octogenarian, Learns Aging Is Just 'Old Lady' Bluntness

Turns out, 40 years difference means lots of wine and unsolicited life lessons.

In a plot twist worthy of a Hallmark marathon but with fewer clichés and more blunt honesty, a 30-something writer with ...

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