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DHS Shutdown Continues Because Removing Kristi Noem Is Just Starting the Problem
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Politics

DHS Shutdown Continues Because Removing Kristi Noem Is Just Starting the Problem

Democrats want 10 new rulebooks before handing over the Homeland Security checkbook.

On March 5, 2026, House and Senate Democrats made clear that Kristi Noem's surprise exit from Homeland Security wasn’t c...

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Million Dollar Listing Broker Sues While Alexander Brothers Await Their Verdict
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US News

Million Dollar Listing Broker Sues While Alexander Brothers Await Their Verdict

Nothing says 'timing' like filing a decade-old lawsuit on jury deliberation day.

In a plot twist richer than any Los Angeles mansion, Tracy Tutor, star of Bravo's 'Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles,' ...

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 Now Operates Your Computer, Because Humans Are Too Last Decade
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Technology

OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 Now Operates Your Computer, Because Humans Are Too Last Decade

Your new AI coworker: it doesn’t take coffee breaks, just control of your apps.

OpenAI proudly unveiled GPT-5.4 on a date that’s definitely not a coincidence, promising upgrades in reasoning, coding, ...

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Paramount Secretly Courting Arabian Gulf Cash to Buy Hollywood's Crown Jewels
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Business

Paramount Secretly Courting Arabian Gulf Cash to Buy Hollywood's Crown Jewels

Because Hollywood financing is no place for transparency or peace of mind.

In a deliciously opaque dance, Paramount, the company that apparently likes billion-dollar cliffhangers, is mum about wh...

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Trump Demands Netanyahu Pardon Like It’s Black Friday and He's the CEO
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World News

Trump Demands Netanyahu Pardon Like It’s Black Friday and He's the CEO

Because nothing says wartime leadership like public legal tantrums over cigars.

On a Thursday phone call fit for soap opera reruns, ex-President Trump urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Be...

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Sqirl Finally Opens Dinner Service, But JamGate Stains Remorse on the Menu
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Business

Sqirl Finally Opens Dinner Service, But JamGate Stains Remorse on the Menu

After serving moldy jam scandals, Koji chicken hopes to cure biting criticism.

On February 19, Jessica Koslow dashed from popcorn-tossing at 'Our Place' cookware in Venice to ignite Sqirl's first-eve...

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TikTok’s Global Marketing Head Officially Decides To Ghost After Six Years of Ad Juggling
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Business

TikTok’s Global Marketing Head Officially Decides To Ghost After Six Years of Ad Juggling

Because apparently, shaping a global go-to-market means exiting stage left.

Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s global head honcho of marketing and commercial partnerships, has packed her bags after starrin...

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Hong Kong: Where You Can Eat Snake Soup Then Chase It with a Half-Price Latte
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World News

Hong Kong: Where You Can Eat Snake Soup Then Chase It with a Half-Price Latte

Because nothing says 'vacation' like ancient temples, tofu pudding, and cocktail bars competing for your liver.

Hong Kong tries really hard to cram a dozen cities into one weekend getaway, from colonial charms at Luk Yu Tea House (c...

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Iran War Expands Like a Drunk Group Text With Everyone Invited
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World News

Iran War Expands Like a Drunk Group Text With Everyone Invited

From drones on luxury hotels to friendly fire, chaos is the new team-building exercise.

Since President Trump’s Saturday Special Forces bonanza to knock out Iran’s nukes and maybe force regime change, the reg...

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Victoria’s Secret Goes Full 180: From Epstein Drama to Sexy Comeback Tour
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Business

Victoria’s Secret Goes Full 180: From Epstein Drama to Sexy Comeback Tour

After scandal and safe mode, lingerie finally stops apologizing for being lingerie.

Founded in 1977 by Roy Raymond—who invented the idea of men feeling comfy buying lingerie instead of crying in aisle sev...

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Anthropic CEO Pleads With Pentagon: 'Please Don’t Kick Us Out!'
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US News

Anthropic CEO Pleads With Pentagon: 'Please Don’t Kick Us Out!'

Refusing total AI access might cost you a seat at the war games table.

In a stunning diplomacy plot twist, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei scrambled back to the negotiation table with the US Depar...

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Blackstone Execs Dig Into Own Pockets After Investors Panic-Spill $1.7B
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Business

Blackstone Execs Dig Into Own Pockets After Investors Panic-Spill $1.7B

Nothing screams confidence like begging your billionaires to cover investor headaches.

In 2026's unexpected private credit soap opera, Blackstone's main retail fund freaked out retail investors so badly they...

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Iran Hits Kurdish Groups, Warns They’re Not Welcome Party Crashers
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World News

Iran Hits Kurdish Groups, Warns They’re Not Welcome Party Crashers

Because nothing says 'fun' like calling out your guests as 'separatists' at the border.

On a charming Thursday in March 2026, Tehran decided to play a high-stakes game of geopolitical whack-a-mole by targetin...

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Pentagon Secretly Using AI to Beat Iran While Ignoring Trump’s ‘Ban Hammer’
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US News

Pentagon Secretly Using AI to Beat Iran While Ignoring Trump’s ‘Ban Hammer’

Turns out Pentagon prefers AI from the 'forbidden fruit' company, not Trump’s playlist.

In a plot twist more twisted than a season of 'Succession,' the U.S. military used Anthropic’s AI technology during Oper...

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Billionaire Predicts Toddlers Will Retire Before Their First Job
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Technology

Billionaire Predicts Toddlers Will Retire Before Their First Job

Because why work when AI will do 80% of everything by the 2030s?

Vinod Khosla, the billionaire venture capitalist who once dropped $50 million on OpenAI at a $1 billion valuation in 201...

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Billionaire Banks $675K to Destroy Crenshaw, Blames Mask Debate
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Politics

Billionaire Banks $675K to Destroy Crenshaw, Blames Mask Debate

When a Texas banker flexes harder than your local gym bro, democracy suffers.

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s political career hit the rocks thanks to Texas banker mega-donor Robert Marling, who dropped $...

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US Businesses Hunt Trump’s ‘Lost’ Tariff Refunds Like Socks in Dryer
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Business

US Businesses Hunt Trump’s ‘Lost’ Tariff Refunds Like Socks in Dryer

Small firms say waiting for tariff payback is their new existential crisis.

In an astonishing display of bureaucratic hide-and-seek, major US trade groups like the Consumer Technology Association ...

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Nvidia Bids $30B on OpenAI, Ends $100B Billionaire Fantasy
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Business

Nvidia Bids $30B on OpenAI, Ends $100B Billionaire Fantasy

Jensen Huang says 'Mega-investment' cap set at Insane, not Infinity.

At a Morgan Stanley shindig in San Francisco, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang dramatically pulled the plug on a potential $100...

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Judge Tells Trump Admin to Refund Tariffs, Chaos Ensues as Computer Age Arrives
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US News

Judge Tells Trump Admin to Refund Tariffs, Chaos Ensues as Computer Age Arrives

Turns out you can’t just keep illegal tariff money forever—we asked a judge.

On March 4, 2026, Judge Richard Eaton threw a wrench into the Trump administration’s tariff party by ordering Customs an...

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CIA and Mossad Recruit Kurdish Militias as Human Decoys in Iran Game of Risk
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World News

CIA and Mossad Recruit Kurdish Militias as Human Decoys in Iran Game of Risk

Thousands of Kurdish soldiers await an Israeli green light, or just a dramatic cue.

Six days before anyone picked a fight with Iran, five Kurdish factions camping in Iraq formed the Coalition of Political...

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