Jimmy Kimmel Blasted for Not Denouncing Democrat Eric Swalwell, Who Announced His Governor Campaign on Kimmel’s Show
The late-night host is being accused of acting as a ‘Democrat-PAC’ instead of a comedian.
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Trump Signals a War’s Endgame Is at Hand
Opening the Hormuz Strait proves that ‘the press and markets got everything so wrong about this war,’ an Iran watcher tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
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Millions of Cajuns, New Englanders May Already Be Canadians Under New Citizenship Law
Anyone who can trace their ancestry back to a Canadian citizen — no matter how many generations ago — can now apply for a Canadian passport.
By DAVID JONES
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Trump Administration Says Campaign Targeting Video Gamers To Become Air Traffic Controllers Is Leading to Record Sign-ups
More than 8,000 people signed up in the first 13 hours of a hiring effort tied to a promotional video.
By LUKE FUNK
|Newly Released FBI Records Disclose Altercation Involving Would Be Assassin of Trump at Butler Rally
Thomas Crooks also made ‘hateful’ comments about the president, witnesses claim.
By LUKE FUNK
|QVC Plans Bankruptcy Filing as Consumers Dump Cable and Shop Online
TikTok and social media influencers have stolen market share from the onetime shopping giant.
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Brad Lander Hails Children’s YouTuber and ‘Antisemite of the Year’ Nominee Ms. Rachel as the ‘Mr. Rogers of Our Time’
The controversial educator donated $3,500 to the former comptroller’s congressional bid.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass ‘Charlie Kirk Act,’ Barring Colleges From Uninviting Controversial Speakers
Students who disrupt or stage walkout on speeches could face expulsion under the bill.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Mamdani’s Tax-the-Rich Video Sparks Fury After Hedgefund Honcho Ken Griffin Calls Him Out for Divisively Gloating
Titan Dan Loeb warns of capital flight as the mayor touts the pied-à-terre luxury tax.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Mass Convictions in Nigerian Terror Trials Raise Hope of Government Commitment To Tackling Anti-Christian Violence
Of 508 cases presented to the Federal High Court, Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi announced 386 convictions, with just 10 discharged or acquitted and more trials to come.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|Starmer Faces Growing Calls To Resign Over Mandelson Scandal
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Starmer ‘is not fit to govern.’
By LUKE FUNK
|While Trump Brokers a Ceasefire, Pope Leo Paints Lebanon as an Ecumenical Heaven
In the Land of Cedars, ‘Islam and Christianity are both present and are respected,’ the pontiff claims.
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Israel Indicates a Popular Iranian Military Spokesman Is AI-Generated
‘A lot of American women are in love with this guy,’ an Iran International correspondent tells the Sun, referring to Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari.
By BENNY AVNI
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Hungary’s Incoming Prime Minister Goes on State Media To Say He’s Shutting Down State Media
Péter Magyar told the announcer during a live broadcast that he was closing the station down for airing Nazi Germany-style propaganda.
By LUKE FUNK
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Trump Says Israeli, Lebanese Leaders To Speak as Ceasefire With Hezbollah Appears Imminent
Israel’s prime minister frames peace negotiations with Lebanon as a product of military pressure, insisting any deal must include Hezbollah’s disarmament.
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Jack Schlossberg Leads in New Poll as ‘Love Story’ Stokes Camelot Fever
A new poll confirms JFK’s grandson’s lead in the crowded Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District.
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Colbert’s Final Sign-Off Is Lesson in Late Night’s Self-Immolation
A shift in late-night entertainment is marked by laughs coming second to lectures and hosts preaching to politically cultivated congregations.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Mamdani Wants To Tax the Empty Properties of New York City’s Wealthy — but What About His Vacant Land in Uganda?
Mamdani’s property is valued at upwards of $250,000 in Jinja, Uganda, where the average annual income hovers below $1,000.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|New Jersey Progressive Democrat Dominates in Special House Election, Further Slimming Republican Majority
Analilia Mejia, a former national political director for Senator Bernie Sanders, will succeed Governor Mikie Sherrill who resigned upon winning the governorship last year.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Most Youths Who Got Medical Gender-Transitions Were Likely Treated for Serious Mental Illness, Finnish Study Finds
Having added fuel to the debate that these medical interventions have been oversold, this study is being met with fierce resistance by supporters of pediatric gender medicine.
By BENJAMIN RYAN
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Six Dollars a Gallon for Gas Could Become the Norm for New Yorkers, Thanks to Democrats’ Green Energy Policies
By ZILVINAS SILENAS
Papal–Presidential Quarrel a Missed Opportunity for America and the Catholic Church
By DANIEL McCARTHY
Argentina’s Economic Boom, Fueled by Milei’s Leadership, Proves Capitalism’s Resilience
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A Brain Dead ‘Mummy’ Goes Big on Blood and Guts
‘The Mummy’ will make viewers squirm, but mostly due to revulsion with the script, thin characterizations, and a disturbing lack of real terror.
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‘Marcel Duchamp’ Is a Blockbuster Retrospective of the Conceptual Maverick Who Made Art Modern
The Museum of Modern Art stages the first large-scale show devoted to the French provocateur in a half century.
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A Leading Actor, in His New Documentary, Confronts Wrongdoing by Bankman-Fried and Others in Crypto Space
‘Crypto has worked its way so far into our financial system that it could affect us all,’ says actor Ben McKenzie who has made a new film on the subject.
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Trump Administration To Begin Refund of $150 Billion in Tariffs to Importers
More than 56,000 importers are expected to start the process to claw back more than $150 billion in tariffs the Supreme Court said were improperly collected.
By LUKE FUNK
|Global Fertilizer Supply Disruptions Help Domestic Producers but Hurt American Farmers
American fertilizer producers are boosting prices and increasing exports while farmers are seeing costs rise as much as 40 percent.
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SpaceX Files for IPO That Could Make Elon Musk The World’s First Trillionaire
The aerospace manufacturer reportedly submitted a draft registration to the SEC on Wednesday, with five major banks tapped to lead the offering.
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Debut of Crypto-Backed Mortgages Offers Younger Buyers a Pathway to Home Ownership
Fannie Mae says that, for the first time, it will start accepting mortgages that are backed by digital currencies.
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Stanford Calls Bluff on Students Using Jain Faith To Dodge Meal Plan
After viral claims that students were faking the faith to skip campus dining, the university rolled out a Jain-friendly menu.
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Iowa To Enforce a Law Banning ‘Sexual Materials’ From School Libraries
The judges say the First Amendment ‘does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Public School Students in Utah Will Soon Study Bible Verses ‘Alluded To’ in America’s Founding Documents
Utah’s governor says the new standards are not supposed to be a ‘spiritual study.’
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Federal Anti-Abuse Law Championed by Melania Trump Nabs First Convict, but Free Speech Challenge Is Coming
An Ohio man pleads guilty to a seemingly open-and-shut case, but AI analysts say they worry about censorship in the dragnet to take down sexually explicit ‘deepfakes.’
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Justice Thomas Declares Progressivism Incompatible With the Principles of 1776 — Could It Be His Farewell to Supreme Court?
Our senior justice quotes President Coolidge, who said that ‘If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final.’
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|Justice Sotomayor Issues Rare Public Apology for ‘Hurtful’ Comment About Justice Kavanaugh
The associate justice says her comments about her colleague were ‘inappropriate.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Feds Accuse SantaCon Founder of Running Charity Con
The organizer of the popular bar crawl is accused of using money raised for charity to pay for luxury vacations and extravagant meals.
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Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Investigation of Fani Willis’ $2 Million Grant From the Biden Administration Lays Bare Democrats’ Coordination of Trump Prosecutions
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|Harvey Weinstein’s Third Rape Trial on the Same Charge Kicks Off in Manhattan, and Deepak Chopra Is on the Witness List
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