Missouri GOP Candidate Says 'Don't Be Weak And Gay' In Bonkers Campaign Video

Valentina Gomez, the homophobic Missouri secretary of state candidate, drew mockery for her "trainwreck" of an ad.

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People are raiding their savings and racking up debt, paving the way for economic pain, expert warns

Soaring prices and borrowing costs mean people are spending nearly every dollar they have just to stay afloat, top economist Stephanie Pomboy said.

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Daily Briefing: $1 billion in weapons for Israel

Biden paves the way for more arms to Israel and more news to know on Wednesday.

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Biden Administration Advances $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

The notification of the deal to Congress as the president holds up the delivery of other weapons shows the fine line the administration is trying to walk with its longtime ally.

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Requiem for a tea party, &c.

On today’s American Right; the Gaza war; WFB and Henry George; the myth about Mama Cass; and more.

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Biden’s Nonsensical China Tariffs

His claims to be protecting American workers and businesses in general with such actions are hard to take seriously.

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I Saw the TV Glow Holds TV Culture Accountable

A new hybrid genre: the transgender weepie-horror.

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AI models like GPT-4o could give some blue-collar jobs a leg-up and force white-collar workers to adapt

OpenAI's new multimodal model could help plumbers and electricians do their jobs more effectively, AI analyst says.

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Utah judge to decide if author of children’s book on grief will face trial in her husband’s death

Kouri Richins, 33, faces several felony charges for allegedly killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022.

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11 people die in mass shootings in cartel-plagued part of Mexico amid wave of mass killings

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I moved to NYC from Ukraine for a tech job. Here are 3 main differences in America's work culture.

Yaroslav Zubko moved to New York from Ukraine in 2017 for a tech job. He said in the US, people overwork and place more emphasis on idea generation.

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Boeing broke an agreement over the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people, and could now be prosecuted, the Justice Department says

The DoJ says Boeing violated the terms of a 2021 agreement reached after two crashes involving the 737 Max, one in Ethiopia, and one in Indonesia.

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The Future of Enterprise is Autonomous

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Three dead in New Caledonia as riots rage after Paris approves voting rules change

Rioting broke out this week before lawmakers in Paris voted on a bill to allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to vote in provincial elections.

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Farage: 'Low Turnout' in UK Election with 'Boring' Sunak and Starmer

The UK general election will see a "very, very low turnout" with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer being so "boring", Nigel Farage predicted.

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Pioneering a new wellness system designed by the honeybee

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Peloton's demise is another in a long line of failed fitness fads

The at-home cycling company was riding high during the pandemic. What went wrong?

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Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 'life'

The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor's narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life.

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House Dems launch investigation into Trump’s meet with oil executives

His alleged $1 billion ask raises "significant potential ethical, campaign finance, and legal issues."

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Labor laws largely exclude nannies. Some are banding together to protect themselves

Nannies, housekeepers, and home care workers are excluded from many federal workplace protections in the United States, and the private, home-based nature of the work means abuse tends to happen behind closed doors

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Embattled Georgia DA Fani Willis and Trump trial judge hit the campaign trail

In the high-stakes criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, the defendant isn’t the only one campaigning.

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It’s a Climate Election Now

Trump’s reported billion-dollar offer to fossil-fuel executives shows that this is the key year to save the planet.

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What is ChatGPT? Here's everything you need to know about ChatGPT, the chatbot everyone's still talking about

OpenAI's AI-powered chatbot took the world by storm when it first launched. Now, it's getting a new futuristic update.

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15 cities where retirees are moving — most are in the South

Retirees are moving to warmer cities in Arizona, Texas, and Tennessee, many for lower living costs, while plenty are fleeing New York and Los Angeles.

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Russia is Preparing to Launch 'Physical Attacks' Against West, Says UK

Russia grooming groups for terror-like attacks, chief of UK eavesdropping office said, after several arrests across Europe for such activity.

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Jamie Dimon urges the U.S. to deal with its deficit sooner rather than later

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday urged the U.S. government to reduce its fiscal deficit sooner rather than later.

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Trump trial live: Michael Cohen gives testimony in hush money trial

Former president face to face with estranged ‘fixer’ in Judge Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom as details of Stormy Daniels story suppression scheme laid out for jury

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Rachel Maddow Can't Get Over What Trump's Sycophants Wore To Court

Maddow's MSNBC colleague Nicolle Wallace called it "clownish."

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Trump’s Take on Kristi Noem’s Dog-Killing Controversy: ‘She Had a Bad Week’

“Until this week, she was doing incredibly well,” he said.

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Trump’s attacks on Judge Juan Merchan trigger Truth Social calls for violence

Trump's broadsides have unleashed a torrent of violent comments from his fans on Truth Social and other sites, experts say.

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Small Changes Make A Big Difference: How A Simple Label Connects The Physical and Digital Worlds

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Trump’s doubts about election results spread among GOP and raise concern for next Jan. 6.

In 2020, elected officials pushed back when Trump said he might not accept the election results. Now a new set of leaders are echoing his rhetoric.

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Dell to start handing out red flags to staff who don't come to the office enough, and some employees feel 'tracked like kindergarteners'

Business Insider spoke to ten current Dell staff members, most of whom are opposed to the new policy, and think it is unnecessarily strict.

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Trump’s Gold-Plated Plane Clipped a Corporate Jet at Florida Airport, FAA Says

The former president’s Boeing 757 struck a parked and unoccupied aircraft, the agency said.

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I was accepted to Yale. Here's everything I included in my successful Ivy League application.

A student who got into Yale reveals everything he put in his college application. His college essay was focused on his heritage, and his GPA was high.

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We're DINKs in Austin who are waiting until we make $350,000 to have kids. Maintaining our lifestyle as parents is a priority.

Matthew and Brooke Bennett have been married for almost three years and rent a condo in Austin. They want to hit financial goals before having kids.

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How MSNBC’s Leftward Tilt Delivers Ratings, and Complications

NBC’s leaders have been forced to grapple with how to square its cable news network’s embrace of progressive politics with the company’s straight-news operation.

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Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and also put safeguards around it.

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Seventeen Percent of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe

The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge.

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Many older voters still don’t know about Biden’s signature drug price efforts, though awareness has grown

President Joe Biden is campaigning heavily on his efforts to lower health care costs, particularly for senior citizens, but his message may have yet to break through with many people in this key voting bloc.

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Nurse practitioners helped fill a shortage in primary care, but they're increasingly headed to specialties

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Blue-collar jobs are booming. White-collar jobs, not so much.

Walmart and UPS offer six-figure salaries and lucrative benefits. White-collar workers, meanwhile, are facing layoffs and AI overlords.

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These are the 13 mental health startups that could IPO, make acquisitions, or get bought this year, according to analysts

Analysts named these mental health companies as top targets for M&A or public market debuts.

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Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies?

After campaigning on reversing Trump’s regressive policies in the region, Cuban Americans are frustrated by the president’s subsequent passivity.

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More than half of Black women ages 15-49 live with little to no abortion access

A new report found that 57% of all Black women of reproductive age live in states with abortion bans or impending restrictions.

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Ukraine withdraws troops around Kharkiv as Russian offensive gains momentum

Even as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country to reassure it of Washington’s support, Ukraine was dealt new setbacks by the advancing Russian military in the northeast.

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Caitlin Clark just made her WNBA debut. Here's how she and her team did.

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Rapper swag Zuck has gone too far

The Meta founder and CEO celebrated his 40th birthday on May 14 where he doubled down on the rapper gear.

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America Deserves Every Bit of This Trump Trial Depravity

The once and possibly future president’s trial is a discordant fantasia of conmen, grifters, and lowlifes. And it might not matter at all.

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‘Afraid’ Queen Camilla Tells King Charles: ‘Slow Down’

Despite Camilla's concern, a royal source tells The Daily Beast, “There is no sign of him easing off the accelerator... he is even more determined to pack as much in as he can.”

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