'Mormon Wives' star weighs just 99 pounds at 5'10", admits GLP-1 addiction
Reality TV star Layla Taylor revealed she's been silently struggling with an eating disorder for years during the tumultuous season four of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."Taylor, 25, admitted she has been living with an eating disorder since high school. During an episode of the Utah-based show, Taylor said she's been abusing GLP-1s and weighs in at 99 pounds at 5'10"."I just feel like, I don't think I'll ever be small enough in my head," the model said. "And I know it's affecting me. Like, ...
UNC GM Michael Lombardi claims 'fake stories' helped undermine Bill Belichick’s debut season
After a legendary NFL coaching career that produced eight Super Bowl rings as both an assistant and head coach, Bill Belichick made the jump to the college ranks last year.Belichick led North Carolina to a 4-8 record in his first season in Chapel Hill, but a string of off-field headlines largely overshadowed the program.UNC general manager Michael Lombardi recently addressed the scrutiny and outside criticism that surrounded the program last season, defending the team’s response amid what he cha...
ODU gunman who killed ROTC instructor had prior ISIS conviction, was released early
The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities sai...
Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Nancy Guthrie glitch, death row inmate's message, Alex Murdaugh witness
LONG SHADOW: Search for Nancy Guthrie enters 5th week, cadaver dogs on hold'GOD'S DOING': Death row inmate granted clemency shares emotional message on day he was set to dieCONVICTION STANDS: Judge says no new trial for Laken Riley killer Jose IbarraLISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME and JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCASTINTIMATE EXCHANGE: Nurse accused of killing married co-worker as messages reveal secret birthday rendezvousDESERT MYSTERY: Retired Air Force general vanishes in 1-hour window from home, ...
Cindy Crawford goes nude in jacuzzi as part of her daily morning ritual
Cindy Crawford shared a montage on social media of her typical morning routine that included skinny-dipping in her jacuzzi, wearing nothing but a necklace."I love my morning routine— sets me up to have a great day!" Crawford wrote in the caption of an Instagram video she shared this week.The supermodel’s day starts at 6 a.m. with dry brushing while listening to her Bible app.After doing her face routine, which involves a cleanser and a red-light device, she takes a shot of apple cider vinegar by...
Armed Texas man in dressed tactical gear arrested after going into elementary school through unsecure door
A man armed with a gun while wearing tactical gear walked inside the front office of a Texas elementary school campus Tuesday through an improperly closed door, authorities said. Kyle Chris, 39, was arrested at his home Wednesday night and faces a felony charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place after the incident at Zwink Elementary School, Fox Houston reported. He was arrested at his home, located minutes from the school by Klein Independent School District police. Chris all...
Hegseth cranks up pressure on US war colleges
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced a task force to evaluate senior service colleges to ensure they are not tainted by woke ideology and offer quality education."Professional Military Education should produce warfighters and leaders—not wokesters," he asserted in a post on X."That’s why we are establishing a Task Force to evaluate our Senior Service Colleges and ensure the focus is where it belongs. No distractions. Just warfighting," the post adds.HEGSETH SCOLDS CNN'S ‘UNSERIOUS’ REPORT...
Top butchers reveal the 3 fast-food cheeseburgers that actually use real, quality beef
Not all fast-food cheeseburgers are created equal, according to award-winning butchers who work with quality beef every day.When asked to name their top chains for burgers, three meat experts pointed to chains they say are a cut above the rest and the picks may surprise some fans of the usual fast-food giants.Nick Lenters, owner and operator of Old Station Craft Meats in Waukee, Iowa, Rob Levitt, head butcher and chef at The Publican and Publican Quality Meats in Chicago, and Josh Turka, owner o...
Fetterman praises former Senate opponent Dr Oz for rooting out Medicaid fraud
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman praised his former political opponent, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, during a Wednesday interview, for Oz's efforts to root out fraud.Fetterman offered a positive review of Oz's job performance at CMS when asked by CBS News journalist Major Garrett, "Is he doing a good job in the administration, Dr. Oz?""I think it's entirely appropriate. I mean, it's what we're discovering. There was a lot of fraud in Medicaid, and...
'Worst plane ride': Airline passenger claims she was repeatedly shoved for reclining her seat
A traveler’s decision to recline her seat during a recent flight turned into a viral confrontation after the passenger behind her reacted aggressively.A woman documented what she called the "worst plane ride" sharing a video of herself as her seat was repeatedly shoved forward after she reclined it.The clip on TikTok shows the seat jerking abruptly, apparently from forceful pushes by the person seated behind her. PASSENGERS REFUSING TO WEAR HEADPHONES ON FLIGHTS COULD BE KICKED OFF AIRCRAFT: 'IT...
WWE star Bayley opens up about long-awaited match against AJ Lee: 'Universe works in mysterious ways'
WWE star Bayley earned the opportunity to challenge AJ Lee for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship earlier this week when she won a gauntlet match on "Monday Night Raw."The match, which will take place on Monday, is nearly 13 years in the making. The last time the two professional wrestlers competed against each other was on Aug. 21, 2013, for the Divas Championship. Lee, a veteran at that point, got the better of Bayley, who was still a newcomer.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXN...
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Trump said American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days.
Carney says Canada's job creation still way ahead of U.S. despite losing 84,000 jobs last month
The Canadian economy lost more jobs in February than it has in a single month in the last four years but Prime Minister Mark Carney says when compared to the United States, we're doing pretty good.
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Rare death by rattlesnake bite in Orange County highlights hidden danger on SoCal trails
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Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 4: We Finally Turned On the Porch Lights
So that's all nice. But why now? That's the question everyone asks. We went decades centuries, millennia really without seeing a single rock that didn't have a "Made in the Solar System" sticker on it. Then, in the span of less than ten years, we get the Big Three: 'Oumuamua, Borisov, and now 3I/ATLAS.
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David Cross's new comedy special is "The End of the Beginning of the End"
Comedian David Cross is one of America's great humorists and comedic actors. If you know him from "Arrested Development," that's fantastic; if you know him from "Mr. Show," you could be my best friend; and if you know him from "Alvin and the Chipmunks," you're much younger than me. Read the rest The post David Cross's new comedy special is "The End of the Beginning of the End" appeared first on Boing Boing.
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This daily perpetual stew vlog feels like what the Internet was made for
If you're at all familiar with culinary history, you've likely heard of the medieval practice of "perpetual stew", wherein taverns or common houses would keep a pot of stew on the fire, well, perpetually. As guests ate the stew, fresh ingredients would be added, creating a direct line of soupy succession that in some cases supposedly went for hundreds of years. Read the rest The post This daily perpetual stew vlog feels like what the Internet was made for appeared first on Boing Boing.
AI's game-playing still has flaws: AlphaZero-style self-play tested on Nim
New research published in Machine Learning shows pattern learning is not enough to train AI to tackle games—and abstract representations or hybrid approaches may help. Many AI researchers describe gam
Live Nation Execs Brag About 'Robbing' Ticket Buyers In Slack DMs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Pitchfork: Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice and Live Nation reached a settlement in the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against the concert giant. During the trial, which lasted only a week, representatives for Live Nation had moved to exclude a collection of Slack direct messages from 2022 between two of the company's regional directors from the evidence presented to the jury. Bloomberg and a number of other publications have, as of today (March...
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Former Green Beret Behind a Failed Coup in Venezuela Is on the Run
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US Navy resurrects dumb weapons project for dumb Trump ship project
One of the neat things about keeping tabs on American military technology is that it allows for a little more insight into a government's defense priorities and how far their senior military leadership's head is up the ass of their Commander-in-Chief: The U.S. Read the rest The post US Navy resurrects dumb weapons project for dumb Trump ship project appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Exploring a fake city's fake history
Granted, Grand Theft Auto V's city of Los Santos doesn't actually have a history. It didn't exist before September 2013, after all, despite Rockstar's painstaking attempt to convince you otherwise through their trademark detailed world design. While it's obviously based on the real-life Los Angeles, it comes with a centuries-long invented history all its own, ostensibly shaping the city into the state it's presented to the player in. Read the rest The post Exploring a fake city's fake history a...
Parallels Desktop creators say MacBook Neo does indeed have enough muscle to run Windows apps
Parallels, the company best known for making the virtualization software that enables you to run Windows and other operating systems on a Mac, has confirmed that Parallels Desktop is compatible with the MacBook Neo. At launch it was unclear if Apple's new $600 laptop possessed the under-the-hood heft to run Windows apps, but in a recently updated post on its website, Parallels said that initial tests show its software running "stably," although performance is still being assessed. The MacBook Ne...
Florida Republicans send SAVE Act–style proof-of-citizenship voting bill to DeSantis’ desk
Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering.Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a 77–28 vote Thursday, hours after the bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate 27–12. The votes in both houses of the Florida legislature were nearly entirely alo...
Piers Morgan rips Megan Rapinoe as 'hypocritical' over silence on Iranian women's soccer team
Piers Morgan criticized former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe for what he described as her "silence" on the ongoing situation involving the Iranian women’s soccer team, calling it "hypocritical" given her outspoken support for transgender athletes in women’s sports. Morgan’s remarks came in response to a New York Post opinion piece highlighting Rapinoe’s silence, which was posted on X. "The silence over this from Rapinoe, and so many supposed ‘feminists’ like her, is so telling, damning,...
iPhone calendar spam invites are surging
You glance at your phone and see it. A calendar alert warns you that your iPhone is infected. Or that you won a prize. Or that your account will be locked. Your first thought might be panic. Your second step should be to pause.Many Apple users are reporting a wave of fake calendar invites that appear out of nowhere. These alerts are not malware. However, they are a scam tactic. And they can quickly clutter your calendar with junk events and suspicious links. Let's break down what is happening an...
Democrat Rep Josh Riley blasted as 'hypocrite' over ties to energy firm he criticizes on campaign trail
Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., has put criticism of soaring utility costs at the center of his re-election bid in one of the most competitive House districts in the country, but state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-N.Y., Riley’s likely general election challenger, argues the incumbent Democrat is quietly profiting from the industry.In response to proposed rate hikes from New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), Riley has accused the company of "robbery" and seeking to "line the pockets" of its Spanish owner,...
Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' after obliterating nearly '90 percent' of regime missiles
President Donald Trump revealed more plans for the war with Iran, vowing to continue "decimating" the regime over the coming days and touting the mission as "ahead of schedule.""We had no idea it would be this far ahead. We’ve knocked out close to 90% of their missiles," Trump said in an interview that aired Friday on the "Brian Kilmeade Show."The president said the U.S. has taken out the majority of Iran’s missiles and drone manufacturing sites, adding that the military is "hitting them harder ...
Billy Joel's daughter offers health update on legendary singer as he battles rare brain disorder
Billy Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray Joel is giving fans a hopeful glimpse into the music legend’s health battle.Alexa Ray, 40, shared that her father, 76, remains healthy months after the "Piano Man" hitmaker revealed he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a rare brain disorder that forced him to cancel all of his concerts last May.Before taking the stage at Carnegie Hall Thursday for "The Music of Billy Joel" tribute event, Alexa Ray said Billy has been focused on getting s...
Fox News AI Newsletter: FDA rolls out AI-powered vaccine platform
IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER:– FDA launches new AI-powered system to track drug, vaccine side effects nationwide– Anthropic's political footprint emerges after Trump blacklisting– Ex-Jets linebacker charged with first-degree murder allegedly consulted ChatGPT about cover-upTARGETING ‘BLIND SPOTS’: FDA launches new AI-powered system to track drug, vaccine side effects nationwide – The FDA has launched a nationwide, AI-powered system designed to track the side effects of drugs and vaccines, signaling a m...
Astronomers Watch in Amazement as 2 Planets Smash Into Each Other Around Nearby Star
The collision likely resembles the one that formed the Moon around 4.5 billion years ago.
Inside the Israeli drone unit taking on Iran and Hezbollah
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Squadron 200, also known as the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron, has played a crucial role in destroying more than half of the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile launchers as the 14th day of the war unfolds across the Middle East.Fox News Digital gained access to one of Israel’s most experienced and veteran UAV operators from Squadron 200. "I have been flying drones for the past 25 years, and other operational missions have prepared me for this war," said the IDF...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Billion-Dollar Hiring Spree Doesn’t Seem to Be Going So Great
The rollout of the company’s new AI model is reportedly being pushed back due to performance concerns.
Why Ozempic users are actually spending more on high-end chocolate
Chocolate sales are rising faster among people using weight-loss drugs than in the rest of the population, according to a new report.Swiss chocolatier Lindt and Sprüngli cited data countering predictions that GLP-1 drugs would reduce interest in sweets.Semaglutide medications, like Ozempic and Wegovy, mimic the natural hormone GLP‑1 (glucagon‑like peptide‑1), while tirzepatides (such as Mounjaro and Zepbound) target both GLP-1 receptors and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) rece...
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US Senate Votes To Include CBDC Ban In Bipartisan Housing Bill
US Senate Votes To Include CBDC Ban In Bipartisan Housing Bill Authored by Vince Quill via CoinTelegraph.com, The United States Senate voted on Thursday to include an amendment in the 21st Century Road to Housing Act that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The CBDC prohibition will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2030, according to the amendment in the bill. The legislation, which passed 89-10, stated: “The Board of Governors...
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New push for LAPD oversight — and firing problem cops moves toward November ballot
A series of proposed changes to the city's charter includes language that would give the LAPD chief the power to fire officers outright, a reform long sought by activists.
Record-smashing powerlifter, 68, says she lives for the 'clang' of the weights
On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.
The ‘Biologically Implausible’ Case of the Woman Who Sneezed Maggots
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DAVID MARCUS: Craven politics is the only excuse left for Dems refusing to fund DHS
When it comes to striking a deal to pay the people who keep us safe, congressional Democrats just won't take yes for an answer.Just a month ago, they were demanding that ICE pull out of Minnesota and that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem be fired before they could vote to fund the agency. Now, with Noem gone and ICE pulling back from Minneapolis, Democrats would seem to have gotten what they wanted. So why are Senate Minority Chuck Schumer and his House counterpart Hakeem Je...
Blood-thinning drug apixaban likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests
A trial directly comparing two commonly used blood-thinning drugs found that one carries a lower risk of dangerous bleeding in patients with clots in veins deep in the body, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A Paranormal Podcast Comes to Life In the Simple, Scary Film, ‘Undertone’
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Apple's App Store In China Gets Lower 25% Commission To Appease Regulators
Apple will cut its App Store commission in China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, with small-business and mini-app rates dropping from 15% to 12%. AppleInsider reports: Chinese regulators have been back and forth with Apple in recent years over the 30% App Store commission. The latest publicly known pressure occurred after President Trump slammed the country with seemingly random and outrageous tariffs in 2025. While nothing much else has happened in the public eye in the year since, Apple has...
Higher Jet Fuel Prices Could Melt Your Summer Travel Plans
Airline ticket prices are already rising, but an extended crisis in Iran could have bigger effects on the global travel industry.
ByteDance will reportedly buy NVIDIA's latest AI chips to use outside of China
TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has figured out a way to access NVIDIA's latest AI chips despite export restrictions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The company is working with a firm called Aolani Cloud and building out Blackwell computing systems in Malaysia. This should give ByteDance access to around 36,000 B200 chips. That's NVIDIA's most powerful processor. The hardware buildout will reportedly cost more than $2.5 billion. The company says it plans on using thi...
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Weekend At Bernie's In Iran As IRGC Now Run The Country, Use Strait As Toll Road
Weekend At Bernie's In Iran As IRGC Now Run The Country, Use Strait As Toll Road By Ben Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank Mine, Yours Major US, European and Asian equity indices all closed in the red yesterday as Brent crude prices again breached the $100/bbl level. Ten year sovereign yields were sharply higher for most countries (Sweden being an exception), with UK Gilts conspicuous for posting an 8.7bps increase. Short end yields rose even faster as markets priced in ...
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Italian Diplomatic Sources Deny Talks With Iran To Open Hormuz
Italian Diplomatic Sources Deny Talks With Iran To Open Hormuz Update(1140ET): Italy denies talks with Iran, but still nothing official on a public level from government ministers: No negotiations are under way with Iran to guarantee safe passage through the Hormuz Strait for Italian ships or oil tankers, an Italian Foreign Ministry source has told Reuters, denying a report in The Financial Times. “In their diplomatic contacts, Italian leaders want to favour the conditions for a ...
Live Nation employee mocks customers in internal messages released in court case
Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as "so stupid" and says the company is "robbing them blind, baby" have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster.
Google’s Smart Glasses Can Create Fake Photos on the Fly
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Hegseth scolds CNN's 'unserious' report on Iran conflict, suggests Paramount owner should overhaul network
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth taunted CNN on Friday over its looming takeover by Paramount CEO David Ellison, saying he hoped it happened soon as he criticized its coverage of the U.S. war with Iran."More fake news from CNN," Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon. "'Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran War’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz.' Patently ridiculous, of course. For decades, Iran has threatened shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This is always what they do, hol...
Sheriff warns Nancy Guthrie suspect could 'absolutely' strike again, hints at motive
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says the suspect behind Nancy Guthrie's disappearance could "absolutely" strike again, warning of a continuing public safety threat 40 days after she vanished and offering few new details about a possible motive."Criminal minds are criminal minds," he told NBC, where Guthrie's daughter Savannah Guthrie co-hosts the "Today" show.Nanos said he has an idea of the motive behind Guthrie's kidnapping but declined to share it publicly.NANCY GUTHRIE'S SUSPECTED ABDUCTION:...
Chicago Teachers Union calls for school shutdown on May Day to protest Trump
The Chicago Teachers Union is advocating for a day off for teachers and students on May 1, for the national May Day movement.May Day is also known as International Worker's Day, which celebrates workers and advocates for labor rights.On Wednesday, the union approved a resolution to designate May 1 as the day of "Civic Action and Defense of Public Education," and seeking support for this from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago’s Board of Education."If we still want to have democracy in the...
Old Dominion University ROTC cadets disarm ISIS supporter shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during shooting: officials
The suspect responsible for killing one person and injuring two others at Old Dominion University (ODU) was disarmed by a group of students, with officials commending their bravery as the shooting unfolded. 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard soldier convicted of supporting ISIS, reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire inside the Virginia university on Thursday. FBI officials said the shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism, with Director Kas...
Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war
The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – and what lines it will not cross. Amid Silic
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Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit To Middle East, Oil Spikes On Ground War Fears
Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit To Middle East, Oil Spikes On Ground War Fears Summary: WSJ says Pentagon sends Marine expeditionary unit to Middle East. Oil jumps higher Pentagon has just confirms two additional deaths in Thursday's downing of a KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft over Western Iraq: all six US crewmembers are deceased. Trump and the Pentagon claim the US and Israel are "totally destroying" Iran as the war enters day 14, with Trump warning Tehran ...
‘The Vampire Lestat’ Will Sink Its Teeth Into You This Summer
The artist formerly known as 'Interview With the Vampire' will rock our socks off starting June 7.
‘Poltergeist’ star's family fights back against 'ridiculous' conspiracy theories 38 years after her death
It has been 38 years since Heather O’Rourke’s death, yet her family continues to endure the shadow of painful rumors that have refused to fade.The child star, who rose to fame as Carol Anne Freeling in 1982’s "Poltergeist," died in 1988 from complications of intestinal stenosis. She was just 12 years old and preparing for the release of "Poltergeist III."Now, O’Rourke is the subject of a new documentary, "Heather O'Rourke: She Was Here," which features rare interviews with her family, friends an...
The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the conflict is stranding cargo and threatening inflation.
Facial Recognition Error Jails Innocent Grandmother For Months
Mr. Dollar Ton shares a report from the Guardian: Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to south-east North Dakota news outlet InForum. Lipps told the outlet she had never been to North Dakota and did not commit the crimes. Lipps, a mother of three and grandmother of five, said she has lived most of her life in north-central Tennessee. She had never been on an a...
Michigan synagogue security 'heroes' 'saved lives' during Temple Israel attack, governor says
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said during a press briefing on Friday that the security officers at a Michigan synagogue that was targeted in an attack on Thursday were "heroes" who "saved lives.""They were selfless in their courage and they saved lives. These heroes threw themselves in harm's way, engaging the suspect," she said."Yesterday's attack was antisemitism. It was hate, plain and simple. We will fight this ancient and rampant evil. We will stand together as we do it. And we will call i...
Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process.
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Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart
The Very Reverend Aidan Smith, head priest of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh, was arrested while leaving Walmart with 27 packs of baseball cards concealed on his person. Charged with retail theft, Smith was reportedly on Walmart's radar due to earlier incidents; security personnel summoned the cops when they saw him again. Read the rest The post Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart appeared first on Boing Boing.
Olympic legend Kaillie Humphries speaks out against SJSU for volleyball scandal handling, backs Brooke Slusser
Kaillie Humphries is a tax-paying Californian, and she doesn't approve of the California State University (CSU) system's latest lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. As a veteran women's Olympian, now with a toddler son, she morally objects to it. "I love California. I don't agree with its politics. I don't agree with the lawsuit at all," Humphries told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM CSU and San Jose State University (SJSU) are taking on President...
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Montreal man charged with murder previously stabbed a woman to death in Vancouver
A 35-year-old Montreal man who previously stabbed a mother of two to death in Vancouver has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide at a Plateau Mont-Royal dépanneur.
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Job Openings Unexpectedly Surge By Almost 400K: Biggest Increase Since 2024
Job Openings Unexpectedly Surge By Almost 400K: Biggest Increase Since 2024 Is the mini recession in the US job market ending? After slumping in late 2025, it has been a rocky road for the US labor market, especially after the February payrolls print shocked with how bad it was. But according to the latest JOLTS job openings and turnover report published by the BLS moments ago, by the time the February NFP picture was taking place, the seeds of a recovery may have been planted alr...
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Why Do Humanoid Robots Still Struggle With the Small Stuff?
The last time I covered the science of humanoid robots, the state of the art looked downright Orwellian by which I mean, “four legs good, two legs bad.” It was 2015. Boston Dynamics’ first “Spot” quadruped had taken YouTube by storm, confidently trotting up stairs and recovering from vicious kicks. Also popular at the time: humanoids falling down. Constantly. I felt sorrier for those tottering… Source
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Pentagon Confirms All 6 Crew Dead As Pro-Iran Iraqi Militants Claim They Downed US Refueling Plane
Pentagon Confirms All 6 Crew Dead As Pro-Iran Iraqi Militants Claim They Downed US Refueling Plane Update(1030ET): The Pentagon has just confirmed two additional deaths in Thursday's downing of a KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft over Western Iraq. This brings the total deaths to six in the incident, which marks the single deadliest aerial event for the US side in the war. US: ALL CREW MEMBERS OF KC-135 LOSS IN IRAQ CONFIRMED DECEASED The Pentagon has further reiterated its stanc...
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REI's Member Days sale has deals on our favorite tents, backpacks, rain jackets, and more gear to outfit you for summer.
Samsung Galaxy S26 review: The smartphone status quo
It's already smartphone season. Samsung's annual deluge encompasses three new phones for 2026: the frontier-pushing S26 Ultra ($1,300) with its innovative Privacy Screen, the S26 ($899) and the S26+ ($999). The smaller flagships, yet again, are iterative versions of what came before, with the major differences centering on bigger batteries and brighter screens. I'm getting waves of deja vu as I review the Galaxy S26, because at times I was writing exactly what I wrote last year including the pa...
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"Massive Culling" Imminent For Alt Managers, Soros Fund CEO Warns
"Massive Culling" Imminent For Alt Managers, Soros Fund CEO Warns Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Dawn Fitzpatrick says overallocated LPs, frozen distributions, and mounting margin-call risk are converging into a sector-wide shakeout. Such will eventually separate survivors from the casualties. I used Claude to source data on private credit and equity funds, sources disclosed at the end. In July 2024, I penned an article entitled “Private Equity: Why Am I...
Retired Air Force general vanishes in 1-hour window from home, gun and wallet missing
Retired Air Force Major Gen. William "Neil" McCasland vanished within a one-hour window while his wife was out for an appointment, leaving behind his phone and glasses while a gun and his wallet remain unaccounted for, according to authorities in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office released a new timeline Thursday evening describing the 68-year-old aerospace engineer's last known movements, nearly two weeks after his disappearance and after the FBI joined the search ef...
Pakistan launches deadly airstrikes in Afghanistan as hostilities continue
Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan's military Friday of targeting homes in overnight airstrikes in Kabul and other areas of the country, saying at least six civilians were killed and more than a dozen injured, as fighting between the neighbours entered its third week.
Sydney Sweeney admits she ‘never felt confident’ growing up with curves, but ‘Euphoria’ changed everything
Sydney Sweeney revealed how a childhood insecurity that left her feeling self-conscious led to the launch of her lingerie brand.Sweeney launched her brand, Syrn, in early 2026. The latest Hollywood "It Girl" opened up about how she never felt confident growing up until working on the hit HBO show "Euphoria.""I grew up with boobs. I was wearing a 32DD in sixth grade, and I never felt confident," she told Us Weekly. "I never had anything I felt good in, and I just wanted to hide. It wasn’t until [...
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Inflation Fears Fade As War Drags UMich Sentiment Lower
Inflation Fears Fade As War Drags UMich Sentiment Lower After rebounding solidly in January and February, expectations were for a modest decline in UMich Sentiment in preliminary March data and analysts were right but the 55.5 print (from 56.6 prior) was better than the 54.8 expected. Current Conditions actually improved, surprising to the upside (57.8 vs 56.6 prior vs 54.9 exp) Expectations fell more than expected (54.1 vs 56.6 prior vs 54.5 exp) Current Conditions are at...
Our Sun Was Born in a Hellish Part of the Milky Way. New Research Explains How It Escaped
Without the mass stellar migration, life may not have been able to form on Earth.
Engadget Podcast: Apple's $599 MacBook Neo is astounding
Somehow, Apple made a $599 laptop that's actually a joy to use. In this episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham chat about what makes the MacBook Neo so great. And they also dive into the new M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros. Also, Roberto Baldwin, SAE International's Sustainability Editor, joins us to chat about the state of EVs today as gas prices explode.Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicMacBook Neo review: Apple puts $600 Window...
‘Scream 8’ Will Probably Happen, But Not With Kevin Williamson
The 'Scream' creator and 'Scream 7' director doesn't plan on returning to the world of Ghostface.
What Happens When You Put a LaserDisc Under a Microscope?
It turns out you can quite literally see an analog signal if the conditions are right—and you look closely enough.
Italian Prosecutors Seek Trial For Amazon, Four Execs Over Alleged $1.4 Billion Tax Evasion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Milan prosecutors have requested trial for Amazon's European unit and four of its managers over alleged tax evasion worth around $1.38 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The move is unprecedented for a case of this kind in Italy, as Amazon agreed in December to pay 527 million euros, including interest, to Italy's Revenue Agency to settle the tax dispute. In all previous cases involving other international ...
Toss Your Not-Quite-Clean Clothes on Simone Giertz’s Laundry Chair
Inventor and YouTuber Simone Giertz built an elegant chair that holds your half-dirty clothes while still functioning as a seat.
Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first live sports, and gaming
Peacock is betting on new AI-powered video experiences, vertical clips, and mobile games to help its growth.
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In Scramble To Open Up Hormuz, France and Italy Open Talks With Iran After India's Request
In Scramble To Open Up Hormuz, France and Italy Open Talks With Iran After India's Request Amid very confused and mixed messaging coming from Washington over the status and future fate of Hormuz oil transit, the EU is trying its hand at a solution. France and Italy have opened 'tentative' talks with Iran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage for their tankers through vital strait which remains a crucial chokepoint for stalled global crude transit, the Fin...
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Burglary probe uncovers $6 million in stolen luxury goods, including Hermes bags, Rolex watches
A burglary suspect was arrested after authorities found more than $6 million of stolen luxury items, including handbags and watches, in Riverside County, according to officials.
Sydney Sweeney admits she ‘never felt confident’ growing up with curves but ‘Euphoria’ changed everything
Sydney Sweeney revealed how a childhood insecurity that left her feeling self-conscious led to the launch of her lingerie brand.Sweeney launched her brand, Syrn, in early 2026. The latest Hollywood "It Girl" opened up about how she never felt confident growing up until working on the hit HBO show "Euphoria.""I grew up with boobs. I was wearing a 32DD in sixth grade, and I never felt confident," she told Us Weekly. "I never had anything I felt good in, and I just wanted to hide. It wasn’t until [...
12-year-old dies days after violent school bus fight caught on video in Atlanta suburb
A 12-year-old girl tragically died Sunday following a vicious fight that erupted when a group of students got off a school bus in an Atlanta suburb.Footage shared by the family, which has since gone viral on social media, captured the violent incident unfolding Thursday in Villa Rica. The victim involved was identified by her family as Jada West, who reportedly had been bullied since transferring to the school.In the video, a group of young teens appeared to be in a verbal dispute before a physi...
Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch says Joe Biden 'f---ed us so hard' after failing to charge Trump
Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch said former President Joe Biden "f---ed" the country after he and former Attorney General Merrick Garland failed to prosecute President Donald Trump.The "I've Had It" host voiced her frustrations with the Trump administration on "Choice Words with Samantha Bee" on Thursday but admitted that her anger also extended to the former Democratic president for failing to stop him."And then my brain goes to "g--d---" it, Joe Biden f---ed us," Welch said. "He f---ed us so...
LABOR SEC CHAVEZ-DEREMER: Our plan to rescind the Biden independent contractor rule
Since President Donald Trump took back the White House just over a year ago, the Department of Labor has followed his leadership with a singular vision: Put American workers first in everything we do. As a small business owner who has traveled the country on my 50-state listening tour, I can say confidently that our nation’s labor force is the envy of the world, and workers are thriving under the return of America First leadership. In this fast-changing global landscape, the Trump administration...
Big 12 ditches LED glass courts mid-tournament after mixed reviews about slippery surface
The Big 12 will return to a traditional hardwood court for the remainder of its men’s basketball tournament after a number of players slipped on the innovative, but controversial, LED glass court. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark issued a statement Thursday night announcing the move, stating that the conference will change the court for the semifinal games in order to provide the "greatest level of comfort" for the players. "After consultation with the coaches of our four semifinal teams, I hav...
RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees
The first video glasses with HDR10 have a great display, but the fit isn't for me.
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Leftist Media Quiet After Four Suspected Islamic Terror Attacks In Two Weeks
Leftist Media Quiet After Four Suspected Islamic Terror Attacks In Two Weeks Nothing to see here, folks, Move along... The strange relationship between fundamentalist Islam and the political left has taken a disturbing turn recently as establishment media platforms seek to spin or ignore at least three separate terror attacks involving Muslim suspects in the past two weeks. Is selective news coverage being applied to protect militant Islamism in the name of "diversity?" The war...
New Iranian supreme leader 'likely disfigured,' Hegseth says
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Friday morning press briefing that the U.S. "is decimating the radical Iranian regime's military" and that the Islamic Republic's new supreme leader was injured and "likely disfigured.""Desperate and hiding, they've gone underground, cowering," Hegseth said of Iranian leadership. "That's what rats do. We know the new so-called not-so-Supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured," he said.TRUMP SAYS US ‘TOTALLY DESTROYING’ IRAN AND TO ‘WATCH WHAT HAPPEN...
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US Q4 GDP Growth Cut In Half To Just 0.7% After Revision
US Q4 GDP Growth Cut In Half To Just 0.7% After Revision While it's useless most of the time, and especially so when the US has just entered war throwing a wrench into the entire economic calculus, moments ago the BEA reported that Q4 GDP in the US was slashed by half after the 1st revision of data: instead of 1.4%, the US grew just 0.7% in the last quarter of 2025 (0.660% to be precise), and far below estimates of a 1.4% print. It was also the lowest GDP print since Q1 2025. Ac...
Apple is reducing its App Store commission fees in China
Apple is lowering its developer fees in China following discussions with the Chinese regulator. From March 15, the commission rate for standard in-app purchases (IAPs) will be reduced from 30 percent to 25 percent on its mainland China App Store storefront for both iOS and iPadOS. In a Developer blog, Apple also said that developers belonging to its App Store Small Business or Mini Apps programmes will also have their fees reduced by 3 percent, from 15 to 12 percent. This applies to the commissi...
Famous volcano blasts lava 1,000 feet high, triggering emergency closures at national park
A famous Hawaii volcano erupted recently, its lava reaching as high as 1,000 feet with the eruption on March 10 prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway due to falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash, The Associated Press reported.Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky.The fountaining that began earlier this week marked the...
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JPMorgan Sued Over Alleged Role In $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
JPMorgan Sued Over Alleged Role In $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, JPMorgan is facing a lawsuit for allegedly enabling a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme run by now-defunct Goliath Ventures. Investors on Tuesday filed a proposed class action in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing JPMorgan of ignoring suspicious transactions and allowing Goliath to use its infrastructure to collect investor funds. A sep...
Valerie Bertinelli says she was ‘lucky to have survived’ severe post-surgery infection
Valerie Bertinelli says she’s "lucky to have survived" after she got a serious infection following a breast augmentation surgery.The 65-year-old wrote in her new memoir, "Getting Naked," that she always hated her naturally small breasts and decided to get implants in the 1980s.While she wanted a modest change to her cleavage, somehow she ended up with results more dramatic than she intended. "After I got the implants, I never put them on display. I tried to hide them even, embarrassed that I had...