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Russell Peters is used to being ignored by Hollywood. It's only made him funnier.
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The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.Wired - 3d -
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DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
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Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.The New York Times - 3d -
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by ambulance
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Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside WashingtonABC News - 2d -
'We are the federal law': Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes
President Trump and Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills briefly quarreled Friday at a National Governors Association session at the White House after Trump told a meeting of Republican governors he ...The Hill - 2d -
Justice Department shuts down federal law enforcement misconduct tracker
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The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug
A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.Wired - 4d -
Doge versus business
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WATCH: Baby seal rescued after being found on Connecticut street
A young seal has a new home at the Mystic Aquarium after it was discovered on the snowy streets of New Haven.ABC News - 4d -
German elections: When are they, what’s being decided and how that will impact markets
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Former surgeon on trial after being accused of raping or abusing children
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Jeffries says Trump trying to 'disorient' with talk of third term, being king
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Rangers Newest Defenseman Is ‘Frustrated’ After Being Traded Twice This Season
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Picture of Modi being 'taken around Paris in a taxi' is doctored
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UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the worldABC News - 5h -
Ros Atkins on... the fight for Ukraine's critical minerals
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at why the US wants access to Ukraine's minerals.BBC News - 3d -
World champion Dubois out of Parker fight with illness
Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is in doubt with reports that the champion is ill.BBC News - 3d -
Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight
In today’s issue: Congress is giving President Trump two possible options to anchor his agenda in a budget. With House GOP leadership still working on their single “big, beautiful” budget bill ...The Hill - 3d -
Flight then fight - travelling Bakole misses weigh-in
Martin Bakole misses the weigh-in for his heavyweight bout with Joseph Parker as he was still making his way to Saudi Arabia just 24 hours before the fight.BBC News - 2d -
Bernie Sanders Isn’t Giving Up His Fight
The senator worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system. But he does not regret defending Joseph R. Biden Jr. until the very end.The New York Times - 2d -
Scotland's first 'slap fight' event cancelled
Experts warned competitors faced an 'elevated risk' of concussion if they participated in bouts.BBC News - 2d -
How animals can help fight climate change
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The Red Card Fighting Trump’s Deportation Agenda
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Trilogy fight should happen before Canelo, Benavidez
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Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who's Legally Running DOGE
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Watchdog group sues for DOGE records
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The key global issue is not the clash of north and south: it’s who supports international law and who doesn’t | Jean-Noël Barrot
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