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Trump-boosting Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo chastised Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on Sunday over his support of the broadly popular bipartisan infrastructure bill that is on the verge of passage, asking him point-blank if he’s “betraying the Republican base” while complaining that the spending package doesn’t include money for a border wall.

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A space capsule with a hole in it. A rocket that failed 31 miles over Earth’s surface. An orbital lab with misfiring thrusters.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) distanced himself from one of his party’s biggest stars on Sunday, saying he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to ban local mask mandates amid a dramatic surge of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

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The hoods are off, and Republicans are embracing the white supremacist “replacement theory.”

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Jon Bradshaw always said he would die young, but he probably didn’t think he’d keel over on a public tennis court in Studio City a few weeks shy of turning 49.

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By Fred Schulte | KHN

Several orthopedic surgeons who invested in Renovis Surgical Technologies made big money when a Japanese technology giant snatched up the small California medical device company.

Kyocera Corp., which was eager to expand its U.S. spine and joint implant sales, bought Renovis’ assets in 2019. While the parties kept the sale price under wraps, Renovis’ physician stockholders held stakes valued at over $34 million by the end of that year... Читать дальше...

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Villa Agape, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Vrbo): Dubrovnik is one of the most well-rounded destinations travelers will find. It’s packed with history, both of a serious nature (the Croatian war of independence) and that of a more cinematic variety (it was the setting for King’s Landing in Game of Thrones); it has plenty of attractions for visitors who like to be active, but will also be a dream location for those who prefer their vacation decisions to consist of which lounge chair to sit in now; and... Читать дальше...

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Scouting Report: Rainbow Sandals are the best—they take a few wears to break in, but once they are, they shape to your foot unlike any other sandal I've tried.

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This is the latest selection for our series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World.

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In November 2020, as he deceitfully insisted he had won re-election, Donald Trump gestured at ending the Afghanistan war. He purged several senior Pentagon appointees and installed as acting defense secretary a thematically apt choice.

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What do you eat when you’re stressed? Jennifer Aniston will go first: exactly one potato chip.

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First it was Israel. Then Germany. Soon, it seems increasingly inevitable, the United States will join the trend of announcing coronavirus booster shots to help bolster safe and effective vaccines—and stave off cascading surges of the pandemic fueled by dangerous new variants.

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I wish I could say that UFO definitively proves that aliens are among us, but at least Showtime’s new four-part docuseries (produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot) does contend that it’s a possibility, given that we now have solid evidence of unidentified flying objects’ existence. Using as its foundation The New York Times’ 2017 article, “Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program,” this intriguing investigation into flying saucers and the possible extraterrestrials... Читать дальше...

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Ever since New York prosecutors hit the Trump Organization and its top financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with tax fraud charges in July, it’s been obvious they have more evidence of wrongdoing than they’ve laid out. But now, it’s certain: Prosecutors also have evidence that the executive’s son, Barry Weisselberg, received the very same kind of corporate perks that investigators allege should have been taxed as income.

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It’s been over a year since the pandemic officially began in the United States, but with the Delta variant ravaging the country, people may still be wondering how the hell we got here. Molly Jong-Fast, host of The New Abnormal podcast, is among them.

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were a weird time.

For starters, the Games, which end on Sunday, were held in 2021 yet were still called the 2020 Olympics. The opening ceremony’s composer quit after admitting he forced a disabled boy to eat poop. We had to endure the second-worst rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine. Lady Gaga was even supposed to remotely launch out of a cannon at one point, according to a report. It was truly a weird time.

Here are some of the best—and weirdest—moments from an Olympics to remember... Читать дальше...