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States Are Ditching Trump’s “Great American State Fair”

President Trump’s Freedom 250 birthday extravaganza is looking so bleak that entire states are pulling out.

NOTUS has reported that Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and North Carolina—the last of which Trump won in 2024—have all declined to send a representative to the president’s 16-day fair on the National Mall. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington remain undecided even…

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The World Descends on an Inhospitable World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament is projected to break every conceivable record: It will likely be the most-watched sporting event _ever_ —bringing in an estimated five million visitors to 16 host cities across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, atop a global viewership of six billion throughout the course of competition; more than one billion viewers are projected to watch the final match…

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WWDC 2026 Keynote Marked a Major Departure From Previous Years

Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote broke from a longstanding format tradition, abandoning the platform-by-platform structure that has defined the annual developer conference for years in favor of a theme-driven presentation.

Previous WWDC keynotes were organized by operating system. Last year's event walked through iOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, visionOS, and iPadOS in sequence before closing with a…

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Trump Blabs to Everyone About Supposed Secret Mission for Iran’s Oil

President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that 100 million barrels of oil had been transported through the Strait of Hormuz—much to the Energy secretary’s surprise!

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that last month, he’d directed the military to conduct a “secret mission” to support the flow of energy through the essential trade passageway.

“Today, I am pleased to announce that this…

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Trump Says He’ll Bomb Iran Again After Reported Attack on Water Tanks

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to bomb Iran again after the United States reportedly hit two water facilities in the country that served 20,000 people.

“We hit ’em hard yesterday. We’re gonna hit ’em again hard today, in case you don’t turn on your television set,” Trump said in the Oval Office while signing a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement. “And we’ll see what happens…

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Anti-immigrant violence erupts in Northern Ireland, US and Iran trade strikes, Democrats select scandal-laden candidate in Maine

Anti-immigration protests hit Northern Ireland

Violent demonstrations swept through Belfast last night following the stabbing of a local man on Monday, allegedly by a Sudanese asylum seeker. Protesters torched cars, targeted and raided immigrant‑owned businesses, and chanted “foreigners out” as they marched across the city. Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that the suspect had been…

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At least 10 killed, 13 injured as fire erupts in van on Islamabad-Murree Expressway: highway police

RAWALPINDI: At least 10 people were killed and 13 were injured when a fire broke out in a van after it fell into a nullah while taking a turn on the Islamabad-Murree Expressway near Khajut on Wednesday, the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) said.

The NHMP statement said the Hiace van had fallen in such a manner that it was not possible for the passengers to open its door.

“The victims…

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'Several' killed as fire erupts in vehicle on Islamabad-Murree Expressway: highway police

RAWALPINDI: Several people died on Wednesday after a fire erupted in a vehicle on the Islamabad-Murree Expressway near Khajut, the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) said.

In a statement, the NHMP spokesperson said that the fire “erupted suddenly in a Hiace van”, as a result of which “several people” died.

Relief and rescue efforts were underway after contingents of the motorway police…

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Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine

Two US pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after the _New York Times_ reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway.

It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or…

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How Kash Patel Cobbled Together a Conspiracy to Help Trump

FBI Director Kash Patel’s incessant desire to uncover a “deep state” conspiracy against Donald Trump ruined multiple federal employees’ careers and turned judges against the Justice Department, _The New York Times_ reported Monday.

Patel first announced last summer on Joe Rogan’s podcast—where else?—that he had stumbled across a secret room in FBI headquarters containing evidence that a cabal…

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MAGA Is Worried About Male Fertility. Trump Is Killing Their Sperm.

Male infertility is having a moment _._ A Gen Z–founded Silicon Valley start-up, _The New York Times_ recently reported, wants to monetize “sperm racing”; the internet is full of advice on “spermmaxxing”; and last month Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. called the male fertility decline an “existential crisis,” claiming that in the 1970s, men had “twice the sperm count our teenage boys…

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This QB sparked Utah against BYU, then transferred. Now he’s back with the Utes

In 2024, Brandon Rose made his first start at quarterback for the Utah Utes on one of the biggest stages possible: Against the BYU Cougars.

Seldom-used up to that point, Rose sparked the Utes to a 21-10 halftime lead, completing eight of 10 passes for 87 yards with two touchdowns.

The Temecula, California, native struggled in the second half as the Cougars came back and won 22-21 on a Will…

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  • Innocent Maholi, from OpenMap Development Tanzania, published a tribute to his friend, Iddy Rashid Chazua, remembering his impact and the legacy he leaves.
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Trump Walks Away Rather Than Answer Key Question on Iran

President Donald Trump is dodging questions on his humiliating stalemate with Iran.

Speaking to reporters on the tarmac outside Air Force One in Chippewa, Wisconsin, on Friday, Trump kept his remarks about Iran brief.

“We’re doing quite well. The situation with Iran seems to be going quite well,” Trump announced, before turning to leave.

“When was the last time you had discussions?” a reporter…

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macOS 27: Everything we know about the next big Mac update

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On June 8, Apple will officially reveal the follow-up to macOS 27 Tahoe, followed by a months-long beta cycle, and the official release of the new operating system in the fall.

As for what to expect, since the development is all in-house at Apple, leaks aren’t as prevalent as hardware, so a lot of the features are seen for the first time at the WWDC keynote. However, we’ve heard about…

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Missing Republican Rep. Is Somehow Still Introducing Legislation

The case of the missing New Jersey representative continues to baffle constituents, and the fact that Tom Kean Jr. is submitting legislation in absentia isn’t helping matters, as NBC News reported Friday.

Like many members of Congress, Kean posts regularly on X and Instagram about his work. He has recently informed his followers that he is co-sponsoring a Sikh American anti-discrimination bill,…

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Church of Jesus Christ acquires daguerreotype some say is the only photo of Joseph Smith

No confirmed photograph of Joseph Smith exists, but an unnamed donor has given a locket containing a daguerreotype purported to contain an image of him to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“As we have acknowledged since the discovery of the locket in 2020, we cannot draw a conclusion about who is pictured in the daguerreotype,” the church stated in a news release about the…

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Apple’s (almost) definitely about to launch new headphones

Macworld

As the saying goes, once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and six times is a sure sign of an imminent product launch. Football star Lamine Yamal has posted to Instagram yet another photo of himself with a pair of unreleased Beats over-ears, and come on people, who are we kidding, Apple is definitely about to drop some new headphones.

Last week, we reported on the Barcelona…

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San Diego Muslim community leaders say mayor ignored them prior to attack

Many in the Muslim community criticized the mayor and police chief's comments in the aftermath of the attack on the Islamic Center. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp As San Diegans mourn the three men who died protecting the Islamic Center of San Diego from two attackers

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White House Tries to Bury Alarming Warning From Oil Execs

The Trump administration is denying reports of incoming oil price spikes, even as the White House has been warned by multiple executives in the region.

Politico reported that one anonymous executive told the administration that their storage tanks were “at dangerously low levels already,” three months into Iran’s retaliatory blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

“We have shared those concerns at…

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Apple's Overhauled Siri Will Reportedly Run on Nvidia's Blackwell Chips

Apple will rely on Google's fleet of Nvidia chips to power its overhauled version of Siri when it launches in September, according to a new report from _The Information_.

Last week, the outlet reported that Apple plans to highlight the on-device AI capabilities of its devices at WWDC next week, but queries that require cloud-based processing will still fall back on one of Google's large Gemini…

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