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WORLDPOLITICSCULTURE
Trump Names 'Alpha Male' Influencer Nick Adams as Special Envoy for American Tourism
Nick Adams — self-described 'alpha male,' Hooters enthusiast, and MAGA social media figure — has been appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism, Excep...
WORLDCULTUREWAR
Jury Hits Meta with $375 Million Verdict in New Mexico Child Safety Trial
A Santa Fe jury found Meta willfully violated New Mexico's unfair practices act and awarded $375 million in damages — the first major state-level verdict aga...
CULTURE
The End of Cable News: CNN's Collapse and the Death of the Broadcast Era
CNN is cutting staff again. But this isn't just a layoff story — it's the final chapter of a media empire that once defined how America understood the world.
CULTUREPOLITICSHEALTH
Who Owns the News Now: The $110.9 Billion Deal That Puts CNN Under Ellison Control
Paramount Skydance just won a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, putting CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. Studios under a single Silicon Valley dynasty. Here'...
CULTUREHEALTH
Barry Manilow's Return: 'What a Time' and the Long Road Back
At 82, after surviving lung cancer surgery, Barry Manilow is releasing his 33rd studio album — his first original material in nearly 15 years. Here's what it...
CULTUREWAR
The Death of Millennial Feminism: What a Memoir Reveals About a Movement's Collapse
The Atlantic's Helen Lewis argues Lindy West's memoir is the obituary for Millennial Feminism. What killed it, and what replaces it?
WORLDCULTURE
LaGuardia Collision: Two Dead, Airport Closed — and a Deeper Problem With Ground Safety
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia Airport early March 23, killing two. The incident exposes a chronic, underreporte...
TECHCULTUREPOLITICS
Meta on Trial: The Federal Case That Could Reshape Social Media Forever
Dozens of states are suing Meta for knowingly designing Instagram to addict children. The internal documents are damning. Here's what's actually being argued...
CULTURE
Panama City Beach Outlawed Spring Break. Here's What That Actually Means.
Cops with paintball guns are patrolling Panama City Beach for 'too much twerking.' But the real story is a decade-long effort to kill America's most chaotic ...
MARKETSCULTURE
Musk Misled Twitter Investors: What the Verdict Means
A San Francisco jury ruled unanimously that Elon Musk's 2022 public statements about Twitter's bot problem and his intention to exit the deal were intentio
POLITICSCULTURE
Federal Judge Rules Pentagon Press Restrictions Violate First Amendment
The DoD required journalists to pre-clear reporting or lose building access. Most major outlets refused. A federal judge just blocked key parts of the poli