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Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the…
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JD Vance Brags Trump Is Great Negotiator, After He Caved to Russia
“He punched out after 20 years, and working for the Pentagon. And he’s only been there a few months, so he’s probationary, and he just…
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Mitch McConnell Finally Announces He Won’t Run Again. Good Riddance.
Mitch McConnell has finally decided to call it quits. The longest-serving Senate leader in history announced on Thursday that he will not…
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Republicans Are “Scared Sh*tless” of Trump’s Fans
Fear might be the driving motivator behind Republican lawmakers’ continual bend to Donald Trump. The GOP caucus is reportedly “scared…
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Ex-NFL Player Dragged Out by Cops After Calling MAGA a “Nazi Movement”
“He punched out after 20 years, and working for the Pentagon. And he’s only been there a few months, so he’s probationary, and he just…
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Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, said on Thursday that strong holiday sales propelled its revenue to another annual…
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A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation
DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch is in Miami Beach at the FII Priority conference, where President Trump floated the idea of sending Americans a…
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Transcript: Trump’s Ugly “Dictator” Rant Forces GOP into Contortions
Sargent: Let’s start with Trump’s tweet. He said Zelenskiy is a “dictator” who talks the United States into spending money on Ukraine’s…
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What Trump’s Firing Spree Means for the Next Public Health Crisis
These terminations come amid an outbreak of avian influenza that is decimating poultry flocks and may become more widespread among humans,…
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Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes exports less…
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A Strong Dollar Means Bargains for Americans Traveling Abroad
Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Today, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208. On…
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Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis that crashed…
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Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.
The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers…
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So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?
President Trump recently ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies, for a simple-sounding reason. Each penny, he said, has…
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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has…
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Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing
President Trump’s pick as labor secretary faced pointed questions from both parties at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday over…
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Trump’s Defense Secretary Gives Pentagon Days to Plan for Massive Cuts
Unsurprisingly, several of Trump’s claims aren’t true. The U.S. has actually allocated a total of $183 billion to Ukraine since Russia’s…
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Republicans Propose Creepy Bill to Track Pregnant People
Missouri Republicans are advancing an effort that would require pregnant people to register in a statewide database. House Bill 807,…
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Transcript: Stephen Miller Rages on CNN as Musk’s DOGE Lie Implodes
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 19 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
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JD Vance Warns Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to Shut up and Obey Trump
Unsurprisingly, several of Trump’s claims aren’t true. The U.S. has actually allocated a total of $183 billion to Ukraine since Russia’s…
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Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus is likely to…
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Republicans Happily Roll Over as Trump Declares Himself King
Unsurprisingly, several of Trump’s claims aren’t true. The U.S. has actually allocated a total of $183 billion to Ukraine since Russia’s…
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Trump Declares Himself King as He Kills Congestion Pricing in New York
Unsurprisingly, several of Trump’s claims aren’t true. The U.S. has actually allocated a total of $183 billion to Ukraine since Russia’s…
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Trump Attorney Begins Revenge Quest With First Target: Chuck Schumer
“They’re the front line of surveillance for the entire outbreak,” Keith Poulsen, the director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic…