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West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying

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Ascend West Virginia is one of dozens of relocation initiatives across the country offering cash and other incentives to move to states needing an economic boost. Here's how they're working out.

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GOP lawmaker demands answers after Smithsonian chief urged moving beyond 'America First mentality'

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GOP lawmaker demands answers after Smithsonian chief urged moving beyond 'America First mentality'

Rep. Mike Carey grilled Smithsonian leadership on why the National Museum of American History dropped "American history" from its mission statement.

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Trump says Saudi nuclear agreement won't move forward without Abraham Accords: 'They have to be a member'

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Trump says Saudi nuclear agreement won't move forward without Abraham Accords: 'They have to be a member'

Trump says Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords before any civilian nuclear energy deal moves forward, insisting the condition was always understood.

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Suspect in Upper West Side Stabbing Faces Hate-Crime Charges, Police Say

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Suspect in Upper West Side Stabbing Faces Hate-Crime Charges, Police Say

Raul Morales is accused of attacking two men, who are both expected to survive.

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Democrats move to keep South Carolina as first state to vote in 2028 presidential primaries

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Democrats move to keep South Carolina as first state to vote in 2028 presidential primaries

DNC made move in bid to better represent views of party’s racially diverse voter base ahead of next presidential cycle Democrats moved to keep South Carolina as the first state to vote in their party’s 2028 presidential primary process, while moving up several other states, in a bid to better represent the views of the party’s racially diverse voter base.At a meeting in Washington DC of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) rules and bylaws committee on Friday, South Carolina received a slim majority of votes to take the first spot, scheduled for 22 January 2028, with Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia set to follow, in that order. The selections must still be confirmed by the full DNC at a meeting set for next month. Continue reading...

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Trump: Russia, China are staying out of Iran war

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Trump: Russia, China are staying out of Iran war

'Two major countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating'

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'It's just not right': Lawmakers sound the alarm on sneaky Pentagon move

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'It's just not right': Lawmakers sound the alarm on sneaky Pentagon move

Congressional lawmakers are hitting the brakes on the Pentagon's efforts to to quietly move forward with powering AI, per Politico.The Department of Defense is already leasing land to private companies to build data centers proposed for military bases, but the move is drawing scrutiny from members of Congress, according to reporting by Politico. "It's just not right for every community," Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) said, per Politico. "Seemingly, the other side doesn't want to just admit the reality around resource consumption."Congressional lawmakers are mostly worried about the amount of water and energy that data centers require. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) proposed amendments to the House's version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would check the development of data centers by the Pentagon before it accelerates, Politico reported.Garamendi noted that AI data centers are "extraordinary consumers of both energy and water" and "the question arises as to whether they should be on military bases."Levin added, "A bigger concern is that we haven't received the appropriate brief" from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or the Pentagon "about any of this."One provision sought by lawmakers would require the Department of Defense to brief Congress on the impacts of military data centers on nearby communities before construction starts, according to Politico. Another would require DOD to publish annual reports on data center impacts."This Congress has an obligation to defend our people," Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) said. "Not to stick our heads in the sand or pretend it's 1946."

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Trump 'bombed' at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — but he stayed awake

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Trump 'bombed' at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — but he stayed awake

President Donald Trump does not appear to be the entertainer he once was, reports CNN’s Brian Stelter. The president’s insult-laden speech drew mostly stunned silence from the audience as he attacked a bunch of journalists at the pared-down recap of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday.“Trump bombed at the ... Dinner Friday night. He knew he was bombing, too, and he even tried to meta-joke his way out of it,” reports Stelter. “But no. Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.”In a “rambling hour-long speech,” Stelter said Trump insulted journalists by name, “repurposed old nicknames for political opponents, made a strange number of fat jokes that weren’t funny at all, and sounded mad at his unnamed writers for giving him weak material to work with.”“Does anyone understand this stuff?” he said at one point during the razzball speech. The answer, said Stelter, was “generally no. But more than anything, the speech was just … boring.”“Trump’s low energy led more than one TV executive to muse that the president had stumbled upon a new technique against the media: Tank the ratings with a snoozefest,” added Stelter. “Some attendees said they were surprised that Trump didn’t bring more original material, given how highly anticipated the dinner was, in part because his attendance ended his years-long boycott of the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual fundraiser. Many journalists refused to attend, and the dinner was a small-scale redo of the April 26 black-tie affair that got called off after a gunman tried to rush into the ballroom of the Washington Hilton hotel, so Trump joked about bullet proof vests and how attendees hid under their tables while his staff bravely stood on tables and directed crowds.He gave shoutouts to media executives he considers propaganda allies, namely Larry and David Ellison, who took control of Paramount last year, killed off the high-rating show of late-night comic gadfly Stephen Colbert, destroyed legacy news show 60 Minutes and turned CBS News into a ratings flop.Ellison is now trying to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, and the parent company of CNN.“Under my administration, a once-feared and powerful regime that relentlessly attacked America has finally been toppled,” Trump said, referring to changes implemented by Ellison’s handpicked editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss. “Their former leaders have been removed, and they’re now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions. But I, for one, wish Bari Weiss all the best at CBS News. She’s a wonderful woman.”“The more resentful and recycled Trump’s speech got, the more attendees seemed to tune it out,” said Stelter.One of the most intriguing parts of the evening involved the correspondents’ association’s annual journalism awards presentation, said Stelter, when Trump looked on while journalists earned multiple prizes, including one for “courage and accountability” in reporting that went to a team of Wall Street Journal reporters for their investigative work on a lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein with Trump’s name on it.“Trump quickly filed a $20 billion lawsuit against the Journal, revealing reporter Khadeeja Safdar’s home address,” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said while presenting the award. To which “Trump laughed and threw up his hands in an aw shucks-like gesture,” according to Stelter.“Her family had to be relocated,” Blitzer added more somberly. “The Journal was kicked off of Air Force One, but the reporters continued to file revelatory stories.”

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'Tone deaf' Trump hands Congress over to Democrats with 'nutter-butter' moves: data guru

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'Tone deaf' Trump hands Congress over to Democrats with 'nutter-butter' moves: data guru

Gas prices skyrocketed this week as President Donald Trump's war against Iran heated up, prompting CNN's Harry Enten to argue pain at the pump will put Republicans in political peril.Prices for gasoline jumped 13 cents over last week to $4.11 a gallon, and Enten said roughly two in three Americans — 65 percent — said the war is not worth the resulting spike in fuel costs, according to a poll conducted within the last 24 hours."You know, this is where President Trump seems so politically tone deaf," Enten said. "I mean, this is what we're talking about, saying, 'Oh, you know, it's it's worth it to me, you know, I'm not actually taking part in the midterm elections.'"Republicans are shouldering the blame among voters for the higher gas prices, Enten said. When asked which party they blame for higher fuel costs, just 27 percent of Americans pointed to Democrats, while roughly two in three blamed Republicans.Enten argued this undercuts any assumption that dissatisfaction with the administration won't affect down-ballot races. With Republicans controlling the House, Senate and presidency, he said, voters have nowhere else to direct their frustration.The numbers reflect a broader shift on inflation – the issue that fueled Trump's return to office in the first place. In October 2024, Trump held a six-point advantage over Kamala Harris on which candidate voters trusted more to handle inflation — a margin that helped power his win. Now, according to a recent Fox News poll, that dynamic has flipped entirely, with Democrats now trusted by 10 points on the cost of living, marking one of the largest leads Democrats have held on the issue in Fox News polling history."This is just nutter butter," Enten said. "This is movement that kills parties, that kills their electoral aspirations."Enten described the reversal as historically significant, noting that inflation was the issue that cost Biden and Harris the White House — and could now do the same to Republicans in Congress."If these numbers hold, it's very hard to imagine that Republicans are able to hold onto the House of Representatives when the number one issue, the Democrats are trusted by 10 points in a complete switcheroo from where we were just a year and a half ago," he said. "These are the numbers that Democrats absolutely love, and Republicans absolutely have to despise." - YouTube youtu.be

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West Virginia paid digital nomads to move there during COVID. Many are staying

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