Mom and her four American-born children detained after visiting Canadian border: ‘What authoritarianism looks like’
Jackie Merlos, her 9-year-old triplets and 7-year-old son held by border patrol for more than two weeks, family says
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Trump announces new weapons for Ukraine, threatens tariffs on Russia
US President Donald Trump announced a shipment of weapons for Ukraine while threatening tariffs on Russia.
Pentagon probes examine key Hegseth allies – Politico
Pentagon probes examine key Hegseth allies Politico
Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and politics, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist, has died at age 49.
The Velvet Sundown: This band blowing up on Spotify is 100% AI-generated
It’s a rock-n-roll band with over 1 million monthly listeners, with 3 albums out in barely six weeks. But despite shooting to Spotify’s top ranks, The Velvet Sundown’s music is entirely AI-generated — and it had quite a saga being revealed as synthet…
This $30 Labubu doll became an international status symbol—it brought in $423 million for its company last year
Labubu dolls are seemingly a worldwide obsession. Here’s how the toy’s maker Pop Mart built the viral fashion sensation, with some celebrity luck involved.
No time, no lawyer, no rights: ICE memo sparks panic over third-country deportations – Miami Herald
No time, no lawyer, no rights: ICE memo sparks panic over third-country deportations Miami HeraldICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens The Washington PostTrump Administration Poised to …
Nine arrests in Spain after anti-migrant unrest
Spanish police have arrested nine people over rare anti-migrant unrest that rocked the town of Torre Pacheco, authorities said on Monday. Three nights of violence erupted on Friday after a 68-year-old man told local media three youths of North African…
Tory benches almost deserted as Philp cops a lesson on small boats | John Crace
Shadow minister crashes and burns as Yvette Copper makes statement on new Channel crossing arrangementsIt was all a bit of a mystery. Just where were the Tories? Had they just got their dates confused? Thought that recess started this week rather than …
Anthropic, Google and xAI win $200M each from Pentagon AI chief for ‘agentic AI’
The three new contracts come on top of last month’s equal award to OpenAI, bringing the Chief Digital & AI Officer’s investment in cutting-edge commercial “frontier AI” to a total of $800 million.