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apnews.com/article/russ... former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.
apnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
apnews.com/article/russ... former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Plaintiffs' attorneys in Tesla trial over fatal Autopilot crash are seeking $345 million in damages - including $109 million in compensatory damages and $236 million in punitive damages. The case is Benavides et al v. Tesla Inc. in a federal court in Miami... www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t...
Tesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in Florida
Jury deliberations have begun in a Tesla trial concerning a fatal Autopilot crash from 2019.
www.cnbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Plaintiffs' attorneys in Tesla trial over fatal Autopilot crash are seeking $345 million in damages - including $109 million in compensatory damages and $236 million in punitive damages. The case is Benavides et al v. Tesla Inc. in a federal court in Miami... www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/t...
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This is why we need local journalism now more than ever.
www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking.
The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.
www.richmonder.org
August 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is why we need local journalism now more than ever.
www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
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5 years ago I made a lil tweet and now I’m dropping the second book in my Black fantasy series.
Happy release day to Bones at the Crossroads! You can purchase it now!
#booksky
Happy release day to Bones at the Crossroads! You can purchase it now!
#booksky
July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
5 years ago I made a lil tweet and now I’m dropping the second book in my Black fantasy series.
Happy release day to Bones at the Crossroads! You can purchase it now!
#booksky
Happy release day to Bones at the Crossroads! You can purchase it now!
#booksky
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"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Normalize calling for the prosecution of ICE Agents.
July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Normalize calling for the prosecution of ICE Agents.
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
apnews.com/article/publ... the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm
In the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm
Nonprofits in the Bronx are facing severe challenges as federal grant cuts disrupt essential services.
apnews.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
apnews.com/article/publ... the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm
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Sesame Street always knew Donald was trash.
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sesame Street always knew Donald was trash.
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really useful disambiguation resource for figuring out which agencies are doing what in these big militarized immigration raids:
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
They're not just ICE. Who's carrying out out Southern California immigration raids
The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here's a look at who's carrying out the immigration raids.
calmatters.org
July 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
really useful disambiguation resource for figuring out which agencies are doing what in these big militarized immigration raids:
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
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"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
Peoria sushi shop owner faces deportation after 21 years of living in the US
Kelly Yu, who does not have legal status in the U.S., is in ICE custody in Arizona, leaving her business, customers and family behind.
www.12news.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
“She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?”
www.12news.com/article/news...
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Thanks, GOP!
Thanks, Trump!
"Next year, the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium...
plans which serve people who can't get health insurance through their jobs and who don't qualify for Medicaid or Medicare..."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Thanks, Trump!
"Next year, the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium...
plans which serve people who can't get health insurance through their jobs and who don't qualify for Medicaid or Medicare..."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows
A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.
www.npr.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thanks, GOP!
Thanks, Trump!
"Next year, the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium...
plans which serve people who can't get health insurance through their jobs and who don't qualify for Medicaid or Medicare..."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Thanks, Trump!
"Next year, the average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium...
plans which serve people who can't get health insurance through their jobs and who don't qualify for Medicaid or Medicare..."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Trump lied about Medicaid, and people are going to die because of it.
July 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Trump lied about Medicaid, and people are going to die because of it.
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Trump is bashing yet another politician pushing for the release of the Epstein files. Totally something an innocent person would do.
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Trump is bashing yet another politician pushing for the release of the Epstein files. Totally something an innocent person would do.
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The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, has resigned. cnn.it/4f16A4z
July 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, has resigned. cnn.it/4f16A4z
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Any current or former Medicaid Navigators out there that could uses AI agents to create an app that sources the newly needed information and can fill out the Medicaid forms with that data ? Effectively automating the entire process and making what could be a difficult process, easy
July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Any current or former Medicaid Navigators out there that could uses AI agents to create an app that sources the newly needed information and can fill out the Medicaid forms with that data ? Effectively automating the entire process and making what could be a difficult process, easy
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July 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
👀 We keep a close eye on supplier prices - so when they go down, yours does too!
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Why do they need Ghislaine Maxwell if there's a list?
MAGA, they're complicating this more than it needs to be because they think you're stupid. Deliberate obfuscation.
MAGA, they're complicating this more than it needs to be because they think you're stupid. Deliberate obfuscation.
July 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Why do they need Ghislaine Maxwell if there's a list?
MAGA, they're complicating this more than it needs to be because they think you're stupid. Deliberate obfuscation.
MAGA, they're complicating this more than it needs to be because they think you're stupid. Deliberate obfuscation.
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I am genuinely curious why these four Democrats missed today's vote on PBS funding cuts. The bill passed 214-212. Three votes would have made all the difference. Anyone know?
June 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am genuinely curious why these four Democrats missed today's vote on PBS funding cuts. The bill passed 214-212. Three votes would have made all the difference. Anyone know?