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Marianne Costantinou
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Ex-newspaper reporter. Writer. Mom. Brooklyn born, now in Florida. Boomer. Greek immigrant parents. Movie / TV junkie. Foodie. Collector of art, vintage stuff. Birkenstock gal. Liberal / Progressive - not PC …. I give good retweets.
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Mickey Lee, a contestant on the latest season of the television show “Big Brother,” who was known for her vibrant personality and bold strategic moves to survive the game, died on Thursday. She was 35.
Mickey Lee, a ‘Big Brother’ Contestant, Dies at 35
Ms. Lee, a party host in Atlanta, died from multiple cardiac arrests brought on by the flu, according to a social media post.
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December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. At the same time, the privately run registry has created a multimillion-dollar business with considerable power over the flow of thousands of organs, according to interviews and a review of business records.
How One Father Created an Organ Empire
The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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An expanding body of evidence suggests that the age of an ovary, not just the eggs it contains, is important to reproduction and healthy aging.
It’s Time to Give the Ovary Some More Respect
Recent research highlights that for fertility and aging, the egg may be the leading lady, but she needs her supporting cast.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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“By year’s end Mr. Trump’s popularity had sunk to historical lows, as many Americans recoiled from his brutality and his extremism,” writes Steven Rattner. These 10 charts illustrate the president’s first year back in office.
Opinion | Trump’s First Year Back, in 10 Charts
Steven Rattner recaps the year of Trump in charts.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Brigitte Bardot has died, her foundation has said reut.rs/4b88lg8
Brigitte Bardot has died, her foundation has said
French actress Brigitte Bardot has died, her foundation said on Sunday. She was 91 years old.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Good morning from Philadelphia. #unfiltered
December 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I love the Charlie Brown Christmas special. There's an eerie loneliness that hangs over the whole thing. The music, Charlie Brown's depression, the dying little tree, the flatness of the children's voices, the inevitability of death. A Christmas masterpiece.
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added reut.rs/3NfgBky
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled, with the host of the longtime annual performance attributing the decision to the addition of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's name to the institution in Washington.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Mr Cuban,

I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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CBS News caused a controversy after it pulled a report about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a brutal prison in El Salvador. But the segment, as originally edited by “60 Minutes” staff members, soon surfaced online in full.
Pulled ’60 Minutes’ Report, Briefly Streamed in Canada, Is All Over the Internet Now
At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The close relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has already been well established, David Remnick writes.
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Trump, Epstein, and the Women
The Epstein files are a vast trove of documents and will take time to absorb, but Trump made his attitude about women clear long ago.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The singer Barry Manilow has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will undergo surgery, he announced on Monday, postponing several concert dates. “It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early,” he wrote.
Barry Manilow Is Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
The “Mandy” and “Copacabana” singer said he would undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and he postponed several concert dates.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.
Jim Beam Halts Production at Flagship Distillery as Whiskey and Bourbon Markets Struggle
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during his public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on January 1. trib.al/ylTzosO
December 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Three decades and 3.2 billion MetroCards after it was first issued in New York City, what once felt like cutting-edge technology has become outdated. December 31 is the last day the cards will be sold. Here's a timeline of its brief life.
Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard
Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The first year of President Trump's second term "has been an especially stark and galling education in the intoxication of power," Frank Bruni writes.
Opinion | The Most Important Thing We Learned From Susie Wiles
There are no wallflowers in Trump’s White House.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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A man in Austria was charged in the death of his girlfriend after leaving her behind while hiking, in a case testing ideas of freedom and responsibility in the mountains.
A Woman Froze to Death on an Alpine Trek. Is Her Boyfriend to Blame?
A man in Austria was charged in the death of his girlfriend after leaving her behind, in a case testing ideas of freedom and responsibility in the mountains.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A Trump administration homelessness plan that required people to get treatment for addiction or mental illness as a condition of receiving housing funds was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. The administration has said it will try again.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Homeless Aid Plan
The proposal would have required recipients to get treatment for addiction or mental illness as a condition of receiving housing funds. The administration has said it will try again.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to deport people to countries where they have no connections. Last month, U.S. lawyers filed almost 5,000 motions to dismiss asylum cases and force applicants to seek protection elsewhere.
Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries
In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Twenty months ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after being found guilty of a multibillion-dollar fraud. Since then, he has become a prolific jailhouse lawyer, dispensing advice to his fellow prisoners, including the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs.
Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Has New Pursuit: Jailhouse Lawyer
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December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to deport people to other nations, filing almost 5,000 motions in November alone seeking to dismiss asylum cases and arguing that applicants can get asylum there. w/ @Allison McCann + @haleaziz.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries
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December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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News Analysis: The political motivations of the White House in the release on Friday of more than 13,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein were obvious and well-worn: Distract from President Trump’s involvement in the scandal by pointing the finger at Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton Photos in Epstein Files Show He Can’t Escape Scandal
The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Affordability — a word that nods to the costs of housing, child care, groceries, health care, utilities and other essential expenses — is dominating the political conversation ahead of the midterm elections. How did it emerge so quickly?
How Democrats Used the Word ‘Affordability’ to Take On Trump
Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?
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December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM