In a series of interviews with the Washington Examiner, Democrats argued that Trump and Republicans needed to look internally before placing the blame on them for the increase in political violence. “They should look in the mirror,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA). “By the way, in a democracy, violence is never acceptable.” The comments came
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The national average price for regular gas rose to $4.176 per gallon on Tuesday. It’s the fifth straight day of increases at the pumps after fuel costs had dropped to as low as $4.02 per gallon just a week ago. Tuesday’s gas prices also set a new high for the year, breaking the previous record
The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid operatives embedded within the Aryan Nations, after effectively suing the extremist organization out of existence two decades ago, as part of what prosecutors say was a self-enrichment scheme to justify the law center’s purported bigot-fighting work. Federal investigators are alleging that the SPLC has been operating a covert
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The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, remains one of the blockchain’s great mysteries. Countless news articles, documentaries, and bits of internet speculation have attempted to unmask Satoshi to no avail. Earlier this month, The New York Times published a massive investigation into who they believed was behind Bitcoin. The man they
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Ube Boobey’s bedroom is slightly messy after a trip to Morocco, but her cyberdeck glistens among the clutter. The homemade computer is located inside a clamshell purse, covered in swirly gold accents and filled with pearls, with some makeup and fake moss tucked beneath the keyboard. The 22-year-old, who’s based in London and has worked
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The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday has sparked new scrutiny over how the presidential line of succession is protected at high-profile events that blend government officials with the public and press. As well as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, several Cabinet officials in the line of succession
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In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, congressional lawmakers have begun offering their official policy reaction and so far it all points in one direction: building Trump’s ballroom. Within hours of the shooting, several GOP lawmakers from both the House and Senate announced they
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Review: Acer Swift 16 AI (2026) Sporting the largest touchpad I’ve ever seen, this ambitious laptop is better in theory than in practice. Photograph: Luke Larsen Excellent performance and battery life at a lower price than comparable laptops. Vibrant, high-resolution OLED touchscreen display. Inclusion of number pad doesn’t make touchpad off-center. Big touchpad doubles as
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For its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software’s dizzying scrolls of numbers and text to isolate far-flung information is the mark of a seasoned professional. But as a greater mass of data is fed into the Terminal—not only
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As his audience greeted him with chants of “Jimmy! Jimmy!” Kimmel addressed the controversy in the opening monologue of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “You know, sometimes you wake up in the morning, and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job,” Kimmel asked. “We’ve all been there, right?” “What a