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Helping journalists and editors with headlines that bury the lede. Since 2025.
L̶a̶s̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶O̶u̶t̶ ̶O̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶i̶a̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶J̶o̶b̶s̶ ̶D̶a̶t̶a̶,̶ ̶T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶D̶i̶s̶p̶l̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶H̶i̶s̶ ̶V̶o̶l̶a̶t̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶S̶i̶d̶e̶

Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Continues Dangerous Pattern of Obfuscation and Incompetence

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Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side
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August 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
P̶r̶e̶s̶i̶d̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶O̶r̶d̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶F̶i̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶L̶a̶b̶o̶r̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶i̶s̶t̶i̶c̶s̶ ̶C̶h̶i̶e̶f̶ ̶A̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶W̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶J̶o̶b̶s̶ ̶R̶e̶p̶o̶r̶t̶

President Trump Orders Firing of Labor Statistics Chief for Failure to Manipulate Jobs Report

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President Trump orders firing of Labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of manipulating jobs figures.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
F̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶P̶a̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶R̶a̶t̶e̶s̶ ̶D̶e̶s̶p̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶D̶i̶v̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶P̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶P̶r̶e̶s̶s̶u̶r̶e̶

Fed Does Job

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Live Updates: Fed Stands Pat on Rates Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure
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July 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
U̶C̶L̶A̶ ̶v̶i̶o̶l̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶J̶e̶w̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶d̶e̶n̶t̶s̶’̶ ̶c̶i̶v̶i̶l̶ ̶r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶‘̶d̶e̶l̶i̶b̶e̶r̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶i̶f̶f̶e̶r̶e̶n̶c̶e̶,̶’̶ ̶f̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶s̶a̶y̶

Fresh Off Victory Over Columbia, Trump's Goons Begin Shakedown of UCLA

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UCLA violated Jewish students’ civil rights with ‘deliberate indifference,’ feds say
The DOJ issued a notice to UCLA and a warning of a pending lawsuit, saying the campus violated Jewish student civil rights last year during a pro-Palestinian encampment. The same day, UCLA said it wou...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
S̶e̶n̶a̶t̶e̶,̶ ̶R̶e̶j̶e̶c̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶s̶t̶l̶e̶-̶B̶l̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶A̶l̶a̶r̶m̶s̶,̶ ̶C̶o̶n̶f̶i̶r̶m̶s̶ ̶B̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶A̶p̶p̶e̶a̶l̶s̶ ̶C̶o̶u̶r̶t̶

Future Litigants Should Follow Judge Bove's Orders Exactly as Rigorously as Justice Official Bove Followed Judge Boasberg's

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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court
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July 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶G̶a̶m̶e̶-̶C̶h̶a̶n̶g̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶C̶l̶i̶m̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶R̶o̶l̶l̶b̶a̶c̶k̶,̶ ̶E̶.̶P̶.̶A̶.̶ ̶A̶i̶m̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶K̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶a̶ ̶B̶e̶d̶r̶o̶c̶k̶ ̶S̶c̶i̶e̶n̶t̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶F̶i̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶

Republicans Pin Hopes on Mars

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In a Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
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July 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶S̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶H̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶c̶l̶i̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶E̶p̶s̶t̶e̶i̶n̶’̶s̶ ̶I̶n̶v̶i̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶V̶i̶s̶i̶t̶ ̶H̶i̶s̶ ̶I̶s̶l̶a̶n̶d̶:̶ ̶‘̶I̶ ̶N̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶a̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶v̶i̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶G̶o̶i̶n̶g̶’

Trump Has Definitely Been to Epstein's Island

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Trump Says He Declined Epstein’s Invitation to Visit His Island: ‘I Never Had the Privilege of Going’
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July 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
H̶a̶r̶v̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶I̶s̶ ̶S̶a̶i̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶B̶e̶ ̶O̶p̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶S̶p̶e̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶U̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶$̶5̶0̶0̶ ̶M̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶R̶e̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶D̶i̶s̶p̶u̶t̶e̶

Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Ending Concept of Academic Freedom

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Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute
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July 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
W̶a̶r̶n̶e̶r̶ ̶B̶r̶o̶s̶.̶ ̶D̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶n̶o̶u̶n̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶n̶a̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶t̶-̶s̶p̶l̶i̶t̶:̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶n̶e̶r̶ ̶B̶r̶o̶s̶.̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶D̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶G̶l̶o̶b̶a̶l̶

Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Names Post Split, and Neither are MAX.

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Warner Bros. Discovery announces names post-split: Warner Bros. and Discovery Global
The venerable Burbank film and television studio properties, HBO, HBO Max streaming service and gaming properties will be part of Warner Bros. Cable networks, including TNT, CNN, HGTV, Animal Planet a...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
E̶p̶s̶t̶e̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶G̶h̶i̶s̶l̶a̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶x̶w̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶r̶g̶e̶s̶ ̶S̶u̶p̶r̶e̶m̶e̶ ̶C̶o̶u̶r̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶t̶u̶r̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶v̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶

Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell Thinks at Least 5 Justices May Be Open to Just Legalizing Pedophilia So We Can All Move On
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶g̶i̶g̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶C̶E̶O̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶s̶,̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶

CEOs Face Exactly the Same Hardships as Uber Drivers, Except for Making Six Orders of Magnitude More Money and Bearing No Responsibility for Their Mistakes
July 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
'T̶o̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶F̶a̶i̶l̶u̶r̶e̶’̶:̶ ̶I̶s̶r̶a̶e̶l̶’̶s̶ ̶R̶e̶t̶u̶r̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶W̶a̶r̶ ̶H̶e̶a̶p̶e̶d̶ ̶R̶u̶i̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶G̶a̶z̶a̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶D̶i̶d̶ ̶L̶i̶t̶t̶l̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶I̶s̶r̶a̶e̶l̶i̶s̶

'Total Success': Israel's Return to War Saved Netanyahu From Prison, Satisfied Right's Need for Bloodlust, and Probably Got Trump Reelected

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‘Total Failure’: Israel’s Return to War Heaped Ruin on Gaza and Did Little for Israelis
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July 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘̶F̶e̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶I̶’̶m̶ ̶d̶r̶i̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶u̶s̶’̶:̶ ̶C̶N̶N̶ ̶r̶e̶p̶o̶r̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶i̶l̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶d̶y̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶b̶l̶i̶m̶p̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ CNN Reporter Compares Thing He's Driving to Smaller Thing in Effort to Convey Largeness

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CNN correspondent performs airshow maneuvers in the Goodyear blimp | CNN
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the iconic Goodyear blimp. To mark the occasionb, CNN correspondent and flight instructor Pete Muntean takes the Goodyear blimp out for a spin and attempts a f...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A̶n̶d̶r̶e̶w̶ ̶C̶u̶o̶m̶o̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶e̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶N̶e̶w̶ ̶Y̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶C̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶ Cuomo Get Free Publicity Just for Wandering Around Town While Other Third Party Mayoral Candidates Toil Away in Anonymity
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Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day Parade in Queens.
Andrew Cuomo gets out on the streets of New York as he tries to take City Hall | CNN Politics
Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day P...
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July 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
P̶a̶s̶s̶e̶n̶g̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶E̶v̶a̶c̶u̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶S̶m̶o̶k̶y̶ ̶P̶l̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶E̶m̶e̶r̶g̶e̶n̶c̶y̶ ̶C̶h̶u̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶D̶e̶n̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶p̶o̶r̶t̶ Boeing Plane Should Probably Have Been Designed so that Blown Tire Doesn't Require Emergency Evacuation

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Passengers Evacuate Smoky Plane on Emergency Chute at Denver Airport
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July 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶A̶I̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶ Jeff Bezos Would Never Ever Tell his Editorial Board What to Write

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Opinion | Trump is off to a good start with an AI action plan
The administration’s AI policy is taking shape. But there’s still a lot more work to be done.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
D̶e̶n̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶f̶e̶d̶e̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶f̶l̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶l̶i̶e̶f̶,̶ ̶a̶ ̶M̶a̶r̶y̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶ ̶Maybe Next Time Residents of a Maryland Town Should Try Voting for Somebody Without a Clearly Documented 50-year Recoree of Not Giving a F### about Other People

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Denied federal flood relief, a Maryland town is left on its own
Residents of Westernport, Maryland, overwhelmingly voted for Trump. But after FEMA denied its aid request, the town feels like he’s turned his back on them.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
W̶h̶y̶ ̶I̶s̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶p̶l̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶W̶i̶-̶F̶i̶ ̶S̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶S̶o̶ ̶B̶a̶d̶?̶ Airlines Will Get WiFi Working as Soon as They Figure Out How to Fly People Places on Time
For two decades now, in-flight Wi-Fi has occupied a limbo between miracle and catastrophe. @ibogost.bsky.social on why there's no guarantee it's getting better anytime soon:
Decent Airplane Wi-Fi Will Forever Be Just a Year Away
The service has been stuck in a limbo of mediocrity for two decades.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I̶s̶r̶a̶e̶l̶ ̶S̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶H̶a̶s̶ ̶P̶a̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶S̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶l̶i̶t̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶A̶c̶t̶i̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶G̶a̶z̶a̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶A̶n̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶w̶s̶ ̶O̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶u̶n̶g̶e̶r̶ Israel Prefers Gazans Die from Bombs, Not Hunger

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Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger
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July 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶’̶s̶ ̶N̶e̶w̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶b̶u̶s̶ ̶J̶e̶t̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶S̶u̶p̶p̶l̶y̶ ̶C̶h̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶I̶s̶s̶u̶e
New Airbus Jet's Grounding Has Nothing to do with Doors Falling Off
July 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
'̶S̶h̶a̶m̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶d̶o̶n̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶ ̶q̶u̶o̶'̶:̶ ̶G̶h̶i̶s̶l̶a̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶x̶w̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶s̶p̶i̶l̶l̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶1̶0̶0̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶n̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶E̶p̶s̶t̶e̶i̶n̶
'Shameless Pardon Quid Pro Quo': Maxwell Spills on 99 People Linked to Epstein and Leaves One Out
July 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
T̶r̶u̶m̶p̶ ̶s̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶s̶i̶d̶e̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶c̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶G̶h̶i̶s̶l̶a̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶x̶w̶e̶l̶l̶
Trump Admits He Has Considered Ordering a Hit on Ghislaine Maxwell
July 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
U̶S̶ ̶c̶l̶o̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶W̶a̶y̶m̶o̶ ̶s̶e̶l̶f̶-̶d̶r̶i̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶o̶l̶l̶i̶s̶i̶o̶n̶s̶,̶ ̶u̶n̶e̶x̶p̶e̶c̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶a̶v̶i̶o̶r̶
Trump Pardons Waymos
July 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Columbia Dove Off a Cliff on its Way to a $200 Million Settlement with Trump

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Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
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July 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Jeffrey Toobin Degrades Public Discourse
In accusing Barack Obama of treason, President Trump “is wrong on the facts and the law, and his sensational allegation serves only to demonstrate how completely he has degraded contemporary political discourse,” Jeffrey Toobin writes.
Opinion | Trump, Obama and the Question of Treason
President Trump’s history of intemperate remarks has earned him a perverse kind of immunity; the more outrageous his statement, the faster it is often dismissed.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM