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Saints alive! The Sinners debut bit off more of the box office than expected ($48M), leading the bloodthirsty film to continue leading the box office in its second weekend ($46M).
May 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.

The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.

He had a golf tournament to get to.
…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania.

"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
on.ft.com/4hE1zhX Booze faces big tobacco moment
Booze faces its big tobacco moment
Decline in drinking comes as calls grow for health warnings and moderation goes mainstream
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March 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
on.ft.com/41igyYA Companies brace for price pressures as Trump tariffs start to bite
Companies brace for price pressures as Trump tariffs start to bite
Manufacturing, retail and food sectors highlight coming shocks after duties on Canada, Mexico and China are imposed
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March 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Discovered a bop 1.5 years before everyone else I guess
March 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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The stars were out for #NBAAllStar which took place over the weekend with a number of notable changes to the format. As basketball fans ourselves, we had our AI Media Analyst take a shot at summarizing the reactions to the NBA’s midseason festivities.

#NBA #NBAAllstarWeekend
February 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts

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How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts
Russia’s war in Ukraine has derailed German chancellor’s economic plans
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January 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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nintendo switch 2? more like…nintendo switch 2 to the polls
January 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care.

But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.
January 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
It’s mammoth time

The age of de-extinction: should we bring back the woolly mammoth? on.ft.com/41UaYgZ
The age of de-extinction: should we bring back the woolly mammoth?
Species resurrection is nearing reality — it may also be distracting us from saving animals on the brink
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December 29, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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IDK who needs to hear this, but you're allowed to like one part of a band's discography and not the other. You don't have to know the whole history of a band to be a fan. You can just simply LIKE the music. You don't need to know names of every album or song or band member. You can just LIKE music.
December 24, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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just one more administrative burden bro. I promise bro Just one more means test and it'll fix everything bro. bro. Just one more administrative burden. One more means test and we can fix this whole problem bro. Bro cmon just give me one more administrative burden I promise. bro bro please.
Rand Paul on RFK Jr: "One of the things I plan on talking to him about is the idea that food stamps shouldn't cover unhealthy food. I don't think that food stamps should pay for full sugar Coca-Cola, Pepsi, full sugar anything."
December 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Sounds like Assad was running a tight ship...
December 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM
going to properly deactivate my X account this evening. it's time lol.
December 11, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Luigi Mangione’s manifesto does something truly groundbreaking in the genre: it is edited for brevity
December 10, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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If it helps with your anxiety at all, four fifths of all animals are nematodes.
December 9, 2024 at 4:51 AM
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December 6, 2024 at 8:56 PM
i'm glad we still have low res memes
December 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Feast upon some local housing discourse, urbanists! #nimby #yimby #urbanism

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Big changes are coming to West Mifflin Street, Madison's best-known student neighborhood
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December 5, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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#StillWaiting #SouthKorea The South Korean National Assembly voted to revoke martial law with unanimous support (190 votes) at 1 a.m. on December 4, local time (11 a.m. EST on December 3). Despite the vote, President Yoon Suk-yeol has not yet announced the formal termination of martial law.
December 3, 2024 at 7:04 PM