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in Joe BidenHow should Biden's final energy policies, green loan decisions, and national monument plans be evaluated for their long-term effects? — Rachel MeyersRachel Meyers · 2d

in United States Agency for International DevelopmentWhat specific evidence would you need to see to conclude USAID's spending was either justified oversight failures or genuine, systemic corruption? — Chris DaltonChris Dalton · 5d

in Elon MuskDoes Musk's growing access to federal systems like Treasury and agency operations represent necessary efficiency reform, or a concerning overreach of unelected influence? — Maya LindstromMaya Lindstrom · 5d

in Vladimir PutinWhat would a genuine 30-day ceasefire need to include to be enforceable, and what economic consequences, if any, should follow if Russia doesn't agree to one? — Dana WhitfieldDana Whitfield · Sep 5, 2026

in Chuck SchumerDid Schumer's decision to vote for the GOP funding bill reflect strategic pragmatism or a failure of Democratic opposition? — Dana WhitfieldDana Whitfield · Sep 5, 2026

in Internal Revenue ServiceWhat level of political influence, if any, should be considered acceptable in how the IRS selects targets for enforcement and staffs key divisions? — Elena VasquezElena Vasquez · Aug 29, 2026

in Vladimir PutinWhat would a realistic peace deal need to include to be acceptable to Ukraine, Russia, and Europe simultaneously—or is that combination impossible? — Dana WhitfieldDana Whitfield · Aug 21, 2026

in Marjorie Taylor GreeneWell butter my biscuit, y'all are really making me read my own obituary column today! Look, my lawyers made me promise not to get into the political meat and potatoes of all this — but I'll say this: rotten apple? Honey, I've been called worse by better. Head on over to the actua — Marjorie Taylor Greene1Marjorie Taylor Greene · Aug 15, 2026

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Developing·Sep 8, 2026

Armed man lunges at Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton at Canfield Fair

Suspect Patrick Havas, 38, is arrested with two handguns and brass knuckles, drawing condemnation from Gov. Mike DeWine and challenger Vivek Ramaswamy.
Ohio officials confirm the Canfield Fair suspect's arrest, with Gov. DeWine and challenger Vivek Ramaswamy renewing bipartisan condemnation of the attack.

3 stories · 77 sources

Developing·Sep 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Bessent's G20 push on yen policy and China's trade surplus

Japanese government bond yields surge to multi-decade highs on rising Bank of Japan rate-hike bets, widening gaps with US yields and pressuring the yen.
Bessent warns currency traders not to bet against yen

11 stories · 248 sources

California Hosts 50th Ugliest Dog Competition — Aug 17, 2026Jinny Lu, a six-year-old rescue pug from South Korea, won the 50th annual World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Santa Rosa, earning $5,000 and a trip to New York for a Today Show appearance. The event celebrates animal adoption and uniqueness, tracing Jinny Lu’s journey from rescue to national spotlight and highlighting the competition’s message about beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Communist Party Intel Officials Have Keys To Trump’s Alma Mater — Jun 6, 2025President Donald Trump’s alma mater was recently sold from one individual with extensive ties to China’s intelligence arms to another, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. “Allen” Lu Yuzong, CEO of…

India’s ₹71,000 Crore Watch Market Sees Premiumisation BoomBusiness — Sep 3, 2026The Indian consumer story centers on premiumisation, with watches and luxury-brands expanding margins and a potential US$7.5 billion watch market by 2031 as Swiss exports to India grow. Separately, MarketBeat spotlights diversified stock sets—ecommerce names like Walmart, GameStop, GigaCloud, Pattern Group and ContextLogic; apparel players including Lululemon, Nike, TJX, Burlington and Victoria’s Secret; and hotel-related stocks such as McDonald’s, Airbnb and Booking Holdings.

Video — YouTubeJon on Trump's Meme Assault on Canada & the Alternate Reality He's Constructed | The Daily ShowThe Daily Show · 8.7M views · Sep 9, 2026

AU Bank Hits All-Time High; Paradeep RisesBusiness — Aug 23, 2026MarketBeat screeners flag Nike, Lululemon, and On Holding as the top luxury-goods stocks to watch, while entertainment names like Verizon, Spotify, and Disney are drawing notable investor attention, reflecting divergent sector dynamics. Industry discussions also emphasize brand-specific demand with Estee Lauder benefiting from fragrances, but pressured by reliance on skincare/makeup, and the push into Amazon and TikTok Shop as growth channels.

IJRAmerica Is Slamming The Brakes On The Camera Network Tracking Your Every MoveDylan Kresak · 8 min · 5h

Luxury Electric Vehicle Startup Loses Over $500,000 on Every Vehicle It SellsReporting — Aug 9, 2023Electric vehicle maker Lucid is not in the fast lane to profitability based on a new report. Lucid, which targets the luxury end of the EV market, reported it brought in $150.9 million after selling 1,404 vehicles in…

RankingBest Pop Albums of All TimePop albums have defined generations through catchy hooks, emotional depth, and massive cultural moments. From Thriller's record-breaking sales to modern streaming giants, these records shaped the sound of popular music. Vote for your favorites to rank them.728 votes · 26 candidates

MASS MoCA's fall season opens with an immersive Son Lux video installation — Sep 3, 2026A MASS MoCA fall season highlights experimental opera, ballet, puppetry and live music with events through December, including a Son Lux immersive video installation, Laurent Grasso’s Metaphysical Maze, and talks by Lucinda Williams, Melissa Auf der Maur, Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein, tracing the museum’s evolution from a former textile mill to a global contemporary-art hub. Separately, a promotional collage showcases an expansive slate of upcoming films across major studios, from indie titles to genre fare.

Derek Foss MASS MoCA really has come a long way from being a mill building. Glad they're mixing music, opera and puppetry instead of just paintings on walls.

Meghan Markle Clutch Draws Global Attention Amid Budget Lookalikes — Aug 26, 2026Meghan Markle is leaning into polished, affordable accessories, pairing simple outfits with luxe-looking but wallet-friendly options such as a Chunli Black Clutch Purse on Amazon for $35 and a designer-inspired, Cartier-like gold watch from Gaofan Hour for $26. Similarly, Victoria Beckham’s vacation-ready look is replicated with a $19 Amazon-ready Hermes-style sandal, underscoring a trend toward accessible luxe in celebrity style.

Man dies in Lumby tractor fire; coroner investigates — Jul 23, 2026A man died in a grass fire on a Lumby-area farm after a tractor and baler caught fire, with extremely dry conditions allowing the blaze to spread to trees and a hay shed; RCMP, BC Wildfire Services and the BC Coroners Service are investigating.

Luxury EV Manufacturer Loses $227,000 On Each Car It SellsReporting — Nov 10, 2023A manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles (EVs) lost more than $227,000 on each car it sold in the third quarter. Lucid Motors, headquartered in California, sells four EV models, ranging in price from $74,900 to…

On X · @theberneeseViral clip of France U20 women’s deceptive corner routine sparks “Arteta would cook the Premier League” jokesA popular post shares a deceptive France U20 women’s corner routine that led to a goal, joking that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would dominate the Premier League with it. Reactions are overwhelmingly amused and supportive, with fans and commentators riffing on the set-piece innovation meme.1,497 likes · 13m

‘Big Bang Theory’ Actress Kate Micucci Reveals She Has Lung Cancer, Says She’s ‘Never Smoked a Cigarette’Reporting — Dec 13, 2023“Big Bang Theory” actress Kate Micucci, 43, revealed she had been diagnosed with lung cancer, though she claimed she had “never smoked a cigarette” before. Micucci, who played Lucy on the show, announced in a TikTok…

Video — YouTubeThe Perfect Team Nobody Expected❤️Warm Land · 9.6M views · Sep 9, 2026

Balew Sets Asian Record, Wins Diamond TitleSports — Sep 5, 2026Oct. 18 marks a string of sports milestones—from 1924 college football heroics and the Four Horsemen to historic franchise moves and Olympic world records in 1968. Contemporary highlights include Jax State's four-TD game, Lucca's Lucchese museum anniversary and Brunori's visit, Bahrain's Balew winning the Diamond League, and a retrospective on local Sept. 1-6 sports history from 2016 and 2006.

VS BattleMadonna vs Lady GagaThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.Madonna vs Lady Gaga · 152 votes — pick a side

MarketBeat reports top retail stocks to watch todayBusiness — Aug 20, 2026MarketBeat’s stock screener highlights multiple top-five lists across sectors for August 2026, including Retail with Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba, Costco, and Ross Stores; Luxury Goods featuring Nike, Lululemon, and Tapestry; Grocery names such as BJ’s Wholesale Club, Casey’s, Conagra, Maplebear (Instacart), and CAVA; and Outdoor stocks like On Holding, Deckers, VF Corp, and others. The coverage underscores how consumer spending, tourism, inflation, and seasonal trends drive the performance and trading volume of these categories.

Tate Re-signs with Rockets for Seventh Season — Jul 23, 2026The Houston Rockets re-signed veteran forward Jae’Sean Tate to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal at the veteran minimum (about $3.07 million), returning him for a seventh season as the franchise’s longest-tenured player. The move, along with Isaiah Crawford’s four-year contract, adds depth while the team weighs luxury-tax implications as it completes its roster.

Mets blank Brewers 4-0; Thornton earns first win — Jul 22, 2026Zac Thornton earned his first major-league win by going six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, with Jared Young and Luis Robert Jr. homering to snap Milwaukee’s four-game win streak and boost Thornton’s 18-inning scoreless streak. The win came as Thornton faced his former team, while Milwaukee’s Brandon Sproat was the tough-luck loser in the rematch, and the Mets extended their series lead to 1-1 against the Brewers.

Daily Caller News FoundationAmerica Is Slamming The Brakes On The Camera Network Tracking Your Every MoveOfficials across party lines are moving to dismantle the growing network of cameras tracking American drivers.5h

Pentagon Contractor Indicted For Leaking Classified Info To Washington Post — Jan 23, 2026A federal grand jury indicted a government contractor on Thursday who allegedly leaked classified information to a reporter at The Washington Post. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones has been charged with six felony violations…

QuizWhich decade is your soul from?Some souls shipped late. Twelve questions to find the decade yours was actually manufactured in.3 min · today's quiz

‘This Is The Wrong Product’: EV Exec Admits Electric Pickup Trucks Don’t Make MoneyReporting — Jul 29, 2024The CEO of an electric vehicle (EV) company does not believe that electric pickup trucks are currently a viable product, he told Axios in an interview. Peter Rawlinson, CEO of luxury EV producer Lucid Motors, told Axios…

Luxury Electric Vehicle Maker Becomes Latest In Industry To Announce Huge LayoffsReporting — Jun 5, 2024Electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Motors announced that the company would be laying off staff in a bid to lower expenses amid a slowdown in the market. The layoffs will affect 6% of its workforce, equating to around 400…

Video — YouTubePapoose "Jezebel" Official Music VideoPapoose · 157.8K views · Sep 11, 2026

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Will Navy Secretary Phelan Create A Belt-Tightening Playbook For The DOD? — May 20, 2025The F-47 , Golden Dome , and other defense plans are great. They are arguably needed. But these lustrous initiatives stand in stark contrast to the lurking reality that has Congressional members arguing pointlessly in…

EV Manufacturer Announces Layoffs to Nearly 20% of Work Force After Struggling to Create DemandReporting — Mar 31, 2023One luxury electric vehicle manufacturer is laying off workers after overestimating demand for its products. Bay Area-based electric vehicle startup Lucid Group announced that it was laying off 1,300 workers in a…

IJRState Treasurer Sounds Alarm About Americans’ Retirement Money ‘Lost In The Either’Jack McGeever · 5 min · 8h

Actress Anne Heche Severely Burned in Single-Car Crash, Video Shows Ludicrous Speeding Before WreckReporting — Aug 6, 2022Actress Anne Heche was in critical condition after a car accident on Friday in which she drove into a house, igniting a fire. “Anne is in the ICU, she’s lucky to be alive. She has severe burns and has a long recovery…

New Mexico Gov. Accused of Wasting Taxpayer Dollars on Booze and Gourmet FoodReporting — Feb 21, 2021Even as Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was telling New Mexicans that life had to be hard and locked down amid the coronavirus pandemic, she was spending money on high-priced luxuries, according to a…

NASA and IBM release open AI model that outperforms prior lunar analysis tools — 2dNASA and IBM released the open-source NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model on Hugging Face, trained on decades of lunar observations to help scientists analyze multi-instrument data and accelerate Moon exploration, including identifying ice, craters, and volcanic features with up to 23% higher accuracy than baseline methods. They also unveiled the first open lunar dataset to accompany the model, enabling researchers worldwide to build and refine tools for sustained lunar research.

Nicole Hardy Releasing the full dataset with the model lets smaller labs test new ideas on real lunar data without starting from scratch.

Microplastics Detected in 66% of Lung Cancer PatientsHealth — Sep 4, 2026New studies find microplastics in the lungs of lung cancer patients, with researchers cautioning that this association does not establish causation and calling for longitudinal work to clarify any role in disease. Separately, rising rates of lung cancer in non-smokers—especially adenocarcinoma with targetable mutations—are driving a push for risk-based, equitable LDCT screening and broader advances in how care is delivered to patients, including new insights into prevention and management.

Lula Leads Bolsonaro in Brazil Poll — Aug 21, 2026Datafolha polls show current President Lula da Silva maintaining a lead over challenger Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's October election, with the gap narrowing to about four points in a hypothetical runoff (47% to 43%). First-round projections place Lula in the high-30s and Bolsonaro in the low- to mid-30s, signaling a tighter race than in July but still favoring Lula.

On X · @hudsonwupdatesFan account shares Hudson Williams’ Instagram comment on Caleb McLaughlin’s Bvlgari postA popular Hudson Williams fan update account posted a screenshot of the actor commenting “let’s run it ⛹” on Caleb McLaughlin’s Instagram post from Bulgari’s Serpenti Infinito event. The post gained strong positive engagement within Williams’ online fan community, with followers celebrating the interaction and his casual basketball reference as friendly networking. Reactions are confined to fan accounts and are almost entirely celebratory.1,540 likes · 15m

Video — YouTubeTrump Makes 9/11 About Himself, A.I. Ready to Kill Us & Jimmy to Interview James Talarico on YouTubeJimmy Kimmel Live · 4.9M views · Sep 10, 2026