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'Pod Save America' accused of temporarily deleting clip critical of Piker after ex-Biden staffer amplified it
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'Pod Save America' accused of temporarily deleting clip critical of Piker after ex-Biden staffer amplified it

Michael LaRosa says Crooked Media's "Pod Save America" deleted a clip of Chris Hayes criticizing Hasan Piker's ties to Abdul El-Sayed from their X page.

Luciano Murray · 10 Aug, 2026
Michigan Dem Senate nominee comes under fire over resurfaced blog post linking football to 'toxic masculinity'
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Michigan Dem Senate nominee comes under fire over resurfaced blog post linking football to 'toxic masculinity'

Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash over a resurfaced blog post linking toxic masculinity to football culture.

Tony Frami · 10 Aug, 2026
Iran installs new war chiefs as Tehran signals ‘prolonged confrontation,’ expert warns
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Iran installs new war chiefs as Tehran signals ‘prolonged confrontation,’ expert warns

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named six military commanders as an expert says Tehran is preparing for prolonged confrontation, not settlement.

Chandler Runolfsdottir · 10 Aug, 2026
Unlicensed NYC boat operator allegedly ignored safety warnings before mother, baby died in capsizing: feds
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Unlicensed NYC boat operator allegedly ignored safety warnings before mother, baby died in capsizing: feds

Manuel Hernandez allegedly ignored safety warnings and overcrowded a New York Harbor boat tour before it capsized, killing a mother and her baby.

Eleanore Ernser · 10 Aug, 2026
Apple settles lawsuit over alleged discrimination against Jewish employee
Technology

Apple settles lawsuit over alleged discrimination against Jewish employee

Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year. Here...

Marcus Mendes · 10 Aug, 2026
Top Senate Dem’s new tax idea gets torched as critics warn nearly every American could pay
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Top Senate Dem’s new tax idea gets torched as critics warn nearly every American could pay

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee proposed a gross receipts tax on data centers that critics call a national internet tax on all Americans.

Drew Towne · 10 Aug, 2026
Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement
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Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement

Our discussion takes place live on August 11 at 3 pm ET.

Kyle Orland · 10 Aug, 2026
ChatGPT users can now book tables and join restaurant waitlists through Yelp
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ChatGPT users can now book tables and join restaurant waitlists through Yelp

ChatGPT users can now book restaurant reservations and join waitlists through Yelp without leaving their chats. Here are the details.

Marcus Mendes · 10 Aug, 2026
With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
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With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy

Meta has been trailing competitors. Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way forward.

Samuel Axon · 10 Aug, 2026
AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused
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AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughed off the "Woke 1" era as "crazy," but critics say Democrats haven't renounced any of their far-left positions.

Kay Luettgen · 10 Aug, 2026