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GOP congressman's ex-wife sues, alleging sensitive image of 2-year-old daughter was posted online
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GOP congressman's ex-wife sues, alleging sensitive image of 2-year-old daughter was posted online

Emily Moreno's lawsuit alleges Max Miller recklessly shared a nude photo of their 2-year-old daughter via a public Dropbox link viewed over 400,000 times.

Kari Treutel · 13 Aug, 2026
Minnesota fraud scandal will haunt Flanagan in high-stakes Senate race, top House Republican warns
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Minnesota fraud scandal will haunt Flanagan in high-stakes Senate race, top House Republican warns

Tom Emmer says Peggy Flanagan will be "tainted" by the Minnesota welfare fraud scandal after she won the Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday.

Marlee Ankunding · 13 Aug, 2026
Democrats sound alarm over AI job apocalypse — but labor market isn't following script
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Democrats sound alarm over AI job apocalypse — but labor market isn't following script

U.S. jobs data shows employment growth since AI chatbots launched in 2022, yet Bernie Sanders and Democrats push for government intervention on jobs.

Jamar Wolff · 13 Aug, 2026
Packers projected to miss NFL playoffs as Jordan Love's inconsistency raises concerns
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Packers projected to miss NFL playoffs as Jordan Love's inconsistency raises concerns

Jordan Love's inconsistent play and key roster losses in free agency could prevent the Green Bay Packers from returning to the NFL playoffs.

Brionna Morissette · 13 Aug, 2026
State Dept axes Biden-era DEI scheme pushing woke politics across the globe and more top headlines
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State Dept axes Biden-era DEI scheme pushing woke politics across the globe and more top headlines

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Reginald Jacobson · 13 Aug, 2026
SEN TOM COTTON: Democrats say socialism will help. History says it will hurt
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SEN TOM COTTON: Democrats say socialism will help. History says it will hurt

From Venezuela to Cuba to the Soviet Union, history shows socialism creates shortages, inflation, and higher costs rather than eliminating scarcity.

Sherwood Ortiz · 13 Aug, 2026
College students express strong trust in school leaders despite broader public cynicism: Gallup
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College students express strong trust in school leaders despite broader public cynicism: Gallup

A new Gallup poll revealed 55% of college students trust their school's leadership, even as public confidence in higher education drops to just 38%.

Franz Connelly · 13 Aug, 2026
5-step sleep reset could promote healthy weight loss, nutritionist says
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5-step sleep reset could promote healthy weight loss, nutritionist says

A dietitian's seven-day SLEEP reset helped test panelists lose up to seven pounds by combining meal timing, light exposure and blood sugar balance.

Alvah Barton · 13 Aug, 2026
Comedian declares Hugh Laurie 'can't be canceled' as actor comes to Sophie Cunningham's defense
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Comedian declares Hugh Laurie 'can't be canceled' as actor comes to Sophie Cunningham's defense

Hugh Laurie declared that men shouldn't compete in female sports and backed WNBA star Sophie Cunningham while comedian Tim Young said someone like Laurie "can't...

Alba Yost · 13 Aug, 2026
Former Chicago detective says one city's murder plunge offers Windy City crime blueprint
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Former Chicago detective says one city's murder plunge offers Windy City crime blueprint

A retired Chicago detective says the National Guard deployment that cut Memphis homicides by 43.7% could solve Chicago's worsening crime crisis.

Earlene Wiza · 13 Aug, 2026
Marshawn Lynch wants to know why NFL teams add White DBs and questions whether they can dance
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Marshawn Lynch wants to know why NFL teams add White DBs and questions whether they can dance

Marshawn Lynch questions Seattle Seahawks safety Ty Okada about white defensive backs on "Hard Knocks," an obvious example of Black privilege.

Bridget Hoeger · 13 Aug, 2026
Women’s sports media outlet backs trans athletes, then avoids questions from reporter who disagrees
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Women’s sports media outlet backs trans athletes, then avoids questions from reporter who disagrees

The GIST pitched an interview about WNBA growing pains, then backed away when questions about its transgender athlete stance seemed likely to come.

Amanda Gusikowski · 13 Aug, 2026