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McCurtain County, Oklahoma, recording: Governor calls on officials to resign over recording of racist and threatening remarks 0
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- June 19, 2026
The governor of Oklahoma is calling on four McCurtain County officials to resign after they allegedly participated in a secretly recorded conversation that included racist remarks about lynching Black people and talking about killing journalists. The McCurtain Gazette-News over the weekend published the audio it said was recorded following a Board of Commissioners meeting on
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FTC chair Lina Khan warns AI could ‘turbocharge’ fraud and scams 0
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- June 13, 2026
Washington — Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT could lead to a “turbocharging” of consumer harms including fraud and scams, and the US government has substantial authority to crack down on AI-driven consumer harms under existing law, members of the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. Addressing House lawmakers, FTC chair Lina Khan said the “turbocharging of
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Michelle Yeoh set to return as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in new ‘Star Trek’ movie 0
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- June 4, 2026
Live long and prosper, Michelle Yeoh. After winning a best actress Oscar for her role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” last month, Yeoh is preparing to step back into the Star Trek universe to reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in the new “Star Trek: Section 31” movie. Yeoh was first introduced as
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Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 years 0
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- May 26, 2026
New York — Netflix is officially winding down the business that helped make it a household name. This fall, the streaming giant will officially say goodbye to its DVD rental service and all of the red envelopes that made it possible. “On September 29th, 2023, we will send out the last red envelope,” the company tweeted
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The US economy could depend on McCarthy corralling his extremist Republican troops 0
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- May 20, 2026
Millions of Americans could face massive consequences unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he has set for President Joe Biden that is instead threatening to capture his House Republicans. The California Republican traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse
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‘What changed, Mr. President?’: McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt 0
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- May 14, 2026
‘What changed, Mr. President?’: McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse to lift a cap on government borrowing unless Biden agrees to spending cuts that would effectively neutralize his domestic agenda.
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