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PALO ALTO, CA— When the board of directors at NexiCorp accidentally fired the entire C-suite during a botched automated HR update, the markets braced for a bloodbath. Instead, they got a miracle. For the last six months, NexiCorp has been led by ceo_v1.py,

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HAWTHORNE, California — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the second iteration of his Mars colony prototype Wednesday, highlighting what he called "substantial quality-of-life improvements" including three-tier Wi-Fi service, a proprietary streaming platform, and what engineers cautiously described

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is expected this week to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve, with lawmakers praising his "unprecedented qualifications" for managing the nation's monetary policy — chief among them, a personal net worth so substantial that price

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Poll finds 71% of U.S. respondents "very concerned" about a body of water they place somewhere between Dubai and Daytona Beach

WASHINGTON — As the Strait of Hormuz entered its twelfth consecutive day of near-total closure — the latest phase of a disruption that has intensified

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Boreal Crown Voyages says 18 disembarked passengers from the MV Pelagic Sovereign are engaged in a "wellness check-in"; former CDC director's "dead end" prediction added to testimonials carousel


AMSTERDAM — Boreal Crown Voyages, operator of the expedition cruise ship MV

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Attorneys for Puget Sound defendant move to distinguish isolated interpersonal grievance from broader anti-pinniped animus; seal unavailable for comment


SEATTLE — Attorneys for a Bellevue man charged with throwing rocks at a federally protected harbor seal near the

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON — Jack Thugge, head of the United States Government Anti-Corruption Office (GACO), was indicted today on 19 counts of corruption, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, honest services fraud, mail fraud, and eight counts of violating his own job description.

The indictment comes just six weeks after Thugge's deputy, Morton P. Fleeke, was himself charged with operating a pay-for-protection scheme from his GACO office, allegedly accepting envelopes of cash in exchange for reclassifying "criminal corruption" as "policy disagreement."

The 147-page indictment — longer than most novels anyone actually finishes — alleges Thugge used his position

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 , Chuckles
Fifty rogue sheep entered a Penny supermarket in Burgsinn, Germany, leaving broken bottles,...
Monday, May 18, 2026 , Chuckles
WASHINGTON — The FBI's Protective Operations Division has implemented a comprehensive,...

BRUISED, BEAUTIFUL, AND ENTIRELY TOO LONG: MUNGIU'S "FJORD" IS THE FILM WE DESERVE AND CANNOT ESCAPE

By Jackie Esiskel, Senior Film Correspondent, IRREVERENT Magazine
On location, Palais des Festivals, Cannes

CANNES, FRANCE — There are films that challenge you. There are films that disturb you. And then there is Fjord, the new work from celebrated Moldovan auteur Cristian Mungiu, which does both simultaneously while also running approximately as long as a transatlantic flight with a layover in Reykjavik.

I have seen it. I have

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The S&P 500 hit 13.4% profit margins in Q1. True conservatives understand what this means. The left, predictably, does not.

By Tuck Chimes | Senior Correspondent

NEW HAVEN — I was sitting in my study — the one with the Yale pennant, the one my advisor helped me decorate in 2003, the one where serious

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By Kharla | Fashion Director, IRREVERENT Magazine

MILAN — The thing about Milan in May is that the light does something to your cheekbones. Mine specifically. I noticed it the moment I stepped off the train at Centrale, rosé already open in my tote bag because I am a professional and professionals hydrate, and also

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VIENNA — I am writing this from the Hotel Imperial lobby at 2:47 AM, surrounded by the wreckage of what I can only describe as the most expensive lesson in trusting algorithms I have ever received. The WiFi is still down. It has been down since Tuesday. Friedrich, the concierge, just walked past with a look that said I

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