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Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive…

What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea on Friday to federal stalking-to-kill charges raised…

Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from…

Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search

A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police…

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America In Focus: Affordability concerns rise as Fed hikes key rate, mortgage rate reaches nearly 7%

The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front…

MS NOW says their journalists have been denied access to the White House

(The Hill) — The White House denied MS Now journalists access to its grounds Saturday,…

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations…

Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid growing anxiety over the risks posed by rapidly developing artificial…

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Michael de Adder is an award-winning editorial cartoonist. You can find him on Substack here.The Contrarian is community-supported. Help fund…

Putin Revives His War on American Elections

Within the whirlpool of uncertainly around the midterm election lies the concern that Vladimir Putin…

Why John Boyd Still Matters

John Boyd was one of the most influential military thinkers of the 20th century, and…

Anthropic's CFO uses Claude for the monthly financial review. I built MFR Skill.md every CFO can install

Anthropic just went from $9 billion to over $30 billion in revenue in 4 months.Krishna Rao is the CFO who…

How we can beat China

Art by GPT-6, original by Zhang ZeduanIn 1946, George Kennan, who was acting as the…

He built a 3-statement deferred revenue schedule live in Excel using Claude (live recording)

Paul built a 3-statement deferred revenue schedule live, in Excel, using Claude. He showed the…

Alibaba open-sources medical AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions

Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has open-sourced an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions…

China is beating the US in consumer AI adoption, thanks to super apps: Morgan Stanley

China is surging ahead of the US in consumer AI adoption as technology giants like…

The US and China are racing to build ‘self-improving AI’. Here’s what’s at stake

The US-China race for artificial intelligence dominance has entered a new phase: using AI to…

‘Inept – I could have made nine changes at half-time’ – Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones ramps up criticism after poor showing at Cardiff City

Nathan Jones branded the performance of his Charlton Athletic side as “inept” after a 3-1 loss at Cardiff City.The scoreline in South Wales did not reflect the gulf in performance…

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Jodie Hutton’s ‘unbelievable’ strike secures first Charlton WSL goal in derby defeat to London City Lionesses

Charlton scored their first ever Women’s Super League goal but remain pointless after a 4-1…

Charlton Athletic winless in five Championship matches after 3-1 defeat at Cardiff City – Nathan Jones quick to criticise performance

Charlton Athletic lost 3-1 to Cardiff City this afternoon.The defeat in South Wales means that…

What Makes Something Special Enough to Buy?

As I was gearing up for my upcoming travel to London and Milan this week I sent a slew of texts to a shopgirl at Prada Duomo who, last season,…

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903 European Seed Funds You Can Actually Reach

Most investor lists have the same flaw: half the rows are a firm name, a website, and no way in. You spend the evening researching contacts instead of writing to…

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We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down

BREAKING: Here at The Contrarian, we have spoken out loudly against Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. As of Friday night, press reports were suggesting that state attorneys general are under…

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The Moral Illiteracy of Hasan Piker

Is America really worse than al-Qaeda? It’s hard to imagine that any serious person could answer yes. But that is the sincere view of Hasan Piker, the wildly popular left-wing…

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DOJ & FCC Hold ParaBros’ Beer, Coyote vs Acme Explodes the Box Office, AI programs aren’t legit news sources

Passivity Buster 3, third in a seriesMedia critic and author Jennifer L. Pozner is back with another Block the Merger roundup! This essay covers so much ground, you’ll want to…

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What Mark Zuckerberg Wants. Plus. . .

Welcome back to The Weekend Press! Today, Suzy Weiss breaks down the latest Sydney Sweeney drama. Rabbi David Wolpe recommends a poem to read on Yom Kippur. And Peter Savodnik…

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Red America Has Had It with This GOP

A lot of election eve conversions. Here’s how to respond to MAGA phonies like Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) who are suddenly shocked, just shocked, about ICE lawlessness: “She did…

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When Public Health Denies Pathogens, Children Pay the Price

By Jeff NesbitA six-week-old child died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, last month.That infant was too young to receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, relying entirely on the wall…

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False Fall Apple Butter

The heat has seemed to follow us this summer. Getting out of Los Angeles for my husband’s summer vacation normally means a respite, but this year we found ourselves melting…

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Trump defends bid to put his name on the Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump on Friday defended his push to put his name on the Kennedy Center, saying he deserves to be recognized for trying to save Washington's premier performing arts…

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