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Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms. The national average…
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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…
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Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it…
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America In Focus: Affordability concerns rise as Fed hikes key rate, mortgage rate reaches nearly 7%
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How to Build an Investor List With Claude That Investors Actually Answer
Ask a founder six weeks into a raise why replies are at 2%, and they’ll show you the deck. They’ll…
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…
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,…
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 new Copilot “plan mode” that just shipped. He walked through where AI saves real time…
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…
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…
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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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, the network announced, a day after President Trump said he was banning the outlet, along…
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…
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 are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in…
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