Fans of the Hollywood icon set a new world record as 1,034 people descended on the California desert town to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday. It was the largest ever gathering of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe Continue reading...
New York mayor refused to attend as other Democrats drew rebukes for marching with Israel's far-right finance ministerAs they have done for decades, prominent members of the Democratic party establishment marched on Sunday in New York City's annual Israel Day parade. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, was who was missing.Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, refused to attend, citing his opposition to the Israeli government, which he has accused of committing genocide in Gaza. Continue reading...
Robert Garcia became the lead contender in Tuesday's primaries for congressional district 42 after redistrictingThe conservative California community of Huntington Beach, known for banning the Pride flag from city property and fighting the state over pandemic and housing policy, could soon be represented by a gay, Democratic congressman.Robert Garcia, an incumbent two-term Democratic LGBTQ+ congressman, immigrant and Donald Trump critic, is considered the leading contender in Tuesday's primary race for the US House seat. Thanks to a successful restricting effort that redrew California's voting maps to favor Democrats, Huntington Beach is now part of Garcia's congressional district 42. Continue reading...
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Last summer, Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens started getting messages from people in his state about plans for a major datacenter in their community. When Berens dug in, he was shocked to discover the impact the datacenter would have on local residents. So he responded with comedy. The video he posted online about the datacenter went viral, and Berens has been on the frontlines of the fight against datacenters ever since. Carter Sherman speaks to Berens about how he is using his comedy as a tool for activism
Split decision deals blow to Trump administration's anti-diversity agenda, calling the ban arbitrary, and based on animus'Transgender troops can remain in the US military, but the armed services can continue to block their enlistment, an appeals court ruled on Monday in a split decision with potentially significant consequences for the Trump administration's anti-diversity agenda.The divided, majority opinion by a three-judge panel of the US court of appeals for Washington DC is expected to be challenged by the government. And the case is ultimately likely to reach the US supreme court. Continue reading...
The US president's war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatlyDonald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would love to see an Iranian government that no longer represses its people, menaces its neighbors, or can build a nuclear weapon. Trump has set back all of these efforts. His cabinet of sycophants offered little resistance as he naively bombed first and faced reality later.Trump is reviewing and tinkering with a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) drafted by American and Iranian diplomats with the aid of Pakistan and Qatar. It would continue the current ceasefire for 60 days while a more permanent peace accord is negotiated. The precise contours of this preliminary agreement are not known, but its gist seems clear - and is a profound embarrassment for Trump. His unprovoked war of choice has accomplished all of nothing. A new approach is urgently needed. Continue reading...
Remains of Los Alamos employee Melissa Casias found alongside handgun in case that stirred online speculationAuthorities in New Mexico have identified human remains which they recently discovered as those of a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) employee who had been missing for more than a year.In a statement released over the weekend, state police said the remains belonged to Melissa Casias, a 53-year-old resident of Taos, New Mexico, who was last seen walking eastbound along a state highway on 26 June 2025. Continue reading...
The Canadian fourth seed and the former Wimbledon runner-up both won through in straight sets but Madison Keys was defeated by Diana ShnaiderPotapova, having lost five games in a row, makes advantage on the Kalinskaya serve, a pair of backhands, one cross then another down the line, seizing the break to trail 4-6 1-0. Neither player is really at it here, meaning the match is there for whichever of them can stay composed.On Chatrier, Svajda is improving, surviving to break points for lead 2-1 in set two, having lost the first 6-2. If he can attack Cobolli's second serve and backhand, he might yet make an impression in this match. Continue reading...
Attorney general Keith Ellison says gesture at convention was an act of profound cruelty' to George Floyd's familyThe Minnesota Republican party's decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state's attorney general - who was the lead prosecutor in the case.Keith Ellison, a Democrat, said Saturday's gesture at the state Republicans' annual convention in Duluth was an act of profound cruelty" to Floyd's family and disrespectful" to Minnesota's law enforcement personnel. Continue reading...
Peters, a conspiracy theorist convicted after 2020 election, served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentenceTina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado's Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.Peters' release was confirmed by the Colorado corrections department. The state agency said it would have no more information about the 70-year-old. Continue reading...
Chuck Schumer shares plans to force vote on anti-weaponization' fund and accuses Trump of corruption'Democrats in the US Senate vowed to force Republicans to vote on a $1.8bn MAGA slush fund" established as part of a resolution of Donald Trump's long-shot lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.The US president has described the secretive and loosely controlled anti-weaponization fund" as a means of paying the victims of politicized prosecutions. Members of his own party are among those who have expressed alarm. Continue reading...
Miami-Dade county officials agreed to pay HRP Group more than double the price for land on Fisher Island to protect fuel depot used by the cruise industryA three-way tug-of-war erupted in recent months over ownership of a property on Fisher Island - one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States - that sits in Biscayne Bay opposite the skyline of downtown Miami. When TransMontaigne Partners, a Denver-based global energy company, put the parcel on the market in May 2024, interest ran high because that land represented the last remaining piece of real estate available for development on the island.The eventual winner of the bidding war was a Chicago-based developer called the HRP Group, which purchased the property for $180m in late September last year. The developer then announced ambitious plans to build condominium towers on the property at an estimated cost of $2bn. Continue reading...
Focus on casino operator is sharp departure from media for Diller as markets remain volatileMedia mogul Barry Diller's People Inc said on Monday it had proposed to buy MGM Resorts, valuing the casino operator at more than $18bn.The offer comes just weeks after Diller, the digital media company's chair, told shareholders in a 28 April letter that People would sharpen its focus on its MGM stake, calling the stock wildly undervalued". Continue reading...
From Google co-founder Brin spending $66m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at homeTech billionaires have shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of the 2 June primary election in California, in an unrivaled attempt to influence who gets to run the state that Silicon Valley calls home.The industry has used a cover-all-bases approach, funding candidates and ballot measures big and small, contributing to what looks to be the most expensive primary season in California history. The goal, experts say, is to gain both political and regulatory leverage that will perpetuate dominance in business.Google co-founder Sergey Brin has spent $66m since January, more than any other donor, to fight a billionaire tax that's up for a vote on the November ballot.Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan has received more donations than any other candidate, including from top executives at Google, Amazon, Snap, LinkedIn, Reddit and Palantir.Crypto mogul Chris Larsen has funded three Super Pacs with $26m to sway campaigns across California, including giving $1m to back a primary candidate for state insurance commissioner.Google and Meta have collectively funded a Super Pac with $10m to back assembly and senate candidates in local district races across the state.Silicon Valley money is flowing toward city primaries as well as state-level ones, with tech-backed Pacs sponsoring voter guides suggesting how to vote on local tax measures. Continue reading...
The neighborhood that makes America's clothes has been buffeted by ICE raids and post-Covid problems - but leaders say hope is on the horizonDowntown Los Angeles's fashion district, the largest apparel manufacturing hub in the United States, is a neighborhood in freefall. While 83% of clothing cut and sewn in the United States is made here, the district has suffered in recent years as visitation and sales have plummeted.I went from making $2,000 a day to making now $500, sometimes $700," said Fernando Carmona, who owns the women's dress store AP Design by Rocca. He added that rent for his store was $8,250 a month. Continue reading...
Most families have little saved for retirement - and face unfair shame for it. It's time to cut the bootstrap rhetoricWhat does it cost to age with dignity?It's an urgent question as the youngest baby boomers approach 65 and their adult children prepare to take on their care.Day programs. Day programs for elders, like those for kids, are a fantastic community resource. Publicly funded transportation can take elders to a center designed with their joy and capacity in mind. My dad went to one such program and it was a balm; he sang karaoke, he saw the on-staff nurse when needed, and I was able to get some work done without him joining my Zoom calls. What's more, according to recent estimates, the median day program costs $100 a day v about $200 for assisted living and more than $200 for in-home care. Day programs, vastly underfunded in most states, are a great way to keep elders ageing in place, prevent loneliness, and make sure family caregivers don't burn out or have to quit their jobs.Worker-owned home healthcare. There's a care workforce shortage for good reason; too many of these jobs aren't good jobs. One small but growing part of the home healthcare market consists of worker-owned cooperatives, where professional caregivers are the leaders of their own organizations - setting hourly rates, vacation and sick leave policies, and training approaches. These organizations are shown to have far better worker retention than traditional care companies and, of course, it's a boon to family caregivers to know that the person taking care of their loved one feels empowered and will stick around.Public long-term care insurance. Washington is the first state in the country to create public long-term care for its full-time workers, WACares. By contributing a small amount (0.58%) from wages to the fund, Washingtonians earn a long-term care benefit (up to $36,500) for when they need it. This could be a test case for other states that want to be humane places for people to age.Courtney E Martin has a weekly newsletter called Examined Family. Her most recent book is Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America From My Daughter's School Continue reading...
The Trump administration may be deporting the US citizen infants born to unaccompanied girls formerly held at the San Benito ICE facilityRepresentative Maxine Dexter has a lot of questions. Why were all of the pregnant, unaccompanied minors in the US rounded up and sent to San Benito, a tiny town on the Texas border with Mexico? Are they given appropriate medical care, given their high-risk conditions and Texas's abortion ban? And most importantly: where are the girls - and their infants - now?Dexter, a Democratic congresswoman from Oregon and a former critical care physician - one of the few doctors now serving in Congress - detailed these questions in an 8 May letter to refugee and health officials after visiting the San Benito facility and, she said, being blocked from speaking with any of the children. She still hasn't gotten answers. Continue reading...
Sergino Dest scored the US's opener on Sunday thanks a collection of little actions from his teammatesThe United States men's national team has undergone considerable change from one window to the next throughout Mauricio Pochettino's tenure. And it makes some sense; the Argentine had plenty of first-hand assessments to conduct, limiting the core group's ability to iron out patterns of play and forge partnerships.Still, amid all that turnover, Antonee Robinson and Sergino Dest were expected to remain the first-choice options at full-back (or wing-back, depending on the system) for the 2026 World Cup. Both had been essential in the 2022 cycle, after all, and continued to fare well when healthy for their club teams (Fulham for Robinson, and PSV for Dest). That when healthy" caveat has worked overtime throughout Pochettino's nineteen months in charge, though, with Dest suffering a torn ACL just before the 2024 Copa America and Robinson missing for much of last fall due to knee issues. Continue reading...
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Workers who voted for Trump and Republicans in recent elections are now being hit with offshoring and the impacts of tariffs - but can Democrats sway them?Brenda Davis, a retiree who worked at Ford in Ohio for more than 20 years, was dismayed to learn that a new Buick she bought from General Motors was manufactured entirely in China. Foreign vehicles are strongly discouraged from parking lots at autoworkers' facilities, as they serve as a reminder of the ongoing threat outsourcing poses to their livelihoods.Morgan Hughes, who currently works at the General Motors assembly plant in Springfield, Ohio, is worried about the impact tariffs have had on her plant's dwindling workload and its recent sale to a different owner, as concerns over a plant closure have loomed over the factory for years. Continue reading...
More than 120 groups issued warning to 10 million visitors about serious rights violations' under TrumpWith the Fifa World Cup just two weeks away, immigrant rights advocates in the 11 US host cities are mobilizing to protect fans and residents from immigration enforcement activities this summer.In Los Angeles, a labor union representing more than 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium is threatening to strike if agents do not stay away from the venue, which is expected to draw about 70,000 fans per match. Continue reading...
Physical and mental health aren't easily separated, especially at our age. And the president is showing many concerning signsI do not wish Trump ill. While he hasn't shown a shred of compassion for anyone other than himself, this doesn't justify any of us lacking compassion for him.It's also in the interest of the US and the world that he be physically and mentally able to discharge the duties of his office.Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. ... I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn't! ... Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It's hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it's hurting the Catholic Church!Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now in the US and in the UK Continue reading...
James Talarico got the opponent he - and the Democratic party - wanted, but flipping Texas blue means winning blue-collar voters, not blue-blooded donorsTexas could become the hottest battleground state in the country, if the results of both Republican and Democratic primaries are anything to go by.Democrat James Talarico, a progressive Presbyterian seminarian, will face off against Trump's favored candidate, the scandal-plagued attorney general, Ken Paxton. The matchup has liberals salivating. Paxton, dogged by corruption charges, impeachment hearings and an affair that left his marriage in tatters, is considered by some in his own party as the worst possible top-of-the-ticket" candidate. Meanwhile, Talarico, a fresh-faced, clean-cut millennial, who quotes scripture to justify his progressive beliefs, seems like the perfect foil, at least according to Democratic party leaders. Continue reading...
As Trump's approval ratings dip and gas prices rise, Democrats see an opening with Rob SandRob Sand, the best-known Democrat in Iowa, appears on podcasts to discuss his love of hunting, begins rallies by having the audience sing America the Beautiful and has a tendency to criticize the country's two-party political system.Now, Sand is running to lead a state that Republicans have come to dominate under Donald Trump, and Democrats believe his candidacy for governor could be the breakthrough needed to win key Iowa offices in the November midterm elections. Continue reading...
For years the NBA has wondered what would happen if it had a giant who could do everything. The San Antonio Spurs star has given us an answerThe NBA season began with serious questions about Victor Wembanyama's ability to last the distance in the playoffs. Could this brilliant ectomorph, a blend of rare height and even rarer skill, stand up to the rigors of a deep postseason run? Would his slim body snap under the intensity of professional basketball's sternest tests? The results are in: Wembanyama will this week lead the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals. At just 22 years of age, basketball's next superstar has arrived: slightly ahead of schedule, but with every part of his brilliance emphatically affirmed.Wemby" landed in America as the NBA's No 1 overall draft pick in 2023, an alien in both stature (his official height is listed as 7ft 4in, though many claim he may be as tall as 7ft 6in), nationality (French), and foreign-language proficiency (fluent in English, despite never having lived outside his home country). Sure enough, The Alien" quickly became his nickname. But the flood of tears with which he greeted his team's defeat of Oklahoma City in Saturday night's Game 7 of the Western Conference finals revealed a different side to this outlier of outliers: the human side. More than his freakish physique or the sheer absurdity of the spectacle he presents on court, towering over established giants of the game like some basketballing Burj Khalifa, it's Wemby's humanity that makes him such a compulsively interesting and watchable star. He is the alien who longs to be among us. Continue reading...
Oregon man with extensive criminal record fired at three officers while speeding away from a traffic stop in 2025A man with the unusual name Loony Toon and a lengthy rap sheet has been given 20 years in prison after admitting that he shot at police officers in Oregon, according to authorities.The 43-year-old whose name calls to mind the classic television cartoon franchise Looney Tunes - as well as a colloquial term some invoke when describing an eccentric or irrational person - fired a gun at three officers while speeding away from a 20 June 2025 traffic stop in the community of Milwaukie, local prosecutors said in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading...
In today's newsletter: What an unprecedented scheme reveals about an increasingly uninhibited leadership - and what it might mean for American democracyGood morning. It has been two weeks since details of a settlement in the case of Trump v the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first emerged. An out-of-court agreement with the US president created a $1.8bn fund for the Trump administration to dish out at its discretion. In response, the outrage has been unrelenting.Critics argue the result stinks of cronyism and corruption, effectively a scheme for the Trumps to reward political friends while indirectly benefiting the family". There has been rare pushback from within Trump's own party: more than a dozen Republican senators have reportedly urged the administration to change course. YouGov polling found a majority of Democrats and Republicans oppose the fund.UK politics | A trove of government documents about Peter Mandelson contains no record of any measures taken to mitigate serious security concerns over his appointment as Washington ambassador, the Guardian has learned.Health news | A daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world's deadliest cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is a gamechanger" and one of the biggest breakthroughs in decades.Lebanon | European leaders have condemned Israel's expanding incursion into Lebanon, after its military captured the medieval Beaufort castle and Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push even deeper into the country.Employment | An Indian citizen who came to the UK to work as a care worker through the post-Brexit visa scheme has been awarded nearly 30,000, because his employer failed to give him a single day of work for a year.UK news | Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in silence on stage at an event at Hay festival, after lawyers advised her not to speak because of ongoing legal action brought by Meta. Continue reading...
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All you need to know about the 16 host stadiums in the US, Mexico and CanadaThe 2026 World Cup is the largest tournament ever, and as such it involves more stadiums in more countries than ever before. A total of 16 venues will play host to this summer's big games, and each has a story to tell about the past, present and future of sports in its city. Stadium names may look unfamiliar, as we are using the Fifa-approved names instead of the sponsored names that run afoul of the governing body's clean venue rules.Australia v Turkey, 13 JuneCanada v Qatar, 18 JuneNew Zealand v Egypt, 21 JuneSwitzerland v Canada, 24 JuneNew Zealand v Belgium, 26 JuneRound of 32, 2 July (1B v 3EFGIJ)Round of 16, 7 July (W85 v W87) Continue reading...
Georgia town's lawsuit against turning a warehouse into an immigration detention center could have a wide impact, experts say - key US politics stories from 31 May at a glanceSocial Circle, a small town in Georgia, is complaining that a proposed ICE megacenter" would violate the state's public nuisance" law - meaning it would harm the health, safety, and wellbeing" of the town's 5,000 or so residents.The town has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the plan, and aspects of the complaint show Social Circle is willing to pursue a new legal theory to defend their rights, to defend their town", said Adam Lauridsen, one of the plaintiff's attorneys. Social Circle is located in a county where nearly 75% voted for Trump. Continue reading...
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Mauricio Pochettino used a mid-half water break to do an impromptu video session, adding yet another wrinkle to a controversial rule changeThe US men's national team's 3-2 win against Senegal means plenty in the context of the Americans' warm-up for the World Cup. But it was a seemingly throwaway moment midway through the first half that captured many observers' attention: Head coach Mauricio Pochettino, crouched on the ground by the US bench, motioning toward a laptop unsteadily held by an assistant, a group of players behind him rapt in attention.It was a new one for sure," a laughing US defender Mark McKenzie said of the scene, which more closely resembled what you might see during a time-out in the NBA than in any soccer match, let alone a top-class international on the eve of the World Cup. Continue reading...
DoJ filing did not say why Timothy Severo is replacing Matthew Petracca in case over ex-FBI director's 86 47' postThe lead prosecutor in former FBI director James Comey's case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case, according to a new court filing.The justice department filed notice with the court on Friday evening that Matthew Petracca, a prosecutor from the US attorney's office for the eastern district of North Carolina, had been replaced by assistant US attorney Timothy Severo. Continue reading...
Security came to inspect aircraft in Newark after report of Bluetooth device with a certain four-letter word'A United Airlines plane bound for Spain from Newark Liberty international airport turned around mid-flight on Saturday due to a possible security threat.That came one day after another United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday because an unruly passenger evidently tried to breach the cockpit. Continue reading...
New data suggests success in Gavin Newsom's crackdown, as Illinois, Hawaii and Florida also report notable decreasesCalifornia reported one of the largest decreases in homelessness over the past year, according to a new report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud).The Golden state recorded a total unhoused population of 181,934 in 2025 - an almost 3% decrease since the year prior, placing it among the five states with the largest decreases from 2024. However, more significant drops were recorded in Illinois (44%), Hawaii (41%), Florida (11%) and New York (8%). Continue reading...
Visits were canceled after detainees began hunger strike, which prompted heated protests outside detention centerFamily visitation at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center is being restored to at least part of the facility, New Jersey's governor and US homeland security officials confirmed on Sunday morning, after a week during which heated demonstrations at the site were met with aggressive policing tactics.Meanwhile, families of detained immigrants grappled with conflicting information about exactly whom among them would get visitation after the announcement from governor Mikie Sherrill and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And local officials by Sunday had also indefinitely imposed an overnight curfew beginning at 9pm for a blocked-off area including Delaney Hall. Continue reading...
US senator says Platner, whose wife says he sent sexually explicit messages to other women, has questions to answer'A high-profile Democrat has expressed concerns with party candidate Graham Platner's Maine US Senate campaign amid revelations that Platner reportedly sent a number of sexually explicit messages to other women while married.Yes, I have concerns," Cory Booker, the US senator from New Jersey, said Sunday on ABC's This Week when host Jonathan Karl when asked about the Platner revelations. That guy has questions to answer - and that's what campaigns are for." Continue reading...
Marta Kostyuk dismissed four-time champion Iga Swiatek, while there were also wins for Rafael Jodar, Elina Svitolina and Alexander ZverevTerrific return from Kostyuk, a backhand hooked on to the sideline for a winner ... ruined by a forehand looped long; 15-all. A double follows, the misses by far enough to intimate nerves and reinforced by a wild forehand that donates two break-back points. And Kostyuk only needs one, a decent return forcing Swiatek to net, and she looks encouraged - rightly so, that felt like a tightening. It's 5-5 in the first, and this might just mature into an epic.Every point is good, every point is high quality," kvells Chrissy in commentary as murderous shots are traded from the back, Kostyuk overhitting to cede 15-40. But from there, she recovers to deuce, competing like an equal; for maybe the first time, she believes she can do this, a service winner raising advantage, but then she's fractionally late on a backhand down the line and it's just a little wide, Swiatek - whose return was good - nowhere near it. And from there, the birthday girl dominates the next point with forehands, making advantage, then elicits the error for the third break in row. At 5-4, she'll now serve for the first set - just as Cirstea is at 5-3 in our other match, a netted volley ceding deuce. Continue reading...
Doug Burgum complains some musicians segmented their audiences' after artists back out of 250th anniversary eventThe Trump administration's interior secretary, Doug Burgum, complained on Sunday that some musicians seem to have segmented their audiences" after artists bailed on participating in a concert series planned for the 250th anniversary of the US's independence.In the interview on CNN's State of the Union, Burgum also dismissed calls to publicly identified who had made donations for the concert series - and maintained it was a nonpartisan" event despite Donald Trump referring to it as a rally. Continue reading...
Attack comes after Friday's strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last yearThe US military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days.Officials with the US Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along narco-trafficking" routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in narco-trafficking" operations. Continue reading...
Town of Social Circle's complaint invokes public nuisance' law that scholars say could have impact for other localitiesA small Georgia town's federal lawsuit opposing the Trump administration's plans to turn a warehouse into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the US has the potential to create a wide impact as it uses novel legal arguments, experts said.The town of Social Circle's complaint goes further than other recently filed lawsuits around the same issues, which assert that the US federal government has not carried out environmental impact assessments for proposed detention centers, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). Continue reading...
The reigning champions were beaten in an epic series by the San Antonio Spurs. There's no reason to believe they won't challenge for years to come thoughThroughout the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs hoped that Victor Wembanyama could work enough magic while he was on the court to make up for the Oklahoma City Thunder annihilating them while he was off of it. Late in Game 7 on Saturday night, the Thunder must have been licking their chops. Wembanyama picked up his fifth foul early in the fourth quarter. The Spurs led by six at the next break in play, a lead that could disappear in minutes with Wembanyama's backup, Luke Kornet, on the floor. But there was no choice - Wembanyama checked out rather than risk fouling out.Immediately, Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein picked off a pass and bolted down the floor to lay the ball in. That would have cut the Spurs' lead to four, but more importantly may well have set into motion a trend we had seen throughout the series: When Wembanyama sits, the Thunder feast. Continue reading...
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Frontrunner Adam Hamawy has gone from political nobody to endorsements from Bernie Sanders, AOC and Ilhan OmarKnocking on strangers' doors on a warm May afternoon in Trenton, New Jersey, Adam Hamawy did not seem fazed when more than a few went unanswered.It's his first time running for office, but this is an area where he has experience. After returning from a medical mission in Gaza in 2024, Hamawy went to Washington to describe the crisis - which he viewed as a US-funded genocide - to lawmakers, only to encounter too many doors that were closed, that didn't even want to listen". Continue reading...
Democrats are determined to flip the 22nd district blue. But which vision for the future will prevail?When Jasmeet Bains first announced she was running for Congress, some Democratic powerbrokers saw her candidacy as downright providential in their quest to flip a crucial House seat that had been in Republican hands for years.As a doctor in California's agriculture-heavy Central valley, living and working in one of the poorest districts in the US, Bains could speak with singular authority about the devastating impact of cuts to healthcare enacted in Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Continue reading...
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