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Platner’s anti-corporate crusade hits awkward snag as receipts tell another story

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner built a national reputation as an anti-corporate crusader while cashing checks written by lobbyists and executives representing those same corporations, campaign finance documents show. Platner has made criticism of big tech, the pharmaceutical industry, large banks and defense contractors a cornerstone … Read more

After Texas woman’s murder, detectives learn killer was “only half of the story”

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Three days after 24-year-old Alyssa Burkett was shot and then stabbed to death outside her office in Carrollton, Texas, Andrew Beard – with whom Burkett shared a 1-year-old daughter – was charged with her murder. The following day, Beard’s fiancée Holly Elkins voluntarily sat down with two detectives at the Carrollton Police Department. “I wanted … Read more

Aurora Ethiopian leader set on writing his community’s story

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Editor’s note: The 2025 Global Fest festival will take place on Saturday,  June 14. The City of Aurora says it is “Open to the World. With immigrants speaking 160 languages, it is the most diverse city in Colorado. One of the largest immigrant groups, numbering in the thousands, is from Ethiopia. Samuel GebreMichael immigrated from … Read more

AI job cuts are rising, but experts say layoffs are only part of the story

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AI-related layoff announcements are mounting, fueling the sense that the technology is already replacing a significant number of U.S. workers as companies invest heavily in automation. But AI’s broader impact on workers may be quieter: weaker hiring, especially for junior and entry-level roles. Enterprise software maker Intuit this week cut 17% of its staff, or … Read more

The story of the 1996 shootdown that could lead to Raúl Castro’s indictment

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In February 1996, three small civilian planes took off from a Miami-area airport, operated by a Cuban exile group that searched for people seeking to flee the island nation in rafts. Two of the planes were shot down by a Cuban fighter jet, killing four people. Now, 30 years later, the deadly shootdown appears to … Read more

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sued over recent movie inspired by a true story

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Inspired by a true story, Netflix’s “The Rip,” starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows two Miami-Dade police officers as they discover more than $20 million of cartel cash during a drug raid and reveals corruption within the department. But now the real-life officers involved in the raid are suing Damon and Affleck through their … Read more

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over story on alleged drinking, absences

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Washington — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included “false and obviously fabricated” claims. The 19-page lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia, is seeking $250 million in damages. Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter who wrote the … Read more