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Tariffs are on: What costs more? Trump signs order that aims to cut funding to NPR, PBS. Conclave Chimneys. Terror In The Skies!

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Former CHP Captain Sexually Abused Flight Attendants. The Donkey Roundup Rocking a Southern California Community. Locked Door in 200 year old home.

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#Swampwatch – Purge of WH staff / Trump b-day plans / No More Vets Day – ‘Victory Day for WW1’. Ozempic killed the body positive movement. Real ID updates. Rust Reviews are in: Hard to Watch.

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#Whatshappening / #Entertainment - Heather Brooker - Marvel Thunderbolts, Look ahead to Memorial Day Weekend Box Office. / #WhatILearned/ #NNNTNK

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Mike Waltz to exit Trump White House weeks after Signal chat fiasco. Trump says US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30. Harris Returns to Political Life, Warning of a Constitutional Crisis. Kamala Harris mocked over bizarre Doritos word salad during speech about AI: ‘Three wines deep’.

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Overhaul the LAPD, in this economy? Questions surround chief’s plan amid budget crunch. L.A. lifeguards taking mental health leave as beach algae bloom takes toll. They came to L.A. for the Hollywood dream, then shot to stardom as ‘Girls Gone Bible’. Baseball fan falls from the stands in Pittsburgh

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#SWAMPWATCH – Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy to leave posts in White House / All of Trump’s Tacky and Trollish White House Renovations #TECHTALK w/ Marc Saltzman: What is Meta AI? App launches, rivaling ChatGPT / Visa Gives AI Agents ‘Intelligent Commerce’ Superpowers. Staying in is in!

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#WHATSHAPPENING / The great conclave secret: What do would-be popes eat?  #STRANGESCIENCE – Junk food is making us forget our memories

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Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll.  Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours. Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate. The Cross Returns as a Style Choice in Jewelry.

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