Top Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug, Then Won Olympic Gold
A New Issue Flares in the 2024 Race: Campus Protests
With tensions escalating and Republicans pouncing, President Biden finally weighed in and sought to increase the distance between himself and some of the more radical activism on colleges.
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Attack on U.C.L.A. Encampment Stirs Fears of Clashes Elsewhere
The first big pro-Israel counter demonstration was on Sunday in Los Angeles, home to large Israeli and Jewish populations. More are planned in the coming days.
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Stanford Jewish students on taking photo of man with Hamas headband on campus: 'We were just in shock'
Two Jewish students at Stanford University voiced concerns after a man was able to wear a Hamas headband on the northern California campus.
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Are noise-canceling headphones hazardous to your health? Audiology experts share warnings
Noise-canceling earbuds and headphones can be helpful when you need silence — but could they be hazardous to your health? Audiology experts offered important insights.
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Biden brings up Islamophobia amid the worst antisemitism outbreak in decades
President Biden, while condemning anti-Israel violence at college campuses across the country, brought up Islamophobia despite the worst antisemitism outbreak in decades.
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NY vs. Trump: DA Bragg's web of deceit starts to unravel
When a prosecutor contorts statutes and deploys lying witnesses to fool a jury into convicting an innocent defendant, it is an assault on the rule of law and an abuse of our system.
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RFK Jr. Event Hosted by MAGA Group With Jan. 6 ties
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyWelcome to Trail Mix, your 2024 election sanity guide. See something interesting on the trail? Email me at jake.lahut@thedailybeast.com. To get Trail Mix in your inbox, subscribe here for free.This week, an exclusive look at the connections between Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the MAGA-verse. RFK’S TRUMP PROBLEMRead more at The Daily Beast.
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Will Diddy Try to Use Met Gala to Rehab His Toxic Image?
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesOne year ago, Sean “Diddy” Combs attended the 2023 Met Gala dressed in an all-black ensemble by Sean John couture, representing both a comeback and a coup for the mogul’s eponymous fashion brand. Clad in a motorcycle jacket and black pants combo—topped off by a cape adorned with 1,000 satin and velvet petals—that he’d designed himself, Combs was riding high and enjoying his victory lap on the red carpet. “I had a chance to spend time with Karl when I was designing Sean John, just as a fellow designer,” Combs told Vogue that evening, nodding to the evening’s theme, which revolved around Karl Lagerfeld, the longtime creative director of Chanel. “[Lagerfeld] was so creative and he had such attention to detail (and) to beauty.” The quote oozes insider status. A lot can change in a year. Combs’ public image is now in tatters. The rapper and mogul is facing a number of serious sexual assault and trafficking allegations put forth in multiple lawsuits filed against him since last November. In March, federal agents raided two of his homes as part of a wider investigation. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Why Won’t the Royals Support Prince Harry’s Invictus Games?
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty imagesThe expected refusal of any members of the royal family to endorse Prince Harry’s Invictus Games charity by joining him at a church service commemorating its 10th anniversary next week is a “classic example of the royals cutting off their nose to spite their face,” a source has told The Daily Beast.Harry is arriving in London next week for a PR blitz focused around a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Wednesday for his Paralympic-style event for wounded servicemen. It is the latest sign that Harry, whose team recently hired a U.K.-based spin doctor, is far from ready to give up on winning back the hearts and minds of his native land.The Palace declined to respond to requests for comment, but reports have made it clear that no working members of the royal family will attend the service. While there are hints he may see his father King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s camp ruled out even a quick meeting with Harry soon after Harry’s visit was announced. They will never forgive him for betraying family secrets in his memoir Spare, and don’t trust him to keep their meetings confidential, friends have told The Daily Beast.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Arizona’s Abortion Ban Repeal Is a Win and a Loss for Dems
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastOne irony of politics is that you are often punished for fixing a problem. The most famous example of this is Winston Churchill, who, after winning World War II, was promptly thrown out of office in 1945. No good deed goes unpunished; once you have solved our problems, we have no more use for you.Today’s Republican Party seems to understand this concept (look no further than Donald Trump sabotaging border security in order to keep the issue alive), and Democrats in Arizona, at least, apparently, do not.In case you missed it, the Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the 1864 abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court reimposed last month. All 14 Democrats (with the help of two Republicans) voted for repeal, and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs immediately signaled she would sign the bill.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Trump’s Latest Interview Is Also His Scariest to Date
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Donald Trump gave a lengthy interview this week for a cover story in Time magazine—and it sure scared The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy.In it, the twice-impeached 2024 hopeful lays out his plans to mobilize the military domestically to deport more than 11 million people, pardon every Jan. 6 rioter, allow states to monitor women’s pregnancies, withhold congressionally appropriated funding at his whims, and fire any attorney general that does not prosecute his chosen targets—among other things.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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‘The Idea of You’ Creator Calls Harry Styles Comparisons ‘Reductive’
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Amazon MGM/Getty ImagesWelcome to modern rom-com week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed! In honor of two big romance releases this week—The Fall Guy and The Idea of You—we’re celebrating everything we love about the last 15 years of romantic comedies.When Prime Video unveiled the first stills from its adaptation of The Idea of You, every One Direction fan came out of the woodwork to gossip about it. One could say they were up all night making conspiracy theories about the movie’s plot, as they claimed it was about all the midnight memories Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde shared.It’s no secret that Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel is partially inspired by Styles’ career with his (now broken-up) British boy band One Direction. Director Michael Showalter’s new movie, however, is a completely different case. Although the story follows a pop star in love with an older mother—and first-look images make stars Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway look eerily similar to Styles and Wilde during their two-year love affair—Lee says that, although fans have speculated the new movie is partially based on Wilde and Styles, there’s still no connection between that specific relationship and the story.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Jerry Seinfeld’s Crotchety Whining About ‘P.C. Crap’ Comedy Gets It All Wrong
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyAll week long, feathers have been ruffling, hives of bees were buzzing in bonnets, and a record numbers of bears were being poked, all while social media hosted unprecedented amounts of tizzies. “What’s the deal?” you might say in response to that, which would be apropos considering that the source of the online hubbub is the maven of that catchphrase himself, Jerry Seinfeld.The comedian spoke to The New Yorker’s David Remnick in an article published earlier this week. In the wide-ranging interview, he decried that there’s a scarcity of good comedy on TV to comfort people after a day of ingesting the troubling news of the world.I’m impressed with the lengths Seinfeld went to prove his point, going so far as to direct, co-write, and star in Unfrosted, a tediously bland “comedic” take on the origin of the Pop-Tart, enlisting dozens of his industry friends to propagate this new age of unfunny.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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US Ally's Aircraft Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Balloon
The unidentified flying object was detected near South Korea's de facto maritime boundary with the North.
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Country star Walker Hayes on what brought his family back together after tragedy
Country singer Walker Hayes shared how he was able to improve his relationship with his family after overcoming tragedy.
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Pork Warning Issued Over Metal Contamination Fears
Small fragments of plastic and metal were found in a chorizo sausage product, the FSIS has revealed.
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Mom Goes Viral Asking 'Are We Strict?' and Lists the 5 Rules Her Teens Hate
She told Newsweek: "We have boundaries like this to protect them, like no TVs in their room because we want them to sleep!"
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Maine bowling alley reopens 6 months after state’s deadliest mass shooting
The makeover of the bowling alley includes a new scoring system and many tributes, including a table featuring pictures of the eight who died at Just-In-Time, and bowling pins with the names of the 18 shooting victims from both venues.
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Ukraine Video Shows 42 Russian Tanks Wiped Out by Kyiv
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense released footage showing the charred remains of Russian tanks in the Donetsk region.
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VP Stakes: Trump meeting with potential running mates this weekend
Donald Trump moves from the courtroom in New York City to the banquet rooms in South Florida on Friday, as he headlines a gathering of top Republican donors and teams up with potential running mates.
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Valerie Bertinelli says ex Eddie Van Halen was ‘not a soulmate,’ details ‘drugs, alcohol, and infidelity’
The Food Network alum, 64, sat down to watch her son Wolfgang Van Halen's latest episode of "Behind the Music" on Paramount+, in which he spoke about his late father's life.
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FLASHBACK: Biden confidante made revealing admission about Obama DOJ in unearthed interview
A former U.S. Senator and longtime Biden ally said in 2012 that the Department of Justice is "full of Biden people" renewing concerns about the departments impartiality.
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US can learn from controversial UK policy as first migrants rounded up for deportation, expert says
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in January declared he would ignore a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that determined the Rwanda policy was unlawful and pushed the policy through in April.
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Where is Shafik? Columbia University president keeps low profile, fights to keep job amid campus antisemitism
Anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University kicked off a national wave of copycats as outside agitators join students on major U.S. college campuses.
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China's Role Behind Gold's Soaring Value
China's central bank has led the charge as it weans itself off dollar assets amid tensions with the U.S.
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Teacher Salary Map Reveals States That Pay Educators the Best
Teachers are paid the highest salary on average in California for the 2022-23 year, according to National Education Association.
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China's Economic Gambit Could Nuke Putin's Dollar Ploy
A depreciation of the yuan could undermine its appeal relative to the greenback, whose prominence Russia wants to overhaul.
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How the US Retirement Age Compares With Rest of World
American workers are among the latest in retirement age, compared to other countries, but things are changing as the world faces a graying population.
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Clever waitress gets revenge over customer’s 1-star review by making it a t-shirt, wearing to work
In a now-viral TikTok, Claeys showed off her new work apparel, tucked inside a black apron while she held a server tray behind the bar.
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Knicks’ Jalen Brunson joins NBA legend with latest dominant performance
Jalen Brunson was dominant with a game-high 41 points and 12 assists to lead the Knicks to a first-round, Game 6, win over Philadelphia.
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Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat
Captain Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer last year.
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Grandma's 'Innocent Mistake' While Sewing Teddy Leaves Everyone in Stitches
"It was such an innocent mistake by an incredibly sweet and innocent person, which made the moment so hysterical for us," Nic Dampier told Newsweek.
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U.K. Conservatives Suffer Sharp Setbacks in Early Results of Local Elections
The scale of the losses suffered by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party sent an ominous message about its chances in an upcoming general election.
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Live updates: Police clear Portland State library twice; NYPD says officer accidentally discharged gun
At least 30 people were arrested at Portland State, where they had occupied a library. An NYPD officer at Columbia accidentally fired his gun, police said.
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NATO Ally Gives Ukraine Green Light to Cross Putin's Red Line
The UK's foreign minister has told Ukrainian officials that missiles supplied by Britain can be used for strikes on Russian soil.
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Thai Villagers Turn to Cartoon Cat as Extreme Heat Wave Leaves Much of Region Helpless
As scorching temperatures and drought batter the region, communities across Asia have resorted to desperate measures and even some superstitions.
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Joel Embiid’s series-win guarantee falls flat: ‘sucks to lose’
Joel Embiid is no Joe Namath. Or Mark Messier, for that matter.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia
Pro-Palestinian protesters are camped on university campuses across Australia, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney, mirroring similar events in the United States
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El consulado sobre ruedas mexicano se desplazará en mayo a tres centros comunitarios de L.A.
Los oriundos de México van a poder tramitar pasaporte, matrícula consular y credencial de elector en estas jornadas
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Las protestas en las universidades en EE. UU. no solo se relacionan con la guerra en Gaza
Muchos estudiantes argumentan que el sufrimiento de los palestinos es el resultado de estructuras globales de poder que prosperan gracias al prejuicio y la opresión.
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Red Bull F1 News: Sergio Perez Predicts 'Immediate Impact' for Adrian Newey's Next Move
Sergio Perez speaks out on Adrian Newey's Red Bull exit, highlighting the 'immediate impact' he will have wherever he decides to move to next.
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‘Sugar’ Destroyed Itself With One of the Worst Plot Twists Ever
Apple TV+(Warning: Spoilers for Sugar ahead.)Over the course of its first five episodes, Sugar has detailed dapper movie-obsessed Los Angeles private eye John Sugar’s (Colin Farrell) investigation into the baffling disappearance of Olivia Siegel (Sydney Chandler), the daughter of powerful movie producer Bernie (Dennis Boutsikaris), half-sister of scumbag former child actor David (Nate Corddry), and granddaughter of Hollywood titan Jonathan (James Cromwell). Nonetheless, Olivia’s whereabouts have only been one of the mysteries at the heart of Mark Protosevich’s Apple TV+ series, since, in various small but telling ways, it’s also teased a bigger secret lurking beneath its authentic—and self-referential—noir surface. As suggested by its numerous subtle hints, that surprise has to do with Sugar and his professional and personal acquaintances, all of whom are members of a vague close-knit organization. And at the end of its sixth episode, the show finally gave up the goods, revealing the real paradigm-altering nature of its protagonist.John Sugar is an alien. Like, from outer space. And, in particular, from a distant planet whose inhabitants resemble blue-skinned cast-offs from Avatar.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Dear Abby: My cheating wife stole $50K from me and attacked me when I tried to leave her
Dear Abby weighs in on a wife whose put her and her husband in immense debt and a son who never healed from his parents' divorce.
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The U.S. Is Assembling a ‘Squad’ of Allies to Counter China in the Indo-Pacific
The U.S. is deepening ties with an emerging regional group including Australia, Japan, and the Philippines, that Pentagon officials have privately nicknamed, the “Squad.”
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Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting
It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting
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Four Russian Military Aircraft Detected Near US Airspace
The aircraft were detected and tracked in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday.
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Rutgers students counter anti-Israel agitators on campus by waving American flag, chanting 'USA! USA!'
Patriotic students at Rutgers University counter anti-Israel protesters on campus by waving an American flag, chanting "USA! USA!" and singing the National Anthem.
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'Azteca' Barrios busca brillar en función Canelo vs. Munguía ante un apellido conocido
Barrios conquistó el título interino welter del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo con una victoria por decisión unánime en 12 asaltos contra el cubano Yordenis Ugás el año pasado
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