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Mamdani recalls Obama call about ‘darkness’ in politics after NYC primary victory

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Mamdani recalls Obama call about ‘darkness’ in politics after NYC primary victory

Zohran Mamdani confirmed to reporters that he spoke to former President Barack Obama on the phone soon after declaring victory in New York City's Democratic primary in June. "It was a call that I was honored to receive," Mamdani said during an anti-Trump event in the Bronx on Thursday.The 33-year-old mayoral hopeful told reporters that after winning the primary, he discussed with Obama "the importance of hope in our politics and […]

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‘Sharks won’t do anything to you’: Florida spearfisherman attacked by shark minutes after reassuring family

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‘Sharks won’t do anything to you’: Florida spearfisherman attacked by shark minutes after reassuring family

What began as a routine free-diving trip off Florida’s coast ended with a bull shark bite for a veteran spear fisherman—just minutes after reassuring his visiting family not to worry about the famed predators.Chance Armand, 28, who started spearfishing in 2020, took up free diving this year and said that even though sharks are a normal occurrence, "nothing crazy" usually happens."You run into them, you catch a glimpse of each […]

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Buffett sparks UnitedHealth’s biggest stock surge in 17 years

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Buffett sparks UnitedHealth’s biggest stock surge in 17 years

Warren Buffett is helping revive shares of beleaguered UnitedHealthcare Group after taking a $1.6 billion stake in the company, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.UnitedHealth shares are on pace for the best one-day percentage gain since 2008, as tracked by Dow Jones Market Data Group. Still, the stock is down more than 50% over the past 12 months. Investors, taking a cue from Buffett’s interest in healthcare, also […]

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Tennis champion Monica Seles reveals incurable disease as doctor shares what to know

Health

Tennis champion Monica Seles reveals incurable disease as doctor shares what to know

Tennis champion Monica Seles is speaking publicly for the first time about her battle with a rare, incurable muscle-weakening disease.Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in "voluntary muscles," according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes.Voluntary muscles are the ones that connect to the bones, face, throat and diaphragm. They contract to move the arms and legs and are essential for breathing, swallowing […]

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Luke Bryan blasts ‘idiots’ who throw things at singers after he was hit mid-performance

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Luke Bryan blasts ‘idiots’ who throw things at singers after he was hit mid-performance

Luke Bryan slammed concertgoers who throw things at artists, calling them "idiots" after he was hit in the face at one of his shows."My official statement is people throw things at artists and they’re idiots," Bryan said during an appearance on the Bobby Bones Show this week. "It’s the deterioration of the moral fabric of how your a-- ought to act."Bryan was hit with a ball while performing at the […]

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White House fires back as Trump’s use of DC police for crime crackdown is placed in the crosshairs by Dems

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White House fires back as Trump’s use of DC police for crime crackdown is placed in the crosshairs by Dems

Several Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution that aims to put the kibosh on President Donald Trump's move this week to leverage the services of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department as he tries to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.The resolution reads, in part, "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pursuant to section 740(b) of […]

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DHS says Noem is temporarily staying in military housing after facing ‘vicious doxxing,’ death threats

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DHS says Noem is temporarily staying in military housing after facing ‘vicious doxxing,’ death threats

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem temporarily relocated her personal residence as she's facing an increase in threats against her and "vicious doxxing," a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday. "Following the media’s publishing of the location of Secretary Noem’s Washington D.C. apartment, she has faced vicious doxxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from the terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminal gangs that DHS targets. Due […]

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Man connected to designer who died on yacht previously charged with assaulting firefighter

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Man connected to designer who died on yacht previously charged with assaulting firefighter

The New York businessman who is believed to own the Montauk yacht where swimwear designer Martha Nolan was found dead on Aug. 5 was once accused of fighting – and biting – a former FDNY member at a tribute concert commemorating 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, according to a Manhattan lawsuit.Christopher Durnan, a 60-year-old businessman said to be an investor in Nolan's East x East brand, has owned […]

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Hawley opens probe into Meta after reports of AI romantic exchanges with minors

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Hawley opens probe into Meta after reports of AI romantic exchanges with minors

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is launching an investigation into Meta after reports found that the company green-lit internal rules that allowed AI chatbots to have "romantic" and "sensual" exchanges with children. Hawley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, wrote in a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his committee will dive into whether Meta's generative-Al products enabled exploitation, deception or other criminal harms to children. Further, […]

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