Oracle AI Boom Costs $95B

Oracle’s AI boom is now colliding with a simple market question: who pays for all this power, concrete, and debt?Quick TakeOracle said fiscal 2026 capital spending reached about $55.7 billion, above earlier guidance and...
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Elite Deal Kills Death Penalty

When a man accused of assassinating a top Minnesota Democrat can dodge the death penalty in a secretive federal deal, many Americans see one...
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Rare Screwworm Pest Detected in Texas Livestock

Texas ranchers and federal officials are now confronting a pest that had been absent from the United States for decades, and the first Texas case has reopened fears about how quickly agricultural threats can move across the border.Quick TakeUSDA confirmed a New World screwworm case in a Texas calf in Zavala County and said there have been no further detections so far.Texas officials placed the area under quarantine and launched joint containment steps with federal partners.USDA said the food supply remains safe because screwworms do not infest food products.Livestock experts still describe the insect as a serious animal-health threat...
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2028 Election Jibe Sparks Political Buzz

When a sitting president says Hunter Biden could “do well” in a Democratic primary and his rival answers by calling himself “the MAGA whisperer,” it spotlights how spectacle keeps crowding out substance in American politics.Story SnapshotDonald Trump said Hunter Biden might have a shot in a future Democratic primary, using scandal comparisons to needle the opposition .Video clips show Trump entertaining the idea after a social media signal from Hunter Biden drew attention .There is no evidence of a real Hunter Biden campaign infrastructure or party backing at this stage .The exchange reflects a media-politics loop where taunts become...
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Decades-Old Cold Case Victim Finally Identified

For 25 years, a decapitated teenage girl lay in a file labeled “Chelsea Jane Doe” while the same government that failed to protect her...
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House Vote Challenges War Powers Over Iran

The House vote on Iran was more than a symbolic reprimand; it was Congress briefly forcing a constitutional question that presidents usually prefer to keep buried.Quick TakeThe House adopted a war-powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. military action against Iran, with the final vote reported as 215-208.Four Republicans joined Democrats, turning the vote into a genuine bipartisan break with President Donald Trump.The measure rested on Congress’s war powers and on the claim that military action needed fresh authorization.The vote did not end the conflict by itself; the Senate still had to act, which left the practical effect uncertain.Why This...
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Graduation Ceremony Ends In Gunfire — Motive Unknown

An American rite of passage ended with an 18-year-old dead and three others wounded in a school parking lot minutes after diplomas were handed out—and the official manhunt that followed tells a harder truth about public safety than any speech that night.Story SnapshotFour people were shot just after a Fairfield high school graduation; an 18-year-old died and three others, ages 11, 20, and 25, were injured .Police launched an active manhunt yet declared no ongoing threat to the wider community .The gunfire erupted near Schafer Stadium around 7:15 p.m., steps from families and new graduates .Authorities released no suspect...
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The Man Chosen to Lead Intelligence

One personnel choice is driving all the noise: Trump publicly said Aaron Lukas would become Tulsi Gabbard’s acting successor, but the public record still...
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Families Blocked, Then Guards Open Doors

The real story at Newark’s Delaney Hall is not the curfew line on the sidewalk, but the collision between grim allegations inside the walls and rising anger outside them.Story SnapshotProtesters say hunger strikes and spoiled food inside Delaney Hall made confrontation outside almost inevitable.Newark’s mayor drew a half-mile curfew circle after nights of clashes, barricades, and arrests around the facility.Federal officials restarted family visitation only after a tight security perimeter went up.Americans now face a hard question: where is the line between legitimate protest and reckless street warfare?How a Hunger Strike Inside Turned Into Street Turmoil OutsideProtests at Delaney...
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Mysterious Blast Sound Rocks New England

One rock the size of a trash can, exploding 40 miles above New England with the force of 300 tons of TNT, just gave us a dress rehearsal for a far worse day. Story SnapshotA meteor airburst over Massachusetts and New Hampshire released energy comparable to a small tactical weapon. NASA says it was a natural space rock moving around 75,000 miles per hour, not a satellite or weapons test. The boom rattled homes across multiple states, yet caused no reported injuries or major damage. This “harmless” scare exposes how thin our margin really is if a larger object...
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