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The next tech revolution wants to sit on your face
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the next major leap in technology will come from AI-powered glasses that don’t just sit on your face — they actively understand the world around you. His prediction is both exciting and a little unsettling, which is usually how the...
‘Widow Maker’ pecan tree kills man eating at Texas BBQ, family sues for negligence
There are few things more American than sitting outside at a barbecue joint, enjoying smoked meat, cold drinks, and a little sunshine before the weather decides to do what Texas weather does — change its mind. For 64-year-old Kirk Foyle, that ordinary moment turned...
AOC declares war on new corporate villains: We need to break them up, ‘they think they are governments’
There is a familiar ritual in Washington. Something gets expensive. Politicians gather. Cameras turn on. Someone announces that the real problem is not supply, demand, production costs, or global markets. The real problem is a company that needs to be punished. This...
Poll: 96% want Senate candidates to address Social Security cuts
(The Center Square) – Ninety-six percent of voters want Senate candidates to explain how they'll prevent an automatic 22% Social Security benefit cut for 70 million Americans, a new poll finds, as the program's trust fund moves toward a 2032 deadline. A poll by...
Iran claims it attacked US military, risking ceasefire
Iran claimed Saturday it conducted strikes against U.S. military targets in the Middle East following the U.S.’s recent retaliatory strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted U.S. military positions while the regime’s foreign...
Mumbling, coughing, yelling Joe Biden gets heckled, confused about where to walk off stage
Joe Biden’s appearance at the Maryland Democratic Party gala was supposed to be a victory lap — a former president rallying the troops, attacking Donald Trump, and reminding Democrats why they should stay energized heading into the midterms. Instead, it became another...
California Assembly passes $350 billion budget
(The Center Square) – The Assembly on Monday afternoon passed all of the bills making up California's roughly $350 billion budget. Afterward, the bills immediately went to the Senate for its votes, which hadn't been completed as of publication time. Both budget...
Democrat state lawmakers vote to delay blue state gun-carry ban after suffering big loss in court
The Virginia House of Delegates voted Monday to delay the effective date of a ban on carrying modern semiautomatic firearms after suffering a defeat in court. A judge in Lancaster County, Virginia, issued a preliminary injunction Friday following legal action by...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear asylum, voting, pipeline cases next term
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a slew of cases on Monday on issues including immigration, energy and voting rights as it prepares for the upcoming term. The nation’s highest court will hear arguments in cases for its next term...
Fetterman and McCormick voted for bipartisan housing reform. Will Trump sign it?
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to address housing needs cruised through both chambers last week with the support of nearly the entire Pennsylvania delegation. On Monday, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick said they...
Federal workforce shrank by 256,000 in 2025. Deficit barely moved.
(The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts....
Democratic group calls for U.S. social media ban for kids under 16
(The Center Square) – Nearly one in three American children shows signs of social media addiction by the end of middle school, according to a new policy proposal from a Democratic group that says families and state health systems are absorbing the crisis...
