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Were Super Bowl halftime lyrics X rated? Lawmaker urges ‘dramatic action’ by the FCC
GOP lawmaker, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate the broadcast of the Super Bowl LX halftime after Puerto Rican performer Bad Bunny delivered an almost entirely Spanish-language performance allegedly with...
Long-term effects of AOC’s presumed 2028 presidential bid
Pollster Matt Towery warned Friday that Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s presumed 2028 presidential bid could reshape the Democratic Party for years. Ocasio-Cortez declined to rule out a 2028 White House bid during an appearance at the Munich...
Pookie pipes and butcher knives: Skid Row residents tell officials they’re killing people
LOS ANGELES – Inside a locked conference room, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and Housing (HSH) held its first quarterly Skid Row Action Plan meeting of 2026. Officials brought slides, statistics and a clear message: the system is working. Skid...
Dodgers’ first baseman loses $2M on home sale after taxes
(The Center Square) – Selling a high-value property in Los Angeles? Tax experts advise caution: You could be in the same boat as Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman. The first baseman recently sold his Los Angeles home and lost $2 million due to fees and...
Trump threatens to cut off Communist Cuba one week after ousting ally Nicolás Maduro
President Donald Trump sent a warning to Cuba early Sunday, suggesting he will cut off oil and money going to the communist dictatorship unless it comes to a “deal” with the United States. Cuba, led by communist President Miguel Díaz-Canel, was strongly allied with...
BS daily political cartoons: Homerun for 47
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Homeland Security buys more California properties for ICE
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has purchased more California properties for the purpose of using them as detention centers. The latest transaction involves the Adelanto ICE Processing Center and Desert View Annex. The facilities...
Patient advocates laud Trump’s new healthcare accountability, transparency rule
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s final rule on “Transparency in Coverage” that intends to help fulfil the promise of healthcare affordability has been met favorably by advocacy groups as something that will bring accountability to healthcare and...
Pentagon misses deadline on drone lasers, cost undisclosed
(The Center Square) – Congress gave the Pentagon six months to pick and buy laser and microwave weapons to shoot down drones over American military bases. The Department of War announced its selections Monday, more than three months past that deadline, and has...
Trump says he’s ‘thinking about’ suspending the gas tax weeks after his own party blocked a vote on it
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is weighing a gas tax suspension — three weeks after House Republican leaders shelved a bill to do it. “We’re thinking about that,” Trump said when asked whether the federal gas tax should be suspended, Reuters reported. He...
Golden Arches used AI to nickel-and-dime customers ‘down to the last french fry,’ suing attorney claims
The artificial intelligence tool behind a fast-food giant’s menu prices is now at the center of a federal price-fixing lawsuit. An Illinois resident and frequent customer, Michael Thomas, filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s in Chicago federal court on Friday, alleging...
Trump rips French riots as possible troop shifts in Western Europe looms
(The Center Square) – With the arrest of a seventh suspect in the alleged plot to attack a U.K. base hosting U.S. bombers to riots in France, the Trump administration appears weary of Western Europe as it considers shifting American troops. President Donald...
