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March 9, 2025

Euro News

More Than 1,000 Dead in Syria

The death toll from days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad, and revenge killings that followed, has risen to more than 1,000 on Saturday.
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Associated Press

Witnessing a Death by Firing Squad

“I’ve now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. None of the previous 10 prepared me for watching the firing squad death of Brad Sigmon on Friday night.”
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Reuters

Next Up, a Trump Travel Ban

The move harkens back to the Republican president's first term ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, a policy that went through several iterations before it was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.
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Washington Post

Which Republican Will Follow Trump?

So the question then becomes, what happens when the Trump era is over? What happens when this beacon for much of the country is no longer in the game? He’s term-limited in 2028, and Republicans will need someone.
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Wall Street Journal

Inside SBF’s Pardon Campaign

The collection of 19 bullet points ranged from portraying himself as “extremely pro crypto, pro freedom” to sending out a poll on Twitter. But it was No. 3 on the disgraced mogul’s list of strategies that looked like the most improbable.
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New York Post

Navarro Defends Trump Tariffs

The Trump fentanyl tariffs include a 20% tariff on all products from China over and above existing tariffs, along with a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican products not covered by the United States Mexico Canada Agreement.
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NBC News

Cornhole Latest IRL Dating Draw

Determined to find enough men to sell out his cornhole league for singles, Tommy Flaim decided to take an extreme, and somewhat comical, measure. He put out a bounty for straight single guys.
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Politico

Real Reason Zelensky Eschews a Suit

krainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s contentious Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance didn’t just highlight a debate over geopolitics. It also kicked off an argument over clothes.
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Hollywood Reporter

Gascon Contemplated the Impossible

The Oscar-nominated 'Emilia Pérez' star, whose awards campaign was thrown into disarray after past, controversial tweets were resurfaced, is opening up about her mental-health struggles and again apologizes to "all I have offended".
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Salon

America Owes Ukraine a Thank-You

America managed to gut Russia’s military, strengthen NATO, cripple Putin’s economy, and reassert itself as the undisputed leader of the free world, all without firing a single shot. That’s the kind of victory presidents dream of.
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Mens Journal

How Hackman’s Dog Died

While authorities are still awaiting necropsy results on the pooch, a 12-year-old Australian Kelpie mix, New Mexico State Public Health Veterinarian Erin Phipps has suggested that dehydration and starvation are two likely causes of the dog’s death.
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New York Social Diary

What’s Your Signature Scent?

“I can honestly say my whole life I have been led around by my nose. Forget bags or shoes or makeup or clothes, scent has been my obsession (although Calvin Klein’s “Obsession” was never my favorite).”
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Salon

News As We Know It Is Over

”But who’s going by the old rules anymore? America's mainstream newsrooms have been trying to and failing for nigh on a quarter century, steadily ceding attention to an ascendant right-wing media led by Fox News, websites and podcasters.”
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Mediaite

Violence Ramps Up at Tesla Locations

A group of protesters were detained by police on Saturday afternoon after they illegally occupied Tesla’s showroom in New York. Video posted to social media shows the demonstrators being escorted out by police.
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