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Disney just fired back at DeSantis on Thursday

The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. The decision follows a year of attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature because… Read More

Poll shocker! Kevin McCarthy approval soars

The Economist and YouGov released a new poll earlier this week… and they found House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on a shocking upswing. The House speaker has seen his approval rating rise 10 points since December, for a stunning net gain of 16 points. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you taking… Read More

Top GOP governor to replace Dem prosecutor Friday

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday will announce his pick to serve out the remainder of Kim Gardner’s term as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, following her sudden departure earlier this week. Parson will be joined by Democratic Mayor Tishaura Jones and Police Chief Robert Tracy as he… Read More

Pentagon’s ‘Discord leaker’ to appear in court again over this

A judge is poised to decide Friday whether a Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents will remain behind bars while he awaits trial. Jack Teixeira is due back in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts, where a magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments on… Read More

Target recalls 4.5 million candles over lacerations

Target is recalling almost 5 million candles over laceration and burn hazards, according to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall impacts some 4.9 million Threshold-branded glass jar candles sold in multiple sizes and various scents — including water mint and eucalyptus, apple blossom and… Read More

Dianne Feinstein aide confirms brain illness

89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., returned to Congress earlier this month after missing more than two months of work because of shingles, her office first claimed. When the elderly Feinstein returned, she was noticeably diminished and confined to a wheelchair. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Feinstein had suffered from… Read More

Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, dies at 59

Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday. He was 59. In a lengthy post on Instagram, guitarist and songwriter Marr paid tribute to Rourke,… Read More

Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses Microsoft of misusing Twitter data

A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant. The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from Twitter’s database of tweets. But the move could foreshadow more serious… Read More

Salman Rushdie makes first in-person appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just nine months being after being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized. “It’s nice to… Read More