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Phil Lewis
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I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
The building now reads: “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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From the Boston Globe: "The shootah’s dead — the shootah’s dead!” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
News rippled through the crowd of dozens outside the storage facility in which the suspect was found dead, according to two law enforcement officials. “The shootah’s dead — the shootah’s dead!” someone recording on their phone bellowed in a thick Boston accent as chatter rose around him.
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Fox News reporting the suspected shooter connected to the Brown University mass shooting has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Suspected Brown University shooter found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, source says A law enforcement source tells Fox News that the suspected shooter connected to the Brown University mass shooting has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials have not yet publicly confirmed the suspect’s identity or released additional details surrounding the circumstances of the death.
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake.
Photo of the TikTok logo
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Authorities are investigating possible ties between the shooting at Brown University and a professor who was killed at MIT, WPRI reports

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Authorities are investigating possible ties between the shooting at Brown University and a professor who was killed at MIT, WPRI reports. Two images of people gathering.
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says.
Inside of the Kennedy Center
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Kristin Cabot, the woman seen embracing her boss on the "kiss cam" at a Coldplay concert, is speaking out for the first time about the incident

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“I made a bad decision and had a couple of High Noons and danced and acted inappropriately with my boss. And it’s not nothing. And I took accountability and I gave up my career for that. That’s the price I chose to pay,” she said. “I want my kids to know that you can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to leave job next month, ending brief tenure as bureau's No. 2 official.
Dan Bongino
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The students are facing potential discipline that could range from a private reprimand to being required to withdraw from the school, according to the two people. It is against Harvard’s rules for students to attend classes they are not enrolled in. And it is also against the rules to record classes without consent or publicize those recordings.
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.

She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years

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A photo of Pauline Copes Johnson
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Trump just posted about Rob Reiner's death:
A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Carl Carlton, the singer-songwriter best known for hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama," has died, his son announced
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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A Sydney fruit shop owner who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach is recovering after surgery, his family said www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
A Sydney fruit shop owner wrestles a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been charged with third-degree home invasion, stalking, and breaking & entering

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Ex-Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been charged with third-degree home invasion, stalking, and breaking & entering
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora

Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer

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As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Agreement will make a selection of these fan-inspired Sora short form videos available to stream on Disney+. Disney and OpenAI affirm a shared commitment to responsible use of AI that protects the safety of users and the rights of creators. Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees. As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
Still, there is nuance to all the awards hype. Though “Sinners” looks to be a major Oscar player, that voting body has never nominated Jordan for his acting or Coogler for his directing — indeed, no Black filmmaker has ever won in the latter category. Asked to join the academy in 2016, Coogler declined the invitation. “It’s not out of animosity,” he told me, noting that he’s stretched thin with commitments to his film school and unions. “And I’m not good at judging things, bro. The act of ‘Hey, pick the best thing’ is very stressful for me, even when there’s no stakes involved.” He is more drawn to the everyday elements of his career than to the glamorous ballrooms. “People see the tuxedo, they see the red carpet, but it’s real blue-collar folks making these movies happen,” Coogler said, adding that he truly fell in love with filmmaking once he understood that, at its core, it’s a job. A photo of Ryan Coogler
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala along with Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour.
The Conde M. Nast Galleries The Metropolitian Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Co Chairs Beyonce Nicole Kidman Venus Williams
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison “offered assurances” he would drastically transform CNN if he bought Warner Bros. Discovery www.wsj.com/business/med...
During a visit to Washington in recent days, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he’d make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump’s ire, people familiar with the matter said. Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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DALLAS (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches bid for U.S. Senate in Texas, looking to flip a Republican-held seat.
A photo of Jasmine Crockett
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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New Mexico launched a state pilot program offering monthly $500 payments to teens who are homeless, to stay in school

“When you invest in people, they respond”

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Students in need were paid $500 a month to stay in school. It worked. A photo of people standing around a school bus
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Maurice DuBois, ‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor, is leaving the network www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
Maurice DuBois anchoring CBS News' "American Decides: Election '24" coverage in New York City.
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
Kids Can Press Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image, which directly contradicts these values. Image of Franklin the Turtle Pete Hegseth posted an image of Franklin the Turtle shooting a missle at a boat
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Sen. Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis got married, celebrating in both Newark and D.C.
Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis sitting down Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis kissing Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis standing with their families Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis walking in
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million as a part of a deal with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions in federal funding www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...
As part of the agreement, Northwestern University will pay $75 million to the United States through 2028. Northwestern agrees to adhere to federal anti-discrimination laws, ensuring that the university does not preference individuals based on race, color, or national origin in admissions, scholarships, hiring, or promotion. Northwestern shall maintain clear policies and procedures relating to demonstrations, protests, displays, and other expressive activities, as well as implement mandatory antisemitism training for all students, faculty, and staff. Northwestern’s President and Chair of the Board of Trustees shall each certify under penalty of perjury each quarter the university’s full compliance with the agreement. The United States shall close pending investigations and treat Northwestern as eligible for future grants, contracts, and awards.
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM