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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Under pressure from the White House, Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit at the National Museum of American History

This All-Black Boys Gymnastics Team Is Battling to Survive — But It’ll Take More Than Money The young Black boys of the James Jones Gymnastics Academy have outgrown their current location, with some “kicking the ceiling.”

I talked with James Jones, who is fighting to find a new location for his all-Black boys gymnastics team so the program can continue to change lives

Radioactive Wasp Nest Uncovered At SC Nuclear Facility The nest had a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations, but no wasps were found.

Workers found a wasp nest with a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations at a South Carolina nuclear facility, but no wasps were found

Here's a photo from Jordan. Chris Smalls will be flying into Newark Friday morning

Activist Chris Smalls released from Israeli custody The labor activist was reportedly singled out and beaten by Israeli forces while trying to reach Gaza with supplies.

Labor activist Chris Smalls has been released from an Israeli prison, a spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said

The trailer for “Love, Brooklyn,” starring Andre Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise & Roy Wood Jr, is out:

Recall warns some Celsius energy drink cans accidentally contain alcohol A shared packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty Celsius cans to High Noon.

High Noon is warning customers that some of its vodka seltzers were accidentally labeled as Celsius energy drinks

The New York Times is hiring longtime WaPo media critic Erik Wemple, I'm told.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she won’t run for California governor in 2026.

ESPN has cut ties with NFL Hall of Famer and media analyst Shannon Sharpe less than two weeks after he settled a lawsuit in which his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic on Wednesday. Sharpe has not been on ESPN since late April, when the suit was first filed. He said at the time that he would return to ESPN at the beginning of NFL training camp. ESPN declined to comment.

ESPN has cut ties with Shannon Sharpe, The Athletic reports

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LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants – including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group – were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned. Arenas, 43, a.k.a. “Agent Zero,” of Woodland Hills, is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas — and five others — were arrested on a federal indictment alleging they were a part of an illegal gambling business: www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...

Danville councilman set on fire by attacker who poured gasoline on him: Reports Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was attacked by a man who poured gasoline on him and set him on fire on Wednesday, according to reports.

A Virginia city councilman was attacked by a man who poured gasoline on him and set him on fire, according to reports

Sen. Amy Klobuchar just told me her office is looking into this:

A photo of labor activist Chris Smalls, talking into a mic

A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:

“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”

Evacuation sirens blare near Poipu Beach on Kauai's south shore.

“There is no threat for tsunami impacts in North Dakota. If you are in a coastal area under threat however check tsunami.gov for up to date information and with local officials for any evacuation orders”

National Weather Service Grand Forks explaining there’s no threat for tsunami impacts in North Dakota, a landlocked state

California Officials Warn Residents Against Going To Beaches To Watch Tsunami Waves

California officials urged residents to stay away from the beach and not watch the waves after a massive earthquake in Russia set off tsunami advisories

HONOLULU (AP) — Tsunami warning sirens blare in Honolulu and people are told to move to higher ground after earthquake off Russia.

Senate Confirms Trump's Most Alarming Nominee To A Lifetime Federal Judgeship Bove faced credible allegations of telling DOJ attorneys to defy court orders. Republicans confirmed him to a seat on a U.S. appeals court anyway.

In what is easily Trump’s most alarming court pick in his second term, the Senate GOP confirmed Emil Bove to a lifetime federal judgeship

TOKYO (AP) — Japan says a powerful, magnitude 8 earthquake has hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issues a tsunami advisory.

🚨WATCH: “THIS PROJECT & AIRPORT ARE IN MY DISTRICT.”

Lee has Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social BLOCKED from entering an event announcing a state-sanctioned private Tesla Tunnel from Nashville airport - Elon Musk will control. (Republicans were allowed in)

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Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity | CNN Politics Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity, according to a list of her demands sent to the House Oversight Commi...

Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress with major conditions, including immunity

Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Meanwhile, there’s not a peep from mainstream media in the U.S.

The Israeli Defense Forces surrounded, beat, and choked American labor leader Chris Smalls, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced

Lest you forget that many CEOs are more than willing to fire you and replace you with a shoddy AI model with sociopathic glee, here are the words of one such executive at the forefront of displacing human labor. "CEOs are extremely excited about the opportunities that AI brings," Elijah Clark, a chief executive who advises other head honchos on using AI at their companies, told Gizmodo in an interview. "As a CEO myself, I can tell you, I'm extremely excited about it. I've laid off employees myself because of AI." "AI doesn't go on strike. It doesn't ask for a pay raise," he added, parroting cliched talking points, much like a certain over-hyped technology. "These things that you don't have to deal with as a CEO."

“AI doesn’t go on strike. It doesn’t ask for a pay raise.” 😬😬😬

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark scientific finding that underpins US action to fight climate change.

All of Joe Rogan's friends really hate Texas From the heat to the power grid, Texas isn't what they were promised.

Joe Rogan's friends followed him to Texas. They all seem to hate it.

Gunman Who Killed 4 At Manhattan Office Building Was Targeting NFL Headquarters, Mayor Says NYC Mayor Eric Adams says that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator.

The gunman who killed 4 people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target NFL headquarters but took the wrong elevator, NYC's mayor said

At Least 2 People Shot At Manhattan Office Building Housing Financial Firms, NFL: AP Source New York City Mayor Eric Adams described it as an "active shooter situation."

At least two people, including an NYPD officer, were reportedly shot in a Manhattan building that houses several top financial firms and the NFL

Inside Colorado’s famous resort for Black Americans Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.

Black families from all over the country flocked to Colorado’s Lincoln Hills during Jim Crow, a safe place for them to gather and relax

Figures like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B DuBois & more would hold literary salons there during visits

In a new statement, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says he's done supporting any aid to Israel amid Gaza's nutrition and humanitarian crisis.

"My litmus test will be simple: no aid of any kind as long as there are starving children in Gaza due to the action or inaction of the Israeli government.”