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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wins Grammy for Best Country Album Beyoncé, who was nominated for 11 awards, also won for best country duo/group performance for the song “II Most Wanted.”

Beyoncé won the best country album Grammy award for "Cowboy Carter." She went into the ceremony with 11 nominations, more than any other artist.

Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage A deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico standing near a Mexican flag. She does not share President Trump's enthusiasm for renaming the body of water. A quote from her reads: "For us and for the whole world, it is still the Gulf of Mexico." Photo by Luis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times.

President Trump signed an executive order last week renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Across the other countries with maritime boundaries in the gulf, Trump’s move was met with annoyance, defiance, confusion and, at times, laughter. Read more. nyti.ms/40ziuvB

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

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Onyx Coffee Lab
Columbia Julio Madrid
Nitro Watermelon

Watermelon/Raspberry/Green Apple/Rose

It's smells so good hot but tastes even better as it cools down and is awesome on ice.

9 out of 10.

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Morning folks! It's gonna be great day, right? Right?!

Today, I think I'm getting back on the coffee train. It's been a lovely 3 week break.

Don't get me wrong. I'm probably dialing down my coffee intake to every other morning or something... We'll see.

Had a great conversation about Hawaiian representation with artist and printmaker Kanani Miyamoto at their Portland studio.

Watch the full video at YouTube:
youtu.be/cOCr7Ci9UtQ?...

Moves a felon dictat... ahem... Felon President would do. For 300, Alex.

Bruh.

Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

President Trump granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

Anywho. It's mourning again in 'merica.

Elon Musk’s DOGE sued minutes after Trump inauguration A lawsuit was filed against Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new nongovernmental entity as soon as Donald Trump was officially president.

A lawsuit claiming billionaire Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules was filed within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda.

TikTok helped Trump, so it has to be good