Former President Donald Trump admitted “the economy is good” just days before the election — then took credit for it — then returned to slamming the economy all in the space of a minute. The closing weeks of the campaign have seen a slew of positive economic indicators that Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies have tried to capitalize on, and polls...

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Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, flipping through a truly excellent cookbook has a magic all its own.  There are only a couple celebrity chefs that I can say with certainty inspired me to...

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Social media host Leigh McGowan cut off pro-Trump CNN analyst Scott Jennings mid-sentence as he slammed Vice President Kamala Harris, telling him “You’re just lying!” The 10pm hour on CNN has become something of an intermittent fireworks factory fire, most spectacularly with the permanent banning of a guest who made a literally explosive joke about Mehdi Hasan. On Tuesday night’s edition of CNN NewsNight, things were...

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Not everyone can afford an OLED TV (even when they're discounted), and that's okay. But you don't necessarily need to sacrifice quality when opting for a cheaper option. The Sony BRAVIA 7 is a mini-LED TV that is cheaper than OLEDs but still excels in many aspects, especially if you plan to use it for gaming. Right now, all the sizes of this...

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Former President Donald Trump denied knowing Tony Hinchcliffe amid fallout from the comedian’s controversial joke about Puerto Rico during the GOP presidential nominee’s Madison Square Garden event. Hinchcliffe, who hosts a podcast called Kill Tony centered entirely around roasting, referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” a comment critics have called racist and inappropriate for a political rally. “I don’t...

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Scary movies are a must for spooky season, but as Halloween approaches, it's important to really narrow your focus. If, like me, you have a highly compulsive need to organize your movie watching more deliberately, that might mean setting aside movies that are just scary in favor of ones that explicitly celebrate the season by being set on Halloween itself. Halloween (which I'll...

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The FBI is investigating two ballot boxes being set on fire early Monday morning, including one in a crucial swing district in Washington state. MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell reported on Monday, “Breaking news from the Pacific Northwest. State election officials are working to determine how many ballots were destroyed overnight after two apparent arson attacks.” “Drop-off ballot boxes were apparently targeted in Vancouver, Washington,...

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Apple Intelligence is bringing with it some of the biggest new features for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Its functions are being released in phases, starting with today's iOS and iPadOS 18.1 update for the iPhone 15 Pro series, all iPhone 16 models, and all iPads running an A17 Pro chip and above. All Macs running an M-series chip are also getting Apple...

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Vice President Kamala Harris scolded Norah O’Donnell Sunday morning after the CBS News anchor defended President Donald Trump’s ties Project 2025 during a Sunday interview. O’Donnell interrupted Harris during an exchange about Trump’s potentially supporting a nationwide ban on abortion if elected to a second term. Harris claimed Trump would do so and cited the lengthy blueprint for an ultra-conservative agenda that Democrats...

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Vice President Kamala Harris dismissed a question about her campaign’s internal number Sunday morning as she addressed reporters nine days before the election from the battleground state of Pennsylvania. She told the media at a press conference she relies on her “instinct,” which tells her crowds are showing up for her and the wind is at her back. Harris is statistically tied in...

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Following former President Donald Trump’s three hour interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, his running mate JD Vance made his way the podcast of another comedian, Tim Dillon. The Saturday episode did not reach the marathon length of Rogan’s — it was about half — but Vance and Dillon covered plenty of topics, with Vance often in a state of laughter as Dillon sarcastically...

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An indie singer stopped fretfully while singing the National Anthem at a political debate this week, saying, “I fucked it up,” and asking hopefully for a do-over – while the show was airing live. Now she’s seeking another do-over of the whole viral moment. The incident took place during a 3rd party presidential candidate debate in Los Angeles that was carried live on...

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Fox News has been performatively outraged at Vice President Kamala Harris calling former President Donald Trump “fascist” following audio being released of General John Kelly — Trump’s former Chief of Staff — precisely explaining why he believes Trump is a fascist. It’s been a theme on almost all Fox News shows since Harris held a press conference, a clip of which was aired...

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You can finally customize the Fitness app's summaries to your liking in iOS 18. Previously, opening the app would show a summary of the workouts Apple wanted to highlight, even if you don't use them. Now, you can add workouts, metrics, and cards that you actually care about, while getting rid of the ones that don't interest you. This is great news, as...

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I've struggled to find much use for AI. It's not that I'm not motivated—it's my job to try out new technology and point out useful ways to use it—but I rarely, if ever, stumble upon something the AI can do that I can't do faster and/or better with some other tool. Until now. I recently took a long trip that involved multiple flights...

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