Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.
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Misleading ads part of schemes to gin up unauthorized ACA sign-ups, lawsuit alleges
Online ads touted free money for groceries to help lure people to call centers where some were enrolled in health insurance or unknowingly switched from their plans, a new lawsuit alleges.
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The next generation of firefighters learned how to fight fires while in prison
A nonprofit in California is aiming to remove roadblocks for previously incarcerated firefighters and expand the profession in the process.
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West of Roan collects ancient folktales — not personal folklore
In an era when connecting the tidbits of an artist’s private life can seem more important than following a musical thread between songs, West of Roan’s Queen of Eyes revives faith in the power of the concept album.
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Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren’t cheating the test
A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.
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A scientist took a psychedelic drug — and watched his own brain ‘fall apart’
Scientists scanned the brains of people who took psilocybin, including a member of the research team. The scans showed how the drug disrupts key networks, potentially enhancing brain plasticity.
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The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion
The blast that happened at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California killed 320 people and injured 400 more.
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Swath of storms flood the Ozarks and ravage an upstate New York community
The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to Canada to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires
Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died at the age of 81.
