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Supercomputer Names Exact Year Life on Earth Will End

It might sound like something out of an apocalyptic movie, but a supercomputer has predicted the end of the world. But don't worry too much because it's not supposed to happen soon. According to an April 2025 article in LaGrada, a group of scientists used a supercomputer to "determine that survival ...
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate to the job in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation. The Republican administration argues that the decision wrongly intrudes on the Department of Homeland Security’s authority. “The district court has nullified one of the administration’s most consequential immigration policy decisions,” Solicitor General John Sauer wrote.
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India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why

India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. The latest escalation follows a deadly gun attack on tourists that India blames Pakistan for — Islamabad denies any connection. The dominant factor is their nuclear weapons arsenal, a distinct way of deterring major attacks and a guarantee that fighting doesn’t get out of hand, even when the situation is spiraling.
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Trump urged US House Speaker Johnson to raise top tax rate, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call on Wednesday to raise the tax rate on the wealthiest Americans and close the carried interest loophole for Wall Street investors, two people familiar with the conversation said on Thursday. Trump and Johnson spoke as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives struggles to agree on a path forward on extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for businesses and individuals, while
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Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle

A Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, marking a potential major milestone for Beijing's advanced fighter jet. The aerial clash is a rare opportunity for militaries to study the performance of pilots, fighter jets and air-to-air missiles in active combat, and use that knowledge to prepare their own air forces for battle. Experts said the live use of advanced weapons would be analyzed across the world
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Biden Has Brain Freeze on ‘The View’ as Jill Jumps In

Jill Biden to the rescue. The former first lady swooped in to praise Joe Biden’s mental acuity after he started mumbling during a joint appearance on The View. The encounter began with a question posed by Alyssa Farah Griffin: “Since you left office, there have been a number of books that have come out, deeply sourced from Democratic sources, that claim in your final year there was a dramatic decline in your cognitive abilities... What is your response to these allegations? Are these sources wro
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