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President Trump flips most Republican crypto bill no votes

By upi.com | | 7/16/2025 7:55 AM

President Donald Trump says a deal has been made with almost all the Republican House members who sank a procedural vote on his cryptocurrency bills Tuesday. ... Read full Story

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Trump admin. deports migrants to Eswatini

By upi.com | | 7/16/2025 3:31 AM

The Trump administration has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the Department of Homeland Security said. ... Read full Story

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DOJ asks court to enforce Trump's firing of three CPB board members

By upi.com | | 7/16/2025 2:24 AM

The Justice Department has asked a court to remove three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. ... Read full Story

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Pentagon recalls 2K National Guard troops from Los Angeles

By upi.com | | 7/16/2025 12:50 AM

The Trump administration has recalled 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, where they were deployed by President Donald Trump to quell protests. ... Read full Story

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Police arrest man after 'American Idol' supervisor, husband found dead

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 10:47 PM

Los Angeles police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of killing an American Idol music supervisor and her husband during a a home invasion last week. ... Read full Story

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Trump announces creation of 'AI economy' during innovation summit

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 8:31 PM

Pennsylvanians will benefit from $100 billion in energy- and artificial intelligence-related investments to energize the nation's growing AI economy. ... Read full Story

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Partisan clash erupts over federal grants to 'leftist' nonprofits

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 6:49 PM

Republicans clashed with Democrats on Tuesday at a heated House hearing, accusing left-leaning nonprofits of misusing taxpayer funds to push a radical agenda. ... Read full Story

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U.N. ambassador nominee Waltz downplays ‘Signalgate’ controversy

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 4:17 PM

U.N. ambassador nominee Mike Waltz denied sharing sensitive information during a mobile app chat in March during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. ... Read full Story

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Ex-MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini guilty of father-in-law's 2021 murder

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 3:44 PM

A jury convicted ex-MLB player Daniel Serafini in the four-year-old murder of his father-in-law and attempted killing of his mother-in-law at their California home. ... Read full Story

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FBI seeks info on three Iranian intelligence officers

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 2:33 PM

The FBI is seeking information on three Iranian intelligence officers accused of abducting retired FBI special agent Robert A. "Bob" Levinson in 2007. ... Read full Story

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Executions on rise in U.S. as Florida to conduct its eighth for 2025

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 1:43 PM

The United States is likely to reach a 10-year high for capital punishment before August arrives with Florida set to execute death row inmate Michael Bernard Bell by lethal injection at 6 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Florida Stat ... Read full Story

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CPI inflation jumps in June to 2.7% annual rate

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 12:38 PM

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Tuesday that consumer prices moved upwards in June, with the true impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs looming on the horizon. ... Read full Story

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Apple announces $500 million deal with MP materials

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 11:16 AM

Apple announced a $500 million deal with MP Materials for the development of a recycling facility and rare earth magnets to boost overall production on Tuesday. ... Read full Story

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Nvidia to resume selling H20 AI chips in China after U.S. assurances

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 7:32 AM

Nvidia said it will once again sell its H20 AI chips in China, after receiving assurances from the Trump administration. ... Read full Story

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Judge momentarily stops Trump from ending TPS for Afghans

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 4:45 AM

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections from thousands of Afghans in the country. ... Read full Story

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Man dies in jail before trial for killing wife, her parents

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 3:53 AM

A 37-year-old California man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife and her parents has died by suicide while in police custody, according to state prosecutors and authorities. ... Read full Story

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Pentagon awards AI contracts to Musk's xAI, three other companies

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 2:11 AM

The Department of Defense has announced contracts with four leading artificial intelligence companies, including Elon Musk's xAI, a week after its Grok chatbot allegedly disseminated racist rhetoric online. ... Read full Story

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Dozens of U.S. ice cream makers pledge to eliminate artificial colors

By upi.com | | 7/15/2025 12:50 AM

Dozens of U.S. ice cream manufacturers are pledging to eliminate the use of artificial food colors from their ice cream products made with real milk by the end of 2027. ... Read full Story

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Emergency issued for N.J. as flash flooding hits eastern U.S.

By upi.com | | 7/14/2025 11:15 PM

A New Jersey state of emergency went into effect Monday night as heavy rains drenched the Eastern United States, causing flash flooding, including in New York City. ... Read full Story

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Amazon Web Services launches Kiro for writing code with AI help

By upi.com | | 7/14/2025 8:10 PM

Amazon Web Services on Monday released Kiro, a program that allows developers to write code with help from artificial intelligence. ... Read full Story

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Maureen Gallace at Maureen Paley and Studio M

by Contemporary Art Daily | Jul 15 2025

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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What It Really Means When You Hear A Bell Ring At Trader Joe's

by The Daily Meal | Jul 16 2025

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“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

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by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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by NJ Spotlight | Jul 16 2025

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Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

by thehealthy.com | Jul 10 2025

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Best of the Babylon Bee: GOP’s debt plan will transfer balance to 0% intro APR Capital One credit card

by New York Post | Jul 16 2025

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Best trail cameras: Capture wildlife photos and videos the easy way

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jul 16 2025

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Atletico Madrid in talks with private equity over €2.5b investment

by Yahoo Sports | Jul 16 2025

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Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

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Inside Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the new heritage centre telling the story of Maine’s Indigenous peoples

by Wanderlust | Jul 15 2025

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Crews respond to plane crash in Knox

by NEWS10 ABC | Jul 16 2025

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Russia attacks 4 Ukrainian cities as time ticks down to U.S. peace deadline

by Global News | Jul 16 2025

Word of the Day

abject

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 16, 2025 is:

abject • \AB-jekt\ • adjective

Abject usually describes things that are extremely bad or severe. It can also describe something that feels or shows shame, or someone lacking courage or strength.

// Happily, their attempts to derail the project ended in abject failure.

// The defendants were contrite, offering abject apologies for their roles in the scandal that cost so many their life savings.

// The author chose to cast all but the hero of the book as abject cowards.

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Examples:

“This moment ... points toward the book’s core: a question of how to distinguish tenderness from frugality. Is ‘Homework’ about a child who took a remarkably frictionless path, aided by a nation that had invested in civic institutions, from monetary hardship to the ivory tower? Merely technically. Is it a story of how members of a family, protected by a social safety net from abject desperation, developed different ideas about how to relate to material circumstance? We’re getting there.” — Daniel Felsenthal, The Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025

Did you know?

We’re sorry to say you must cast your eyes down to fully understand abject: in Middle English the word described those lowly ones who are rejected and cast out. By the 15th century, it was applied as it still is today to anything that has sunk to, or exists in, a low state or condition; in modern use it often comes before the words poverty, misery, and failure. Applied to words like surrender and apology, it connotes hopelessness and humility. The word’s Latin source is the verb abicere, meaning “to throw away, throw down, overcome, or abandon.” Like reject, its ultimate root is the Latin verb jacere, meaning “to throw.” Subject is also from jacere, and we’ll leave you with that word as a way to change the subject.

President Trump flips most Republican crypto bill no votes

Trump admin. deports migrants to Eswatini

DOJ asks court to enforce Trump's firing of three CPB board members

Pentagon recalls 2K National Guard troops from Los Angeles

Police arrest man after 'American Idol' supervisor, husband found dead

Trump announces creation of 'AI economy' during innovation summit

Partisan clash erupts over federal grants to 'leftist' nonprofits

U.N. ambassador nominee Waltz downplays ‘Signalgate’ controversy

Ex-MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini guilty of father-in-law's 2021 murder

FBI seeks info on three Iranian intelligence officers

Executions on rise in U.S. as Florida to conduct its eighth for 2025

CPI inflation jumps in June to 2.7% annual rate

Apple announces $500 million deal with MP materials

Nvidia to resume selling H20 AI chips in China after U.S. assurances

Judge momentarily stops Trump from ending TPS for Afghans

Man dies in jail before trial for killing wife, her parents

Pentagon awards AI contracts to Musk's xAI, three other companies

Dozens of U.S. ice cream makers pledge to eliminate artificial colors

Emergency issued for N.J. as flash flooding hits eastern U.S.

Amazon Web Services launches Kiro for writing code with AI help

USA Government

Maureen Gallace at Maureen Paley and Studio M

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

What It Really Means When You Hear A Bell Ring At Trader Joe's

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Don’t Make This Mistake at Your Next BBQ—It Could Ruin Your Party

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Thousands of unaffiliated voters switched, took part in NJ primary election

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

Best of the Babylon Bee: GOP’s debt plan will transfer balance to 0% intro APR Capital One credit card

Best trail cameras: Capture wildlife photos and videos the easy way

Atletico Madrid in talks with private equity over €2.5b investment

Pelé's life in pictures

Inside Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the new heritage centre telling the story of Maine’s Indigenous peoples

Crews respond to plane crash in Knox

Russia attacks 4 Ukrainian cities as time ticks down to U.S. peace deadline

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