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Emily Thornberry speaks to reporters on the final day of the 2023 Labour Party conference. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Last month, President Trump called his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin “fantastic” following a high-stakes summit in Alaska. But the summit ended without a deal to end the war in Ukraine, and during a press conference in England today, Trump said of Putin, “he’s let me down, he’s really let me down.” The comment came as the president was fielding questions alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Starmer’s country…

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Society / September 18, 2025 Texas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm. Ad Policy On Wednesday, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 7, which seeks to stop Texas residents from receiving abortion pills by mail.(Brandon Bell / Getty Images) In likely the most aggressive attempt to stymie the flow of abortion medication by any state thus far, Republican Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law an extreme bill that seeks to stop its residents from receiving abortion pills by mail. House Bill 7 empowers private citizens to…

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Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation’s organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ procurement organization.”Every American should feel safe becoming an organ donor and giving the gift of life, yet decades of ignored patient safety concerns have driven more and more Americans off the donor list,” Kennedy said. “Today, under President Trump’s leadership, we are taking bold action and historic action to restore trust in the organ procurement process.”Transplant experts said last year there had been a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, after…

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Jimmy Kimmel, winner of the Outstanding Host for a Game Show Award for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, attended the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. On Wednesday, ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images As First Amendment scholar Evelyn Douek watched the news unfold of ABC yanking Jimmy Kimmel from air, she was aghast: “The hypocrisy is enough to give one vertigo,” she said. It’s shocking to Douek, because she is…

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Los Angeles — Cookie connoisseur Lara Adekoya started her baking business during the pandemic, selling cookies to masked customers out of her Los Angeles home.  Now, customers flock to her L.A. bakery, Fleurs et Sel, to get their hands on flavors like oatmeal chocolate chip walnut, peanut butter and Nutella, and matcha dark chocolate.Adekoya says she’s now paying $50 to $100 more per bag for premium ingredients imported from countries around the world, including France and Japan, due to President Trump’s tariffs.  She says that amounts to an extra $3,000 to $4,000 per month she is now spending on supplies.Adekoya…

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Society / September 18, 2025 The mainstream media is complicit in the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era. Kimmel’s suspension is just the latest proof. Ad Policy Jimmy Kimmel on the September 16 edition of his talk show.(ABC) Donald Trump has lamented the fact that the United States hasn’t won a major war since 1945. But the president might soon claim credit for breaking that streak, because he’s winning his war against one of his most implacable foes: late-night TV shows. For decades, the hosts of these shows have mocked American presidents of both parties. These gibes…

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In the week since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university event, comments from some of his critics have ignited a battle over free speech in an increasingly polarized nation.Kirk, who routinely debated progressive students at his Turning Point USA events and espoused controversial opinions on his podcast, was a stalwart proponent of the First Amendment. “Hate speech does not exist legally in America,” he wrote on X last year. “There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.”But over the last several days, the administration he supported…

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