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Democrats target vulnerable Republicans over plan to cut social safety net

May 7, 2025

Democrats plan to put the squeeze on four of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress as the GOP gears up to pass a bill that may slash the social safety net to pay for tax cuts. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday announced the Fight to Save Medicaid, a pressure campaign that aims to […]

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

May 7, 2025

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student who was detained for his activism, walked out of immigration detention on Wednesday after a federal judge in Vermont ordered his release. Mahdawi had been detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime. “The two […]

You season 5 soundtrack: Every song in final episodes of Netflix drama

May 7, 2025

The fifth and final run picks up with Joe (Penn Badgley) finally having settled down with his wife Kate (Charlotte Ritchie) and seemingly having put his killer habits behind him. But that all changes when he crosses paths with a new, mysterious character called Bronte (Madeline Brewer), and a new obsession ensues. Across 10 episodes, […]

This Startup Is Using AI Agents To Fight Malicious Ads And Impersonator Accounts

May 7, 2025

Cofounded by CEO Kevin Tian (right) and CTO Rahul Madduluri, Doppel is using AI agents to flag hundreds of millions of impersonator accounts and fake profiles to prevent social engineering attacks. Doppel F or Kevin Tian, the best solution for artificial intelligence-powered fraud is also the most obvious: pit AI against AI. In 2022, he […]

Met Gala 2025: Sydney Sweeney Reveals Adorable After-Party Date

May 7, 2025

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No court today, Karen Read trial to resume Friday with Jen McCabe back on stand

May 7, 2025

Watch "Canton Confidential" in the video player above at 7 p.m. A key witness in the second Karen Read trial faced intense scrutiny on the stand during day two of her testimony Wednesday, as the defense continued to dig and attempt to poke holes into Jen McCabe's testimony from Read's first trial compared to the […]

U.S Department of Justice Seeks to Cut Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Down to Size

May 7, 2025

The antitrust lawsuit, which was initially filed in 2020, has entered the remedies phase, where the court attempts to find suitable remedies to prevent Google from monopolizing the search engine market further. Some of the proposals of the DOJ may include the divestiture of Chrome browser, divestiture of the Android platform, prohibiting Google from signing […]

US Stablecoin Legislation Will Transform Crypto, Says Sui Foundation’s Christian Thompson

May 7, 2025

Christian Thompson, Managing Director of the Sui Foundation, stated that bipartisan U.S. stablecoin legislation will be a powerful mechanism for driving capital formation and retail onboarding into Web3 ecosystems. Speaking with Benzinga on the sidelines of Sui basecamp in Dubai, Thompson, a former Meta Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Libra/Diem project contributor, emphasized stablecoins' […]

Canada PM’s ‘elbows-up’ defense keeps Trump at bay as both parties play it cool

May 7, 2025

There were two main tensions during Donald Trump’s meeting in the Oval Office with Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, the first beneficiary of a growing electoral phenomenon: the anti-Trump bump. For the first time this term, Trump was meeting with a prime minister elected in opposition to him, and try as the two leaders […]

REAL ID renews America’s age-old dread of the DMV

May 6, 2025

A stricter identity verification requirement for U.S. residents is slated to take force next week after 20 years of delay. And for many, the law will require a visit to one of the nation's most notorious, time-honored places of dread: the Department of Motor Vehicles. These facilities can vary slightly both in name and in […]