PHOTOS: The White House begins demolition of the East Wing to build the Trump Ballroom

PHOTOS: The White House begins demolition of the East Wing to build the Trump Ballroom

πŸ”₯ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,east wing,White House,white house ballroom,white house demolition πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” The White House on Monday began demolishing part of the East Wing, the first lady's traditional base of operations, to build President Donald Trump's $250 million ballroom despite not receiving construction approval from the federal agency that oversees such projects. Dramatic images of the demolition work showed construction equipment being torn apart from the facade of the east wing and windows and other parts of the building lying in tatters on the…
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TikTok Review: Murder Gone Viral – This poor show dramatically trivializes the stories of these victims | TV and radio

TikTok Review: Murder Gone Viral – This poor show dramatically trivializes the stories of these victims | TV and radio

✨ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television & radio,Culture,Television,TikTok,Social media,Knife crime βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: IIn July 2023, 17-year-old Charlie Couser attended a party in Warnham, West Sussex. Like many parents of teenagers, Martin and Tara Coser were delighted that their son would be going to a gathering at a private home, rather than a potentially wild night out in Guildford, Surrey, as they had originally planned.Unfortunately, the Kozer family was wrong. A fight broke out on the dance floor at the party, and Charlie was stabbed three times in the chest…
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The new OpenAI browser is a broad shot at Google

The new OpenAI browser is a broad shot at Google

πŸ’₯ Explore this awesome post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: AI,atlas,Chrome,OpenAI,sam altman βœ… Key idea: Today, OpenAI launched its new Atlas web browser in a surprise livestream. The presentation began with CEO Sam Altman himself, speaking directly to the audience. β€œWe believe that artificial intelligence represents a rare, once-in-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser is,” Altman said. β€œIn the same way that, for the previous way people used the Internet, the URL bar and search box were a great analogue, what we're starting to see is that the chat and web browser experience can be a great analogue.” It…
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Barcelona in Miami: The Spanish League cancels its match against Villarreal after criticism

Barcelona in Miami: The Spanish League cancels its match against Villarreal after criticism

πŸ”₯ Read this trending post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: βœ… Key idea: The Spanish Football League has canceled its plans to hold a regular season match between Villarreal and Barcelona next December.In August, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal's match against Barcelona to Hard Rock Stadium on 20 December – a decision that sparked outrage in Spain.Plans to stage a Premier League match outside Spain for the first time faced a major backlash, with players refusing to move during the first 15 seconds of La Liga matches at the weekend.The match's promoters, Relevent, stated…
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Rugby League Ashes: England aim to avoid the curse of a late loss at Wembley

Rugby League Ashes: England aim to avoid the curse of a late loss at Wembley

πŸ’₯ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: England's failure to join Australia in the 2022 World Cup final before means this is their first meeting in eight years.That was in the 2017 World Cup final, which they lost 6-0 to the Kangaroos in Brisbane.They have not faced Australia at home since a 36-18 loss at the London Stadium in November 2016, with a planned Ashes series in 2020 canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.Five years on, the long-awaited series has arrived, and the current generation can experience one of the most controversial…
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GM expects next year’s results to exceed 2025 profits

GM expects next year’s results to exceed 2025 profits

✨ Check out this awesome post from Business News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Key idea: The General Motors logo appears on the facade of General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT β€” GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Tuesday that the company expects next year's earnings to exceed its 2025 results, which performed much better than Wall Street forecasts.Investors were hoping to hear feedback on 2026 guidance as the automaker reported third-quarter earnings that included raising 2025 guidance and beating Wall Street expectations.β€œLooking forward to 2026, we have multiple tools to continue our current…
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The Programmer Identity Crisis ❈ Simon Højberg ❈ Principal Frontend Engineer

The Programmer Identity Crisis ❈ Simon Højberg ❈ Principal Frontend Engineer

πŸ”₯ Explore this insightful post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: I am a programmer. A coder. A keyboard cowboy. A hacker. My day is spent punching keys; catalyzing code. It’s fun; it’s my identity. The editor, Vim, is my workshop, my sanctum1. Here, I hone my craft, sharpen my tools, expand my capabilities through curiosity, and for a while, escape into a trance-like flow. A full-screen terminal window with nothing between me and thought but INSERT mode. At the altar of Bram2, I spin reality’s yarn out of thin air into bits beaming through…
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Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, an AP-NORC poll shows

Most Americans are concerned about rising health care costs, an AP-NORC poll shows

πŸš€ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Affordable Care Act,data,Government Shutdown,health care,health care premiums,health insurance,polls βœ… Key idea: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Most U.S. adults are concerned about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about health coverage in the coming year and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions. About 6 in 10 Americans are β€œvery” or β€œextremely” concerned about rising health care costs in the next year, the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found β€” a…
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It seems that many male movie stars don’t wear underpants. Haven’t they ever heard of #MeToo? Or accidents? | Jenny Bevan

It seems that many male movie stars don’t wear underpants. Haven’t they ever heard of #MeToo? Or accidents? | Jenny Bevan

πŸš€ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Jenny Beavan,Film,Film industry,Fashion,Culture,Life and style,Underwear for men,Men's fashion βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: CAnnie Bevan is a living legend in the world of cinema. The three-time Oscar-winning costume designer gave the Merchant Ivory films their distinctive look but was equally responsible for the visual assault of Mad Max: Fury Road.In 2016, her decision to attend several award shows wearing funky outfits captured the zeitgeist twice; First when Stephen Fry called her the β€œbag lady” and she was forced off Twitter, and second when a video of…
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Sources: Multimedia AI startup Fal.ai has already amassed a $4 billion valuation

Sources: Multimedia AI startup Fal.ai has already amassed a $4 billion valuation

πŸ’₯ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Startups,AI,Exclusive,fal.ai πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: Fal.ai, a startup that hosts AI image, video and audio models for developers, has closed a new round that values ​​the company at more than $4 billion, four people familiar with the deal said. The company has raised nearly $250 million, two of the people said. Major investors in the round include Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia, according to our sources. Vale did not respond to a request for comment. Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins declined to comment. The new round comes less than three months after Fal…
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