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Trump Is As Electable in 2024 As He Was in 2016  New York Magazine

Intense Russian shelling targeted the Donetsk region city and nearby villages on Monday as Moscow deployed more resources there in an apparent bid to finish off Bakhmut’s resistance. Local officials say civilians are fleeing the region.

“SELBY—DON’T ANSWER.” These are the words that flash across Costello Jones’ cellphone screen when, in the debut episode of HBO’s excellent new dramedy Rain Dogs, she gets a call from Florian Selby. A working-class single mother, aspiring author, and peepshow

Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake

Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in  The Associated Press – en Español Russia may be close to capturing Bakhmut. But a victory could come at a heavy cost  CNN Ukraine war: Russia’s Wagner boss suggests ‘betrayal’ in Bakhmut battle  BBC

Alex Murdaugh jurors speak out on ‘TODAY’ show: ‘I didn’t think he was crying. He turned it on and off’  NBC News Why didn’t Alex Murdaugh get the death penalty? His race and wealth.  USA TODAY Juror in Alex Murdaugh trial knew

DeSantis blasts ‘leftist politicians,’ touts Florida’s ‘massive gains’ in California speech  The Hill DeSantis hits out at liberals, mulls White House run  Reuters DeSantis rips Newsom in California speech, says state ‘hemorrhaging population’ to Florida  Fox News Letters to the Editor: California Republicans,

DeSantis blasts ‘leftist politicians,’ touts Florida’s ‘massive gains’ in California speech  The Hill DeSantis rips Newsom in California speech, says state ‘hemorrhaging population’ to Florida  Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis readies for a run for president  NPR Letters to the Editor: California

Estonia’s premier, one of NATO’s most vocal supporters of Ukraine, vowed to forge a new coalition government after securing a solid election victory over a far-right party, putting her in a strong position to extend her tenure. Prime Minister Kaja

In a 1973 essay called “Approaches to What?” the French writer Georges Perec coined the term “infraordinary.” Media and the public perception of time, he wrote, focused on the extraordinary—things outside the ordinary, like cataclysmic events and upheavals. The infraordinary