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10 Ways to Get a Free or Cheap Burger on National Cheeseburger Day

The free burger is never the product. Your phone is. National Cheeseburger Day lands on Friday, September 18, and the chains are handing out free and…

By Mark Masterson · 22h ago · 4 min read

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What Did Canada’s Mark Carney Ask Europe For in His Free-World Speech to the European Parliament?

Mark Carney walked into the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday to a far-right MEP chanting “USA, USA,”…

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The free burger is never the product. Your phone is. National Cheeseburger Day lands…

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EU Invites Canada to Become Its First Associate Member – Trump Calls it a ‘Hostile Act’

Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union address in Strasbourg on…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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News Media

Three People Died When NBC4’s News Helicopter Crashed Covering a Fatal Bus Collision

An NBC4 news helicopter sent to film a deadly Chatsworth bus collision crashed two…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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Politics

Canada’s Carney Pledges Millions of Drones With a Third for Ukraine, a Plan Funded So Far at $50 Million

Prime Minister Mark Carney stood next to Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary last Thursday and…

By Mark Masterson · 2d ago

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Three People Died When NBC4’s News Helicopter Crashed Covering a Fatal Bus Collision

An NBC4 news helicopter sent to film a deadly Chatsworth bus collision crashed two…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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Breaking News

A Louisiana Stabbing Spree Left Four Dead. The Man Now in Custody Was Acquitted of Attempted Murder in 2023.

Four people were killed in a Houma stabbing spree and a child was critically…

By Mark Masterson · 4d ago

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Breaking News

Wisconsin Governor Candidate Tom Tiffany Swam Out of a Sinking Plane on Lake Wausau

Wisconsin governor candidate Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking 1959 Beechcraft on Lake Wausau. The…

By Mark Masterson · 4d ago

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Breaking News

Kauai Faces Lowell With Five Buildings the County Itself Says Were Never Built as Hurricane Shelters

Kauai County went under a Hurricane Warning late Sunday night, and the five places…

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Entertainment

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Entertainment

After Winning an Emmy for Mocking Trump, South Park Is Renaming Itself South America

South Park won an Emmy for mocking Trump, then renamed itself South America. The…

By Mark Masterson · 4d ago

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Entertainment

What Dating Lessons Can You Learn From Classic Romantic Comedies

Seven classic romantic comedies, read for the behavior rather than the endings, plus the…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 8

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Entertainment

Prime Video Canceled Spider-Noir on a Friday. Two Days Later It Won Five Emmys.

The interesting thing about Prime Video killing its most-nominated series of the year is…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 7

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Entertainment

Ink, the Murdoch Origin Story Murdoch Himself Blessed, Opened Venice to a Four-Minute Ovation

Danny Boyle’s Ink premiered Wednesday night in the Sala Grande on the opening evening…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 3

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Entertainment

A Jury Took Less Than Three Hours to Convict Duane Davis on Evidence He Supplied Himself

A Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder on…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 1

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Entertainment

The PS5’s 100 Free Channels Are an Advertising Business, Not a Perk

Sony switched on Live TV on PS5 on Monday, dropping more than a hundred…

By Mark Masterson · Sep 1

Business

Deals, earnings, and corporate strategy

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Business

62 Million Subscribers Everyone Is Calling Cable TV Include 21 Million Who Already Cut the Cord

The story moving through the media press this week is that cable television has stopped dying. Pay TV fell from roughly 100 million American households in…

By Mark Masterson · 21h ago

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Gaming

I Spent 47 Hours Testing Online Gaming Platforms and Here’s What Actually Matters

Load times, withdrawal limits, support response and licensing: what 47 hours of real-money testing across online gaming platforms revealed.

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Artificial Intelligence

The race to build — and regulate — intelligent machines

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Calls for an AI Slowdown, a Plan Whose Only Firm Commitment Is Letting Outside Evaluators In

Dario Amodei's essay asks the AI industry to slow down. Only one of his three steps is a real commitment, and the slowdown itself is capped by the…

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Cryptocurrency

Digital assets, tokenization, and the on-chain economy

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Approaches a Critical Junction: US Crypto Regulation Reaches a Turning Point, Bull DeFi Draws Investor Interest

BTC is fluctuating around $77,000, while Ethereum and XRP continue to attract capital; as US digital asset regulation accelerates and reshapes the…

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Government

Policy, regulation, and politics

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Government

After a Republican Read Eight Impeachment Articles Aloud, the House Must Vote on Hegseth by Thursday

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