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Cardi B Is the Face of This Denim Campaign: ‘When You Have a BBL It’s Hard to Find Jeans’
Cardi B has become the face of Old Navy’s autumn denim campaign, appearing in a Western-themed advert alongside Wisdom Kaye and Quen Blackwell that launched on 4 August. The rapper used the promotion to speak candidly about the challenge of finding jeans that fit a curvier figure after cosmetic surgery, a comment that struck a…
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US Senate confirms Erica Schwartz to lead CDC after year-long vacancy
Dr Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bringing to an end a leadership vacancy at the agency that had lasted for almost a year. Her confirmation is significant given the CDC’s central role in shaping public health policy, particularly at a time…
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General Christopher LaNeve’s army chief nomination stalls in Senate committee
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s nomination of General Christopher LaNeve to become the US Army’s top uniformed officer ran into unexpectedly stiff resistance in the Senate, with support ebbing among Republicans and objections emerging from both sides of the aisle. LaNeve had been serving as acting Army chief of staff since April, but his confirmation by…
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Terrifying ‘human safaris’ on display in shocking video that reveals depths of Russia’s deadly campaign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “going mad” after footage emerged showing a military drone stalking a civilian vegetable vendor at a market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before detonating near him. The incident, which took place on 4 August, is being cited by Ukrainian officials as further evidence of Russia’s use of drones…
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Most Americans say Iran conflict not worth the cost, falls short of goals: Poll
Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth the cost and has fallen short of its goals, according to a new poll. In a Marquette Law School Supreme Court poll, 88 percent of respondents said the U.S. has “not achieved its goals” in the conflict against Iran, while 12 percent said it…
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Pete Hegseth’s four-star Army pick hits turbulence as Republicans go wobbly
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s nomination of a four-star general for a senior US Army post has run into difficulty, with some Republican senators reportedly cooling on their support. The wavering suggests the pick could face a tougher confirmation path than the Pentagon had anticipated, highlighting friction between Hegseth and lawmakers over his approach to senior…
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The 1946 John Huston movie that was banned for 36 years: “It was quite a campaign”
Ridiculous. The post The 1946 John Huston movie that was banned for 36 years: “It was quite a campaign” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Peters argues Fauci can’t be punished for pleading Fifth ahead of contempt vote
I wasn’t able to retrieve the article’s content — the page is blocked behind a JavaScript check (“Access to this page has been denied… Your browser appears to have Javascript disabled”), so only the title came through, not the actual story text. From the headline alone, it appears Senator Gary Peters has argued that Dr…
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LEE CARTER: Election shocker: The winners had a slogan, the losers just had résumés
In a Fox News opinion piece, commentator Lee Carter argues that Tuesday’s primary elections showed no clear ideological winner between left and right, but a clear stylistic one: candidates who ran on a simple, memorable message or slogan outperformed those who leaned on lengthy résumés and credentials. Carter suggests this matters ahead of the midterms…
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Progressives got their win in Michigan. Can a democratic socialist carry Wisconsin?
“We absolutely need every single vote, and we’ll be fighting to earn every single vote,” Francesca Hong said in an exclusive interview with POLITICO.