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Stephen Colbert Just Bowed Out With 6.74 Million Viewers — The Biggest Weeknight Audience in ‘Late Show’ History

Stephen Colbert's final Late Show drew 6.74 million viewers — the most-watched weeknight episode in the show's history, outpacing even his 2015 debut.

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Massie Just Read Three Names From the Epstein Files on the House Floor — Names the DOJ Blacked Out and Hoped America Would Never See

Rep. Thomas Massie took the House floor and publicly named three men whose identities the DOJ had blacked out of the Epstein files — Leon Black, Jes Staley, and Leslie Wexner. No charges have been filed against any of them.

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Gallup Poll: 70% of Americans Now Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Communities — Where Do You Stand?

A new Gallup poll finds 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers near their homes — and the opposition crosses party lines, income levels, and regions nationwide.

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An ICE Agent Just Fired Through a Closed Door at a Home With Children Inside — Now He’s Charged With Assault

An ICE agent in Minneapolis faces four counts of second-degree assault after firing through a closed door at a Venezuelan immigrant's home — while four adults and two children were inside.

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Just One Year: AI Data Center Bans Exploded From 8 to 78 Across America — And States in Both Parties Are Drawing the Line

In just one year, the number of communities across America blocking AI data centers jumped from 8 to 78 — a bipartisan revolt driven by concerns over power grids, water supplies, and a lack of community input.

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Thomas Massie Just Stood on the House Floor and Named the Billionaires the DOJ’s Epstein Files Tried to Protect

Rep. Thomas Massie took to the House floor and publicly named three billionaires whose identities the DOJ had blacked out in its release of Jeffrey Epstein's files — men he and Rep. Ro Khanna say are likely incriminated in the documents.

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Tennessee Man Jailed for a Social Media Post About Charlie Kirk — He Just Won $835,000

A Tennessee man was jailed for posting about Charlie Kirk on social media. He just won an $835,000 settlement — and the payout says everything about how indefensible the arrest was.

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25,000 Ohio Residents Just Signed a Petition to Constitutionally Ban AI Data Centers From Their State

Ohio residents have submitted 25,000 signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot banning AI data center construction statewide, citing water depletion and grid strain concerns.

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Minnesota Just Became the First State to Criminalize AI Apps That Generate Fake Intimate Images of Real People

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed first-in-the-nation legislation criminalizing AI apps that generate fake intimate images of real people, holding platforms — not just users — criminally liable.

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An ICE Agent Has Been Charged With Murder After Shooting a Venezuelan Immigrant Through a Closed Door

A federal ICE agent has been charged with murder after shooting a Venezuelan immigrant through a closed door during an enforcement operation. The case has ignited a national debate over accountability and the limits of federal enforcement authority.

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69 U.S. Communities Have Now Banned AI Data Centers — And 4 of Those Bans Are Permanent

69 U.S. jurisdictions have enacted active moratoriums blocking new AI data center construction. Four of those bans are now permanent — written into local law with no expiration date.

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Jan. 6 Officers Who Were Beaten by Rioters Are Now Suing to Block Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund That Would Pay Those Same Rioters

Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges filed a federal lawsuit to block Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, arguing it would pay out the very rioters who attacked them on January 6.

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