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The GOP’s Feigned Struggle to Repeal Biden’s Signature Achievement
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastWhen Republicans took the House majority in 2011, it took them barely a month to hold the first of what would be several dozen symbolic votes repealing the Affordable Care Act. Six years later, Republicans went all-in on repealing the Obama administration’s landmark health-care law immediately after taking full power
Florida GOP’s New Anti-Trans Bill Is so Extreme It Could Ban Treatment for Breast Cancer
A Florida House of Representatives committee on Wednesday advanced an anti-trans bill that is so broad and so extreme that it could also prevent people from getting treated for breast cancer.The bill passed the Healthcare Regulation Committee by a vote of 12-5 and now heads to the House for a vote...
The GOP’s Phony Class War
Jeet Heer Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.” The post The GOP’s Phony Class War appeared first on The Nation...
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FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations
FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations Every spring, draft chatter once focused almost entirely on blue-blood programs such as Alabama or Ohio State. Today that narrative feels outdated. Championship rosters increasingly feature players who sharpened skills on modest Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) fields, developing technique rather than basking in
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Two Trap Games that Georgia Tech Football Cannot Overlook This Season
While Georgia Tech Football did not face its usual gauntlet of a schedule last season, the Yellow Jackets are no strangers to playing tough schedules, usually among the toughest in the country. Georgia Tech is going to be playing 11 power conference opponents this season, with eight ACC opponents and a non-conference schedule that includes
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“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself
(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out
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Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns
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Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it
Android phones have had curved displays for years and accepted the distortion as the price of aesthetics. Apple is spending two years and billions of supplier dollars to not accept it. Apple's all-screen iPhone 20 mockup Ice Universe / X Apple doesn’t ask its suppliers to build things. It tells them to, hands them a