PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A St. Lucie County man just claimed a big prize playing Powerball. The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that Charles Simpkins of Port St. Lucie claimed a $2 million prize from the Powerball drawing held on May 31. Officials said Simpkins’ winning Powerball ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the …
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Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims | Donald Trump
Donald Trump is facing a simmering Republican backlash over the policies of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, amid unease over the administration’s pronouncements on the causes of autism and changes to children’s vaccine policy. Republicans in Congress are threatening to “break ranks” after this week’s White House announcement by Trump – flanked by Kennedy – claiming a link …
Read More »Will Trump Sue ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel? Why Claims About ‘Illegal Contributions’ Are False
Topline President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sue ABC over its decision to resume “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”—but while Trump claims that Kimmel’s criticism of the president constitutes unlawful political “contributions,” legal experts contend that’s false, as anything the comedian says on his show is covered by an exemption under campaign finance law. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to ABC on Sept. …
Read More »Kremlin says Trump claims on war in Ukraine are mistaken, offers 'real information' – Reuters
Kremlin says Trump claims on war in Ukraine are mistaken, offers ‘real information’ Reuters Trump has again changed his mind on Ukraine. But for how long? CNN Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2025 Institute for the Study of War Trump’s U-Turn on Ukraine Was a Surprise, Zelensky Says The New York Times Russia says no choice but war after Trump U-turn on Ukraine Al …
Read More »Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
In a Sept. 22 press conference that he had billed as “one of the biggest [medical] announcements … in the history of our country,” President Donald Trump touted an unproven link between autism and the use of Tylenol, or acetaminophen, during pregnancy. Trump repeatedly told pregnant women not to take Tylenol and to “tough it out,” due to an association between the medication and …
Read More »Microsoft claims a ‘breakthrough’ in AI chip cooling
AI is an enormous energy drain, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the planet desperately needs progress in the opposite direction. Although most of that comes from running GPUs, cooling them is another significant overhead. So, it’s worth noting when a company of Microsoft’s stature claims to have achieved a breakthrough in chip cooling. Microsoft’s new system …
Read More »‘Evil plan?’ Elon Musk’s father accused of sexually abusing children and stepchildren for decades; Errol Musk denies claims as ‘false’
Errol Musk, 79, the father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, according to a report published by The New York Times on Tuesday.Based on personal letters, emails, and interviews with family members, The New York Times reported that Errol Musk, who has at least nine children and …
Read More »Amazon trial begins on FTC claims it duped Prime subscribers – Reuters
Amazon trial begins on FTC claims it duped Prime subscribers Reuters Did Amazon trick people into paying for Prime? Federal case goes to trial NPR Too tricky to cancel: Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription deceptions The Guardian Amazon faces trial this week over whether it duped people into enrolling in Prime membership CBS News Amazon faces off against FTC over ‘deceptive’ …
Read More »Fact-checking three claims Trump made about autism
Matt Murphy, Kayleen Devlin and Lucy GilderBBC Verify Getty Images US President Donald Trump has attracted condemnation from health experts, after he sought to claim that there was a link between the widely used painkiller Tylenol and autism. Accompanied by his Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump said that doctors would soon be advised not to recommend the drug …
Read More »Michael Wilbon of PTI claims Bruce Pearl ‘had become a divisive person’
Michael Wilbon said Bruce Pearl had become a “divisive person” and was glad to see the Auburn basketball coach retire. The ESPN personality made the comment during “Pardon the Interruption.” “He had become a divisive person, it seems to me intentionally,” Wilbon told Tony Kornheiser. “And I hope there was pressure to just get him out.” He is a conservative …
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