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After Stellantis dumps Canada for $13 billion move to U.S., Ontario premier urges fight back against ‘real piece of work’ Trump

After Stellantis dumps Canada for  billion move to U.S., Ontario premier urges fight back against ‘real piece of work’ Trump

The leader of Canada’s most populous province called for economic retaliation on the U.S. after auto company Stellantis said it was moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from Canada to the U.S. Ontario Premier Doug Ford blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for the company’s decision this week to shift production of the SUV from Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois as part of …

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The real reason conservatives are furious about Bad Bunny’s forthcoming Super Bowl performance

The real reason conservatives are furious about Bad Bunny’s forthcoming Super Bowl performance

Soon after the NFL’s announcement that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl halftime show, conservative media outlets and Trump administration officials went on the attack. Homeland Security head Kristi Noem promised that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “would be all over the Super Bowl.” President Donald Trump called the selection “absolutely ridiculous.” Right-wing commentator Benny Johnson …

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Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

I n January 2020, just weeks before the NBA shut down and Costco shelves emptied and Tom Hanks got sick, Joy Corbitt’s only brother died in his mid-forties with symptoms of Covid. Which meant, from the pandemic’s earliest days, Joy was taking no chances.  She’d heard that Black and brown people like her seemed to be getting sick and dying …

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President Trump can’t take away Boston World Cup matches, Mayor Wu says: “There’s no real threat”

President Trump can’t take away Boston World Cup matches, Mayor Wu says: “There’s no real threat”

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is pushing back against President Trump’s assertion that he could take away FIFA World Cup matches from Massachusetts in 2026 over safety concerns.  Mr. Trump said in response to a reporter’s question at the White House Tuesday about a recent “street takeover” in the city that “Boston better clean up their act” or he could force …

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U.S. manufacturing comeback is real and good for business

U.S. manufacturing comeback is real and good for business

John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO, speaks to CNBC’s Sara Eisen during the Invest in America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025. Aaron Clamage | CNBC Manufacturing is seeing renewed attention from corporate America, with Walmart among the major companies publicly reaffirming its commitment to domestic production.  At CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum, Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner said the company …

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MAGA’s fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures

MAGA’s fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures

If you’re looking for an illustration of “coping mechanism,” you’ll find no better example than MAGA’s reaction to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) announcing “The All American Halftime Show,” an alternative to the actual Super Bowl halftime show, airing on Feb. 8. The event doesn’t have a lineup or even a location yet. But what the far-right organization, co-founded by the …

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Wendy Osefo, Sociology Professor and “Real Housewives” Star, Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges – The Wesleyan Argus

Wendy Osefo, Sociology Professor and “Real Housewives” Star, Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges – The Wesleyan Argus

c/o Wesleyan University On Thursday, Oct. 9, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Sociology Wendy Osefo was arrested in Maryland on 16 counts of fraud. Osefo, who was arrested with her husband, is also a cast member of “The Real Housewives of Potomac.” Osefo, who joined the University in Fall 2024, is currently affiliated with the Allbritton Center for the Study of …

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Michael Mann Gets Real About His Inspirations for ‘Thief’ and ‘Heat’

Michael Mann Gets Real About His Inspirations for ‘Thief’ and ‘Heat’

It’s fitting that Michael Mann should be honored at the Lumière Festival in Lyon, since the director of “Ali,” “Heat” and “The Insider” began his filmmaking career in France. After graduating from the London Film School in 1967, Mann — who grew up in Chicago and switched course from a literature degree to filmmaking after seeing Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” …

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