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Republicans in Congress are preparing for legislative action to end or at least place guardrails around the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund. The Justice Department announced the fund last week as part of a settlement with President Trump in his lawsuit over the IRS’ leak of his tax returns. The idea is to let others seek damages if they think they were targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department via overzealous prosecutions or surveillance on political grounds. The announcement’s timing disrupted Senate Republicans’ plan to pass a filibuster-proof immigration and law enforcement funding bill before Memorial Day.   Sen. Thom Tillis,…

Lifelong Angels fan Johnny Gonzalez has reached his boiling point as the team sits at the bottom of the standings, but he’s not giving up. And he’s not alone.The Angels completed a surprise sweep of the Rangers Sunday, but the team still is tied for the worst record in Major League Baseball with a 20-34. Their fans spent the holiday weekend pushing back against the idea that the franchise would never be more than a bargain option amid rising prices all around them.Frustrated fans have gone shirtless during the Angels’ homestand and chanted for owner Arte Moreno to “sell the…

LA PALMA, Calif. — A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Southern California, officials said Sunday, a development they hope could help avert a devastating vapor explosion.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The possible crack was identified during a visual inspection of the 7,000-gallon tank Saturday night at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, interim Orange County Fire Chief TJ McGovern said Sunday.“With this new information, it could change our trajectory and our strategy to this event,” he said, noting that teams are vetting and validating…

The Movistar Plus+ program El Día Después followed Dani Carvajal closely during Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Real Betis at La Cartuja Stadium.The veteran full-back, with whom Álvaro Arbeloa publicly denied having had any falling-out during a press conference, once again failed to get any minutes against Betis. Cameras picked up both a comment and a hand gesture from Carvajal aimed at what he felt was a slow defensive recovery by Trent Alexander-Arnold.Movistar Plus+ cameras captured the moment when Dani Carvajal appeared to criticize Tristan Alexander-Arnold’s slow defensive tracking back – the player who has taken his place at right-back.Carvajal…

Insane reversing skills Wait for it pic.twitter.com/nuxAIxLGvh — Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 17, 2026 Machine Learning Helps Astronomers Find 10,000 New Planet Candidates in Existing Data ZME Science SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Passes Its First Flight Test Despite Snags Universe Today Scientists Finally Think They Know Why T. rex Had Tiny Arms SciTech Daily Data Centers Now Consume 6% of US Electricity—and the Backlash Has Begun singularityhub COVID-19/Pandemics Ex-CDC chief Robert Redfield fears Ebola outbreak is going to become ‘very significant pandemic’ NY Post Why Do I Still Feel Different After the COVID-19 Pandemic? University of Colorado Anschutz Climate/Environment Doomsday Glacier…

Rory Culkin It’s Easy to See the ‘Signs’ … We’re New Parents!!! Published May 24, 2026 2:30 PM PDT Rory Culkin’s officially a father … with his girlfriend Kate Arizmendi announcing the birth of their first child on Instagram. Arizmendi shared a pic of their newborn daughter sleeping … hands curled up under her chin as she rests. Arizmendi revealed their daughter’s name on the photo … calling her Havoc Moon. She was born on Saturday — and Kate says she and Rory love her deeply. Rory and Kate — a well-known cinematographer — have been together since 2023. He was…

I t is the morning of January 7, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades and the Santa Ana winds are blowing hot from the north. A man wakes up and begins his morning routine. He slaps on a t-shirt with his wife’s face on it and starts the espresso machine. The nanny heads out with the kids. He cues up his morning song, Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”  The world moves on, another day another drama, drama But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma And then the world moves on, but one…

Efforts to stop a California industrial disaster were set on a potentially promising new path on Sunday, officials said, revealing that crews discovered a possible pressure-relieving crack in the tank behind a toxic chemical leak in Orange County, where 50,000 people remain evacuated.In a post to X, Orange County Fire Authority Interim Chief TJ McGovern said the discovery still needs validating, but if confirmed, it could alter the strategy as crews search for a solution to the crisis.”With this new information, it could change our trajectory and our strategy to this event,” he said. “Last night was a successful operation…

ISLAMABAD: The PTI confirmed on Sunday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and party chairperson Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had held a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in previous days. PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram told Dawn that the meeting was held to discuss the issue of terrorism in KP, especially in Bannu, where two police personnel and as many civilians were martyred while 25 terrorists were killed in a fierce clash between law enforcers, a peace committee and militants on Saturday. The interior minister “mostly discussed how terrorism can be controlled”, he said. He shared these…

The 70th match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season concluded with a sensational display of cricketing dominance at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In the final league game of the tournament on Sunday, Delhi Capitals (DC) silenced a passionate Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) home crowd with an emphatic 40-run victory. Capitalizing on a roaring start and a masterclass in spin bowling, Delhi successfully defended a formidable total, leaving KKR’s batting order entirely out of answers in their chase.KL Rahul’s clinical start pushes DC to post a competitive total against KKROpting to assert dominance early on the Eden…