The Trumpification of the Supreme Court

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The notion that Donald Trump’s supporters believe that he should be able to overthrow the government and get away with it sounds like hyperbole, an absurd and uncharitable caricature of conservative thought. Except that is exactly what Trump’s attorney D. John Sauer argued …

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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ gets the meme treatment

There are four little words that the girls just can’t get out of their heads: “That’s that me espresso” — a little nonsensical, a lot catchy. They seem to answer the season’s hottest question: What’s the Song of the Summer? Sabrina Carpenter’s sun-drenched hit, “Espresso,” is currently the top contender. While artists scramble to promote their summer bops on TikTok …

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Reese Witherspoon Wore This Sexy Itty-Bitty Shoe Style

On Thursday, Reese Witherspoon celebrated Tiffany & Co.’s Blue Book 2024 collection in Los Angeles. With her daughter by her side, Witherspoon looked chic and sophisticated—two words that almost always go in tandem with the actress’ style.  The Legally Blonde star wore head-to-toe black donning a split sheath dress adorned with a velvet bow and rhinestone-covered detail. Brilliant jewelry sparkled …

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Conversations To Have With Your Partner and Parents

Money is a deeply personal topic, so it makes sense that money-related choices involve the people you care about. As you move through life, your financial decisions will be inevitably affected by the people you choose to share your life with. But wait! This isn’t a bad thing. While many of us were taught not to talk about money to …

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How a Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Could Affect Trump’s Election Case

If the Supreme Court’s hearing on Thursday about former President Donald J. Trump’s claims of executive immunity is any indication of how the court might ultimately rule, the justices could end up helping Mr. Trump in two ways. The justices signaled that their ruling, when it comes, could lead to some allegations being stripped from the federal indictment charging Mr. …

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GE Aerospace Stock Has 14% Upside, According to 1 Wall Street Analyst

The aerospace company’s broad-based exposure to the commercial aerospace markets means it can benefit from various end-market conditions. GE Aerospace (GE 0.91%) received a slew of upgrades following its first-quarter earnings report, including one from Bank of America analyst Ronald Epstein, who raised the price target to $180 from $165 while maintaining a buy rating. The target represents a 14% …

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The IBM-HashiCorp coupling could be more complicated than it seems

When IBM announced its intention to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4 billion on Wednesday at market close, it was easy to conclude that the two companies should fit well together, but a deal comes down to more than strategy. It also comes down to the financials. The question is whether this acquisition holds up to scrutiny along both of these dimensions. …

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Habey Club Spain Fall 2024 Collection

If there is a creative engine that drives Habey Club, it’s the love of movies. The Spanish brand’s newest collection was inspired by the recent dark comedy Sick of Myself, a story that delves into the problem of histrionic personality disorder through a main character who is capable of trespassing dangerous limits, such as inflicting self-harm in order to be …

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Dem Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin’s ‘small consulting business’ may have never been active

A Democrat representative who is now running for Senate in battleground state Michigan is facing scrutiny over a Limited Liability Company she started in 2017 just weeks prior to announcing her congressional bid. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., established the LLC, called Pinpoint Consulting, weeks before announcing in 2017 that she was running for Congress to unseat an incumbent Republican. According …

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Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan

Donald Trump ‘could let inflation rip’ if he wins the US election, economists fear – Jeena Moon/POOL Bloomberg Donald Trump’s aides have drawn up secret plans to oust the chairman of the Federal Reserve and allow the president to set interest rates, according to reports. Allies are said to have drawn up a range of proposals for the way monetary …

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Drake has taken down his diss track featuring AI Tupac

Photo by Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Tupac Shakur’s lawyers warned Drake that they would take him to court if he did not take down his “Taylor Made” diss track featuring AI-altered vocals made to sound like the late rapper. And it seems like the message was received loud and clear. Following Tupac’s lawyers giving Drake 24 hours to pull …

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur | News

Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says. The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir, in Sudan’s North Darfur, as the global body seeks to reduce tensions in the last major city in the region not under the control of the Rapid Support …

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Tems Drops New Single ‘Love Me Jeje’ From ‘Born in the Wild’

Tems is officially back with a new song, “Love Me Jeje,” which marks the first single from her eagerly-anticipated debut album, Born in the Wild, out next month. “Jeje” means “softly” or “gentle” in Nigerian, and Tems leans into that feeling with tender lyrics and a guitar-flecked groove: “If not you, then I don’t wanna know, I don’t want no story/Day …

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Former Pixar Animator Gives One Big Reason AI Video Won’t Work in Hollywood

AI-generated video has received a lot of hype lately as a tool that’s supposedly going to revolutionize Hollywood. But Craig Good, a former animator at Pixar who worked on classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, isn’t convinced. Good thinks there’s one big problem with AI video software that will immediately frustrate anyone working on a movie: It’s impossible, at …

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The Bancorp, Inc. (TBBK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 26, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Andres Viroslav – Investor RelationsDamian Kozlowski – Chief Executive OfficerPaul Frenkiel – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Feaster – Raymond JamesTim Switzer – KBWFrank Schiraldi – Piper Sandler Operator Good day and welcome to the Bancorp Incorporated Q1 2024 Earnings Conference …

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Hulu’s Belisa Balaban on the Doc Market and Its New Bon Jovi Series

Watch Latin American Music Awards Over the last several years Hulu has become known for a zeitgeisty documentary slate that covers topics including celebrities, crimes and cults. Among the watercooler hits the streamer’s doc division has released recently: “Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,” “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,”  “Captive Audience,” and “Victoria’s …

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NHTSA concludes Tesla Autopilot investigation after linking the system to 14 deaths

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes, including 13 fatal incidents that led to 14 deaths. The organization has ruled that these accidents were due to driver misuse of the system. However, the NHTSA also found that “Tesla’s weak driver engagement system was not appropriate …

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