America's Toymakers are in Trouble
Though tariff concerns have eased, America's biggest toymakers are still feeling the pinch from the Trump administration's policies.Hugh Cameron (Newsweek)
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Ozzy Osbourne funeral: Sharon Osbourne breaks down during emotional procession
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Ozzy Osbourne funeral: Sharon Osbourne breaks down during emotional procession
Sharon Osbourne and children Jack and Kelly attend Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession in Birmingham as fans line the streets to pay their final respectsChristina Dugan Ramirez (Fox News)
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Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad triggers liberals. She looks good. They don't. | Opinion
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Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad triggers liberals. She looks good. They don't. | Opinion
Liberals have overreacted to a ridiculous degree to American Eagle's new ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney's 'great jeans.'Ingrid Jacques (USA TODAY)
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Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid New York Stopover
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An Expert Told Me How to Find Good Wine at a Grocery Store
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An Expert Told Me How to Find Good Wine at a Grocery Store
Great bottles are hiding in the aisles of your supermarket if you know how to spot them.Pamela Vachon (CNET)
Confused by Classic Novels? This AI Tool Helps You Understand Older Books While You Read Them
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Confused by Classic Novels? This AI Tool Helps You Understand Older Books While You Read Them
As I read through Heart of Darkness, I used Rebind's AI reading platform as a guide. It felt like a book club for deep thinkers.Carly Quellman (CNET)
Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy
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Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.Josh Boak (Chicago Tribune)
He’s not a gang mem or an INTL terrorist *relieved to be back home in VE but struggles to make sense of why...
Shackles so tight:🚨he couldn’t walk as fast as the guards wanted, so they beat him until he passed out -dragged him the rest of the way. Inside: dropped him so hard that his head banged on the fl.
Beatings by guards: random, severe & constant -kicked them while wearing heavy work boots &💔SHOT THEM AT CLOSE RANGE WITH RUBBER BULLETS.
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Venezuelan Men Sent to CECOT on What They Endured and Reuniting With Their Families
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released is proof of how senseless their detentions were.ProPublica
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Justice Department says Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
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Justice Department says Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
Just two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, testified before the federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, t…Larry Neumeister (Chicago Tribune)
So after changing name from #MaomaoWM to #MangoWM they have a nice new logo too.
This project's development is based on dwl.
Lightweight & Fast Build
Mango is as lightweight as dwl, and can be built completely within a few seconds. Despite this, Mango does not compromise on functionality.
Feature Highlights
In addition to basic WM functionality, Mango provides:
Excellent xwayland support.
Base tags not workspaces (supports separate window layouts for each tag)
Smooth and customizable complete animations (window open/move/close, tag enter/leave,layer open/close/move)
Excellent input method support (text input v2/v3)
Flexible window layouts with easy switching (scroller, master, monocle, spiral, etc.)
Rich window states (swallow, minimize, maximize, unglobal, global, fakefullscreen, overlay, etc.)
Simple yet powerful external configuration
Sway-like scratchpad and named scratchpad
Minimize window to scratchpad
Hycov-like overview
Window effects from scenefx (blur, shadow, corner radius, opacity)
GitHub - DreamMaoMao/mango: wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwl but no suckless)
wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwl but no suckless) - DreamMaoMao/mangoGitHub
What you need to know about derechos, an uncommon and destructive weather event
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What you need to know about derechos, an uncommon and destructive weather event
Here’s what you need to know about derechos, an uncommon form of extreme weather.Isabella O'Malley (Chicago Tribune)
Those Fascist Social Media Posts by DHS Have a Copyright Problem
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Those Fascist Social Media Posts by DHS Have a Copyright Problem
America's gestapo are using copyrighted paintings and voiceovers from a major Hollywood movie to push their agenda.Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
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“…those are the kind of people who would have stuck up for us.” Feels like how so many Jews would sound if we got a chance to sit down with Beinart, whose clarity on this is such a light for me. Please share it with your friends who are starting to see what Netanyahu is up to through all the lies.
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Peter Beinart - "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning" | The Daily Show
Editor-at-large of "Jewish Currents," who writes "The Beinart Notebook" on Substack, Peter Beinart sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his book, "Being Jew...YouTube
STEWART: “I feel like I’m watching something so self-evidently inhumane and horrific and to be told I have to shut up because I risk the Jewish state by speaking out? I would say the opposite — they’re putting the likelihood of a surviving Jewish state much more at risk.”
Microsoft Visual Studio Pro Is 94% off While Codes Last
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Microsoft Visual Studio Pro Is 94% off While Codes Last
Build cross-platform apps, create dynamic web UIs, and debug apps, all in one powerful IDE.StackCommerce Team (Sponsored) (PCMag)
Derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, weather service says
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Derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, weather service says
Strong storms in an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho.Margery A. Beck (Chicago Tribune)
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely sustains small foot fracture - UPI.com
Veteran tight end Isaiah Likely sustained a small foot fracture during practice at Baltimore Ravens training camp, a league source told UPI on Wednesday.Alex Butler (UPI)
Great News That’s Horrible For Trump and His Cult
Buttigieg calls out Trump, Dem breaks all-time fundraising record, Donald unravels in real time, and moreScott Dworkin (The Dworkin Report)
Has Trump damaged the dollar?
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/20/has-trump-damaged-the-dollar?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Phillies Will Make 'Biggest Impact' At MLB Trade Deadline, Insider Predicts
The Philadelphia Phillies could have something big up their sleeve for the last two days of trade deadline season.Jackson Roberts (Newsweek)
Miley Cyrus Has 'Really Special' Plans for 'Hannah Montana' 20th Anniversary
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Miley Cyrus Teases Special Plans for 'Hannah Montana' 20th Anniversary
Miley Cyrus teases special plans for celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'Hannah Montana,' the Disney series that launched her career in March 2006.Larisha Paul (Rolling Stone)
Ukraine’s front-line farms battle Russians and weather
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/07/13/ukraines-front-line-farms-battle-russians-and-weather?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ukraine’s front-line farms battle Russians and weather
Heat, drone attacks and recruitment drives are shrinking harvestsThe Economist
Americans can still get a 2% mortgage
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/17/americans-can-still-get-a-2-mortgage?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Americans can still get a 2% mortgage
At a time of high interest rates, there are bargains to be foundThe Economist
The Big Beautiful Bill will kill one profession
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/07/10/the-big-beautiful-bill-will-kill-one-profession?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Big Beautiful Bill will kill one profession
Professional gamblers get beaten by the oddsThe Economist
Xi Jinping is growing more elusive
https://www.economist.com/china/2025/07/20/xi-jinping-is-growing-more-elusive?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Xi Jinping is growing more elusive
Reports that he is in trouble are, nonetheless, overblownThe Economist
The Epstein files and Donald Trump
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/07/18/the-epstein-files-and-donald-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Viture Luma Pro Review: The Brightest Smart Glasses I've Seen
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Viture Luma Pro Review: The Brightest Smart Glasses I've Seen
The brightest XR glasses I've seen yet, with focus dials and dimmable lenses.Will Greenwald (PCMag)
Can men and women be just friends?
https://www.economist.com/international/2025/06/19/can-men-and-women-be-just-friends?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Crossroads Sports Facility users offer high praise, point out a few snags
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/30/crossroads-sports-facility-new-lenox/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Crossroads Sports Facility users offer high praise, point out a few snags
New Lenox players share praise, criticism about New Lenox $70 million, 31-field Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex.Addison Wright (Chicago Tribune)
En direct, Gaza : le journaliste palestinien Rami Abou Jamous, basé sur place, répond en direct à vos
En direct, Gaza : le journaliste palestinien Rami Abou Jamous, basé sur place, répond en direct à vos questions Le Monde.fr“Pendant cette nuit deEUROPE SAYS
Is being bilingual good for your brain?
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/06/27/is-being-bilingual-good-for-your-brain?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Is being bilingual good for your brain?
Perhaps. Learning languages offers other, more concrete benefitsThe Economist
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Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last
Official Music Video for Save The Best For Last performed by Vanessa Williams. #VanessaWilliams #SaveTheBestForLastYouTube
Viktor Orban’s economic luck runs out
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/07/10/viktor-orbans-economic-luck-runs-out?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Viktor Orban’s economic luck runs out
Apart from Poland, central Europe’s Visegrad Four face a slowdownThe Economist
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