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ICE Blocked from Rikers as Judge Extends Order Halting Cooperation With Feds

A New York State Supreme Court has extended a temporary restraining order blocking Mayor Eric Adams from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from operating an office on Rikers Island.  Following a brief hearing in court in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, Judge Mary Rosado decided to postpone any decision until after a formal hearing on […]

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Perplexity’s CEO on fighting Google and the coming AI browser war

Aravind Srinivas is battling Google to get his Perplexity AI assistant preinstalled on Android phones. At the same time, the CEO is refocusing his startup on what he predicts will be the next battleground in the AI race: your web browser. Perplexity plans to release its own browser called Comet next month, Srinivas tells me. […]

Why Michael B. Jordan's 'COOGI' Sweater Was a Scene Stealer in 'Sinners'

For the past week, talk about Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” has taken over the internet as folks dissect everything from the soundtrack to what exactly is going on in that last scene. But the latest buzz has been all about the fashion and the colorful COOGI sweater Michael B. Jordan’s character is seen wearing in the film.

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Could this $10 weightlifting supplement be a depression treatment?

Creatine — yes, the favorite of gym rats everywhere, a supplement many of us have taken ourselves — is a naturally occurring compound that is already found inside each person. Scientists have been studying creatine since the 1830s and, for more than a century, we have known that it was pivotal for producing energy in our […]

Are Democrats playing into Trump’s hands by fighting deportations?

President Donald Trump has been sending undocumented immigrants to a mega prison in El Salvador without due process. Most of these deportees have no criminal record, yet our government has condemned them to indefinite incarceration in an infamously inhumane penitentiary.  In the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Trump administration admits that its deportation order […]