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These fan-made Helldivers 2 cinematics have convinced me a movie could work

I originally had a good deal of skepticism when Sony announced a film based on Helldivers 2, simply because it’s hard to imagine how the game can translate into a movie. Someone’s already made Starship Troopers, after all, and it’s hard to imagine the antics that emerge from your typical match translating to the big […]

Lizzo Breaks Her Silence on the Real Reason She Stepped Away From Her Career

Don’t call it a comeback. After a year long break from the public eye, Lizzo is returning to the limelight with new music, a sharpened focus, and absolutely no room for any negativity. Following the wave of headlines in August 2023, when three backup dancers accused her of sexual harassment, the four-time Grammy Award…

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MAGA is Dragging the Texas Teen Stabbing Suspect Because He's a Black Boy, Here are 3 Reasons to Ignore Them

For those not paying close attention, the issue of Black Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony’s alleged stabbing of high school football star Austin Metcalf during a busy track meet seems cut and dry: Anthony murdered someone and he should pay the consequences. At least...that’s what the MAGA faithful would have you believe.

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The Nasdaq closes down 4%, with Meta down 7%, Nvidia down 6%, Amazon down 5%, and Apple down 4%, as the White House says Trump's tariffs on China now total 145% (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

Samantha Subin / CNBC:
The Nasdaq closes down 4%, with Meta down 7%, Nvidia down 6%, Amazon down 5%, and Apple down 4%, as the White House says Trump's tariffs on China now total 145%  —  Technology stocks plummeted Thursday and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 4% on the heels of its record-setting session.

NHTSA staffers evaluating the risks of self-driving cars were reportedly fired by DOGE

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired about 30 members of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February, and many of them were part of a department that assesses the risks of self-driving cars, according to the Financial Times. One worker laid off from the NHTSA’s so-called “office of vehicle automation […]