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As President Donald Trump warns Iran against using mines to threaten oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy's purpose-built minesweepers are sitting stateside thousands of miles away with no plans to put them to use while the war rages on.
Weyco Group, the company behind the president's favorite oxfords, is suing the administration for a refund on the money it paid due to Trump's sweeping tariffs.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sparking controversy -- inside and outside the military -- with public comments on the war with Iran that are heavy on taunts and talk of retribution, a stark departure from the way his predecessors have communicated during wartime.
Two years ago, a prankster art collective in Brooklyn known as MSCHF sold off shares in a black calf they nicknamed Angus, pledging to butcher him into burgers and leather handbags unless his arty stakeholders chose to save him. On March 13, the fully grown bull's fate will be decided, and it's looking grim. Only around a third of Angus's 404 owners have plied their tokenized shares of the animal into the artists' online Remorse Portal, signifying their wish to save his life. If Angus doesn't cross the 50% mark by Friday, he'll be butchered and shipped out as 1,200 hamburger patties and four leather handbags designed by the group to look like meat. Read more
Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said in a LinkedIn post that he and his wife are moving from Seattle to Florida after more than four decades in the city, where he helped build the coffee chain into a global brand. Read more
Between hearings for deposed Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and accused CEO shooter Luigi Mangione, the U.S. federal court in Manhattan was recently asked to consider an important question: When is salsa too spicy? The precipitating event was a 2024 trip to a Times Square taqueria by a German tourist. The plaintiff, Faycal Manz, said he suffered "severe physical symptoms" following a single bite of Los Tacos No. 1's green salsa, and sued for damages. Read more
A watched pot never boils. It's true of birthing calves, too. Leave a cow you've watched for hours for five minutes, and you'll miss the whole performance.
With three weeks until Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping, Beijing is frustrated by what it sees as insufficient U.S. preparation that may limit the landmark summit to trade agreements and leave key diplomatic and security matters untouched.
President Donald Trump has only been enthusiastic about allowing one specific group of foreigners into the United States: White South Africans. But even as Trump claims Afrikaners are a persecuted minority fleeing oppression and violence, many currently living in America are deciding to go back " because America is too expensive for them. Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was mocked this week for wearing oversized shoes after it was reported that President Donald Trump had gifted his officials dress shoes they were then too "afraid not to wear." Photos of Rubio's feet on Tuesday went viral on social media after they showed him seemingly wearing a pair of shoes that were too big. The photos were taken just one day after the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was guessing his allies' foot size and then ordering them $145 Florsheim shoes they were subsequently too "afraid not to wear." "All the boys have them," said one unnamed White House official, while another told the Journal, "It's hysterical because everybody's afraid not to wear them."
A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau's New York Field Office three years ago.
Kompromat Spreading
The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.
A court hearing for Cher's son Wednesday over allegations he broke into a New Hampshire home this month has been canceled. Elijah Allman's arrest on March 1 was his second in New Hampshire in a matter of days. Allman, the 49-year-old son of the iconic singer and actress, was also detained Feb. 27, accused of acting belligerently at a prestigious prep school in Concord. It is unclear if Allman, of Malibu, California, has any connection to the home in Windham, New Hampshire. He is being held in the Rockingham County Department of Corrections, Superintendent Jonathan Banville said.
Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Donald Trump's planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund was dissolved last year. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (New Mexico) wrote Monday to the leaders of ABC, Meta, Paramount and X, requesting information about the terms of their agreements and the status of the funds they pledged to hand over to the president's representatives. The letters were shared with The Washington Post.
Widening the conflict is a classic tactic for outgunned combatants, and has cost the US dearly in the past.
