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Bill Clark/GettyThe pro-gun Republican congressman representing Uvalde, who has come under fire this week for dodging questions on gun control and for previously boasting about opposing gun legislation, claimed on Friday morning that he had received “new information” that school shooter Salvador Ramos was arrested four years ago for threatening to shoot up a school.But the claim appears to be false, according to a local media report and the spouse of the trooper who investigated it at the time.“

Getty/Uvalde CISDAll 19 kids and two teachers killed in the massacre at Texas’ Robb Elementary School were in a single fourth-grade classroom where the shooter had barricaded himself as cops tried to break through a steel door and smash windows to free students, officials said. Tuesday’s horrific incident began when Salvador Ramos, an unemployed and increasingly aggressive 18-year-old who had recently dropped out of high school, shot his grandmother in the face, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wedne

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The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Without,” by Joy Harjo, and their own poem “Dissolution.”

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An Insider investigation found that a SpaceX flight attendant accused Musk of exposing himself and propositioning her for sex in late 2016.

If the Supreme Court nullifies federal reproductive rights, where will conservatives take the fight against abortion? Jia Tolentino, Margaret Talbot, and Peter Slevin weigh in.

Douglas Sacha/GettyIn yet another church shooting, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday that multiple people were shot at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. A Twitter account belonging to the Orange County sheriff stated that the suspect was in custody and that a weapon that “may be involved” had been recovered. Police had first received a call about the shooting at 1:26 pm local time.“We are working to get information out as quickly as possible. We ask for pati

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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyRussian missiles are landing less than 100 miles from Moldova’s borders. Mysterious explosions rocked the headquarters of a security agency in the country’s Russian-backed separatist enclave last month. An economic crisis is looming. And a Russian general has threatened an expansion of the war in Ukraine to the Moldovan border.Unlike other western neighbors that are receiving Ukrainian refugees, Moldova is not a European Union member, and

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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyA newly nominated Republican congressional candidate in Ohio says he’s not a QAnon guy. There’s just one problem: The candidate, J.R. Majewski, was repeatedly filmed talking about Q on web shows, spray-painting QAnon logos onto his lawn, and wearing QAnon merchandise.“This guy has more QAnon merchandise than basically any QAnon person I’ve ever talked to,” says Fever Dreams co-host Will Sommer, who found videos of Majewski wearing an ext

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via GettyWhen Linda Carman accepted an offer from her 22-year-old son to set out on what she believed would be a pleasant mom-and-son fishing trip in September 2016, she couldn’t have known how it would all go horrifically wrong. The vessel sank and Linda disappeared at sea, leaving her son, Nathan, to float adrift on a life raft for eight days before he was rescued, professing that he was grief-stricken and had nothing to do with the tragic accident.Federal auth

Amber Heard testified on the stand in the libel trail against her ex-husband, actor Johnny Depp.

Amid autocratic movements around the world, Evan Osnos, Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Dorothy Wickenden discuss the past, present, and potential future of the American experiment.

Suzanne Cordeiro/GettyHe was one of Twitter’s biggest trolls, then he became its most powerful provocateur. Now, Elon Musk is set to own the company outright.On Monday, the social media company announced that it had reached an agreement with the world’s richest man to buy the firm and take it private. True to Musk’s form, the sale price—$54.20 per share—included a subtle wink at the marijuana reference “420.”The deal represents a 38 percent premium over Twitter’s closing stock price as of April

John Bazemore/Pool/GettyRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was grilled under oath in court Friday as she sought to defend her place on the ballot for this year’s midterms—and had some trouble keeping track of her own wild past statements.Greene insisted she couldn’t remember much throughout her testimony Friday as she was asked about her involvement with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Greene’s status on the May 14 primary ballot was challenged by a Georgian voter, who argued she should

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration will appeal the mask mandate ruling so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will maintain its authority in the future. (April 20)

"Saturday Night Live" tackled everything from Britney Spears' pregnancy to Elon Musk's buying power in the show's Easter episode.

Touring devastation in Kwa-Zulu Natal province, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised residents that help was coming. But there's more rain coming, too.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyAre you or a loved one feeling serpentine lately? The QAnon-right thinks your COVID-19 vaccine might have been laced with snake blood to inject you with Satan’s DNA.The false claim is the subject of a new documentary by a far-right bounty hunter turned podcast host. It’s just as baseless as other vaccine conspiracy theories before it (remember the 5G hoax?), but the fraud is going viral on right-wing social media. “There’s a lot of debate whether it’s c

China's biggest city entered its 3rd week of a draconian coronavirus lockdown with anger mounting among its 25 million residents, with no end in sight for most of them.

China's biggest city entered its 3rd week of a draconian coronavirus lockdown with anger mounting among its 25 million residents, with no end in sight for most of them.

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyWelcome back to Source Material. Landing in your inbox each and every Monday evening, we peel back the curtain to reveal what’s really going on inside the world’s most powerful navel-gazing industry. You can subscribe here and you can send questions, tips and complaints here.If you’re CAA, one of the most powerful talent agencies in the world, and Will Smith, one of your biggest A-list clients, lights his career on fire by slapping Ch

Amy Davidson Sorkin and Jeannie Suk Gersen on what accountability means for a former President.

Kevin Mazur/GettyIf only this hadn’t been so predictable. Louis C.K., who in 2017 confirmed sexual misconduct allegations made by five different women, won a Grammy Sunday night for Best Comedy Album. The nomination for Sincerely Louis C.K. was his first since his accusers came forward. This year’s Grammys already felt a little cursed. Kanye’s been banned from performing; The Weeknd is boycotting; Drake withdrew his nominations; and on top of C.K., Marilyn Manson and Dr. Luke have both received

Zohra Bensemra/AFP via GettyThis story contains graphic descriptions and imagesMacabre new details have emerged about the Russian rampage through Ukraine, where Vladimir Putin’s forces are accused of indiscriminately killing civilians.A survivor named Igor told The Insider one woman who was making food on the street was killed when she went inside as Russian soldiers walked by.“They opened fire on her with an automatic rifle—they killed her right through the door,” Igor said. “I don’t know with

Genya Savilov/AFP via GettyDespite retreating away from Kyiv in a perfunctory display of de-escalating tensions, Russian forces are leaving landmines in their wake, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday.The claim by the Ukrainian leader comes as Russian forces ramp up their attacks in the southern and eastern areas of the country, including in the eastern city of Lysychansk and the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar, all as Russia seeks to claim the holy grail of the war: the ci

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The small but strategic South Pacific island nation is forging a new security pact with Beijing – a growing alliance U.S. allies in the region call "gravely concerning."

The European economic giant issues the first of three warning levels that also will step up monitoring of the gas supply situation.

Rachel Luna/GettyComedians of all stripes have rallied to Chris Rock’s defense after he was physically assaulted on stage during Sunday night’s Oscars. But no one has come out against Will Smith as strongly as fellow superstar Jim Carrey.During an interview with CBS This Morning’s Gayle King that was ostensibly intended to promote his upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog sequel, Carrey pulled no metaphorical punches when sharing his reaction to the moment that everyone can’t stop talking about.“I was sic

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Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators experienced red eyes and peeling skin on their hands and faces, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

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Two superyachts linked to Roman Abramovich have docked in the sanction-free waters of Turkey this week. One of them was met at the dock by a Ukrainian youth sailing team protesting the war.

The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 came down in a rural area near the city of Wuzhou, causing a "mountain fire" and unknown casualties.

Imagine a world where a cup of coffee in a cafe costs 59p, where a beer in a bar is £1.54 and the bill for a three-course meal for two – complete with a bottle of wine – comes in at £16. It would make the cost of living crunch seem like a bad memory. The good news is that such a world does exist – it’s called Marmaris in Turkey.

Forget waking up at dawn to save your spot or navigating through crowds on Main Street, these coastal destinations are all about empty stretches of sand, activities for everyone, and ocean-view rooms that don't break the bank.

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyRussian President Vladimir Putin has two options at this point, says Ukrainian diplomat Olexander Scherba: Either he destroys Ukraine and takes its cities and then withdraws, or “he withdraws without doing that because he cannot accomplish anything here.”Putin may not realize it, but “everyone outside this very close circle around Putin understands that this campaign is going down the drain,” Scherba adds on this episode The New Abnormal. “The [Ukrainia

Ian Forsyth/GettyFormer President Barack Obama revealed Sunday afternoon that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he tweeted. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative. It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.”I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throa

Safin Hamed/AFP via GettyIran launched a dozen ballistic missiles at the Iraqi city of Erbil late Saturday night in the vicinity of an unoccupied American consulate under construction, according to the Associated Press.In a statement released after the attack, the State Department said, “We condemn this outrageous attack and display of violence,” and confirmed that no U.S. personnel or facilities had been damaged.Lawk Ghafuri, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, confirmed that 12

Rich Polk/GettyMila Kunis is speaking out about her Ukrainian roots in a new interview with Maria Shriver. Along with her husband, Ashton Kutcher, the actress is hoping to raise $30 million to support Ukrainian refugees escaping the devastation of the Russian invasion.Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, in 1983, and migrated to the United States with her family when she was seven years old. “I very much have always felt like an American,” she tells Shriver in the interview. “People were like,

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Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyThe subject is Putin’s brain.Is President Putin clinically insane? Is he choreographing madness and threats of a nuclear holocaust to frighten the West? Or does Putin know precisely what he’s doing? The questions are reasonable, but ultimately unanswerable. There is a data point, however: Russian and German scientists at Moscow’s aptly named Research Institute of the Brain in 1925 sliced and diced 30,953 sections of Vladimir Lenin’s cytoa

While most of the world has ostracized Russia, China’s response has been hard to parse.

Scott Olson/GettyA former lawyer for the Chicago Park District is suing Lori Lightfoot after the Chicago mayor chewed him out on Zoom, allegedly claiming to have the “biggest dick” in the Windy City. George Smyrniotis, who worked for the park district as deputy general counsel before he stepped down last month, says in his lawsuit that the trouble began over a plan to include a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus during an annual parade organized by the city’s Italian American community

Ludovic Marin/AFP via GettyMelinda French Gates acknowledged in an interview on Thursday that her divorce from Bill Gates came about in part because of his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.“It was many things. But I did not like that he’d had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein,” she told CBS Mornings’ Gayle King. “I made that clear to him.”French Gates said she met the sex offender “exactly one time, because I wanted to see who this man was. And I regretted it from the sec

Issouf Sanogo/AFP via GettyBy Monica DusPeople typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level.This communication between food and genes may affect your health, physiology and longevity. The idea that food delivers important messages to an animal’s genome is the focus of a field known as nutrigenomics. This is a

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Jeff T. Green/Getty(CNN) - Apple thieves snuck onto a Michigan family farm and stole more than 3 tons of fruit right off of the trees. Spicer Orchards is a popular fall destination near Flint, where families come to pick their own apples and enjoy cider, donuts and other treats. Rowe said the theft happened at a secondary orchard, where they grow apples for cider and to sell in their market. It would normally take a two- or three-person crew a couple of days to pick that many apples. "They must have had a trained crew to pick the apples in that short of a time period," she said.

Nicolas Kamm/AFP/Getty(CNN) - Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) to remove "sexist" terms for women. While the OED itself does not feature these definitions, they do appear in other reference books produced by the publisher, as well as online dictionary Lexico, which takes its content from OUP dictionaries. These misogynistic definitions have become widespread because search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo license the use of Oxford Dictionaries for their definitions." Giovanardi told CNN that she herself had been subjected to online abuse -- and even rape threats -- since launching the petition. "The response has been great because we have received the support of some very big women's rights organizations," she told CNN.

Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty(CNN) - The US Navy sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait Friday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade. "USS Green Bay (LPD 20) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 23 (local time) in accordance with international law," Cdr. The USS Green Bay, an amphibious transport dock ship, was scheduled to visit Hong Kong on August 17. "The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The US routinely sails through the Taiwan Strait, last doing so in July, but Chinese military forces view the strategic waterway separating China from Taiwan as a priority area and often shadow US vessels that sail through the area.

Instead, the Littleton, Colorado, high school, where about 1,700 students in grades 9 through 12 are currently enrolled, will implement "changes to enhance the security and privacy of the site, including the creation of an improved and defined perimeter around the building," he said. The discussion about replacing the original school was driven "by the number of 'unauthorized individuals' (some 2,401 as reported in the Colorado Sun) who came onto Columbine's grounds this past school year," stated Glass. In April, for example, the FBI reported that a high school student who was "infatuated" with the Columbine shooting had traveled from Florida to Colorado and made credible threats. The survey raised the question: "Should we rebuild Columbine High School, further back from the street on which it presently sits, and redesign the building so as to remove the attraction as the site of the 1999 murders?" "Similarly, 55% felt that a potential Columbine rebuild was 'not really important' or 'not important at all'."

Getty/Grant HalversonMIAMI - The Miami Heat finalized a deal for KZ Okpala on Saturday. It was part of a 3-way trade with the Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers. The Heat sent their 2022, 2025, and 2026 second round picks to Indiana. The Suns sent T.J. Warren to the Pacers. Indiana sent cash to Phoenix.

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