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MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 08: Head coach Kenny Atkinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts during the … More first quarter of the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on December 08, 2024 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers have another award to hand out with Kenny Atkinson officially being named the NBA’s Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 season. The news…

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference … MoreGetty Images Overview Of The Republican Student Loan Forgiveness And Repayment Overhaul House Republicans have introduced a broad-based student loan and higher education reform bill that would transform student loan forgiveness and repayment, eliminate key borrower protections, and reshape access to federal financial aid. The proposal, aimed at offsetting extended tax cuts, would cut an estimated $330 billion in education spending and mark the most significant rewrite of student loan policy in decades. While the plan promises savings for taxpayers and simplicity…

All U.S. federal funding destined for “dangerous” gain-of-function biological research in China, Iran and a host other countries was banned Monday via an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The move came as part of Trump’s call for improvements in the safety and security of biological research in the U.S. and globally. The president has long championed the theory SARS-CoV-2 – more commonly known as coronavirus – leaked from the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology in China as a combined result of gain-of-function research and poor security measures sparked a lab leak. FOX News reports the White House said the…

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) reacted Monday evening to President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S. by asking for a $7.5 billion tax credit for the industry instead. Trump made the tariff proposal Sunday as a way of shifting Hollywood production back to the U.S., after decades in which the industry sought to cut costs by filming in Canada or even as far away as South Africa. The president’s proposal drew applause from unions that represent “below the line” workers in the film industry, such as the Teamsters, which praised the president for taking American…

LOS ANGELES, California — Survivors of the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena have organized protests against State Farm, the largest home insurer in the state, for allegedly “lowballing” estimates of damage. Joy Chen, a former deputy mayor of Los Angeles, helped form the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, after helping to guiding her community’s initial evacuation and response to the fires when local officials failed. According to Chen, State Farm appears to have a standard practice of “lowballing” estimates of damage. Individual adjusters who visit damaged properties in disaster zones, she says, come up with estimates of compensation for policyholders,…

Republicans will be “hard pressed” to finish their megabill by Memorial Day, a key Republican said Tuesday at a hospital industry conference. This acknowledgment from Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee, is a significant concession that Republicans face a steep hill to climb to meet Speaker Mike Johnson’s deadline for getting the bill through the House by the end of May. Republicans are still sorting through major divisions on how deeply to make cuts to Medicaid and issues related to state and local tax deductions. At stake is extending President…

Kamala Harris Met Gala 2025/ screen image How relatable. Failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a ‘surprise appearance’ at this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute charity benefit in New York City on Monday evening. Kamala Harris and her grifter husband, Doug Emhoff, arrived in New York this weekend and took 25 Secret Service Agents and bodyguards to date night at an exclusive New York bar on Sunday night ahead of the festivities. Additionally, four bulletproof vehicles and three SUVs were waiting outside of The Polo Bar for Kamala Harris and her husband. The pair reportedly made an appearance…

Mattel announced Monday it was pausing its annual financial forecast and may raise prices on its toys “where necessary” as a result President Donald Trump’s tariffs and global trade policies, becoming the latest company to report losses or cut guidance as many cite market uncertainty aggravated by Trump’s levies. May 5Mattel’s CEO Ynon Kreiz reportedly said “it’s hard to tell where things will land and how the tariff situation will evolve,” and the toy company announced it is pausing its full-year guidance until it “has sufficient visibility, given the volatile macro-economic environment and evolving U.S. tariff situation,” and may raise…

Right-wing sovereigntists the AfD called for fresh national elections after, for the first time in history, the would-be next chancellor failed to be elected to lead by the parliament he theoretically commands. Chancellor apparent Freidrich Merz, who leads the two-party coalition that was due to take power on Tuesday failed in what until now had always been thought of as a pure formality, his election as Chancellor by the Bundestag German parliament. Merz got 310 of 621 votes cast, but needed 316 of an absolute house majority to be made the next Chancellor of Germany. Theoretically Merz commands the house,…

CBS News’ 60 Minutes portrayed Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias as a victim of President Donald Trump’s supposed retaliation against law firms — without once mentioning Elias’s sordid background. CBS’ Scott Pelley portrayed Elias as a hero, the only lawyer brave enough to speak out against a series of executive orders by Trump targeting large law firms that participated in, or hired, lawyers who opposed him. Pelley neglected to mention that Elias was the architect of the Democrats’ “Russia collusion” hoax in 2016; that he led the effort to change election laws in 2020; and that he has a long history…