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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Penn has built one of the most decorated careers in contemporary acting, and he has added another Oscar to the list. On Sunday, Penn won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s political drama “One Battle After Another.” He delivered a commanding portrayal of a seasoned power broker navigating the shifting loyalties and ideological battles at the center of the film. Penn, 65, did not attend the Oscars. “He couldn’t be here tonight, or he didn’t want to,” Kieran Culkin said after announcing Penn as the winner. It’s…

On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The 11th Hour,” San Jose Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan said that “our many rules and regulations, the fact that we pushed all of our refineries out of state” and the high gas tax. Host Stephanie Ruhle asked, “You want state leaders to suspend the gas tax. Gov. Newsom (D) says that is not going to bring down prices. You’ve criticized him, but could he be right on this one?” Mahan answered, “Well, it’s not the only driver of high costs. A war that none of us really understand or there doesn’t…

President Donald Trump on Monday established the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and tapped Vice President JD Vance as its chairman. Trump signed the executive order in the Oval Office on Monday, flanked by the vice president and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who will serve as the task force’s vice chairman. White House staff secretary Will Scharf emphasized that the task force aims to root out “widespread revelations of fraud in federally-funded programs in states like Minnesota and California,” and potentially return billions or possibly hundreds of billions of dollars to taxpayers. “This is going to launch a…

President Donald Trump says he feels vindicated in his years of questioning the fidelity of America’s Western alliances because when he did call them to rally around the flag, they refused to answer, saying nations like Britain should have rightfully come with enthusiasm. The United States is encouraging countries whose economies rely on the free flow of global commerce to stand up and take a hand in preserving maritime security, President Donald Trump said on Monday afternoon, expressing his distress at America’s most cherished allies turning away from Washington’s call to rally around the flag. Stating the U.S. military had…

Fans were shocked on Monday when photos of Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre hit social media showing how Hollywood’s A-List celebrities, who constantly cry about climate change and environmental issues, left the theater looking like a pigsty. A photo of the theater showing mounds of trash, including water bottles, snack bags and food debris, and papers and programs, sparked a backlash among fans, the New York Post reported. One commenter was amazed at the mess and replied, “Aren’t some of them environmentalists? Where’s all that ‘protect the planet’ energy now?” “Save the mountains, keep them clean, blah blah blah … but look…

Hundreds of people have already been killed in cross-border strikes since the start of the Middle East escalation A group of European nations as well as Canada have called on Israel to stop a ground incursion into Lebanon, saying the attack could lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences” in a country where hundreds of people have already been killed in the ongoing Middle East escalation.The Israeli military announced “limited and targeted ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds” in its northern neighbor on Monday after the group – which has close ties with Iran – launched waves of strikes on the Jewish…

The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday that Chinese military aircraft are once again flying near the island, ending a two-week pause that began shortly before the war in Iran. Taiwan detected 26 Chinese military planes on Saturday, 16 of them penetrating various regions of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the buffer zone that surrounds a country’s national airspace, the Associated Press reported. Several Chinese surface vessels were also spotted around the ADIZ. Chinese air traffic fell off dramatically on February 27, the day before the beginning of Operation Epic Fury. No planes from the People’s Liberation…

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) expressed that she was “disappointed” after hundreds of teenagers flooded the neighborhood of Navy Yard on Saturday night, leading to two minors being arrested. During a press conference on Monday, Bowser asked about a “juvenile takeover” that took place over the weekend. Bowser explained that she was “very focused” with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the approach to using the city’s “juvenile curfew to be prepared for that kind of occasion.” “I am disappointed that we’ve seen children act in this way again,” Bowser responded. “I am very focused with MPD and our…

Six hundred sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford were left without beds, the New York Times reports Hundreds of US military service members aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford were left without beds after a fire broke out last week, the New York Times reports.US Central Command described the incident as “not combat-related” and said it caused no damage to the warship’s propulsion systems. The Gerald R. Ford is the largest ship in the US Navy, carrying over 4,500 sailors and pilots, and is taking part in the US-Israeli war against Iran.The newspaper revealed on Monday that it took…

Leftist former President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador over the weekend launched a fundraising campaign for Cuba’s communist Castro regime, inviting everyone to donate money to a recently established charity that will purchase “humanitarian aid” to allegedly “help the Cuban people.” López Obrador, often referred to by his initials “AMLO,” served as president of Mexico between 2018 and 2024, succeeded by his political protégé, President Claudia Sheinbaum. Since then, the former president has largely kept himself out of the public eye. In November 2025, he reiterated that he would remain “retired” and would only return to the streets if…