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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Dante couldn’t have imagined New York City summers. Summers in Bay Ridge, my neighborhood, were hot; my tour in Baghdad came close, but couldn’t equal riding the 4th Ave Local or Sea Beach Express into Manhattan. A sauna couldn’t…

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s 22-year-old son raised over $30 million in investments to help launch a derivatives exchange startup company that was already valued at $300 million, which has led to the senator coming under heavy scrutiny due to her regulating the industry until recently. Gillibrand is noted as being one…

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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second quarter against the Indiana Pacers of Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 29, 2025. Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesThe Milwaukee Bucks traded franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat on June 22.ESPN’s “NBA Insider” Shams…

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Good Tuesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 2:05 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers Remarks in Macungie, Pennsylvania News roundup:  Alan Greenspan, longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100 Judge blocks Trump administration’s ‘haphazard’ voter-screening database Supreme Court…

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A federal judge has struck down a series of state pilot programs designed to restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the purchase of certain foods. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Monday that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins exceeded her authority when she approved requests…

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Linda Cohn, an iconic anchor for “SportsCenter,” made the announcement Monday that she will be retiring from ESPN following 34 years. June 30 will be Cohn’s final day with the four-letter network. Prior to her retirement, the company will celebrate her at its headquarters in Bristol, making appearances Friday on…

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Russian theorist Alexandr Dugin offers a vision to address widespread cultural despair and the desire for a revival of national sovereignty and Christian tradition. He offers a way out of wokeness and globalism. His price? The end of the United States and Western civilization. Dugin has tapped into a legitimate…

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Ivy League professors claim that recent Supreme Court judgments ending racial gerrymandering undermine democracy. But what they truly mean by “democracy” is the preservation of their own influence. If we actually want to enhance the popular voice, no reform would do that as effectively as the simple measure of depriving…

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote a hyperbolic piece titled “America’s Teachers Can’t Afford to Teach,” which appeared in Time magazine on June 11. The excessively whiny article is filled with half-truths meant to make readers feel sorry for impoverished, underpaid teachers. Among other things, she…

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