Posts by Liam Redmond
Why Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization payday has the GOP ‘pissed’
Last week, Republican senators grilled Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by President Donald Trump’s settlement of his lawsuit against the IRS. About 45 senators attended the meeting, and “at least half of them were blasting the attorney general,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reported. “They were pissed.” It’s not hard to see why.…
Read MoreChina executes man for poisoning gaming tycoon linked to Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of using poison to kill a billionaire gaming tycoon linked to the Netflix adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” over a professional dispute, local media reported Tuesday. Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, which holds the film adaptation rights…
Read MoreFrom Politics to Pay-Per-View: The White House’s Entertainment Era
The White House has hosted concerts, Easter egg rolls, state dinners, movie screenings, and even celebrity visits. But a full-scale UFC fight night on the South Lawn may mark something entirely different: the moment America’s most symbolic political building fully embraced the logic of modern entertainment culture. Construction crews are now assembling a temporary UFC…
Read MoreUS military kills alleged narco-terrorist in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific
The US military carried out a lethal strike Tuesday on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing an alleged narco-terrorist, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). “On May 26, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,”…
Read MoreNew Mexico Woman Killed by Man She was Collecting Evidence Against to Put Him Behind Bars
A New Mexico woman was working to compile evidence to put a man behind bars when she was shot and killed by the same man, according to authorities. Vincent Galvan, 38, has been charged with one count each of murder in the first degree, tampering with evidence, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful taking…
Read MoreDNA breakthrough leads to arrest in grisly 33-year-old cold case investigators never gave up on
For more than three decades, the murder of Randy Gail Sperino haunted investigators in southern Illinois — a cold case centered on a young woman beaten to death and left in a rural field while her killer seemingly vanished without a trace. Investigators spent decades chasing leads and revisiting evidence, but the case remained unsolved. Now, prosecutors…
Read MoreTaylor Swift surprises 8-year-old fan after viral video with musician neighbor reaches superstar
She is never, ever going to forget this. Taylor Swift surprised an 8-year-old fan with a signed guitar and handwritten note after the child’s viral TikTok video made its way to the singer. The sweet moment began in April when Cleveland native Madeline tossed a paper airplane over the fence to her neighbor, musician Ethan…
Read MoreHow Grab is rebuilding its engineering culture around AI speed
This change forces leaders to rebuild management, hiring and physical operations in South-east Asia before speed causes problems Suthen Thomas Paradatheth, chief technology officer at Grab, argues that artificial intelligence makes writing code cheap while making checking code rare. This change forces leaders to rebuild management, hiring and physical operations in South-east Asia before speed causes…
Read MoreBiden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio, transcripts tied to special counsel probe
Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents. Biden’s lawyers said in a lawsuit filed in Washington’s federal court that the Justice Department…
Read MoreBlackRock sees merit in large scale mining M&A
Published Wed, May 27, 2026 · 11:52 AM [PERTH] BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make it easier to bring on large and complex projects needed for new supply, a said on Wednesday (May 27). The mining industry has an…
Read MoreBlackRock ‘sees merit’ in more large-scale mining M&A
Major investments in supply are needed as commodity demand speeds up, says portfolio manager Olivia Markham Published Wed, May 27, 2026 · 11:52 AM [PERTH] BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make it easier to bring on large and complex…
Read MoreLong Island’s Joe Scally continues meteoric soccer rise with second USMNT World Cup selection
Joe Scally is seeing stars — and stripes. Long Island’s most talented soccer player is tugging on a Team USA jersey for the second World Cup in a row, after the 23-year-old anxiously awaited the good news while surrounded by family in their Lake Grove home last weekend. “It was a very, very stressful, long…
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