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Wed. 08/27: Minneapolis Tragedy; Trump Tariffs India; Taylor & Travis Put a Ring On It

A school shooting shakes Minneapolis to its core; Trump slaps India with a 50% tariff like it’s Black Friday gone wrong; DC’s Union Station turns into Fort Trump; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce break the internet with their engagement; and Trump tries to DJ the Federal Reserve like it’s his personal money machine. Kids in church, tariffs at Walmart, stormtroopers at the train station, pop’s reigning couple, and one big Fed fight—welcome to Wednesday in America.Support Top 5 at FiveLinks:Minneapolis shooting: 8-year-old and 10-year-old killed, 17 others hurt at Catholic school - ABC NewsTrump imposes 50% tariff on India as punishment for buying Russian oil | Trump tariffs | The GuardianTrump takes management of Washington's Union Station away from Amtrak | AP NewsUS Open celebrates Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after romantic garden proposal engagement | NFL News - Times of IndiaTrump news at a glance: president hints he already has replacement in mind for Fed governor Lisa Cook | Trump administration | The Guardian

Mon. 05/19: Biden’s Cancer Gets Real; Grok Starts Preaching; Sesame Street Secures the Bag, & More News!

While New York was busy sweeping Boston and clowning the Mets, the rest of the country got hit with some serious headlines: Biden’s facing down aggressive prostate cancer, Trump told Walmart to “eat the tariffs” like he forgot how inflation works, Elon’s chatbot went full extremist before xAI could pull the plug, a New Orleans jail pulled off the dumbest escape since Mario Bros., and Sesame Street found a new home on Netflix without ditching PBS. It’s chaos, it’s capitalism, it’s comfort TV—just another Monday.Support Top 5 at FiveLinks:Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer | AP NewsTrump takes on Walmart over tariff price hikes, setting up potential showdown with retail industryElon Musk’s Chatbot Is Obsessed With ‘White Genocide’ - The AtlanticHow the New Orleans jail inmate escape unfolded | CNN'Sesame Street' inks deal with Netflix, new season to stream this year

Mon. 05/12: Trade war gets a smoke break; Afrikaners get the VIP lane; YouTube gets duped by fake Shrek, & More News!

The U.S. and China sign a trade truce with an expiration date. Trump suddenly loves pharma price caps—as long as he gets credit. Bill Gates hits the gas on giving it all away. White South Africans get the refugee fast lane while TPS holders get ghosted. And YouTube? Just figured out Shrek 5 was fake. Classic.Support Top 5 at FiveLinks:Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal Gives Global Economy Reprieve - WSJTrump drug price order puts new pressure on pharmaBill Gates to Close Foundation in 2045, Decades Earlier Than Planned - Business InsiderFirst Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program : NPRYouTube Suspends Ad Sals On More Fake Movie Trailer Channels

Wed. 05/07: Newark Loses Radar (and Its Mind); Fed Plays Chicken with the Economy; Teens Get Rich Welding Subs & More News!

Today updates: Newark air traffic controllers go full bird box after a 90-second radar blackout—and now 20% of them are on mental health leave. Meanwhile, Powell hits pause on rate hikes while Trump rage-posts like it’s the cure for inflation. Over in Vatican City, it’s Conclave IRL as 133 cardinals pick a new pope. Plus, India and Pakistan decide peace was overrated, and high schoolers are turning down college for six-figure jobs and fireproof gloves. Your flight’s delayed, the pope’s TBD, but at least the welders are winning.Support Top 5 at FiveLinks:Newark Airport Radar Loss Left Controllers Guiding Planes Blind for 90 Seconds - BloombergWhat to know as strikes in the India-Pakistan conflict spark fears of war - The Washington PostFed rate decision May 2025: Fed holds rates steadyElection process for next pope commences with papal conclave - ABC NewsA $70,000 Salary, No College Debt: High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers - WSJ

Tues. 05/06: Trump Tries to Buy Canada; VA Pulls the Plug on Veterans; GTA VI Trailer Drops (Again) & More News!

Still shaking off that Cinco fog? Don’t worry, I got you. Today we’re breaking down Trump’s bizarre real estate pitch to Canada, the VA’s head-scratching decision to yank a foreclosure lifeline from veterans, and Rockstar’s shiny new GTA VI trailer that dropped right before they told us we’ll have to wait another full-ass year. Plus: trans rights on trial at SCOTUS, and why Alex Karp just made more money than your whole bloodline. Let’s go.Support Top 5 at FiveLinks:Canada "is not for sale," Carney tells Trump in White House meetingThousands of veterans face foreclosure after Trump's VA ends key mortgage program : NPRUS Supreme Court lets Trump's transgender military ban take effect | ReutersPalantir’s Alex Karp made $6.8 billion last year - Sherwood News