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Taylor Swift’s massive success often seems written in the stars. The singer released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, in April 2024. Although Swift announced the project two months prior while accepting a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights, she kept the existence of 15 additional tracks a secret. Two hours after TTPD dropped at midnight on April 19, Swift revealed that the record was a double album and released 15 previously unannounced songs. Us Weekly combed through the 31 songs and handpicked 12 tunes that epitomize the traits of each astrological sign. Keep scrolling to…

A day later, it’s impossible to walk away from any of it. That’s when you know you’ve seen a game that’ll stick with you a while. Game 2, Knicks-Sixers, had just about anything you could want. There were Philly’s wounded bookends — flu-wracked Tyrese Maxey, knee-wrecked Joel Embiid — combing for 69 points. There was slumping Jalen Brunson, channeling Francisco Lindor’s first two weeks, clanking shots, ultimately rescued by teammates he’s long carried on his shoulders. And the ending. Of course, the ending. For a game to matter as much as this one will, it has to close in a…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is weighing a run for California governor in 2026, according to a new report. The unpopular Cabinet official has discussed his departure from a potential second Biden administration and already approached politicos about succeeding Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom at the end of his term, two sources told Politico. Becerra already has a state campaign committee that shelled out $130,000 to “campaign consultants” in 2023, according to 2023 finance filings first reported by the outlet. In total, the campaign committee, Becerra for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2030, ended last year with more than…

Tennessee lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a GOP-backed bill on Tuesday that will allow schoolteachers to carry firearms on school grounds, though the names of the armed instructors would not be published to the public.Earlier this month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee joined together to approve Senate Bill 1325 with a 26-5 vote. The bill allows a teacher or faculty member who meets certain requirements, to possess and carry a firearm on school grounds.In order to carry a handgun, teachers must have a handgun carry permit, have written authorization from both the school’s principal and local law enforcement and undergo 40 hours of…

Four Iranian nationals were indicted Tuesday for allegedly being part of a multi-year “malicious cyber ops” campaign targeting the U.S. State and Treasury departments, defense contractors and two companies in New York.The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed the indictment in a Manhattan federal court, charging Hossein Harooni, Reza Kazemifar, Komeil Baradaran Salmani, and Alireza Shafie Nasab with computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and other charges.Along with the unsealing of the indictment against the four conspirators, the U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program (RFJ) announced it was offering up to $10 million for information leading…

Fans are getting a first look at Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut in Blink Twice, which stars her fiancé, Channing Tatum. “So, everybody’s dead,” Tatum, 43, begins in the trailer, which dropped on Tuesday, April 23, as a building erupts into flames. “How about we start at the beginning?” With a snap, the building reverts back to its original state during daylight hours. In a flashback, billionaire Slater King (Tatum) invites Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) to his private island. The trip starts off in a lavish way with cocktails and gourmet plates of food being served to the…

DJ LeMahieu’s first rehab game Tuesday lasted just one at-bat. The Yankees veteran third baseman was removed from the game with Double-A Somerset due to right foot soreness, the team said, after striking out in his first at-bat and playing one inning in the field. LeMahieu will return to New York on Wednesday to be re-examined by the Yankees’ team physician. It was a concerning development for LeMahieu, who had not played in a game since March 16, when he fouled a ball off his right foot and sustained a non-displaced fracture. LeMahieu was initially supposed to start his rehab…

A provision in the recently approved New York state budget will eliminate aid to private colleges and universities with endowments of at least $750 million — including Columbia University and NYU. The $18 million cut in aid whacked 16 different schools throughout the Empire State, leaving some higher-education officials fuming. Hochul initiated the cut in her executive budget and the Assembly and Senate caved after some initial resistance, sources said. The budget reduced NYU’s funding by roughly $4.7 million and Columbia’s by $3.25 million, according to esitmates by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. Both schools have been engulfed by anti-Israel…

House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., sent a scathing letter to top Biden officials about the ongoing anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, demanding federal intervention to protect Jewish students.In a letter dated Tuesday, Stefanik wrote to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The New York congresswoman did not mince words when describing the disarray caused by the anti-Israel protests at the New York City Ivy League institution, threatening Jewish students and faculty.Classes at Columbia will be entirely virtual for the rest of the semester due to the protesters “taking over” the…

Whether it’s terrorism, China, or an insecure border, the U.S. faces a litany of threats both internally and internationally, according to the FBI. FBI Director Christopher Wray has repeatedly warned of a “heightened threat environment,” and has pleaded with lawmakers to take each one seriously. Connecting all of these disparate threats is the FBI’s ability to adequately address them. At a House Appropriations Subcommittee earlier this month, Wray said the FBI’s fiscal year 2024 budget was around $500 million below what the bureau needed to sustain its 2023 efforts.  Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies at a House Appropriations Committee…