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The Iran War Drove Oil Profits to Their Highest Levels in Years, and ExxonMobil Just Doubled Its Money to $14.5 Billion
As the Iran war stretches into its fifth month, the oil giants are posting some of their strongest earnings in years — and the numbers are drawing scrutiny even as public support for the conflict falls. The Iran war drove oil profits to their highest levels in years, and ExxonMobil just doubled its money to…
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Before He Was Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost Spent Years Posting About Gun Control, Immigration, and War on X, and Nobody Who Vetted Him Bothered to Read It
The conservative operatives who tried to block Robert Prevost from becoming pope missed the most obvious source of all: his own public posts. A well-funded conservative operation spent months building dossiers to keep a liberal off the papal throne. They found almost nothing on Robert Prevost: no books, one canon law dissertation, and a man…
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Justin Trudeau Kissed Katy Perry on a St. Tropez Beach 1 Year After Their First Public Date in Montreal
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, at 54, is looking increasingly 21 and like a hot, bisexual college boy from a Jenny Han novel was caught fully making out with Katy Perry on the beach in France the other day. The pair were photographed locking lips at Les Palmiers on Pampelonne Beach, standing in…
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7 Birth Months Who Give The Best Pep Talks
April Those born in April are highly motivating. They’ll push you to surpass your limits and remind you never to give up. They know how to stay focused and pursue what they want without hesitation. They’ll help you never to take your eyes off the prize. December Those born in December hold the most valuable…
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4 Zodiacs That Always Ditch Their Ego For Love
LIBRA People often make the misassumption that ‘balance’ means caution or restraint when it comes to Libras, but it’s truly about measurement and comparison, and even there, there is worth taking into consideration, and scarcity. A pound of bacon and a pound of gold weigh the same amount, but you would never exchange a pound…
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Bears Have Killed Nearly 30 People in Romania Over 20 Years, and Tourists Are Still Hand-Feeding Them for Photos
On one Romanian mountain road, 20 brown bears came out of the forest in a single morning to beg from cars. Drivers rolled down their windows and handed food to animals that have killed people, just to get the shot. At least 20 brown bears emerged from the forest along the Transfagarasan mountain road in…
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At 18, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Let the Nazis Torture Her for Hours and Refused to Give Up Even Her Real Name
During World War II, an 18-year-old faced hours of Nazi torture and refused to surrender the one thing they demanded most — her name. Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya was that young woman. Captured and interrogated, she endured hours of brutality without giving her captors what they wanted. They came at her with a leather belt, lit matches,…
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Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs Both Want Mayor Jo to Lead the First ‘Hacks’ Spinoff
Both stars agree on which side character deserves her own show, and their pick is the small-town mayor. Einbinder wants to see her go full villain, calling it a “Better Call Saul” situation with Mayor Jo as “an absolute criminal.” Mayor Jo, the local politician orbiting the world of “Hacks,” is the character Hannah Einbinder…
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4 Zodiacs Set For Epiphanies As August 3rd Arrives
ARIES Aries is in love. Or was in love. Or is literally on the verge of it and there is nothing they can do to stop it. The point is there is a person in Aries life who they’ve never acknowledged their true feelings for. And whether they are smack dab in the middle of…
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Taylor Swift Is the Queen of the Chiefs Wags, and a Source Says Any of Them Would Kill to Be in Her Inner Circle
Swift already knows the cameras track her from the second she walks into the stadium to the second she leaves, and a source says the pressure is immense. Now that she’s Kelce’s wife, showing up perfectly has become part of the job. Game days take everything out of Taylor Swift, according to a source who…
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George Soros and His Son Gave the DNC Over $1 Million in 2022. This Year They Haven’t Given It a Dollar
The Democratic National Committee’s most reliable megadonors appear to be sitting out this cycle — and the drop-off is steep enough that party insiders are turning it into a punchline. George Soros and his son gave the DNC over $1 million in 2022. This year they haven’t given it a dollar. The DNC’s biggest checks…
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A Prayer To Ask God For Calm Thoughts And Actions
This prayer from Karin Hadadan reminds us to let God’s peace guide our thoughts and actions. Harmonizing with this theme, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day encourages daily habits that keep you grounded in peace. Read the prayer below and begin this moment with peace. Sometimes, we let fear and worry guide our decisions without…
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Henry Winkler, 80, Still Remembers the One Happy Days Guest Star Who Let Fame Go to His Head and Got Shut Down on Set
Winkler says one Happy Days guest star kept bragging about his fan mail until Winkler put him in his place. His reply: he gets 50,000 letters a week, and nobody talks about that on this set. The guest star played a character named Eugene and kept bringing up his fan mail on set. “You don’t…
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How To Draw Closer To God In August
Finding peace starts with surrendering our worries to the universe and trusting that God’s guidance will meet us in the middle of our uncertainty. Best-selling author of Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon, reminds us to trust God’s timing, embrace patience, and lean on His presence through every season of life. Drawing closer to God isn’t…
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Snapchat Scans Your Private Group Chats, and a 22-Year-Old Teacher Found Out When Deputies Showed Up to Arrest Her Over a Joke
A 22-year-old teacher learned the hard way that private group chats may not be as private as they seem — after a joke she typed to a few people reportedly led to her arrest. She vented to three people in a private group chat after a student wiped her lesson plan mid-class. An hour later,…
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Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones Are Married
The Cavaliers star and the Grammy-winning singer tied the knot this weekend in a ceremony neither of them has publicly confirmed. Fans found out the way they find out about most things involving this couple: a video leaked. Their first dance was to Musiq Soulchild’s “Love,” and the clip of it is what tipped everyone…
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4 Zodiacs Destined For Self-Discovery This Month
ARIES Sometimes self-discovery means embracing the very thing about yourself you try to downplay or diminish. Those tears you’ve been holding back, the anger you’ve been forcing yourself to let go of. Maybe instead of trying to push them to the side, you sit with them for awhile. You acknowledge their authenticity, and create a…
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Top 4 Controlling Birth Months
May Those born in May, ruled by the beautiful planet Venus, are known for determination and consistency. However, as a fixed Earth sign, you can sometimes become excessively attached to your comfort zones. This causes you to want to take complete control to maintain stability and order in your life. You may be resistant to…