When I ask my girlfriend about the book she’s reading, it’s a given I’ll spend the next couple of minutes in utter confusion. That’s because whatever book I last saw her reading has invariably been finished and replaced by three new books. Martin and Joyce Carol Oates “quarantine” themselves so other voices don't creep into their work, as was the case with McCarthy and J.D. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWhen I see my girlfriend devour books faster than the popcorn she keeps within arm’s reach, I feel guilty — and envious. All I can think is I’m in a wrestling match with all the great writers she cheats on me with.

L.A. County sheriff’s detectives investigate the scene of a shooting at a home in Lakewood on Thursday. A woman, man and teenage girl were fatally shot in a home in Lakewood on Thursday. Another woman, also believed to be a relative, was detained at the scene, said Lt. Daniel Vizcarra, of the L.A. County sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. Authorities received a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the 5800 block of Lorelei Avenue at 7:53 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. AdvertisementThe victims — a man, woman and 17-year-old girl — suffered gunshot wounds to their upper torsos, Deputy David Yoo said.

Today, Minnesota governor Tim Walz asked Minnesotans to bear witness: “You have an absolute right to peacefully film ICE agents as they conduct these activities…. President DJT.”Legal analyst Asha Rangappa points out that invoking the Insurrection Act is not the same as declaring martial law. The Insurrection Act overrides the Posse Comitatus Act to permit troops to enforce federal laws or state laws protecting constitutional rights. “We were just trying to go home.”The administration has now openly shifted from using federal agents to round up undocumented immigrants to using federal power to suppress political opponents. Rather than simply ignoring the heckler, as politicians usually do, Trump gave him the middle finger and said, “F*ck you.

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One year on my birthday, my wife was pregnant with our son. She was in her first trimester, because she was feeling awful — throwing up, exhausted, the whole deal. Soon, there were four full plates of breakfast sitting in front of me and a three-year-old. Then we went to the movies — because I always go to a movie on my birthday. That year, since I was with a toddler, we went to see Big Hero 6.

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Thousands of Iraqi militiamen have crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress ongoing protests, according to a European military source and an Iraqi security source cited by CNN on Thursday. The Iraqi security source said nearly 5,000 fighters from powerful Iraqi militias had entered Iran through two border crossings in southern Iraq, while the European source said hundreds of Shiite fighters crossed under the cover of religious pilgrimages. Iran International reported earlier this month that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias had begun recruiting and deploying fighters to assist Iranian forces in cracking down on protests. That report said hundreds of Shiite militiamen from groups including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada and the Badr Organization had been sent into Iran through multiple border crossings. The fighters were transferred under the guise of pilgrimage trips and gathered at a base in Ahvaz before being dispatched to various regions, Iran International reported.

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CNN Poll: Majority call Trump's first year a failurePublic opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused on the wrong priorities and doing too little to address cost of living.

Trump’s net approval rating has been negative for 310 consecutive days, according to Enten’s aggregate of polls. Enten highlighted recent polls from AP-NORC Center, Ipsos, Yahoo and Quinnipiac University that all show Trump with a negative approval rating. “Just look at Donald Trump’s net approval rating: Negative, negative, negative, negative! He said Trump has a negative 11-point approval rating on immigration, a negative 14-point approval rating on foreign policy, a negative 16-point approval rating on the economy and a negative 18-point approval rating on trade and tariffs. He also noted that Trump has a negative 38-point approval rating on his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

In some areas, the rate is even faster - in Washington, D.C., electricity costs increased 93 percent from July 2020 to July 2025. Commercial users, spanning everything from small corner stores to giant, energy-sucking data centers, have seen rates increase just 3 percent. “Everybody comes in with their own self-interest.”In general, residential customers have the least lobbying power, compared with large data centers or other companies. “I’m not even sure if data centers are paying the ‘commercial’ price,” said Peskoe, one of the authors of the report. Virginia recently established a new class for data centers and other huge users of electricity, with agreements in place to make sure the data centers pay for more of the grid upgrades required.

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Could a Paramount acquisition reshape CNN’s newsroom? A potential Paramount takeover could reshape CNN — but even insiders don’t know how. Why the outcome remains unclear.

Opponents of the 'Overpaid CEO Tax' proposal say it would drive companies away. - BY NOAH GOLDBERGA group of Los Angeles labor unions is proposing a ballot measure they say would combat income inequality in the city by raising taxes on companies whose chief executives make at least 50 times more than their median-paid employee. The so-called Overpaid CEO Tax initiative was announced Wednesday at a rally outside Elon Musk’s Tesla Diner in West Hollywood, and featured union workers holding signs that read “Taxing greed to pay for what we need,” and a cartoon cutout of a boss carrying money bags and puffing a fat cigar. “It's high time the rich paid more taxes,” said Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, which represents airport and hotel employees. The proposal is sponsored by the Fair Games Coalition, a collection of labor groups that includes the Los Angeles teachers union, and comes on the heels of a statewide ballot proposal for a onetime 5% wealth tax on California billionaires that would raise money for healthcare for the most vulnerable residents.

Erin Doherty at last year's Emmys via Associated PressErin Doherty has admitted that her loose tongue while accepting awards hasn’t always gone down very well with her mum. During her appearance on Friday’s edition of The Graham Norton Show, Erin admitted: “My mum told me off for swearing. Holy shit!”Unfortunately for the Golden Globes’ organisers, their censors were slightly less quick off the mark than their Emmys counterparts, meaning part of Erin’s sweary outburst still made it into the live broadcast. A week earlier, the show triumphed in the same categories at the Critics’ Choice Awards, in addition to its clean sweep at last year’s Emmys. Erin will be joined by Idris Elba, Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku, Martin Freeman and chart-topping singer Olivia Dean on the latest edition of The Graham Norton Show, airing at 10.40pm on BBC One.