Tag: takes
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‘I hate gay Halloween’ meme takes over social media
Halloween is still days away, but online, “Gay Halloween” is in full-force. Ahead of the actual holiday, hundreds of people on X are showing off their niche costumes that are inspired by pop culture and partaking in what’s been deemed the “I Hate Gay Halloween” meme. The posts all begin with text that reads, “I…
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Vance takes on clean-up duty for Trump: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Henry Gomez and campaign embed Alec Hernández explore how JD Vance often steps in…
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Patriots’ Christian Barmore takes issue with Providence police after being pulled over
New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore was pulled over by Providence, R.I., police early Wednesday morning and apparently wasn’t pleased with how things went down. Barmore, who is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with blood clots in July, was stopped at 12:53 a.m. ET and cited for driving with an expired registration and plate cover violations, according…
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‘Life-threatening’ storm surge likely as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida
Storm surge is the abnormal rise in water levels during a storm, as heavy hurricane winds push a bulge of water toward shore as depths become more shallow. While winds are the primary cause of storm surge, it’s also affected by the storm’s angle of approach, the shape of the ocean floor and the low…
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World’s first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
MARFA, Texas — It looks like any other 3D printer — except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert. El Cosmico, an existing hotel and campground on the outskirts of the city of Marfa, is expanding. It is building 43 new hotel units and…
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Mortgage refinance boom takes hold, as weekly demand surges 20%
A steady decline in mortgage rates to two-year lows has current homeowners rushing to take advantage of potential savings. Applications to refinance a home loan surged 20% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Demand was a stunning 175% higher than the same week one year…
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‘I can last as long as it takes’
RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A failure to get a deal done could be even more expensive. In the shadow of a factory outside Seattle where Boeing makes its best-selling planes, picketing Boeing machinists told CNBC they have saved up money and have taken…
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Marxist-leaning president takes power in Sri Lanka, a country long led by dynasties
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. Millions of Sri Lankans had voted for the opposition parliamentarian, putting faith in his graft-fighting…