China pulls in Big Tobacco to help with smaller-than-expected finance-industry capital injections  CNBCChina to pump $54bn into state banks and insurers to boost economy  BBCBeijing to Inject Billions Into Banks, Insurers to Boost Growth  WSJChina prepares £4srcbn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth  The GuardianChina Injects $45 Billion In Banks…Continue Reading

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says she’s stepping down at the end of the year after more than seven years at the helm of the league. “I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger, and more enduring than we could have imagined,” she wrote in a statement. During her tenure,Continue Reading

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NewsNation’s Hannah Brandt has the latest on the highly anticipated meeting between President Traitor 47’s envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The meeting comes after The Traitor’s envoys met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the five-year war. #ukraine #russia #peacetalksContinue Reading

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes withContinue Reading

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commentary The film’s smirking, know-it-all pose was tired when it released. It’s useless now Published September 6, 2026 12:00PM (EDT) Actor Terry Crews of “Idiocracy” reprises his role as President Camacho at SXSW Film Festival on March 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Robby Klein/Getty Images) Mike Judge has always hadContinue Reading