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As the U.S. celebrated its 250th birthday, Planned Parenthood cheered the return of hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funding as lawmakers failed to extend the law banning its federal funding. The Republican-controlled Congress missed the deadline to extend the prohibition of Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding which expired on July 4. The nation’s largest…

China fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, sparking concerns among longtime U.S. allies in the region. A Chinese military official called the test part of a routine “annual military training schedule,” but Australia and New Zealand expressed concern that China’s actions disturbed the peace in the Indo-Pacific region, CNN reported. It…

Nearly a year has passed since news broke that Paramount was preparing to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Since then, the companies have finalized plans to combine their studios, streaming services and extensive portfolio of television and cable channels into a single media company better positioned to compete with Netflix, Amazon and Disney. The $111…

Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta appeared to brush off the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez while defending the state’s ban on Glock pistols. After Bonta refused to discuss a possible settlement with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit in federal court to invalidate…

The Russian and Chinese navies kicked off a joint exercise in the Yellow Sea on Monday. The joint naval exercise includes submarines and surface vessels from both Russia and China, according to a Monday press release from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. After the exercise, the Chinese and Russian naval assets will join together…

Microsoft announced Monday that it is cutting 4,800 Xbox jobs amid an era in which the rise of artificial intelligence is transforming the tech industry. The technology giant, which Bill Gates co-founded a half century ago, is cutting 2.1% of its workers mainly within the Xbox Gaming Division. Microsoft will immediately axe 1,600 workers as…