Cornyn’s re-election campaign sparks questions on both party flanks as Dems chase ‘the ghost of a Blue Texas’

With longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas announcing his re-election this past week, the expensive and potentially competitive 2026 Senate showdown in the nation’s second most populous state kicked into gear. Among the big questions regarding the race – will Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a major ally of President Donald Trump and a…

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Bruce Glover, James Bond villain, dead at 92

Bruce Glover, known for his roles in “Diamonds are Forever” and “Chinatown,” died on March 12, according to his son, actor Crispin Hellion Glover. He was 92. Crispin confirmed his father’s death in a series of Instagram photos shared on social media on Saturday. “Bruce Herbet Glover May 2 – March 12, 2025,” he wrote…

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Apple TV Plus is on a hot streak

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 77, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, don’t forget to make your Venmo private, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about RISC and Ben Affleck and Google’s…

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The Children We Left Behind: A reckoning with America’s growing fatherlessness

Are our societal issues just a culmination of random adverse incidents, or are they the predictable results of disgruntled adults who were formerly mistreated, abandoned children? The children we’ve left behind will be seen one way or another: society will always suffer for those it neglects. I was one of those children who suffered. I was abandoned by my father who, even up to…

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