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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case Dismissed: Judge Rules Prosecution Was Vindictive
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case Dismissed: Judge Rules Prosecution Was Vindictive

A federal judge in Nashville dismissed the smuggling indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling the prosecution was vindictive.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case Dismissed: Judge Rules Prosecution Was Vindictive
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case Dismissed: Judge Rules Prosecution Was Vindictive

A federal judge in Nashville dismissed the smuggling indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling the prosecution was vindictive.

Google Antigravity 2.0: The IDE That Became a Chat Box
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Google Antigravity 2.0: The IDE That Became a Chat Box

Google's overnight Antigravity 2.0 update stripped the IDE down to a chat box, and developers spent the week documenting what they lost.

OpenAI Model Disproves Erdős Unit Distance Conjecture (May 2026)
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OpenAI Model Disproves Erdős Unit Distance Conjecture (May 2026)

A general-purpose OpenAI reasoning model broke an 80-year-old planar unit-distance bound by reframing the problem into algebraic number theory.

Donovan Mitchell Finally Clears the Second Round as Cavaliers Rout Pistons in Game 7
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Donovan Mitchell Finally Clears the Second Round as Cavaliers Rout Pistons in Game 7

Cleveland walked into Little Caesars Arena as a No. 4 seed and dismantled the 60-win Pistons 125-94 to reach its first Conference Finals since 2018.

Long Island Rail Road Strike 2026: Three Days That Stopped 300,000 Trips
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Long Island Rail Road Strike 2026: Three Days That Stopped 300,000 Trips

The first systemwide LIRR shutdown in 32 years lasted three days, displaced 300,000 weekday commuters, and ended over a single percentage point.

Idaho Air Show Midair Collision: How Four Navy Aviators Walked Away
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Idaho Air Show Midair Collision: How Four Navy Aviators Walked Away

Two Navy EA-18G Growlers locked together over Idaho on May 17. Four aviators ejected in about five seconds. Here is what the record says.

The Ford's 326 Days: Inside the Longest U.S. Carrier Deployment Since Vietnam
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The Ford's 326 Days: Inside the Longest U.S. Carrier Deployment Since Vietnam

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk after 326 days at sea, the longest American carrier cruise since 1973, and the strain showed.