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'I think Western Europe might take note': Sec. Hegseth takes needless jab at allies during speech at Shangri-La Dialogue

During his speech at the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes the implication that European allies are freeloaders. "We need partners, not protectorates," ...
KTVZ

A suicide note with writings about racial pride, hate speech on a weapon. What we know about the San Diego shooting suspects

(CNN) — Authorities are investigating what led a 17-year-old homeschooled wrestler and an 18-year-old to allegedly open fire on San Diego’s largest mosque on Monday, killing three people in what ...
IJR

Eric Church Hits Right Note in Commencement Speech

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 19: Eric Church performs onstage during the Medallion Ceremony for the Class of 2025 at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee ...
Chicago Tribune

Vintage Chicago Tribune: How a stack of speech notes saved Theodore Roosevelt’s life 114 years ago

A stack of folded-up speech notes — and intervention from a medical team in Chicago — helped save President Theodore Roosevelt’s life, but not his effort to win a third term, 114 years ago. “This is ...
Android Police

The private NotebookLM alternative I'm moving all my notes to

Oluwaniyi Raji is a tech content specialist who covers consumer technology, software, and digital tools. He has published over 300 articles for outlets including BGR (Boy Genius Report), MakeUseOf, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Why Developers Are Dropping Cloud APIs for This Tiny 82M Speech Model

Kokoro 82M, a compact text-to-speech (TTS) model with just 82 million parameters, is proving that size isn’t everything in speech synthesis. Developed to run entirely on local hardware, this ...
Talking Points Memo

Trump Wraps Plodding Speech on a Saccharine Note

President Trump gave what he promised would be a “long speech” to the nation Tuesday night amid a flurry of bad-for-Trump headlines. Josh Kovensky is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo, ...
The Hill

Here are the Democrats who plan to skip Trump’s State of the Union address

Editor’s note: Reps. Jason Crow (Colo.) and Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) will take part in the “State of the Swamp” event, but will also attend the State of the Union address. President Trump will deliver ...
The New York Times

Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally

The House Democratic leader has asked rank-and-file members to sit quietly at the speech or skip it altogether, wary of creating a distraction. By Annie Karni Reporting from Washington Democrats knew ...
Vanity Fair

Zohran Mamdani Hit the Right Notes in a Rousing Inauguration Speech

Zohran Mamdani could not see the source of the roar. A small crowd sat in front of him as he delivered his first public speech as mayor of New York City on Thursday afternoon at City Hall—invited ...
WMNF

A new Florida bill could make speech therapy for stuttering a guaranteed benefit

A new bill in the Florida Legislature would guarantee coverage for stuttering treatment in Medicaid, private insurance, group health plans, and HMOs. The sponsor of the bill says that if passed, it ...