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A 22-foot tall statue of Donald Trump covered in shimmering gold leaf, standing in the center of a lush green golf course at Doral, Miami. Golden hour sunlight, dramatic rim lighting, 85mm portrait lens, 4K HDR fashion photography style.
A 22-foot tall statue of Donald Trump covered in shimmering gold leaf, standing in the center of a lush green golf course at Doral, Miami. Golden hour sunlight, dramatic rim lighting, 85mm portrait lens, 4K HDR fashion photography style.

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GOLDEN TRUMP RISES AS BORDER GUARDS GO UNPAID #

Donald Trump stands on the manicured grass of Doral, Miami. The sun catches the edge of "Don Colossus," a 22-foot golden statue that is now the resort’s most expensive lawn ornament. It is ten feet of gold-leafed ego rising above the Florida palms. Meanwhile, 240,000 Department of Homeland Security employees are staring at zeros on their mobile banking apps. The federal government is in its second week of total payroll default. The men and women who man the towers and…

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HOLLYWOOD LEGEND GHOSTED BY HIS AI GIRLFRIEND #

Paul Schrader is sitting in a room where the light looks like a Caravaggio painting. The legendary director of Taxi Driver has a new problem. He has been ghosted. Not by a starlet or a producer, but by an AI girlfriend. "Out of a desire to understand male/female interaction in…

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CHEAP OZEMPIC HITS STREETS AT EIGHTY SIX DOLLARS #

New York City is finally getting what it always wanted: a discount on the body beautiful. Ozari Health has launched a telehealth platform that sells Semaglutide for just $86 per month. It is the metabolic health price war the world has been waiting for. For the price of a decent…

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FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND STRIKE AT SAMSUNG OVER BONUSES #

Pyeongtaek is a city made of glass, steel, and semiconductor dust. Outside the Samsung foundry, 47,000 workers are preparing to walk off the job. They aren't fighting for the right…

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In Brief #

VENEZUELAN TERROR LEADER EXTRADITED TO HOUSTON

Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, a senior leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, appeared in a Houston court following extradition from Colombia. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the gang is being treated as a foreign terrorist organization.

ECUADOR DRUG WAR EXPOSES BRUTAL FIRE STATION BEATINGS

President Daniel Noboa’s militarized crackdown has led to allegations of forced disappearances and torture. Relatives report that soldiers are detaining civilians in disused fire stations and using tear gas to suppress resistance.

SAN DIEGO VIGIL HONORS MOSQUE SHOOTING VICTIMS

Hundreds gathered in a park to mourn three people killed in a hate crime shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Jewish groups have joined the call for increased federal security funding for houses of worship.

JANET JACKSON TURNS SIXTY IN VELVET ROPE STYLE

The pop icon celebrates her 60th birthday this week with a retrospective of her chart-topping career. Billboard is honoring the youngest Jackson sibling's history of ten Number 1 hits on the Hot 100.

DOJ DROPS FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST BILLIONAIRE ADANI

U.S. prosecutors have dismissed criminal bribery and fraud charges against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani. The move signals a strategic shift toward prioritizing sovereign corporate alliances over regulatory enforcement.