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J. Cole Drops “The Fall-Off” as Dow Hits 50,000; Trump Pushes Name-For-Funding Deal; Amazon Upgrades Bedrock; China Debuts J‑35A; Sonny Jurgensen Dies; Billie Eilish Backlash, Blind-Item Buzz, Lottery Win, and a 125‑Tackle Mental Health Swim
J. Cole Releases “The Fall-Off” Album on Friday
J. Cole released his new album, “The Fall-Off,” on Friday. It’s a two-disc project—Disc 29 and Disc 39—with 12 songs on each disc, and it’s being framed as a possible final album.
South Carolina Woman Wins $13,000 Lottery Prize After Using Her Mother’s Phone Number
A South Carolina woman said she dreamed about her mother and decided to play the lottery using her mom’s phone number, which led to a $13,000 win.
Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen dies at 91
Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, known for his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins, has died at age 91, his family said Friday.
Blind Item #7: Allegations About an Actress and an Oscar-Winning Film
A gossip item alleges that a top actress who often claims not to remember past films or co-stars is unusually precise about an Oscar-winning movie, with suggestions she is overcompensating due to rumors she obtained the script improperly and made a deal with Harvey Weinstein to secure the role. Names linked to the claim include Gwyneth Paltrow, Winona Ryder, and "Shakespeare in Love."
Finneas O’Connell criticizes older male commentators over backlash to Billie Eilish’s Grammys remarks
Billie Eilish’s brother and longtime collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, pushed back on criticism of her Grammy Awards acceptance speech, singling out “powerful old white men” who objected to her comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He framed the backlash as disproportionate outrage at what his 24-year-old sister said onstage.
Reports: Trump Sought Schumer’s Backing to Rename Dulles Airport and Penn Station After Him in Exchange for Tunnel Funding
Reports say President Trump approached Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about supporting the renaming of Dulles Airport and New York’s Penn Station after Trump in return for federal funding for tunnel projects. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called the reported proposal “ridiculous.”
The End of Trump’s Ideological Ambiguity
The End of Trump’s Ideological Blur points to a key factor in Donald Trump’s political rise: many voters struggled to place him on a conventional left–right spectrum. He had previously supported abortion rights, broke with Republican free-trade orthodoxy by backing tariffs, and often came across less as a movement conservative and more as a deal-making populist.
Rugby Coach Completes 125 Tackles in Freezing Sea to Promote Mental Health Awareness
Rugby coach and former player Paul Pook is taking on a Six Nations-inspired mental health awareness campaign by performing 125 symbolic rugby tackles in freezing seawater.
Amazon Bedrock introduces structured outputs for schema-compliant AI responses
Structured outputs on Amazon Bedrock enable foundation models to produce validated, schema-compliant JSON using constrained decoding, reducing the need for custom parsing, retries, and fallback logic. The capability supports two approaches—JSON Schema output format and strict tool use—to enforce required fields, types, and tool parameters for reliable data pipelines, agent workflows, and API responses. Amazon Bedrock validates schemas, compiles and caches grammars for 24 hours to improve performance, and provides best practices and examples; the feature is generally available across commercial AWS Regions for multiple model providers.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Tops 50,000 for the First Time
Check your 401K: the Dow surged past 50,000 for the first time, lifted by a broad market rally led in part by gains in chip companies.
China’s New J-35A Could Challenge U.S. F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters
China is presenting the J-35A as a new fifth-generation stealth fighter designed to gain “first-detection” and “first-strike” advantages by building a rapid kill chain while remaining outside an opponent’s effective detection range. A recently surfaced photo shows an external configuration and shaping that appears broadly similar to the F-35’s design approach.
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