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Swift dropped ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ at midnight Eastern time on Friday. She had something else in store a couple of hours later.

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Trump hush money trial jury selection resumes to pick alternates

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Russia ramps up weapons production, using mass quantity to outgun Ukraine

Russia has managed to overcome its initial losses in Ukraine by putting factories into overdrive to make older but reliable weapons and ammunition.

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