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US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says

Zelensky has appealed to Washington repeatedly, making the case for additional Patriot missiles as Russia intensifies strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.

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He Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration...

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'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independ...

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Zelensky: Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia captured this fall

"The trend this year continues," Zelensky said, "Since the start of fall, our warriors have liberated more territory than the Russians have managed to capture. The same was true at other points this y...

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Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent

Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.

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What a Ken Paxton Senate Win Could Mean for Federal Anti-Abortion Efforts

As Texas attorney general, Paxton has advanced anti-abortion policy in his home state and prevailed where others have failed. Allies who’ve witnessed his victories see an opening to keep moving their...

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Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...

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Border czar Tom Homan says Rep. Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized depending on investigation

The federal probe into Omar’s immigration status involves family text messages and seized personal items.

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Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday against a list of 20,000 Californians, based on unverified voter fraud claims.

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Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House

The text is a key piece of evidence in the White House's probe of a missing Kennedy Center donation.

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America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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Siding With Putin Is a Huge Mistake

The United States should stand unequivocally with Ukraine against Russia.

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A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.

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Federal agents respond to a reported shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, officials say

Authorities say federal agents responded Monday to a report of a shooting Monday at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

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Donald Trump finally gets his wish to be Vladimir Putin's BFF

Together at last.

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Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump accuses him of not wanting to end the war

Zelensky spoke to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday as Russia and Ukraine carried out drone strikes on each other's energy sites.

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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence in order to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at around 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike. Continue reading...

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Ignore the doomsayers. American democracy is in good shape

Its resilience rests not on politicians’ restraint but on the robustness of institutional arrangements, writes Frances Lee

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Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Every Child In America One SpaceX Share Next Year

Musk’s announcement came hours after he reacted to Anthropic’s plan to dedicate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund by urging it to give shares to the public instead.

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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is grappling with the implications of recent Washington moves benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, including waiving U.S. sanctions on Moscow and signin...

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Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze

The air strike, one of Ukraine's largest in the war, comes amid rising tensions between Kyiv and Washington.

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Canada’s top soldier vows to release results of official probe into deadly Wainwright fire

General Jennie Carignan says live-fire exercises commonly happen at base while grass fires are burning

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Pete Fry Is Mayor, But COPE Is Powerful | The Tyee

Vancouver’s mayor and his Greens must contend with the more radical party that holds four slots on council.

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People Are Dying of Heart Attacks at Nanaimo’s Outdated Hospital | The Tyee

The province has dragged its feet on long-promised upgrades, meaning patients are being treated with ‘20th century medicine.’

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Manga characters bring rebellion and resilience to French protests

Figures from 'One Piece,' 'Naruto' and 'Dragon Ball' have frequently appeared in protests and on social media.

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Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon

Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mission intended to become the first to collect samples ‌from the small rocky body and return them to Earth for analysis.

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Reintroduced Grauer’s gorilla is raising baby in Central African national park, ‘makes us happy’

A reintroduced eastern lowland gorilla in the Democratic Republic of Congo has given birth and is successfully raising her baby in the wild, prompting plans to reintroduce more rescued gorillas.

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Mass. telehealth abortion providers face federal challenge from 3 states

Three Massachusetts organizations and four staffers who prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in states where the practice is restricted are facing their first legal challenge since the Supreme Court struck down the national right to an abortion in 2022.

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Some BC residents wait five years to get connected with a doctor, here’s how politicians plan to change that

Over a million BC residents are still without access to primary care

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Trump signs order launching women’s health division at NIH, White House

First Lady Melania Trump has championed the executive action as a 'transformative moment' for US women's health.

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Kenya convicts cult leader over the murder of 190 children

The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty

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Merz Warns Europe That It’s Underestimating the Russian Threat

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency over the dangers posed by Russia, saying that President Vladimir Putin is seeking to not only defeat Ukraine, but to also undermine democracy in Europe.

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Trump again demands New Mexico change name to New America

“Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

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CoreWeave Shares Briefly Drop To Lowest Point Of 2026 As Goldman Sachs Issues Upgrade

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his trust in CoreWeave last week as shares slumped to new lows amid debt concerns.

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Victorian councils 'acting early' and banning smart glasses from pools

One fifth of Victoria's councils have confirmed they are investigating or implementing measures to prohibit covert recording devices from community pools and recreation facilities, amid privacy concerns from residents.

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Live: Local data centre giant suspends trading ahead of announcement

Data centre operator NEXTDC suspends trading and Nasdaq leaps +1% as Wall Street fights "tech bubble" chat. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

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Royal Life Saving warns more pools in remote NT communities could close

Despite having the highest drowning rate per capita in Australia, more pools in the Northern Territory are in danger of being closed due to aging infrastructure and workforce shortages.

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Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging offices planned to 'flee' to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say

A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege.

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Mahmoud Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt Deportation

Mr. Khalil had recently graduated from Columbia when he was arrested by ICE agents and became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

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Macron increasingly isolated amid unrest across France

Saturday’s violent protests and looting across France have deepened Macron’s political isolation, raising questions over his authority.

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Jon Stewart signs on to continue as ‘Daily Show’ host through 2028

Comedian Jon Stewart will continue hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Mondays and serving as an executive producer through ‌2028, Skydance Television said on Monday.

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Child sex abuse charges against Timothy Busfield tossed by New Mexico judge, citing prosecutor misconduct

The judge dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child.

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Billy Evans’ Employment History Includes Failed Startup Luminar—What To Know About Elizabeth Holmes' Partner

Before founding his own blood-testing company, Billy Evans worked at failed autonomous-driving startup Luminar Technologies.

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Japan launches world-first mission to moon of Mars

Japanese scientists launched a spacecraft that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping to unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.

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Four arrested and apartment complex evacuated after gardaí find viable pipe bombs in Tallaght

A Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team made the area safe and removed the devices for further examination.

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Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque, but was nearby

A reported shooting in the Ohio capital on Monday happened near a mosque, but it wasn’t an attack on the house of worship, authorities said.

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