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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins

In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the...

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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.

Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay

The former UN human rights commissioner was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law

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Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’

Conservatives have trumpeted the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but researchers say the reasons for the decline are unclear.

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DHS shoots New York man with five-year-old in car

Federal agents surrounded and fired into the man's vehicle, reportedly with a young child inside.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California

ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.

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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live

The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this morning, with all sorts of speculation about who could be this year’s worthy winner. (Despite his hopes, Donald Trump is very unlikely to win it, again.) Continue reading...

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Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution

Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."

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Trump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund it

Tech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH.

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UN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics live

Condemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments * Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 17 public executions are known to have been carried out in 2025 – six in Afghanistan and 11 in Iran. The Death Penalty Information Center says that 135 soldiers have been executed by the US military since 1916. Continue reading...

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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.

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Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event

Officials clarified execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. Officials later clarified the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the Pentagon secretary said the firing squad would carry out the sentence at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm on Thursday, 3 December. This would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. Continue reading...

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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukrainian frontline city

Two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.

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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.

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High school protests draw tens of thousands across France for second time in a week

While turnout did not reach the levels seen on October 6, the 'Act IV' of the high school student movement continued on October 8, drawing large crowds from Paris to Marseille and Lyon. Though the atmosphere was mostly positive, there were also clashes at the end of marches.

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Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme

Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegatio...

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Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach detained in Austria while on assignment

The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.

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Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan’s execution should be watched by everyone.

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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy

The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.

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Measles is surging in the US. These graphics show how bad it has gotten

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991. Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas, Utah, South Carolina and, now, Pennsylvania.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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'We always respond in kind' — Zelensky addresses Ukrainian attacks on Russian data center

"We certainly are capable," Zelensky said about striking Russian data centers. "We always respond in kind. Regarding data centers, as you all know, they have been and still are striking our data cente...

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35 people killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Donetsk region

Zelenskyy announced on Friday that Ukrainian forces had also carried out a strike on a "major" Russian oil refinery in Omsk, as well as striking another refinery in Ukhta.

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Four Ukrainians were arrested in Vienna this week on suspicion of spying, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday, with Ukrainska ‌Pravda newspaper saying two of its team were among those detained.

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Workers in the AI era need these skills, according to 4 executive leaders: 'Companies are eager to see' them

When it comes to the most valuable skills for workers in the AI era, it's not out the old or in with the new. It's actually in with the old, talent leaders say.

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Super Bowl Winner and Chicago Bears Legend Mike Ditka Dies at 86

The former player and coach, known for his sweaters and aviator sunglasses, retired with three rings.

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Germany pivots away from ECB presidency push

Finance minister Lars Klingbeil told colleagues in Luxembourg that Berlin would nominate candidate to succeed executive board member Isabel Schnabel

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Trump’s beef gamble isn’t paying off

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Siberian teen reportedly dies by suicide after studying and working at Alabuga, where drones are assembled for Russia’s war in Ukraine — Meduza

A 16-year-old in Novokuznetsk died by suicide after spending four months working and studying at the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, where drones are assembled for the war with Ukraine,…

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Footballese, the Most American Vernacular

In N.F.L. commentary, expertise is celebrated, even craved, by the masses.

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EXCLUSIVE: Friend of suspected FBI data thief says he warned 'crazy' teen not to hack bureau

A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it.

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Nobody wants to see teachers go on strike but preparations are being made, Minister says

Almost all schools likely to close next Wednesday and again a week later as public service dispute escalates

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U.S. Catholic Bishops Head Slams Plans To Livestream Texas Execution, Calling It ‘A Barbaric Promotion’

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Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour gets new opening acts

Former The Fray star Isaac Slade and American Idol contestant Brooks Rosser have joined Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

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Former Morgan Stanley CEO Lists Converted N.Y.C. Carriage House for $80 Million

John Mack and his wife, Christy Mack, spent six years overhauling their Upper East Side home, now the priciest townhouse for sale in the city.

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Top Chefs Have a Confession: They Love Taco Bell

In America’s wild and often maligned fast-food kingdom, the chain is a polarizing brand. But the “Live Más” lifestyle gets más love from chefs.

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‘Is death necessary?’: why Peter Greenaway’s assisted dying drama is stuck in post-production hell

Exclusive: Three years after filming began on the contentious Lucca Mortis, starring Dustin Hoffman, the British director is still in dispute with producers over which version to release, and a battle over rights rumbles on

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Ann Widdecombe murder and alleged terror plot against Nigel Farage 'inextricably linked'

He also tried to break into Nigel Farage's home in South London on 19 April 2025,.

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Briefs: Longtime Bellingham shoe repair shop to close; Sweet As Waffles to open 2nd location in Barkley | Cascadia Daily News

Business news for Whatcom and Skagit counties

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First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

A memorial for lives lost to suicide and their surviving families who grieve them was dedicated by the Archdiocese of Chicago earlier this year at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery.

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Is San Francisco’s Fleet Week a beloved tradition or an annual headache?

Reader survey: San Francisco’s Fleet Week is back. What do you like or dislike about the Blue Angels, ships, crowds and annual celebration?

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Commentary: Ohio has reached a turning point on the death penalty • Ohio Capital Journal

For Ohio, the failed execution in Tennessee adds urgency to the debate over whether changing execution methods can address the broader concerns about capital punishment or whether the state should…

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Belarus is becoming increasingly Russian

As the country stamps out its national heritage, its neighbour’s propaganda is taking over

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Trump teases 'big announcement' on diesel

US President Donald Trump said on Friday there would be "big news" on diesel, as ‌prices of that fuel remain at near record highs in the weeks before Nov. 3 congressional elections that will determine control of Congress.

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Maine to receive $36M in early release of federal heating assistance

Maine is set to receive more than $36 million in federal funding to help low-income households and seniors afford rising fuel costs as nighttime temperatures begin to dip below freezing.According to a press release from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office on Friday, this will mark one of the earliest releases of funds in the history of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP.

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Why the nation’s stormwater systems are woefully unprepared for this El Niño

Much of the nation’s stormwater drainage systems are old and undersized, designed for a climate that no longer exists.

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