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Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser

As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...

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Trump, 80, Wanders Off While Waving and Saluting to No One

Donald Trump was heading towards his helipad when he suddenly stopped to acknowledge a nonexistent crowd.

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The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...

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How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation

An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI an...

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Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026, WSJ reports

AI startup Anthropic recorded a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of this year, including $72 billion in ‌accounting charges, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a draft initial public offering prospectus.

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As Trump turns toward Russia, Zelensky drops his restraint

President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealin...

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Things Russia has done to Ukraine that Trump thinks are 'fine'

From the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Russian forces have inflicted countless atrocities against Ukraine.

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Exclusive: FEMA chief tells states to prepare to handle disasters on their own

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Polish parliament votes to liberalize abortion access

Two bills to liberalize abortion laws, backed by pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk's governing coalition, were voted through on October 20, though conservative-nationalist President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto them.

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Romanian parliament approves pro-EU government after months of deadlock

Romania has faced political uncertainty since the annulment of its presidential election in December 2024 over allegations of Russian interference.

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Voters are furious about corruption

Public anger could finally make a difference at the polls.

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Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born

Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

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Zelensky confirms ballistic missile early warning systems operational after skipped alerts

"This is very important for our people, as we can know when a Russian ballistic missile is incoming. Therefore, this morning began with positive signals from the American side," President Volodymyr Ze...

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Private contractors are set to cash in as millions of Americans lose health care

Implementing Trump’s "big, beautiful" Medicaid cuts will be a windfall for firms like Deloitte.

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Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed

Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed Man who heckled El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show The man who attempted to ambush Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a question about his supposed allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood – which El-Sayed parlayed into a viral clip for his campaign – is the son of a political operator who recently received $250,000 for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed, the Guardian has learned. In the now-famous exchange, a man – first identified by the Handbasket as Thomas “Tommy” Teepell – asked El-Sayed if he would “disavow” the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed said he would, but then asked: “What are you implying? Do you assume that I wouldn’t?” What followed was a five-minute exchange that has drawn over 50 million views across several

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Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election

Brazil's left-wing president says he will release bank, tax, and phone records if right-wing rival will do the same.

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Donald Trump asked Texas for five more Republicans. Voters might have other plans.

"I'm meeting more fed-up Republicans than I ever have."

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Alberta votes to remain part of Canada in independence referendum

More than 75% of voters in the oil-rich province voted on Monday to remain in Canada. Alberta's separatist movement, fueled by lingering resentment toward Ottawa, differs from that of Quebec, where the independence debate has recently resurfaced on the political stage.

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US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’ The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House. “Now it works. It’s great,” he said, saying the US move would save lives. Continue reading...

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Trump is planning to announce a new program that will pay people up to $30,000 for successful tips about government fraud, according to the White House

The new $25 million antifraud program will be administered by the Justice Department.

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UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds

Inquiry chair says failure to isolate people discharged from hospital into care was ‘significant oversight’ The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire” among vulnerable and elderly people, a public inquiry has found. Heather Hallett, who is leading the Covid-19 inquiry, said it was a “significant omission” that the government did not advise isolating patients discharged from hospitals into care homes, causing the virus to spread rapidly among residents and staff. Continue reading...

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Trump’s approval ratings plummet: what that means for the US midterms

Sitting presidents usually see a dip in approval ratings before midterms, but Trump's ratings are at a historic low.

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EU's chief diplomat: US negotiators have been pushing Ukraine towards surrender for almost two years

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, states that Europe's support prevented Ukraine from surrendering under US pressure.

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Musk Gave Order to Slow Down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ Reports

A recent slowdown of the SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system that enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults came from an order by Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

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Witkoff arrives in St. Petersburg for Putin talks after meeting Zelenskyy in Oslo

U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on the morning of Oct. 21 for a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Russian propaganda media reported.

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A CMO was horrified by how ChatGPT described her company. Here's how she's fixing it.

AI answer engines were presenting an outdated version of what Ameresco actually does. An audit revealed a 47 areas for improvement.

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‘A powerful warning’: will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?

Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likely Europe live – latest updates In France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked up against school entrances that first hinted at the scale of student anger over crumbling classrooms and teacher shortages. In Spain, it was a tent camp that steadily grew in the heart of the capital as residents railed against soaring housing costs. Similar scenes have since sprung up in Belgium, Italy and Portugal, and clashes have convulsed Albania’s capital of Tirana, hinting at an autumn of protests across Europe. Continue reading...

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Palestinian citizens face a painful choice in Israel’s election: To vote or not

More than a third of Israel’s Palestinian citizens are expected to sit out the election.

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Soft-spoken David Pocock has big ambitions – but first he wants politicians to ‘double down’ on kindness

Independent senator’s goals ‘much bigger’ than prime ministership, he reveals in first speech to National Press Club Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast He’s six foot tall and full of muscle, but David Pocock’s real strength is often sounding like the most sensible, commonsense voice in the room. At his first speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, he said he wasn’t launching a bid for prime minister – no matter how much some people might like the softly spoken senator to have more say in federal politics. A 25% tax on gas exports, which he said could fund anything from boosting welfare to health reforms and aged care. A 5% levy on datacentres to capture more benefits from the AI boom. Transparency reforms to shine a light on lobbyists, secret meetings with politicians and vested interests.

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Anthropic, music labels to make key arguments in AI training case

US District ‌Judge Eumi Lee in San Jose, California, will hear arguments Wednesday on a key Anthropic defense to a copyright lawsuit brought by music publishers, including Universal Music Group, over the use of their song lyrics to train its chatbot Claude.

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma.

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Mysterious sailboat in Delaware leads to charges in 2021 Maryland arson

A large abandoned sailboat recently washed ashore on a Delaware beach, leading to an arrest in a 2021 Maryland arson case.

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A New Look for The Xylom

Our website relaunch aims to create a reading experience that is streamlined, engaging, and accessible.

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Russia Releases Captured American in Sign of Warming Ties

Stephen Hubbard had been living in Ukraine for years at the time of his detention in 2022.

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Europe’s youth asked for hope – but politicians just offer fear and hate

As Europe pours billions into defence and talks up ‘strategic autonomy’, it is quietly undermining its own power by ignoring the students who say they can’t afford the education, housing or stability needed to keep the continent running.

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Ottawa could go further to boost access to capital for defence businesses, says BMO CEO

Darryl White says federal government should make it easier to lend to small and medium-sized firms as lender expands defence sector strategy

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First Shipment of Russian Diesel Expected to Depart for the United States Under Trump Deal - The Moscow Times

A Russian tanker carrying the first shipment of diesel to the United States will leave port on Thursday as part of an energy deal made between President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Deput...

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Usha Vance is a closed book – but her Goodreads account is surprisingly revealing | Arwa Mahdawi

From Roman-era political potboilers to stories of Catholic priests struggling to impose their authority, Arwa Mahdawi wonders what the reading list of vice-president JD Vance’s wife could be trying to tell us

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Trump to tout crackdown on overseas crypto scams

President Donald Trump will highlight his administration’s efforts on Wednesday to crack down on foreign criminal networks that lure Americans into fraudulent crypto investments, a White House official ‌told Reuters, as part of a broader event about cyber crime prevention.

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United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.

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This chart shows just how rapidly Ebola is spreading

No previous Ebola outbreak has grown this quickly.

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Iran war sparks heating crisis in US north-east as winter approaches

Record heating oil prices are forcing the region to rethink prior opposition to natural gas pipelines

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‘Jackdaw means we pay our mortgages’: relief in Aberdeen over gasfield approval

Few believe decision will bring back city’s boom years, but workers hope it will keep as many North Sea jobs for now

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More Russians are settling in the EU with each year of war in Ukraine

Eurostat data show 876,600 Russian nationals held valid EU residence permits at the end of 2025, with Germany, Spain and Estonia hosting the largest communities.

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Further acrimony expected in Dáil later as TDs to debate second stage of Triple Lock legislation

Three hours have been set aside later today for TDs to debate the removal of the triple lock for military deployment overseas.

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The far-right contender refusing to bow to Israel’s Netanyahu

Proliferation of rightwing parties leads to infighting ahead of vote

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Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

The woman began showing symptoms on Oct. 7 and was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja on Oct. 11; she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is unclear when she arrived in Nigeria.

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Newly appointed farm minister apologizes over donation scandal

Arata Takebe, who only took office last week, has found himself at the center of a scandal over a political donation he received in 2014.

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At least 153 people killed in drone strike on disputed Sudan-South Sudan region

A drone strike on a market in a disputed region on the Sudan-South Sudan border hit a fuel depot, killing at least 153 people.

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