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Do You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.

The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.

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Flames, explosions reported amid large Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg

Eyewitness footage taken by St. Petersburg residents show what appears to be Ukrainian drones flying through the air and the city's air defense systems at work.

kyivindependent.com3.6K pts23h agodiscuss

Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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America Has a Police Shortage

Many Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.

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Abdul El-Sayed flipped the script on a bigoted gotcha attempt

The Senate candidate made quick work of a town hall attendee's insistence that he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.

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US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says

"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds

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Hungary ready to allow Ukrainian grain transit to Western Europe, prime minister says

"If it just passes through the country, then obviously there is no obstacle to it," Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.

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Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that a "serious incident" has caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta.

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Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV's discharge on Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, ended a stretch of uncertainty that shook the Vatican and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, less than two years into the Chicago-born pope's papacy.

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Trump plows forward with plan to build the golf course of his dreams in DC

Regardless of how much it costs or how much is lost.

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On the campaign trail with Gabriel Zucman, the economist who wants to tax California's billionaires

The 39-year-old French-American Berkeley professor is campaigning to have voters approve, in a November 3 referendum, a measure that would temporarily impose a 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires living in the state. Some of his colleagues consider that his activism has begun to overshadow his scientific approach.

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Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.

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Photographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by Netanyahu

The attack on Heidi Levine and Palestinians during the sensitive olive harvest again highlights the rampant settler violence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed on a small number of trou...

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Why we just can’t quit the site formerly known as Twitter

By some measures Elon Musk’s $44bn purchase of the platform now called X has already paid for itself

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Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

"She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was,” Jackson said.

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Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election

The president praised the embattled prime minister for his endurance, saying any other candidate would be the “wrong Leader.”

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Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Capitulate to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.

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Zelenskyy says Starlink restrictions for Ukraine came from US government

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated on NBC's Meet the Press that the signal to impose speed limits on Starlink terminals came from the US government.

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US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies

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JD Vance’s Biggest Problem

Republican voters want Donald Trump. The vice president’s attempts at mimicking him always fail.

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US treasury secretary tells Zelenskyy to be very careful what he says about Starlink

Scott Bessent has called President Zelenskyy's assertion that the US government signalled Starlink restrictions "very reckless" during an interview with NBC News.

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Macron says nothing justifies 'unbridled' violence in France protests

'Tonight, we all feel anger and shame,' said the French president in an address to the nation, adding that there must be a distinction between protesters with 'legitimate demands' and 'those who destroyed, smashed and looted.'

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95% of MAGA Republicans approve of Trump. For non-MAGA Republicans, it's 47%.

That split is complicating the GOP's midterm strategy.

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Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations

President Donald Trump says he plans to close a historic golf course in the nation's capital for 15 months and redevelop it despite an ongoing court challenge to his renovation plans.

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Asian stocks skid, Wall Street and bonds aided by oil slip

Asian share markets slipped on Monday as unease over AI's enormous funding needs undermined confidence ahead of a week packed with earnings, while the euro eased in the wake of rioting across France.

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How Trump’s justice department is shattering practice of political neutrality as midterms loom

From the attorney general stumping for Republican candidates to federal agents raiding the home of a Democratic congresswoman up for re-election, the department is violating longstanding norms

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Gavin Newsom Breaks Silence Over Ex-Wife Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Resignation

Guilfoyle was asked to resign as ambassador to Greece amid a misconduct scandal.

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Cool runnings

Sunday marked the 14th year of the annual WFPS Run in support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Winnipeg.

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This week from Bagley: Nuclear energy in Utah, Biden’s shadow, self-regulated AI, Pamela Atkinson

This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Bagley.

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Cindy Crawford 'beyond heartbroken' to lose son Presley Gerber

American supermodel Cindy Crawford has posted a tribute on social media to her son Presley Gerber, who recently died aged 27.

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Ben Simmons’ NBA comeback derailed after tearing achilles tendon in practice

* Kings guard to undergo surgery and miss start of NBA season * Former No 1 draft pick has been attempting to revive his career Ben Simmons’ comeback attempt is over before the start of the NBA regular season after he suffered a devastating injury at practice. The Australian tore his right achilles tendon during a live drill just three days out from Sacramento’s season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers and will undergo surgery. The 30-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the Kings in an attempt to revive a career ravaged by a series of significant injury setbacks and had shown promising flashes in pre-season, including a productive 26 minutes in a loss to San Antonio. Continue reading...

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Who capped Starlink in Ukraine? Musk, Trump and Rubio give three different answers

Ukraine says speed limits on Starlink are still hampering military efforts to fight off Russian drones, days after a surprise network slowdown that Kyiv called deliberate and Washington denied ordering.

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Margaret Hamilton obituary

Pioneering software engineer whose work was critical to the Apollo moon landings

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US rate rises are being amplified in global markets

The Iran war and shifts by China are tightening the supply of dollars in international markets

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Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

Crew of Austrian Airlines flight OS82 decides to land in Sofia after receiving bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities say.

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Iran claims Netanyahu seeks more war; Yemen fighting flares

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks more war before elections.

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US ambassador to Israel calls West Bank settler attack on American photojournalist ‘terror’

Mike Huckabee calls for arrest and prosecution of those responsible as Heidi Levine, 63, recovers in hospital in Israel The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced the settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery as a “despicable act of terror” and called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. Levine, 63, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, was set upon last Friday by masked Israeli settlers who used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinian people attempting to harvest their olives in occupied West Bank towns. Continue reading...

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Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor

New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubt Hours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded by questioning the delegation’s account of the assault. “Serious accusations require serious evidence” was the all-caps headline of a social media post from the office of the prime minister. As news of the attack spread globally there was no pledge to find those accountable and bring them to justice. Continue reading...

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RJ Mitte's mom opens up about 'red flag' before finding her son dead

"Breaking Bad" star RJ Mitte's mother, Dyna Mitte, says she tried to help her son through mental health struggles before his death.

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Residents bash Trump’s high-end golf plans for East Potomac Park

The president’s proposal to turn the affordable golf facility and surrounding park into an elite golf course arrives in the middle of a federal court battle.

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Getaway cars, affairs, Dubai fugitives: Trump’s pick Ken Paxton brings baggage to Senate race in Texas

The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreams

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Chargers fall to 0-6 after another woeful offensive performance in loss to Chiefs

Justin Herbert and the Chargers fail to find the end zone for the first time this season, losing to the Chiefs 22-6 for their ninth consecutive loss.

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Bend residents hold church service after Silver Rail shooting to mourn, pray

Following the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., community members gathered for a service to pray and grieve at Victory Baptist Church on Sunday, Oct. 18.

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Inside the 'ghost city' designed to become Indonesia's new capital

Indonesia has spent billions on constructing a new capital city, but few residents have moved in.

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Bullara Station finds 'silver linings' following Cyclone Narelle

Bullara Station was severely damaged when Cyclone Narelle went over the Exmouth Gulf in March. The road to recovery has been surprisingly positive for the station owners.

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With pride and dignity checked at the door, Gianni Infantino isn’t going anywhere

FIFA president’s commitment to plowing ahead through scandal and internal turmoil a very mid-21st century lesson in leadership

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Trump administration officials are lawyering up, preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress

Cabinet officials and ordinary staffers are preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress.

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Judge finds Aboriginal protection order on goldmine 'fundamentally flawed'

The Federal Court identifies fundamental flaws in the process involved in granting Aboriginal protection to part of a goldmine site in New South Wales.

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Convicted killer Susan Neill-Fraser says she'll keep fighting to clear her name

In her first interview since a parole condition preventing her from speaking to the media was lifted, the convicted murderer explains why she told police a lie and how she "can't remain quiet".

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