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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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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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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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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 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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Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the rise of the rude Democrat. More should follow his lead.

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Macron: 'How can French people do this to France?'

"Public buildings, shops and town halls were attacked and in some cases destroyed," he says

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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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Ukrainian foreign minister urges Europe to ban visas for Russians: "This is a matter of national security"

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged Europe to implement real entry bans for Russians and limit diplomatic movement to protect regional security.

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Pilot scheme looks at bringing Transport for London cleaning in-house

Transport for London and its current cleaning contractor Mitie have begun a 12-month pilot to explore how TfL could bring cleaning services in-house in an ‘efficient, affordable and productive manner’. The project was first announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan in January, since when TfL has been working with Mitie and the RMT trade union to

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Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution

Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities

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Country diary 1926: How good the damp earth smells

20 October 1926: After the long dry spell the wood was the place to enjoy it

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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

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‘My son is in sixth year and has no idea what he wants to study’

If your son enjoys people, travel, business and exciting international environments, here’s a number of degree options

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When are open days taking place in Irish universities?

The key dates and what to expect at Ireland’s university open days

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‘A reclamation’: The Simpsons gives Apu a new voice as actor Sunil Malhotra replaces Hank Azaria

It’s been eight years since the character last spoke. ‘It truly IS his homecoming,’ Malhotra says After years of silent appearances, The Simpsons has given longstanding character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon a new voice. American actor Sunil Malhotra, who moved to the US from India as a child, made his first appearance on the animated TV show as Apu on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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In pictures: Biggest Ukrainian drone attack yet on St. Petersburg and Leningrad region kills 1, injures 15, and sparks many fires — Meduza

Ukraine launched drone strikes on St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region overnight on October 18. The attack appears to have been the largest in the region since the war began. In St.…

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Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in recent months ‌that has killed scores of civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.

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Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees

Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart has said an object they suspected to be her plane was a clump of washed-up trees. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find that smoking gun,” said Steve Schultz of Purdue University, standing on the sand in front of a blue lagoon on the atoll of Nikumaroro, about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Continue reading...

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As 49ers face lowly Commanders, Kyle Shanahan reminded of almost getting fired

As the San Francisco 49ers face the Commanders on Monday, Kyle Shanahan can’t help but think about another 5-0 team he coached that lost to a one-win team, then saw its season fall apart.

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U.K. revisits its bloody history in medieval tapestry and battle reenactments

With the famed Bayeux Tapestry visiting England for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, Britain is reveling in its past, including the Norman Conquest.

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Andrew Hastie blasts One Nation’s ‘MAGA-style politics’ after cartoon mocking Jacqui Lambie’s vaginal prolapse

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Breaking: Boy, 13, charged over drive-by shooting at Perth home

A 13-year-old boy has been charged after a drive-by shooting at a home in Perth's east.

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Inside the plague research labs at the heart of a Russian mystery

Health officials worldwide are still waiting for answers over the death of a researcher (28) at a Russian lab from a mysterious infection

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‘A vigorous apologist for a cruel emperor’: Is Caryl Churchill’s explosive new play about Trump and his press officers?

From Thatcherism to global crisis to an ever-online world, Caryl Churchill has chronicled our race to the abyss. Now she’s written a play about a blond-wigged apologist for an un-named, strongman ruler

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After years of frustration, Davidovich Fokina wins third title of 2026

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina waited seven years for an ATP Tour title then three came along at once.

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Nidec legal reckoning reaches founder and shares drop to decade low

A crisis that has prompted the motor maker’s biggest shareholder to call for a review of privatization options has deepened.

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New tool to help GPs identify victims of modern slavery

A visit to the doctor can be the first time people trapped in modern slavery situations reach out. A guide designed by victim-survivors helps GPs see the signs.

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China’s economy grows 4.5% in third quarter on export surge

The official figure from the July-September quarter beat expectations and picked up from 4.3% in April-June, the slowest pace in more than three years.

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Chaos and looting roiled major cities as Europeans poured into the streets to protest rising living costs

Cost-of-living protests swept Europe over the weekend, with demonstrators taking to the streets from Lisbon and Brussels to Milan.

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Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil’s fiery first presidential run-off debate

Brazil's president and his opponent lob a barrage of attacks on each other in debate a week before the October 25 vote.

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Tony Hall has lived in the UK for 50 years. Why is the Home Office trying to deport him?

He arrived in the UK aged 12, but for the last 14 years Hall has been under threat of being sent back to Barbados – a country he doesn’t remember and where he has no surviving relatives

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A spy inside Russia’s army. The Wall Street Journal tells the story of the lieutenant who helped Ukraine kill hundreds of his fellow soldiers. — Meduza

Lev Stupnikov came to public attention in September 2025. In an interview that month with Ukrainian YouTuber Dmytro Karpenko, he revealed that he was a Russian officer sent to fight in Ukraine who…

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What smart people are saying about Anthropic's 5% 'public benefit' pledge

Anthropic's announcement generated enthusiasm, skepticism, and lots of questions.

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