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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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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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Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

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

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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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El Niño-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

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Supendi, a 33-year-old palm fruit farmer, cooled his heels at a mill in Indonesia's West Kalimantan for four frustrating days earlier this month trying ‌to unload his harvest of fresh fruit bunches before being told to leave as the site was full.

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JERUSALEM DAILY: Settlers attack EU diplomats

Israeli settlers attacked an EU delegation in the occupied West Bank while it was visiting olive harvesters near Taybeh.

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49ers QB Brock Purdy is poised to take over top spot on career passer rating list

Brock Purdy has been one of the league's most efficient quarterbacks in the NFL since stepping into the role for the San Francisco 49ers as a seventh-round rookie in 2022.

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'Hocus Pocus' cast reunites as director shares Leonardo DiCaprio casting secret

The "Hocus Pocus" cast reunited at 90s Con to honor the film, share memories of the Sanderson sisters and reveal its near-miss with Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Zack Polanski says application of Zionism is racist and no state has right to exist

Green leader in England and Wales calls ‘debates about words’ unhelpful and denies recent motion was controversial Zack Polanski has said Zionism in its current form is racist, that no country has a right to exist, and that the Green party motion on the issue was not controversial. The leader of the Green party in England and Wales gave an unapologetic interview to the BBC on Sunday two weeks after his party approved a motion equating Zionism with racism. Continue reading...

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Atherton transforms a silent Caltrain stop into a living history museum

The historic glass box depot has become a monument to a train that doesn’t stop in Atherton anymore.

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‘Limited evidence’ of protester violence at Sydney demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visit

Amid police brutality allegations, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission inquiry hears protesters ‘largely peaceful’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast An inquiry into a Sydney rally against the Israeli president has so far found protesters were “largely peaceful” and there is “limited evidence of physical violence on the part of the protesters”. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) kicked off its probe into the February protest at Sydney’s town hall against the visit of Isaac Herzog on Monday, outlining a number of issues it is examining, including police use of OC spray and “ police boasting about gratuitous force ”.

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Posco Gets Final Approval for $3 Billion Low-Carbon Iron Plant

The Australian government has approved steelmaker Posco Holdings Inc.’s plans to develop a low-emissions iron ore processing plant at a major export hub.

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China's CXMT sees shares drop over 6% as investors look past chipmaker's profit turnaround

CXMT shares fell over 6% on Monday after the company released its earnings forecast for the first nine months of 2026.

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The world’s best bad art is in Boston

At the Museum of Bad Art, the works are “interesting because something went wrong.”

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Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones looks back: ‘Men like seeing me be emotional’

The potter and presenter on a tricky childhood, his religious calling for clay, and cross-dressing as Adele

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Vancouver elects Canada’s first Green mayor

Pete Fry said dealing with community safety and homelessness are among his priorities

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What does a White House press secretary do?

Katie Zacharia's short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Dozens of critically endangered orangutans saved from rampant wildfires in Indonesia

Conservation groups have saved at least 51 orangutans in Indonesia from August 6 to October 19 as rampant wildfires and a months-long pollution spell have threatened their natural habitat.

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Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

AI start-up has faced growing public backlash over safety and economic concerns

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Rays on verge of World Series return after Rasmussen dazzles in win over Guardians

The Tampa Bay Rays moved to within one win of a return to the World Series on Sunday after defeating the Cleveland Guardians 3-1

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The Deadly 1.5-Mile Corridor That Shows the Fatal Flaw in America’s Road Design

Six lanes and crosswalks a half-mile apart: How American urban-planning is failing walkers.

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Breaking: Climate activists charged after Woodside offshore rig stunt

Two Greenpeace activists are due to face court after sailing out to open waters and occupying an offshore gas platform to protest Woodside's planned gas developments.

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Serial rapist and cosmetics heir is free. San Gabriel Valley community is outraged, mayor says

The release of Andrew Stuart Luster, a serial rapist convicted of drugging young women in college bars during the late 1990s, on parole in recent days is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where Luster is reportedly residing.

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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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Teen charged over Melbourne CBD crash wants to plead guilty, court hears

A 16-year-old accused of driving erratically and striking a woman near the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne has told a court he wants to plead guilty.

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Outstations and town camps struggle with damage from 'scary' storm

Central Australian residents say the poor quality of many homes in remote outstations and town camps has amplified storm damage.

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Beijing's population expected to become super-aged by 2035

The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above, ‌the official Beijing Daily reported.

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11 missing, survivors suffer shark bites after boat capsizes off Baja California

Eleven people remain missing after a boat capsized off Baja California. Three survivors suffered shark-bite injuries, officials said.

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Private jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport

Officials say a private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at the main airport in Las Vegas and hit a perimeter fence.

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A Hedge-Fund Billionaire’s Two Bitter Wars—Against His Wife and His Business Partner

John Overdeck is trying to prevent a feud with his wife over his $723 million divorce settlement offer from costing him in a battle with his Two Sigma co-founder.

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