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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.

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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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She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...

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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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US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute over 'act of terror' against American photographer

Heidi Levine had been covering Palestinians' annual harvest of olives, which has been repeatedly disrupted by Israeli settlers. Settlers beat her and stole her passport, telephone, wallet and equipment, according to witnesses. She was taken to the hospital with broken vertebrae, and is now in moderate condition.

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Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died

One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

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Romanian F-16s down two jet-powered drones after airspace incursion

The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not sp...

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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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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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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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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.

lemonde.fr729 pts18h agodiscuss

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

ft.com638 pts17h agodiscuss

Key player in false Talarico rumor has history of online posts invoking Nazi Germany

Ryan Amacher, who played role in bid to damage campaign, has also made antisemitic and racist posts on social media

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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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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.”

nytimes.com533 pts6h agodiscuss

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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Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest

Rioters have clashed with police, looted stores and set fires in Milan’s main square in a protest against wars and rising living costs.

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New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote

With midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early.

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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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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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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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Advantage Services, a Salt Lake City nonprofit that provides jobs for people facing barriers to employment, has furloughed 110 employees.

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Russian strike hits apartment building in Odesa, sparking rooftop fire and injuring 13-year-old girl

Russian forces struck an apartment building in a densely populated area of Odesa, sparking a rooftop fire, damaging upper-floor apartments and injuring a 13-year-old girl, city military administration...

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Box Office: Elizabeth Holmes movie ‘You Can See Everything’ is now a hit in theaters too

Paramount's “Street Fighter” leads the box office this weekend, earning $31 million from 3,575 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

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India’s crackdown on cockroaches, critics and cameras

A government at war with its critics - from young protesters to the media.

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What's behind Europe's youth protests?

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A single S.F. lifestyle change bettered my life in ways I couldn't imagine

A decade ago, the Chronicle’s Peter Hartlaub took a harrowing bike ride up Market Street. It changed his life in ways he never expected.

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Trump Says Diesel Deal Aimed to Keep Talks With Russia Going

President Donald Trump said he cut a diesel export deal with Russia and delayed imposing further sanctions because he doesn’t want to drive Vladimir Putin away from peace talks with Ukraine.

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These women were laid off while on maternity leave. Yes, it's legal, and probably more common than you thought

It's never a good time to be laid off. Losing your job with a newborn can be especially hard.

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Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died

One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.

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Oregon town known for its safety and natural beauty reels after school shooting

Fast-growing Bend, known for good schools, a great park and trail system and a laid-back vibe, hadn’t had a murder in more than a year — until Thursday.

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Alberta independence referendum: Will separatists survive a loss?

Alberta's independence movement faces likely defeat, but history suggests losing a referendum may not end the fight.

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Abdul El-Sayed Shuts Down 'Muslim Brotherhood' Heckler With Lesson On The Constitution

The Senate candidate confronted questions over his “dual loyalties” while campaigning in a deep red region of Michigan on Saturday.

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Trump defends easing sanctions on Russia amid rising anger in Congress

President Donald Trump defended his decision to ease sanctions on Russia as he faces growing anger in Congress over his approach to Moscow.

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Three arrested after garda pursuit of stolen car on M50

Three men have been arrested following a gardaí pursuit on the M50 this evening.

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France protests: Wreckage across France after worst riots in years

'This is the mindless violence - this isn't indicative of the wider student protests taking place,' says Sky's Alistair Bunkall.

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Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What's their next move?

The path to a U.S. House majority runs through heavily Latino districts in states such as Arizona, Colorado and Texas, where Democrats are counting on disaffected Trump supporters to swing back their...

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Renewed clashes in Paris: "We've seen numerous CRS charges to disperse protesters"

Fresh clashes broke out in Paris on Sunday, a day after France experienced one of its worst bouts of unrest in years. Protests over high prices left one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested, and shops across the country looted or damaged. France 24's Antonia Kerrigan tells us more.

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Trump says 'France is burning', country 'shattered' by immigration

US President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed immigration for unrest during protests in France and urged the country to tighten its migration rules. Washington bureau chief David Smith tells us more.

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LAPD responds to two stabbings, unruly crowd near Crenshaw street festival

Los Angeles police responded to reports of two stabbings near the Taste of Soul festival on Saturday, and issued an hourslong citywide tactical alert.

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Amélie Cadier-Loriaud, radiologist: 'Pink October obscures the environmental causes of breast cancer'

As the world celebrates breast cancer awareness month, the physician, philosophy doctoral student, and author of 'Nos corps politiques' ('Our Political Bodies'), urges us to think of health as a common good.

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'Very dangerous' unapproved peptide explosion hits NSW hospitals

Unregulated peptides have exploded in popularity on social media, with promises of weight loss, aging reversal and muscle growth.

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'Shared language of horror' uniting Aussie and Indonesian filmmakers

While Jakarta and regional Queensland may not have much in common at first glance, their filmmakers have found that "fear is universal".

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How will Europe deal with youth-led protests?

Demonstrations are spreading across the continent.

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Macron condemns violence after riots lead to looting and mass arrests

French President Emmanuel Macron says protesters who attacked government buildings need to pay for their crimes.

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US Treasury Secretary downplays Russia sanctions waiver, warns Zelensky to 'be careful'

Trump appointee Scott Bessent insisted that no sanctions against Russia had been lifted — they had merely been waived.

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