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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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US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says

Zelensky has appealed to Washington repeatedly, making the case for additional Patriot missiles as Russia intensifies strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump accuses him of not wanting to end the war

Zelensky spoke to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday as Russia and Ukraine carried out drone strikes on each other's energy sites.

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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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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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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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Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

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

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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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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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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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Zelenskyy, Europe and the end of Trump whispering

This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin

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Israeli police arrest 10 after settler attacks on journalist, diplomats

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the arrests were 'a very positive development'.

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Trump geothermal lease sale collides with planned Nevada solar farms

The US Interior Department's sale of geothermal leases in Nevada this week will include thousands of acres ‌overlapping major planned solar projects fromNextEra Energy and other developers, according to federal documents.

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Australian lawmaker 'critically' hurt in car attack, officials say

The 43-year-old male driver was detained by civilians, Mason said, and then arrested by police, who found a knife in his car.

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Trump is coming for your credit card rewards. That’s good.

Poor people pay a price for the affluent’s travel points.

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Gardaí believe trio arrested after M50 pursuit were involved in earlier crime spree

Three masked males armed with golf clubs smashed up car and damaged house in Malahide in early hours of Sunday

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2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests

More than $15 billion has been raised in this year's midterm elections. And, France's president is condemning the violent protests erupting across the country.

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Whitlam would push Australian PM Albanese to go ‘bigger and bolder,’ biographer says

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Matthew McConaughey's Recommendations For Midterms Take Provocative Turn

The Oscar winner got very political in his message to millions of followers.

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'Lame-duck president' Macron notes 'failures' after France unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation. The move came in response to weekend protests, during which nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 police and gendarmes injured on Saturday. FRANCE 24's International affairs editor Philip Turle has more.

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Marseille cleans up after looting and vandalism in protest

Rubbish littered the streets of Marseille on Sunday, one day after demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public services spiralled out of control in some of the worst violence France has witnessed for decades. On Saturday, black-clad protesters broke into Marseille's city hall and defaced the building with graffiti, while public buildings were also targeted in other French cities.

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Students are paying the price for Ontario’s neglect of private colleges

After years of weak oversight, the sector is rife with problems

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China's Hansoh Pharma strikes drug deal with Roche worth over $15 billion

China's Hansoh Pharmaceutical said on Monday its ‌units have entered into a partnership and licensing deal with Roche, potentially worth more than $15 billion, that covers a portfolio of antibody-drug conjugate programs.

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige | Arkansas Advocate

Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on television advertising that mentions the president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from AdI...

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Becerra’s muted gubernatorial campaign comes to life in home stretch

After months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.

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Statistics Canada set to release September inflation figures

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to report inflation data for September today.

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Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history | Arkansas Advocate

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. e...

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Protestors block Louvre as France grapples with continuing unrest

The French prime minister said he had asked regional authorities to impose curfews in some cities on Monday evening. Authorities in Marseille said that public gatherings would be banned from noon to 8 pm.

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ANALYSIS: After MP 'attacked' in the street, our democracy is facing its biggest test

With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.

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