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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 pts22h 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.

theatlantic.com2.9K pts10h agodiscuss

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.

motherjones.com2.3K pts8h agodiscuss

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.

lemonde.fr1.2K pts23h agodiscuss

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.

lemonde.fr751 pts21h agodiscuss

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

ft.com646 pts20h 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

theguardian.com626 pts23h 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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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.com551 pts8h agodiscuss

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.

bloomberg.com512 pts5h agodiscuss

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.

pravda.com.ua510 pts8h agodiscuss

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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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

ft.com449 pts8h agodiscuss

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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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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Putin Wants To Ice Out Zelenskyy, Hold Peace Talks With Just Trump And Xi: Report

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Australia's Cleanaway agrees to $6.5 billion EQT takeover, shares surge

Cleanaway Waste Management said on Monday it had agreed to be bought by Swedish private equity group EQT in a deal valuing the Australian ‌waste management company at about A$9.3 billion ($6.5 billion), including debt.

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Macron urges calm after France rocked by violent protests, looting

Nationwide demonstrations had erupted into riots on Oct. 17, with a town hall torched, shops pillaged, and buildings covered in graffiti.

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Truck overturns in Kansas City, killing dozens of cows and causing dozens more to roam streets

Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city's downtown, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for the traumatized animals that survived.

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How a physician with a 1 a.m. bedtime optimizes his health: I try to 'tick all the longevity boxes that I can'

Dr. Ronald Primas, a longevity physician, offers concierge services like developing personalized health plans for clients. Here are his own wellness practices.

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Letter: Sen. Lee knows a witch hunt when he sees it. Doesn’t he?

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Trump tried to defund them, but green banks keep financing clean energy projects

“We’ve continued to move capital in very challenging times.”

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He wanted to share his passion. Now these teens are learning to hunt with bows.

Members of the Al Tabee’ah Adventure Club, sponsored by a Minneapolis mosque, must complete months of rigorous training before they are allowed to hunt deer.

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Times’s investigation adds more intrigue to infamous OJ Simpson case

Report reveals that a shady mobster-turned-informant may have been involved in helping cover up murder

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How a celebrity cat inspired the construction of the world’s largest wildlife corridor | CNN

A new wildlife crossing is about to open in Los Angeles — inspired by P-22, the famous mountain lion who captured the city’s heart. In their new book, “Big Cats,” National Geographic Explorers Steve W...

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Airplane crushed after nosediving onto California street. Somehow, 2 adults and a child survive

A small plane carrying three people crashed onto a San Jose roadway Saturday, causing a minor fuel spill and traffic jam. The passengers sustained minor injuries.

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Food Pantry Patrons Face ‘Too Much Month at the End of Their Money’

Food inflation, gas prices and cuts to federal benefits have created a “perfect storm” for food pantries, which have become vital parts of the family budget for millions of Americans.

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'Til We Meet Again': Cindy Crawford Offers First Comment On Son's Death

Model Presley Gerber died last month at 27.

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Driver released after pickup truck kills 2, injures 10 at Kansas youth soccer game

The woman who was driving a pickup truck that entered a Kansas soccer field during a youth match, killing a man and 6-year-old boy, was ‌released without charges while the investigation continues, authorities said on Sunday.

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A pet-friendly bed? Saucepan for one? You asked, we solved your shopping dilemmas

You sent us your trickiest shopping problems. We did the research and found recommendations

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Exclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Discuss Ukraine Deal

Ukraine’s Zelensky would not be included in the proposed talks, as Russia’s leader seeks to negotiate an end to the conflict that favors Moscow.

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