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Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service

A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have...

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8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...

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Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to de...

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Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Moscow Oblast weapons plant

Ukrainian forces struck a weapons plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, overnight on Oct. 22, monitoring channels reported.

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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S.

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Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

"Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a press release announcing the deal with Kyiv.

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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr.

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Anna Paulina Luna’s husband owns 10 percent of drone startup that got $37 million in Pentagon deals

“Americans deserve a Congress that works for them, not for special interests or personal portfolios,” the Florida Republican said in 2025. Then the federal contracts started rolling in.

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EU awards International Criminal Court top human rights prize

The EU's Sakharov prize celebrates individuals or organizations' efforts to promote human rights or democracy, and this year went to the International Criminal Court, despite US sanctions against the court and its judges.

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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

Tech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America Donald Trump said Google rejected his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself or America. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, the president said he had called Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, to ask whether the company could “handle” his proposal. Continue reading...

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Meta Stock Split Deal Will Keep Mark Zuckerberg In California Amid Billionaire Tax Threat

The billionaire considered leaving California over a proposed wealth tax that could have forced him to sell shares and weaken his voting control of Meta.

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Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off

Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner.

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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition Donald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his lawsuit against the BBC and to sit for a deposition by 11 December – or else he could be subject to sanctions, including the possible dismissal of the $10bn lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC that spliced together comments made by Trump during a rally on 6 January 2021, before the US Capitol riot. While the broadcast was not readily available to view in Florida, Trump’s team has argued that he was personally damaged by the broadcast under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Continue reading...

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After the Apocalypse

As Venezuela struggles to recover from political upheaval and calamitous earthquakes, the U.S. government is exploiting the country for oil and money.

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Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

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George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas

Neil M. Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, expressed “deep concern about Ken Paxton’s record” and said he voted for James Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate in Texas.

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Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office

Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move Eisenhower globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say

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Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE

California officials are calling for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers after they allegedly injured and detained a U.S. citizen. Ricardo Gonzalez’s detainment comes as...

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Democrats demand “unredacted log” of attendees at $TRUMP meme coin dinner

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

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Trump administration again shuts down evidence sharing in Good, Pretti killings

The federal government’s reversal raises questions about potential criminal charges against federal agents.

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How the Consulting Class Is Eating the Democratic Party

Fundraising costs gobble up most of the funds raised. Billions are spent on TV ads that have virtually no impact. Candidates may win or lose—but the consulting class always wins.

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Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened. (Image credit: Frank Langfitt/NPR)

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See how Big Tech is transforming Spain's landscape

A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.

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Rejected Ballots Skyrocketed in Five States Thanks to USPS

A new report reveals that the U.S. Postal Service is threatening the integrity of mail-in voting in rural areas.

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Demonstrators gathered on the sixth anniversary of a near-total abortion ban imposed by Poland's highest court.

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James Talarico digs in with Black voters in pursuit of an elusive Democratic win in Texas

Black voters are critical for Talarico, whose Texas Senate contest with Republican Ken Paxton remains close less than two weeks to Election Day.

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Wire thieves may have brought down Oakland’s 911 system, chief says

Wire thieves may be responsible for knocking out Oakland’s 911 emergency response system, damaging fiber-optic and copper lines and disrupting police dispatch for hours, officials said.

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'Klara and the Sun' star Jenna Ortega: 'Artificial intelligence isn't creative'

'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega appears in the new movie "Klara and the Sun," directed by Taika Waititi. Out Oct. 23, the film is set in a dystopian society gripped by industrialization, where the use of artificial intelligence is designed to combat loneliness.

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What Maine voters are saying about the Collins-Jackson Senate race

One of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is unfolding in Maine, where five-term Republican Susan Collins faces a tough challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson, a former logger and stat...

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Vickie Paladino's Steampunk 'Disney World' Vision for Central Park

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The high-rise housing battleground that has wide political consequences

Leafy streets filled with homes are a common visage in the outer suburbs of Melbourne but newly implemented planning regulations may change all that.

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Flash floods hit Zion National Park, while ‘prolonged’ rain makes the Escalante River rise

The rain in southern Utah will peter out Friday, when northern Utah can expect more.

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The Signal Chats That Cost OpenAI Researchers Their Jobs

OpenAI fired three safety researchers for mishandling sensitive information. They had been fighting to keep the workings of AI systems visible—and to let outsiders look.

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Hadjar riles Leclerc by saying Verstappen would be faster in a Ferrari

Isack Hadjar riled rival Charles Leclerc by suggesting Ferrari had the fastest car and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen would have won this month's Singapore Grand Prix by an even greater margin if ‌he had been driving for the Italian team.

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Trump Punts on Wind Turbine Tariffs, Allows 180 Days for Talks

President Donald Trump said he will hold off on imposing tariffs on wind turbines and their components on national security grounds, instead ordering the US Trade Representative and Commerce secretary to consult with trading partners and report back in 180 days.

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Trump praises rallygoer for punching protester: 'I loved that'

While audience members cheered as President Trump took the stage in South Carolina, numerous protests broke out within minutes of him speaking.

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Airbnb guests no longer have to wash the dishes or strip the beds at checkout

Airbnb guests may soon have fewer chores to tackle before checking out. The short-term rental platform says it is changing its rules to limit what hosts can require of guests.

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The weather is unusually calm across the East. Here’s why it won’t last.

A long dry streak could be the calm before a very stormy winter in the East.

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Epstein, Iran and ‘drain the swamp': Have Republicans shifted before vote?

Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.

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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC

US Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett said Trump must sit for a deposition by December 11, or face sanctions up to dismissal of his lawsuit – unless the discovery period is extended by the presiding judge.

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Embattled QLD Mininster Amanda Camm quits Crisafulli frontbench citing health and safety reasons

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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black 20 review – trying an all-star Amy tribute show is a losing game

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Three things that made Jayne Secker smile this week

'The news is not always bad'

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