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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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He Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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Citing ProPublica, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Help U.S. Citizens Sue ICE for Wrongful Detentions

We recently reported that more than 500 American citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Now House members are moving to make it easier for those detained to seek justice through the courts...

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This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration...

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'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independ...

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Trump's voter raids have begun

Federal agents launched raids and arrests on Monday against a list of 20,000 Californians, based on unverified voter fraud claims.

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Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent

Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.

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Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records. At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...

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What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says

"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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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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Exclusive: Secret pay-for-play text rocks Trump White House

The text is a key piece of evidence in the White House's probe of a missing Kennedy Center donation.

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Abdul-El Sayed turns a question about the Muslim Brotherhood into a viral moment in Michigan’s Senate race

How an Abdul El-Sayed Opponent Handed Him a Campaign Highlight

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Federal agents respond to a reported shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, officials say

Authorities say federal agents responded Monday to a report of a shooting Monday at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio.

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A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.

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Donald Trump finally gets his wish to be Vladimir Putin's BFF

Together at last.

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Ignore the doomsayers. American democracy is in good shape

Its resilience rests not on politicians’ restraint but on the robustness of institutional arrangements, writes Frances Lee

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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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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s…

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Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Every Child In America One SpaceX Share Next Year

Musk’s announcement came hours after he reacted to Anthropic’s plan to dedicate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund by urging it to give shares to the public instead.

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US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence in order to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at around 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike. Continue reading...

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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is grappling with the implications of recent Washington moves benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, including waiving U.S. sanctions on Moscow and signin...

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Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze

The air strike, one of Ukraine's largest in the war, comes amid rising tensions between Kyiv and Washington.

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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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Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor

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JD Vance declines to endorse Israeli PM Netanyahu for reelection

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Aeromexico eyes new US flights after Washington lifts Mexico City restrictions

Aeromexico is evaluating new flights to the United States from Mexico City after Washington lifted restrictions that had barred Mexican airlines from adding ‌new services from the capital's two main airports, the carrier's finance chief said on Monday.

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Yager ready to fly with the Jets

Forward gets recalled to The Show after red-hot start with the Moose

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Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv

"We want to understand what is happening, why it's happening, and where all this is heading," Zelensky told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives.

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GOP nominee Minogue says he’ll govern without a lieutenant governor after Oliver's arrest

Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue plans to have no lieutenant governor in his administration if he wins the general election, a decision he announced after Republican candidate for the No. 2 job, Shawn Oliver, suspended his campaign Sunday following a drunken driving arrest.

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Morocco's new government targets 5% growth in 2027-2031

Morocco's new government aims for average annual economic growth of 5% from 2027 to 2031, up from an expected 4.7% this year, while ‌keeping the fiscal deficit under 3% of GDP, Prime Minister Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri said on Monday.

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Ten songs named after famous people from Nicole Kidman to Elon Musk

Songs are designed to evoke emotion and some will have you dancing around reciting a celebrity's name.

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Breaking: Man in custody over alleged attack against Helen Haines named

Helen Haines was struck by a Toyota LandCruiser at about 3:30pm outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, yesterday.

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100 Selfies, Zero Sleep: A Day in the Life of Carnival’s Star Cruise Director

Kyndall “Fire” Magyar spends very long days jumping from game-show host to party planner to problem solver.

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Homeland Security grants temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100,000 Ukrainians and Sudanese

This decision comes as activists and lawmakers argue there are no safe conditions for Ukrainians to return to amid the war with Russia.

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Vance Suggests Protester Demanding Epstein Files Is Illegal Immigrant

The protester was thrown out of the campaign event with Vice President JD Vance.

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Cramer's lightning round: 'Do not own' MFA Financial

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

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US airman who died after rappel fall at a college football game in Texas is identified

The service member who died after a fall while rappelling in a stadium before a college football game in Texas has been identified as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt.

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How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber

DOGE was a huge missed opportunity

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Exclusive: San Francisco’s shuttered downtown mall is being eyed for an AI data center

Opposition to the plan is expected, but local sources suggested that City Hall might not immediately rule out a data center at the mothballed mall.

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Search for Amelia Earhart answers isn't over. Here's what's next

After an expedition for Amelia Earhart's plane came up empty, attention has turned to other searches and theories related to her disappearance.

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Hurricane Isaias leaves $582M in insured damage; state seeks $237M from FEMA

In the week following Hurricane Isaias’ landfall in Destin, initial damage estimates reported by insurers and state officials show that the storm financially walloped northwest Florida.

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On tour in the Persian Gulf, Macron seeks a solution to soaring fuel prices

The president began a three-day trip to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar on Monday, hoping to 'secure' France's energy supplies. But the Gulf monarchies, whose hydrocarbon exports have plummeted due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have little more leverage than Paris over the confrontation between the US and Iran.

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With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority | Alabama Reflector

The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter predicts Democrats will gain a net of 10 to 20 House seats in the Nov. 3 elections, Erin Covey, the top House analyst at CPR, said Monday during a panel discussion hosted by the Brookings Institution.

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Authorities investigate letters with “suspicious substances” sent to congressional, election offices — including in Colorado

Democratic U.S. Reps. Jason Crow of Aurora and Joe Neguse of Lafayette said their offices received letters containing a suspicious substance on Monday

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Why are beauty brands going talc-free and what does it mean for your favorite products? I asked experts

Ditching talc is widespread in the beauty world, but don’t toss out your favorite talc-containing makeup just yet.

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Expedition fails to find Amelia Earhart’s plane

An American team said an object seen by satellite on a remote Pacific island that was suggested to be the early aviator’s plane was probably a collection of trees.

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More than 800 city of Portland workers poised to strike

Some 800 Portland city workers could strike as soon as next month — and that number could nearly double by December if another city union approves a strike next week.

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BC Conservative candidate Heather Maahs defends blog post about “slave auctions” and Blackface in Chilliwack schools

Maahs said teachers were simply “using drama for instruction”

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