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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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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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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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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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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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Trump’s Education Department Scaled Back Investigations Into Discrimination and Sexual Assault on Campus, New Data Shows

ProPublica sued the federal government for records that show which schools are facing civil rights investigations — data that was public before Trump’s second term. Now you can use our database to fin...

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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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Finnish PM visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks despite peace push

"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.

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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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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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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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Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

The high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Experts say land venture linked to David Flippo is “batshit” and a “huge red flag”

The Nevada Republican benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars of political donations tied to a dubious Arizona company in which he claims to have a seven-figure stake.

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'Protesting is no longer a right, but a risk we have to take': French protestors weigh whether to return to the streets

They took part in the nationwide protests on October 17 and remain stunned by the looting of shops, damage to public buildings and the large amounts of tear gas deployed against peaceful marches. Some will march again this Saturday. Others will not.

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Warhound, a new startup by Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm, aims to create a new league of highly capable military dogs.

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Volvo Cars swings to third-quarter loss, plans job cuts

Volvo Cars swung to an operating loss in the third quarter as a slow ‌production ramp-up of its new EX60 electric SUV and weak demand in China and the United States hit sales, and said on Friday it will cut some 2,500 jobs.

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Napoleon can be partly blamed for Gen Z’s weightlifting obsession – here’s why

Just as fitness trends have changed, so too have the reasons behind why people exercise.

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Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know

The combination of the two companies would be worth about $3.5 trillion and would be the largest corporate deal in history.

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Ex-Yankees player Matsui to become head coach of Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, NHK reports

Former ‌New York Yankees player Hideki Matsui will become head coach of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, Japanese ⁠public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.

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Rams star Puka Nacua leaves practice after sustaining a calf injury

Amid a rash of Rams injuries, Puka Nacua leaves practice early after sustaining a calf injury. It's unclear how it will affect his availability for Sunday.

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The Audacity review – cracking TV packed with even more gloriously awful people than Succession

This Silicon Valley satire follows a CEO in trouble after the collapse of an acquisition deal. Created by Succession writer Jonathan Glatzer, each character is more hideous than the next – and it is stuffed with twists and treacheries

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Bagley Cartoon: Metaphor Police

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Metaphor Police

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A cure for ‘plant blindness’? Try London’s Royal Parks

The latest five-year plan is wonderfully ambitious, with climate-resilient, colourful planting to stop us all in our tracks and take notice

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The Non-AI AI Jobs

Will the labor market of the future include cold-plunge installers, psychedelic therapists, and house managers?

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Indonesia seizes 1.16 tons of ketamine, police chief says

Indonesian authorities seized 1.16 tons of ketamine on a Mongolian-flagged vessel from Malaysia in the waters of North Sumatra province ‌earlier this week, the country's national police chief Suyudi Ario Seto said on Friday.

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Macron meets with student representatives and law enforcement ahead of new protests

French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with high school student representatives Friday for the first time since the month-long student protests over teacher shortages and run-down schools began. The president is also holding a "defence council" to prepare for Saturday's planned demonstrations. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says

High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.

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What will Trump do if he loses in November? Your questions answered – podcast

Will Donald Trump accept a ‘blue wave’ if it happens? Have young people turned away from centrist politics for ever? Will the US ever recover its image on the world stage? Jonathan Freedland is joined by the Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan to answer these questions and more Buy your tickets to the Guardian’s post-midterms live event, hosted by Jonathan Freedland Watch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channel Send your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.com Watch Stateside’s episode on attacks on voter rights in the US Continue reading...

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NSW's second-largest national park created to protect koalas

Spanning from Coffs Harbour to Kempsey, New South Wales's second-largest national park has been created after years of campaigning to protect koalas and their habitat.

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Some of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter

Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen. Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to meet demand over the coldest months – in part because of paying higher market prices than neighbouring markets to secure imports. Continue reading...

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‘This is not 1849’: California father, son sentenced in illegal mining case

A father and son from Nevada County were sentenced to jail and ordered to restore land damaged by illegal mining along Keystone Creek near Loganville in Sierra County, prosecutors said.

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Gold heads for steep weekly loss as oil prices fuel Fed rate concerns

Gold eased on Friday, headed for its steepest ‌weekly decline in over four months as elevated oil prices bolstered higher-for-longer interest rate expectations, while investors awaited next week's Federal Reserve policy meet.

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[EXCLUSIVE] Leaked WhatsApps between ex-EU commissioner Reynders and senior Belgian spy reveal attempts to bury allegations of his possible Russia ties

The messages, seen by EUobserver and published here in full, now form evidence in a Belgian police investigation into Reynders on money-laundering charges, which paints them in a potentially criminal light.

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LIVE: Typhoon Champi approaches Taiwan

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Israel military: two suspected attackers killed after shooting attack near Judea junction

The Israeli military said on ‌Friday it had killed two suspected attackers following ⁠a reported shooting attack in the Judea Junction area and was continuing ‌searches ⁠in the area. A cordon had been ⁠imposed, it said in a ⁠statement.

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Make the most out of the last spoonful

Before you throw away that jar with only a bit left inside, turn it into a dressing, sauce, glaze or even a drink instead

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Welcome Point roll-out gets underway at stations

Interactive station Welcome Points developed to provide a clearly identifiable place where people can access journey information, assistance and support are now being rolled out across England, following a successful trial at 37 stations. The Welcome Points are being supplied by LB Foster and Kadfire. ‘Welcome Points make it easier for passengers to find information

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North Korean internet was hit by DDoS cyberattack, network monitoring firm says

A cyberattack likely caused intermittent internet outages in North Korea that took down several of the reclusive country's state-managed websites this week, analysis by US network ‌monitoring company Kentik found.

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