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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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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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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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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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'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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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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Brazil court gives Meta 24 hours to prove equal treatment of Lula and Bolsonaro

Lula's campaign has alleged that the US tech giant is suppressing the incumbent president's online content. His party has filed complaints with the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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

Together at last.

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How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation

An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI an...

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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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How Corruption Got This Bad

Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

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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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Trump Tries to Ban Jack Smith Testimony as BBC Lawsuit Implodes

The BBC has subpoenaed Jack Smith as part of Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the media company.

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Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity

Voters in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence, results showed early Tuesday, delivering a victory for supporters of Canadian unity.

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On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet

U.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.

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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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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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Rashida Tlaib demands arrest of Israeli soldier linked to Hind Rajab death

US lawmaker says that government must arrest Israeli commander allegedly responsible for attack while he is in the US.

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Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada

Residents of the province were asked if they wish to remain in Canada or to hold another vote on breaking away, in a referendum that left both sides unhappy.

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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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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.

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'Help me!' Video of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen sparks outrage

A video of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents has sparked outrage in the community.

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Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course

The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.

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Most Americans think Trump is using presidency to enrich himself, poll finds

Poll finds 66% of Americans think Trump is using position for monetary gain as his approval rating hits a new low Most Americans think Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, according to a new poll, as the US president’s approval rating falls to a new low ahead of November’s midterm elections. A new Washington Post-ABC poll put Trump’s approval rating at 33% as he continues to crisscross the country as part of his campaign blitz for embattled Republicans. Continue reading...

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They privately worry that the great redistricting war of 2026 will net them only one seat nationwide.

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Pete Hegseth’s Pathetic Warrior Cult Has Undermined the Military

The self-styled secretary of war’s attempts to rebrand the Department of Defense have gotten mired in a familiar pattern of failure.

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Amazon to recruit over 300,000 workers for holiday season in first hiring jump in three years

Amazon said on Tuesday it plans to hire more than 300,000 workers for the US holiday season, marking the first ‌increase in recruitment for the period in three years as the online retailer prepares for a surge in orders.

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Apple shares aren't cheap. Here's how to get long for less

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Data center in occupied Donetsk destroyed, expert says

Ukraine has increasingly used long-range strikes and strikes against data centers to weaken Russia's ability to sustain the war.

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COMMENTARY: When your browser starts speaking for you — who consented, the consumer or the AI?

Sara H. Jodka of Dickinson Wright PLLC examines how AI browsing agents challenge the legal framework of consumer consent under U.S. privacy law.

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The easy way to keep track of days spent in the Schengen Area

Non-EU citizens can easily work out how many days they have left to travel within the EU via the Entry/Exit System (EES) website.

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Ukrainians evacuate soldier using heavy air drone after he spent 500 days at the front, in another first-ever in the war, (Ukraine Battlefield update, day 1,699)

While US secretary of state Marco Rubio publicly echoes Vladimir Putin’s inflated claims about Russian gains in Donetsk, Ukrainian crews on the ground are using scarce drones to snatch back their own wounded from territory Moscow says it controls.

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Rubio arrives in India amid growing pressure on global energy markets

The visit, Marco Rubio's second to India this year, comes as ties remain strained over the Trump administration’s tariffs, immigration policy and outreach to archrival Pakistan.

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SpaceX reports after the bell. Here's what options traders expect

It's been a busy three months for SpaceX. Traders think that means more gains for the stock after it reports earnings after the bell today.

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Europe is preparing for direct talks with Putin, FT reports. One possible proposal: Russia gets Donbas, Ukraine gets NATO membership. — Meduza

European leaders are rethinking their approach to the Kremlin, Financial Times foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman writes. More politicians in the European Union now agree that negotiations with…

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Before his suicide in a Colorado park, there were so many chances to save him

The partner of a man who died by suicide in Cherry Creek State Park has spent the months since his death documenting how the mental health system failed

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COMMENTARY: Don't wait for the subpoena — Think like a watchdog before congress does

Diana Shaw of Wiley Rein LLP outlines how adopting an inspector general's mindset can help companies proactively mitigate congressional oversight risk.

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The Broad will move more than 160 works to Paris and Leimert Park during construction

The Broad will display more than 160 works in a major exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris during its final phase of construction. It will also partner with Art + Practice in Leimert Park.

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BBC Three and BBC Scotland TV channels to be shut down next year

Corporation announces broadcast closures and job losses in effort to find savings of £500m UK politics live – latest updates The BBC will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in spring 2027 as part of cost-cutting measures. In addition, about 100 jobs will be cut at BBC News, as the corporation faces pressure to make savings of £500m by 2028. Continue reading...

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US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit

Sam Altman on Tuesday won the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed by his sister accusing the ⁠OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies.

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Is CoreWeave the Silicon Valley Bank of 2026?

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Trump’s pressure campaign on Zelenskiy enters a decisive phase

Recent steps by the US president that favour Vladimir Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalise the relationship with Moscow

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How This Hour has 22 Minutes went viral by being first to Katie Zacharia’s firing

Stacey McGunnigle was already in her MAGA make-up when Trump’s latest press secretary was let go Friday - and the show’s team pivoted

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In the gray world of GLP-1 supplements online, health experts urge caution

Experts say supplement companies have tried to capitalize on the GLP-1 craze, putting the phrase in their product names, which can be deceptive.

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US sanction waivers are Russian economic boon

Within weeks of waiving sanctions on Russian diesel, President Donald Trump waived sanctions on Russia’s trading partners.

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