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Breaking · PoliticsTrump tells rally he was never attracted to his sisters while attacking Ilhan Omar

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DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to California officials over non-citizen voter allegations
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96

WarU.S. approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

CBS News9 h ago

PoliticsJudge blocks DOJ from threatening election officials over noncitizen voting claims

The Hill14 h ago

PoliticsDOJ seeks to preserve Alaska ballots in Senate race amid investigation into candidate recruitment

Washington Examiner11 h ago

$6.3B HEISTWorld's Biggest Crypto Exchange Hit by Record $6.3 Billion Hack

SPOOKY WEATHER WARNINGWorld Is EndingHurricane-fueled storms threaten US with flooding and dangerous Halloween travel

Daily MailOct 29

Patrick Stewart dead at 86: Star Trek and X-Men actor passes away after battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Daily MailOct 29

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Daily Dumpster Fires

CHEST-ER THE TESTGroom buries face in bride's chest instead of kissing her at altar

Judge and Pritzker aide fell for con man posing as Pablo Escobar's relative

WING ITBritish collector opens trading cards on plane wing, sets world record

CAPYBARA CHAOSLove triangle erupts at Edinburgh Zoo's capybara enclosure between two sisters and same male

PULLING POWERStuntman dressed as Michael Myers pulls 1.5-tonne car with tip of his penis

Hundreds swarm French beaches with quad bikes after 15-ton cocaine spill sparks treasure hunt

Three Chili's customers, two employees suffer chemical burns after industrial degreaser mixed into margaritas

Detroit Lions fan credits team timeout for saving his life after car crashes through his house

TSA finds Wolverine-style claw weapon with Freddy Krueger blades at Seattle airport

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Political Dumpster Fires

DOUBLING DOWNTrump doubles down on body-shaming Reuters reporter as 'disgusting' and 'out of shape'

Mediaite3 h ago

Michigan man arrested for threatening to kill FBI Director Kash Patel

'HOUSE OF SATAN'Michigan Democratic Senate candidate El-Sayed courted voters at mosques with ultraviolent rhetoric

BAN BACK ONFederal appeals court lifts Idaho ruling permitting abortions for women's health

LASHING OUTTrump lashes out at reporter after being asked about his health

Kansas GOP senator claims Democratic rival is 'probably grooming children' as Trump visits to boost campaign Groups urge appeals court to fast-track Mar-a-Lago oral arguments after Trump delays Trump administration moves to deport Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan despite Taliban risks Trump administration gave $950M and pollution exemptions to nearly half of US coal plants, report says

In This Economy?

CANDY INFLATION BITEInflation means an hour of work buys fewer candy bars in 2026

Business Insider9 h ago

PUMP THE BRAKESExxonMobil and Chevron post record profits as Americans struggle with high gas prices

100+ POSITIONS CUTTech layoffs piling up as Bay Area companies slash 100+ workers

PHANTOM PAYOUTSThousands of 'ghost students' use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says

Big Oil posts $130B profits as gas prices surge amid Iran conflict

Kevin Federline hit with credit card bill after Britney Spears payments end Americans skipping meals as grocery prices surge 28% since 2020, poll finds Chipotle sees shift toward lower-income diners as prices rise FTC: Dollar General systematically overcharged customers at checkout for years

Celebrity Crashouts

OLD FOOTBALL MOVESEx-49ers RB Joseph Williams arrested after leading West Hollywood cops on foot chase

Marvel star Paul Bettany blew out 10 blood vessels in his eye during 'VisionQuest' scene

AI deepfake creators undressing celebrities in paparazzi photos for clicks

Mormon Wives star criticized for JFK assassination Halloween costume with children

Tony Hawk kicked out of Pershing Square while filming 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3' anniversary video

Influencer Bryce Hall beaten bloody in Halloween party brawl one month after domestic violence arrest

Bill Maher reacts to Trump's 1,300-word tweet calling him 'complete and total loser'

Ex-NBA player Jason Williams rips LeBron James over national anthem behavior

Selma Blair speaks out after being charged in Delta flight assault

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Sports

Illinois high school playoff game ends 88-84 after darkness forces mid-game stadium switch

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Pope dribbles golden basketball as rival US teams play at Vatican Tip-Off

Kentucky judge denies NCAA bid to block 30 athletes from playing

Colts in active talks to trade Jonathan Taylor; Giants interested

Angel Reese's trash talk timeline: from Caitlin Clark to WNBA Game 7

Brooks Koepka says PGA Tour players use sneaky cheating tactics that go unnoticed

Kings rookie joins LeBron, Luka in rare NBA history as Sacramento falls to 0-5

Luka Doncic taunts Warriors fans with profane outburst during first-half dominance

F1 driver Isack Hadjar summoned to stewards after pushing fan at Mexican GP

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1Groom buries face in bride's chest instead of kissing her at altar 2Judge and Pritzker aide fell for con man posing as Pablo Escobar's relative 3British collector opens trading cards on plane wing, sets world record

Florida Man

$58K COPPER HEISTFlorida man accused of stealing $58,000 in copper from Jacksonville cell towers

Yahoo News13 h ago

THREAT LEVEL HIGHFlorida woman accused of threatening to shoot Trump ahead of Daytona Beach rally

PALMS NOT SO CALMFlorida man threatens to shoot deputies, bites K-9 while hiding in palm fronds

'FOOD PURSUIT'Mystery sheep leads Virginia police on 'food pursuit' through neighborhood

FREQUENT LIAR MILESFlight attendant arrested for defrauding 75-year-old Florida woman of $25,000 using travel benefits

Woman escorted from Florida county meeting after playing call to prayer recording

'Teacher of the Month' arrested for pouring hot sauce on student's tongue

Florida mom arrested at airport after leaving 4 kids alone for Vegas work trip

Hazmat team removes mysterious cylinder from Florida beach

Man living in sewer arrested after chasing local children

Travel Gone Wrong

'ENDLESS CRUISE' ENDSMan who packed life for 'endless cruise' kicked off after 26 days

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DETOUR TO DUBROVNIKJet2 flight to Manchester declares mid-air emergency, diverts to Croatia

Luxury cruise ship MV Odyssey dumps passengers in Cambodia after oil shock from Trump trade war

Man walks 2,500 miles from New York to San Francisco in 5 months, robbed immediately upon arrival

Woman loses retirement savings when 'endless' cruise runs out of money before she boards

WestJet plane clips catering truck while pushing back from gate in Toronto

"Forever cruise" ship MV Odyssey ends abruptly in Cambodia after failed rescue attempts

Fire destroys hotel near Everest base camp in Nepal; British tourists trapped

Disney On Ice performers crash during 'headbanger' stunt, video shows mishap

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Busted

RUNNING UP THE SCOREOregon receiver Messiah Hampton arrested after high-speed police chase

GOTTA STEAL 'EM ALLFBI warns of thieves using stolen credit cards to buy rare Pokemon cards at New Jersey shops

OBSESSED & ARRESTEDWoman charged with stalking Eminem arrested after visiting his home despite no-contact order

'HAMMERED DRUNK'Westborough police chief found drunk, asleep in SUV outside liquor store

FAKE SPOOKIllegal immigrant charged with impersonating CIA official in fake intelligence agency scam

ICE agent charged with aggravated assault after ramming SUV into man in Texas

Eight indicted in $7M NYC fraud scheme: stolen SNAP benefits bought luxury cars, funded Yemen payments

Two men jailed for £8.5m teeth-whitening scam to fund luxury holidays and mansions

Police K-9 named Rocco undergoes surgery after eating rocks

The World Is Ending

Russia developing anti-satellite space weapon capable of destroying thousands of satellites at once

Daily Mail7 h ago

World's biggest cities sinking by inches per year, new survey shows

Microplastics found in Sierra Nevada snow at every sampling site

This October on track to be hottest ever recorded, 1.76°C above preindustrial average

Former Google AI expert says he's stopped saving for retirement, convinced AI will destroy world in 10 years

Mpox outbreak hits California county as health officials probe US spread

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune could destroy each other sooner than we thought, simulations hint Catastrophic landslides spreading across Arctic as permafrost degrades Explosion reported at ammunition factory in Granada, Spain

☢ Doom Score35Mild unease

Doomsday Clock85 sec DEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3 People who died today128,718 Armed conflicts worldwide61 All 20 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

GAME OVER FOR DEVSAnthropic blocks Claude from reverse-engineering video games, frustrating developers

Mashable3 h ago

AI AGENT UNLEASHEDClaude AI agent ran loose in Pentagon network for 2 months, leaked credentials

PROGRESS IN REVERSEData center gas plants could undo a decade of US climate progress

'QUITE TERRIBLE'OpenAI's Sam Altman says keeping RAM in personal computers is 'quite terrible'

'SLEDGEHAMMER' TO JOBSAI blamed for slowdown in job gains

Police using AI to flag 'suspicious driving patterns' as pretext for stops, ACLU warns Anthropic's VS Code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours $100M underwater data center proposed off Maine in endangered whale habitat Anthropic's Claude ignored warnings it could harm humans, continued cyber-attack anyway

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Robot Uprising

FINGER-WALKING ROBOTSwiss researchers unveil robot hand that walks on its fingers

39 DEGREES OF FREEDOMRealbotix's $60,000 Echo robot features silicone skin and lifelike movements

ROBOT FETCHQUESTSan Francisco startup hiring dog walkers at $20/hour—for robot dogs

SERVICE AREA FICTIONTesla's Houston Robotaxi service area map includes zones where it won't actually pick you up

Tesla Optimus production starts as Musk targets 20,000 robots weekly

Tesla pushes Optimus deliveries to late 2027, says hands still a problem Zurich startup Enact raises $30M to give robots a sense of touch Fortescue is using KUKA welding robots to handle 6 MW charging cables [video]Dream Labs raises $90M and launches Dream API

Alien Invasion

NASA astronaut says he's convinced aliens exist, warns of possible space war

Daily MailOct 29

The ‘Humanoide de Atacama’ Photograph — San Pedro de Atacama, Chile — September 24, 2016

Pilots report silver, pill-shaped UFO sighting over Ohio

John W. Warner IV (@johnwwarneriv)

Truth behind unknown 'predator' spotted near US border as UFO expert says it could be from another dimension

Scott Caruthers — The Man Who Said He Was From Another Planet — Maryland — 1963–2019

‘UFO pioneer’ and outsider artist Dante Vaghi gets his day in the starlight at CT gallery

On Hostile Alien Worlds, Water Unexpectedly Behaves Like a Bizarre Chemical Shapeshifter

Mysterious 'humanoid predator' lurking near US border could be from another dimension, UFO investigator claims

Ricky B. — The Woman Said to Be From Akrón — Investigated by J. J. Benítez — Atlanterra, Spain — 1981–1982

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WarZelensky arrives in Istanbul for talks with Erdogan on Black Sea shipping, bilateral tiesKyiv Independent5 h ago

WarUS sets 2027 combat readiness deadline in Indo-Pacific amid Taiwan tensionsscmp.com6 h ago

WarRussian drone attacks kill 5, injure 46; Ukraine downs 105 of 134 dronesKyiv Independent6 h ago

WarHundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky evacuated to Belarus en route to UkraineAl Jazeera6 h ago

Sports38-year-old Kevin Durant dunks on Daniel Gafford in Rockets-Mavericks gameYahoo Sports8 h ago

WarLebanon charges 13 over confiscated Hezbollah explosivesAl Jazeera8 h ago

PoliticsTrump reverses rally cancellations in Iowa and Kansas, blames phone callsThe Daily Beast8 h ago

PoliticsTrump cut farm funding, then unlocked billions for farmers before Election DayGrist8 h ago

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Politics2026 Democratic candidates criticize Biden's border recordNBC News8 h ago

WarAre Houthis using Russian satellites as Saudi Arabia fends off strikes?Al Jazeera9 h ago

PoliticsCanada and EU announce new alliance in response to Trump hostilityThe Independent9 h ago

PoliticsTrump DOJ official threatens election officials with jail time days before midtermsThe Daily Beast9 h ago

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