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Breaking · PoliticsTrump lawyer Alina Habba faces ethics investigation over sexual harassment settlement
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WarUS Treasury Secretary moved to military base over Iranian threats
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JORDAN TAKES THE GAVELPoliticsJim Jordan to become next House GOP leader after Mike Johnson steps down
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PoliticsHouse blocks impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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WarUS soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
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NO SCHUMER SUPPORTPoliticsBernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
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PoliticsHegseth blasts impeachment effort by Republican Massie as 'sabotage' at Pentagon briefing
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CONE-SEQUENCESWoman scoops council worker onto car bonnet over traffic cones; he needs titanium screws for fracture
FOUL PLAYParent upset over football blowout defecates in opposing school's hallway
'PUSH THE BEAN'Hundreds gather at Chicago's Bean sculpture to 'free' a man trapped inside in viral urban legend event
RACE AGAINST TIME19 runners fall ill at Santa Barbara half-marathon; police investigate possible ketamine poisoning
MORE PAIN THAN PASSIONPharmacists warn women not to put allergy tablets in their vaginas amid viral trend
Ohio State suspends fraternity while probing video of men engulfed in flames
Dad buries Boeing 737 jet in back garden to turn it into 'war bunker and party pad'
Thousands descend on California park for Elizabeth Holmes lookalike tournament
Restaurant in China tops egg tarts with fried diving beetles that look like giant cockroaches
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TRUMP GETS AN 'F'Rep. Ralph Norman gives Trump an F for South Carolina midterm Senate race involvement
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'FAKE NEWS!!!'Trump Posts Furious 1 AM Truth Social Messages Attacking New York Times as 'Fake News'
Trump administration alters or wipes federal datasets following Project 2025 plan
RARE UNITYDemocrats and Republicans unite to investigate Nvidia CEO over alleged Chinese spy affair
RACIST RETREATOle Miss student who made monkey noises at Black classmates withdraws; victim's mother speaks out
Quebec separatists launch their own US trade team to fight Trump tariffsTrump plans to oust Cabinet Secretary Meghan Bauer after midterm lossesTrump admin steps up deportation blitz with hospital ER standoff and airport arrestsFox News host Brit Hume criticizes Trump for bragging about wealth while Americans struggle

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$22.48 SHOCKCalifornia city proposes 8.6% utility rate hike, raising bills by $22 monthly
NY Post
$22B IN THE REDCredit card debt surges $22B in Q3 as Democrats push interest rate caps
HEAT'S ONInflation hotter than expected in October as energy, food prices surge
13M IN THE RED13 million UK adults unable to pay essential bills this Christmas
0.4% SURPRISEHotter-than-expected inflation raises chances of Fed rate hike
Nearly a quarter of Americans have debt in collections, study findsTrump's USDA could cut off food stamps to millions more AmericansGas prices slip below $4 a gallon for first time since JulyMillions of children losing SNAP benefits as Medicaid cuts loom

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MENTOS MOMENTDave Grohl curses out fan who threw Mentos at him during Sydney Foo Fighters show
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Russell Brand jailed 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault; reports say he's barely eating in prison
Placebo's Brian Molko curses at fans during show over phone filming in mosh pit
Alanis Morissette reveals she identifies as pansexual
Police ordered Russell Brand to leave Jemima Goldsmith's house after assault reports
Hollywood actor says he was held at gunpoint over affair, years before marriage
Piers Morgan calls David Walliams 'nasty piece of work' over abuse allegations
Comedian Lucy Beaumont fears blacklisting after whistleblowing on David Walliams
Trump ally Mark Levin spent entire day locked out of AOL email account
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TOP 5 BANTAMWEIGHT CUTUFC releases No. 4-ranked bantamweight Norma Dumont
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Paul George flips off fan during Philadelphia return after Jaylen Brown trade
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1Woman scoops council worker onto car bonnet over traffic cones; he needs titanium screws for fracture2Parent upset over football blowout defecates in opposing school's hallway3Hundreds gather at Chicago's Bean sculpture to 'free' a man trapped inside in viral urban legend event

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DEEP SIXFamed ocean liner bigger than Titanic sunk as artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico
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WIENER TAKES ALLMan spotted driving red convertible piled high with hot dogs in Tampa
Florida couple found passed out in U-Haul van with 2 kids and drugs inside, cops say
MINI NOT MIGHTYFlorida woman arrested after refusing to leave Mini Cooper during traffic stop
Florida woman arrested after destroying ex's Pokemon card collection in dispute
Florida woman arrested after breaking into ex's home for Pokémon cards, then returns for bong
Florida man calls 911 twice during mother dispute: once for help, again when Black deputy arrives
Private jet strikes alligator on Charleston runway, lands safely
Florida man arrested for stealing school bus, says he thought he could get away with it
Dad arrested for leaving 6-year-old alone in line for Pokémon cards while he went home

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FLUSHED WITH DISGUSTAirbnb worker evicts guest who dumped mouldy food and bacon in toilet
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ICE issues detainer for Honduran man arrested after alleged cockpit rush on United flight
Family abandons £1.8k TUI holiday after finding ants in room, broken toilet
Twice-deported man accused of bomb threat, cockpit breach attempt on United flight
Miami condo becomes 'animal house' as Airbnb chaos sparks HOA scandal, president ousted
90 passengers board wrong EasyJet flight to Berlin instead of Barcelona at Birmingham Airport
United flight diverts after passenger attempts to storm cockpit, pilot sends hijacking distress call
United flight from Israel diverts to Greece after unusual odor fills cabin
Ship seized in Singapore after 'cruise for life' voyage descends into chaos
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Man arrested after claiming he had bomb on flight to New Orleans
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AI-GENERATED DECEPTIONLA pizzeria fights back against AI-generated photo scam on DoorDash
RUNWAY TO CRIMEMale model charged with $1M luxury clothing heist turns courthouse into photoshoot
MONITOR REMOVEDMeghan Markle's father arrested after cutting off ankle monitor
LIKE COMPLAINTPhiladelphia cop under investigation for shoving man over daughter's social media likes
Teen girl stranded by mom on highway ran in dark to McDonald's to call 911
Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle arrested again for allegedly cutting off ankle monitor
911 caller reports fraternity pledges set on fire in hazing incident at Ohio State
Man arrested for stealing, burning and destroying Saint Nicholas relics from French basilica

The World Is Ending

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'VASTLY UNDERREPORTED'Farm workers claim bird flu infections in Washington vastly underreported
Newsweek
Scientists warn underwater fault building toward massive earthquake, potential tsunami for US West Coast
27 half-marathon runners hospitalized with hallucinations, memory loss in 'suspicious' incident
Study: New Orleans faces future its levees may not be able to handle as seas rise and land sinks
Planet 1,000 light-years away mysteriously vanishes before astronomers' eyes
Norway halts new data center grid connections to slow AI facility construction until late 2027
Rescue group removes plastic pumpkin stuck on deer's snout after 10-day searchOzone hole reaches largest size in a decade, NASA and NOAA reportEl Niño could bring warmer, wetter winter across US
☢ Doom Score36Mild unease
Doomsday Clock85 secDEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3People who died today91,736Armed conflicts worldwide61All 20 meters →

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FEWER THAN 10Microsoft researchers find AI models can be backdoored by editing fewer than 10 neurons
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AI TAKES THE HELMLinus Torvalds: AI fixes drove most progress in latest Linux kernel
1,000 AGENTS, 8 DAYSClaude AI builds working OS with 1,000 agents in eight days
HELPFUL HACKERSStudy: AI agents leak secrets when offered help by other programs
AI'S FALSE ROAROhio zoo debunks escaped lions panic: AI-generated photo sparked false alarm
Sports Illustrated publisher collapses after fake AI journalists scandal and AI rebrandDeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2.5 model with improved task success ratesAI phishing scams use your Instagram posts to craft personalized spear phishing emailsGrok Build coding agent leaks 35,000 apps with confidential info, including SpaceX data
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Robot Uprising

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TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUTFour-metre-tall Transformer-like robot unveiled for dangerous tasks
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LASER FOCUSNorway deploys 2,000 underwater AI laser robots to kill salmon lice on farms
DRONE SWEET DRONEAmazon unveils $250 Ring security drone that patrols homes and flies between rooms
BUILDING IN ORBITDARPA robot assembles structure in space for first time
SCHOOL'S OUTWaymo taxis won't stop for stopped school buses, feds investigate
Tesla launches Robotaxi in San Antonio with 274 sq mi geofence, but much may be unbookableGeorgia Tech student's homemade 'Reaper' drone hits 491 mph, claims world recordJapan's JR East deploys towering chainsaw robot to trim branches along railwayUkraine's ground drones complete over 30,000 missions in record month for robot warfare

Alien Invasion

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EARTH'S NEW GIFTAstronomers discover new mini-moon captured by Earth's gravity
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MYSTERY OVER KAIKŌURA1978 New Zealand TV crew captured UFOs on camera during Kaikōura sightings
47,000 MPH FIREBALLFireball traveling 47,000 mph spotted over North Carolina, Tennessee
BIGGEST BALL OF FIREMeteor lights up Tennessee sky with blue, white and orange fireball, NASA confirms
Airline captain claims UFOs flew in front of plane over Brussels multiple times
Earth captures new temporary moon as asteroid 2026 QQ8 enters orbit
Pilot claims he spotted UFOs during seven flights
Mysterious object in NASA video sparks UFO collision claim at space station
Kurt Russell witnessed Phoenix UFO sighting in 1997 without realizing its fame
Scientists detect mysterious radio signal in search for alien life

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WarAt least one killed in Bangladesh protests as Sheikh Hasina supporters demand her returnUPI
PoliticsTrump considering male conservative pundit Ben Ferguson for White House press secretaryThe Daily Beast
PoliticsTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved to military base after Iran threatsThe Independent
CelebrityTrump's ex-press secretary clashes with BBC host over midterm lossesThe Daily Beast
CelebrityKylie Jenner hit with fourth employee lawsuit in 7 months; housekeeper claims dog bite, pepper spray exposure, trapped in closetOK! Magazine
WarIran designates Argentina's navy, air force as terrorist organizationsUPI
CelebrityDavid Walliams Comic Relief segment with young people lining up to kiss him unearthedDaily Mail
WarIran denies US talks, says Hormuz will stay shut until demands are metAl Jazeera
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CelebrityDavid Walliams accused of pestering young model for sex after Little Britain meetingLADbible
PoliticsHegseth narrowly escapes impeachment; Democrats may revive effort in JanuaryTIME
PoliticsKennedy family files injunction against Trump's planned Arlington Cemetery archMediaite
PoliticsHegseth calls impeachment filing against him 'sabotage' and political 'farce'Military Times

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