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Breaking · In This Economy?Oil prices spike after Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
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BRACING FOR IMPACTWorld Is EndingHurricane-fueled storms threaten six US states as severe weather sparks tornado warnings
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$276M POWER PLAYPoliticsElon Musk becomes biggest known donor in midterm races with $276M to Republicans
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PoliticsTrump moves to buy Russian diesel while pressuring Ukraine to halt refinery attacks
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WarZelensky offers elections if Russia agrees to 60-day truce
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DAWN RAIDPoliticsImmigration enforcement officials search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid
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PoliticsJudge halts Trump's taxpayer-funded TV ad campaign
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WOOL YOU BELIEVE ITNew Zealand bank's new sheep mascot Buck spawns racy fan art, bank scrambles to censor it
SECOND CHANCESMan whose penis was amputated by wife uses £3k compensation to re-marry her
GOURD TO BE KIDDINGMan drives 30 hours with car-sized pumpkin to break world record
RELIEF VALVECollege professor arrested as campus's serial 'mystery sprinkler,' peed on student's backpack
UNTANGLING THE MESSOperation Pigeon Toe: Volunteers rescue pigeons from human hair tangled around their legs
Wheelchair user hurls tear gas canister back at riot police in viral video
Iowa council meeting opened with Satan prayer; members scramble to 'reverse the curse'
Wikipedia says rogue AI agents from OpenAI edited its private wikis and hammered its servers
16-year-old hiker rescued after getting lost on Claude AI-generated route
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WRONG PORTLANDRepublican group backing Susan Collins wastes ad money on Portland, Oregon instead of Portland, Maine
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BREAKING NEWS MONOPOLYDOJ investigates NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox News over antitrust claims after Trump boycott row
WRONG PORTLANDPro-Susan Collins PAC accidentally airs Maine attack ads in Portland, Oregon
GOP group wastes $25K running Maine senator ads in Portland, Oregon by mistake
Trump administration rolls back DOT protections against airline junk fees and flight delay refunds
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf courseTrump reportedly having second thoughts about livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooterGOP Senator Roger Marshall tied with Democrat Adam Hamilton in deep-red Kansas: PollBard College president Leon Botstein resigns after Epstein files scrutiny, Democrat calls for investigation

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SWEET INFLATIONHalloween candy prices up double the national inflation rate
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FALLING BEHINDAmericans falling behind on bills at highest rate since Great Recession
BACK TO THE GRINDRetirees returning to work as inflation and healthcare costs drain savings
PILL OR NEST EGG51% of Ozempic users worry they must choose between medication and retirement savings
EARNING LESSWage growth lags inflation, eroding worker purchasing power
Trump's tariffs, Iran tensions cost US manufacturers millions as midterms loomDespite Trump's promises to lower prices, Americans still struggling with high costsWinter energy bills climbing as heating costs hit walletsApple slashes iPhone Pro orders as AI chip shortage drives prices to record highs

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'PSYCHOTIC BLACKOUT'Selma Blair describes 2016 Delta flight as 'psychotic blackout' after mixing alcohol, medication
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Blueface Claims Chrisean Rock Is '142 Hours Pregnant,' She Denies It
Selma Blair screamed as she was dragged off Delta flight at JFK after midair meltdown
Selma Blair arrested; new details emerge on charges, nurse and police incidents
Sofia Vergara responds to Joe Manganiello's marriage claims in new book
Kelly Clarkson's viral dispute with Brooklyn shop over $15K mechanical bird sparks 'power imbalance' warning
Diddy transferred from prison to hospital after head injury
Real Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo arrested on fraud charges
Britney Spears releases unreleased Justin Timberlake collaboration 24 years after breakup
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  1. 1    GOP House Candidate's Unearthed Video Shows Loyalty Pledge to Trump: 'The President Can Control Me'
  2. 2    Trump tells Justice Thomas district judges must be stopped from intimidating his attorneys
  3. 3    Trump reportedly scrambling to replace Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece
  4. 4    Trump invokes Willie Horton attack ad against Roy Cooper to boost Whatley in N.C. Senate race
  5. 5    Trump in 'foul mood' as rally crowds shrink during midterm push

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MID-SEASON SWITCHCross country runner switches to girls team midseason; parents voice disapproval
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Grant Forrest wins Spanish Open after missing 8 of 9 cuts, earns Masters spot
NFL fan brawls erupt in stadium stands during Sunday games
Ronaldo's Al-Nassr game delayed as missile attacks continue in Saudi Arabia
Warriors say they 'don't know' where Kristaps Porziņģis is amid mysterious illness
Vanderbilt football WR arrested on assault, identity theft charges
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Cardinals trade star WR Marvin Harrison Jr. after tensions over rejected $50K equipment request
Mike Tomlin says Cam Skattebo's OT fumble made him 'throw up in my mouth'
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1New Zealand bank's new sheep mascot Buck spawns racy fan art, bank scrambles to censor it2Man whose penis was amputated by wife uses £3k compensation to re-marry her3Man drives 30 hours with car-sized pumpkin to break world record

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DISLIKED THE DECADEFlorida man slashes random 70-year-old Publix shopper across face with box cutter over 1960s hatred: cops
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CAUGHT RED-HANDEDFlorida man accused of stealing car, vape before helicopter tracks him down
CHAIN REACTIONMan leaves $110K gold chains on bathroom counter, Miami police find suspect via fingerprints
DIVING FOR RESCUEFlorida deputy dives into shark-infested waters to rescue wheelchair-bound grandfather, 72
HEE-HAW NOBodycam footage shows Georgia cop shooting beloved pet donkey HeeHaw during missing child search
Florida anglers fishing for cocaine bricks dropped by drug smugglers, keeping the narcotics
Florida man on probation caught with stolen e-bike, drugs in U-Haul past curfew
Weatherman dramatically braces in Hurricane Isaias winds as local walks by unbothered
Florida man eats and drinks through luxury resort, tries to make strangers pay $2,400 bill
Florida man knocks down deputy while fleeing after 57 pounds of marijuana found in home

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UNRULY SKIESSelma Blair taken into custody after being physically abusive on Delta flight
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BLAST FROM THE PASTGreek island warns tourists about dangerous 'jet blast' trend at airport
FLOODED OUT70 ultramarathon runners in Utah evacuated after flooding strands Moab 240 race
Selma Blair arrested after allegedly punching, biting flight attendants and trying to open plane door
Pregnant influencer says flight attendant refused to help with overhead bin
Family finds faeces in swimming pool at Tunisian hotel, offered small refund on £4K holiday
Lufthansa jet aborts LAX landing after nearly striking tail on runway
About 70 people evacuated from Utah ultramarathon after tropical storm traps runners
Family's £4k holiday ruined by filthy hotel; child left on antibiotics
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TOOLS OF THE TRADECalifornia man caught on video stealing tools from plumbing van while skateboarding
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SHELL GAMEThief stuffs tortoise into coat pocket at pet shop
TACTICAL MISTAKEMasked teens in tactical vests arrested for rifle prank at Delaware homes
WRONG BOXTempe burglar steals empty Mac Mini boxes, leaves computers behind
'BOOT' CAMPStaten Islander arrested after booting car parked in front of his driveway
Italy's biggest wine heist: thieves steal 30,000 bottles worth €5M from 600-year-old winery
"Hot dog bandit" admits to stealing from ACL vendor after TikTok identifies her
California 'serial butt sniffer' back in jail after 40+ arrests for same offense
Off-duty ICE agent shot by California homeowner after found sleeping on family's lawn

The World Is Ending

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DESERT FLOODSTropical Storm Rachel dumps record rainfall on Las Vegas, turns streets into rivers
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Flood-damaged EVs pose fire risk weeks after water recedes, fire officials warn
Pacific Ocean temperatures point to strongest ever El Niño
Communities devastated after weekend storms sweep Southeast and Southwest
Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature breaks 30°C for first time on record
43 people bitten by bats in Australia in 2 weeks; health officials warn of lyssavirus risk
Mosquito spike in LA linked to record heat and El NiñoFlooding washes away homes, bridges, damages power station in NepalHurricane Simon slams Mexico's Pacific coast as Category 4 storm brings catastrophic winds, life-threatening surge

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AI-POWERED DELAYEpic delays Disney video game to use more AI for code and assets
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Meta releases new AI models Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic
Epic Games delays Disney Marvel x Star Wars shooter, orders devs to use more AI
BREAKNECK PACEAI-powered PS5 jailbreaks and game decompilation accelerating, threatening Sony
$80M TO $1.5MDirector says AI cut 'Merry the Christmas Witch' budget from $80M to $1.5M
AI scammer impersonated Jon Bon Jovi to romance-scam a womanNvidia stops RTX 5090 production to focus on AI graphics cardsAI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses From Single Interior PhotoAI is a 'slow-moving tsunami' that will wipe out jobs, warns IMF
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Robot Uprising

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AISLE INTELLIGENCEAutonomous inventory robot Tally roams Seattle grocery store aisles
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NOBODY IN THE CABIKEA turns to driverless semis with nobody in the cab
CAGED MATCHCalifornia orders company to stop 'illegal' human-robot cage fights
ROBOT REALITY CHECKWalmart's expensive warehouse robots struggle with real-world conditions
ROBOTS ON THE CLOCKDC workers protest plan to bring Waymo robotaxis to city streets
Walmart's robot automation push hits snags with dog food and cardboard boxesSouth Korean robot dog runs full marathon on single battery chargeTech entrepreneurs are mounting swords on robots and calling it 'democratizing MMA'Robotics company served cease-and-desist over human vs robot fights

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'DEMONIC BEINGS'NASA astronaut claims UFOs are demonic beings, cites biblical warning
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DEEP DISCOVERYSearch team inspects underwater 'plane-shaped object' in Pacific for Amelia Earhart's plane
DATA DISPUTENASA chief says all UAP data released; journalist disputes claim over unreleased Apollo film
MOTHERSHIP MISSIONUS intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress
238 LIGHT-YEARS AWAYScientists investigate mysterious radio signal from distant super-Earth 238 light-years away
New documentary exposes famous 1967 Bigfoot footage as hoax with unearthed rehearsal clip
Studies suggest unknown objects observed nuclear bomb tests before Sputnik
Meteor captured flying over California bald eagle nest on wildlife camera
NASA Mars photo sparks wild theories of lost civilization on Red Planet
NASA shares image of spooky 'witch head' nebula in deep space

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