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Breaking · World Is EndingArizona becomes 3rd state to confirm case of New World screwworm

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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96

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DATA-DRIVEN DEALSFTC orders Walmart, Delta, others to explain how they use personal data for pricing

STATUS QUOFed holds interest rates steady

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WarFire erupts at South Carolina nuclear site; emergency declared

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BALLOT BLOCKEDPoliticsJudge denies DOJ bid to stop processing California ballots

PoliticsDHS investigates data breach exposing 40,000 employees including ICE and Border Patrol agents

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Daily Dumpster Fires

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

PINCH OF CONTROVERSYApple edits iPad Mini ad in South Korea after pinch gesture mocking small penis goes viral

Rookie Lendeborg jaws at ‘weak ass’ Dončić and admits he didn’t watch much NBA

Elephant Carrying 1,500-Pound Shrine Goes on Rampage

Oregon Gets Double Blow Ahead of Crucial Illinois Matchup

Ex-Fox Star Goes Knives Out Against Former BFF

Patrick Mahomes Reacts to Jalen Hurts' 'Extremely Scary' Health Situation

Ilhan Omar court docs give two clues about the feds case against Squad rep

In the Bay Area’s Hot Real Estate Market, an AI Startup Claims An Edge

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Political Dumpster Fires

Trump moves aide Natalie Harp into private White House hideaway

The Daily Beast1 h ago

Trump shows off tanker with 1M barrels of oil, floats Venezuela as 51st state

Kansas voters hesitant to back Sen. Roger Marshall in his hometown of Great Bend

Trump, Obama trade barbs at dueling primetime rallies days before midterm elections

Trump stumbles over Senate candidate's name at Texas rally, renewing health scrutiny

California governor hopeful Xavier Becerra proposes mileage tax on drivers UTSA coach Austin Claunch suspended after DWI arrest days before season opener Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically Judge demands Trump lawyers answer if president is lying about DC golf course

In This Economy?

28% SURGEAmericans skipping meals as grocery prices surge 28% since 2020, poll finds

The Independent2 h ago

'HIGHER PROTEIN USAGE'Chipotle sees shift toward lower-income diners as prices rise

Meta, Amazon, Dropbox among 35+ companies laying off staff in 2026

Fox predicted Trump’s economy would be “amazing” in 2026. His policies have driven inflation to its highest rate in years.

'COVERAGE OPTIONS'Albertsons stops insuring employees' spouses who have their own coverage options

16 trucking companies filed for bankruptcy amid high diesel prices: Report I'm an interior designer to the stars. Here are 5 affordable tips for making your home look more expensive.Gen Z and millennials expect to inherit $124 trillion—but retired boomers are ‘spending their kids’ inheritance’ to go on vacation instead California Cracks Down on AI at Work: What Other States Are Doing

Celebrity Crashouts

Don Jr. held secretive 13-person dinner in Estonia with Fyre Festival founder, Miss World Estonia

The Daily Beast4 h ago

Shark influencer Ocean Ramsey accused of unpaid training, workplace bullying

Hochul says Trump rallies are 'poisoning' Nicki Minaj's mind

Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations

Russell Brand tells court he couldn't find anyone to testify for him

Kylian Mbappe apologizes after losing sponsorship over 'dictator' comment

Hollywood stars' favorite animal rescue accused of selling puppy mill dogs in scheme

Jason Kelce sumo wrestles three champion rikishi two years after NFL retirement

Joan Smalls 'completely blindsided' by Candice Swanepoel dating Tom Brady

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PLAN B: TSARUKYANVolkanovski says he'll fight Tsarukyan if Gaethje won't

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Erin Andrews says she puked and defecated during Lions-Packers sideline reporting

LaMelo Ball, Timberwolves teammate seen yelling at Rudy Gobert during loss to Warriors

49ers receiver Brandin Cooks posts plane video after poor Falcons loss performance

Court allows RJ Luis to play for LSU despite G League contract signing

Warriors barely hang on vs Ant-less Timberwolves despite Steph Curry's 44 points

Brewers defeat Rays in 5 games to win first World Series in franchise history

Chiefs 1st-round pick may leave team after sideline fight with Andy Reid

Seahawks acquire All-Pro G Quenton Nelson from Colts

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1TSA finds Wolverine-style claw weapon with Freddy Krueger blades at Seattle airport 2Apple edits iPad Mini ad in South Korea after pinch gesture mocking small penis goes viral 3Rookie Lendeborg jaws at ‘weak ass’ Dončić and admits he didn’t watch much NBA

Florida Man

HEAT OF THE MOMENT'Teacher of the Month' arrested for pouring hot sauce on student's tongue

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

MYSTERY WASHED UPHazmat team removes mysterious cylinder from Florida beach

SEWN UPMan living in sewer arrested after chasing local children

VIRAL GONE WRONGFlorida man hit by truck while getting roadside haircut for TikTok stunt

Gang of nine school bullies beat kind student to a pulp after he told them to stop picking on girl in school cafeteria

Florida Woman Waiting for Ambulance Slaps Husband Right in Front of Cop, Police Say

NEW REPORT: Here is Florida’s most rat-infested city

Florida mayor charged with stealing COVID-19 business relief funds

Anthony Edwards joins Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain in rare club with dominant opener

Travel Gone Wrong

Couple who sold everything for 'endless' cruise stranded in Cambodia after 17 months

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STRANDED AT SEACruise ship abandons passengers midway after fuel costs skyrocket

'ENDLESS' CRUISE ENDS"Endless" cruise ship journey abruptly ends; passengers had sold homes to live aboard

United passenger accused of hijack threat says he was joking while drunk

Family flees Cheesecake Factory birthday dinner after spotting rodent in ceiling

Cruise ship suspends world voyage in Cambodia, hundreds disembark due to fuel costs from Iran war

Airline bans diabetic from boarding with Great Dane service dog, says animal too big

Tourists stranded in Cambodia after cruise ship issues 6:30am eviction notice

Pilot lets passengers vote: delay flight for cleaning or depart with dog urine smell

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Busted

UNDERWEAR-WEARMan wearing underwear on head attempted supermarket robbery before stealing hearse for Brussels cocaine run

brusselstimes.com3 h ago

OVERSEER OVERSEENPhiladelphia Police Oversight Commission chair charged with bribery, intimidation

13 YEARS LATERMan arrested for robbing same Callaway gas station 13 years later

GROUNDEDUnited flight diverted after passenger allegedly threatened to hijack plane

DISCORD SLIP-UPCrypto scammer who stole $13 million caught after bragging about it on Discord

James O'Keefe, Cam Higby charged with felony voting stunt in Islamic garb at Minnesota polls

Thieves targeting AI data centers for high-value equipment heists

Alabama DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. dismissed after doxing charges

Mother accused of abandoning 4-year-old at gas station, denying she has a daughter

The World Is Ending

Scientists warn climate change threatens 'collapse of civilisation'

Daily Star1 h ago

AI safety expert refuses pension contributions, citing 50%+ chance of human extinction within decade

Historic polar vortex collapse could bring record bitter cold to parts of US within days

Melting Dolomite glaciers reveal 250+ WWI bombs frozen for over 100 years

Study finds lead levels spiked 80 times normal after deadly LA wildfire

Slovenia's Triglav glacier vanishes completely after scorching summer

Energy Department lab fire causes 'radiological release' at South Carolina nuclear facility Giant ball of 2.8 million eels spotted off Australia coast Climate change triggers 'permafrost landslides' with house-size ice blocks in Canada

☢ Doom Score39Mild unease

Doomsday Clock85 sec DEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3 People who died today58,997 Armed conflicts worldwide61 All 20 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

China's first fully AI movie flops at box office

BACON SODA SURPRISEJust Eat's AI generated bacon soda instead of breakfast sandwich

Microsoft claims its new AI diagnoses patients better than doctors

DeepMind unveils Genie 4 world model with improved physics and human modeling

Top Economist: AI Has Provided "Zero Financial Payoff" to Companies Outside Tech

Anthropic IPO filing warns AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity Leaked video shows Chinese factory disassembling thousands of RTX 5090s into AI servers Study: 86% of people follow AI advice without realizing it influenced them Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses without human oversight

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Robot Uprising

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

Daily Mail5 h ago

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 Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready

Alien Invasion

Pilots report silver, pill-shaped UFO sighting over Ohio

Daily Mail4 h ago

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

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

He Used a Nuclear Submarine to Lure an Alien Spacecraft—and Found Something That Defied Physics

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