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CelebrityRon Duguay, Former NHL Star & Sarah Palin’s Boyfriend, Passes Away at 69

Just JaredOct 22

‘Generational Meme Run,’ ‘Better Win or This Will Come Back to Haunt Her’ — Fans React to Angel Reese’s Viral Taunting of Valkyries in WNBA Finals
Brewers vs. Rays just sixth World Series between No. 1 seeds in the Wild Card Era: How they've gone previously

Daily Dumpster FiresJudi Dench says she can no longer act or read due to worsening eye condition

Daily Dumpster FiresChrista Pike poll finds 1 in 3 back second execution as killer speaks in full sentences

Daily StarOct 22

PoliticsTrump administration abandons legal battle on student loans

PoliticsDeWine calls on Ramaswamy to take down ad featuring Acton's mother

Sports2026 World Series odds, prediction: Full Fall Classic preview for Brewers vs. Rays starting Friday, Oct. 23

CBS SportsOct 22

PoliticsRep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her D.C. home after federal search

The Washington TimesOct 22

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Daily Dumpster Fires

Lane Kiffin Gets Good News on 2 LSU Stars Before Auburn Game

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

Changing the clocks for British winter time disrupts our brains, warns expert

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Political Dumpster Fires

Iran war risks flaring up again

US Accuses Canada of Meddling in Elections

Sundar Pichai (allegedly) draws the line at oceans

Costco plans warehouse in a new state as others await their first store

Vance’s F-Bomb Musk Meltdown Revealed

Fact Check: Was Lindsey Graham's Name Booed at Trump Rally?Trump Goon Cornered Over Timing of Arrest of Top Democrat Trump hit with pivotal choice in $10 billion lawsuit against major media outlet The good, the bad and the unruly from over two dozen candidate debates

In This Economy?

I'm an interior designer to the stars. Here are 5 affordable tips for making your home look more expensive.

Business InsiderOct 22

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

16 trucking companies filed for bankruptcy amid high diesel prices: Report

California Cracks Down on AI at Work: What Other States Are Doing

Gen Z and millennials expect to inherit $124 trillion—but retired boomers are ‘spending their kids’ inheritance’ to go on vacation instead

Oil soars above $111 as stocks plummet on Iran strike news, AI spending concerns San Francisco now so expensive families earning up to $325k qualify to have half their childcare costs funded I landed a job in Antarctica at 60 after a grueling physical examination and background check. Here's how I got the job.Weekly jobless claims fall near 60-year low in U.S.

Celebrity Crashouts

Amy Winehouse West End Musical in Development (EXCLUSIVE)

If Elon Musk Gets a Stake in Skydance It Could Transform Media As We Know It

Julie Andrews, 91, seen for first time in months during rare Hamptons outing

The very healthy meal ‘disciplined’ Victoria Beckham ‘rarely deviates’ from

Kourtney Kardashian Recalls Ye’s Advice to Her About Premarital Hookups: ‘God Is Calling Me to Tell You …’

‘The Odyssey’ Artisans Talk Bringing Christopher Nolan’s Epic to Life With Practical Sets and Thousands of Costumes at Middleburg Film Fest

Prince Harry Branded 'Pathetic' for 'Using Magazine Interview to Reach Out to Royals'

Kate Berlant & John Early Join Olivia Wilde’s Universal Holiday Comedy ‘Naughty’

Rob Kardashian Just Made A Super Rare Public Appearance, And The Photos Are Going Mega Viral

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Egypt hit with FIFA sanctions! Hossam Hassan, Ibrahim Hassan and Mostafa Zico punished after Argentina World Cup clash | Goal.com

Ex-NFL star Cordarrelle Patterson’s arrest photos emerge after domestic assault charge

Shakur Stevenson Wants Floydmayweather Money, There’s Just One Problem

UCLA freshman phenom Nikola Kusturica unveils coming-of-age performance

Ben James Is the Favorite at the Bermuda Championship, Here’s Why

Luka Dončić’s obvious chemistry with ESPN’s Malika Andrews turns heads after Lakers win

The Cavaliers Have a Chance to Make a Statement Against LeBron James

These 7 stretch run storylines will define the second half of the 2026 season

Pat McAfee Field Pass lags behind ManningCast, Next Gen altcasts in viewers

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1Lane Kiffin Gets Good News on 2 LSU Stars Before Auburn Game 2Rookie Lendeborg jaws at ‘weak ass’ Dončić and admits he didn’t watch much NBA 3Elephant Carrying 1,500-Pound Shrine Goes on Rampage

Florida Man

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

Daily MailOct 22

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

‘I’m Broke Right Now’: Florida Woman Held Publix Shopper’s Lost Phone For Ransom, Deputies Say - AOL

No injuries reported after large building fire at golf cart repair business off US-1

St. Johns County fire crews battle large fire at golf cart business near US-1

Oscar Nuñez, Marlene Forte, Otmara Marrero & Vivian Ruiz To Star In Adrian Cardenas’ Directorial Debut ‘In An Orderly Fashion’

Bizarre doorbell video shows random person eating banana through Joe Biden mask

Travel Gone Wrong

RADIO SILENCEFighter jets intercept BA flight after pilots fail to respond to air traffic control

Daily MailOct 20

FLAMING OUTPlane engine shoots flames before takeoff from Lima, Peru; flight canceled

POINT TAKENWoman confesses to using earring to poke airplane seatmate who invaded her space

Toronto man accused of driving rental car 30,000 kms in 7 days

Ferry ride during Outer Banks storm cracks windshield, floods car with water

Louvre shuts down as protesters barricade iconic pyramid and entrances

LATAM Airlines flight declares emergency, plunges 23,000ft as oxygen masks deploy

Survivors of boat capsize off Baja California attacked by sharks, Coast Guard says

Man loses thousands after Booking.com AI chatbot directs him to pay holiday scammer

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Busted

Oklahoma caiman captured after months on the loose

Man who executed his wife, then told police to 'figure out which one' of her boyfriends she 'ran off with,' learns his fate

I tried entire Greggs Christmas range and one £3.75 item stole the show

Man threw urn containing remains of recently deceased child into fire pit during argument: Police

Inmate at Canada's highest-security prison had fast food and alcohol delivered directly to his cell window by drone, police say

Delivery driver who tried to 'squeeze' past 60-year-old backing out of driveway claims 'no contact' then stabs him when asked for insurance: Cops

Driver exceeds 100 mph through school zone, Easton police say

Trial delayed for Hawaii sober-driver arrest suit amid records fight

Dramatic footage shows L.A. deputy shootout with domestic violence suspect

The World Is Ending

El Nino forecast 'off the charts' as weather event linked to more snow in UK

Will plants survive climate change? The 'Great Dying' reveals clues about their resilience.

Which college football coach will be fired next? The Power Four's hottest seats by tier

Indonesian students clash with police as protests over toxic haze escalate – video

Huge 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet

Earthquake rocks California city overnight Wednesday

Lost village hidden for decades under reservoir reappears after horrific UK drought UK hospital ward forced to shut down over outbreak of bacterium causing severe diarrhoea The Download: computing’s next leap and permafrost’s climate threat

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Doomsday Clock85 sec DEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3 People who died today54,058 Armed conflicts worldwide61 All 20 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

U.S. firm plans AI data centers powered by Paraguay's Itaipu dam

Victoria McClune is challenging how the AI industry understands its users

Blindsided by AI Agents, Big Banks Scramble to Beef Up Security

Ex-OpenAI science head Kevin Weil launches Warp Sciences with $215M

Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work Google Cloud Opens Nvidia Vera Rubin GPU Instances at Scale OpenAI agents disabled their own safeguards and then lied about it, company admits

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Robot Uprising

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

Interesting EngineeringOct 22

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 Agility’s Digit 5 humanoid robot will run on Nvidia as it heads for Nasdaq Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘’independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots Musk says training Tesla’s Optimus robots is like raising a toddler

Alien Invasion

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

alienarchivist.substack.comOct 22

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

Eerie 'UFO cloud' over Washington DC sparks claim of cloaked alien craft hiding in the sky

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CelebrityFinal Fantasy 14 players are watering locked-out strangers’ crops so they don’t die during outageDexertoOct 22

Daily Dumpster FiresTitans star whose teammate tried to pull a gun on him at practice admits he was stunned by how it escalated: 'Ain't never been no bad blood'Daily MailOct 22

Daily Dumpster FiresLoving a Dog Is Not the Same as Understanding One | OpinionNewsweekOct 22

Daily Dumpster FiresBrit rap legend battling hiccups for nearly 20 years makes desperate plea to fansDaily StarOct 22

PoliticsTroy Jackson's Partner Slams Susan Collins for 'Upsetting' Attacks on FamilyNewsweekOct 22

Celebrity‘Stranger Things’ Star Brett Gelman Takes Aim At SeaWorld In Dark PETA SpoofThe BlastOct 22

CelebritySarah Koenig Launches ‘Metro’ Podcast, Her First Since ‘Serial’ Premiered 12 Years AgoTheWrapOct 22

Daily Dumpster FiresCarol Vorderman, 65, flaunts ageless curves in figure-hugging Pride of Britain dressDaily StarOct 22

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Daily Dumpster FiresCustomer's attack on Los Angeles movie theater employee caught on cameraKTLAOct 22

PoliticsToe-curling moment beaming JD Vance is brutally snubbed by all but one Bengals player on visit to NFL teamDaily MailOct 22

PoliticsWhat Is Ultra-Processed Food? FDA Pushed To Give DefinitionNewsweekOct 22

PoliticsVance hopes home state appeal helps Ohio GOP candidates weather pre-election stormWashington ExaminerOct 22

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