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Breaking · PoliticsTrump says he 'can do stuff that is unbelievable' at Kentucky campaign stop

CBS News22 min ago

Fast-moving Southern California wildfires destroy homes, trigger evacuations and power outages
Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records

CATEGORY 4 THREATWorld Is EndingTyphoon Champi becomes dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Guam

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'PARTY OF APPEASEMENT'PoliticsTrump blocks Russia sanctions bill named after Lindsay Graham; critics say he's 'in the tank' for Putin

Mediaite9 h ago

WAIVING OFFPoliticsTrump waives Russian sanctions from Graham Act before they take effect

The Hill18 h ago

PoliticsTrump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, citing national interest

ABC News18 h ago

FIVE ALARM FRIDAYWorld Is EndingFive wildfires burning across Southern California as temperatures hit 90 degrees

Bystander who killed school shooter is father of 2 students

The New York Times22 h ago

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Daily Dumpster Fires

LEGO MY EGOUK doctors removed thousands of objects from rectums: Lego, bank cards, remote controls

SECOND CHANCESBrazilian man plans to remarry wife who cut off his penis after winning £3,000 compensation

California woman who registered her dog to vote gets plea deal, prosecutors drop felonies

HEAD-ON WARNING'Severed head' left in street to warn about technology dangers

UK civil servant accused of secretly working multiple full-time government jobs, racking up £280,000

Trans content creator sleeps with 100 men in 4 hours before surgery

Bear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am, raids Halloween candy bucket

Bus driver sues after being fired over flatulence incident, colleagues 'needed a shower'

Redditor discovers local festival secretly using their property as paid parking lot, pocketing $10 per car

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Political Dumpster Fires

Trump says he examined male senator's body, 'never did that with a man before'

Daily Mail41 min ago

'WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY'Trump says it 'would have been okay' for prisoners to die of Covid, invokes Willie Horton

Kristi Noem posts hunting photo with dog after admitting to killing her own dog

'JUMP' AT ITGeorge Santos says he'd 'jump' at chance to be Trump's press secretary

'DISASTROUS' DEBUTTrump's first press secretary pick was Maria Bartiromo before Katie Zacharia's failed week

Judge rejects Trump admin's effort to disqualify law firm in ABA case Ted Cruz calls Democratic voters 'transgender witches' in midterm campaign rant Trump walks past open Beast door toward empty field before Secret Service intervenes Trump fires top aide after five days; midterms rigging concerns surface

In This Economy?

HAPPY HOUR SURGECalifornia diners cut back as costs soar; happy hour sales jump to 30%

Fox News1 h ago

$2,000 PRICE TAGIran tensions cost average U.S. household $2,000 in higher energy, interest rates and military spending, economist says

PREMIUM PAINHealth insurance premiums spiking to highest levels in decades

FUEL FOR THOUGHTWalmart says diesel price hikes will wipe out $2.9B tariff refund by end of 2027

$2T PROBLEMTrump's Tariff Strategy Collides With $2 Trillion US Deficit

27% of Americans can't pay all their monthly bills: Pew survey Oil hits $110 per barrel for first time since May Cost of 'American Dream' hits $5.3M, leaving college grads $1.2M short More than a quarter of Americans grappling with medical debt

Celebrity Crashouts

LURE INTO BELIEFJenny McCarthy claims Tom Cruise tried to 'lure' her and Jim Carrey into Scientology

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Gavin Newsom comments on ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle's firing from Greece ambassador role

Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from 'Dancing With the Stars' over social media post

Engelbert Humperdinck says he tied up a nurse during TB sanatorium stay in 1961

Val Chmerkovskiy suspended one week from 'Dancing With The Stars' over controversial TikTok

'Dancing With the Stars' Benches Val Chmerkovskiy After Inappropriate Carrie Ann Inaba Joke

Selma Blair attends 90s Con days after arrest for alleged assault

K-pop industry may boycott Grammys after BTS refuses to submit music

Diddy's twins party with Paris Hilton and Demi Moore at Britney Spears BFF's bash

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Sports

ANTHEM INTERLUDEDream and Valkyries leave court during national anthem, return seconds later at WNBA Finals

Fox News21 min ago

Referee refuses boxer's towel twice, fighter gets knocked out on Dubois v Wardley 2 undercard

Ohio State snaps Indiana's 22-game winning streak in thriller

Fox posts, deletes clip of Gus Johnson's incorrect field goal call

Jalen Hurts placed on IR indefinitely with blood clot

Six Central Methodist football players arrested, suspended for alleged assault of teammate

West Virginia football staff member drives golf cart into wall, injuring Cincinnati DL Josh Hough

Eagles keep Jalen Hurts off IR after blood clot; Tanner McKee to start vs. Carolina

Joel Embiid takes subtle shot at Knicks ahead of championship ring ceremony

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1UK doctors removed thousands of objects from rectums: Lego, bank cards, remote controls 2Brazilian man plans to remarry wife who cut off his penis after winning £3,000 compensation 3California woman who registered her dog to vote gets plea deal, prosecutors drop felonies

Florida Man

DELIVERY DRIVER SHOTFlorida man shoots Uber Eats driver in buttocks for flirting with girlfriend

Yahoo News7 h ago

LITTER-ALLY A CRIMEMiramar man arrested for smearing cat feces on Coconut Creek home, causing $12K damage

BIZARRE BANK JOBSFlorida man arrested for bizarre bank robberies in St. Petersburg area

GATOR'S GRASPCrews respond to alligator attack at Winter Garden park

EMU-BRACED FOR TRAFFICEscaped emu runs through traffic on California road

Bear caught stealing honey from California library

Florida Man Arrested for DUI Fails to Tie Shoes During Sobriety Test

Florida woman arrested for demanding $1K ransom to return lost dog

Armed man climbs through New Orleans Taco Bell drive-thru window after being denied service

Florida kids football game descends into brawl as cops probe illegal betting

Travel Gone Wrong

DREAM VENUE, DELETEDBrides discover Plaza Hotel wedding venue closure via text and TikTok after paying thousands in deposits

Daily Mail15 h ago

DREAM TURNED NIGHTMAREBedbugs found in Qantas plane's economy seats force airline to cancel flight

STEPPED INTO TROUBLETourist sues Salem's 'Witch House' for $800K after falling on 17th-century steps, breaking arm

Private jet door rips off mid-air, pilot declares mayday over Nigeria

Mexican traveler caught with 90 lizards and venomous snakes hidden in socks at German airport

British tourist says taxi scam in Egypt has put him off returning to Hurghada

Drunk passenger beats Virgin Atlantic stewardess, calls her 'dumb air hostess' on Dubai flight

Bibury village fences off tourists to stop disruption in famous English countryside

Dozens of ultramarathon runners rescued from Utah desert as Moab 240 canceled

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Busted

COUNTDOWN TO TROUBLEMissouri woman fires shot at neighbor over fence dispute, counts down '3, 2, 1' first

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Woman who registered dog to vote ordered to pay for anti-fraud billboards

JAIL BAIT FOR FOODHomeless man insults Erdogan to get arrested, jail bed and food

GROUNDS FOR ARRESTMaryland paramedic sentenced for contaminating office coffee creamer with bodily fluids, urinating in ice machine

ARSENAL OF RAGEJealous Wyoming man threatens woman with sword, crossbow, and other weapons

Nevada trooper stops speeding driver, finds 700 pounds of fentanyl and meth in car

Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Center City Philadelphia confrontation

Taxi driver drops passenger at police station after he tries to pay with counterfeit cash

Drunk first-grade teacher locks herself in school bathroom after midday booze run: cops

The World Is Ending

WALL OF FLAMESVideo: Cyclists nearly hit by wall of flames from SoCal wildfire

Kenya's Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers

Fast-moving SoCal wildfire grows overnight after burning several homes

Hurricane Trudy approaches Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam

Millions warned of record rabies bat swarm invading Los Angeles as first infection confirmed

Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' committed to melting, could raise sea levels 65cm

Record king tides and storm surge swallow California homes as El Niño season approaches California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate as blaze destroys coastal homes Scientists warn dying sun will kick planets into space 100 times sooner than thought

Artificial Intelligence

Professor warns Google and OpenAI image models assign 'gay' and 'criminal' labels to faces

Daily Mail52 min ago

SAFETY UNDER SCRUTINYFTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety incidents

AI agents vulnerable to phishing attacks that exploit model confusion, researchers warn

AI COPYCAT CONCERNSGame developers cancel public demo over fear of AI copycats

SPY IN THE STALLFBI arrests former OpenAI engineer for allegedly hiding recording device in office toilet

Security firm used GPT-5.6 Sol to build $250K Chrome exploit in six days Man sends AI chatbot to job interview instead of attending himself Hackers hide fake Claude AI downloads behind Google ads to trick Mac users EU investigates OpenAI and Anthropic over AI agent security issues

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Robot Uprising

LIFTING THE BARChina unveils 13-foot humanoid robot that can lift over 1,000 pounds

Ex-Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats delivery robot over job fears

Tesla Robotaxi stuck on 'Fart Mode,' passenger says volume control won't stop it

REMOTE DISASTERTesla remote operators keep crashing Robotaxis, data shows

'PHONE HOME' TO CHINACute robot toy Eiliko sends all conversations to Chinese servers vulnerable to hackers

Elon Musk calls Waymo robotaxis 'pet destroyers,' claims Tesla Cybercab solved the problem Tesla drivers post videos eating meals while using Autopilot on highways Researchers create AI-powered robot bicycle that performs wheelies, jumps and front flips Sikorsky introduces drone that takes off like helicopter, flies like airplane

Alien Invasion

'OPEN-MINDED'NASA chief won't rule out alien life, says we need to be open-minded

Daily Star3 h ago

SPIRITS IN THE SPIRITSNew York brewery owner claims security camera captured ghost in kitchen

OUT OF SECRECYFormer Pentagon UFO Chief Claims Aliens Entered His Home, Orbs Attacked Then Healed His Son

'REVEALING THE TRUTH'Former U.S. intel official discusses new UAP book alleging government cover-up

TREBLE CLEF IN SPACECosmic radio waves shaped like Prince's symbol spotted by astronomers

Nick Betts recounts alleged Area 51 reptilian shootout

Scientists build sensor to detect potential signs of life in individual molecules

South African woman claims UFO photos, relationship with alien named Akon from 1954–1983

Former Pentagon UAP chief claims Lockheed had 12 nonhuman craft, CIA blocked retrieval

Moon-walking astronaut Charlie Duke says UFOs are actually demons

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SportsKevin Durant says Suns owner Matt Ishbia treats him like he was arrested for DUIYahoo Sports3 h ago

PoliticsMan threatened to blow up LA Jewish preschool with Molotov cocktails, mom defends himNY Post3 h ago

PoliticsAlina Habba and Ric Grenell feud tied to $17M transfer from account linked to Congolese governmentMediaite3 h ago

PoliticsNetanyahu praises Trump's 'wicked sense of humor,' defends US-Israel alliance ahead of Oct. 27 voteFox News3 h ago

WarMasked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West BankThe Guardian4 h ago

WarEgypt's el-Sisi vows to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacksAl Jazeera4 h ago

WarRussian troops executed Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military saysKyiv Independent4 h ago

PoliticsAppeals court skeptical of Trump's challenge to Presidential Records ActWashington Examiner4 h ago

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PoliticsNewsom says Trump DOJ investigation won't deter 2028 presidential runWashington Examiner5 h ago

PoliticsSchumer accuses Trump of giving Putin 'best birthday gift' after waiving Russia sanctionsThe Hill5 h ago

CelebrityElon Musk slashed ex Ashley St. Clair's child support after she revealed their son, docs claimPage Six5 h ago

SportsNBA Commissioner Silver floats Mexico City as expansion alternative to SeattleFox News5 h ago

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