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Breaking · PoliticsWhite House and DOJ reportedly considering arresting journalists to reveal leakers: Miller backing plan

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'MAYBE A FEW CHANGES'PoliticsTrump signals more White House shakeups after Susie Wiles exit

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WarParaguay's President Santiago Peña impeached and arrested over banking crisis

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'OBLITERATED' OR NOT?PoliticsState Department offers $20M reward for Iran nuclear program intel as Trump claims it's 'obliterated'

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PoliticsWhite House claimed Musk donated Starlink; Trump administration paid SpaceX $1.2M instead

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165,000 JOBS ADDEDEmployers add 165,000 jobs in October, beating forecasts

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CATCH AND RELEASEPoliticsSecret Service arrests Venezuelan national with car full of guns outside White House

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Daily Dumpster Fires

EIGHT-LEGGED ESCAPEAirport security finds thousands of live tarantulas hidden in luggage bound for Europe

TOO FAT TO FLYHawk diagnosed as 'too fat to fly' after overeating chickens

'ACCIDENTAL' PATHPolice helicopter denies intentionally flying penis-shaped flight path

LITERAL THREATWoman arrested after smearing feces into husband's mouth during fight

VIRAL VOWSGroom's online plea draws 10,000 strangers to rural Chinese wedding

Detroit man's 11,578-pound rubber band ball certified as world's largest

Oxford grad quit to spank men for cash; her 61-year-old mum joined the business

Chili's worker mistakes industrial degreaser for sugar, burns five with margaritas

Ohio ambulance driver abandons chest-pain patient, calls Uber home after getting lost

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Political Dumpster Fires

HOLLOW SHELL GAMEUS approved Nvidia chip sales to Chinese firm operating from empty office

The Verge8 min ago

'ABSOLUTE LOYALTY'Stephen Miller promoted to Trump chief of staff, pledges 'absolute loyalty'

VANCE LOSES HIS COOLJ.D. Vance swears at hecklers during Kansas campaign speech, apologizes

'DID NOT HOLD BACK'Former Trump health adviser Calley Means blames Susie Wiles for stalling MAHA priorities

BLUE BREAKTHROUGHDemocrats win first trifecta since 1966 in formerly solid red state

FBI footage shows Joran van der Sloot extorting Natalee Holloway's mother for $250K in Netflix docuseries Descendants of Chief Two Guns White Calf seek to restore his image to Washington Redskins logo Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed's Wikipedia page edited to remove controversies before election Trump walks off after British reporter calls him 'a loser'

In This Economy?

MILLION-DOLLAR ENTRYStarter homes now cost $1 million in record 242 U.S. cities

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SAUCE SHOCKOlive Garden charges customer $5.86 for alfredo sauce on $48 chicken dish

SEASON'S DEBT-BITSMost Americans living paycheck to paycheck plan big Christmas spending despite debt

NOT LOVIN' ITMan's $782 Chili's Bill for Two Sparks Debate Over Restaurant Prices

Gas hits $4.15 on Election Day, up 40% since Iran war began

McDonald's CEO faces questioning from Sen. Elizabeth Warren over AI pricing technology Canva cuts 22% of staff in first mass layoff, affecting over 1,200 workers Medicare Drug Plan Premiums Rising 50% for Seniors in 2027 Trump declares 'inflation is solved' as half of voters cite cost-of-living as top issue

Celebrity Crashouts

GAME, SET, MATCHTennis star Sorana Cirstea retires immediately after upset loss at Hong Kong Open

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Alanis Morissette comes out as pansexual

Martha Stewart apologizes for homeless Halloween costume after backlash

Kim Kardashian's SKIMS advent calendar for $148 slammed online for disappointing contents

Eric Dane's memoir reveals on-set confrontation with Josh Duhamel on 'Grey's Anatomy'

Brad Pitt's son Knox preparing to drop his father's last name, fifth child to do so

Jen Affleck says ex Zac criticized her postpartum body in bitter divorce turn

Russell Brand's ex says he ruined her life, paid her therapy bills

Little Rascals star Bug Hall, who gave away earnings, now asks fans for financial help

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Sports

HISTORIC LOSSRavens make unwanted history after 33-10 loss to Jaguars

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South Dakota high school football team scores walk-off TD with three laterals, fools celebrating defense

Mike Holmgren under consideration for Pro Football Hall of Fame again

College basketball star celebrates bucket before realizing she scored on wrong end of court

Aaron Judge told Jazz Chisholm Jr. to rein in antics, report says

Australia cricket star claims entire team knew about 2018 sandpaper scandal

Lakers' Ziaire Williams mistakes Austin Reaves for Luka Doncic in postgame mix-up

LeBron James booed in Cleveland return with 76ers; fans slam 'embarrassing' performance

Two women's basketball players score layups in wrong baskets; New Mexico State still wins 64-63

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1Airport security finds thousands of live tarantulas hidden in luggage bound for Europe 2Hawk diagnosed as 'too fat to fly' after overeating chickens 3Police helicopter denies intentionally flying penis-shaped flight path

Florida Man

GOTTA CATCH SOME ZZZ'SMan arrested after leaving 6-year-old daughter sleeping alone in line for Pokemon cards

MONITORED THEFTFlorida man wearing ankle monitor allegedly steals $210,000 Porsche, tracked to scene

SPOOK-TACULAR TROUBLEFlorida grandma charged with 6 crimes after taking $15 Halloween ghost for grandkids

CRIM-HAM-INALSSouth Carolina cops chase down runaway piglets in caught-on-camera foot chase

Zoo worker hospitalized after antelope drugged with opioids exposed saliva to her face

N.C. farmer discovers 'fence post' on his property is escaped boa constrictor

Florida woman walks out with $13K in unpaid merchandise from Victoria's Secret, Aeropostale after paying for Hello Kitty pants

Escaped piglets detained for 'fleeing and squealing' in South Carolina

Florida man arrested for misusing 911 after demanding white officers instead during domestic dispute call

Man arrested after pulling down pants to urinate on mother and 7-year-old in airport waiting area

Travel Gone Wrong

CRUISE CONTROL LOSTCoast Guard detains MSC Poesia in Miami, cancels 11-night cruise for 2,000 passengers

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CRUISE CONTROLRetired car dealer stranded in Cambodia on cruise ship wants to buy the vessel and restart voyage

SURGERY SURCHARGEMiami hotels charge $600 deposits to cover bloody messes from BBL surgery patients

Passengers brawl over luggage space on plane in Bogota; fellow travelers body slam man into seats

Cruise ship 'forever home' abandoned 203 residents in Cambodia as fuel costs hit $8,000/cabin

Hoax bomb threats force emergency landings, evacuations across Europe

Katseye cancels Detroit concert 30 minutes before showtime, sparks backlash

Divers brawl 50ft underwater in Maldives, one tries to rip off instructor's mouthpiece

West Palm Beach residents trapped by Riverwalk flooding, encounter snakes, fish and alligators

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Busted

BODY BAG CALLSISIS supporter jailed in 2016 now housed in £300k London council flat

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GOTTA STEAL 'EM ALLTacoma card shop hires overnight guards after thieves use pickup truck to ram store, steal $50,000 in Pokemon cards

TRACKED AND LOSTGeorgia mayor tracked police chief's car; entire full-time force resigns

Robbery gang arrested minutes after O2 store raid; three sentenced to 15 years total

DEEP FAKE HEISTThree men charged with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal over $100 million

Southern California cops jump into stranger's truck to catch suspected sex offender

15 children given psilocybin-laced gummies while trick-or-treating in California

Mexican judge arrested after U.S. charges him with accepting $2M bribe in drug case

Two arrested after mushroom gummies handed out to kids on Halloween

The World Is Ending

POULTRY IN MOTIONHawaii resort city warns of exploding feral chicken population: 'cannot tackle alone'

NY Post32 min ago

Scientist warns of potential megatsunami threat to US from unstable ocean volcano

AI Godfather warns of Chernobyl-style blackout caused by AI this year or next

Arsenic at Grand Canyon uranium mine tops 3,000 times drinking water limit

Floods sweep Gaza as heavy rain threatens war-damaged buildings

Vomiting illness erupts on easyJet flight from Egypt to Scotland; alert issued

UK soldier's DNA 'scrambled' after being 15 miles from 1958 nuclear bomb test Urgent weather warning as SoCal fire risk intensifies and power shutoffs loom Joe Rogan warns of 'human vs nonhuman' war in next five years

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Doomsday Clock85 sec DEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3 People who died today112,287 Armed conflicts worldwide61 All 19 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

'KNOCKOFF VOCALS'Elvis Presley rights owners sue Suno AI over voice cloning

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Anthropic using AI to automate AI development; researchers warn of risks

'UNPROMPTED' ADVICEAI teddy bear for toddlers gave unprompted self-harm advice, BBC investigation finds

100% IN FAVORTrump says he's '100% in favor of Super Intelligence' after vowing to ban the term 'AI'

Geoffrey Hinton warns AI race is 'hurtling out of control' and putting humanity's future at risk

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Cyber for gated offensive security research Mark Cuban says Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads; Meta docs reveal $16B in fraud-linked revenue Chinese AI scientist completes 11,382-step experiment in 203 hours Microsoft files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcasts

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Robot Uprising

BRANCH MANAGERJapan's JR East deploys towering chainsaw robot to trim branches along railway

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Ukraine's ground drones complete over 30,000 missions in record month for robot warfare

ROBOT HITS AND RUNSDelivery robot causes car accident with nine injuries

'SLACKING OFF'Humanoid robots fail supermarket jobs in China after 'slacking off' and poor attitude

99% CAN'T USE ITTesla accused of selling Full Self-Driving to Korean owners who can't legally use it

Dozens of robots race up sacred China mountain carrying eggs and watermelons Xiaomi's humanoid robots complete full 8-hour shift sorting EV factory parts Woman arrested for blocking Uber delivery robot's path during anti-robot protest Construction robot Maximo reaches 300,000 completed tasks milestone

Alien Invasion

NEW LUNAR NEIGHBOREarth captures new temporary moon as asteroid 2026 QQ8 enters orbit

'EVER SO STRANGE'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

Nearly 2,000 'black triangle' UFO sightings logged over British skies in 5 years

Astronomers report UFOs flying in formation, triangle of lights vanishing instantly

Retired teacher claims 13-year investigation links 'Beast of Bray Road' werewolf to UFO sightings

NASA astronaut says he's convinced aliens exist, warns of possible space war

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

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PoliticsTrump backs RNC Chairman Joe Gruters despite GOP midterm lossesWashington Examiner4 h ago

PoliticsWhite House cancels tech panel with Zuckerberg and Huang after anti-AI midterm resultsWashington Examiner4 h ago

WarRussian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine, damage nuclear power plant substationsKyiv Independent4 h ago

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PoliticsDemocrat Scott Colom flips deep-red Mississippi county in U.S. Senate raceNewsweek5 h ago

PoliticsWar hero details dire troop living conditions as Hegseth taps him for Pentagon missionFox News5 h ago

WarUN atomic agency fears 'serious nuclear accident' in Ukraine, pleads with Russia and Ukraine to halt strikesMirror5 h ago

CelebrityMeghan Markle's father arrested on child sexual abuse material chargeMirror6 h ago

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