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Hurricane Isaias moves north after deadly Florida landfall; flash flooding, tornadoes forecast
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Breaking · PoliticsEx-Cuomo aide blasts AG Letitia James as 'biggest hypocrite in Albany' over whistleblower records
NY Post
WarTrump says Kyiv, Moscow agree to stop attacking each other's energy facilities
The Washington Times
WarTrump claims energy ceasefire with Russia; Zelensky says he didn't sign it
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WarHouthi rebels strike Saudi capital airport twice in two days, killing at least 13
BBC News
NODULAR CONCERNPope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
CBS News
PoliticsTrump calls for Ukraine election, says Zelenskyy failed to end war
Al Jazeera
POOL PARTY POLITICSPoliticsDOJ investigates major TV networks over White House pool suspension amid Trump CNN ban
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UNTANGLING THE MESSOperation Pigeon Toe: Volunteers rescue pigeons from human hair tangled around their legs
'REVERSE THE CURSE'Iowa council meeting opened with Satan prayer; members scramble to 'reverse the curse'
TEAR GAS REVERSALWheelchair user hurls tear gas canister back at riot police in viral video
STRIPES AND STRIKESMan jumps into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park; shots fired
ROGUE AGENTSWikipedia 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
Two men arrested in NYC sewer mystery say they were searching for gold
California shuts down robot vs. human cage match after startup hosts fight
Nebraska fans paying $3,000 for used urinal troughs from Memorial Stadium
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Trump appoints new press secretary with history of pushing banana conspiracy theories
The Independent
Talarico spokesman rages at MAGA influencers pushing conspiracy theory he was locked in mental hospital
OWED DOUGH FOR DOUGHKansas senator pays bakery $1,300 after six-year campaign debt for cookies, cupcakes, brownies
MARRIAGE DRAMATrump makes remarks about behind-the-scenes drama with Melania amid estrangement claims
'NEVER PAID THE BILL'Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall pays bakery bill after 6-year standoff over unpaid cookie order
Treasury Secretary Bessent taunts Elizabeth Warren with 'Pocahontas' jab on Indigenous Peoples' DayTrump says he can call Michigan Senate candidate 'whatever the hell I want' at rallyTrump bashes Democrats over Columbus Day statue removal in holiday postIllinois college tries to cancel Flock camera contract, company refuses

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PILL OR NEST EGG51% of Ozempic users worry they must choose between medication and retirement savings
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EARNING LESSWage growth lags inflation, eroding worker purchasing power
Trump's tariffs, Iran tensions cost US manufacturers millions as midterms loom
'A LOT OF FRUSTRATION'Despite Trump's promises to lower prices, Americans still struggling with high costs
HEATING UP THE BILLWinter energy bills climbing as heating costs hit wallets
Apple slashes iPhone Pro orders as AI chip shortage drives prices to record highsAnalysis: US drinking water costs surge, adding nearly $200 annually to average household billsTruckers warn soaring diesel costs at $6.32/gallon threaten supply chainGen X credit card debt soars despite higher incomes, shrinking net worth

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'DO NOT BUY' DIESELFox News anchor Brian Kilmeade rips Trump over Ukraine, Zelensky comments
The Daily Beast
Soulja Boy teases 2028 presidential run on Instagram
Kourtney Kardashian threatens to slap Oscar-winning actress on 'Kardashians' premiere
Drake allegedly dislocated shoulder in feud-related incident
Man accidentally given ownership of entire school after buying $530,000 house
BBC Race Across The World contestant admits raiding show budget to buy drugs
Hayley Williams fires back at DHS after agency defends ICE officers
Ava DuVernay's Netflix Trump documentary sparks backlash over AI use
Leaked audio: Kimberly Guilfoyle bragged about tycoons funding luxury lifestyle for favors
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  1. 1    Projectile strikes Saudi Arabia's main airport, injures people after deadly missile attack
  2. 2    White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia shared posts promoting Pizzagate conspiracy theory
  3. 3    Republican senator says Trump diesel agreement with Russia may be illegal
  4. 4    US threatens to halt weapons for Ukraine over strikes on Russian energy sites: FT
  5. 5    Two players ejected for fighting during kickoff in London game

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HEADSET SMASHEDCommanders coach Dan Quinn smashes headset after Jayden Daniels' OT error vs. Giants
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49ers LB Dre Greenlaw ejected after confrontation with Seahawks' helmet-less Ernest Jones
Stunning bonehead play costs Washington Commanders win over NY Giants
Texas A&M coach Mike Elko calls fan website TexAgs.com a 'cesspool' after loss
Raiders No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza makes NFL debut
Five-star Texas recruit flips to SEC rival for $1.6M hours after Longhorns' loss to Oklahoma
Arch Manning's errant throw hits his own blocker in the head
Kirk Cousins gives 'weird' pregame speech to Raiders
Jaguars kicker nails 57-yard field goal to stun Eagles in London
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1Operation Pigeon Toe: Volunteers rescue pigeons from human hair tangled around their legs2Iowa council meeting opened with Satan prayer; members scramble to 'reverse the curse'3Wheelchair user hurls tear gas canister back at riot police in viral video

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DIVING FOR RESCUEFlorida deputy dives into shark-infested waters to rescue wheelchair-bound grandfather, 72
Daily Mail
HEE-HAW NOBodycam footage shows Georgia cop shooting beloved pet donkey HeeHaw during missing child search
CATCH OF THE DAYFlorida anglers fishing for cocaine bricks dropped by drug smugglers, keeping the narcotics
BREAKING CURFEWFlorida man on probation caught with stolen e-bike, drugs in U-Haul past curfew
DRAMATIC VS. CHILLWeatherman 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
Florida police officer arrested after biting boyfriend during breakup attempt
21 live birds found hidden in Cuban travelers' clothes at Miami airport
Lost Florida dog shows up at police station, reunited with tearful owner

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'GOLDEN AGE' TARNISHEDTrump administration rolls back Biden-era airline passenger compensation rules
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'FORCED TO GET OFF'Passenger kicked off Delta flight after refusing to swap seats for couple
BLAST OFFTourists injured standing under jet blast at Greek airport for extreme close-ups
American Airlines flight diverts to New York after 6 of 8 bathrooms fail midair
System-wide outage hits Southwest Airlines, halts departures across US
8 hospitalized after severe turbulence forces NYC-bound flight to emergency landing
British mother hit by car on quadbike in Greece left with £28,000 medical bill over travel insurance dispute
Frontier flight attendant pushes screaming passenger trying to open exit door on stranded plane
Las Vegas showgirl beats tourist with high heel after $20 tip dispute on Strip
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"Hot dog bandit" admits to stealing from ACL vendor after TikTok identifies her
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SNIFF AND TELLCalifornia 'serial butt sniffer' back in jail after 40+ arrests for same offense
UNWANTED GUESTOff-duty ICE agent shot by California homeowner after found sleeping on family's lawn
165 MPH WEAVEDriver weaves through M56 traffic at 165mph in police chase
BOT FARM, BIG FRAUDMan sentenced to 18 months for using 1,000 bots to fraudulently earn $8M from AI music
Brazil man wants to remarry ex-wife who cut off his penis with razor
HR boss jailed 33 months after stealing $1M from employer and gambling it all away at casino
Italian gang steals 30,000 bottles of fine wine worth £4.2m from Tuscany
5 mysterious sewer divers emerge from NYC manhole, flee in black truck: cops

The World Is Ending

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Hurricane Simon slams Mexico's Pacific coast as Category 4 storm brings catastrophic winds, life-threatening surge
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Fast-moving wildfire erupts in LA County as homes evacuated
New models predict heavy snow, ice across 19 US states this winter
Map Shows Cities That Have No Water Backup If Lake Powell, Mead Fails
New Mexico's Pecos River faces threat as climate change dries the state
U.S. measles cases top 4,000 this year; CDC fears real number is much higher
China's coastal cities facing sea-level rise 15-20% higher than global average from Antarctic meltingCalifornia coast battered by massive waves, residents ordered to evacuateNuclear war and malicious AI could threaten human extinction by 2100, Lancet warns

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'WHY' SHE WAS SEIZINGSon uses AI to diagnose mother's seizures caused by Parkinson's medication deficiency
Daily Mail
'NEGATIVE SURPRISES'Bill Gates warns AI poses risks, says 'we are going to have a lot of negative surprises'
CODE RED ALERTBill Gates warns AI-powered cyberattacks could disrupt financial systems within a year
LOCKED INAI data center boom drives spike in gas power plants, locking in fossil fuel dependence
$27K DOUBLE DIPPINGHospital's AI billing system demands $27,000 for already-paid medical care
Free Steam demo's $1,000 daily AI bill forces developer to get bank loanDistroKid quietly removing songs after UMG lawsuit alleging 'AI-slop pipeline'Major publishers reportedly use AI-generated content for book covers and publicity while fighting AI slopAnthropic says its AI agents tried to break into government websites
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Robot Uprising

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ROBOT REALITY CHECKWalmart's expensive warehouse robots struggle with real-world conditions
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ROBOTS ON THE CLOCKDC workers protest plan to bring Waymo robotaxis to city streets
AUTOMATION BLUESWalmart's robot automation push hits snags with dog food and cardboard boxes
26.2 MILES, NO CHARGESouth Korean robot dog runs full marathon on single battery charge
ROBOT RUMBLETech entrepreneurs are mounting swords on robots and calling it 'democratizing MMA'
Robotics company served cease-and-desist over human vs robot fightsInfluencer fights robot in cage match to 'democratize MMA'EU-funded robot uses magnets to steer graphene implants into the brainRoboticists showcase tiny frog-like robot that hops and swims

Alien Invasion

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MOTHERSHIP MISSIONUS intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress
NY Post
238 LIGHT-YEARS AWAYScientists investigate mysterious radio signal from distant super-Earth 238 light-years away
REHEARSAL REVEALEDNew documentary exposes famous 1967 Bigfoot footage as hoax with unearthed rehearsal clip
Studies suggest unknown objects observed nuclear bomb tests before Sputnik
COSMIC WINGSMeteor 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
NASA Chief Says Agency Should Be 'At The Table' If UAP Turn Out To Be Aliens
UFO researcher claims Russia and China ready to disclose alien contact to embarrass Trump
Kentucky men report spotting Bigfoot after hearing tree knocks in woods

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WarMojtaba Khamenei defies 'malicious' attacks as US Army zeroes in on Iran's 350,000 troopsFox News
PoliticsBaptist minister running for Congress accused of touching incident at honky-tonk; witnesses speak outDaily Mail
SportsJaguars emergency long snapper DaVon Hamilton helps win with game-winning FGYahoo Sports
PoliticsOusted LA DA George Gascón could head LAPD under Nithya Raman shake-upNY Post
WarPanicked Palestinians flee Israeli attacks on GazaAl Jazeera
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SportsNick Sirianni's kicking decision costs Eagles loss to Jaguars in LondonYahoo Sports
PoliticsSen. Thom Tillis calls Trump a 'snowflake' in new memoir as he retiresOK! Magazine
PoliticsMullin says livestreaming Fort Hood shooter's execution poses no martyr riskWashington Examiner
PoliticsStephen Miller's demand for Democratic rival's medical records backfires with calls for Trump's health transparencyThe Daily Beast

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