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PoliticsPentagon awards $400M contract to weapons firm that admitted to fraud
The Daily Beast
PoliticsDemocratic Senate Candidate Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers After Primary Loss
NBC News
Nine dead in private jet crash near Mar-a-Lago; cockpit audio released
Daily Star
Mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across US
KTLA
WarTwo oil tankers explode after hitting mines in Hormuz Strait, IRGC says
JPost.com
WarUkraine's air raid alert system hacked; false nuclear, chemical attack warnings sound
Kyiv Independent
CASE DISMISSEDPoliticsJudge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking to delay Alaska Senate election certification
Washington Examiner
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LOST AND ABANDONEDOhio ambulance driver abandons chest-pain patient, calls Uber home after getting lost
'SECOND WIFE' SURPRISEOhio pastor's wife reveals his 'second wife' during church service; trio in polyamorous relationship
Family's backyard discovery prompts bomb squad response at new home
GROWING PAINSMan gets tree seed lodged in eye, sprout grows out of face during migraines
Judge and Pritzker aide fell for con man posing as Pablo Escobar's relative
Groom buries face in bride's chest instead of kissing her at altar
Love triangle erupts at Edinburgh Zoo's capybara enclosure between two sisters and same male
British collector opens trading cards on plane wing, sets world record
Stuntman dressed as Michael Myers pulls 1.5-tonne car with tip of his penis
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CASE DISMISSEDFederal judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Biden laptop probe
The Hill
LOCKER ROOM TALKMichigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed draws backlash over transgender locker room comments in 60 Minutes interview
$2.4M OVERNIGHTHaley Stevens' endorsement of Mike Rogers backfires as rival Abdul El-Sayed sets fundraising record
Trump ends Bill Maher truce with 1,322-word Truth Social tirade, calls him 'complete and total loser'
Trump pledges pardons for all White House staff if Democrats win Congress
Musk hits record $474M in midterm donations, most ever by non-candidate donorTrump floats pardons to protect Elon Musk and staffers from Democrat investigationsNAACP seeks emergency restraining order against Trump DOJ over voter intimidation claimsOscar writer Dustin Lance Black endorses Raman rival after she skipped his event

In This Economy?

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FLIP THE SCRIPTHousing Market Flips as Home Prices Fall, Rents Rise for First Time in 3 Years
Newsweek
Holiday airfare hits 10-year high as Thanksgiving and Christmas travel costs soar
COVERAGE COSTRising health insurance costs are suppressing wage growth, economist says
$39M LOSSSeattle rent restrictions destroyed $39M affordable housing investment, lawsuit claims
TARIFF TROUBLEOklahoma ranchers say Trump's South American beef tariff easing is hurting their livelihoods
Inflation means an hour of work buys fewer candy bars in 2026ExxonMobil and Chevron post record profits as Americans struggle with high gas pricesTech layoffs piling up as Bay Area companies slash 100+ workersThousands of 'ghost students' use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says

Celebrity Crashouts

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Troy Aikman's Super Bowl status in doubt amid feud with Joe Buck at ESPN
Daily Mail
Neil Young sues Trump and his PAC for $10 million over 'Rockin' in the Free World' usage
Airline responds after flight attendant photographed sleeping TikToker, threatened to post image
Diddy's prison release date moved up to February 2028 after facility transfer
Russell Brand trial enters closing arguments on rape and sexual assault charges
Britney Spears blasts sister Jamie Lynn and ex Kevin Federline in searing post
Lenny Kravitz denies he was on doomed Learjet that crashed
King Charles caught on camera having tantrum over umbrella during Antigua downpour
Ohio pastor announces 'throuple' with two women mid-service, brings partner onstage
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  1. 1    Leak: Trump pushes plan to reopen Russian gas pipeline to Europe through Ukraine
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  3. 3    Trump posts Elvis comparison photo to Truth Social before election
  4. 4    Pentagon chief accused of painting rosy picture of Iran war to keep Trump happy: report
  5. 5    Stephen Miller plotting ways for Trump to bypass Congress if Democrats win, report says

Sports

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'BLINKERS'Mike Tomlin rips Cowboys after loss: 'They're blinkers. They gotta cut their eyelids off'
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Falcons rookie retires at 24 due to genetic mutation diagnosis
Legendary wrestling coach Dan Gable tells Trump 'we've had enough' at Iowa rally
Tyson Fury expected to gain weight for Anthony Joshua fight
Travis Kelce frustrated with Chiefs' procedural issues after loss to Broncos
Football match suspended after defender's eye injury; linesman credited with saving his life
Jerry Jones says Cowboys coach won't be fired after loss; Colts' Steichen has no such pledge
Joe Burrow throws for 462 yards in Bengals' 43-36 win over Titans
George Russell walks out on Kimi Antonelli's F1 title celebrations, fined £4,000
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1Ohio ambulance driver abandons chest-pain patient, calls Uber home after getting lost2Ohio pastor's wife reveals his 'second wife' during church service; trio in polyamorous relationship3Family's backyard discovery prompts bomb squad response at new home

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GOING DOWN BY DESIGNLegendary 1000ft ocean liner bigger than Titanic to be deliberately sunk off Florida
The Independent
TRICK OR THREATThieves forcibly stole candy bags from trick-or-treaters, cops say
SCAM BACKFIREScammers target Palm Beach County sheriff's detective, get caught
Chipotle worker throws knife and glass bottle at manager after being told to clock out
MOUSE HOUSE TROUBLE17 theme park employees among 281 arrested in Florida sting, sheriff says
Florida man accused of stealing $58,000 in copper from Jacksonville cell towers
Florida woman accused of threatening to shoot Trump ahead of Daytona Beach rally
Florida man threatens to shoot deputies, bites K-9 while hiding in palm fronds
Mystery sheep leads Virginia police on 'food pursuit' through neighborhood
Flight attendant arrested for defrauding 75-year-old Florida woman of $25,000 using travel benefits

Travel Gone Wrong

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ENDLESS REFUNDWoman paid $63,000 for 'endless' cruise that was cancelled before she boarded
Dexerto
Entire plane evacuated after couple refuse to sit in assigned seats
THREE MONTHS ADRIFTFive people including two children rescued after three months adrift in Pacific
UK baby denied flights home after severe illness in Hong Kong
British Airways flight to Majorca declares mid-air emergency, U-turns to London
Residents on 'endless' residential cruise reveal warning signs before ship's abrupt end
TUI flight from Lanzarote declares emergency at 17,900ft
Creditor takes control of stuck 'forever cruise' ship in Cambodia
Three Chili's customers chemically burned after margarita mix-up in North Carolina
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TRICK OR THREATFormer judge arrested for firing gun at Halloween trick-or-treaters, police say
The Independent
Philadelphia police watchdog chair charged with selling witness name to inmate
A FISHY SITUATIONCop pleads guilty after pulling gun on co-worker over fish in microwave
TWICE IN A YEAR'The Bachelor' alum Melissa Rycroft arrested for second DWI in over a year
Toronto police explain why home invasion suspect was released from hospital
Parents arrested after child found in pond, cops discover filthy house full of animal poop
FBI warns of thieves using stolen credit cards to buy rare Pokemon cards at New Jersey shops
California school staffers busted in $300K embezzlement scheme after massive Costco breakfast order exposed them
Woman charged with stalking Eminem arrested after visiting his home despite no-contact order

The World Is Ending

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FREEZER BURNEuropean supermarkets hit by wave of freezer hacks, spoiling food
The Verge
Plague outbreak in Russia sparks biological threat concerns
Torrential rain sweeps cars away as Greek island roads flood into raging rivers
Chinese scientists map underwater 'chimneys' that could affect submarine warfare
Dangerous flooding hits Four Corners, prompting evacuations across U.S. Southwest
UN report warns cryosphere faces permanent damage if world overshoots 1.5C
Flash floods trigger evacuations in Arizona and Colorado amid heavy rainsSolar storm breaches Earth's 'impenetrable' space radiation barrierNASA seeks industry help to rescue Hubble before it falls from orbit
☢ Doom Score34Mild unease
Doomsday Clock85 secDEFCON (unofficial)DEFCON 3People who died today136,399Armed conflicts worldwide61All 20 meters →

Artificial Intelligence

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RAM MANSam Altman sparks meme battle over stance on private RAM ownership
Mashable
Grok Bot users burned through a week's usage overnight; Musk says it cost too much to run
Anthropic expands Claude AI into drug development to identify research bottlenecks
AI agent swarms in Minecraft fail to build civilization, get stuck in bureaucracy
CRIME PREDICTION 2.0Prisons using AI to predict when inmates will commit future crimes
Developers report Claude Code refusing to help recreate existing gamesMicrosoft Patents AI That Generates Words in People's Mouths in Real TimeExperts unknowingly adopt AI agent's random coin-toss opinions as their own, Anthropic study showsInnocent people falsely accused of shoplifting by faulty AI facial recognition systems
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Robot Uprising

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EGGS-TRAORDINARY CLIMBDozens of robots race up sacred China mountain carrying eggs and watermelons
CBS News
BLOCKING DELIVERYWoman arrested for blocking Uber delivery robot's path during anti-robot protest
491 MPH DRONECollege student's jet-powered drone hits 491 mph, could win $800K world record prize
Startup deploys robot dogs to catch burglars, suspects flee in 90 seconds
META MEETS 'MAX'Meta built humanoid robot 'Max' with China's Fourier in 3 months
Swiss researchers unveil robot hand that walks on its fingersRealbotix's $60,000 Echo robot features silicone skin and lifelike movementsSan Francisco startup hiring dog walkers at $20/hour—for robot dogsTesla's Houston Robotaxi service area map includes zones where it won't actually pick you up

Alien Invasion

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Kurt Russell witnessed Phoenix UFO sighting in 1997 without realizing its fame
Vice
2,000 TRIANGLESNearly 2,000 'black triangle' UFO sightings logged over British skies in 5 years
NASA astronaut says he's convinced aliens exist, warns of possible space war
13 YEARS OF EVIDENCERetired teacher claims 13-year investigation links 'Beast of Bray Road' werewolf to UFO sightings
Pilots report silver, pill-shaped UFO sighting over Ohio
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

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PoliticsTrump aide Natalie Harp mocked online for carrying large black bag off Air Force OneDaily Star
WarWizz Air flight diverted over bomb threat; fighter jet escorts plane to BudapestMirror
WarRoyal Navy intercepts Russian spy ship off Scotland during NATO war gamesDaily Mail
PoliticsReport: Trump donors who gave $1.7B received major financial benefitsThe Daily Beast
PoliticsNYC mayor threatens ICE with legal action over use of city parking lotsThe Guardian
PoliticsFederal judge orders ICE to free Canadian dentist, calls detention 'appalling'Newsweek
PoliticsPoll predicts Republican losses in all seven toss-up Senate racesDaily Mail
WarRussia lost 1 soldier every 35 seconds on Nov. 1, Ukraine saysKyiv Independent
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WarAl-Jawf becomes new hotspot in Yemen war between government forces, HouthisAl Jazeera
PoliticsDOJ seeks forfeiture of Chinese luxury jet after unauthorized Iran trip violated U.S. sanctionsOK! Magazine
PoliticsTrump wraps midterm campaign with D.C. rally before Election DayFox News
PoliticsTrump-backed Texas AG Ken Paxton draws tiny crowd at bar event before Senate raceThe Daily Beast

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