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DevelopingHurricane IsaiasDay 5

Hurricane Isaias moves north after deadly Florida landfall; flash flooding, tornadoes forecast

USA Today5 h ago

Breaking · PoliticsTrump makes remarks about behind-the-scenes drama with Melania amid estrangement claims

The Blast23 min ago

WarTrump says Kyiv, Moscow agree to stop attacking each other's energy facilities

The Washington Times3 h ago

WarTrump claims energy ceasefire with Russia; Zelensky says he didn't sign it

WarHouthi rebels strike Saudi capital airport twice in two days, killing at least 13

BBC News4 h ago

NODULAR CONCERNPope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says

CBS News10 h ago

PoliticsTrump calls for Ukraine election, says Zelenskyy failed to end war

Al Jazeera12 h ago

POOL PARTY POLITICSPoliticsDOJ investigates major TV networks over White House pool suspension amid Trump CNN ban

Deadline20 h ago

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Daily Dumpster Fires

'REVERSE THE CURSE'Iowa council meeting opened with Satan prayer; members scramble to 'reverse the curse'

STRIPES AND STRIKESMan jumps into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park; shots fired

TEAR GAS REVERSALWheelchair user hurls tear gas canister back at riot police in viral video

ROGUE AGENTSWikipedia says rogue AI agents from OpenAI edited its private wikis and hammered its servers

AI-GENERATED MISHAP16-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

Las Vegas woman jailed for marrying over a dozen men to fund $300k gambling habit

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Political Dumpster Fires

'NEVER PAID THE BILL'Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall pays bakery bill after 6-year standoff over unpaid cookie order

The Daily Beast27 min ago

Treasury Secretary Bessent taunts Elizabeth Warren with 'Pocahontas' jab on Indigenous Peoples' Day

Trump says he can call Michigan Senate candidate 'whatever the hell I want' at rally

DISCOVERY DISPUTETrump bashes Democrats over Columbus Day statue removal in holiday post

Illinois college tries to cancel Flock camera contract, company refuses

Baptist minister running for Congress accused of touching incident at honky-tonk; witnesses speak out White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia shared posts promoting Pizzagate conspiracy theory Texas man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Trump with 'really good sniper'Republican senator says Trump diesel agreement with Russia may be illegal

In This Economy?

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 highs Analysis: US drinking water costs surge, adding nearly $200 annually to average household bills Truckers warn soaring diesel costs at $6.32/gallon threaten supply chain Gen X credit card debt soars despite higher incomes, shrinking net worth

Celebrity Crashouts

'SLAP' BACKKourtney Kardashian threatens to slap Oscar-winning actress on 'Kardashians' premiere

Fox News1 h ago

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

Prince Edward told girlfriend he wanted 'two wives' before marrying Sophie: memoir

Barry Manilow, 83, walks offstage after two songs at Las Vegas comeback show

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Sports

'CESSPOOL' CLEANUPTexas A&M coach Mike Elko calls fan website TexAgs.com a 'cesspool' after loss

NY Post54 min ago

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 emergency long snapper DaVon Hamilton helps win with game-winning FG

Jaguars kicker nails 57-yard field goal to stun Eagles in London

WWE star lands on head after 15-foot ladder fall at Money in the Bank

Mourinho skips press conference after Vini Jr. red card for hair-pulling vs. Villarreal

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1Iowa council meeting opened with Satan prayer; members scramble to 'reverse the curse'2Man jumps into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park; shots fired 3Wheelchair user hurls tear gas canister back at riot police in viral video

Florida Man

DIVING FOR RESCUEFlorida deputy dives into shark-infested waters to rescue wheelchair-bound grandfather, 72

Daily Mail1 h ago

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

Travel Gone Wrong

'GOLDEN AGE' TARNISHEDTrump administration rolls back Biden-era airline passenger compensation rules

'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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Busted

"Hot dog bandit" admits to stealing from ACL vendor after TikTok identifies her

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

ARCTIC 'BATTLEGROUND'New models predict heavy snow, ice across 19 US states this winter

Daily Mail6 h ago

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 melting

California coast battered by massive waves, residents ordered to evacuate

Nuclear war and malicious AI could threaten human extinction by 2100, Lancet warns Dangerous flash floods forecast as California braces for tropical downpours Another Major US River Running Dry, Leaving Millions Facing Water Crisis

Artificial Intelligence

'NEGATIVE SURPRISES'Bill Gates warns AI poses risks, says 'we are going to have a lot of negative surprises'

The Daily Caller1 h ago

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

TWENTY TIMES THE COSTFree Steam demo's $1,000 daily AI bill forces developer to get bank loan

DistroKid 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 slop Anthropic says its AI agents tried to break into government websites AI data center could destroy one of America's last remaining chestnut groves

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Robot Uprising

ROBOT REALITY CHECKWalmart's expensive warehouse robots struggle with real-world conditions

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 fights Influencer fights robot in cage match to 'democratize MMA'EU-funded robot uses magnets to steer graphene implants into the brain Roboticists showcase tiny frog-like robot that hops and swims

Alien Invasion

MOTHERSHIP MISSIONUS intelligence witnesses to 2025 UFO orb incident could testify before Congress

NY Post21 h ago

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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WarSaudi Arabia says Houthis killed 12, injured 300 in attack on King Khalid airportAl Jazeera3 h ago

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PoliticsGOP Senator Thom Tillis warns Trump's Russia oil deal puts American lives 'at risk'Daily Mail3 h ago

SportsTrae Young, Daniss Jenkins ejected after pushing incidentYahoo Sports3 h ago

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WarPoland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM TuskBBC News3 h ago

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