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• Katie Zacharia's Push for Fox News Interviews Reportedly Backfired and Ended Her Five-Day White House Stint

  18-10-2026 23:47 via International Business Times UK
  
  Reported texts show Katie Zacharia sought more Fox News appearances before her five-day White House tenure ended amid criticism of her interviews and scrutiny of her legal credentials.
  
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• Trump Supporter Accused of Seeking Sex With Girl, 15, and Inviting Her and Her Parents to Trump Rally

  18-10-2026 23:33 via International Business Times UK
  
  Hunter James Kufta, 32, was arrested in Austin and charged with online solicitation of a minor after investigators alleged he sought sex with a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• US Air Force Commando Dies After Falling From Alamodome Rafters During UTSA Football Demonstration

  18-10-2026 23:15 via International Business Times UK
  
  A US airman died in hospital after falling during a pregame rappel at San Antonio's Alamodome. The incident remains under investigation.
  
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• Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Apple Looted as France Reels From Hundreds of Millions in Damage

  18-10-2026 23:02 via International Business Times UK
  
  Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Apple stores were looted as about 1,500 French businesses were hit, with a retail federation estimating losses in the hundreds of millions of euros.
  
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• MAGA Supporter Appears to Eat His Own Earwax Behind Trump as Viewers Joke About the 'Cost of Beef and Eggs'

  18-10-2026 22:48 via International Business Times UK
  
  A video of a man moving a finger from his ear to his mouth behind Trump prompted Instagram jokes about grocery prices, although the substance involved remains unconfirmed.
  
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• JD Vance Admits Troop Placement Was 'A Huge Mistake' After Husband Of Soldier Killed In Kuwait Confronts Him

  18-10-2026 22:37 via International Business Times UK
  
  JD Vance acknowledged mistakes in troop locations after Joey Amor questioned him over the death of his wife, Army Reserve Master Sgt Nicole Amor, in Kuwait.
  
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• Brazilian Bricklayer Sells All Belongings and Travels 1,200 Miles to Meet Online Lover Only to Discover She Was AI

  18-10-2026 22:12 via International Business Times UK
  
  Brazilian bricklayer Edimar Rocha Martins says he sold his belongings and travelled about 1,300 miles to meet a woman, only to discover she was an AI-generated character.
  
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• Brooklyn Man Accused of Exposing Himself to Little Girl Offers Neighbours $50K After Being Pinned to Car Hood

  18-10-2026 21:47 via International Business Times UK
  
  Brooklyn residents confronted a man accused of exposing himself to a girl, with bystanders claiming he offered $50,000 to leave.
  
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• Catholic Priest Dies in Ecuador After Crucifix Falls From Wall and Strikes His Head During Livestreamed Mass

  18-10-2026 21:24 via International Business Times UK
  
  Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died after a wooden crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  
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• Trump Calls Netanyahu a 'Great Warrior' as His Israeli Election Endorsement Draws Criticism Online

  18-10-2026 20:26 via International Business Times UK
  
  Trump warned that the US could be left to confront Iran alone if Netanyahu loses, while polling and public-opinion data offer no clear measure of the endorsement's electoral impact.
  
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• Emmanuel Macron Declares 'No Place for Violence' After Rioters Set Historic Limoges Town Hall Ablaze

  18-10-2026 19:38 via International Business Times UK
  
  France faced political fallout after rioters set Limoges' historic town hall ablaze, with 2,000 arrests nationwide and hundreds of emergency workers injured during cost-of-living protests on Saturday.
  
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• Microsoft pulls out of UK's largest AI data centre

  18-10-2026 18:46 via BBC News
  
  Tech firm Nscale says it is still committed to building the site in Essex.
  
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• Nancy Guthrie Case Takes Disturbing Turn With an AI-Generated Image Sent in Ransom Emails Today

  18-10-2026 17:58 via International Business Times UK
  
  Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer describes Nancy Guthrie ransom emails containing Bitcoin demands and a suspected AI image as investigators warn about scams.
  
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• 'Ivanka Substitutes': Natalie Harp and Katie Zacharia Compared Online Before Press Secretary's Exit

  18-10-2026 17:57 via International Business Times UK
  
  Katie Zacharia's departure as White House press secretary after less than a week prompted scrutiny, while social-media comparisons with Natalie Harp fuelled speculation.
  
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• Luke Aikins Eyes 330,000-Foot Space Jump After Surviving Record 25,000-Foot Fall Without a Parachute

  18-10-2026 17:55 via International Business Times UK
  
  Luke Aikins, who made a record-setting no-parachute jump in 2016, hopes to leap from a rocket at about 330,000 feet, though no mission or launch date is confirmed.
  
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• Former iGaming Workers Reportedly Face Layoffs After Helping Train Artificial Intelligence Models

  18-10-2026 17:52 via International Business Times UK
  
  Malta iGaming layoffs raise fears after a designer says they trained AI before losing their job, while GamingMalta disputes wider cuts.
  
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• Trump Faces 'Slow Death of His Presidency' After Calling Supporters 'Collateral Damage', Columnist Claims

  18-10-2026 17:10 via International Business Times UK
  
  A columnist warns the Trump presidency faces a 'slow death' amid a controversial rally remark, the Iran war and rising economic pressure.
  
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• Donald Trump Increased Pharmaceutical Holdings While Enacting Policies, Congressional Analysis Claims

  18-10-2026 17:05 via International Business Times UK
  
  Congressional Democrats say Trump's pharmaceutical holdings reached up to $56.2 million as Medicare drug exemptions raise questions over patient costs.
  
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• Ecuador Priest Dies After Falling Crucifix Strikes Him During Mass as Livestream Captures Tragedy

  18-10-2026 16:44 via International Business Times UK
  
  A Catholic priest in Ecuador died after a large crucifix fell during a livestreamed Mass in Guayaquil, as the archdiocese confirmed his death and questions remained over the collapse.
  
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• Kid Rock Details an 'Epic' White House Dinner With Trump and the Main Issue They All Agreed Upon

  18-10-2026 16:17 via International Business Times UK
  
  Kid Rock described an 'epic' White House dinner with Donald Trump, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith, where they discussed politics, foreign affairs and HBCU funding.
  
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• Mystery 11-Foot Object Has Turned Up in a Minnesota Cornfield and Is 'Presumably a Space Object'

  18-10-2026 16:13 via International Business Times UK
  
  An 11-foot metallic structure found in a Stevens County cornfield is being examined by state and federal agencies, which have yet to determine its origin or ownership
  
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• Trump Showed 'Unusual Behaviours' After 'Very Severe Problems', Psychologist Suggests

  18-10-2026 16:05 via International Business Times UK
  
  Clinical and forensic psychologist Dr John Paul Garrison analysed Donald Trump's remarks about having 'very severe problems', along with footage of his gestures and movements
  
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• Carrot Top Tells Fans 'I've Felt Your Love' Before Returning to the Luxor Stage After Hospitalisation

  18-10-2026 16:04 via International Business Times UK
  
  Carrot Top thanked fans for their support in an Instagram post ahead of his planned return to the Luxor in Las Vegas following a September hospitalisation.
  
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• NASA Boss Jared Isaacman Says We Must 'Remain Open Minded' as Government Releases Declassified UAPs

  18-10-2026 15:57 via International Business Times UK
  
  US billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman urged NASA to remain open-minded about UAPs, while acknowledging that unexplained sightings may reflect natural events, advanced technology or extraterrestrial causes.
  
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• Man Spends Entire Salary and Travels 1,300 Miles To Meet 'Dream Woman' Before Learning Truth

  18-10-2026 15:56 via International Business Times UK
  
  A Brazilian bricklayer says he sold everything to meet an AI-generated woman, only to need help returning home after a 1,300-mile journey.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Is 'Technically More a Lawyer' Than Trump's Press Secretary, Jimmy Kimmel Says

  18-10-2026 15:49 via International Business Times UK
  
  During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kim Kardashian discussed her legal studies as Kimmel joked about her qualifications compared with departing White House press secretary Katie Zacharia.
  
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• Netanyahu Blasts Obama Over Claim Israel 'Took Land off People' Stating 'We're Jews in Judea'

  18-10-2026 15:48 via International Business Times UK
  
  Netanyahu rebukes Obama over Palestinian land remarks, defending Jewish historical ties as Israel prepares for its October election.
  
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• Celebrated Singer Found 'Tied Up' at the Bottom of His Swimming Pool in 'Suspicious' Death

  18-10-2026 15:46 via International Business Times UK
  
  Gus Ormo's suspicious death is under investigation after the Venezuelan singer was found in a Florida pool amid an unconfirmed report of restraints.
  
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• Country Music Star Reportedly Killed in Brazil Helicopter Crash Amid Recent Aviation Scares

  18-10-2026 15:38 via International Business Times UK
  
  Rick Sollo, one half of Brazilian sertanejo duo Rick & Renner, died aged 59 after a helicopter crashed in Santa Catarina, killing all five people aboard. The cause remains under investigation.
  
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• Ms. Rachel Won't 'Fan Girl' Over a 'Huge Celeb' Who Is 'Doing Nothing During a Genocide'

  18-10-2026 15:28 via International Business Times UK
  
  Children's entertainer Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms Rachel, says she would refuse to meet an unnamed major celebrity over their silence on Gaza while offering private discussions.
  
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• Talarico Claims Bible Is 'Silent' on Abortion and Says Ten-Year-Old Girls 'Need Abortion Care'

  18-10-2026 14:40 via International Business Times UK
  
  James Talarico's claim that the Bible is silent on abortion drew a Catholic voter's challenge during a Texas Senate town hall.
  
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• Donald Trump's Attacks Are a 'Confession' Masking His Own 'Delusional Framework', Niece Mary Claims

  18-10-2026 14:28 via International Business Times UK
  
  Mary Trump argues that Donald Trump projects traits he cannot accept in himself, linking his attacks on opponents to family history and an inability to acknowledge weakness.
  
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• Meghan Markle's Former Pal Nick Ede Exposes How a 'Clever Move' With Prince Harry Can Backfire

  18-10-2026 14:25 via International Business Times UK
  
  Harry and Meghan received a warm welcome in Nottingham, where they visited three community organisations. PR specialist Nick Ede praised the move but said sustained charitable work would be crucial.
  
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• Trump Evaluates a 'Robot' Body Double as the Extensive Campaign Trail Starts To Take a Physical Toll

  18-10-2026 14:20 via International Business Times UK
  
  Donald Trump joked about a robot body double after three rallies, little sleep and concerns about his voice ahead of the US midterms.
  
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• Players Refuse To Buy $1,000 Playstation 6 To Play '$100 Mediocre Games' and Threaten To Build PCs

  18-10-2026 14:15 via International Business Times UK
  
  PlayStation 6 price predictions have prompted some Reddit gamers to consider PCs, but Sony has yet to confirm the console's cost or release date.
  
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• Ex Claims Elon Musk Dropped Child Support to $20K Because She Refused to Keep Their Baby a 'Secret'

  18-10-2026 14:05 via International Business Times UK
  
  Ashley St. Clair alleges Elon Musk reduced her proposed monthly child support from $100,000 to $20,000 after she refused a nondisclosure agreement and announced their son's birth.
  
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• Hyron Andrews Suspected Cause of Death: Officials Claim South African Rugby Star 'Died After a Fall'

  18-10-2026 14:02 via International Business Times UK
  
  South African rugby player Hyron Andrews died after falling at the Lions' hotel in France, while officials said reports of a heart attack remain unconfirmed.
  
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• Netizens Ask How Kristi Noem Could Possibly 'Get a Fake Position and Still Get Fired From It'

  18-10-2026 14:00 via International Business Times UK
  
  Kristi Noem's six-month appointment as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas has ended, prompting online criticism as the State Department confirms she will remain as a senior adviser.
  
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• Workers Get a $10 Million 401(K) Windfall but Cash Bonuses Could Put Social Security Cheques at Risk

  18-10-2026 13:33 via International Business Times UK
  
  Williams-Sonoma's $10 million 401(k) contribution highlights why cash bonuses can reduce Social Security payments for some working retirees.
  
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• Why a Retiree Over 60 Might Strategically Move $80,000 Out of a Pretax 401(k) Before 'Silent' Years

  18-10-2026 13:31 via International Business Times UK
  
  A Roth conversion during a low-income year may reduce future tax bills, but retirees must weigh tax brackets, Social Security, healthcare subsidies, Medicare premiums and rollover rules.
  
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• Donald Trump Makes a $100M Promise to Kentucky 'If the Republicans Win' Midterm Elections

  18-10-2026 13:17 via International Business Times UK
  
  Donald Trump has proposed a $100M federal investment in Antheia's Winchester, Kentucky, facility if Republicans win the November midterms, but key funding details remain unresolved.
  
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• Amazon Has Deployed Over One Million Robots but Expert Claims They Could 'Dictate the Pace of Work'

  18-10-2026 13:16 via International Business Times UK
  
  Amazon robots face renewed scrutiny after a study found 77% more non-severe injuries at robotic warehouses, despite fewer severe injuries.
  
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• Ex-Mormon Claims Temple Endowments Are 'Satanic' and Asserts the Angel Moroni Is Actually a Demon

  18-10-2026 13:06 via International Business Times UK
  
  Former Mormon Kighley Medrano told Allie Beth Stuckey that she considers Mormon temple ceremonies contrary to Christ's work and believes the angel Moroni is a demon.
  
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• Gleaning group gives £1m of produce to food banks

  18-10-2026 13:03 via BBC News
  
  Gleaning Cornwall warns that more funding is needed as costs rise sharply.
  
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• Warning Over $25 Minimum Wage Bill: Why Target and Walmart Might See Massive Legislative Changes

  18-10-2026 13:01 via International Business Times UK
  
  A proposed US bill would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour for large employers by 2031, potentially affecting Walmart and Target if Congress approves it.
  
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• Melania Trump Might 'Pull Away Emotionally or Physically' From Donald Trump, Relationship Expert Suggests

  18-10-2026 12:51 via International Business Times UK
  
  Nicole Moore said Melania Trump might withdraw emotionally or physically if she doubted Donald Trump's commitment, but no evidence confirms marital problems or a romance with aide Natalie Harp at all
  
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• Taylor Swift's 'Something Blue'? Singer Wears Dior by Her Wedding Dress Designer at Star-Studded Gala

  18-10-2026 12:21 via International Business Times UK
  
  Taylor Swift attended the Academy Museum Gala in a pale-blue Dior gown, prompting speculation that its colour referenced her recent wedding to Travis Kelce.
  
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• Amanda Seyfried Says Interviews Are 'Hard To Do' as She Attends 2026 Academy Museum Gala

  18-10-2026 12:05 via International Business Times UK
  
  Amanda Seyfried told The Hollywood Reporter that interviews are currently 'hard to do' for an unspecified reason while attending the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles.
  
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• America's Generational School Shooting Trauma: Survivor Mom Coaches Son Through Oregon Attack 25 Years Later

  18-10-2026 11:58 via International Business Times UK
  
  A California school shooting survivor drew on her past trauma to comfort her son during the Oregon school attack, highlighting the lasting impact on families.
  
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• 'Reading This in Tears': Parents React After Singapore Couple Plead Guilty to Baby Trevor's Abuse

  18-10-2026 11:45 via International Business Times UK
  
  Parents on Threads and Reddit have described grief and anger after reports detailed the abuse and death of eight-month-old Singaporean baby Trevor Neo Yu Hin.
  
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