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• Kenya awaits vote results amid violence, hacking allegations

  09-08-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police opened fire Wednesday to disperse rioters in several areas after presidential challenger Raila Odinga alleged election fraud, saying hackers used the identity of a murdered official to infiltrate the database of the election commission and manipulate results in favor of President Uhuru Kenyatta. At least three people were killed.
  
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• Trump says he's weighing whether to fire Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece

  12-10-2026 23:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — President Trump said he and his administration are "looking at" firing Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, after an associate of Guilfoyle's alleged she asked him to wire $100,000 to pay her American Express bill in exchange for her help with the Trump administration ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing.   "Well, we're looking at it," the president told reporters on his way to Ohio when asked if he's considering firing Guilfoyle. "W
  
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• Elon Musk pours $276 million into the GOP ahead of midterms

  12-10-2026 19:30 via firstformoney.com
  Aaron Schwartz – CNP / MEGA
  Elon Musk has given millions to the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.
  Since July, the world’s richest man, 55, has given more than $276 million to Republican groups and his own super PAC, making him the largest donor in the midterm elections, according to The New York Times.
  Representatives for Musk shared the figure with the outlet ahead of a federal filing deadline on Thursday, October 15.
  Musk’s giving this summer included $158 mill
  
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• What needs to happen for Democrats or Republicans to win control of the House

  12-10-2026 18:59 via yahoo.com
  It's crunch time. With less than a month to go until the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives nationwide are making one last push to persuade voters in their districts — and help their party win or retain control of the chamber on Nov. 3.The stakes are high. President Trump has enjoyed complete Republican control of Congress for the first half of his second term. Flipping the House would give Democrats the power to block parts o
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs reportedly leaves prison after suffering head injury

  12-10-2026 18:58 via newsweek.com
  
  Sean “Diddy” Combs was transported from federal prison for medical treatment early Saturday after suffering a head injury, according to TMZ, while his representative told Newsweek that Combs’ team was working to confirm the circumstances.“We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances. Sean’s health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out,” the representative said
  
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• Victims, suspected shooter ID'd in Erie mass shooting as officials search for motive

  12-10-2026 18:48 via usatoday.com
  ERIE, PA – Authorities identified the adult victims and the suspected gunman who were found dead after what police described as a "horrific" mass shooting at a home near Lake Erie.
  Police say on Oct. 9, a gunman fatally shot eight people, most of them relatives, including two young children and a pregnant woman. Authorities say the suspected shooter took his own life before police arrived. The victims included the suspect's wife, children and grandchildren, according to officials.
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• Victims and suspected shooter ID'd in Erie mass shooting as officials search for motive

  12-10-2026 18:48 via usatoday.com
  ERIE, PA – Authorities identified the adult victims and the suspected gunman who were found dead after what police described as a "horrific" mass shooting at a home near Lake Erie.
  Police say on Oct. 9, a gunman fatally shot eight people, most of them relatives, including two young children and a pregnant woman. Authorities say the suspected shooter took his own life before police arrived. The victims included the suspect's wife, children and grandchildren, according to officials.
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• Adult victims, suspected shooter ID'd in Erie mass shooting as officials search for motive

  12-10-2026 18:48 via usatoday.com
  ERIE, PA – Authorities identified the adult victims and the suspected gunman who were found dead after what police described as a "horrific" mass shooting at a home near Lake Erie.
  Police say on Oct. 9, a gunman fatally shot eight people, most of them relatives, including two young children and a pregnant woman. Authorities say the suspected shooter took his own life before police arrived. The victims included the suspect's wife, children and grandchildren, according to officials.
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• Judge calls DOJ's defense of abrupt tree removal at D.C. golf course 'inexcusable'

  12-10-2026 18:04 via yahoo.com
  By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s takeover of a historic golf ‌course in Washington, saying it was "inexcusable" that hundreds of trees were removed from the course over the weekend."More ‌than being upset and furious right now, I am just deeply disappointed in the government," US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington
  
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• Sexual assault reported at University of Chicago off-campus frat party, officials say

  12-10-2026 17:51 via chicagotribune.com
  A person was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning at an off-campus party near the University of Chicago, officials said.
  The victim reported the assault at 2:10 a.m., roughly 30 minutes after it occurred, and did not know the suspect, according to a university incident report. The party was held at 5625 S. University Ave. in Hyde Park, an address listed on social media as the home of the Lambda chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, a Jewish fraternity with chapters on hundreds of college ca
  
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• Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue

  12-10-2026 16:00 via politico.com
  Democrats may be discovering the political power of calling something rigged.They’re leaning hard into anti-corruption messaging in the final weeks of the campaign as new research suggests that linking corruption to Americans’ economic struggles can boost Democrats into the home stretch.Messaging from Democrats that tied corruption to housing, health care and the cost of living increased voter support for Democratic congressional candidates by about 3 percentage points, according to
  
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• Pope Leo to be admitted to hospital on Tuesday for planned surgery, Vatican says

  12-10-2026 15:42 via abcnews.com
  
  ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to a hospital in Rome on Tuesday morning, the Vatican said on Monday, a day after the pontiff said he would undergo surgery for a nodule found on his lung.The operation was to take place in the "next few days," Leo said on Sunday.Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodule discovered on his lung, he saysPope Leo addressed the planned surgery in a statement on social media Sunday morning."The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, followi
  
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• Rep. Omar says she will 'not be silenced,' calls Fed search of her home an 'intimidation' campaign

  12-10-2026 14:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed scrutiny to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid.The search of the Minnesota congresswoman's home so close to next month's midterm contests that will determine control of the House and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress, who raised questions
  
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• Rep. Omar calls Fed search of her home an 'intimidation' campaign

  12-10-2026 14:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid.The search of the Minnesota congresswoman's home so close to next month's midterm contests that will determine control of the House and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress, who raised questions abo
  
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• Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of criminal investigation

  12-10-2026 14:17 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter.The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation were not immediately clear.An email seeking comment was sent Monday to a r
  
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• Trump reportedly considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after allegations of misconduct

  12-10-2026 13:43 via cnn.com
  
  US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7. - Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Pool/Getty Images
  President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.
  Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump
  
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• Trump reportedly considering firing Guilfoyle after allegations of misconduct

  12-10-2026 13:43 via cnn.com
  
  US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the US Embassy in Athens, on October 7. - Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Pool/Getty Images
  President Donald Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about misconduct, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.
  Trump has been monitoring reports claiming Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump
  
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• 'We are on a rowboat': Inside the Army's push to catch up on drone warfare

  12-10-2026 13:00 via newsnationnow.com
  (NewsNation) — Fort Polk in western Louisiana is where soldiers go to “play war.” It’s home to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), where troops prepare for combat, especially before deploying. The goal of the Army's combat training centers is to replicate real-world warfare, and that increasingly means preparing for conflict shaped by drones and artificial intelligence.Bryan Pickens, a veteran who served 14 combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq and
  
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• Your 401(k) may be invested in a fund you never picked

  12-10-2026 12:53 via washingtonpost.com
  Signing up for a workplace 401(k) plan helps you build retirement savings efficiently. With a traditional 401(k), contributions are made on a pretax basis, and investment gains are then tax-deferred, which means there’s no yearly tax bill to pay. Roth 401(k)s are funded, meanwhile, on an after-tax basis, but investment gains and withdrawals are tax-free.In either case, your money needs to grow in accordance with your needs, and that means you need to choose the right investments. On a broa
  
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• Some ranchers question Trump’s policies as industry faces rising costs

  12-10-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  
  Rancher Yvette Mannon was already dealing with a destructive wildfire and rising fuel costs before the US announced new foreign beef imports [Yvette Mannon]
  Nebraska rancher Yvette Mannon was already having a rough year.In April, a wildfire destroyed 1,600 grazing acres and 13 miles (21 km) of fence along the ranch she bought in 2002. The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwestern skies, the landscape dotted with grain silos and feedlots
  
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• Fed officials are warning of more economic pain. Many Americans already feel it.

  12-10-2026 11:30 via cnn.com
  
  The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen under construction in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2026. - Mehmet Eser/Anadolu/Getty Images
  Four years ago, with inflation at multi-decade highs, then-Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a blunt message to Americans: Getting inflation under control would come at a cost.
  The Fed needed to act “forcefully,” Powell told attendees at a key central banker conference that August. Doing so, he cautioned, would bri
  
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• Trump's midterm road show reveals GOP troubles — and his own priorities

  12-10-2026 11:00 via washingtonpost.com
  President Donald Trump’s whirlwind travel itinerary this month reflects a careful calculation as Republicans brace for midterm losses: where he can mobilize his most devoted supporters, where his low approval ratings make him a liability and where he can simply have a good time.His packed agenda reflects political strategy, travel logistics and the reality that the president - despite being far more active on the campaign trail than his predecessor - is an 80-year-old man with a country to
  
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• Mike Johnson says he has no plans to step aside if Republicans lose the House

  12-10-2026 11:00 via cbsnews.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson said he intends to serve as GOP leader if Republicans lose their House majority in November — but he remains bullish about the party's chances despite significant headwinds."In the unlikely scenario where we lost the majority, I would expect my colleagues would ask me to continue leading this conference, even if we have divided government," Johnson told CBS News' Robert Costa in an interview near Johnson's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. Johnson, who has
  
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• Zelensky backs Trump's 'energy ceasefire' after initially expressing surprise

  12-10-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
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  Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire", with Kyiv saying it would support such a move but Moscow yet to comment.The US president insisted that it was "effective immediately" but provided no details.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially expressed surprise at the announcement, before saying Kyiv would support it if Moscow did. He also accused Russia of striking Ukrainian energy facilities after Trump's post.Trump has been urg
  
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• Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire.' Zelensky says strikes continued.

  12-10-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
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  Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire", with Kyiv saying it would support such a move but Moscow yet to comment.The US president insisted that it was "effective immediately" but provided no details.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially expressed surprise at the announcement, before saying Kyiv would support it if Moscow did. He also accused Russia of striking Ukrainian energy facilities after Trump's post.Trump has been urg
  
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• Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel prize in economics

  12-10-2026 07:40 via yahoo.com
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, saying the two were being honored for work that has helped policymakers deal with economic fluctuations.“The laureates have helped us smooth out the eco
  
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• James Talarico returns to the campaign trail and fires back at Ken Paxton

  12-10-2026 06:10 via nbcnews.com
  Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Austin, Texas, on July 22. (Brandon Bell / Getty)Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addressed his recent absence from the campaign trail Sunday, saying it was nothing but a “nasty case of the flu.” “I was in bed, drinking lots of liquids. Unfortunately, the campaign made me work from home, so I didn’t even get full days off. But I didn’t want to be out on the trail, and I didn’t want to get anyone els
  
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• Tennessee was warned Christa Pike's execution could fail. It went ahead anyway.

  12-10-2026 05:08 via usatoday.com
  The road to Christa Pike’s botched execution was paved with determination.
  Dating back more than 20 years, government officials in Tennessee have been dogged in their efforts to carry out lethal injections despite serious concerns about their ability to do so and waning public support. Those concerns turned into red flags in the months leading up to Pike’s execution date, death penalty observers say.
  Most notably: The state botched another execution in May, and Pike's attorneys repea
  
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• 6 takeaways from often contentious South Carolina Senate debate

  12-10-2026 03:31 via cnn.com
  
  US Senate candidates Democrat Annie Andrews and Republican Sen. Darline Graham take notes before a debate in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 11. - Sam Wolfe/Reuters
  South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprising Senate race to be competitive late in the 2026 midterm elections. And on Sunday night, appointed GOP Sen. Darline Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian nominee Kasie Whitener took part in the only debate currently scheduled in the race.
  The debate was often conte
  
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• Trump ads paid for by taxpayers blocked by judge ahead of midterms

  12-10-2026 02:16 via yahoo.com
  By Luc CohenOct 11 (Reuters) - A US judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after ‌publicly funded television ads glorifying US President Donald Trump began airing in ‌late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.Manhattan-based US District Judge Jennifer Rochon temporarily barred the advertisements after ​plaintiffs including watchdog group Common Cause brought a lawsuit alleging the ads were political p
  
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