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• Obama vents on 'routine' shootings

  02-10-2015 04:32 via CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition
  
  Powerless to act after yet another mass shooting, all the president of the United States could do was vent.
  
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• Elon Musk compared Tesla's robot to a toddler. Meta had a different AI surprise.

  22-10-2026 11:19 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Earnings season is in full swing, and Big Tech earnings calls are about more than the heavy use of "superintelligence," which some read as a bid to please the White House after it reportedly disliked the term "artificial intelligence."Here are three moments from the Tesla (TSLA), Meta (META) and IBM (IBM) earnings calls late Wednesday that stuck with us.TeslaMuch of the focus today is on Tesla cutting its capital spending plans for this year to $20 billion from the $25 billion it guided to three
  
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• Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, hours after agreeing to peace talks

  22-10-2026 09:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Thursday killed one person and wounded 22, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes in Kyiv came hours after the Kremlin agreed to restart U.S.-brokered talks aimed at ending the war.The attack damaged homes, transportation infrastructure and other civilian sites in several districts of the city, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. In the Dniprovskyi district, on the eastern bank of
  
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• Senate debates in Michigan and Kansas put loyalty to Trump and America in focus

  22-10-2026 05:23 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  US Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Mike Rogers shake hands after the debate on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan. - Robin Buckson/Pool/AP
  Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts.
  The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested
  
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• Fights over loyalty dominate crucial Senate debates in Michigan and Kansas

  22-10-2026 05:23 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  US Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Mike Rogers shake hands after the debate on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan. - Robin Buckson/Pool/AP
  Michigan and Kansas held some of the final major Senate debates of the 2026 midterm elections on Wednesday night. And they were a study in contrasts.
  The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested
  
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• Meta strikes deal to keep Zuckerberg in California after wealth tax concerns

  22-10-2026 04:07 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  By Carlos MéndezOct 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to keep him living in California after the CEO warned he was ‌considering leaving the state that houses the company's headquarters if voters pass a ‌wealth tax proposal next month.Under the deal, Zuckerberg will get non-voting shares he can sell to potentially foot ​a multi-billion-dollar tax bill in the event the proposal is approved, in exchange for a commitment to remain a resident of California,
  
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• JD Vance told Republicans to stop criticizing Ramaswamy's ad. Some aren't listening.

  22-10-2026 03:43 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Vice President Vance defended GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy amid bipartisan criticism of an ad that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent. - Clipped From Video
  Some leading Ohio Republicans began distancing themselves from a controversial new ad from their gubernatorial nominee, Vivek Ramaswamy, even as Vice President JD Vance warned the party not to break ranks over the commercial.
  “I would not have run that ad,” Sen. Jon Husted, who is in one of the country�
  
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• Rep. Ilhan Omar says death threats are forcing her to move after federal raid

  22-10-2026 03:38 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she will have to move out of her apartment in Washington, D.C., because of threats she’s received after federal agents executed a search warrant at her residence last week as part of an immigration fraud probe. 
  “Obviously, I can’t continue to live there … Because our address has been public and with the death threats that I deal with, it’s no longer going to be feasible to be in that house and have my kids visiting off and on, having people track them,
  
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• Oregon teacher says she played dead after being shot in elementary school attack

  22-10-2026 01:49 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Wednesday was the first day since the shooting that students in the greaterBend-La Pine Schools district in Oregon returned to classes, although not at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, where the shooting occurred. (Payton Bruni / AFP via Getty)A teacher who was shot by a teenage gunman in a Bend, Oregon, elementary school last week said she saw the attacker and tried to shut the classroom door, “but the shooter was already there.”Becky Drury said she was shot at close range in the rampage at
  
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• Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: 'We should not have done it'

  22-10-2026 01:33 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel said he's skeptical of the U.S. war with Iran and does not believe the United States should have launched it, putting the major Republican donor at odds with President Donald Trump over one of the administration's defining foreign policy decisions.Thiel's remarks, delivered on Oct. 12 at a private event, are his most explicit statements to be revealed publicly about the war with Iran and come less than two weeks before the midterm elections in which Tr
  
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• Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest

  22-10-2026 01:06 via World news | The Guardian
  Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekendEmmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making “stupid comments” about France’s street unrest for political gain, as the country prepared for more protests this weekend.Speaking during a visit to Qatar, the French president did not name names but said “manipulation of information” after Saturday’s riots had led to “comments that are as unacceptab
  
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• Australian politicians say they are paying thousands for their own security upgrades amid rising threats

  22-10-2026 01:04 via World news | The Guardian
  Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen HainesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastSecurity agencies will review safety precautions for MPs’ homes and offices after numerous federal politicians told police and Asio in safety briefings that they were worried about widening threats after the alleged attack on Helen Haines.The Labor government and politicians across t
  
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• Tesla beats earnings projections after Musk floats SpaceX merger plan

  22-10-2026 01:03 via World news | The Guardian
  Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but he declined to elaborate Investors were paying close attention to Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday afternoon, after chief executive Elon Musk floated the idea of merging the car company with his rocket and AI company, SpaceX. But they didn’t glean further information after the company announced there would be no questions on the matter.“With regard
  
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• Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn

  22-10-2026 01:01 via World news | The Guardian
  Committee cites shortfalls of submarines and warships and says ‘dramatic progress’ needed by end of decadeBritain risks failing to deter future Russian aggression in the high north beyond the UK because of shortfalls in the number and availability of Royal Navy submarines and warships, MPs on the defence select committee have said.The committee focused on the slow deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus this spring, declining numbers of frigates, and reports that all five Astute-class attack subm
  
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• Aneurin Bevan’s personal security file was ‘remarkably tame’ – National Archives

  22-10-2026 01:01 via World news | The Guardian
  Some in UK’s security services questioned why Welsh Labour firebrand was of interestAneurin “Nye” Bevan, the Welsh Labour firebrand who spearheaded the creation of the NHS, was monitored by security services for more than two decades, though his personal file was “remarkably tame”, according to official files released to the public.Bevan came to MI5’s attention in the 1930s over concerns about his links with known communists, papers released to the National Archives show. Monitoring
  
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• JD Vance says he is ‘a little bit disgusted’ by Republicans who criticized Ramaswamy campaign ad – live

  22-10-2026 00:53 via World news | The Guardian
  Vice-president says GOP representatives should ‘stop whining’ about advertisement featuring estranged mother of Ramaswamy’s Democrat opponentSign up for Breaking News US emailSend us your questions about immigration and the midtermsReporting from JerusalemThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former de
  
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• Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder

  22-10-2026 00:47 via World news | The Guardian
  Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm electionsCalifornia representative Nancy Pelosi’s office received “a suspicious letter” on Wednesday in what appears to be the latest incident of ill-intentioned mailings targeted at US Congress members before the midterm elections.The offices of more than three dozen members of Congress across the political spectrum have received envelopes containing white powder in recent days. One
  
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• How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions

  22-10-2026 00:35 via World news | The Guardian
  With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, immigration remains a key issue for voters less than two weeks before election daySign in or sign up to join the conversationFrom mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivotIt’s our last US midterms live Q&A before election day on 3 November, and our reporters are answering your immigration questions.Since Donald Trump began his second term, ICE arrests have reached record levels, operations have become
  
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• Early voting surges in states that could decide Senate control

  21-10-2026 23:59 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day.In Texas, early voting is up 74% compared with 2022. In Kansas it’s more than doubled. Maine, North Carolina and Ohio also have seen increases of more than 30% in early in-person and mail voting compared with the same point in 2022.Democrats are t
  
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• House prices falling in every Australian capital city for first time in 15 years

  21-10-2026 23:56 via World news | The Guardian
  House prices in Sydney are at a two-year low after falling 4.7% in the September quarter to $1.66m, according to Domain reportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHouse prices are falling across every capital city for the first time in 15 years and the second time on record, according to figures from Domain’s September Quarter 2026 House Price report.House prices in Sydney are at a two-year low after falling 4.7% in the September quarter, to $1.66m. Continue reading...
  
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• JD Vance tells Republicans to stop 'whining' over controversial Ramaswamy ad

  21-10-2026 23:35 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, Oct. 21, defended Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial campaign ad and criticized Republicans who thought it was inappropriate, arguing that they were focused on the wrong fight.
  "I have to admit that I'm a little bit disgusted when I see Republicans across the country who are whining more about that advertisement than they are about what the congressional Democrats and other Democrats want to do to the United States of America," Van
  
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• Super Typhoon Champi intensifies into one of the year's most powerful storms

  21-10-2026 23:25 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Super Typhoon Champi, which is barreling across the western Pacific Ocean, became one of the strongest storms on Earth in 2026 on Wednesday.The tropical cyclone tied April’s Super Typhoon Sinlaku for the strongest 1-minute sustained winds of 2026, at 185 mph, which is equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.Hurricanes and typhoons are both tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. “A tropical cyclone is a generic term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized sy
  
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• Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks

  21-10-2026 23:23 via World news | The Guardian
  Russia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’US politics live – latest updatesVladimir Putin ordered the release of an American man from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close relations between Moscow and Washington.Trump had previously asked Putin to free Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-o
  
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• Orangutans prefer food associated with sounds of laughter, study suggests

  21-10-2026 23:00 via World news | The Guardian
  Apes in study more likely to choose treats linked to sound of peers having fun, suggesting emotions influence learningOrangutans base their food choices on whether others appear to be having a good time, research suggests.Scientists studying captive orangutans have found that when the great apes heard the sound of their peers laughing before they searched a bowl for a tasty treat, they valued the reward more highly. Continue reading...
  
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• Washington orders U.S. embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia after near-daily Houthi attacks

  21-10-2026 22:34 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  Saudi Arabia has been facing near-daily attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen (Fayez Nureldine)Washington has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.It came after a diplomatic source told AFP that "all American staff and their families have been ordered to depart from the US embassy" in the Gulf kingdom. The source added that families
  
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• Amy Acton's estranged mom stars in a GOP attack ad. Their painful history spans decades.

  21-10-2026 22:27 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  A new campaign ad in which the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton argues that her daughter should not be elected as the Buckeye State's next governor has added a new level of controversy to what was already one of the most closely watched races of the midterms.Acton, a Democrat, is running to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. She's facing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire who ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2024. In the ad, Acton's mother
  
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• Trump admin. seeks emergency Supreme Court order to restart Texas border wall

  21-10-2026 22:13 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction. That ruling marked a setback to one of President Donald Trump's signature projects. The administration has been racing forward with construction on a border wall and other infrastructure from the Pacific Ocean to the G
  
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• ‘Huge moment’: long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line to open next week

  21-10-2026 22:01 via World news | The Guardian
  The south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, more than two years after the former T3 heavy rail line closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA long-awaited extension to Sydney’s metro line will open next week, bringing an end to more than two years of replacement buses for residents in the city’s south-west.In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday morning, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, announced that the south-west metro extension woul
  
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• Gas, groceries, energy: Where prices stand ahead of midterm elections

  21-10-2026 21:51 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  September’s uptick in inflation dealt Americans with higher prices just before the midterm elections, as Democrats seek to wrestle back control of Congress from the GOP by highlighting affordability concerns.
  Annual inflation was 3.7 percent last month, according to the consumer price index (CPI). On a monthly basis, the cost of energy, gas and electricity rose. 
  The cost of food held steady from August to September and was up 2.5 percent year over year.
  Democrats have campaigned on lowering
  
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• Who cut Ukraine's Starlink speeds? White House and Musk offer conflicting accounts.

  21-10-2026 21:48 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions that the Trump administration had ordered Elon Musk’s Starlink and its military-grade counterpart, Starshield, to limit Ukraine’s access to the satellite communications networks, saying any such decisions were up to the SpaceX founder — and not the White House.“We cannot direct a private company as to the decisions they make or not make,” Rubio told reporters on an overseas trip in Mumb
  
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