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• Philippine bishops say Madonna concert is devil's work

  24-02-2016 07:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Philippine Catholic bishops called Wednesday on the faithful to boycott pop diva Madonna's sexually charged concerts in the nation's capital, calling them the devil's work. "Pinoys (Filipinos) and all God-loving people should avoid sin and occasions of sin," Archbishop Ramon Arguelles said in a statement posted on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines' official website. Arguelles said the concerts, Madonna's first in the Philippines, were among "subtle attacks of the evil one".
  
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• New Jersey's lieutenant governor steps down after allegations of improper behavior

  25-09-2026 21:12 via yahoo.com
  Dale Caldwell outside his home in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 9 September.Photograph: Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock
  Dale Caldwell, the lieutenant governor of New Jersey, resigned from his position on Friday, after the release of a report accusing him of sexually harassing a female staffer, among other ethics violations.
  New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, announced on Friday afternoon that Caldwell had submitted his resignation to her earlier in the day.
  The decision by Caldwell, 66, came
  
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• New Mexico jury finds Facebook deceived users about privacy protections

  25-09-2026 19:44 via yahoo.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 m
  
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• Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use citizenship database ahead of midterms

  25-09-2026 18:23 via yahoo.com
  By John KruzelWASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise eligible voters.The justices granted the Justice Department's request to block a judge's order that had stopped state officials ‌from using Social Security numbers and other information to conduct sweeping checks of the citizenship status of registe
  
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• Dangerous nor'easter threatens East Coast flooding as airlines issue travel waivers

  25-09-2026 18:05 via usatoday.com
  
  A strengthening nor'easter moving up the East Coast on Sept. 25 is expected to last through the weekend, with deteriorating conditions spawning even stronger winds and coastal flooding.
  The large-scale low-pressure storm system will bring more rain from North Carolina to New England, with significant impacts expected in the Outer Banks, New Jersey, Boston and New York City.
  Power outages are likely, according to AccuWeather's latest forecast.
  Nor'easters are named for the strong northeasterly wi
  
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• Meta’s new AI agent wants to make managing money easier

  25-09-2026 16:18 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Meta launched Muse, its new AI agent, earlier this month — and it's already claiming to help some consumers save money.At the 2026 Meta Connect conference, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang spoke about Muse's ability to shop for products online, manage travel plans, save money on insurance costs, negotiate utility bills, and more. Now, he's challenging people to use Muse to save them $1,000 in what he's dubbed the #MuseMoneyChallenge on X. With the agent's help, users can do everyth
  
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• NASA's last-flying Blackbird is out of sight, fueling talk of a return to flight

  25-09-2026 15:30 via nypost.com
  
  A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft is pictured. The SR-71 is the fastest, highest flying air-breathing aircraft in the world, flying at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet.
  A legendary spy plane has vanished from a California military base — it comes as NASA teases a mysterious new aircraft sparking speculation the two could be related.The SR-71 Blackbird, tail No. 844, had been displayed for years at NASA’s Armstro
  
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• Trump and Xi toast 'peace' but Taiwan, trade and AI divides remain

  25-09-2026 14:15 via bbc.com
  
  Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
  US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping exchanged warm words at a lavish White House state dinner but gave little indication of progress on pressing issues.Xi stressed that they should ensure AI remain "under human control" and act "as responsible major countries", while Trump toasted a future of "harmony, peace and success" for both nations.But tensions remain despite the diplomatic niceties, including o
  
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• Inside Trump's plan for the 'biggest DOJ election observer effort in history'

  25-09-2026 14:04 via cnn.com
  
  A voting booth sits at a polling station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April 2020. - Thomas Werner/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File
  President Donald Trump and his allies inside and outside his administration are aiming to blanket polling places with an expanding network of party and federal election monitors this November, intensifying scrutiny of the nuts and bolts of voting as Trump hunts for what he claims, without evidence, is widespread cheating and fraud in US elections.
  Trump’s Justice Dep
  
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• 3 hurricanes churn across the Pacific as Hawaii braces for catastrophic flooding

  25-09-2026 13:00 via yahoo.com
  Residents in Hawaii have been told to prepare for hurricane conditions as Nolo intensified into a hurricane on Thursday, threatening Hawaii's Big Island with potentially catastrophic flooding.Some areas of the Big Island are expected to see up to 35 inches of rain, with life-threatening flash flooding possible, according to the National Hurricane Center. Nolo is one of three storms currently brewing in the Pacific.A second, the Category 5 Hurricane Polo, is off Mexico's Pacific coast and is
  
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• Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance after dropping Obamacare plans

  25-09-2026 12:10 via yahoo.com
  By Sriparna RoySept 25 (Reuters) - When Stacy Cox, a self-employed photographer in Kanab, Utah, dropped her Obamacare health insurance plan this year, routine preventive care became a financial dilemma. Now she finds herself weighing $1,200 for a mammogram against survival of her business."It's scary," the 49-year-old Cox told Reuters. "Every month we come to the table and we have a discussion. Is it ‌time to close a business? Is it time to seek employment somewhere in the hopes of gaining
  
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• U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba, documents suggest

  25-09-2026 12:00 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military's Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.Though the message makes no reference to Cuba, the request is for continued military planning aimed at Cuba, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak pu
  
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• Internal DOJ charts show agency bleeding staff as caseloads surge

  25-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network.
  A series of charts, apparently inadvertently shared and then recalled, show how the number of attorneys within the civil division has plummeted under the Trump administration.
  The charts substantiate a dynamic long suspected: that the Justice Department would not be able to swiftly replace a crew of v
  
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• ICE wasted millions in rapid push to expand detention capacity, watchdog finds

  25-09-2026 12:00 via cbsnews.com
  
  In a single day in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent more money than it had on any other day in either of President Trump's terms, federal spending records show.The agency advanced billions to Chicago Title Insurance in escrow to acquire detention facilities, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Over the next two months, ICE used $1.07 billion of the funds to purchase 11 warehouses it planned to convert to detention megacenters, seven of which the agency
  
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• CNN and MS NOW say reporters blocked from Xi state dinner arrival despite court order

  25-09-2026 11:34 via yahoo.com
  Journalists from CNN and MS NOW were denied access to Chinese President Xi Jinping's state dinner arrival on Thursday amid the ongoing dispute between the Trump administration and three news organizations.CNN reported that the White House approved credentials for an audio technician and photojournalist to cover President Xi's arrival, but excluded a reporter and producer. MS NOW said White House reporter Laura Barrón-López was turned away from the arrival ceremony. The organization
  
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• Yemen's war erupts again as Houthis push for a vital Red Sea choke point

  25-09-2026 11:00 via washingtonpost.com
  After months largely on the sidelines in the U.S.-led war against Iran, the Houthi rebels mounted a stunning offensive earlier this month along Yemen’s Red Sea coast that sent global oil markets reeling.Now, as the Iranian-backed militia group continues to push for more territory and the military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally-recognized government increasingly fights back, a brutal civil war has been reignited. A humanitarian disaster is on the horizon.Subscribe to The
  
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• Allies back Saudis as Houthi attacks threaten key oil route

  25-09-2026 10:15 via yahoo.com
  By Timour Azhari and Hatem MaherRIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to meet to discuss how to support Saudi Arabia under a joint defence pact, after Saudi's top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their lives to fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and ‌repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as
  
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• Justice Jackson says Supreme Court intervenes too quickly in Trump cases

  25-09-2026 04:01 via usatoday.com
  
  WASHINGTON − Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson continued her ongoing criticism of how her colleagues are handling emergency appeals, telling an audience on Sept. 24 that requests for immediate intervention can’t become a “special avenue that certain privileged litigants can use selectively.”
  “As one of my colleagues recently suggested in an opinion,” Jackson said during remarks at the University of the District of Columbia law school, “some fre
  
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• CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House dinner despite court ruling

  25-09-2026 03:56 via yahoo.com
  Journalists for CNN and MS Now were denied access to the White House state dinner in honor of Xi Jinping, China’s president, on Thursday evening, hours after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must allow them in after imposing a ban last week.
  “About an hour before Xi’s arrival was scheduled, the White House said CNN could cover the event, but only with a photojournalist and audio technician, notably excluding the network’s editorial team consisting of a repor
  
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• Nor’easter could dump a month’s worth of rain from Providence to Boston

  25-09-2026 03:41 via cnn.com
  
  A computer model forecast of the storm's location and wind speeds on Saturday evening. - CNN Weather
  An early fall nor’easter is gathering strength along the central East Coast, pounding beaches in several states with heavy surf and threatening to bring coastal flooding, wind and rain to parts of the Northeast through the weekend.
  ⛈️ ️In the areas at risk? Track the storm, find out your local risk and get more detailed timing from meteorologists in the CNN Weather app &
  
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• Appeals court orders Trump administration to release $239 million to help L.A. homelessness

  25-09-2026 03:27 via yahoo.com
  Los Angeles City Hall serves as a backdrop for a homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles in August. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)A federal appeals court has rebuffed a Trump administration effort to dictate how homeless service organizations in Los Angeles can seek millions of dollars in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.The ruling released Thursday also frees up federal funding that already had been approved but not distributed to homeless service organ
  
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• Man shot during Trump assassination attempt at 2024 campaign rally dies

  25-09-2026 02:38 via abcnews.com
  
  One of the spectators shot during the assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, officials and his family attorney said Thursday.James Copenhaver, 76, of Moon Township, died on Wednesday "surrounded by his loved ones," an attorney for his family said in a statement.Copenhaver was one of three attendees struck when a gunman opened fire at the rally in Butler on July 13, 2024, according to Pennsylvania State Pol
  
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• Iran's president offers to dilute uranium and allow inspections in push for U.S. deal

  25-09-2026 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian flatly denied Thursday that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb while claiming Iran is willing to submit its nuclear program for international inspection, blaming Washington for the nearly seven-month war in the Middle East and accusing it of blocking diplomacy.Asked point-blank during an exclusive interview on Fox News’ "Special Report," "Do you want a nuclear bomb or not?" Pezeshkian firmly rejected the premise."Not at all. Not at all. Our martyred, esteemed s
  
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• Iranian president blames US for Middle East conflict while denying nuclear ambitions, offers to dilute uranium

  25-09-2026 02:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian flatly denied Thursday that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb while claiming Iran is willing to submit its nuclear program for international inspection, blaming Washington for the nearly seven-month war in the Middle East and accusing it of blocking diplomacy.Asked point-blank during an exclusive interview on Fox News’ "Special Report," "Do you want a nuclear bomb or not?" Pezeshkian firmly rejected the premise."Not at all. Not at all. Our martyred, esteemed s
  
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• Trump-focused 'Love Me' ad paid for by taxpayers hits airwaves

  25-09-2026 01:01 via cbsnews.com
  
  A new ad campaign glorifying President Trump is on the air on national cable and national networks including CBS beginning Thursday, and it's being paid for by American taxpayers.The first ad, which hit the airwaves Wednesday and aired on Fox News Channel, opens with Mr. Trump vowing, "We will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism in America." Set over a soundtrack of JMSN's song "Love Me," flash-cut random shots from the president's second administration appear with text on screen. The photos
  
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• 5 takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit, from the trade deal to the 'Thucydides Trap'

  25-09-2026 00:50 via yahoo.com
  By Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with talks on trade and artificial intelligence and the growing strategic rivalry between the countries all in the spotlight during an elaborate state visit.Here are some major takeaways from ‌the talks:TRADE DEAL EXTENDED, FOR NOWThe US secured an extension of its trade truce this week - but only a short one.US
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Call for a free Iran echoes at the United Nations

  25-09-2026 00:32 via foxnews.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — When Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly, he portrayed his nation as the victim of American and Israeli terrorism.But outside the hall, several thousand protesters chanted that he should be arrested for being a terrorist."They are terrorists. They must go!" the crowd repeatedly shouted, waving green, white and red flags of the resistance.THE TOP MOMENTS FROM IRAN PRESIDENT’S TENSE VISIT TO US SOIL AS WAR RAGES"The p
  
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• Saudi foreign minister warns Houthi threat goes global as Trump holds fire

  24-09-2026 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Saudi Arabia's foreign minister warned Thursday that the growing threat from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis extends far beyond his country's borders, calling for international cooperation to protect critical shipping routes after Saudi forces intercepted six ballistic missiles launched toward the kingdom.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told Fox News Digital that Riyadh was coordinating with Washin
  
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• Trump's state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

  24-09-2026 22:36 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner honoring China’s leader Xi Jinping. The event featured a cavalcade of billionaires, Washington powerbrokers, business leaders and the type of festivities that most excite Trump, who has a reputation for reveling in hosting parties.“Presid
  
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• Nolan Wells's cause and manner of death listed as 'undetermined' on Mississippi state autopsy

  24-09-2026 21:22 via abcnews.com
  
  The family of Nolan Wells on Thursday released the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's autopsy report, which found that the cause and manner of death are "undetermined.""This 18 year old male was found face down in the water at Horn Island. Because the circumstances surrounding this death are unknown, the cause and manner of death are best classified as undetermined," the state autopsy report states.Jackson County Sheriff's Department - PHOTO: The Jackson County Sheriff's Department released th
  
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