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• Security beefed up around Europe after Paris attacks

  14-11-2015 14:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  European capitals reinforced security checks and governments held emergency cabinet meetings on Saturday a day after a series of coordinated attacks in Paris in which at least 128 people were killed. British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would review national security after talks with key ministers at Downing Street. Similar meetings were being held by governments across Europe, including in Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain.
  
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• Supreme Court rulings have been 'destructive to our democracy,' Justice Kagan says

  21-10-2026 03:45 via yahoo.com
  By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said the court's conservative majority has undermined democracy and "created a race to the bottom" in how congressional districts are drawn.Kagan, one of the court's ‌three liberals, told students at Catholic University's law school that the conservatives have enabled increased political polarization by not reining ‌in partisan gerrymandering, which involves states redrawing the boundaries of ele
  
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• Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, sources say

  21-10-2026 03:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  A decision by Elon Musk led to restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's satellite communications network, people familiar with the matter told CBS News.The satellite service, which is used for drone operations, hitting certain targets and protecting sites in Ukraine, was slowed significantly last week.Musk held multiple conversations with administration officials leading up to the order, the sources said. He wanted clarity on the president's thinking on the matter. Musk has expressed distaste w
  
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• Musk opens the door to a SpaceX-Tesla merger as shareholders weigh a deal

  21-10-2026 00:50 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Elon Musk's rocket and AI company posted net income of $4.4 billion for the July-September period (Kent NISHIMURA)Elon Musk said Tuesday he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, as his rocket and AI company reported its first quarterly profit since going public, driven by deals to rent out computing power to AI firms. Asked about a possible tie-up on a call with analysts, Musk said he felt he was "tap dancing through a minefield," but that a combination would be "a good idea."Shares in S
  
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• Trump unveils fraud whistleblower rewards, but he gets to decide who gets paid

  21-10-2026 00:07 via cbsnews.com
  
  Washington — President Trump on Tuesday announced the federal government will compensate whistleblowers who report people defrauding the U.S. government and taxpayers, but said he will decide who gets paid. "I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions," the president said during his Oval Office announcement with Vice President JD Vance, who heads up the administration's fraud task force, beside him. "In other words, I'll determine whether or not the person is deserving and I'll
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted at fraternity near University of Chicago, lawsuit alleges

  21-10-2026 00:03 via nbcnews.com
  Monday's lawsuit filed by "Jane Doe"alleges that a member of Alpha Delta Phi sexually assaulted her during a fraternity party on Feb. 7.(E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune via Getty)A 19-year-old woman filed a lawsuit Monday alleging she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago in February amid heightened scrutiny of sexual misconduct on college campuses.The college student, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued in Cook County Circuit Court, allegin
  
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• Zelensky welcomes renewed U.S. intelligence sharing as Russian attacks continue

  20-10-2026 23:27 via bbc.com
  
  Watch: Zelensky says US military intelligence sharing "works now"
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said US intelligence sharing on deadly Russian missile attacks "works now" after talks with President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff.The meeting in Oslo came after accusations by Kyiv that Washington was withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who also took part in the talks, said
  
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• Elon Musk reportedly ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine

  20-10-2026 22:42 via thehill.com
  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, which Ukraine said hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter.
  The disruption impacted Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter previously told The Hill. 
  Musk initially said in a post to the social platform X, which he owns, that only Pre
  
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• Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, Wall Street Journal reports

  20-10-2026 22:42 via thehill.com
  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, which Ukraine said hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter.
  The disruption impacted Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter previously told The Hill. 
  Musk initially said in a post to the social platform X, which he owns, that only Pre
  
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• Trump administration freezes another $1.2 billion in California Medicaid payments

  20-10-2026 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, speaks Tuesday in the Oval Office as President Trump and Nick Shirley listen. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)The Trump administration is deferring an additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California, citing concerns about potential fraud in a state program that helps older adults and people with disabilities with everyday tasks.Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare an
  
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• Trump says Russia 'has been fine on Ukraine' as he makes deals with Putin

  20-10-2026 22:25 via yahoo.com
  A series of Trump administration moves over the last two weeks — including decisions to lift sanctions on Russian diesel and delay other measures targeting the Russian economy — have led both Republicans and Democrats to question whether President Trump is changing course and siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the war between their two countries.“Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine,” Trump told reporters on Mo
  
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• Ohio governor candidate hits back after estranged mother appears in attack ad

  20-10-2026 21:17 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, pushed back forcefully Tuesday against an unattributed ad circulating online in which her long-estranged mother calls her “a liar” and insinuates she has mental health issues.The ad began circulating overnight, just two weeks before Election Day. Acton, Ohio's former public health director, is in a tight race with Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 presidential candidate who has benefit
  
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• Trump uses antisemitic term in defending a senator at a Kansas rally

  20-10-2026 20:05 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, on October 19. - Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images
  President Donald Trump on Monday used an antisemitic term that he has used publicly at least once before as he​ defended Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall against criticism over medical billing practices.
  Trump invoked the term “Shylock” while defending Marshall’s​ suing more than 700 patients for outstanding medical bills during
  
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• 'Jane Doe' says Cornell president questioned why she waited to report rape allegations

  20-10-2026 19:58 via yahoo.com
  The former Cornell student who alleges she was drugged and raped by seven members of a fraternity on the school's Ithaca, N.Y., campus in October 2024, wrote in a letter to faculty leadership that the university’s president expressed doubt in her account months after she reported it to campus police.In a two-page letter to the Faculty Senate obtained by the New York Times, the former student, identified in a civil lawsuit as "Jane Doe," said that Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff’s
  
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• 2 men re-arrested in U.K. airbase investigation with possible ties to Iran

  20-10-2026 19:47 via bbc.com
  
  Police officers were deployed to the area of the airbase in the days after the incident [Getty Images]
  Two men have been re-arrested after an incident near RAF Fairford last month, counter-terrorism police have said.A 24-year-old UK national, and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, are being held on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service under Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, with police saying the investigation relates to Iran.Police had been alerted to three susp
  
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• U.S. citizen injured during ICE detainment in California, officials say

  20-10-2026 19:46 via abcnews.com
  
  California officials are calling for an investigation after they say a man was injured while being detained by federal immigration agents, who were captured on video pinning him down against a curb as he yelled for help during the encounter in Long Beach over the weekend.California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, whose district includes Long Beach, called the incident "incredibly disturbing" and said the man is a U.S. citizen.In a formal complaint to the Department of Homeland Security, Long Beac
  
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• U.S. is reportedly nearing a deal with Russia to free multiple jailed Americans

  20-10-2026 19:32 via abcnews.com
  
  The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with Moscow that would see multiple Americans released from detention in Russia, two U.S. officials and another source familiar with the matter tell ABC News.Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have been leading the negotiations, which are said to be in the final stages, according to the sources.With Gilman's release from Russia, families of other detained Americans hope their relatives will be nextThe
  
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• Trump's 250-foot arch near D.C. gets a detailed look in newly revealed plans

  20-10-2026 19:16 via usatoday.com
  President Donald Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch near Washington DC is moving toward a key review, with new plans offering a more detailed look at the massive monument and the features it could include.
  The U.S. Department of the Interior submitted updated plans to the National Capital Planning Commission, which is scheduled to consider the project Nov. 5. The submission includes details about the arch's design, lighting and surrounding traffic changes.
  Here's what to know about the proposed mon
  
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• Trump says the U.S. military is winning the war with Iran. Tehran leaders disagree.

  20-10-2026 18:41 via abcnews.com
  
  Talks between the U.S. and Iran have stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war.The two sides have since exchanged strikes. The U.S. says it is enforcing a blockade preventing any Iranian ships from entering or leaving the country, while Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.The U.S. also continues to accuse Iran of targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a flashpoint in the war.Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed H
  
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• New details emerge about dad who stopped Oregon school shooter within minutes

  20-10-2026 18:40 via yahoo.com
  More details have emerged about the "hero" bystander who intervened within minutes of a gunman opening fire at an elementary school in Oregon.Kaylub Giamanco, 36, fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman who killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Oct. 15. His actions "undoubtedly saved people," police said.Giamanco, a carpenter and father of two girls who attend Silver Rail Elementary, had gone through "military shooting drills" with veterans who fought in Iraq, The Gua
  
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• Senate Democrats air first ad in Mississippi as midterm optimism grows

  20-10-2026 18:00 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats' top campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's U.S. Senate race for the first time this year, an aggressive move in a deep-red state that signals a party on the offensive as Republicans look to protect a slim majority. The Senate Majority PAC, aligned with Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, will spend $1.2 million on a new television advertisement to boost Scott Colom, a district attorney, in his campaign against Republican Sen
  
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• Prince Harry calls reconciliation 'the most important thing' amid royal family rift

  20-10-2026 16:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has said he “wants it to work out” with his family – but claimed that others “don’t want to” have the same intention.The Duke of Sussex said in a wide-ranging interview that the “scars stick around forever”, but that building bridges with his relatives was a future ambition.In an interview with GQ magazine recorded in late September and shared on Tuesday, Harry said that his move back to the UK with Meghan Markle and his children was p
  
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• Hegseth discusses Iran with Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, officials say

  20-10-2026 16:31 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel ‌on Monday, three Israeli officials said, as tensions flare between the US ‌and Iran.Doron Spielman, a spokesperson for the prime minister, later confirmed to Reuters that Netanyahu had ​met with Hegseth at the Uvda air force base in Israel's southern Negev desert region.Netanyahu and Hegseth discussed "the threats in
  
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• Trump and Vance plan to pay Americans up to $30,000 for tips on federal fraud

  20-10-2026 16:22 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are set Tuesday to announce a $25 million program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the federal government as they ramp up an existing effort to end the abuse of federal programs and dollars. Under the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, or WHIP, anyone who submits a tip to fraud.gov that leads to a fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action is eligible to receive up to
  
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• Russia, sensing victory, cheers Trump's latest shift against Ukraine

  20-10-2026 15:48 via yahoo.com
  The Kremlin is counting the Trump administration's latest turn against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a major triumph and, coupled with political upheaval in Europe, a sign that Western support for Ukraine is finally crumbling.In the 10 days since Vladimir Putin last spoke by telephone with the American president, Donald Trump has announced a sanctions waiver for Russian diesel supplies to the global market, throttled Ukraine's access to vital battlefield satellite systems, put sweepi
  
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• GOP is touting tax cuts to keep Ohio and Congress red. Voters aren't sold.

  20-10-2026 14:59 via washingtonpost.com
  MEDINA, Ohio – On a cold fall Saturday morning, Kristin Shepard carried a homemade sign with the letters V-O-T-E to the historic Public Square in this Republican-leaning area. She was asking people to get to the ballot box, like she did, with early voting underway. But fewer people were around than she expected. Shepard, 78, has been surprised by the influx of ads from Republicans during this election, including one she remembered about a bartender who praised not having to pay taxes on th
  
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• States are preparing for an unusual election threat from the federal government

  20-10-2026 14:29 via yahoo.com
  A small group of U.S. national security officials has been discreetly advising state governments and congressional lawmakers on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in November's midterm elections, according to people involved in the effort.The group includes about 10 current and former officials with experience in the Defense Department, some of whom have previously focused on countering authoritarianism abroad.Subscribe to The Post Most new
  
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• Trump announces $8 billion for farmers to offset soaring diesel costs

  20-10-2026 13:13 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump announced an $8 billion aid package on Monday to help US farmers pay for diesel this harvest season. The relief program, announced at a campaign rally in Kansas and on social media, aims to bring down fuel costs for Americans ahead of next month's midterm elections."Tonight, I am also pleased to announce that the Department of Agriculture will be launching a new 'Harvest Fuel Relief Program,' providing our Farmers with 8 BILLION DOLLARS in support to offset Diesel costs during th
  
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• Dad who stopped Oregon school shooter is 'riddled with guilt,' brother says

  20-10-2026 12:53 via yahoo.com
  More details have emerged about the 'hero' bystander who intervened within minutes of a gunman opening fire at an elementary school in Oregon. Kaylub Giamanco, 36, fatally shot the 16-year-old gunman who killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oreg. His actions "undoubtedly saved people," police said.Giamanco, a carpenter and father of two girls who attend Silver Rail Elementary, had gone through "military shooting drills" with veterans who fought in Iraq, The Guardian repor
  
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• Zelensky to meet U.S. envoys as missile dispute sours relations with Trump

  20-10-2026 10:27 via yahoo.com
  Russia's latest strikes on Ukraine on Monday killed six people and knocked out power to more than haf a million (Sergei SUPINSKY)Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold talks with top US envoys in Norway on Tuesday, after accusing the United States of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his war-torn country.Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Oslo would host talks between Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- the latter taking part r
  
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