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• Trump and Macron exchange white-knuckled handshake

  25-05-2017 16:41 via cnn.com
  
  The ever-growing book of weird handshakes involving President Donald Trump has a new chapter!
  
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• Guns, F-bombs, fortune cookies. What do wild campaign ads actually say?

  15-10-2026 16:53 via usatoday.com
  Jennifer Balkcom, a Republican running for Congress in western North Carolina, introduced herself to voters by informing them that her single mom once shot a home intruder.
  "You break into my house, you're going to get shot," Balkcom's mother says in her twangy mountain accent in a campaign ad posted Sept. 29 on YouTube, which already boasts over 800,000 views.
  The camera then pans to Balkcom, a 48-year-old state representative, whose mom says she would bring her family's mountain toughness from
  
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• Fort Hood shooter will not be executed on livestream, Trump says

  15-10-2026 16:38 via yahoo.com
  President Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the Pentagon earlier this month.The Pentagon announced Oct. 5 that Trump had approved Hasan's execution by firing squad at Fort Hood. Pentagon officials subsequently told the Associated Press that the execution, due to take place on Dec. 3, would be livestreamed. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Hasan "will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this
  
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• Friends suspected something was wrong when Nolan Wells vanished, chats show

  15-10-2026 16:03 via cbsnews.com
  
  Group chats pulled from Nolan Wells' cellphone show what his friends said before and after the Mississippi teen vanished in early July following a boat outing with friends.Wells disappeared after he and a group of friends celebrated the Fourth of July holiday off the Gulf Coast. They say he left his phone on their boat but didn't return with them. A nearly 300-page report analyzing the late teen's phone and recently uploaded on the Justice for Nolan Wells website reveals his friends' reacti
  
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• Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom

  15-10-2026 15:31 via yahoo.com
  A list obtained by The Washington Post reveals all the major donors to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the top contribution amount, the list shows. The Adelson family, one of the GOP's largest donor dynasties, committed that sum as well, as did billionaire Cha
  
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• Wholesale inflation jumped last month by most in 4 years as gas prices soared

  15-10-2026 14:34 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — soared 6.3% in September from a year ago, up from 5.6% in August and the biggest increase since December 2022, the gove
  
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• Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky says 'we're done' with truce

  15-10-2026 14:04 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Daniel Flynn and Max HunderKYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was "done" supporting a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump and ignored by Russia.Since Trump's surprise announcement on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt attacks on energy, Kyiv had suspended attacks on Russian refineries, which Trump blames for raising diesel ‌prices on global markets.But in t
  
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• Strait of Hormuz still unsafe for ships, maritime group warns

  15-10-2026 13:30 via cbsnews.com
  
  What to know about the Iran war today:Ships remain exposed to "indiscriminate attacks" in the Strait of Hormuz, even if they try to hide their movements by switching off tracking systems, a maritime monitor said Thursday, confirming three strikes on vessels in the waterway this week.The Saudi-led coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen said Thursday it had intercepted a cruise missile over Saudi Arabia's western Medina region. The Houthis called the claim "a shameless and brazen lie.
  
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• GOP questions the accuracy of polling leading up to the midterms

  15-10-2026 11:00 via politico.com
  Republicans nervous about the midterms are increasingly turning to the same salve: The polling will be wrong.They aren’t suggesting Republicans will have a good night come Nov. 3 — or that the party will hold the House. But they’re clinging to the possibility that it could be a typically bad midterm year reminiscent of 2022, when polls projected Democrats would be pummeled, only for those predictions to fall short.It’s happened in other cycles, too, they note. President D
  
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• An FBI arrest revives fears that U.S. tech companies are hiring spies

  15-10-2026 11:00 via yahoo.com
  On paper, Abdulrahman Alfozan seemed like an ideal candidate for one of Silicon Valley's most coveted artificial intelligence jobs.The Saudi national attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and landed an engineering job at Meta, according to his LinkedIn page and online records. Alfozan later secured a green card, spoke enthusiastically on a podcast about his Silicon Valley career and was invited to speak at Stanford University, all while working as a part-time partner at a venture ca
  
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• Trump says he's 'very proud' as he unveils newly renovated White House facade

  15-10-2026 10:53 via newsweek.com
  
  President Donald Trump has shared new images of what he described as the “fully renovated” White House facade, saying extensive restoration work has given the historic building decades of additional life.Trump posted photographs of the South side of the White House to Truth Social early Thursday, highlighting restoration of the exterior as well as a new South Entrance and helipad.“Actual pictures of our fully renovated White House facade, facing South, with the new South Entran
  
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• 28 deaths in Pakistan school roof collapse as rescuers search for trapped children

  15-10-2026 09:53 via yahoo.com
  ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in Pakistan on ‌Thursday, along with a teacher, when a school ‌roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities said, ​warning that the death toll could rise.Television images showed ambulances rushing to the site at the privately-run Al-Khair Education Center school while rescuers pulled bloodied students from the rubble."We have ‌taken out at least ⁠45
  
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• Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries as Zelensky says 'we're done'

  15-10-2026 09:38 via yahoo.com
  KYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced ‌his anger at a "dangerous" withdrawal of US intelligence.Since US President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire ‌between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, Kyiv had refrained from attacking Russian refineries, which the US leader had blamed fo
  
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• El Salvador's Bukele announces plan to free up to half of inmates jailed in gang crackdown

  15-10-2026 09:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has unveiled a plan that could allow the conditional early release of up to half of those detained under a state of emergency that authorities used to arrest more than 90,000 people in the past four and a half years as part of an effort to curb violent criminal gang activity.Bukele's plan to cut the prison population was announced on Tuesday night. It would focus on freeing prisoners who were deemed gang collaborators, a broad term that can include various peopl
  
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• Police investigate reported sexual assault at frat party near University of Chicago

  15-10-2026 07:17 via usatoday.com
  If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and Spanish at: 800.656.HOPE (4673) and Hotline.RAINN.org and en Español RAINN.org/es.
  Police are investigating a report that a woman was sexually assaulted during a fraternity party near the University of Chicago campus, an allegation that has drawn widespread attention as colleges and
  
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• Six Flags faced warnings about ride safety long before this week's roller coaster death

  15-10-2026 07:04 via cnn.com
  
  A man died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags in Austell, Georgia, on Monday. - Emilie Megnien/AP
  In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings.
  Six Flags temporarily closed 10 rides in seven states this week after
  
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• Beef prices are soaring — and now meat is a midterm election issue

  15-10-2026 06:06 via yahoo.com
  In the midterm elections, meat is on the menu.As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war, they're also having a food fight over who's the most red-blooded carnivore.The latest example came this week in Mississippi, where Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom released a video with a snippet of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith saying that if consumers are upset over high beef prices, “you know you have so many proteins to choose from.”The video cuts to a man
  
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• U.S. reportedly weighs using its most powerful non-nuclear bomb against Iran

  15-10-2026 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  A Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) weapon at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on March 11, 2003. - Department of Defense/Getty Images/File
  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the m
  
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• U.S. considering using 'mother of all bombs' against Iran, sources say

  15-10-2026 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  A Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on March 11, 2003. - Department of Defense/Getty Images/File
  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matte
  
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• U.S. considering using a non-nuclear 'mother of all bombs' against Iran, sources say

  15-10-2026 06:01 via cnn.com
  
  A Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) weapon at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on March 11, 2003. - Department of Defense/Getty Images/File
  The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the m
  
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• Jackie the bald eagle's mysterious death traced to unusual case of bird flu

  15-10-2026 05:39 via usatoday.com
  Jackie, the beloved California bald eagle whose life was watched via live video feeds by millions around the world, died of complications resulting from avian influenza, according to a newly released necropsy report.
  "Jackie's necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline," Steve Kubiski, director of disease investigations for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 14. "In an uncommon presentation of t
  
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• FBI investigates suspicious powder sent to election officials in 3 states

  15-10-2026 05:15 via upi.com
  Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Election officials in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma said they were sent packages containing suspicious white powder, prompting law enforcement to investigate.
  The suspicious powder was discovered in Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday, while a similar mailing intended for Ohio was intercepted Wednesday.
  Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said in a statement that her office in Baton Rouge was closed Tuesday after an Elections Division employee opened a package at around 12:20
  
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• Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia faces complaint over claims she's a lawyer

  15-10-2026 02:30 via newsmax.com
  Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)A government watchdog group filed a complaint Wednesday with the State Bar of California, seeking an investigation into newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over allegations she falsely represented herself as a lawyer despite apparently never having been licensed to practice.
  Campaign for Accountability alleges that Zacharia might
  
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• U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine on deadly Kyiv strikes

  15-10-2026 01:56 via cbsnews.com
  
  The U.S. may have intentionally withheld early warnings this week of Russian strikes on Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine "received no advance warning from our partners" when Russia launched a ballistic missile barrage at Kyiv and other locations early Tuesday. The sources said American officials told their Ukrainian counterparts the system used to detect Russian missile launches had failed due to "bad weather."
  
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• Ukraine relies on Starlink to fight Russia. Now a sudden change threatens its drones.

  15-10-2026 01:46 via bbc.com
  
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  Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX provide high-speed internet - something modern war relies heavily on.Kyiv has adopted it as a vital battlefield communications tool and also uses it in drone warfare. Using Starlink, Ukrainian drones are able to maintain stronger connections with operators over longer distances than conventional radio networks and are less vulnerable to jamming.But a sudden speed restriction for drones connected to Starlink means some battlefield
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to block Jared Kushner from serving as Trump's diplomatic envoy

  15-10-2026 00:34 via nbcnews.com
  The suit mentions numerous overlapping interests in Jared Kushner’s diplomatic and business work.(Nathan Howard / Pool via Getty)A watchdog group filed suit Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s current role as a top envoy for the administration is unlawful and raises numerous conflict-of-interest concerns.Kushner is wielding tremendous influence internationally “without having been confirmed by the Senate and without having filed a single
  
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• A data center builder wants to win over a Kansas town. Its offer: $10,000 per household.

  15-10-2026 00:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  Amid a pronounced public backlash against data center construction in the U.S., one real estate developer is making an offer it hopes will win over one Kansas community: money.Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, where it plans to build a data center, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years. "Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities
  
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• A company wants to build a data center in Kansas. Its offer to residents: $10,000.

  15-10-2026 00:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  Amid a pronounced public backlash against data center construction in the U.S., one real estate developer is making an offer it hopes will win over one Kansas community: money.Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, where it plans to build a data center, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years. "Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities
  
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• Lawyers for New York man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning

  14-10-2026 23:59 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man wounded by an immigration officer while driving with his young son in New York said in a court filing Wednesday that the agent who shot him never identified himself before he ran up to the car, smashed one of its windows, then fired several shots into the vehicle.The account by lawyers for Oscar Belgal contrasted sharply with the version of events outlined by Department of Homeland Security officials. They have said officers opened fire only after Belgal s
  
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• Woman found floating in sea after going overboard from Royal Caribbean ship

  14-10-2026 22:44 via foxnews.com
  
  A woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued after spending 20 hours in the water clinging to a lifebuoy, the Hellenic Coast Guard said.The 44-year-old Salvadoran national was traveling aboard Odyssey of the Seas as it sailed through the Ionian Sea near the island of Zakynthos on Saturday, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs told USA Today.The cargo ship MSC Rossella III was assisting in the search and spotted the woman inside the bright orange lifebuoy in dark wat
  
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