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• U.S. deficit nears $2 trillion as government spending keeps climbing

  16-10-2026 21:19 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  The US federal budget deficit for 2026 officially came in Friday at $1.992 trillion, a final tabulation to close out the government's fiscal year and another reminder of Washington's spiraling reliance on red ink.This deficit number represents about 6% of the US gross domestic product and was a result of $5.403 trillion in total revenues for the fiscal year against total spending of $7.396 trillion.The 2026 reading is a 12% jump from 2025's $1.775 trillion deficit.These final numbers came in the
  
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• Looting erupts in Frankfurt as Gen Z protests draw crowds across Germany

  31-10-2026 22:31 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  By Kai Pfaffenbach, Tilman Blasshofer and Miranda MurrayFRANKFURT/BERLIN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hooded rioters looted stores in Frankfurt late on Saturday after tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Germany's biggest cities to demand better education and lower living costs.The protests followed a wave ‌of Gen Z-led demonstrations across Europe this year. In Serbia, student-led activism helped unseat the country's longtime leader at the ballot box, while protests in ‌Fran
  
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• What changes when the clocks fall back this weekend

  31-10-2026 20:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the twice-a-year time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026. Most of the U.S. will "fall back" an hour when the clocks change at 2 a.m. on Sunday.Here's what to know about what's formally known as daylight saving time as it ends for the year:What is daylight saving time, and why do we have it?Daylight saving time is the period during the year, from March to early November, when the majority of the U.S. operates
  
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• Russia says it's responding to U.S. report of planned attack on Moscow

  31-10-2026 17:07 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  The Tsaritsyno museum is an imperial palace and park complex in southern Moscow (Mladen ANTONOV)Russia's FSB security service said on Saturday it was carrying out "appropriate" measures after the US embassy in Moscow warned of a planned "terrorist" attack in the capital.The US embassy said earlier it was "aware of a credible threat of a mass casualty event TODAY October 31, at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow".The US government was "coordinating with appropriate Russian authorities on a r
  
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• Kamala Harris urges a 'too big to rig' turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump

  31-10-2026 16:14 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  ATLANTA (AP) — Two years after Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump, she still delights Democratic donors and activists with jabs against him, saying the Republican is “callous, corrupt and incompetent” and calling him the “decorator in chief” for his White House renovations and gold adornments.But the former vice president also has plenty to say about what her party, the electorate and the country should do next as she also considers whether to run again.“Thi
  
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• Rubio and Brazil's foreign minister to meet after tensions over Brazilian election

  31-10-2026 16:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  ATLANTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke briefly ‌at a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting and ‌agreed to meet in coming weeks before a G20 leaders summit, a ​source familiar with the plans said.A Brazilian official downplayed tensions over Brazil’s failure to approve Trump’s pick as ambassador and the re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Vieira took part ‌in the G20 meeting, ⁠which was
  
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• D.C. and Virginia sue to stop Trump's massive arch days before construction

  31-10-2026 14:32 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  The D.C. government and the state of Virginia sued Saturday to block construction of President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch, calling it a "flagrantly unlawful" project that will forever change the landscape of the nation's capital.The lawsuit is the latest attempt to stop the 250-foot-tall arch, which Trump hopes to build near Arlington National Cemetery and says will commemorate the nation's 250th birthday. The administration would like to begin construction as soon as next week.Subscr
  
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• The AI sell-off is exposing the risks of betting on Wall Street’s favorite stocks

  31-10-2026 14:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Wall Street analysts spent 2026 piling Buy ratings onto the AI build-out. The stocks they ignored have done better.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) stocks with the biggest share of analyst Buy ratings have trailed those with the smallest share for most of the year, according to Piper Sandler chief investment strategist Michael Kantrowitz. Measured year over year, it's the third-worst stretch in Piper's data going back to 1995."The Sell Side's MOST favored stocks have underperformed their LEAST favored st
  
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• Gulf nations scramble to prevent Iran war from again hitting their doorstep

  31-10-2026 10:02 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  MANAMA, Bahrain - The looming possibility of U.S. strikes on Iran has been met with weary nervousness in the Persian Gulf, as Gulf officials double down on efforts to break through a U.S.-Iran impasse that they know will leave their region vulnerable.Publicly and privately, leaders in Persian Gulf nations, which bore the brunt of Iranian retaliation because they are home to U.S. bases, are calling for de-escalation as concerns about President Donald Trump's war plans grow. Mediators from Qatar a
  
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• Democratic candidates criticize Biden's border record in push to win swing voters

  31-10-2026 10:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  James Talarico; Adam Hamilton; Paige Cognetti. (USA Today Network; Reuters; Getty)WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates in 2026 battleground races are directly criticizing Joe Biden’s handling of border security when he was president, seeking to neutralize a political vulnerability and signaling a new path for the party on the thorny issue.Candidates are throwing the ex-president under the bus on border policy in key states that will decide control of the Senate and some battleground House race
  
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• U.S. approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

  31-10-2026 09:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
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  The United States has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a critically needed munition for defence against escalating Russian aerial attacks.However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned it could take "several years" for the deliveries to arrive.The US State Department said the advanced PAC-3 interceptor missiles would cost $2.1bn (£1.6bn) and would be "funded entirely" by Kyiv's allies in Europe and Canada.On Friday night Zelensky repeated his calls for
  
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• 1 dead and 6 injured in shooting at California Spirit Halloween store

  31-10-2026 08:14 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in California packed with last-minute Halloween shoppers on Friday night.Gunfire rang out inside the seasonal retail store at the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield, Calif., at around 8:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said during a press conference.
  One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while six others were rushed to a hospital, where three are listed in critical condition.Police a
  
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• FBI questions donors as 2 Dan Sullivans compete in Alaska Senate race

  31-10-2026 05:18 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The FBI on Friday began reaching out to donors of Dan J. Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives. The agent left a business card for Charles Flint, who told The Associated Pr
  
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• Trump administration steps up Alaska election probe over alleged spoiler effort

  31-10-2026 03:06 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  By Andrew Goudsward and Nathan FrandinoWASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration stepped up criminal and civil investigations into allegations that Democrats conspired to recruit a spoiler candidate in a critical Senate race in Alaska, officials said on Friday, injecting fresh uncertainty into Tuesday's midterm elections.The top federal prosecutor in Alaska, US Attorney Michael Heyman, said ‌at a press conference that a Wednesday New York Times article a
  
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• DOJ warned election workers in all 50 states. Now a judge has stepped in.

  31-10-2026 02:05 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  A federal judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution over their handling of disputes about voter qualifications.U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson also ordered the Trump administration to cease demanding that election workers remove voters from statewide rolls, refuse to issue ballots to specific voters or segregate ballots cast in the midterms based on the administration's claims that some voters are ineligible
  
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• El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth barbs

  31-10-2026 01:46 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — Michigan's Democratic coalition is fragmenting in real time days before a critical Senate election.After it seemed like former primary rivals Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens might finally appear together, they’re back to sniping at each other. And it could hardly come at a worse moment as Democrats look to unite behind El-Sayed and hold on to a pivotal Senate seat.El-Sayed’s campaign is asking Stevens to stay away from all future campaign events in the closi
  
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• Google could join Trump's $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense project

  30-10-2026 22:15 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  (Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Google is in talks with the US Defense Department to work on a new data security effort underpinning the $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense program, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergBinance Estimates $6.3 Billion Hacked in Crypto's Biggest HeistStocks Slump as Wall Street Gets AI Wake-Up Call: Markets WrapGoogle Erases a Record $500 Billion as AI Eats Into SalesKushner’s Thrive Holdings to Buy ADT for $7.6 Billion in
  
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• Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid Senate race probe

  30-10-2026 21:25 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice pushed Friday for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion, while federal officials confirmed the existence of a criminal probe over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.The dueling developments came days before Tuesday's ranked choice general election, in a race headlined by two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The
  
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• Criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate in Alaska

  30-10-2026 21:25 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent. The investigation has been ongoing for several months, but revelations this week from The New York Times that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan have resulted in
  
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• Stocks plunge on the final trading day of October as AI reckoning grips Wall Street

  30-10-2026 21:12 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  US stocks plunged in the final trading day of the month as earnings from Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) this week rekindled concerns about the amount of money Big Tech is spending on its AI ambitions.The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) tumbled 2.8% as a tech-fueled sell-off intensified. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 1.2%, or over 650 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 2%. For the month, the Dow gained 1.5%, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 gave up gains, falling 5.2%
  
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• Federal appeals court again denies Trump admin request to block 20,000 California ballots

  30-10-2026 20:16 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  An open voting machine is seen at Arroyo Seco regional branch library on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times)A federal appeals court for the second time Friday denied a Trump administration request to block 20,000 ballots from California voters the administrationalleges may be noncitizens — ruling that the administration had failed to show that “such extraordinary relief, during an ongoing election, is clearly required by law.”The three-judge pane
  
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• A Senate seat Republicans have held for 60 years is suddenly up for grabs

  30-10-2026 19:35 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  When South Carolina’s longtime Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham died suddenly in July, his sister Darline stepped in to fill his seat in the Senate for the final six months of his term. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him,” Darline Graham said in her first remarks after being appointed to her brother’s old seat.The choice to put Darline Graham in the seat was made by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. But now that Darline Graham is seeking election to a
  
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• Election forecasters shift 12 more House races toward Democrats before Tuesday

  30-10-2026 19:04 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  It's crunch time. With just days 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 of the presid
  
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• Stocks plunge as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet fuel a broad tech sell-off

  30-10-2026 19:01 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  US stocks plunged in the final trading day of the month as earnings from Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) this week rekindled concerns about the amount of money Big Tech is spending on its AI ambitions.The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) tumbled 3.3% as a tech-fueled sell-off intensified. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 1%, or over 500 points, while those on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 2%. Stocks fell for the second day in a row after Amazon and Alphabet posted rare earnings mi
  
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• Binance's $6.3 billion hack is the biggest known crypto theft ever

  30-10-2026 18:58 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  The estimated $6.3 billion theft reported Thursday by crypto exchange Binance isn't the first time the industry has dealt with a major, unexpected incident in which large sums of customer assets are frozen, spurring a rout in crypto stocks. It may bring to mind crypto's more turbulent days, such as the collapse of FTX, though in that full-on meltdown, with an initial shortfall of $8 billion to $8.9 billion, the Binance rival’s own founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was charged with the heist. Bankman
  
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• Judge opens probe into potential DOJ misconduct over Trump's golf course plans

  30-10-2026 18:50 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links.
  Friday’s hearing became the latest fiery courtroom clash between U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which repeatedly took issue with the judge’s lines of questioning and pushed back on any suggestion that information was wrongly withheld.
  “The court will open a f
  
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• Abdul El-Sayed leads Michigan Senate polls, but a divide among Dems could hurt him

  30-10-2026 18:17 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  On Election Day, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers will face off in what may be the marquee battle of the 2026 midterms: the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan. It's a contest that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Democrats currently hold 47 Senate seats, including two independents who caucus with them. They need 51 to win back the chamber. (A 50-50 split would give Vice President JD Vance the tiebreaking vote.) Polls suggest tha
  
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• Nvidia denies report that its CEO was targeted in alleged Chinese spy plot

  30-10-2026 17:04 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  Nvidia, a top chipmaker, is denying a report that its CEO, Jensen Huang, was allegedly targeted in a Chinese spy plot.According to a New York Times report published Thursday, U.S. intelligence officials allegedly determined that a top executive at a Singapore-based data center company who developed a "close relationship" with Huang was funneling information to Chinese officials in Beijing.The executive was identified by the Times as Alice Huang, who was pictured together with the Nvidia CEO in 2
  
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• ICE agent indicted on aggravated assault charge for allegedly hitting man with car

  30-10-2026 16:37 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was charged Friday with aggravated assault, prosecutors said.The Harris County District Attorney's office says Mario Alberto Morales was behind the wheel of an unmarked black vehicle on Oct. 10 when it struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away. Parra Hernandez was later placed in custody with a broken leg. Few federal officers du
  
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• Student-loan relief delays are trapping public service workers in debt, lawsuit says

  30-10-2026 16:00 via Yahoo.com/news Top Stories
  
  A new lawsuit against the Trump administration targets delays in processing Public Service Loan Forgiveness for thousands of student-loan borrowers.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Education Department is facing a new lawsuit over the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.The lawsuit said the department is failing to process buyback applications and is illegally rescinding borrowers' payments.These delays are forcing borrowers to pay off loans that should be forgiven, the lawsuit said.The Trum
  
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