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• Carney says Trump moving closer to Canada's trade demands as midterms loom

  26-10-2026 23:11 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have picked up slightly, but any progress is because Washington is moving closer to Canada's demands.
  
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• Pentagon picks USS Colorado as first nuclear-powered submarine for joint Australia base

  26-10-2026 22:57 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The USS Colorado will be the first U.S. Navy submarine assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West in Australia beginning in late 2027, Pentagon officials said Monday.
  
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• Justice Department charges former FBI Directory James Comey in new case

  26-10-2026 22:41 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally charged for the third time by the Justice Department, this time on accusations that he leaked a sensitive national security document, according to a court filing unsealed Monday.
  
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• Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey in new case

  26-10-2026 22:41 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally charged for the third time by the Justice Department, this time on accusations that he leaked a sensitive national security document, according to a court filing unsealed Monday.
  
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• First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

  26-10-2026 22:33 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her.
  
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• Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

  26-10-2026 22:25 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.
  
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• Blues condemn what they called an antisemitic protest at NHL game against Vegas

  26-10-2026 22:21 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The St. Louis Blues have condemned what they called an antisemitic protest during a game last week at Enterprise Center.
  
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• Ballon d'Or 'winners' published by mistake hours before men's award

  26-10-2026 22:15 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Call it an own goal.
  
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• U.S. told Venezuelan authorities that opposition leader Machado should be allowed to return

  26-10-2026 21:54 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the Trump administration told Venezuela's interim authorities "weeks and weeks ago" that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado should be allowed to return as the country moves ahead with preparing for elections next year.
  
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• Trump's closing argument warns Democrats bring chaos, France's violent street protests to U.S.

  26-10-2026 21:38 via The Washington Times stories: News
  President Trump has made the threat of Democratic rule the centerpiece of his closing argument for the midterm elections, warning voters that the left will unleash a wave of violent crime, illegal immigration, higher taxes and cultural upheaval if they win control of Congress.
  
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• A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics

  26-10-2026 21:28 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A major hospital network in New Mexico was racing to fix a cybersecurity issue on Monday that forced it to send ambulances to other hospitals and left the state without an emergency department capable of treating the most serious injuries.
  
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• Trump: Identify election fraud and you get $1 million

  26-10-2026 21:26 via The Washington Times stories: News
  President Trump on Monday said that anyone who identifies voter fraud will be awarded $1 million.
  
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• Trump heads to Mississippi for a midterm rally, and the Democrat he wants defeated is going, too

  26-10-2026 21:26 via The Washington Times stories: News
  President Donald Trump heads Monday to Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country.
  
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• Trump says Brazil election looked 'rigged,' 'corrupt' after Lula victory

  26-10-2026 21:24 via The Washington Times stories: News
  President Trump said Monday that Brazil's runoff election looked "rigged" and "corrupt" after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a stunning comeback victory against opponent Flavio Bolsonaro.
  
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• United flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat

  26-10-2026 21:17 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A United Airlines flight was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff over the weekend due to what police said was a report of a passenger making a terroristic threat.
  
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• Man serving a life sentence for murder slips through a fence and escapes a Tennessee prison

  26-10-2026 21:06 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A man serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker four years ago has escaped from a prison in northwest Tennessee by slipping through a fence, authorities said.
  
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• Major Republican PAC makes defensive ad buys in deep-red states

  26-10-2026 21:06 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A major Republican super PAC is investing millions of dollars to counter long-shot Democratic attempts to flip Senate seats in states where President Trump won landslide victories in 2024.
  
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• DSA-initiated street clashes would leave Trump with no good options: analysis

  26-10-2026 20:41 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The Texas Public Policy Foundation warned President Trump against a hasty response if the Democratic Socialist of America sparks a street protest crisis.
  
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• Inquiry into the Inquisitor: Washington news site under scrutiny

  26-10-2026 20:26 via The Washington Times stories: News
  It looks like a legitimate news website. It acts as one, sending inquiries to Capitol Hill staffers. It reports in-depth analyses, opinion articles and breaking news. But online readers are skeptical.
  
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• Abdul El-Sayed works to lock down Black voters in Detroit

  26-10-2026 20:06 via The Washington Times stories: News
  With the Senate race entering its final stretch, Abdul El-Sayed spent Monday flanked by Detroit elected officials, labor leaders and community activists as he worked to lock down support of Black voters -- a key constituency for his path to victory.
  
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• Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees in AI push

  26-10-2026 20:02 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Microsoft on Monday offered voluntary buyouts to more than a quarter of its global workforce.
  
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• Anthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public

  26-10-2026 19:00 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Anthropic expanded its support for the nonprofit sector Monday, even as the artificial intelligence company filed to sell shares to the public for the first time. The maker of the AI assistant Claude said the moves are all part of its broader strategy for "compounding good."
  
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• Cars stolen in U.S. become daily drivers for Mexican cartels

  26-10-2026 18:53 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday against 13 people they said were involved with cartel-backed operations that stole cars in the U.S. and shipped them south of the border, where they became part of "daily business" for the smuggling outfits.
  
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• Who is Gadi Eisenkot? Former top Israeli general seeking to oust Benjamin Netanyahu

  26-10-2026 18:51 via The Washington Times stories: News
  If Benjamin Netanyahu falls from power in Tuesday's election in Israel, the man considered most likely to replace him is Gadi Eisenkot, a retired lieutenant general and former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
  
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• Woman accused of stabbing two Jewish men with syringe in Manhattan attacks

  26-10-2026 18:49 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Manhattan prosecutors charged a woman with hate crimes over the weekend after she was accused of stabbing two Jewish men with a syringe and needle in Midtown.
  
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• Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates

  26-10-2026 18:42 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
  
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• U.S. military bans China-manufactured BYD cars from Okinawa air base

  26-10-2026 18:22 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The U.S. military, citing unspecified "risks to our personnel," on Monday banned electric vehicles manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD from Kadena, a key U.S. air base on Okinawa.
  
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• 9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

  26-10-2026 18:09 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
  
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• Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

  26-10-2026 17:53 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday.
  
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• Florida officials say iconic ocean liner to become artificial reef next month

  26-10-2026 17:01 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The world's fastest ocean liner is scheduled to become the world's largest artificial reef next month off the coast of Florida.
  
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• In their words: Global leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in Brazil

  26-10-2026 16:55 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.
  
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• Whatever the outcome of Israel's election, its policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure

  26-10-2026 16:35 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Even if Tuesday's pivotal elections in Israel mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decades-long political career, his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank - of massive settlement expansion, the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians and the empowerment of armed settler extremists - will likely endure.
  
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• Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maurene Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey

  26-10-2026 16:33 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.
  
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• Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maureen Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey

  26-10-2026 16:33 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.
  
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• Josh Turek runs hard on cost-of-living message in final stretch of Iowa's close Senate race

  26-10-2026 16:28 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Democrat Josh Turek wants Iowa voters focused on one thing as they head to the polls: the rising cost of living.
  
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• AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players

  26-10-2026 16:09 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings at eye-popping valuations. Anthropic and OpenAI are looking to go public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology's future.
  
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• Chris Brown avoids prison, handed suspended eight-month sentence in London nightclub attack

  26-10-2026 16:01 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Grammy Award-winning singer Chris Brown avoided avoided prison time Monday after pleading guilty to attacking a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub in 2023.
  
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• Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever even as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI

  26-10-2026 15:49 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.
  
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• 6 citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders

  26-10-2026 15:49 via The Washington Times stories: News
  In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.
  
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• Egypt's parliament authorizes military support for Saudi Arabia to defend against Houthi attacks

  26-10-2026 15:46 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Egypt's parliament on Monday voted to authorize President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support in defending the kingdom against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
  
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• Air defense missiles in place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida

  26-10-2026 15:43 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The U.S. military has deployed short-range air defense systems around President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.
  
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• France's Macron says 'concrete measures' for students coming amid nationwide violence

  26-10-2026 15:39 via The Washington Times stories: News
  French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said his government would announce "concrete measures" to address growing student demand for more resources in classrooms and better learning conditions.
  
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• A cartoonist takes Japan's new imperial succession law to court over male-only heirs

  26-10-2026 15:39 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A popular Japanese cartoonist who has written books on history and monarchy has sued the government over a revised imperial succession law allowing royals to adopt male relatives from former branch families to father future heirs.
  
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• Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day

  26-10-2026 15:25 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in office.
  
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• Wealth tax divides California liberals, heads for expected defeat on Nov. 3 ballot

  26-10-2026 15:24 via The Washington Times stories: News
  California's proposed wealth tax is struggling to reach majority support, battered by an intense opposition campaign and liberals divided over whether a one-time levy is worth losing rich job creators and future revenue to other states.
  
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• Japan's former PM Yasuo Fukuda, proponent of ties with China, dies at 90

  26-10-2026 15:18 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led the country for just one year and spent years afterward trying to build better ties with China, has died, officials said Monday. He was 90.
  
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• NBA strikes deals with prediction markets, with eye on integrity and regulations

  26-10-2026 15:11 via The Washington Times stories: News
  The NBA has struck deals that will make Kalshi and Polymarket the league's preferred prediction markets, along with an agreement with a federal agency tasked with regulating those exchanges.
  
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• Opponents accuse Netanyahu of stoking tensions with Iran before Israel's election

  26-10-2026 14:45 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Israelis entered the final 24 hours of an intense election season on Monday, as reports circulated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have clashed with the Israeli military over initiating a possible escalation with Iran immediately before the vote.
  
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• Cardinal at your window this fall? What the visit can and can't tell you

  26-10-2026 14:29 via The Washington Times stories: News
  A male Northern Cardinal lands on an October windowsill, its red feathers bright against fading leaves. It may stay a few minutes, come back later in the day or hop between a nearby shrub and the ground.
  
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• In Suriname's rainforest, Saamaka woodcarvers face the pull of gold mining and logging

  26-10-2026 14:21 via The Washington Times stories: News
  Standing atop a giant block of wood, 63-year-old Alingo Doekoe bent over and swung a traditional pick, skillfully chiseling away shards of timber. Bit by bit, a board for Adji-boto, a traditional Saamaka game with roots in West Africa, was taking shape.
  
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