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• A most ignoble Nobel Peace Prize

  13-10-2026 22:53 via washingtontimes.com
  The Norwegian worthies who serve on the Nobel committee have demonstrated dubious judgment in the past.
  
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• Chinese company Anta is top shareholder of parent of Wilson, Louisville Slugger

  15-10-2026 17:18 via washingtontimes.com
  Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports is the largest shareholder in Amer Sports, the corporate parent of Wilson Sporting Goods and Louisville Slugger.
  
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• Mark Ruffalo accuses Newsom of siding with billionaires

  15-10-2026 16:53 via washingtontimes.com
  Actor MARK RUFFALO criticizes Gavin Newsom: "[He] sells out the working class people for the billionaires again and again."
  
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• Bald eagle Jackie confirmed to have died from bird flu-caused sepsis

  15-10-2026 16:51 via washingtontimes.com
  California wildlife officials announced Wednesday that bird flu led to the death of the famous livestreamed bald eagle Jackie.
  
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• Golden Corral closes at least six restaurants this year, says six more are in the works

  15-10-2026 16:38 via washingtontimes.com
  Golden Corral has closed at least six restaurants this year, in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Texas, but the buffet chain says it is still growing and expects to keep expanding into 2027.
  
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• Trump, after bipartisan backlash, cancels livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

  15-10-2026 16:31 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump said Thursday the livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has been canceled.
  
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• Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance, business associates charged with sex crimes

  15-10-2026 16:10 via washingtontimes.com
  South Carolina authorities charged Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance and two of his business associates with the sex crimes she described in a lengthy House floor speech last year.
  
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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs injured in prison altercation, taken to a hospital

  15-10-2026 15:22 via washingtontimes.com
  Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs suffered a head injury during a fight with convicted Jamaican drug trafficker Christopher "Dudus" Coke at the Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey last weekend, according to reports.
  
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• Agents seize Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone, issue subpoenas in immigration probe

  15-10-2026 15:17 via washingtontimes.com
  Federal agents have seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had 'a lot of evidence' to convict her of murder

  15-10-2026 15:10 via washingtontimes.com
  The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial said he believes Ms. Clancy was "methodical" in the "execution" of her three children.
  
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• Retired generals, admirals come out against livestream execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan

  15-10-2026 14:59 via washingtontimes.com
  Dozens of retired generals and admirals this week signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to cancel the planned livestream of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad.
  
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• Wholesale prices see biggest rise since 2022, underlining inflation problem

  15-10-2026 14:51 via washingtontimes.com
  Wholesale prices rose 1.3% in September, the largest jump since March 2022, the government said Thursday in a key inflation report before the midterm elections.
  
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• Houthis deny firing rocket near Islamic holy city Medina after Saudi interception

  15-10-2026 13:57 via washingtontimes.com
  The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday rejected accusations that they fired a missile toward the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, a holy site for Muslims around the world, just hours after the kingdom said its forces intercepted an attack there.
  
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• Questions swirl about pope's future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures

  15-10-2026 13:15 via washingtontimes.com
  When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis' pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him.
  
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• Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, as U.S. relations teeter

  15-10-2026 12:55 via washingtontimes.com
  Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over amid deepening tensions with Washington.
  
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• Taiwan chipmaker TSMC explores Texas investment to expand production in the U.S.

  15-10-2026 12:50 via washingtontimes.com
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring potential investments in Texas to expand its chip production in the United States, the advanced chipmaker said after posting another record profit on strong artificial intelligence demand.
  
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• School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50

  15-10-2026 12:49 via washingtontimes.com
  The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest incident of its kind in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.
  
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• The case for putting data centers in orbit, and why it probably does not work yet

  15-10-2026 11:33 via washingtontimes.com
  A refrigerator-size satellite carrying four Google AI chips reached orbit Oct. 1. It is the first flight test of Google's plan to someday run artificial intelligence data centers in space.
  
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• Trump announces new home for 'super range' facility to test advanced weapons

  15-10-2026 05:26 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump announced Wednesday that Montana would be the home of a new Defense Department "super range" to test advanced weapons and technology during a rally promoting Aaron Flint, who is running to represent the Big Sky state in the House.
  
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• Security of U.S. bases in Greenland threatened by Chinese undersea cable terminals

  15-10-2026 04:53 via washingtontimes.com
  Until last summer, key equipment linking Greenland's undersea cables to North America and Europe was supplied and managed by a firm linked to China's Huawei, raising security concerns as the U.S. moves to expand its military presence on the island under a new defense pact, security experts say.
  
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• Cornell president pressed by faculty frustrated by his handling of fraternity rape allegations

  15-10-2026 03:15 via washingtontimes.com
  Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff faced off with angry members of the school's faculty Wednesday at a meeting that underscored deep frustration on campus over his administration's handling of a woman's report that she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024.
  
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• California arrest reveals Chinese spy surveillance tradecraft

  15-10-2026 01:10 via washingtontimes.com
  The arrest of a suspected Chinese agent in southern California highlights how China's Ministry of State Security conducts covert surveillance of political opponents, according to a former counterintelligence official.
  
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• Hegseth touts 'generational' tech overhaul for U.S. military

  15-10-2026 01:00 via washingtontimes.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned at the U.S. Army's annual convention that America faces an era of broadening global conflict in which adversaries such as China threaten to outpace the U.S. military, especially if the Pentagon does not move more quickly to modernize.
  
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• 'Generational' overhaul: Hegseth warns of Chinese tech advances, slams Biden's defense failures

  15-10-2026 01:00 via washingtontimes.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual convention Wednesday that America faces an era of broadening global conflict in which adversaries such as China threaten to outpace the U.S. military in artificial intelligence and other advanced defense technologies, especially if the Pentagon does not move more quickly to modernize.
  
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• 'Generational' overhaul: Hegseth warns of Chinese tech advances, blasts Biden's defense failures

  15-10-2026 01:00 via washingtontimes.com
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned at the U.S. Army's annual convention that America faces an era of broadening global conflict in which adversaries such as China threaten to outpace the U.S. military, especially if the Pentagon does not move more quickly to modernize.
  
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• Supreme Court allows FCC ad rules that benefit GOP to remain for 2026 election

  15-10-2026 00:09 via washingtontimes.com
  The Supreme Court slapped down Democrats' latest attempt to hinder Republicans' election-season ad buying, ruling Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission does not need to make an immediate decision on what ad rates apply to coordinated expenditures.
  
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• Georgia breaks midterm turnout record for first day of early voting

  15-10-2026 00:05 via washingtontimes.com
  Voters came out in force Tuesday for the first day of early voting in Georgia, breaking the state record for first-day turnout in a midterm election.
  
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• Trump rallies faithful in Bullhead City, Arizona, with early voting underway

  14-10-2026 23:48 via washingtontimes.com
  President Trump rallied supporters in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday to boost Republicans' chances in the state as early voting continues and Election Day looms in less than three weeks.
  
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• Rush to cut permitting red tape runs into law to protect America's historic sites

  14-10-2026 23:39 via washingtontimes.com
  The federal law designed to protect the nation's cultural and historical sites turns 60 on Thursday, but it may not survive beyond its diamond jubilee.
  
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• Salvadoran woman rescued in Greek waters after going overboard from cruise ship

  14-10-2026 23:34 via washingtontimes.com
  Greece's Hellenic Coast Guard rescued a Salvadoran woman from the Ionian Sea, a part of the Mediterranean, after she jumped overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
  
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