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Par AFP © 2026 AFP C'est un succès à l'arraché, contre une équipe du bas de classement, grâce encore à Victor Wembanyama : le Français des Spurs a été conquérant mercredi pour battre l'Utah Jazz, quand Miami a décroché sa première victoire de l'exercice 2026-2027 de NBA.Wemby a été appliqué en attaque, avec 36 points (14/25 tirs), sa meilleure performance de la saison, et 14 rebonds. Mais ce n'était pas de trop pour venir à bout du surprenant Jazz, une jeune équipe en reconstruction qui a embarqué San Antonio en prolongations avant de s'incliner 117-111."On devra faire face à plein de scénarios différents dans la saison, mais on a trouvé la solution aujourd'hui, donc c'est le principal", estime le capitaine français, satisfait de son match à plus de 30 points, même si "ce n'est pas quelque chose qui doit rester rare".Wembanyama affichait déjà 21 points à la mi-temps et a continué à marquer pour offrir le troisième succès de la saison aux Spurs, aidé par Devin Vassell (21 points). Miami a de son côté obtenu sa première victoire, 129-117 ... Continue Reading »

Par Terriennes Par Isabelle Mourgere Vilaines gourmandes, gloutonnes pêcheresses, à l'appétit sexuel insatiable, parfois même ogresses et mangeuses d'hommes, de nombreux mythes sur les femmes et leur rapport à la nourriture ont traversé les siècles. Entretien avec Lauren Malka, journaliste et autrice de l'enquête Mangeuses - Histoire de celles qui dévorent, savourent ou se privent à l'excès.  Vilaines gourmandes, gloutonnes pêcheresses, à l'appétit sexuel insatiable, parfois même ogresses et mangeuses d'hommes, de nombreux mythes sur les femmes et leur rapport à la nourriture ont traversé les siècles. Entretien avec Lauren Malka, journaliste et autrice de l'enquête Mangeuses - Histoire de celles qui dévorent, savourent ou se privent à l'excès. Parmi les personnages qui alimentent les nombreuses légendes du bassin méditerranéen, on découvre une certaine Aicha Kandisha. Cette figure mythique se retrouve au cœur de l'exposition "Le bal des ogresses". Au 16e siècle, il se raconte que cette comtesse d'une grande beauté séduisait les hommes avant de les dévorer ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Hieun SHIN avec Katie FORSTER à Tokyo © 2026 AFP La demande mondiale de puces nécessaires à l'intelligence artificielle a provoqué un bond du résultat net de Samsung Electronics, multiplié par six au 3e trimestre, à 50 milliards d'euros, a annoncé le géant sud-coréen jeudi.Son titre chute toutefois jeudi à la Bourse, dans un contexte d'inquiétudes persistantes quant à une possible surévaluation du secteur.Samsung Electronics est le plus grand fabricant mondial de puces mémoire. Celles de pointe que lui et ses quelques rivaux produisent s'arrachent actuellement car elles sont nécessaires aux centres de données dédiés à l'IA, en plein développement.De juillet à septembre, l'entreprise a enregistré un résultat net de 75.130 milliards de wons, soit 50,5 milliards d'euros. Une hausse de 514,6 % sur un an, selon les données diffusées jeudi par l'entreprise sur son site internet.Son bénéfice d'exploitation trimestriel s'est pour sa part établi à 107.400 milliards de wons (72,3 milliards d'euros), soit quasiment neuf fois le montant atteint à la même période l'an dernier. Jamais encore il n'avait dépassé les 100.000 milliards de wons, a mis en avant Samsung Electronics.Le chiffre d'affaires du 3e trimestre a, lui, atteint 195.200 milliards de wons, soit 131 ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jean-Philippe LACOUR © 2026 AFP La Banque centrale européenne devrait laisser ses taux directeurs inchangés jeudi, malgré une inflation persistante, tandis que les turbulences sur la dette française devraient s'inviter au cœur des discussions.Selon le consensus des économistes, le taux de dépôt devrait rester fixé à 2,5%, après deux relèvements décidés cette année pour contenir les pressions inflationnistes alimentées principalement par la hausse des prix de l'énergie dans le contexte des tensions au Moyen-Orient.La réunion intervient alors que les taux d'emprunt français évoluent à des niveaux inédits depuis plus de vingt ans, ayant passé la semaine dernière la barre de 5% pour la première fois depuis 2002, avant de revenir à 4,94% mercredi. Ces tensions reflètent les inquiétudes des investisseurs sur les finances publiques françaises, le débat autour du budget 2027 et la polarisation de la société, le tout à l'approche de l'élection présidentielle.L'écart de rendement entre les obligations françaises et allemandes à dix ans est remonté au-delà de 1,5 point de pourcentage, ce qui ne s'était pas vu depuis l'automne 2011.Mais cette remontée des rendements offre aussi un répit à la BCE. En renchérissant le coût du crédit pour les ménages et les entreprises, elle ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Diego URDANETA © 2026 AFP L'Espagne a entamé jeudi trois jours de deuil national après la collision mercredi entre deux trains qui a fait au moins 68 morts et plus d'une centaine de blessés, pire tragédie ferroviaire dans ce pays depuis 2013, moins d'un an après une collision qui avait fait 46 morts.Le Premier ministre Pedro Sánchez a décrété trois jours de deuil national, de jeudi à samedi, alors que le bilan ne cesse de s'alourdir, désormais à 68 morts, selon le président de la région, Emiliano García-Page. Les autorités ont fait état par ailleurs de 108 blessés, dont 58 hospitalisés.Cette catastrophe a suscité des interrogations sur la sécurité du réseau ferroviaire espagnol après que le ministre des Transports a évoqué "une erreur" et des "circonstances inexplicables" qui ont abouti à la collision.Le collision s'est produite dans la région de Castille-La-Manche mercredi matin lorsqu'un train à grande vitesse de la compagnie nationale Renfe est entré en collision avec un train à l'arrêt appartenant à la compagnie espagnole privée Iryo. Fichier vidéo ... Continue Reading »

Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting African delegations at the Kremlin as the Russia-Africa Summit enters its second day Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

A fire at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina triggered emergency measures at a facility supporting the US nuclear arsenal Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Israeli police say they have found no evidence supporting Likud’s claims that Arab parties rigged the parliamentary election Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in Miami after losing Brazil’s presidential election, alleging fraud and declaring himself the country’s leader Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Drug-resistant bacteria and fungi commonly associated with healthcare facilities cause over 42,000 deaths annually in the US, the CDC said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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NATL GUARD PREPS FOR ELECTION... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:An Unpredictable President, a Grim White House: Trump Faces Nightmare Midterms...FBI agents fear being called to seize ballots...AG Blanche Accuses Dems of 'Cheating'...The Don Calls for Alaska Senate Candidate to Be 'Prosecuted'... Continue Reading »

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The Don Calls for Alaska Senate Candidate to Be 'Prosecuted'... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:An Unpredictable President, a Grim White House: Trump Faces Nightmare Midterms...FBI agents fear being called to seize ballots...NATL GUARD PREPS FOR ELECTION...AG Blanche Accuses Dems of 'Cheating'... Continue Reading »

El Salvador troops to support rescue mission to find four UN-backed soldiers who disappeared after ambush. Continue Reading »

Warriors beat Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers power past Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers top Washington Wizards. Continue Reading »

Seoul accuses Pyongyang of causing a landmine explosion that injured three of its soldiers, an accusation North denies. Continue Reading »

Manchester City overcome Brighton 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw and will play Bradford for a spot in the semifinals. Continue Reading »

With five days until the US midterms, here's what polls show, the latest campaign news and what's next. Continue Reading »

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With Arab parties projected to win 19 seats, the Joint List offers to help form a government without Netanyahu, even from outside the coalition; Eisenkot's bloc remains wary, while Likud challenges the legitimacy of Arab votes Continue Reading »

Haredi parties hoped to be kingmakers and force a draft exemption law, but Shas's seats plunged and may fall further with United Torah Judaism as special ballots are counted Continue Reading »

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As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law. Continue Reading »

The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and “A.I. slop,” as one aide put it. Continue Reading »

Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican. Continue Reading »

Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control. Continue Reading »

The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

At least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle. Continue Reading »

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Voters from western Wisconsin over to southern Minnesota and down to eastern Iowa are hurting. The question is whether they blame the president’s policies enough to elect Democrats. Continue Reading »

“We love you, Texas,” the secretary of State told the crowd. Continue Reading »

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Alaska insiders say it’s not necessarily a hint: “She doesn’t make decisions based on party.” Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump’s No Going Back PAC targets Democrat Janelle Stelson over an unsubstantiated allegation. Continue Reading »

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If Republicans lose the House next week, some GOP lawmakers are skeptical Speaker Mike Johnson would stay on as the top Republican in the chamber. Continue Reading »

As top leaders preach optimism, rank-and-file Republicans contemplate a nasty race for minority leader. Continue Reading »

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in court papers that the arch would be a base for snipers and counter-drone activities. Continue Reading »

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump will tour an oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude, likely spotlighting the administration’s efforts to bring down gas prices. Continue Reading »

The president did not cite any evidence of fraud, but added that he did like leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue Reading »

The president called the ad “powerful” and “so good,” encouraging the Republican running for Ohio governor to continue airing the ad. Continue Reading »

The president is tying everything from manufacturing investments to compensation for military families to GOP victories in November. Continue Reading »

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Brazil is not the only country to have had dramatic election results this weekend. In Serbia, longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic lost a historic election that brought down his government. Continue Reading »

By unseating longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic in Sunday's election, Serbia's student protest movement did what demonstrators in other European capitals can only dream of. Continue Reading »

First lady Melania Trump has helped to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine around the occupied city of Oleshky. Continue Reading »

New York State assisted dying was signed into law in February, and by the end of September, an estimated 20 patients had already received prescriptions for life-ending treatment. Continue Reading »

The day after Israel's election, many supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu felt relief that the results tallied so far showed that the opposition's path to forming a new government was narrow. Others who had hoped for a decisive opposition victory were crushed by results that could well lead to a political stalemate. Continue Reading »

The cost of the Iran war continues to rise as President Donald Trump publicly weighs additional military action following next week's midterm elections. Continue Reading »

Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk's genius and said he was in touch with Starlink's controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine. Continue Reading »

Kevin Warsh said the Federal Reserve will vote on interest rates at only seven of its eight policy meetings next year, using the other meeting to discuss monetary-policy strategy more broadly. Continue Reading »

Longtime Manhattan U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who was overseeing the prosecution of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, died Wednesday at 92. Continue Reading »

The Federal Reserve voted to hold its interest rate target steady, a decision that investors mostly anticipated, but that nonetheless had markets on edge because of the off-chance that the central bank could hike rates just before the midterm elections in light of the high rate of inflation. Continue Reading »

Dozens of House Democrats are keeping their distance from Rep. Ilhan Omar as the Minnesota "Squad" rep faces a federal investigation — even as party leaders rally behind her and demand that the Trump administration back off. Continue Reading »

Operatives aligned with Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola spent months recruiting candidates in an effort to dilute support for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska's crowded ballot, according to The New York Times. Continue Reading »

Most reasonable observers can agree that James Talarico, the Democrat running for student body president U.S. Senate in Texas, has an authenticity problem. Continue Reading »

In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola, the Alaska Democrat who was eyeing a run for Senate, received unusual instructions from top campaign aides: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can. The staffer complied, combing through voter records to produce a list of Dan Sullivans from across the state. Continue Reading »

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., accused President Donald Trump's Justice Department of trying to subvert elections through its lawsuit over Alaska's unusual Senate ballot, even as Republicans allege Democrats have propped up a Senate candidate with the same name as the GOP nominee to confuse voters. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R- Alaska, is running against Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who has no party affiliation. State courts ultimately allowed the second Dan Sullivan to remain on the ballot. Schiff argued the Justice Department has no business stepping into a matter Alaska's courts have already settled. Republicans contend Daniel Sullivan entered the race to draw votes away from the incumbent and help former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola — a claim the now- Senate candidate and her campaign deny. Continue Reading »

Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign and national Democrats are denying a new investigation from The New York Times reporting that they worked together to recruit candidates in an effort to pull votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. The Times report, published Wednesday, cites 12 sources and references text messages and documents showing that Peltola campaign aides, the campaign's lawyers and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) staffers were involved in pushing other candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan, to run. Continue Reading »

Abdul E-Sayed wrote that it was "troubling" that the United States killed the al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri—who is widely considered the mastermind of 9/11—in a 2022 targeted drone strike. Killing al-Zawahiri was "a fig leaf" to cover up the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, El-Sayed wrote in 2022. Continue Reading »

Once again, a major national election is tainted by the appearance of fraud. This one occurred in Brazil, where communist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (aka, "Lula") claimed victory over Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro. Continue Reading »

Hackers attempted to access some filing systems at the Federal Election Commission, prompting the independent campaign finance regulatory agency to shut them down on Tuesday to contain the attack, a person familiar with the situation told POLITICO. Continue Reading »

How Censorship Works Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times,The Holodomor (meaning death by hunger) was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932-1933 that killed millions of people, primarily Ukrainian peasants. It was part of a wider Soviet famine (roughly 1930-1934) that also affected parts of Russia and Kazakhstan, but the Ukrainian famine was intensified by specific policies directed at Ukraine.Under Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leadership forcibly collectivized agriculture starting in the late 1920s. Peasants were compelled to join collective farms, "kulaks" (better-off farmers). Resisters were deported or repressed. Whole villages were blacklisted and their grain confiscated. An internal passport system and border controls were created that prevented peasants from leaving famine areas.Mortality was hideous, peaking in the spring and summer of 1933. Today we have all the evidence of widespread starvation, mass deaths, and cases of cannibalism. All told, as many as 5 million died. It was a genocide.What is especially remarkable about this historical fact is that no one in the West knew anything about it while it was happening. U.S. newspapers had reporters on the ground in Russia but they consistently wrote stories ... Continue Reading »

The Day After Midterms: Diplomacy Or Another "Epic Fury"? Brent crude futures topped $116.50 a barrel early Wednesday after a WSJ report said the Trump administration is preparing for a brief military campaign against Iran after the midterm elections. Trump said at a rally last week, "We may do another little Epic Fury."Trump on Iran: We may do another little epic fury. https://t.co/KCU6BE3cKR— Acyn (@Acyn) October 23, 2026Signals were mixed by early afternoon, as oil and yields pared back their gains after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed.Related:Iran Rejects 'Unacceptable' Qatar Draft Proposal To End WarThe mixed messaging keeps oil whipsawing on headlines like a penny stock, but Brent and WTI both trade in triple-digit territory, and the refining crisis is far from over ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter. EU NatGas prices climbed above 100 euros per megawatt-hour earlier today.To clarify what may come next in the Gulf conflict after the midterms, Jefferies hosted Atlantic Council Middle East specialist and former US intelligence official Jonathan Panikoff for a discussion with analysts Aniket Shah and Lloyd Byrne.The conversation ... Continue Reading »

There Are Multiple Paths Out Of Israel's Election Deadlock Via Middle East EyeMore Israelis voted in Tuesday’s election than in any poll since 2001, yet neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his challengers have a straightforward path to power. Complicating matters are the stunning gains made by the Joint List and Ra’am, two slates representing Palestinian citizens of Israel that almost all Israeli political leaders have promised to exclude from any future governing coalition.With 85 percent of votes counted on Wednesday, Netanyahu and his allies stood on 53 seats, while former army chief Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc had 48. The Palestinian parties together sat on 19. A minimum of 61 of Israel’s 120-seat parliament, the Knesset, is needed to form a majority government, and no one is close to that magic number. via Reuters Middle East Eye explores the possibilities as coalition-building negotiations set to begin.Netanyahu stays in powerWhen the exit polls were released at 10pm on Tuesday night, showing Netanyahu’s bloc trailing Eisenkot’s, many were prematurely writing the prime minister’s political obituary. Over the following hours, it became clear that not only was Netanyahu’s Likud party the largest in parliament with an ... Continue Reading »

Final Defendants Plead Guilty In $65 Million Elder Fraud Ring Exposed By YouTube Scambaiters The final two arrested members of a sprawling $65 million fraud syndicate that preyed on thousands of elderly Americans have pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California announced Monday. With Friday's guilty pleas from Zetian Zhang and Chinese national Haotian Zhang - whom U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson ordered immediately into custody - all 25 captured defendants in the multi-state operation have now been convicted. Three others remain at large. They defrauded seniors of $65 million. Got caught by YouTubers who pretended to be their victims Source: YouTube/Scammer Payback. Rooted in Southern California and composed largely of Chinese nationals - many of whom prosecutors say were in the U.S. illegally - the syndicate operated as the stateside muscle for India-based scam call centers. Callers overseas posed as tech support agents, bank employees, or government officials to panic elderly victims into withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars in physical cash. Victims were instructed to conceal the bills inside packages and ship them via express courier to fake ... Continue Reading »

Is This The Real Reason There Won't Be A Blue Wave In November? Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media,Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has spent months warning his own party about socialism, and the left has refused to take him seriously."Our party has a socialism problem," Fetterman said. "I'll be the one Democrat that calls it for what it is and not use the euphemism that it's a big-tent situation."Conservatives have mocked the Democrat Party's "big tent" rhetoric when it comes to DSA-aligned candidates, and for good reason. The phrase is supposed to signal a broad, welcoming coalition. In reality, it's meant to justify welcoming radicals as more moderate voices get pushed out. Heck, Fetterman, who is no moderate, is being pushed out of the "big tent" because he only supports his party 95% of the time.Fetterman has also called out the company his party keeps, like Hasan Piker, the popular left-wing streamer who said "America deserved 9/11," among other things. Now that he has become a liability for Democrats, he has tried to walk back his past comments. Fetterman isn't buying it, but unfortunately for the Democrats, they ... Continue Reading »

'Shadow Government' FBI Official Got Advance Word Of NBC's Hunter Laptop 'Foreign Op' Story, Complaint Shows Nikki Floris, then-head of the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, tipped off bureau leadership that NBC News was about to report the FBI was probing whether Hunter Biden's laptop was tied to a foreign intelligence operation, according to a criminal complaint unsealed against her. At the time, the bureau had already held the laptop's contents for ten months. Hunter Biden and former FBI official Nikki Floris. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh; AP Photo/Eric Thayer via Fox News) The tip came from an NBC reporter, who wrote that the network was preparing to report the FBI was investigating whether the materials published by the New York Post were "linked to a foreign intelligence operation designed to interfere in the election." The reporter added: "And that's the reason the laptop and hard drive were seized by the FBI." On the evening of Oct. 15, 2020—the day after the Post broke the laptop story—Floris forwarded the message to FBI executive leadership and Bradley Benavides, the task force's section chief.NBC's Ken Dilanian published the story at 8:42 p.m. EDT that night, ... Continue Reading »

A Surveilled Country Is Not A Free Country Authored by Daniel Nuccio via Brownstone Institute,If you currently live in the United States, I regret to inform you that you no longer live in a free country. You are no longer a free person. Actually, you haven't been for quite some time.This may sound harsh with this being the year America celebrated her big Two-Five-Oh. But think about it. Think back to the last time you drove from your home to the grocery store. How many automatic license plate readers did you pass along the way? How many apps logged your route? What information did your car collect about you and anyone who may have accompanied you?When you finally arrived at the store, surely there were cameras, but were they simply there to help catch and deter shoplifters - maybe help police investigate a more serious crime on the off chance one were to occur? Or were those cameras serving other purposes? Was the grocery store implementing facial recognition to deliver you targeted ads when you checked out? Did those cameras automatically link to some local real-time crime center, enabling ... Continue Reading »

Arrested Assistant Principal Resigns After 12-Year-Olds' Softball Brawl That Left A Dad Unconscious A youth softball game in Sugar Land, Texas, turned violent Saturday, and a father is still in the hospital with a broken jaw, a fractured skull and three brain bleeds, according to his attorney. Police arrested Kiarious Marshun Hall and his wife, Jazmine Hall, after the fight at Imperial Park during a game between two 12-year-old select teams, ABC13 reported.Charging documents say the dispute began over Hall's behavior while the opposing team was at bat. Hall told officers another man from the Timbergrove Thunder approached him and said he "couldn't cheer before the players pitched the ball." Hall's daughter plays for Illusions Gold 2033.Investigators say witness video shows what happened next. Court records state Hall struck another father in the face with a metal water bottle, knocking him unconscious, then swung the bottle at a second man before the confrontation turned into a brawl. Hall claimed the men had "elbowed and poked his chest" and that he acted in self-defense, but court documents say the video does not show that.The second man, grandfather Gary Greaser, told ... Continue Reading »

More Americans Are Falling For Romance Scams. Here's How They Entice You... Authored by Chris Summers and Eva Fu via The Epoch Times,Romance scams make up a large share of fraud perpetrated against Americans, with scammers often contacting victims through online dating apps, social media, or professional networking sites such as LinkedIn.They commonly use an image of a beautiful young woman or a handsome man and slowly seduce the victim, persuading them into thinking they are in a romantic relationship before tricking them into handing over money.The FBI has been targeting international operations, many of which run romance scams against Americans. In its latest round of arrests, the agency arrested 28 suspects at scam centers in Ghana and Nigeria - with help from tech firms including Meta - owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.FBI Director Kash Patel said its agency-led Operation Blackout has led to the arrest of hundreds of alleged scammers, the seizure of $17 billion, and warnings being given to more than 10,000 Americans who were in danger of being swindled out of money.LinkedIn Message Led to $850,000 ScamAnola Johnson said she was first contacted by a ... Continue Reading »

Democratic Socialist Of America Puts Crosshairs On United Airlines, Elbit System: "We Will Sever Supply Chains" The Democratic Socialists of America's list of targeted US companies, coupled with its aim to "sever the supply chain," raises national security concerns about the movement's actual agenda.DSA's public messaging emphasizes affordability and government-run grocery stores, but targeting critical corporate supply chains only suggests ambitions that extend well beyond those promises.DSA members have stated on video streams that they want to "destroy America from within.""The most important thing we can do is take that (American) empire down from within" DSA members make it clear what their goal is: destroying America. https://t.co/Txy5Na21UG— Canary Mission (@canarymission) July 5, 2026So the campaign promises about free groceries and handouts could be just a campaign gimmick, as the true intention is not to address Americans' cost-of-living issues but rather to destroy the capitalist state.DSA's X account links back to a link on the lefty platform ActionNetwork titled "DSA Arms Embargo Campaign Launch." "We will sever the supply chain of death in solidarity with Palestine with an organized movement from below, by workers, unions, and communities. Tune in to ... Continue Reading »

Watch: Chaos Erupts At UN As Mike Waltz Gets Into Screaming Match With Cuban Diplomat, U.S. Staffer Allegedly Assaulted Cuba's communist regime brought its confrontational tactics into the halls of the United Nations last week, triggering a heated showdown with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz. Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla shouts toward US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Michael Waltz during the annual debate on the US economic embargo on Cuba at UN Headquarters in New York, October 27, 2026.Olga Fedorova/EPA/Shutterstock Waltz, a former Green Beret and President Donald Trump's envoy to the UN, had just wrapped up a forum exposing alleged human rights abuses under Havana's brutal government when Cuban Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán and members of his delegation angerly confronted attendees, according to footage obtained by the New York Post.The video appeared to show a member of the Cuban delegation assaulting Waltz spokesman J.P. Freire while attempting to snatch his cell phone as he filmed the heated arguement.NEW: @USAmbUN Mike Waltz just got into a shouting match on the floor of the general assembly with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla"He's not going ... Continue Reading »

Inside The Little-Known Drug Program Making Big Hospitals Billions Authored by Sylvia Xu, Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times,Hospitals that benefit from a government program intended to help safety-net institutions end up spending less on charity care than other hospitals, a new study has found, as federal policymakers move to reform the $244 billion initiative.The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows certain healthcare providers to buy prescription drugs at a steep discount and sell them to patients at retail prices, keeping the difference to supplement their income.The program was created more than 30 years ago to give a financial boost to rural hospitals, hospitals serving a disproportionate share of Medicaid patients, and other safety-net healthcare providers.The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, allowed many more hospitals to join the program. At the same time, hospitals, physician practices, and other providers were consolidating into large healthcare conglomerates.Within a few years, the 340B program swelled from a relatively small initiative by federal standards to a major revenue source bringing billions of dollars a year into increasingly larger healthcare systems.Now, a report from the Pioneer Institute shows that hospitals participating in the ... Continue Reading »

NBA Legend Who Earned Nearly $200 Million Admits He's Broke As Wild Spending Habits Revealed NBA legend Paul Pierce claims he is "drowning financially" as mounting expenses and a bitter legal battle threaten to drain what's left of his once-massive fortune, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images) The 49-year-old Boston Celtics icon alleges he is now "tapped out" after losing his lucrative television job at Fox Sports.Pierce, who previously raked in approximately $119,000 per month from the network, claims his regular salary has evaporated, leaving him with no steady paycheck. The former NBA star reported earning just $23,000 from business ventures in September.The Basketball Hall of Famer claims he has just $300,000 left in the bank and approximately $3 million in property holdings, despite reportedly raking in $195 million over his 19-season NBA career.The court filings also offer a glimpse into Pierce's lavish spending habits.The former Celtics superstar reportedly spends a whopping $7,000 per month dining out, $5,000 on groceries, $8,000 on childcare, $3,500 on entertainment, $3,200 on utilities and another $1,000 on clothing.The expenses come on top of approximately $28,000 in monthly child support ... Continue Reading »

US Military's Drug-Boat Strikes Have Now Killed At Least 240 People Authored by Austin Campbell via Task & Purpose,The U.S. military killed five people Tuesday aboard what Southern Command described as a "go-fast vessel" associated with "narco-terrorists" in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the death toll from its campaign against suspected drug traffickers to at least 240 since September 2025.U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out the Oct. 27 strike against a speedboat traveling along known drug-trafficking routes.The command said intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement in narcotics trafficking but did not publicly provide evidence supporting that assessment, with the majority of these killings occurring at sea.Video released by U.S. Southern Command on X appears to show the vessel sitting nearly motionless in the water before a large explosion engulfs it. The footage does not establish whether the vessel was anchored or disabled.On October 27, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement... pic.twitter.com/egwWVgoypi— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) October ... Continue Reading »

Democrat Operatives Spent Months Hunting For Alaskans Named Dan Sullivan - Campaign Denies Involvement: Report The New York Times reported Wednesday that operatives around Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign spent months looking for a second Dan Sullivan to put in Alaska's race against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, a plan the paper says worked. Peltola's campaign denies recruiting anyone.JUST IN: Democrat operatives spent months finding Alaskans with the same name as Republican Dan Sullivan so they could confuse voters and help Mary Peltola (D), according to The New York Times.A staffer was tasked with finding every voter named "Dan Sullivan" in the state and… pic.twitter.com/7WTrm2n10T— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 28, 2026 According to the Times, a Peltola staffer got unusual instructions from top campaign aides in the summer of 2025, when she was eyeing a Senate run: "Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can." The staffer searched voter records and compiled a statewide list of Dan Sullivans. "The plan worked," the paper wrote. Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg, entered the race this year without a party label next to his name.The paper's central ... Continue Reading »

Roswell Attracts ETs (Extra Tourists) After Government Releases New UFO Files Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times,ROSWELL, N.M. - The 1947 crash of an alleged flying saucer on a ranch outside this high-desert town started a neon-lit alien tourism economy of museums, gift shops, and festivals spanning decades.Nearly 80 years later, new U.S. government disclosures about Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, are boosting that industry with videos of strange objects and encounters with U.S. military ships and aircraft.This year's release of documents and videos - including some in October referencing the Roswell incident - opened a new chapter in the UFO debate, drawing fresh interest and more visitors to Roswell.The alleged Roswell crash sits at the center of a 79-year-old conspiracy theory that the U.S. military covered up the capture of a flying saucer and the recovery of alien bodies.The incident prompted one of the most spectacular headlines in history, which appeared July 8, 1947, in The Roswell Daily Record: "RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region," referring to the Roswell Army Air Field.But the military quickly walked back the claim, saying it was ... Continue Reading »

Putin Calls Musk A "Real Genius," Says Russia Coordinating With Him In On Satellites Russian President Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk "a real genius" on Wednesday and said Moscow is in touch with him about satellites, days after Ukraine said speed limits that hobbled its drones had been lifted. Putin said Russia is in "close contact" with its "American partners, including Mr. Musk," because in orbit it is important "not to interfere with each other."He spoke at an exhibition on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, as Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev presented Rassvet, Russia's answer to Starlink, Reuters reported. Shadayev said Russia has launched more than 30 satellites, against more than 5,000 working Starlink satellites. Independent tracker Orbital Radar puts SpaceX's fleet at close to 10,000. Putin called Rassvet a first step and said Russia started the work on its own.On Shadayev's numbers, Musk has about 160 times as many satellites in orbit as Russia; on Orbital Radar's, about 300 times. Putin conceded as much, saying Musk has more than 5,000 satellites in orbit while Russia is only starting to build its own constellation.The praise lands ... Continue Reading »

Google Plunges After Ugly Top And Bottom Line Miss, As AI Cannibalizes Search And Ads Today, ahead of the doubleheader of Mag 7 reports when both Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet report, we wrote in our preview that Microsoft has become the consensus long, while Alphabet "still feels like the consensus funding short across megacaps." And both have to convince a market that, as Goldman's Rich Privorotsky put it this morning, now has "eye watering expectations":"These really matter. Eye watering expectations… buyside probably closer to Azure growth around high 40s%, Google Cloud around mid 90s%. The question isn't whether those are good numbers, but whether they can surpass already high expectations... Azure probably needs a guidance raise to be properly supportive. The nuance is capacity… if they miss elevated expectations simply because they cannot bring enough compute online. That's disappointing for near term revenue but potentially even more bullish for the scarcity premium and future spending. Watch customer concentration, how broad the demand really is and, crucially, the relationship between revenue growth, capex and margins. The market wants evidence that the incremental economics work."In other words, a cloud beat ... Continue Reading »

Vance Sends Letter To Iranian "Hardliner" Mohsen Rezaei In Bid To Reset Talks Update(1633ET): We return to the Western MSM Iranian "hardliners" schtick and its usage in headlines, with oil prices declining on the following Wednesday afternoon story from The Wall Street Journal:Vice President JD Vance is engaging one of Iran’s most powerful hard-liners to revive peace negotiations even as President Trump threatens to restart the war after next week’s midterm elections, U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter said.This smacks of desperation on the part of the White House, now seven months into the supposedly swift and decisive "little excursion" where so much "winning" is taking place. According to more from WSJ:Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s top security body, the Supreme National Security Council, and previously Iran’s longest-serving commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the people.The letter was sent at Trump’s direction, one person said, and Trump is aware of the outreach. Vance is testing whether Tehran and Washington could find enough common ground to persuade Trump not to give a final order for a short, intense attack ... Continue Reading »

First Images Show Flavio Bolsonaro Stepping Off Private Jet In Miami After Lula's Totalitarian Crackdown Summary:First Images Of Bolsonaro Exiting Private Jet In MiamiBrazil In Political Crisis? Bolsonaro Lands In Miami After Lula's Totalitarian Crackdown Threatens Political Crisis In BrazilBolsonaro Footage Exiting Private Jet In Miami First footage of Flávio Bolsonaro and possibly his family exiting a private jet in Miami after fleeing the totalitarian crackdown pushed by his opponent, Lula, and the socialist regime.Footage courtsey of Brazilian 24-hour TV news channel, GloboNews. Flávio Bolsonaro e família chegam aos Estados Unidos. ➡️ #GloboNewsRadar - de segunda a sexta, às 8h30, na #GloboNews. Assista na TV e no @globoplay https://t.co/q7eCC3b7n6— GloboNews (@GloboNews) October 28, 2026*   *   *  Polymarket: Will the US grant Flávio Bolsonaro political asylum in 2026?*   *   *  Video: Flávio Bolsonaro Lands in Miami 🚨 JUST IN: RIGHT-WING FLAVIO BOLSONARO reportedly just LANDED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. He's SAFE from Lula's GOONS over in Brazil, after they stole the election from him and tried to seize his passports and TRAP him there Think about that. The socialists wanted to make Bolsonaro and his family SITTING DUCKS Now Sec. Rubio and ... Continue Reading »