Zelensky thanked the "real leaders" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels. Continue Reading »

The BBC joins Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi as it regains crucial territory in the Donbas, but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump. Continue Reading »

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William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday. Continue Reading »

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Trump-aligned groups and Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions into the midterm election, but the GOP spending surge has barely moved polls or the map. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Manel MENGUELTI © 2026 AFP La Bourse de Paris a bouclé vendredi sa meilleure semaine depuis celle du 3 août, sans combler le retard accumulé cette année par rapport aux autres grandes places européennes, en raison notamment des incertitudes politiques en France.L'indice vedette CAC 40 a gagné 0,28 % vendredi, soit 22 points, pour terminer à 7.956,70 points. Sur l'ensemble de la semaine, il a progressé de 1,97 %.Ce rebond ne suffit pas à effacer une année 2026 jusque-là décevante pour la place parisienne. Depuis le 1er janvier, le CAC 40 recule encore de 2,37 %.Sur la même période, l'indice européen de référence, le Stoxx 600, a gagné 8,87 %.Depuis le début de l'année, Francfort a avancé de 4,62 %, Londres de 9,57 %, Milan de 10,93 % et Madrid de 11,66 %. Amsterdam fait la course en tête avec un bond de plus de 20 %. L'indice néerlandais a d'ailleurs atteint mercredi un record historique en séance et en clôture.Paris s'éloigne au contraire de ses sommets. Le CAC 40 évolue à près de 9 % sous son record de clôture de 8.726,03 points, atteint le 10 août."La première raison, c'est qu'on a toujours un poids ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP L'association engagée depuis cinq ans dans la restauration coûteuse d'une réplique de L'Hermione, frégate qui emmena au XVIIIe siècle le marquis de La Fayette soutenir les insurgés américains, cherche un peu plus de deux millions d'euros d'ici avril pour boucler son plan de continuité.Placée en redressement judiciaire depuis septembre 2025, l'association Hermione-La Fayette a bénéficié récemment d'un nouveau délai supplémentaire de six mois, jusqu'au 14 avril prochain. Le tribunal judiciaire de La Rochelle devra alors définitivement trancher entre l'adoption de ce plan ou la liquidation judiciaire de l'association."Pour être certains que le plan de redressement soit adopté, il faut lever 2,2 millions d'euros soit 1,5 million pour reprendre une tranche de travaux et 700.000 euros pour la maintenance courante du navire", a déclaré sa directrice générale Emilie Beau, lors d'une conférence de presse à Bordeaux.Le coût total des travaux de grand carénage du trois-mâts engagés en 2021 en raison de la présence de champignons, aujourd'hui traités selon plusieurs responsables, s'élevait initialement à 10 millions d'euros. Il manque toujours 5 millions d'euros pour "terminer les travaux de la coque", donc après la nouvelle tranche comprise dans le plan de redressement, "il restera 3,5 millions ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Camille CAMDESSUS © 2026 AFP Dire qu'une mauvaise ambiance régnait autour de la table vendredi soir à Bruxelles quand les 27 dirigeants européens ont évoqué le sujet de l'immigration relève de l'euphémisme.Réunis dans la capitale belge pour un sommet européen, les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement de l'UE ont débattu durant deux jours d'une série de sujets brûlants, du soutien à l'Ukraine au périmètre du futur budget européen, de l'attitude à adopter avec la Chine jusqu'à l'élargissement du bloc à de nouveaux pays-membres.Et puis il a été question d'immigration. Espagne contre Italie Les dirigeants européens ne s'étaient pas retrouvés autour d'une table à Bruxelles depuis l'épisode migratoire dans l'enclave espagnole de Ceuta, fin juillet, quand des dizaines de milliers de personnes sont arrivées en force dans ce territoire depuis le Maroc. Cette crise a provoqué de vives tensions entre l'Espagne d'un côté et l'Italie ou le Danemark de l'autre. Et mis en lumière les fragilités de la coopération européenne sur les questions migratoires.Depuis, les 27 tentent de recoller les morceaux -- avec un succès limité. A ... Continue Reading »

Par Margot Hutton Des salles de classe dégradées à la défiance envers le pouvoir, la presse étrangère voit dans la mobilisation lycéenne française bien davantage qu’une crise scolaire. Entre inquiétude pour l’avenir, critiques du maintien de l’ordre et espoir démocratique, ses analyses dessinent le portrait d’une jeunesse qui réclame sa place. Des salles de classe dégradées à la défiance envers le pouvoir, la presse étrangère voit dans la mobilisation lycéenne française bien davantage qu’une crise scolaire. Entre inquiétude pour l’avenir, critiques du maintien de l’ordre et espoir démocratique, ses analyses dessinent le portrait d’une jeunesse qui réclame sa place.Ce ne sont pas seulement des lycées bloqués que les médias internationaux observent. C’est une promesse française qu’ils interrogent: celle d’une école publique capable d’offrir à chacun les mêmes chances.Dans les reportages et commentaires consacrés à la mobilisation, un mot revient en filigrane: l’égalité, revendiquée par la République, mais contestée par les jeunes rencontrés.L’égalité républicaine à l’épreuve des salles de ... Continue Reading »

Par Linda Giguère TV5 JWPlayer Field C'est l'histoire d'un slogan, un slogan qu'on voit partout, depuis la mi-septembre, dans les manifestations et les blocus des étudiants en France et en Belgique ainsi que sur les réseaux sociaux. Ce slogan, nous révèle Linda Giguère, c'est "Bismillah c'est les ténèbres" !  TV5 JWPlayer Field C'est l'histoire d'un slogan, un slogan qu'on voit partout, depuis la mi-septembre, dans les manifestations et les blocus des étudiants en France et en Belgique ainsi que sur les réseaux sociaux. Ce slogan, nous révèle Linda Giguère, c'est "Bismillah c'est les ténèbres" ! Mais qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? Rien du tout ! "Bismillah c'est les ténèbres", ça ne veut rien dire, et pourtant, cette expression est devenue culte chez les manifestants. À ... Continue Reading »

Russian forces have captured the Ukrainian stronghold of Dobropolye in Donbass, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has reported Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Two women have sued former US Representative Matt Gaetz, accusing him and other defendants of running a sex trafficking ring Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Saudi Arabia spends over $82 billion on defense, yet Houthi drones and missiles keep threatening its oil facilities and airports Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US diesel deal with Moscow has exposed divisions in the West’s anti-Russian stance, ex-Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl says Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russian President Vladimir Putin has tightened regulations on strategic enterprises, requiring state approval for certain dealings abroad Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Показатель за прошедшие три квартала 2026 года вырос на $9,4 млрд Continue Reading »

Согласно документам суда, ему предоставят конфиденциальные консультации с адвокатом Continue Reading »

На долгосрочные гособлигации в российских вложениях приходился $21 млн, на краткосрочные - $4 млн Continue Reading »

Она может достичь €520 млрд, заявил Андрей Бабиш Continue Reading »

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Violent unrest is gripping several countries across Europe, as student activists demand better education systems. Continue Reading »

Commercial goods, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and winter clothing, have not entered Gaza for two days. Continue Reading »

Mourners quietly grieved at a makeshift memorial outside an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. Continue Reading »

Progressive stalwart, who is seen as potential 2028 candidate, says she wants to combat 'smears' against El-Sayed. Continue Reading »

Al Jazeera has confirmed that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role. Continue Reading »

Defense Minister Israel Katz seeks to extend emergency powers until November 3, beyond the October 27 election, amid warnings that civilians could be targeted; no restrictions are currently in effect, and Knesset committee approval is still required Continue Reading »

A 49-year-old man dies at Soroka Medical Center a day after the blast at Intel's Kiryat Gat facility; a gas technician was killed Wednesday and a third victim remains hospitalized in serious condition, while investigators suspect a gas cylinder exploded during truck unloading Continue Reading »

Former US president acknowledges Jewish persecution but says Jews seeking refuge took land from others, drawing criticism over his portrayal of Israel's creation; he also urges Israelis to rethink their strategy and Palestinians to reject violence Continue Reading »

Egyptian president rejects suggestions of territorial ambitions and reaffirms the peace treaty with Israel after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned that Egypt would lose Sinai if it attacked Israel; Cairo questions whether some Israelis harbor unfounded fears Continue Reading »

New US strike plans include possible attacks on Iranian infrastructure and nuclear sites, but military sources question whether the massive bomb could change the course of the war Continue Reading »

Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing. Continue Reading »

Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds. Continue Reading »

The gunman who killed four in Bend, Ore., entered an elementary school by shooting through a locked door, raising questions about what more schools can do to protect children. Continue Reading »

One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections. Continue Reading »

Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes. 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 »

The former Senate candidate has endorsed her former primary foe — but is not pushing hard for former backers to do the same. Continue Reading »

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

James Talarico alone outraised ten of the top GOP Senate candidates combined over the past three months Continue Reading »

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The president singled out Karl Rove and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn as his endorsed candidate appears to be in a tight race with James Talarico. Continue Reading »

Rep. Mike Lawler is walking a fine line on immigration in an attempt to hold onto his seat. Continue Reading »

“We’re here to prove that the left can actually deliver,” Darializa Avila Chevalier said. Continue Reading »

Senators laughed when they were asked if they wanted to serve on the Ethics Committee. Continue Reading »

“If we lose the House and the Senate, we should be here from Nov. 9 until Dec. 31 with no break at all,” the Ohio Republican said. Continue Reading »

It is unclear if the letters in question made it past off-site screening facilities. Continue Reading »

Anthony Scaramucci, communications director for about 10 days, took to social media after losing his title as the White House’s shortest-lived punchline. Continue Reading »

Republican super PACs are shifting their money to states like Kansas and South Carolina. Trump is heading to states they left behind. Continue Reading »

The task force’s approach puts legal liability at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to oversee frontier AI. Continue Reading »

Part of the challenge is no one knows what the midterm electorate will look like, making it hard to know if the polling is accurate. Continue Reading »

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers and Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on Friday became the latest Republicans to break with one of the president’s policies. Continue Reading »

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is reportedly "transitioning out" of her role after receiving criticism regarding her legal background, Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie shared. Continue Reading »

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia's first week was all about Katie Zacharia, when the role should have been about the president and his agenda. Continue Reading »

Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on Katie Zacharia's departure as White House press secretary Friday, noting her tenure was less than his as communications director at just five days in the role. Continue Reading »

Russia is seeking new gas markets in Africa as state energy giant Gazprom struggles to replace the European customers it lost following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov said Friday that Russia was ready to supply gas to African countries, as well as explore for deposits and develop any reserves it finds. Speaking at Russian Energy Week, Tsivilyov said Russian companies could also offer a full range of energy infrastructure services. Continue Reading »

Ousted ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle openly bragged about her sex life while at Fox News and proudly flashed her collection of X-rated photos paired with her conquest's credit card, a former colleague claims. Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery initially bonded with the embattled ex-diplomat over their "shared disdain" for California Gov. Gavin Newsom — Guilfoyle's ex-husband — but became "less comfortable" the more they became acquainted, the Fox News contributor wrote in the Daily Mail Thursday. Continue Reading »

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian military's access to the Starlink satellite internet service has not yet been fully restored, as media reports suggested the order to throttle the service had come from within the White House. Zelenskyy met European leaders on Friday in Brussels, where he asked the EU for another €70bn next year to fund Ukraine's defence against Russia. The meeting offered an important opportunity for Zelenskyy and Europe to align their strategies, as Zelenskyy once again found himself embroiled in a major quarrel with the US president, Donald Trump. Continue Reading »

Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin from hospital on Friday, just days after his lung cancer surgery, and expressed his concern about the "grave humanitarian situation" in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city. During the call, the Vatican said Leo expressed "deep concern" about the conditions in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city in the Kherson region where Ukrainian authorities say around 2,000 civilians remain and supply routes for food and medicine are blocked. Continue Reading »

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What the Christa Pike and Nidal Malik Hasan cases reveal. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration on Thursday sued California over its handling of voter fraud claims, asking a federal court to immediately bar the state from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters statewide — many in Los Angeles County — whom the administration alleges are "likely noncitizens." Continue Reading »

The Trump administration is suing California to block mail-in ballots from roughly 20,000 voters it suspects are not U.S. citizens, but state officials say the government hasn't provided reliable evidence that those voters are ineligible. Continue Reading »

The U.S. Dept. of Justice is seeking an emergency injunction against California over 20,000 "likely noncitizen" people on the state's voter rolls. Continue Reading »

Former Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz is facing a new legal battle after two women filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing him and two associates of participating in an alleged scheme involving paid sexual encounters, drugs and the recruitment of young women. Continue Reading »

The halt to commercial shipments, including fruit and winter clothing, cuts off a key source of critical supplies. Continue Reading »

OpenAI has been warning employees to beware of foreign spies who could try to seduce them in order to steal company secrets, according to a bombshell report. Continue Reading »

When President Trump announced that Katie Zacharia would serve as the next White House press secretary, he referred to her as an attorney. But she hasn't passed the bar exam in the U.S. Continue Reading »

Omar's husband told reporters they were 'annoying the hell out of all the neighbors' outside the residence Continue Reading »

Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher were killed when a 16-year-old Bend, Oregon, resident entered an elementary school and started shooting, police said at a news conference Thursday evening. Continue Reading »

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Things Have Changed... Authored by James Howard Kunstler via kunstler.com, I remind you once again: history is a trickster. Sometimes things turn out, and sometimes they just turn, and these days they're turning hard. Get this: Russia is not our mortal enemy anymore. This is not 1956 or even 1986. It is no longer the so-called Free World against the wicked Hammer and Sickle. Russia is no longer a weird political science experiment acting in defiance of human nature - that is, of people striving to make good lives for their families. No more sacrificing everyone's happiness to prove Karl Marx's cockamamie theories. No more trying to foist all that on the rest of the world. Russia gave up on that project and opted to become a normal nation, with the full kit of normality: commerce, shopping, banks, enterprise. Things have changed. Things have gotten strange, too. You see every indication that, for now, Europe has become something of adversary, if not exactly our enemy, yet. Europe has lost its mind. Now, it is Europe's turn to destroy itself in pursuit of idiotic theories - such as: nations don't matter. . . ... Continue Reading »

Another Mass Shooter Stopped By Armed Citizen In Oregon Three children and one adult are dead following an active shooter situation at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon on Thursday afternoon. The suspected active shooter is also dead after an armed civilian chased the shooter into the school and killed him. The shooter was reportedly a 16-year-old boy, though no details on identity or motive have been releases yet.  He was armed with a long gun; an anonymous law enforcement source told the Associated Press it was a pump-action shotgun purchased legally by his mother.      Police responded to the school at about 12:59 p.m. after receiving a report that an unknown man had shot into a car.  Deschutes County 911 dispatchers received multiple calls reporting that someone had entered the school and started shooting.  By the time they arrived, the assailant was already dead.   Unfortunately, three children (ages 5, 8, and 11) and one teacher were killed before the shooter was stopped.  A 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were also critically injured.  Both were transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Victim names have not been officially released.   While the identity ... Continue Reading »

Ukraine's Starlink & Starshield Services Restored, Officials Say British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed on Oct. 15 that Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield services had been restored following a temporary disruption. Starshield is the military version of Starlink, which offers satellite internet connectivity for consumer and commercial use. The temporary disruptions to Ukraine's Starshield access, which were reported on Oct. 14, come amid increased tension between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Adding more confusion to this whole scenario, around midday on Friday, President Trump told a gaggle of reporters that he "didn't know who gave the order on Starshield," to slow it down, claiming further that "it wasn't us." President Trump says the U.S. has not restricted SpaceX’s military-grade Starshield satellite communications services to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/K1fZNgpVRa — Tabz (@TabzLIVE) October 16, 2026 As Timothy Frudd further reports for The Epoch Times, following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Oct. 15, Streeting told the BBC that he was "reassured directly" by Hegseth that Ukraine's access to Starlink and Starshield had been restored. On Friday, Zelenskyy said satellite speed was returning but had not yet been fully restored to its ... Continue Reading »

US Closes Fiscal 2026 With $2 Trillion Budget Deficit, Pays Record $1.4 Trillion In Interest With DOGE disbanded more than a year ago, and tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, the US is no longer even pretending that there is any hope to normalize spending, or any kind of happy ending to the US debt trajectory.  At 2pm today the US Treasury published the latest, September, monthly budget deficit data, which was also the last month of fiscal 2026, and it will again come as no surprise to anyone that things are looking ever worse.  Total US receipts for the month were $558 billion, a modest 2.6% improvement from the $544 billion a year ago, with individual income taxes accounting for $298 billion, or more than half of the total, and the bulk of the balance coming from Social Insurance and Retirement receipts of $149 billion. On the spending side, things were ugly: total outlays were $585 billion, a 70% deterioration from the $345.7 billion spent a year ago, although like last month, much of that had to do with the calendar impact of tariffs.  Putting receipts and spending in context, a ... Continue Reading »

Millions Watched Zuckerberg Sip A Guinness. Nobody Heard What He Said Next. Authored by Patrick Feeley via Substack, The Sip On the October 12 episode of John Collison's Cheeky Pint, Mark Zuckerberg picked up a full pint of Guinness, took what looked like a mouthful of foam and held it there long enough for the clip to travel around X and pick up millions of views. Zuckerberg eventually responded himself with "that's just my face," which is fair, and I will admit I have made a similar face reading through a capex budget. Most people who saw the clip probably did not watch the rest of the episode, which is a shame, because later in the conversation Zuckerberg said something that matters a great deal more for anyone trying to understand the AI buildout than his reaction to an Irish stout. "At some point the GPUs will be fully depreciated, but we're probably still going to be using them for a while, because the value of even an H100 at this point is higher than it was last year... compute continues being constrained." In other words, the CEO of a company running one of ... Continue Reading »

Wisconsin Democrat's 'Number One Priority' As Secretary Of State: Driver's Licenses For Illegal Immigrants JoCasta Zamarripa, the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin secretary of state, told WMTV that her top priority if elected is getting driver's licenses for people in the country illegally - and she wants David Crowley to be the governor who signs them into law. Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State JoCasta Zamarripa: "My number one priority is to see the governor sign driver's licenses for undocumented Wisconsinites into law. And I hope that that governor will be David Crowley..." pic.twitter.com/flOhsit4Qo — Vanessa Kjeldsen (@VanessaKjeldsen) October 15, 2026 Asked whether Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor and Milwaukee County executive, had signed on, Zamarripa acknowledged the two haven't discussed it yet. "We're going to talk soon," she said, adding that she feels "confident" he'll back it because "as a legislator he was supportive." Years of Bills, None Passed Zamarripa, a Milwaukee alder and five-term former Assembly member, has pushed "driver card" bills for undocumented immigrants for years, and none became law. One version she sponsored would have issued licenses that couldn't be used to board a plane or enter a federal ... Continue Reading »

Princeton Researchers Find A Lower-Energy Route To Fusion Ignition Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, A new Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory model finds that heating plasma first and compressing it second could sharply cut the energy needed to reach fusion ignition. Tungsten at just one part in 10,000 could double the pressure ignition requires, a red flag for the dozen-plus next-gen machines built with tungsten walls. The findings are theoretical, but a liquid lithium coating could keep tungsten out of the plasma as AI-era money keeps pouring into fusion. A new model for nuclear fusion has potentially discovered a significantly more energy-efficient way to achieve nuclear fusion, and flipped everything we thought we knew about the fusion process. The scientists' modelling also flips the traditional order of operations for managing and sustaining plasma in a controlled fusion experiment. Traditionally, fusion processes start by compressing plasma for higher density, and then heating it to superhot temperatures. However, new modelling from the United States Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) shows that reversing this order of operations could drastically reduce the energy inputs necessary to achieve ignition. This is big. Ignition refers to when ... Continue Reading »

Watch: Ilhan Omar's Husband Snaps At Reporter Over Rumors Congresswoman Fled Country Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) husband snapped at reporters after being confronted over rumors that the Minnesota Democrat fled the United States following a federal raid on the couple's Washington, D.C., home. Tim Mynett, a political consultant married to the far-left congresswoman, was approached by a Fox News reporter while walking the couple's dog Wednesday evening. "There are rumors that the congresswoman left the country, is that true?" a reporter asked. Mynett sidestepped the question and expressed frustration with the media presence outside their residence. "You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man," he barked. SPOTTED: Ilhan Omar's husband Tim Mynett snapped at questions surrounding rumors that the congresswoman fled the country following a federal raid by Homeland Security Investigations. He was seen outside their Washington, D.C., home multiple times, but Omar has not been spotted... pic.twitter.com/HuD7yETtmk — Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) October 15, 2026 The tense exchange comes amid questions about Omar's whereabouts following Monday's reported raid by Homeland Security Investigations agents. On Monday morning, Federal investigators searched the congresswoman's home as part of an investigation examining alleged irregularities ... Continue Reading »

TD And BMO Among 9 Banks Accused Of Discriminating Against Conservative Customers, US Regulator Says Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, A U.S. banking regulator's report has flagged the Bank of Montreal and TD Bank alongside seven other financial institutions accused of restricting financial services to certain American customers because of their conservative political or religious beliefs. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a report based on its findings during a supervisory review of debanking practices across nine major banks under its jurisdiction, based on 100,000 complaints at institutions it regulates. Debanking is when a bank or financial institution suddenly closes a customer's bank accounts or refuses to provide financial services. Joining the two largest Canadian banks on the OCC's list were JPMorgan Chase & Co. - the world's largest banking institution - plus Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., U.S. Bancorp, Capital One Financial Corp., and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. The OCC says its review stemmed from a presidential directive issued by Donald Trump last August which mandated that U.S. citizens cannot be excluded from accessing financial services based ... Continue Reading »

After Brutal Hannity Interview, Katie Zacharia Sets Record For Fastest-Fired Trump Official Katie Zacharia, the Truth Social communications adviser and Fox/Newsmax fixture whom President Trump appointed on October 9 as his sixth White House press secretary, was fired Friday, barely a week after taking the job, the New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Neither the White House nor Zacharia has commented. Trump did not use the word fired. Speaking to reporters, he said he had urged her to "reconsider" and later added that he would "do whatever she wants." He recounted telling her, "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider," and added: "Katie, do you need this? I don't think you need this." Fox News reported she is "transitioning out." The firing makes her the fastest-fired Trump official, on top of the shortest-tenured press official.  Records are made to be broken. But I take no pleasure in other people's pain. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 16, 2026 The firing also comes the day after a brutal Hannity interview.  😮 Katie Zacharia crashes and burns on [checks notes] Hannity 😮 If you had the "over" on Zacharia lasting more than one Scaramucci, her epic ... Continue Reading »

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Reopen 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to open registration for the 2027 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program by Nov. 1. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta of the Southern District of California requires the State Department to announce the registration period no later than midnight ET Oct. 29, open a 30-day electronic entry window by midnight Nov. 1, and notify selectees by midnight Dec. 3. The department must accept entries and process applications until the fiscal year 2027 visa allocation runs out, or Sept. 30, 2027, whichever comes first. The program was suspended days after a Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and injured nine. Officials said the suspect was granted entry to the United States under the program. "This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country," then Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at the time. "At President Trump's direction, I am immediately directing [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] to pause the DV1 program to ensure no more Americans are harmed by ... Continue Reading »

Lululemon Restructures Fabric Team After See-Through Leggings Complaints And Stock Collapse Lululemon is restructuring its fabric development operations following another round of customer complaints about product quality, eliminating seven positions and shifting some responsibilities closer to overseas suppliers, according to Bloomberg. The changes, implemented in August, include moving certain raw-material development functions to vendor partners. The company is currently advertising related positions in Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City. Bloomberg writes that the shakeup follows complaints that leggings from Lululemon’s Get Low collection were too transparent, prompting a temporary suspension of online sales. Similar concerns emerged weeks later over its heart-patterned leggings. The problems add to a history of quality-control issues. In 2024, Lululemon discontinued its Breezethrough leggings following criticism of their fit, while in 2013, the company recalled nearly 20% of its women’s bottoms over excessive sheerness. It comes during an already disastrous year for Lululemon shareholders. The stock has plunged roughly 55% in 2026, dramatically underperforming the broader market as investors question whether the once-dominant athleticwear brand can regain its footing. The company's financial performance has done little to restore confidence. Second-quarter revenue declined 4% to $2.4 billion, while comparable sales fell ... Continue Reading »

Anthropic To Feed Claude Official Voting Data Ahead Of November Midterms Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Anthropic announced Wednesday that it will add official U.S. voting information and election results supplied by the nonprofit Democracy Works to its Claude chatbot ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Democracy Works provides "Americans with the guidance they need to vote in every election, every time." The nonprofit first partnered with Anthropic in 2024 "to prevent the misuse of AI in political contexts." In April 2026, Anthropic began showing Democracy Works' nonpartisan TurboVote tool in a banner when Claude was asked about voting registration, locations, or dates. Later this month, Claude will start drawing official voting information from Democracy Works into its responses on Claude.ai for users in the United States, Anthropic said. "Someone asking where to vote or what ID to bring to their polling place will now get an answer specific to their state, without leaving the conversation," the company said. "These responses draw on publicly available information that Democracy Works collects from state and local election sources." Claude will also begin showing up-to-date results on election night and in the days ... Continue Reading »

Cocoa Grindings Crush Estimates, Chocolate Stocks Rise: Is Hershey A Buy? A new Bloomberg survey found that third-quarter cocoa processing in Asia and Europe exceeded estimates, signaling a potential demand recovery as lower bean costs improve processing margins. The rebound follows a period of record-high cocoa prices that sparked demand destruction among consumers. Asian processing soared 29% in the third quarter to its highest quarterly level since 2011, according to the Cocoa Association of Asia. In Europe, grindings rose 3.2% from one year ago, marking the region's first quarterly year-on-year increase since 2024, according to the European Cocoa Association. New York cocoa futures rose .5% on Thursday to about $5,762 a ton, roughly 157% above this year's low of $2,243. Despite the rebound, prices remain more than 50% below the $12,000 levels reached at the height of the cocoa shortage in late 2024 "The market was already trending in a bullish direction and this will add to the sentiment," said Daryl Kryst, senior vice president of OTC commodities at StoneX, adding that weather and supply risks in West Africa linger. Chocolate stocks have also rallied over the past five days, led by Nestlé ... Continue Reading »

Oil Prices Extend Gains Amid Possible Saudi East-West Pipeline Hit, Russian Refinery Outage Update(1240ET): Iran state IRIB reports a new thermal anomaly detected near an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia's Yanbu region, suggesting Saudi East-West oil pipeline has been targeted once again. However, any further information or confirmation has not been forthcoming. Regarding the Ukraine war, Russia's Ryazan oil refinery, about 200 km southeast of Moscow, was hit again overnight and is reportedly on fire. Oil prices extend gains. US CRUDE FUTURES RISE OVER $2 TO CROSS $100 PER BBL ON PERSISTENT MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY CONCERNS, RUSSIAN REFINERY OUTAGE Images of Russian oil refinery fire, amid Trump-Zelensky standoff over Ukraine's ongoing strikes on Russian oil and diesel infrastructure... 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region Thursday, triggering a fire, regional governor Pavel Malkov said, Reuters reports. The Rosneft facility southeast of Moscow accounts for nearly 5% of Russia’s refining throughput. Earlier Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced an end to Kyiv’s pause on refinery strikes after Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite Trump’s Sunday announcement of an “energy ceasefire.” “The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,” he ... Continue Reading »

AVs Drive More Safely... But Can Lead Nearby Human Drivers To Take Risks: Study Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, The way automated vehicles (AVs) drive frustrates many motorists sharing the road with them, leading to more dangerous driving and possibly road rage. A line of Waymo robotaxis drives through North Beach in San Francisco, Calif., on July 7, 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesThat is one way to interpret the findings of researchers at Chinese universities in a newly released paper that aims to gauge the effects of integrating AVs into car fleets worldwide. "Automated vehicles drive safer but induce riskier behavior in human drivers in car-following scenarios" is the title of the new paper, published in the journal Communications Engineering in October. Researchers Yueying Chu and Peng Liu from Zhejiang University, and Ying Gao and Zhigang Xu from Chang'an University, sought to answer two questions using available AV driving data: Will AVs drive more safely? And will AVs make nearby human drivers drive safer? The answer to the first question was yes. "Our evidence clearly shows that AVs drive safer and smoother as compared to their human counterparts in car-following," the researchers reported. The ... Continue Reading »

Trump Admin Sues California Over 20,000 Suspected Ineligible Voters Ahead Of Midterms Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against California and two election officials, seeking to prevent approximately 20,000 potentially ineligible voters from having their ballots counted in November's midterm elections until their citizenship status can be verified. The Justice Department alleges that California is knowingly allowing noncitizens to participate in federal elections, raising concerns about election integrity just weeks before voters head to the polls. "State-facilitated voter fraud is unacceptable in the United States of America," Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. "If found responsible in a court of law, the State of California will have seriously undermined confidence in our electoral system and violated laws that protect our nation's representative system of government," Blanche added. According to the lawsuit, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators identified potentially ineligible voters using federal immigration records and information from the Social Security Administration and State Department. The Justice Department previously sent Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan a password-protected drive containing more than 20,000 voter records, demanding citizenship verification ... Continue Reading »

X Suspends 13,000 Accounts In Suspected China-Russia-Iran Operations Targeting US Politics Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Social media platform X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in three suspected foreign influence operations linked to China, Russia, and Iran that targeted American political discussions ahead of the November midterm elections. In an Oct. 14 announcement, X said the networks used fake accounts to publish and amplify political content targeting U.S. candidates and public figures across the political spectrum. The company identified the accounts through proactive monitoring and investigations by its Safety team. X did not disclose how many accounts were associated with each country, identify the American candidates targeted, or publicly release evidence linking the networks to specific foreign government agencies. The suspensions come less than three weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, when Americans will elect all 435 voting members of the House of Representatives, approximately one-third of the Senate, and numerous state and local officials. Election Safeguards X said its election-related enforcement builds on safety measures operating year-round, particularly its rules against coordinated inauthentic behavior, which prohibit organized efforts to manipulate discussions through deceptive accounts. "Whether it is spam networks or entities ... Continue Reading »

Porsche Gets Roasted As Flying Tesla Makes Its New Supercar Look Stone-Age Porsche previewed its new supercar line positioned above the 911 on Thursday evening, just hours before Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster stole the show. The Roadster's flying demonstration and sub-one-second 0-60 mph acceleration certainly suggest the birth of a new supercar brand that makes today's European hypercars look primitive. Called the "Mission S," Porsche wrote on X, "Authentic. Consistent. Timeless. A glimpse into the future - shaped by our heritage. Mid-engine architecture. A focus on the driver and the driving experience. Call it a love letter."  Mission S. Authentic. Consistent. Timeless. A glimpse into the future - shaped by our heritage. Mid-engine architecture. A focus on the driver and the driving experience. Call it a love letter. https://t.co/R2BKMUzcyA — Porsche (@Porsche) October 15, 2026 Porsche was roasted on X by Tesla fans, with many saying: Not the best day for this post 😂 pic.twitter.com/T26rCJphaU — Eva Fo𝕏 🦊 Claudius Nero's Legion (@EvaFox) October 16, 2026 Does it fly? — ALX (x/acc) 🎃🇺🇸 (@alx) October 16, 2026 Porsche execs after seeing the Tesla debut pic.twitter.com/CCPwsXFSOv — Maverick Alexander (@MaverickDarby) October 16, 2026 Sorry bro did you say something ? ... Continue Reading »

Trump Directs DOJ To Seek Capital Punishment For Killers Of Police, Firefighters Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump told first responders on Oct. 15 that he was pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek capital punishment for murderers convicted of killing members of law enforcement or firefighters. "We're bringing the death penalty back for anybody that kills a police officer, by the way, or anybody in law enforcement," Trump said at a White House Rose Garden luncheon honoring America's law enforcement and firefighters. He said he directed the DOJ to pursue capital punishment for people convicted of killing a police officer, but also asked the department to add the punishment for anyone who murders a firefighter. "They're on the ladder and they get shot at and nobody ever talks about that," Trump said. "You'll see - shootings will stop very quickly." "America owes our first responders a debt it can never fully repay," he said. "But as president, I will always stand behind those who stand on the front lines of law enforcement, fighting fires, all of the things that you people do so courageously." National Border Patrol Council ... Continue Reading »