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A plurality of Americans now back a “Medicare for All” program, according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. The newly released survey found that 43% of respondents back a proposal to enact a “Medicare for All” program that would supply government-run health insurance to all Americans. Meanwhile, 24% of Americans said they would oppose such a proposal, while 32% said they were unsure. Sixty-two percent of Democrats and 47% of independents said they supported the Medicare for All” proposal, while 52% of Republicans opposed it, according to the poll. The new data comes at a time when many voters…

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US District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday halted the Trump Administration’s renovation project at the East Potomac Golf Course. On Tuesday, Uruguayan-born Judge Reyes, a Biden appointee, blocked the Trump Administration from cutting down any more trees at the East Potomac Golf Course until at least October 26. CBS News reported: A federal judge on Tuesday barred the Trump administration from removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., for another two weeks after hundreds of trees were felled at the historic public course over the weekend. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in a brief order that…

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For the first time on their flagship morning or evening newscasts, two of the major broadcast networks — CBS and NBC — mentioned Tuesday that Texas Democrat senatorial candidate James Talarico had gone AWOL for over a week, suggesting there was no reason for anyone to engage in “rumors” or express skepticism about his neat-and-tidy explanation for an abnormally long flu bout. The networks could have at least alluded to any number of concerns, like these in a piece for The Federalist by our friend M.D. Kittle. But alas, they had other ideas that more or less smothered them in…

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A community in Guatemala was shocked when a teenage girl they reportedly thought was dead woke up inside her own coffin. Fifteen-year-old Yuleidy Ixcotoyac passed out while she was in the car with her father who was driving her to a hospital, news.com.au reported Tuesday. The teen had reportedly been having chest pains when the incident happened Saturday, and her father, Pastor Abraham Ixcotoyac, checked her pulse and breathing after he stopped their vehicle. He claimed he could not detect any signs of life, so he believed she was dead and decided not continue the journey to the hospital. Reports…

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Country singer Kacey Musgraves attacked Christopher Columbus and branded the Italian explorer a “loser” in a wild onstage rant on Sunday. “We hate you,” she said. Viral video footage shows Musgraves asking concertgoers, “Wait, it’s Columbus Day?” and “It’s what now?” to which fans replied by shouting, “Indigenous peoples day!” Watch Below: “Obviously fuck Columbus,” the “High Horse” singer continued. “Literally the lamest person to probably ever exist. Like, for real. What a loser.” “Christopher Columbus, we hate you,” Musgraves added. While the federal holiday commemorates Christopher Columbus, the establishment of Columbus Day and its ongoing observance have long served as a celebration of…

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A top adviser to the commodities regulator’s chairman told career staff to retract a referral over possible insider trading in oil bets, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Analysts in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight referred trades made around President Donald Trump’s March 23 reversal on Iran to the agency’s enforcement division, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Mel Gunewardena, a senior adviser to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, then told a supervisor to retract the referral, according to the outlet. In a two-minute window starting at 6:49 a.m. on March 23, traders sold contracts equal to…

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The U.S. Embassy in Caracas announced the restoration and reopening of a plaza honoring Abraham Lincoln Venezuela’s capital city. The Abraham Lincoln Plaza, often shortened to Lincoln Plaza, is a public space featuring a bust of the sixteenth United States president located in Bello Monte, a neighborhood in Baruta, one the five municipalities that form the broader Caracas Metropolitan District. The plaza was originally built in the 1950s but had fallen into disrepair in recent years as a result of the Venezuelan socialist regime’s animosity toward the United States during the rule of deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro. The American Embassy in Caracas…

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Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed in the strike, which wounded six other journalists.(AFP) — The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday urged the international community to pressure Israel, including through potential economic consequences, if it does not hold accountable the troops responsible for a deadly 2023 strike on reporters in Lebanon.A Reuters journalist was killed and two AFP reporters were seriously wounded when they came under fire in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on Oct. 13, 2023.Investigations by both news agencies and several nongovernmental groups concluded that Israel carried out the attack.The Committee to Protect Journalists,…

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Russia claims Ukrainian supply robots destroyed in Kharkov as encirclement tightens Russia says its troops destroyed at least 10 Ukrainian supply robots in the Kharkov region this past week. A Russian officer also claims more than 110 Ukrainian drones were destroyed as Russian forces tighten an encirclement. Ukraine says Russian strikes hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkov after Trump announced an energy ceasefire. Washington is reportedly threatening to cut off a European-funded weapons program over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Trump’s Russian diesel deal and call for a new Ukrainian president have strained ties with Kyiv and its European…

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Anthropic, the maker of the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) model, said in a threat intelligence report last month that a Yemen-based cell used its AI products for three weapons programs, according to the report. [1]The report identified the threat actors as based in northern Yemen and described programs for a guided rocket, a multi-stage ballistic missile and a multi-variant missile called the R2000, the company said. The area is controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi movement, according to the report and news accounts. [1] The report was published before the Houthis launched attacks on Saudi Arabia over the weekend, according to…

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An analysis published Sept. 16, 2026, by Timofey Bordachev, program director of the Valdai Club, states that great powers are again weighing the costs of empire. The article, published by RT and first released by Vzglyad.ru, examines whether large nations can guarantee their security without absorbing potentially unstable neighbors into expensive imperial structures [1]. Bordachev’s analysis cites Britain, the Soviet Union, and Trump-era America as examples of powers that have weighed imperial expansion against its financial and political costs. The article opens with the assessment that “an empire is perhaps the most expensive indulgence that even the most powerful nations…

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Study Links Loneliness, Social Isolation to Fewer Disease-Free Years Adults who experience both loneliness and social isolation can expect fewer years of life free of major chronic disease than adults who experience neither, according to a study reported by mindbodygreen. Researchers analyzed UK Biobank data from 277,489 adults who were free of seven major chronic conditions at the start of the study, the report stated. The study followed participants for about 13 to 14 years and measured loneliness and social isolation separately, according to the report. At age 50, people experiencing both loneliness and social isolation had fewer disease-free years…

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Giant “Blobs” beneath Earth’s surface shape planet’s magnetic field for millions of years Two colossal “Blobs” of superheated rock beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, located at the core-mantle boundary (2,900 km deep), alter the flow of molten iron in Earth’s outer core, shaping the planet’s magnetic field over hundreds of millions of years. The Blobs create uneven stability in Earth’s magnetic field and some regions remain steady for eons while others fluctuate. Their heat affects core dynamics, with stagnant iron beneath hotter regions and vigorous flow beneath cooler ones, challenging the traditional “bar magnet” model. Earth’s magnetic field shields…

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A review of existing research examined mercury exposure, changes to the gut microbiome, damage to the intestinal lining and sleep disruption, according to an article published by mindbodygreen on Oct. 7, 2026. The review also evaluated whether polyphenols, plant compounds found in colorful foods, may protect against mercury-related damage, the article stated. Mercury is a heavy metal that enters the body through the environment and certain foods and can remain in tissues for long periods, according to the article. The review focused on an often-overlooked consequence of exposure and the pathway that connects the gut to the brain. The article…

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The primary obstacle to healthy, sustainable diets is not protein choice, but the overconsumption of nutritionally empty “discretionary” foods like snacks, sweets and sugary drinks, which command a large share of household budgets. These discretionary foods are major, often overlooked, drivers of both environmental harm and poor health, contributing significantly to climate impact and providing excessive calories and sugar while offering little nutritional value.  Shifting dietary focus from just protein sources to reducing processed indulgences offers a dual benefit—it simultaneously improves public health outcomes and reduces environmental footprints more effectively.  The financial barrier to choosing plant-based proteins is minimal, as…

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to downplay continued strikes by Russia and Ukraine on energy targets, despite his own claim that both nations had agreed to an energy ceasefire.Trump previously announced that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an energy ceasefire, though both nations continued to target one another’s energy production facilities after Trump declared a cessation of such strikes. “They agreed. You know why? Because I said, ‘You agree’ — that’s why. They agreed because I said they agreed,” he told reporters on Tuesday. “Well, Ukraine hit many sites the day before,” Trump said, in response to a…

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U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday extended a one-day pause on tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. public golf course, to October 26. The aging golf course has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to remake the city, and Reyes had issued a one-day pause following a tense three-hour hearing in which she accused the government of deceiving her with its actions over the holiday weekend. Reyes had said the halt could be extended to 14 days if necessary, the Associated Press reported.  The one-day pause was intended to give the government time to find…

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the immigrant faced a “Hobson’s choice” after he was barred from returning to Mexico and ordered to remain in Oklahoma, where he was “found in” and arrested.WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear arguments in a case challenging an immigrant’s second arrest and prosecution for being “found in” the United States despite his probation requiring him to remain in the country.Jesus Herrera-Salazar asked the justices to overturn a second prison term based on his conviction under U.S. Code Section 1326(a), a criminal statute prohibiting the reentry of removed migrants, as a clear…

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The internet’s favorite Fat Bears in Alaska are not appearing on wildlife cameras quite as much these days. The salmon has been eaten, the Fat Bear Week crown has been won, and it’s time to survive the winter ahead. However,  some other bears from the great white north are getting their close-up. Explore.org and Polar Bears International run eight different livestreams from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Known as the polar bear capital of the world, Churchill’s Wapusk National Park is home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternity dens. During October and November, viewers can…

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President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House President Trump on Tuesday told The Gateway Pundit that he “doesn’t take a position” on the investigation into Ilhan Omar or whether she should be deported, while slamming her as a “terrible person” who doesn’t “love our country at all.”  Omar’s Washington, DC home was raided early on Monday morning in a criminal fraud investigation that is looking at Omar’s immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a teen. Investigators were seen hauling  boxes of evidence out of her home yesterday. Officials believe that she…

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Admittedly, he didn’t put things in so start a sentence, but Mark Rowley, the chief officer of the London Metropolitan Police, has made clear that he doesn’t care much about the objections to two-tier policing and race-based hiring practices.  Advertisement DEI is his #1 priority, and if that means more cases similar to the unnecessary death of Henry Nowak, it’s just tough luck. London police chief doubles down on DEI hiring: “I will have more police officers of color” https://t.co/LSGwNFUZcD— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) October 13, 2026No doubt you recall the sad case of Henry Nowak, who was attacked with a…

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As we cross the midpoint of this 40 Days for Life campaign, there’s one story we don’t want you to miss. This testimony from a grandmother who saved her own grandchild is the most popular video in 40 Days for Life history. Join more than 1.3 million people who have been inspired by it! HELP LIFENEWS SAVE BABIES FROM ABORTION! Please help LifeNews.com with a donation! Watch the video by clicking the image or visiting: youtube.com/shorts/IaTlSa4LM8k The first half of the campaign went quickly…and the second half will go fast too. Don’t miss your opportunity to save a mom and baby from abortion. Sign…

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State and federal regulators say the convicted entrepreneur’s repeated stock trades and online investment advice violate a judge’s antitrust order preventing him from doing business in the industry.MANHATTAN (CN) — The Federal Trade Commission and seven states on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to hold disgraced businessman Martin Shkreli in contempt over stock trades they assert violate his court-ordered permanent ban from the pharmaceutical industry.In a pair of court filings Tuesday, the FTC and its state co-plaintiffs claim Shkreli, the biotech engineer infamous for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug used to treat HIV, has been…

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Kimberly Guilfoyle will resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece. President Donald Trump commented on her resignation, as well as the Russian diesel deal and the war in Ukraine. Katie Zacharia took the podium for her first briefing as White House press secretary. Hear the announcements from her debut. The Supreme Court added a case…

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Character.AI, a generative AI chatbot startup notorious for allegations of driving a 14-year-old boy to suicide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with Disney in the lead to buy its assets. The Verge reports that the company, known for building online bots used for chatting and roleplay, announced the filing in a press release and blog post published Monday. It listed estimated liabilities of between $50 million and $100 million. Character.AI had faced mounting scrutiny and lawsuits over chatbot safety in recent months, even as it kept releasing updates and launching new products. “Over the past year, we’ve taken meaningful…

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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday that government revenue is down 42 percent for the first half of 2026 due largely to the impact of the Iran war. “The crisis naturally had an adverse impact on public finances, with total revenues falling by 42 per cent during the first half of the year, while public expenditures decreased by 14 per cent — all without compromising essential services or development priorities,” the emir told the Shura Council, a nominal legislature appointed by the emir that mostly fills an advisory capacity. “The closure of the Strait of Hormuz,…

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By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, October 13, 2026The entrance sign of Pepperdine University is seen in Malibu, California. | Wikimedia Commons/WolffystyleA Christian university in California has adopted an expanded faith statement that clarifies its stance on God, Scripture, grace and other core beliefs it considers central to its mission.Jim Gash, president of Pepperdine University in Malibu, announced the release of “Pepperdine Believes” in an Oct. 8 email to the campus community.Pepperdine Graphic Media, a student-run news organization that covers Pepperdine and surrounding communities, shared Gash’s announcement in a Friday Instagram post.Gash’s email said the faith statement, adopted by…

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The Democrats’ top campaign arm pulled money from the Georgia Senate race Tuesday as Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff held a comfortable lead. Ossoff led Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins by an average of 8.1 points as of Tuesday in a state that President Donald Trump won by two points in 2024, according to RealClearPolling. The Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pulled money because they were confident in Ossoff’s chances heading into November. “Mike Collins is floundering and Republicans have all stopped spending in Georgia. Senate Majority PAC will continue to monitor…

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Screenshot On Tuesday, President Trump responded to Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation while speaking to reporters at the White House.  “She was almost a member of your family. How surprised were you to hear about these allegations?” a reporter asked, referencing Guilfoyle’s past engagement to Donald Trump Jr. Trump fired back, distancing his family from her, “She wasn’t a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago.” He continued, “She went to Greece; she was doing a good job, but we didn’t like what we were reading.” When asked whether he spoke to Guilfoyle, Trump added,…

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Sports23 sources·Updated Oct 13, 2026·1 min readThe Los Angeles Rams are releasing kicker Harrison Mevis and signing Blake Grupe off the New York Jets practice squad one day after a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 12, 2026, in Inglewood, California. Mevis missed a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter and had a 48-yard overtime attempt blocked by Greg Rousseau after a Rams fumble recovery. Tyler Bass then kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal for Buffalo. Mevis made all four extra points but is 5 of 9 on field goals this season, his four misses through…

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Georgia voters began casting ballots on Oct. 13, as early voting opened in one of the most closely watched states three weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm election.By Oct. 24, voters in all 10 states where the Cook Political Report rates at least one Senate or governor’s race as a toss-up will be able to vote early in person or cast an absentee ballot at an election office.Those states with toss-ups in either race or both are Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.Cook, a nonpartisan election forecaster, describes toss-up races as the most competitive, with…

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U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has released a statement about her future on social media. In a lengthy statement released on X, Guilfoyle announced that she will be leaving her ambassador role, thanking President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the people of Greece for the opportunity to serve. This comes after the White House confirmed that the president requested she step down. Look: Serving as the United States Ambassador to Greece has been the honor of a lifetime. I will forever be grateful to President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for entrusting…

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The number of new annual dementia cases worldwide is estimated to increase more than twofold by 2050 from 2023 levels, according to a recently published peer-reviewed study.Published in the JAMA Neurology journal on Oct. 12, the study analyzed data from more than 38,000 individuals across 18 nations and territories.Based on the calculated incidence rate of dementia, the researchers estimated that in 2050, there would be 24.7 million new cases worldwide, up by more than 116 percent from 11.4 million new cases in 2023.Gender-wise, incidence rates were found to be higher among women than men.Middle-income and lower-income nations had higher rates…

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A clip from GOP candidate for Senate Justin Murphy is going viral for all the right reasons. Murphy is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, this November, but has largely flown under the radar until recently. When asked during a recent debate how he would instruct President Donald Trump on Iran, his response was enough to wipe the smirk right off Booker’s face. Watch: GOP candidate for Senate Justin Murphy’s response to a question about Iran. Booker almost wet his pants. https://t.co/8INLqrq3k8 — Live From Studio 6B (@lfs6b) October 11, 2026 “Finish it. Finish that war in a…

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A new text from the “Cornell 7” accuser, “Jane Doe,” is being used by a defense team to question her claims that she was incapacitated. The message, a simple three-letter response, was sent to Doe’s roommate, who was wondering if she would be back on the night of the alleged assault, according to TMZ. “Are you coming home [tonight]?” the roommate asked at 3:05 a.m. on October 20. “Idk,” Doe responded shortly after. While the response itself is not revealing any new information, it’s the timing of the message that one of the fraternity brothers’ lawyers believes is critical. “The…

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The silence seemed to last forever. Running for her third straight term, Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James was asked a very simple question during the lightning round of last Thursday’s debate: Which past state AG do you admire? Stumped, James let out an “Um.” Name one former New York Attorney General you admire. Letitia James: 🦗🦗🦗 https://t.co/ab8SqvPgFZ— Saritha Komatireddy (@sarithaforny) October 9, 2026Seconds passed, and then finally, the moderator jokingly said, “Tick-tock.”Her Republican opponent, Saritha Komatireddy, landed a zinger before James could stumble through her much-delayed response. “She only admires herself.”“No, no, no,” James said. “We admire others.…

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Ann Coulter’s response to the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., home has the internet in stitches. The pre-dawn raid came as a surprise, but it was a welcome one for someone like Coulter, who is not a fan of the lawmaker. She couldn’t help but note the ironic timing of the raid in a sarcastic sympathy post on X. Look: Let’s hope that today’s raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home didn’t prevent her from having an otherwise joyous Columbus Day! — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) October 12, 2026 “Let’s hope that today’s raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home didn’t prevent…

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PARIS (CN) — Swaths of southern Paris were cordoned off Tuesday as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined the latest installment of the biggest student-led demonstration the country has seen in decades.The Interior Ministry said roughly 161,000 people had marched nationwide as part of “Act V” by Tuesday evening, while a group of student unions measured the number closer to 480,000. The campaign has garnered global attention.In the morning, Thunberg joined protesters at the Lycée Paul Éluard in the suburbs of Paris.“If we live in a society that neglects young people, who are the future, it’s one of the clearest signs…

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Creator: Joe Ravi Just when you think the radical open-border lobby and activist judges have pushed the legal system to its absolute limit, the United States Supreme Court is now being forced to step in to answer a question that should take precisely two seconds to answer: Should a man who cooked thousands of meals to sustain members of an armed terrorist organization be granted legal asylum inside the United States? The case, Blanche v. Ozurumba, involves Izuchukwu Ozurumba, who entered the United States illegally in July 2023 after spending roughly six months in 2022 as a cook for a…

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Michel DeGraff is a professor of linguistics at M.I.T. His specific area of expertise is Haiti’s creole language. But after the 10/7 attack on Israel, DeGraff decided he wanted to teach a course about Zionism. The proposed course was titled, “Language and Linguistics for Decolonization and Liberation and for Peace and Community Building — From the River to the Sea in Palestine and Israel to the Mountaintops of Haiti and Beyond.” M.I.T. said no. Advertisement An M.I.T. panel rejected the course over questions about whether Dr. DeGraff, a Haitian scholar and expert in the study of Creole languages, had the…

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New York officials were slammed as “DISGRAZIA,” while the one who dared to show up at the Columbus Day parade was met with boos, heckles and jeers along Fifth Avenue. Assisted suicide legislation, abortion bills and attempting to force religious sisters to accept gender confused men at a women’s only facility are just some of the ways that New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has stood against the Catholic faith with which she identifies. As such, the governor’s attitude toward them and those of Italian heritage earned her an in kind welcome at the 82nd Annual Columbus Day Parade, where…

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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to assuage concerns over Iran receiving help from Russia and China. In a late-night Monday post, the president claimed that the “radical left” is wrong to think that Iran is receiving meaningful assistance from America’s adversaries. He also reminded people that both countries stand to lose a lot by aligning themselves with the Middle Eastern country. Look: I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the “wonderful” Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t…

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The “vicious attacks” against a philanthropist over her appearance found her husband hitting back with examples of winning over whining. Time and again, those suffering from terminal cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome have proven themselves incapable of even acknowledging positive efforts from the administration. This has revealed the ugliness of many and the good of others, the latter of which remained the focus of billionaire Michael Dell as he emphasized the positive in response to social media trolls insulting the looks of his wife, Susan. The launch of Trump Accounts found the Dells spearheading investments in the future of America’s…

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A foreign national was arrested and charged last week after allegedly illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Breitbart News has learned. Paulo Jorge Silva, a green card-holder from Portugal, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents on October 5 in Philadelphia. Silva, federal prosecutors allege, was illegally registered to vote and illegally voted in the 2024 election. Following his arrest by HSI agents, Silva was turned over to the United States Marshals Service. “This alien from Portugal has been charged with illegally voting in the 2024 election…

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The high court reversed a California man’s victory against Monsanto over the agricultural giant’s failure to warn of Roundup’s cancerous risks, dooming similar cases in the future.(CN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed a $28 million ruling against agricultural biotech giant Monsanto, likely ending any future path for failure-to-warn claims over the herbicide Roundup.“We are pleased with the court’s decision and will urge the California appellate court to vacate the verdict in this case,” a Monsanto spokesperson told Courthouse News.Mike Dennis, a resident of Carlsbad, California, sued Monsanto — since acquired by Bayer — in San Diego Superior Court…

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The NCAA faces half a dozen lawsuits from college athletes in Colorado alone challenging a rule they say unfairly shortened their sports careers.DENVER (CN) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association asked the 10th Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a lower court order blocking the organization’s eligibility cutoff decision that ended the college sports careers of athletes who graduated from high school in 2022.“Every eligibility rule is exclusionary, that’s the definition of an eligibility rule,” the NCAA’s attorney Rakesh Kilaru told the three-judge panel Tuesday. “We understand that the people left on the other side of the line are disappointed.”Until this…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Character.AI, the once-buzzy chatbot startup that faced high-profile lawsuits over the deaths of minors, has declared bankruptcy. Character.AI announced last night that it had entered a “voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process” and is looking to sell the company in a court-supervised sale. “Over the past year, we’ve taken meaningful steps to sustain and improve our business amid significant legal, regulatory, and operational headwinds,” Character.AI said in a blog post. “After a comprehensive review of our available alternatives, our board determined that this court-supervised…

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On their flagship morning newscasts, ABC fixed on Tuesday a major issue (party ID) that befell their Monday night coverage of the federal raid on far-left Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) D.C. home, but was joined by CBS and NBC in continuing to express disgust at the idea Omar would be raided for anything other than political retribution by the Trump administration. CBS Mornings, like its evening counterpart, still refused to explicitly state that Ilhan Omar is a Democrat. In addition, it still minimized the possibility that she did anything criminal. INSANE: ‘CBS Mornings,’ like its evening counterpart, still refused to…

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Florida is set to execute a prisoner who said he killed his cellmate so that he could be moved to death row. James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals for strangling his cellmate, Frank Hart, in 2008, NBC News reported.  Roberts was incarcerated at Charlotte Correctional Institution, and according to court documents, he tied several socks together and strangled Hart while the man slept. Robertson told investigators that the attack was carried out so that he’d be sentenced to death and not have to live his days out in prison.  Robert will receive a three-drug injection…

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