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The US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia violates UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called "kamikaze" drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the US State Department said. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain military technologies. Ukraine has identified the drones - or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - as Iranian Shahed-136 weapons. They are called kamikaze drones after the Japanese fighter pilots who...

WASHINGTON — Negotiators to a stop-gap spending bill in the U.S. Congress have agreed to include about $12 billion in new aid to Ukraine in response to a request from the Biden administration, a source familiar with the talks said on Monday.The source, who asked not to be identified, said the measure will also include resettlement funding for Afghan refugees

On Tuesday, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told BBC Radio 5 Live she was under “enormous pressure” to consider a 2020 White House run. When asked about her future in politics, Clinton said, “I feel a sense of responsibility partly because you know my name was on the ballot, I got more votes, but ended up losing to the current incumbent in the White House who I think is really undermining our democracy in very fundamental ways. And I want to retire him.”

La Familia drug cartel is selling not just drugs, but also counterfeit Microsoft Office computer software, according the Redmond, Wash., tech giant. Microsoft showed off unauthorized copies of its Office 2007 software in Paris today which the company said it found for sale in Mexico. The pirated copies of Office were marked with La Familia cartel's rectangular "FMM" logo that the Microsoft says proves the link between the counterfeiting and the organized crime group, according to a Bloomberg report. "This is the real side, the scary side of counterfeiting and it plagues the world," said David Finn, Microsoft's associate general...

Former US President Jimmy Carter, center, gestures as he speaks to the media at the ruins of the American International School, which was destroyed during Israel's offensive in Gaza earlier this year, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Carter says he's trying to persuade Hamas leaders to accept the international community's conditions for ending its boycott of the Islamic militant group. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (R) is escorted by a bodyguard after crossing into Israel from Gaza at the Erez crossing June 16, 2009. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being "treated more like animals...

First lady Michelle Obama, center, speaks as Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, left, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Feed America Vicki Escarra, listen as they join congressional spouses and volunteers, bag non-perishable food items at the Capital Area Food Bank, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, in Washington. US first lady Michelle Obama wears pink and grey shoes as she volunteers with Congressional spouses to assemble bags of food to feed 1,000 students who participate in the Food for Kids program, at the Capital Area Foodbank in Washington, April 29, 2009 US first lady Michelle Obama (R)...

McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming 'Religious Party' Steve Schmidt urges Republicans to begin voicing more support for civil unions and gay rights. FOXNews.com Friday, April 17, 2009 John McCain's top adviser from the presidential campaign urged fellow Republicans on Friday to warm up to gay rights and warned that the GOP risks becoming the "religious party" with its opposition to same-sex marriage. Steve Schmidt, in his first political appearance since the election, spoke at the Washington, D.C., convention for the Log Cabin Republicans -- a grassroots group for gay and lesbian Republicans. He urged Republicans, in the near-term, to...

I was disappointed in The Simpsons tonight; last week the Halloween special took what I considered a good natured shot at the Iraq policy, and though I don't agree with the viewpoint expressed, it didn't get under my skin. But this week, when the U.S. Army was shown to be going after youngsters and ignoramuses to be essentially cannon fodder, I started to get a bit perturbed. Homer gets suckered into joining the Army, and tells his daughter he's going to fight to "keep oil from going over $100 a barrel" or something like that. Homer, too dumb for even...

Just heard on WEEI that Channel 7 in Boston and New England Cable News is reporting that Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has resigned and is cleaning out his office.

one over the bahama's and a huge area in the Western Car, sea.... http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconusir.html

I was sorry the headline didn't say "Beaten to Death."

Kerry speaks at Milwaukee Area Technical College. The point has not been banned - we have three examples today. Kerry tries to show he is a soccer whiz at a youth soccer clinic in Brown Deer, WI, but merely continues to prove what a dork he is. He finishes up with a campaign rally in Sheboygan, WI. 18 days until the election. 19 more days of Kerry Crack-ups.    1Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., waves as he arrives to deliver a speech at the Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, Wisc. Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald...