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Starting a thread for the MLB Playoffs. Game 1 Wildcard Results White Sox 6 Astros 3 - F Yankees 9 Red Sox 0 - F Braves 5 Phillies 3 - F Padres 4 Cubs 0 (Bottom 5th). Cubs with no hits through 5.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans 32 days of campaign travel ahead of the ​November midterm elections, putting himself and his record at the ‌center of Republicans' fight to hold on to Congress as polls show Democrats poised for gains. The November 3 elections will decide whether Republicans retain control ​of the US House of Representatives and the Senate or ​whether Democrats gain the power to shape Trump's final ⁠two years in office, including through investigations into his administration. Many polls ​show Democrats leading in key House races and challenging for control ​of the Senate as...

Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. Mindgard, which tests the security of AI systems, told the BBC it discovered in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade safety limits put in place by developers. It arose during a process called "jailbreaking", where researchers use a series of complex instructions to see if AI tools ignore guardrails - which Mindgard said should have stopped Kimi from discussing concerning topics. Moonshot told the...

Dear friends, I apologize for the unannounced interruption. Me and my family moved to Maine, our beloved state. That meant moving countless boxes and furniture, and many car trips between Lisbon, ME and Upton, MA. And severe lack of sleep. It also meant a lack of Internet access. Why was it so sudden? The property in Maine was stuck in probate on the seller side and once it came through, we had to act quickly. I now have restored connectivity to FR from a hotel, from where I will work for a few more weeks. And the I retire from...

Earlier, “progressive” LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman used the "genocide" slur with Hasan Piker.  Appearing on Sep 29, 2026 in a Jewish forum by the Jewish Federation, Raman was asked whether she would appear with someone who was anti-Christian or anti-Muslim, as she had appeared with the antisemitic Hasan Piker. She said yes, explaining that “we need to hear a wide variety of opinions.”  So she was asked about her use of the word “genocide.”  She answered, “I’m not an expert on this term, but I’ve seen experts calling it a genocide. I looked it up, and...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under Anthony Fauci funded deadly gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the likely Chinese epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.However, SARS-COV-2 was apparently not the first deadly virus that created panic in the former NIAID director's office.According to a journal entry obtained by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and published by Just the News, Fauci privately expressed terror upon learning that his agency had supported a U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases experiment that took Ebola — a deadly virus with a case fatality rate ranging from 25% to...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV celebrates Masonic, French Revolutionary motto ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ Pope Leo celebrated a motto used by Freemasons that traces back to the bloody, anti-Catholic French Revolution. Pope Leo XIV celebrated a motto of the French Revolution used by Freemasons – “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” – as “universal ethical imperatives” during a speech at the Élysée on Friday.“France was responsible for significant advances in our world, including the recognition of human rights grounded in the nature of the human person, particularly religious freedom,” said Leo in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron and French officials. “This constant focus...

An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran BAGHDAD—After spending more than 23 years and $1.7 trillion, America is winding down what critics have called its forever war in Iraq, closing the last major U.S. military base on Wednesday.“We don’t think we need the military there anymore,” President Trump said during a White House visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in July. “We have a fantastic champion, a new champion,” the president said. “He’s young, and he’s handsome.”Zaidi, a 41-year-old businessman, sat beside...

Cruise's naked attempt to win an Oscar backfires in spectacular fashionTom Cruise wants an Oscar very, very badly. He’s been terrific in serious dramas and blockbusters alike, and you can’t blame him for wanting that golden statuette. Along comes “Digger,” which offers a one-two punch for Oscar consideration. The film casts Cruise in an over-the-top role that dramatically alters his appearance. Check! The narrative is all about Climate Change, a message that speaks to Hollywood’s progressive heart. Double-check! And it all backfires in spectacular fashion. Put this one in the Louvre, a portrait of ego and ambition in a death...

Analysis from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) reveals that hospitals used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to hike healthcare spending by nearly a billion dollars over a two-year-period. The Daily Caller reports that a new study from BCBSA shows that a major rise in patients being documented as having complex conditions led to $942 million in additional medical care costs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies between 2023 and ‌2025. Insurers and consumer advocates warn that these AI-fueled billing practices will ultimately push up insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for families and employers. The BCBSA’s report “raises...

[Catholic Caucus] Irreversible—the Dictatorship of What Has Happened. When History Becomes a “Magisterium”Irreversible—the Dictatorship of What Has Happened. When History Becomes a “Magisterium”: Notes on a Statement by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich. Functional “Facts-Based Politics” Instead of the Holy Spirit. An article by Armin Schwibach (kath.net; original in German)Rome (kath.netet/as) “Irreversible”: With these words, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich described the process of synodality initiated by Pope Francis in an address in October 2015: the fait accompli of a political land grab within the Church. In an interview with the Kurier on September 20, 2026, the Luxembourg cardinal and former Jesuit explained that...

Pulse Decision Science poll | 9/24-9/27 LV US Senate Texas 2026 🟥Ken Paxton 48% 🟦James Talarico 45% Tracks polls in upcoming elections. US political news aggregator + posts polls and election results. Occasional political commentary. Non-partisan.

If it seems that the lights are going out more frequently in the Xcel Energy service area, it isn’t your imagination: Outages in 2026 are running above historic averages, according to a Colorado Public Utilities Commission analysis. “In every single month of 2024, 2025 and the first half of 2026, customers have experienced an above-average number of outages,” Nick Bongiardina, a PUC staffer, told the commission during a Sept. 23 review of outages. “This really reflects what customers are expressing they are experiencing.” After a wave of customer complaints in 2024 with 90,000 customers experiencing a 10-year record of six...

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The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about the next presidential race. At a private dinner of branzino and salad at Centrolina in Washington this month, Rahm Emanuel offered a dozen of the top Democratic recruits for the U.S. House some guidance for the final fall sprint. The role was familiar for him. Twenty years ago, Mr. Emanuel led House Democrats’ campaign arm when the party made big gains in red corners of the country. Now he ticked through how the current environment was “eerily...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps put out a 25-page letter addressed to Americans urging them to oppose President Donald Trump during the upcoming midterm elections. The IRGC, which as repeatedly tried to sway the Nov. 3 US elections, claimed that the president and his support of Israel were the cause of the war — as they urged voters to reject both in the voting booth. “America’s national security and the lives of its service members are entrusted to someone who is not only an inveterate liar but is also an insanely avaricious man whose only motivation in life ​is the...

Lawfare is the strategic use of legal proceedings to intimidate, distract, defame, or destroy an opponent. Over the past decade, the Left has built a powerful, well-funded network that is carrying out Lawfare against our advocate class. The Left raised at least $183 million last year. To examine lawfare, we must consider the current context, which is this: we are at war, a cold civil war, against a domestic regime which wants to overthrow America. It is correct to call it a “war,” and not just an unusually wide divide, because the contest is between two moral orders. From a...

Renovations to Ocean Terminal at the Port of Savannah are now more than 60% complete, with the project on track to make Savannah one of the most capable container ports on the East Coast, the Georgia Ports Authority announced Tuesday at its board of directors meeting. The $1.6 billion project is expanding Ocean Terminal’s annual container capacity from its current 200,000 TEU to 1.75 million twenty-foot equivalent units — a nearly ninefold increase designed to handle the growing volume of cargo moving through the Georgia coast. “Ocean Terminal is a major part of our strategy to prepare Savannah for future...

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Texas U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) are neck and neck in a poll released just days after a previous poll had the Democrat in the lead. A Stratus Intelligence survey conducted from September 22-24 among 865 likely voters in the upcoming November election concluded that Paxton, the Republican Texas attorney general, and Talarico, a Democrat state legislator, each have 48 percent support, with 4 percent undecided. Paxton’s image was rated 41 percent favorable versus 55 percent unfavorable, compared with Talarico’s 46 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable. While the Republican leads among voters aged 55...