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A protester's hand was blown off by a police crowd-control grenade on Saturday as the nationwide demonstrations against the higher cost of living and school conditions turned violent. According to France’s biggest trade union, the CGT, more than half a million people are taking part in the protests across the country. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.6 minutes ago Paris mayor condemns vandalism during protests Paris’s Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has condemned the vandalism that has plagued the protests in the city, saying the “vast majority” of the demonstrators are “marching peacefully”. 11 minutes ago 📸 Paris march in pictures...

Welcome to the 2026 midterms, a months-long contest to prove who is the manliest man. Oh, and to win control of the House and Senate. You’ve seen the highlight reel: Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly calling his opponent a “beta.” James Talarico firing back against GOP attacks that he is “too low-T for Texas.” A sweaty Beau Bayh, running for Indiana secretary of state, pumping weights in a campaign ad — one of many candidates flaunting their physical strength to break through with voters. Democrats are desperate to prove they’ve learned their lesson after men propelled Republicans to victory in 2024. They...

Imtiaz Mohammad is running as a Republican – but he calls Pakistan his “motherland” and says anything he does will be “related to Pakistan.” After losing as a Democrat, he switched parties. His real goal: elect as many Muslims as possible – commissioners, congressmen, everything – until politicians must come begging the Muslim voting bloc. He wants all Muslims “on one page.” He is not running for Americans. He is running for Islam and Pakistan. Why is the Florida GOP still featuring him? Florida, do better. ... Mohammad, a Pakistani immigrant and former Democrat (Bernie/Squad supporter, ICE abolitionist, sanctuary-state advocate),...

You may have come across this recent story of Agatha Christie in the 21st century. A University of Wyoming student was arrested after police say she tried to poison a colleague, then attempted to flee to China when officers questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was questioned by campus police after surveillance cameras set up by a coworker experiencing medical symptoms allegedly caught her rinsing his mug with liquid from her own cup on Oct. 1, according to a University of Wyoming police affidavit, which added that she was seen on camera “taking photos and manipulating notebooks.” Wang didn’t get along...

On a cold, drizzly day in July 2026, Nate Lewand and his fleet of whitewater rafters passed by Black Canyon, an obsidian-colored gorge on the Main Salmon River in Idaho. As they rounded the bend, they spotted a woman standing on a narrow sandy beach far too small to hold a tent. She wore clean linen clothing, military-style boots, and carried a burled walking stick. Despite being right at the water’s edge in the rain, the woman was bone dry. She had no gear—no ropes, no backpacks, and no raft. “She was just standing there,” Lewand told Outside. “We hollered...

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A convenience store employee allegedly attacked a 64-year-old customer over the price of beer, striking him with the six-pack, repeatedly beating him and apparently stabbing him with a screwdriver, prosecutors say. Qvon Turner, 25, was working the register at a store in the 1100 block of North Ashland Avenue on the evening of September 21 when the customer disputed the price of the beer, which he believed cost about $11, according to prosecutors. The two argued for about 20 seconds before the customer requested a refund. Turner refused, grabbed the six-pack and allegedly slammed it into the right side of...

A 71-year-old man was fatally savaged by a 12-foot alligator while fishing on the shoreline in Florida on Friday afternoon. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission identified the victim as Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden, according to FOX35. Emergency crews rushed to the scene at around 5 p.m. after Hamilton was mauled by the beast while on the shoreline of Lake Apopka, 15 miles northwest of Orlando.

The chief adviser to Argentine President Javier Milei has said Britain is being "colonized by Islam," using the election of a Muslim lawmaker in London to argue that Argentina should reclaim the Falkland Islands. Santiago Caputo, one of Milei's closest political advisers, made the remarks in a social media post that the Argentine president later shared, according to a Guardian report. Caputo cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Labour MP who took her oath of allegiance on the Quran, as evidence of what he portrayed as the growing influence of Islam in Britain. Caputo said that Islam's presence in...

Unhinged DSAer Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Dixon is against prisons unless they are used to house Trump and her Republican opponent Ashley Moody. She doubled and tripled down on it during a CNN interview where Senator Chris Murphy looked like he wanted to bolt for the exit as her campaign imploded live on-air.Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon appeared on CNN Wednesday, claiming that she never wanted to abolish prisons because she wants to imprison President Trump and her Republican opponent Sen. Ashley Moody. Nixon, who is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has...

US President Donald Trump was asked Thursday whether he trusted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and appeared to dodge the question. “I don’t trust anybody, honestly,” Trump told the right-wing US cable news outlet Newsmax. “In the world of politics I don’t trust anybody.”Trump has recently been pressed several times on whether he will make an endorsement ahead of Israel’s October 27 election. On Tuesday, the US president claimed that he hadn’t thought about doing so, but that he might. Netanyahu has long touted his close ties with Trump in electoral campaigns. The US president also told Newsmax that Israeli officials...

"Nationwide protests are expected in France today against the high cost of living, including a large march in the capital, Paris. Join us for live coverage of the French cost of living protests (including the march in Paris, France). Numerous groups in France, from French students to members of the Yellow Vest movement and more, are expected to participate today in large cost-of-living protests across France. A march in Paris is scheduled for 2pm local time (8am ET), and protests have already begun in Paris. Plus, protest activities are set to take place throughout the country." France Protests - LIVE...

New study released ahead of November election shows 'Project Beacon' saving ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars per winter. Massachusetts could pivot in the direction of affordable and reliable energy by expanding on existing natural gas capacity, according to a new study that says ratepayers could save $367 million per winter. Since many of those same ratepayers are also voters, that’s a figure that should pique their interest. The Fiscal Alliance Foundation, a nonprofit headquartered in Boston, highlights the benefits of “Project Beacon” in its study released just ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election. The projected savings for homeowners and...

The russians are facing non-stop military losses on Ukrainian soil. About 1,557,350 aggressor's troops were eliminated, 569,514 air targets of invaders were shot down, thousands of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks were destroyed by the defenders of Ukraine The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published a new summary of total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 04.08.26. Find them in the infographics by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:

Will SpaceX REALLY Go All In on Starship's Next Flight? SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 could attempt a double catch, bringing both Super Heavy and the Starship upper stage back to Starbase! We cover Ship 42 and Booster 22 preparations, Ship 40's recovery and inspection, and SpaceX's proposal for up to 456 Starship launches a year from Texas. Plus, Flight 16 preparations at Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A, Florida launch pad construction at LC-37, Gigabay progress, Flight 14 data, Tesla's rocket-powered Roadster, Falcon 9 launches, Cargo Dragon's CRS-35 mission to the International Space Station, and NASA's Perseverance rover breaking a Mars driving...

Authorities raided a “large-scale” methamphetamine lab in Lancaster on Oct. 14, seizing more than 1,000 pounds of meth, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

A Texas Democratic congressional candidate’s campaign reported more than $4,300 in spending on cookies, Mexican restaurant purchases and beer and wine earlier this year, according to federal election records, drawing renewed attention after a heated debate in which she apologized for a remark about her Republican opponent “making fun of Nazis.” Katy Padilla Stout, the Democrat nominee for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, reported expenditures totaling $4,338.14 in five transactions in March and April, according to spending details cited in an August report by RedState and records attributed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The reported purchases included $675 for cookies...

Harris wants 13 Supreme Court justices and statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, while strategist James Carville told Democrats to "just do it" without campaigning on it. Former presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris this week presented a number of what she considers top Democratic Party goals, should the party retake Congress, that appear more far-left than those being pitched to potential voters during the midterm cycle. She expressed her views on the "Baby, This Is Keke Palmer" podcast posted Tuesday on what a Democrat-controlled Congress should try to advance, including expanding the Supreme Court, changing the Electoral College,...

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Democrats have a “big siren warning sign" ahead of Election Day and it is close polling margins in key Senate toss-up races. Enten said the Senate is "too close to call," as the polling shows many races within the margin of error and Democrats will have to wait until Election Day to see if polling is right, or if Republicans outperform and remain in control. Midterm elections are commonly viewed as a test of the political environment facing the party in power, and the president's party has historically lost seats during them. Republicans...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (10/17/26)[Prayer]Personalities Psalm 55[a] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David.1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; 2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught 3 because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger. 4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. 5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed...