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Israel's president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a ​new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is ‌fighting to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in an October 27 election but still emerged as the largest bloc in parliament. Eisenkot, a former military chief, has declined to join forces with Arab parties, with whose support he would have a majority of seats in parliament. But Arab leaders, incensed by what ​they view as the...

First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's adventure novel has been chopped, changed and adapted ever since. Is it a "misanthropic satire" or a "fantastical nursery tale"? You may be familiar with the story of Lemuel Gulliver. He wakes up after a shipwreck only to be pinned down by ropes and surrounded by tiny Lilliputians, who clamber up to the incapacitated adventurer. It's a scene that's been replicated and satirised ever since Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726, 300 years ago. Yet fewer may know of Gulliver's darker exploits, where the voyaging anti-hero encounters scientists inserting bellows into dogs,...

'Fox & Friends' reports on 'The View' co-hosts' praise of Michigan Democratic Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Vogue's commentary on what it calls a new generation of 'handsome' politicians

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he has opened an investigation into Seminole County’s late upload of several hundred Election Day votes. Election officials discovered the issue during post-election checks. The Secretary of State said the office identified 388 more votes recorded than votes cast in Seminole County. County election officials were notified of the issue and it was found that a memory card containing election results was not uploaded to the county’s management system. The Secretary of State said the missing memory card changed the outcome of the State House District 154 race. Before the discovery, incumbent State...

After a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military is setting up a task force to bolster Washington's efforts to restrict Tehran's movement of advanced weapons systems and other sanctioned material across its land borders and the Caspian Sea, according to a US Central Command (CENTCOM) announcement on Saturday. Task Force Iron Gate, as it will be called, will be based in Tampa, Florida, and will coordinate with other US government agencies. Beyond the movement of weapons, it will also focus on dual-use and illegal revenue streams. "Strengthening CENTCOM’s collaboration with US interagency partners will further constrain Iran’s ability...

Congressional critics warn a defiant defense secretary could imperil military funding WASHINGTON—With a vote on his impeachment looming next week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is digging in his heels and vowing to stay at his Pentagon post for the rest of the Trump administration. Hegseth has reassured his allies that he is not angling for Marsha Blackburn’s Tennessee seat in a Senate that will now be controlled by Democrats, Pentagon officials said. If his congressional opponents vote to impeach him, Hegseth will seek to use the confrontation as a platform to aggressively defend his agenda, which includes the war with...

SEATTLE — A 36-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree assault after prosecutors say she used racist and homophobic language before biting a chunk of flesh from another woman’s forehead in downtown Seattle. Charging documents filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office identify the defendant as Kamilia Chadli. Police said the victim, Diana Gonzalez, was left with permanent injuries and required a skin graft to close the wound.

According to a 179-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Philadelphia in August, Mansfield Oil Company is suing K.R.S.M. for $4 million The lawsuit alleges that they never paid because of a data error which impacted invoices.

PROSPECT, Tenn. (WSMV) - Every tap on wind chimes, ringing of the doorbell, and clapping with her mother is part of the language of 15-year-old Sophia Finocchio. Sophia has Down syndrome, is nonverbal and has autism. For years, her family spent much of their days trying to understand her needs. But beginning in July 2025, Sophia made noticeable behavioral strides through in-home applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy provided by a company called The Perfect Child. On its website, The Perfect Child advertises that it works with most commercial insurance plans and offers financial assistance. What Sophia’s family did not anticipate...

Newly elected Senator Abdul El-Sayed on Friday declared Michigan “the capital of Arab America,” causing a viral reaction on social media ranging from criticism to others offering data to support his claim. Speaking at the Connect Arab America Empowerment Summit in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Chantilly, Virginia, El-Sayed opened his remarks speaking his name in Arabic fashion and went on to make the claim. “I’m honored to be the next United States senator from the great state of Michigan, which of course I know we’re here in D.C. which of course is the capital of the United States of...

BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the killing of Katie Suarez, the 28-year-old Brooklyn woman whose fatal stabbing while out for a run along the Shore Parkway Greenway shocked the city and sparked an intense police investigation. Police arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, at his New York City home after detectives developed evidence they say placed him at the scene of the attack. He has been charged with second-degree murder.

President Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said that he requested White bring “assistants” with him and named several UFC fighters. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote. “I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Howard, son of Moe and Helen Howard, at the age of 91. Over the years, Paul remained a guardian of his father’s legacy, offering fans a firsthand view of the man behind the slapstick legend. Paul connected directly with the fans of The Three Stooges at various conventions over the years, sharing stories of his father and The Three Stooges. In 2015, he directed and hosted the 9-part docuseries Hey Moe, Hey Dad!, creating an intimate tribute to the legacy of The Three Stooges, featuring interviews with the heirs of...

Mass shooting in Krakow central square, six dead, shooter in custody and in hospital. Police officer who took him down also hospitalized. so-far uncounted numbers injured. On-scene videos as it was occurring. PM Tusk warns everyone not to politicize (sheesh). MSM calls shooter "alleged shooter".

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A longtime strategist for former President Barack Obama is already looking forward to 2028, saying that he’s spoken to 29 Democrats who are at least toying with the idea of running for president in the next election cycle. Jim Messina, who managed Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign, laid out his thoughts during an Election Day appearance on Bloomberg TV, where he said that the Democrats’ Tuesday blowout — particularly with regard to the gubernatorial elections in key swing states — changed the presidential map going in to the 2028 cycle. “If we win the House and the Senate, we will have...

Former chief of staff served as conduit between business community and Trump administration Lobbyists and surrogates for some of the world’s largest companies had a go-to strategy when they saw no other path to head off a damaging policy from President Trump: call Susie Wiles.Throughout her tenure, Trump’s departing chief of staff became a sounding board for corporations and advocacy groups trying to influence the administration, according to people familiar with the matter. Her departure, announced Friday, will leave many businesses searching for a new interlocutor within the White House.Leading Wall Street executives have often turned to Wiles and her...

The Pentagon says it has delivered more than 25,000 unmanned and counter-drone systems to U.S. Central Command this year through an approximately $782 million effort to accelerate military procurement... The 25,000 total therefore combines offensive systems, maritime platforms and counter-drone capabilities.... “DRPM-UxS was established to cut through red tape and put lethal technology directly into the hands of our frontline troops,” Owen West.. “In the hands of American warfighters, these low-cost, attritable systems serve as high-volume alternatives to legacy, multi-million-dollar exquisite munitions

“The Tehran "Trump in a Cage" live art exhibition, in which an actor dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump sat inside a life-size prison cell suspended above a public square in central Tehran, culminated in a mock public execution, according to a Channel 3 (Iran) report aired on November 4, 2026. The Channel 3 reporter told viewers that "the True Promise" was here. He said that Trump had been choked by the hands of the Iranian people and added that he had faced retribution on the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.”

A key former staffer and ally of Robert F Kennedy Jr accused outgoing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles of taking money from corporations and foreign interests to sabotage RFK's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. Trump announced Friday that 'ice queen' Wiles would leave the powerful position on Monday for a position in Trump's political operation, to be replaced by Stephen Miller. While many, including Trump, celebrated the work Wiles did, former Kennedy advisor Calley Means accused Wiles of pay to play involving her daughter in an interview with Joe Rogan. Means, who departed the Department of Health and Human...