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Everyone is obsessing about the ‘blue tsunami’. But there is remarkably little about this election that matters. The House and Senate flipping to the Democrats could disadvantage purposes I technically share with Donald Trump: the death of DEI, an end to the poisoning, mutilation and castration of minors, at long last the enforcement of immigration law. But with majorities in both houses for nearly two years, this administration has passed minimal legislation that lastingly affects any of these issues. So why does Trump losing the midterms matter? These losses will justly be regarded as a rebuke to Trump’s overreach and...

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories unit said it is monitoring the humanitarian situation in Gaza following this weekend’s rainfall but cannot allow certain equipment into the Strip because Hamas could use it “to develop terrorist capabilities.” “Hamas’s refusal to disarm and use of civilian equipment for military purposes impedes the improvement of living conditions for Gazan civilians,” COGAT said.

California is getting its largest new reservoir in more than 50 years, despite strong opposition from Native American tribes and environmental activists. The State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water-right permit for the Sites Reservoir project, located in Glenn and Colusa counties in Northern California.

Advertisers are fleeing a left-wing podcast whose hosts spent over 30 seconds laughing at the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan spent 30 seconds laughing about “digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” The comment referred to the assassination of husband and father Charlie Kirk, who traveled to Utah and was fatally shot in 2025 for challenging college students to prove him wrong. ... However, the podcasters have edited the segment after conservatives complained to the show's advertisers. Multiple sponsors have pulled their support.

Explanation: The sky glows with soft pinkish colors of fading twilight in this serendipitous mountaintop vista. Taken in subfreezing temperatures, the thoughtfully composed photo shows snowy, rugged peaks seen from a mountain pass on 2017 November 14. Below lies the village of La Villa, Alta Badia in Italy's Dolomite Alps. Above the nestled village lights, the constellation Ursa Major hangs over the northern horizon. But most stunning is the intense fireball meteor. It was captured during the camera's exposure by chance as it flashed east to west across the northern horizon, under Ursa Major's familiar Big Dipper asterism. Sightings of...

Will Chinese cars, autonomous cars or click-to-buy cars win in the next decade? You know the 80/20 rule, but I prefer 20/80. I’ve noticed that in the consumer-technology world, if something gets to 20% market share, it will likely get to 80%—think of VHS players, CDs, PCs, smartphones. A lively lunchtime discussion with Quin Garcia from Autotech Ventures turned into a friendly bet over which would happen first: Chinese automakers capture 20% of U.S. car sales, or fully autonomous vehicles account for 20% of cars shipped each year. Mr. Garcia makes the case for Chinese cars: “Almost 20% of cars...

President Trump revealed Sunday it is “highly unlikely” that the US will resume the war in Iran as long as talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program continue to make progress. “It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement,” Trump told during a phone interview. “The answer is highly unlikely it’s going to be necessary. They’re a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary.” “So it’s highly unlikely I’ll have to,” he went on. “They’re withering away financially. We’ve hit them militarily. We could finish...

8 November 2026 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Elizabeth Of The Trinity Parish, ChicagoReadings at MassThis is a preview of Universalis. The Universalis app gives you every day of every year, not just the single week you’re seeing now, and it doesn’t need the Internet. It gives you the official New American Bible version for the readings at Mass. As well as the Mass, it gives you the Liturgy of the Hours. It costs $9.99-12.99 on your phone, or £19.99 (about $26.50) on your computer. Get it now.Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingWisdom 6:12-16Wisdom is found by those who...

It was two days before Christmas when David Baltzer, a physically healthy man in his 30s, received a call from a Veterans Affairs Canada caseworker offering him medically assisted death. A former soldier who had served two tours in Afghanistan, Baltzer had been receiving psychological treatment for PTSD and suicidal thoughts. He relied on veterans' benefits to survive after struggling to reintegrate into civilian life, so he was shocked when he received a letter informing him that his benefits had been cut. Upset and looking for answers, he called Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). But rather than receiving the help he...

They may cut off funds for the Iran blockade, aiding the mullahs.Voters who rebuked President Trump for his many excesses should savor the week because politics in Washington aren’t about to get more substantive or enlightening. The first Democratic big idea is to take the government budget hostage to defund U.S. troops in the middle of a naval blockade in the Middle East. A stopgap funding measure expires on Dec. 11, and Democrat Ro Khanna this week floated “a continuing resolution prohibiting the financing of any combat activities of the U.S. military in Iran.” Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told the...

House Republican leaders are bracing for enough GOP defections to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when the measure comes to a vote this week.

Michigan has elected Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim U.S. senator in American history. This is an extraordinary moment. But anyone seeking to understand how it happened must begin with the people who made it possible, especially Black Detroit, whose organizing, relationships and determination helped secure this victory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9jbjYaZSdA A shocking election discovery in Georgia has potentially flipped a state House race after officials uncovered a missing memory card containing 388 previously uncounted votes! Republican incumbent Gerald Greene initially appeared to lose to Democrat Harry James by just 58 votes. However, after election officials discovered and counted the missing votes in Seminole County, Greene suddenly took a 262-vote lead. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into how these votes were overlooked and why the memory card wasn't included in the original election results.

FAR-RIGHT agitator Tommy Robinson was attacked after a mass brawl broke out at a so-called celebrity boxing event on Saturday evening. Two arrests were made, and at least one person was severely injured and taken to hospital, after a brawl was sparked when a fighter, Mo Deen, jumped out of the ring and appeared to land a flying kick to Robinson’s head as he watched the bout from the front row. The far-right agitator, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was then brought into the ring at The Hub in Kilkenny, Ireland, for a face-off with Deen, whose real name...

Kilkenny, Ireland — Absolute mayhem erupted Saturday night at HSTikkyTokky’s Unhinged Promotions 3 when controversial British activist Tommy Robinson was attacked by Muslim influencer and fighter Mo Deen, sparking a wild ring-side brawl that forced police to shut the entire show down before the main event could even begin. The chaos kicked off after Mo Deen finally scored his first boxing win, knocking out overmatched opponent MrTikTokUK with a vicious stoppage after dropping him multiple times. Instead of celebrating, the streamer-turned-fighter immediately leapt out of the ring and charged toward the commentary area, gunning for Robinson, who was ringside watching...

0:1414 seconds Hello everybody, welcome to TUR TV. I'm Maya Tusy and this is your global news channel and the latest update coming 0:2222 seconds from the revolution in Iran, the lion and son revolution. Despite their best 0:3030 seconds efforts, the Islamic Republic of Iran tried uh to put pressure on the German 0:3737 seconds authorities to cancel the anti-IRGC rally of the Iranian patriots with their 0:4545 seconds opposition leader, the crown prince Raza Pahvi. But tens of thousands of Iranians decided to say, "No, not today, Satan. 0:5656 seconds We are coming out." And of course they...

More than 350 people arrived in the UK by making the perilous English Channel crossing in small boats on Saturday, the latest migration figures show. Some 363 migrants crossed in five boats, according to figures published overnight by the Home Office. This followed 161 people making the journey in three boats on Friday, breaking a four-day period of no crossings. A total of 23,129 people have now crossed the English Channel since the start of 2026. That remains far below last year’s total of more than 41,000 people, and is the lowest number for the year to date since 2022,...

During an appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast released Friday, a former adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy warned the free market may be at stake if the nation does not reform its institutions. “Are we at a time right now where it feels like we’re just going to be status quo for the next four years?” former Kennedy adviser Calley Means told host Joe Rogan. “I’m worried about socialists taking over because I think unless the Republican Party actually has an anti-corruption plan to actually fix this, Americans are going to vote for a...

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