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Former President Barack Obama took to the campaign trail over the weekend to rejuvenate Democratic voters and take aim at President Donald Trump. He offered a snarky remark about Trump’s renovations to the White House that, like many of the criticisms Obama makes, didn’t really make any sense. The 44th president blasted Trump for installing gilded architectural modifications and decorations, making a senseless comment connecting Saddam Hussein and the Cheesecake Factory. As humorless as it actually was, it does present the president with a wonderful opportunity: Trump should work a shift at Cheesecake Factory. “What’s with the gold?” said Obama....

The head of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has issued a further warning on how Artificial Intelligence will likely lead to mass unemployment, revealing just the four occupations he believes will survive the imminent AI expansion. In a recent interview, Gates revealed that while AI will create “true abundance”, the next two decades will be “as tumultuous a period as there’s been in human history.” Gates's bold new claim comes with '20-year warning' Discussing the prospect of AI superseding the workforce in the years to come, Gates offered his 20-year warning on the Decoder podcast, having already disclosed which sectors were most...

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We have a week to go before the pivotal midterm election that will determine control of Congress and the fate of President Trump's agenda for the remainder of his term. Speaker Mike Johnson has announced another campaign blitz, where he will visit 13 states and 21 districts between now and November 3. This blitz comes on the heels of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson overseeing historic fundraising for House races, raising more than $30 million in the third quarter and more than $156 million for the cycle. Coupled with what the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a Johnson-endorsed PAC, has...

BREAKING: Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly FLED Brazil in anticipation of communist dictator Lula persecuting him after the outcome of the rigged election He crossed the border into Argentina and took a private flight to the US. Democracy is dead.

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China's AI stock rally has collapsed, wiping out about $480 billion as the STAR50 index of AI and chip companies fell 40% from its July high. US AI stocks have taken a far smaller hit so far. The Nasdaq is about 6% below the record it set three weeks ago. This week's Big Tech earnings will test whether that gap holds. How China's AI Bubble Burst Analysts have pointed to stretched prices, tax bills, and the risk of US bans on Chinese data-center equipment. The damage is wide. AI stocks account for 42% of China's market value and 57% of...

Beatrice Keul alleges Trump raped her at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in November 1993 House Democrats’ report details the allegations and examines Trump’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein The White House denies the allegations, saying they are untrue and Trump has been “fully exonerated” in connection with Epstein SNIP

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Corps Sustainment Command, the 20th Engineer Brigade, and Unit Ministry Teams recently executed Phase II of Operation Dragon Covenant, a test-of-concept exercise designed to evaluate and validate procedures for large-scale battlefield temporary interment. The exercise served as a critical test of concept to validate the feasibility of battlefield temporary interment, an operational reality the U.S. Army has not executed at scale since the Korean War. By bringing together fatality management specialists, horizontal construction engineers, preventive medicine teams, and chaplains, the exercise sought to determine if modern earthmoving equipment can meet...

WILDWOOD, Fla. — A 79-year-old man is accused of using a hammer to damage a doctor’s Tesla after becoming angry about two canceled surgeries, according to the Wildwood Police Department. Police arrested Glen Lee Ong of The Villages on charges of criminal mischief causing at least $1,000 in damage and wearing a mask while committing a felony. Officers responded Sept. 16 to Optimotion Orthopedics on East State Road 44 after employees heard two loud bangs outside the medical facility. Police said a video recorded by the Tesla showed a masked man leave a red pickup truck and walk toward the...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — A 60-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing two people with scissors at an Albany personal care home. According to the Albany Police Department, the incident happened at Friendship Personal Care Home on Oglethorpe Boulevard around 5:12 p.m. on Oct. 23. APD says officers arrived to find 60-year-old Arlene White leaving the building with a pair of scissors in her hands, and she was detained after dropping them. Investigators determined White had allegedly stabbed two people. One victim was found with three stab wounds in the back of the head, while the other was stabbed in...

Actor Mandy Patinkin Claims ‘Jewish Safety Depends’ on Electing Democrat Michigan Candidate Abdul El Sayed Actor Mandy Patinkin Claims ‘Jewish Safety Depends’ on Electing Democrat Michigan Candidate Abdul El Sayed PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: Mandy Patinkin of "Homeland" speaks during thAmy Sussman/Getty Images Warner Todd Huston26 Oct 2026496 5:52 Left-wing actor Mandy Patinkin is making his last-minute appeal to voters in Michigan with the odd claim that Muslim Democrat Abdul El Sayed is the only candidate who can assure the “safety of Jews.” Patinkin took to his X account and posted a long message and a video flogging El...

The FDA has recently approved Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine. The vaccine, known as mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010), is designed to protect adults ages 50 years and older. *snip* Moderna expects that mFLUSIVA will be available in the United States for the 2026 to 2027 respiratory virus season.

NEW YORK, NY — LGBTQ+ has just gotten a little more inclusive with the addition of an "S" for "Sibling." Officials with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced guidelines to add the letter "S" to the popular LGBTQ acronym, noting a rise in sibling love they say is worth celebrating. "With one of our nation's congresswomen being outed for marrying her brother, it's high time we recognize the beautiful subset of our community that embraces sibling love," said GLAAD spokesperson Amby Feelmoore (she/they). "There's nothing wrong with it and the extra 'S' in "LGBTQ' proves it."...

Sheila McDonald, 46, of Pittsburgh, worked at the Lehigh County Assistance Office in Allentown, where she was responsible for safeguarding EBT cards. Prosecutors accuse her of taking 48 of the cards and carrying out more than 270 unauthorized transactions that drained $20,558.61 in benefits ... An unidentified man told investigators he repeatedly received EBT cards and their PINs from McDonald as payment for crack cocaine, authorities said. He suspected McDonald had gotten the cards through her work at the welfare office, authorities said. In two years, McDonald allegedly used her job as supervisor to steal $20k by posing as food...

David Beamer, the father of Todd Beamer, the Flight 93 passenger who helped take down the aircraft and thwart the terrorists' plan back on September 11, 2001, spoke to a rally in Michigan about the upcoming midterms, including the candidacy of Abdul El-Sayed and the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America. "What about now? What has changed? One thing is, 9/11 was a surprise attack," Beamer said. "What's going on right now in our country and here in Michigan, it's not a surprise. We can see the attack coming; it culminates in this battleground state on Tuesday, November 3rd....

In my part of Texas, oil, gas, and timber drives the economy. I made an observation in a family meeting yesterday that it's really starting to break loose here. The local RV parks that are usually empty during the week, are filling up with oilfield workers. The oil and gas personnel that I know who are involved in site prep are working overtime. My son-in-law is one, and he is now working 36 hour shifts. I've been holding off doing a thinning cutting on one of my timber tracts because the price has been so low. But, last week my...

Because of the DOJ's crackdown on non-citizen voting in California, some are claiming this can swing 2-5 U.S. House seats in favor of the GOP.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday dismissed polling and election forecasts favoring Democrats in the battle for the House, saying Republican enthusiasm on the campaign trail points to a stronger showing in the midterm elections. Johnson, in a televised interview, said polls were undercounting Republican voters and relying on flawed analysis, challenging the network's forecast showing Democrats favored to win a majority. "I'm telling you, these polls are off — all of them. They use faulty analysis," Johnson said.

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