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“Every morning a war breaks out here, you know?” whispers the wrinkled old woman who, that evening, invited me into her shack — an improvised shelter of aluminum, cardboard and wood. “Sometimes they kill each other over a piece of copper,” she added. Then, she pointed out the window, where fires smolder in the distance. Basurero de la Calle 100, Havana: Cuba’s largest garbage dump. A place where, every few days, bodies are dragged off its paths. A place where people kill to live one more day. A place so forsaken that even the police dare not enter. Our hostess,...

AUBURN HILLS, MI. Stellantis announced plans to invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint. The initiative will add more than 5,000 jobs across Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana and increase U.S. vehicle production by about 50 percent. The investment will fund five new vehicle programs, 19 product refreshes, and a new four-cylinder engine program. It is the company’s largest single U.S. investment and signals a long-term commitment to both internal combustion and electrified vehicle platforms. “This investment in the U.S. will drive our growth, strengthen our manufacturing footprint, and bring more American jobs...

U.S. — The nation is mourning the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has tragically passed away without getting to see World War III. The renowned politician, avid hunter of both animals and men, and 43rd most popular Vice President, passed away peacefully at 84, surrounded by family. "He dedicated his life to achieving his dream of devastating global conflict, and it's a shame he passed before any of his work came to fruition," said close friend John Bolton while adding his signature to the latest batch of bombs coming off the assembly line. "We can only do...

A division within the FBI is asking defense contractors to report incursions by “unmanned systems” — including unidentified anomalous phenomena — that could pose a threat to U.S. national security. NewsNation special investigative correspondent Ross Coulthart has obtained a flyer produced by the FBI’s Office of the Private Sector announcing a new initiative to report unmanned systems such as drones and underwater vehicles that could pose a threat to defense facilities and “critical infrastructure” sites. The document notes an increase in “incursions over recent months” and says the unmanned systems “may be intended to disrupt operations or gauge U.S. response...

Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer who was assassinated in September, and Nick Fuentes, the young Hitler-loving white nationalist at the center of a growing schism on the right, were bitter enemies. Fuentes despised Kirk for his support of Israel, and, more broadly, for his efforts to marginalize Fuentes’s gleefully racist and fascist brand of politics. In 2019, seeking to expose Kirk as “anti-white” and a “fake patriot,” Fuentes organized his army of young fans — known as Groypers, after a variant on the alt-right Pepe the Frog meme — to flood events held by Kirk’s organization, Turning Point, and ask...

Voting locations will be open in New York City from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Here’s what’s open and closed on Election Day: The Department of Motor Vehicles and Federal offices are open. There will be mail delivery. Family Welcome Centers, the P311 (Parent Support Hotline), and all other Department of Education administrative offices will be open. All branches of the New York Public Library will be open. The Staten Island Ferry will run on a normal schedule.

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White people always get the blame for slavery, but what about the Black Kings, the Arabs, and the Jews? Oh, for Christ's sake, we're always seen as the sole villains who created slavery, while everyone else played innocent. Lies! This video tears through that rubbish with fury: African kings in Dahomey and Kongo, those ruthless tycoons flogging captives for profit like it was a Sunday market. Arab sultans? Masters of misery, castrating slaves and hauling them across the Sahara to stuff Ottoman harems and Persian courts, long before any white bloke showed up. Jewish merchants chucking in cash and fleets,...

16:42 VIDEO OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE OF ROBOTS..... The future is here. I bought an $80k humanoid robot and I'm going to be mistreating it until it turns on me, lets begin... #irobot How this content was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some languages were automatically generated. Learn more GEORGE JETSON NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS! Hilarious!.............

A Florida sheriff’s deputy heroically rescued a 7-year-old boy over the weekend by stopping his knife-wielding older brother with a single, precise shot to the head, authorities said. Bodycam footage has captured the moment the deputy kicked down a locked bedroom door after hearing the boy’s desperate cries for help, moments before opening fire. The incident happened Sunday when Deputy Anthony Gonzalez, 25, responded to a frantic domestic violence call at a home near Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Mario Camacho, 27, was reportedly armed with a knife and choking his younger brother. Camacho’s sister,...

A former special agent says the agency has become top-heavy and self-absorbed. “Uh, Pat, the FBI is at the door,” my wife called out to me on an otherwise quiet Tuesday morning last month. Those words would strike fear in most, but this wasn’t the first time I’d heard such a thing. In my almost two decades with the FBI, colleagues helped with childcare, invited one another over for holidays, and drove each other to doctor appointments. A pop-in wasn’t out of the ordinary. But this time seemed different, and I could hear it in my wife’s voice. Two agents...

(I've often thought Alex Karp looks like Max Headroom, btw) Alex Karp on 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry: 'Bats--- crazy' for bets against Palantir, Nvidia | 10:18 CNBC Television | 3.27M subscribers | 5,051 views | November 4, 2025

Scientists have upended long-held assumptions about thermal conductivity, revealing that boron arsenide crystals can conduct heat even better than diamond. Researchers at the University of Houston have uncovered a major breakthrough in thermal conductivity, challenging long-standing assumptions about boron arsenide (BAs) and its ability to conduct heat compared to diamond. Their experiments revealed that when produced as high-quality crystals, boron arsenide can reach thermal conductivity levels above 2,100 watts per meter per Kelvin (W/mK) at room temperature, possibly outperforming diamond, which has long been regarded as the most effective heat conductor among isotropic materials. The findings, published Oct. 10 in...

Semi-artificial organic photocathode in operation. Credit: Celine Yeung Researchers at Cambridge have developed a solar-powered device that imitates photosynthesis to turn CO2, sunlight, and water into valuable chemical fuels. Their non-toxic “semi-artificial leaf” can run continuously and efficiently, producing pharmaceutical compounds with high purity. The discovery could help replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing and spark a new era of green chemistry. Sustainable Chemistry Breakthrough Scientists have found a sustainable new method for producing the essential chemicals that make up thousands of products we use every day, including plastics and cosmetics. The global chemical industry manufactures an enormous range of...

Key Points Yum Brands will explore strategic options for Pizza Hut, which has struggled in recent years. Potential outcomes could include an outright divestiture, selling a stake in the chain or a joint venture. The chain’s share of the U.S. pizza market has shrunk from 22.6% in 2019 to 18.7% in 2024, according to Barclays. =============================================================== Yum Brands on Tuesday announced it will explore strategic options for Pizza Hut. “The Pizza Hut team has been working hard to address business and category challenges; however, Pizza Hut’s performance indicates the need to take additional action to help the brand realize its...

Dick Cheney became a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump in the years leading up to his death. The influential Republican figure, who held numerous roles in Republican politics, called the President a "threat" and a "coward" in numerous statements and interviews over the past decade. Cheney, the former vice president to George W. Bush and influential figure in Republican politics, has died aged 84, his family has announced. Despite sharing a political party, Cheney held a negative view of Trump and made a number of statements disparaging him, especially after his daughter Liz Cheney became involved in probing...

While the shutdown is needless, the Democrats are right to be concerned about healthcare cost coverage. MEDICAID EXPANSION FAIRNESS What I’m thinking of is to slightly and generally increase the state Medicaid expansion share to 5% plus the highest rate of state income tax. That would make Medicaid expansion cheaper for no income tax red states like Florida and Texas, and fairer. Right now, California pays for Medicaid expansion at 10% and rakes in 13% income tax from doctors. To help finance likely Medicaid expansion to states like Texas and Florida, the state Medicaid shares (traditional & expansion) would increase...

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 BREAKING: In a stunning blow to the Experts, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum CONFIRMS that the United States just set an all-time RECORD in domestic oil production. It's almost like President Trump promised this. "He said 'drill baby drill.' The U.S. set a RECORD on oil production! 13.6M barrels a day! There will be NEW records set going forward!" 🔥 "These countries here on the cutting edge are so THRILLED to have the United States back in the game on any game of energy, abundance of energy growth, as opposed to following some European model, or of...

Like a monstrous experiment in social engineering, the profoundly anti-patriotic immigration policy of New Labour has brought about demographic changes that, right from the outset, were intended to be irreversible. For centuries, Britain — and England in particular — has represented a civilizational ideal for much of the modern world. The birthplace of parliamentary democracy, the common law system, and global standards of governance, Britain has exported its political and cultural values far beyond its shores. At home, it once epitomized social cohesion, stability, and civic pride. Yet, in the 21st century, many Britons — particularly in working-class communities —...

The Radical Left (“RL”) no longer has a coherent message. President Trump, with his platform focused on restoring public order, promoting economic prosperity, securing the borders, advocating for merit-based policies, and opposing the inclusion of boys in girls’ sports, among other issues, appealed to voters, resulting in his landslide victory in 2024. The RL’s rebranding as Democratic Socialism (Mamdani, AOC, and Sanders) is nothing more than the Old Pied Piper promise of a new utopia if given more public money and power. The RL’s Marxist/Islamofascist ideology remains fundamentally at odds with and a real threat to our constitutional republic. The...