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The Midwest Wave: Iowa Flips, Minnesota Holds, and the Map Moves
Iowa elected Democrat Rob Sand and flipped a Senate seat, while Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan held her seat, in a Midwest wave for Democrats.
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Musk Pledges One SpaceX Share to Every US Kid, a $10.5 Billion Promise Short on Details
Musk Pledges One SpaceX Share to Every US Kid, a $10.5 Billion Promise Short on Details Elon Musk announced on Monday that he will…
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Anthropic Offers Blackstone 10%+ Returns to Finance $60B AI Chip Deal
Anthropic offered Blackstone 10%+ returns to finance a $60B AI chip deal — Project North Star for 1.5GW of Google TPUs. Lenders are demanding record premiums.
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World Leaders Gather in Yerevan as UN Biodiversity Summit COP17 Opens
Armenia hosts COP17, the UN biodiversity summit, Oct 19-30. The first global review of the Kunming-Montreal framework faces a 2030 deadline with four years left.
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Chrome 155 Patches 10 Flaws — Including One Found by an AI. Update Now.
Google has released Chrome 155, patching ten security vulnerabilities — and the standout detail is who found one of them: “Xinyang Ge (Anthropic), assisted…
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How to Find Reliable Voting Information on Election Day
Vote.gov links to every state election office, state locators give assigned polling places, and the Election Protection hotline offers voting rights help.
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Trump Says He May Meet Kim Jong-un During November Asia Trip
President Trump said he may meet Kim Jong-un during his November Asia trip, reviving speculation about renewed US-North Korea diplomacy.
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Salesforce to Buy Braze for 5.66 Billion Dollars in AI Marketing Push
Salesforce announced on Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Braze, the customer engagement platform, for approximately 5.66 billion dollars in…
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The 24 Hour Rule: How France Protest Content Removal Would Work
France Senate bill would let authorities demand removal of protest related content without prior court approval, with web blocking possible after 24 hours, a tech policy shift beyond the damages debate.
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Baseball’s First All Indoor World Series Heads to a Dome in Florida
With Milwaukee and Tampa Bay both playing in domed or roofed ballparks, the 2026 World Series is expected to be baseball's first played entirely indoors.
Entertainment
Concert Safety Standards Tighten After a Decade of Reviews
Concert promoters, venues and insurers have tightened crowd-safety expectations over the past decade: clearer capacity discipline, barrier design, show-stop procedures, and communication between stage,…
Health
US Measles Cases Hit 4,410: What the Data Says About Who’s at Risk
The United States has recorded 4,410 measles cases in 2026, with roughly 330 new cases each week. Behind the headline number is a clear…
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Crew-13 Preparations Link Station Science to Artemis Planning
Preflight training announced in April 2026 and study finalisation in September set up the SpaceX Crew-13 station mission as a bridge between routine International…
