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The chair of the Texas Democratic Party said Sunday he is confident in Democratic senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign in the wake of his illness. “We’re full steam ahead. And, of course, you’re going to see people in the swamps of the internet making up conspiracy theories. That’s what they always do,” Kendall Scudder told…
Zelensky says Kyiv would support such a truce. Moscow has yet to comment.
The Yemeni group says it carried out attacks that killed 13 people in Riyadh over the weekend and targeted two airports and oil facilities.
Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp on Saturday.
Democrats have the wind at their backs in North Carolina, particularly in the race for Senate, where former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is up against Republican political operative Michael Whatley to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Based on polling, nonpartisan ratings and campaign shifts, Cooper seems poised to win. A national Republican PAC…
Three months after a jarring summer candidate switch, some Democrats in the state are worried about the enthusiasm for their nominee, Troy Jackson, who is in a close race.
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed U.S. and Israeli strikes failed to weaken Iran's military, as the U.S. Army released a new threat guide.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed President Trump’s deal with Russia for diesel Sunday amid the energy struggles the U.S. is experiencing. “The president needs to move forward with the sanctions bill that we sent him. This agreement with pursing Russian oil is essentially, I think, tarnishing [Sen.] Lindsey Graham’s [(R-S.C.)] efforts to try and get…
On the most traumatic night in a young woman’s life, a good man could not be found.
This is a case in which Judge Sutton may agree that the decision is not merely wrong, but also en-banc-worthy.
The airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was struck a day after suffering a devastating attack. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft hit the Yemeni capital’s airport.
At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says Reuters
Stellantis bets on small affordable EVs for European comeback Reuters
President Trump’s deal with Russia to permit the country’s diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash on Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The deal will have Russia “immediately release 300,000 tons of diesel to address concerns over rising energy costs due to the global fuel…
Russia struck a power plant in eastern Ukraine, contradicting President Trump’s announcement earlier Sunday that both countries agreed to an “energy ceasefire.” A local official who spoke with ABC News said that a thermal power plant in the city of Kharkiv was hit twice and on fire. Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, along with…
Prominent Republican senator says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal Reuters
Mexico's Sheinbaum urges coastal residents to remain indoors as Hurricane Simon nears coast Reuters
Rescuers moved the apes after their habitats were threatened by intense wildfires over the summer.
Russian attacks kill six people in two Ukrainian cities Reuters
Former officials Juan Caro and Peter Brown argue that U.S. AI policy must protect Americans' sensitive personal data from foreign adversaries like China while fostering technological innovation.
After stumbling in his monologue, Shane Gillis anchored a perceptive sketch about the pull of the man cave. Even if you don’t know much country music, you likely know how much the genre loves the trope of the weepy father at his daughter’s wedding. In the best sketch of last night’s Saturday Night … Source
Ian Urbina — a former New York Times reporter who now runs a journalism nonprofit, The Outlaw Ocean Project — is unveiling a five-year, 70+-reporter … Source
US midterm elections are looming, and Donald Trump is in trouble. His poll numbers are catastrophic, Republicans may lose states like Texas once … Source
The S&P 500 is close to a record. More than half of the broader market has already suffered a stock market crash. Morgan Stanley’s figures show that 54% of Russell 3000 companies have fallen at least 20% from their June highs. Almost nine out of ten are down more than 10%. Roughly 29% have lost more … Source
In April of last year, Donald Trump’s administration halted work on a climate science report that the United States had been producing for over 20 … Source
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league could begin using a new "smart ball" in games as soon as 2027, potentially transforming how officials … Source
Save to Inbox Sign me up for the free Visual Capitalist daily newsletter.Send Which Cities in the U.S. and Canada Are the Most Walkable? Being able to … Source
Musk’s habit of making feuds public shows no sign of slowing. Elon Musk has spent years making a habit of turning business rivalries into public … Source
Two Democratic candidates choose opposite tacks on public safety and policing, seeking to corral undecided voters.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Kyiv is awaiting details from Washington about an energy ceasefire with Russia announced by President Trump, casting uncertainty over an agreement the president claimed had already taken effect. “Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it’s important for Russia to support it as well. We are awaiting details from the…
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports Reuters
Ukraine awaits details of ceasefire proposals from US, Russia maintains attacks, Zelenskiy says Reuters
Some classical physical systems can explore many configurations over time until their long-term behavior no longer reveals their starting conditions. The sampling of available configurations according to the appropriate statistical distribution is a property called ergodicity.
A new study by Florida Tech assistant professor of marine sciences Austin Fox, Ph.D. '15, found that low oxygen levels are contributing to the rerelease of nutrients buried on the river floor that feed harmful algal blooms. The study was based on the most widespread testing ever of oxygen levels across the Banana River.
President Trump lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky for striking Russian oil refineries. Mr. Zelensky said he’ll stop — if Russia does too.
The Vatican said Leo's expected recovery time from surgery would be a week.
The spiraling global energy mess is ensnaring more countries, and it isn’t helping Republican candidates.
Conservation groups on Sunday condemned the death of a dolphin transferred from France to a Spanish marine park, saying it added to the deaths of other sea mammals recently moved to Spain from Canada.
Police received credible information about possible attacks against Donald Tusk and his defence minister.
Missile launches have led airlines to abandon a critical flight path through Saudi airspace, which had connected two of the world’s biggest economic engines.
UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote Reuters
Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday.
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.
An international team of researchers has uncovered new evidence illuminating the evolutionary origins of one of the defining features of mammals: the ability to suckle and consume milk during infancy. Their findings, published in Nature, suggest that key anatomical structures required for mammalian suckling, swallowing and breastfeeding behaviors evolved nearly 165 million years ago, long before the appearance of modern mammals.
Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall or skirt the coast of west-central Mexico on Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
How Trump aide Natalie Harp’s family broke apart — and polarized The Washington Post
Plus, how everyday cameras are being hacked for war, and the wearable way to get a blood-pressure reading.
A South Korean container ship returned on Sunday from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping.
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 305 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
Egypt unveiled Sunday a restored version of the "Tondo of the Two Brothers," a prized second-century painting from the famed Fayoum portraits.
The elite Muthaiga Country Club’s Members Bar has long banned women and will continue to do so after a heated campaign.
Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One
The president of Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new algorithm that can forecast Arctic sea ice extent up to nine months in advance, offering a new way to anticipate changes in the Arctic that can affect the global climate system. The research is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delayed elections to 2027, extending a nearly 20-year wait as Israel and Hamas clash over the blame.
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.
Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing.
Listeners of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday may already know that host Ayesha Rascoe loves horror. But why do scream queens (and kings) like her like what's frightening? The answer may surprise you.
All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas The Atlantic
The anger over the voting lists has melded with grievances from young Indians struggling to find work.
Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept?
10/11/1972: Roe v. Wade argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 11, 1972 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Donald Trump in the 1980s and now against a backdrop of skyscraper renderings
Exempt from Vancouver's building restrictions, Squamish Nation is constructing a 6,000-unit residential high-rise.
Four people have died after Hurricane Isaias smashed into the US Gulf Coast.
A boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.
A concrete platform with graffiti, including a swastika
Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Jake Sullivan would "jump out of his skin" over Israel's secret plan to assassinate Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.
Threats have altered the lives of State Representative Alma Hernandez, her family, friends and neighbors. They have even transformed her policymaking.
Though born in Ukraine, Alexsander supports the Russian cause. He wishes he had deleted one photo from his phone.
Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more paranoid and pervasive than ever.
People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their unemployment benefits before they land a new job.
In a highly competitive Washington congressional race, the incumbent Democrat has angered part of her party base and the Trump-backed Republican challenger faces backlash against the party in power.
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda.
"If we don't do it, nobody else will."
Malicious use of AI and nuclear conflict pose the biggest threat to human extinction by the year 2100, global experts have warned.
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, officials said.
IDF battlefield medicine cut combat mortality rates from 15% to 7.1%, with advances in casualty evacuation and trauma care now benefiting the U.S. Army.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
Zohran Mamdani next to a DoorDash worker
Student protests in France over crumbling schools expose deep tensions as Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise allegedly exploits the growing unrest.
To retain our preference for humanity, we may have to go beyond rationality.
More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign The Washington Post
Missile attacks on airports are spooking travelers and threatening another pillar of the kingdom’s growth.
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
The planned public execution of Nidal Hasan reminds us that postliberalism is all about normalizing ruthlessness.
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flair, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.
Rubio’s grand rhetoric about Western civilization covers for grubby official conduct.
"We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
In what would be the nation’s first public execution in 90 years, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon would livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad. What do you think? The post Pentagon To Livestream Firing Squad Execution appeared first on The Onion.