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Zohran Mamdani is the youngest, first Muslim and first South Asian mayor of New York City

A big night for the US Democrats who swept the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to office. The results sending an early warning to the Republicans, ahead of next year's midterms. A historic win in New York, as the city voted in Zohran Mamdani - its first mayor of South Asian descent and the youngest to

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Independent UK

Election results live: Trump admits vote was ‘not good for Republicans’

Independent UK - 13 minutes ago

‘So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,’ the NYC mayor-elect said in victory speech

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ABC News

Japan deploys troops to combat record wave of deadly bear attacks

NBC News - 2 hours ago

Troops from the country's Self Defense Force arrived in the northern Akita Prefecture on Wednesday to combat a crisis that has seen 100 people attacked and 13 killed since April.

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BBC News

UPS plane crashes and explodes at a Kentucky airport, leaving at least 9 dead and others missing

CTV News - 6 minutes ago

First responders are searching for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people and injuring 11, authorities said.

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Politics News

New York Daily News

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

NBC News - 32 minutes ago

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs on countries around the world. NBC’s Laura Jarrett joins TODAY to break down the key arguments, when we can expect a decision and more.

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The Nation

Zohran Mamdani: “Hope is Alive”

The Nation - 4 minutes ago

A full transcript of the mayor-elect’s victory speech to supporters.

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Fox News

2028 already? Democrats roll in first Trump-era elections

Fox News - 9 minutes ago

Trump remains absent from Virginia and New Jersey campaigns while speculation grows about JD Vance and Marco Rubio's roles in the 2028 presidential race.

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Huffington Post

Democrat Wins Virginia Governor's Race In A Blow To Trump's Agenda

Huffington Post - 6 hours ago

The former U.S. representative will be the first female governor of the state.

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Business News

Daily Mail

Don’t panic yet, investors say, as high-flying AI stocks tumble

The Globe and Mail - 3 hours ago

Analysts see drop as ‘healthy’ and ‘profit taking’

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Daily Mail

Federal budget encourages private investment, stops short of tax and regulatory changes many hoped for

The Globe and Mail - 11 hours ago

Moves designed to boost business investment and improve productivity issues were more incremental than transformational

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ABC News

Legality of Trump’s tariffs to be tested in Supreme Court

The Globe and Mail - 7 minutes ago

States and businesses argue Trump’s use of a national security statute to hit nearly every nation with tariffs goes beyond the powers of the president

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The Baltimore Sun

Market close: Employment data dominates quiet day on NZ sharemarket

NZ Herald - 9 hours ago

The NZ sharemarket was down with no real trend driving the change.

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Technology

Stuck in traffic? Google Maps has a smarter AI assistant for you

Los Angeles Times - 45 minutes ago

In the coming weeks, people will be able to ask AI assistant Gemini to answer questions, provide summaries and add calendar invites within Google Maps.

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CNBC

Binance CEO dismisses claims the firm boosted a Trump crypto venture ahead of CZ pardon

CNBC - 1 day ago

The CEO of Binance has dismissed claims the company went out of its way to boost a Trump-backed stablecoin ahead of pardon of its co-founder Changpeng Zhao.

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International Business Times

Apple iOS 26.1 adds new Liquid Glass toggle — Users Relieved By Clearer Visuals

International Business Times - 16 hours ago

Apple's new iOS 26.1 update is now available, introducing the highly anticipated 'Liquid Glass' toggle for clearer, less distracting visuals.

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Elon Musk's future at Tesla in balance as shareholders consider $1...

New York Post - 18 hours ago

Elon Musk’s future at Tesla could be in the balance on Thursday when Tesla shareholders vote on whether to approve his record-shattering $1 trillion pay package.

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Sports Headlines

The Denver Post

College Football Playoff committee makes clear it will use the 'eye test' to sort out contenders - Bay to Bay News

Bay to Bay News - 3 hours ago

The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national …

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Daily Express

Jason Wilcox: Manchester United building selfless, hard-working team, not ‘Globetrotters’

Independent.ie - 1 hour ago

Director of football Jason Wilcox says Manchester United are building Ruben Amorim a selfless, hard-working team rather than trying to put “the Harlem Glob...

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Chicago Tribune

Cowboys cut ties with running back after blockbuster trade deadline day

Newsweek - 1 hour ago

The Dallas Cowboys cut ties with third-year running back Malik Davis after a wild day of blockbuster trades.

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The Advocate

Alvarado's 3-pointer sends Pelicans past Hornets for their first win of the season

Manila Times - 9 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS — Jose Alvarado made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans won for the first time this season by beating the Charlotte Hornets 116-112 on Tuesday night.

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Entertainment News

Daily Sabah

Review of 'My Dearest:' Love, mourning, resistance of human soul

Daily Sabah - 4 hours ago

Amid the ruins of war and memory, 'My Dearest' reveals love not as escape, but as the last frontier of conscience; where to love is to remember...

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Evening Standard

Kim Kardashian’s new legal drama All's Fair branded ‘worst TV show of all time’

Evening Standard - 48 minutes ago

The show currently holds a dismal zero per cent rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes

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Independent.ie

Diane Ladd, multifaceted film, TV and theatre actor and mother of Laura Dern, dies aged 89

Independent.ie - 9 hours ago

Diane Ladd, a prolific actor nominated for multiple Oscars for portraying a spectrum of humanity that encompassed the tartly profane, the violently unstabl...

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Independent UK

Helen Mirren announced as recipient of Golden Globes’ Cecil B DeMille award

Independent UK - 13 minutes ago

Actor was credited for being a ‘force of nature’ whose career has been ‘nothing short of extraordinary’

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Odd/Weird News

Huffington Post

Paul Krugman Unpacks Real Reason Behind Trump’s ‘Grotesque’ Halloween Party

Huffington Post - 35 minutes ago

The "unspeakably vulgar" bash was held for one reason, argued the famed economist.

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New York Post

Twin brothers grow world's heaviest pumpkin of all time at 2,819...

New York Post - 3 days ago

Twin brothers grew the world's heaviest pumpkin of all time weighing in at a staggering 2,819 pounds and 4 ounces.

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Sora News 24

Eric Trump: Inside Mar-a-Lago's FBI raid, Hunter’s laptop & who...

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Eric Trump sits down with Miranda Devine at Mar-a-Lago to dish on the agents who tried to frame his dad in the FBI raid of the “Winter White House,” how he survived Russiagate, crypto...

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Huffington Post

Australian Students Won't Take History Exam After Being Taught The Wrong Roman Ruler

Huffington Post - 6 days ago

Students at nine high schools in northeastern Australia were supposed to learn about Julius Caesar, but were taught about Augustus Caesar instead.

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