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    Musk Becomes Top US Midterm Donor, Pours $276 Million Into Campaigns After Trump Reconciliation

    The contributions, all made since July, bring Musk’s total political spending during the current election cycle to $366 million, the report said. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has contributed $276 million to organisations supporting right-wing candidates ahead of the US midterm elections, making him the biggest single donor for the November 3 polls, according to a report by…
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      ’10 Minutes After They Promised’: Russia Strikes Ukraine as Trump’s Energy Truce Unravels

      President Zelenskyy condemned Moscow’s actions as indicative of its refusal to honor the truce suggested by the US Ukraine has accused Russia of violating a proposed energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump after Russian airstrikes hit at least six energy-related targets across the country. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks showed Moscow had no intention…
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        ‘HE WAS THERE’ Chilling way Sandra Birchmore’s necklace holds most damning clue proving ‘cop Matthew Farwell killed her,’ family says

        THE family of a pregnant woman found dead in her apartment believe allegations of a police cover-up could hinge on the discovery of a broken necklace that was initially dismissed by investigators. The federal murder trial of former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell began this week, with prosecutors accusing him of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and staging…
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          Poland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM Tusk

          Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a man accused of plotting an assassination attack against him and his defence minister has been detained. The interior ministry earlier reported that police had received credible information about possible attacks against Tusk and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Polish security services convened a special meeting on Sunday after receiving information about the planned…
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            Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

            Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Peter’s Square in Rome. The 71-year-old said his medical team…
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              Pakistan Authorises Army Deployment In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa After Emergency, Governor’s Rule

              Pakistan has authorised the deployment of army troops in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 245 after imposing emergency and governor’s rule in the PTI-ruled province. Pakistan has formally authorised the deployment of Army troops and resources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 245 following the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province. According to top security sources,…
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                UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

                British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Moscow-backed efforts ​to influence their politics. Burnham, who took over as Britain’s leader in July ‌and said last month that Britain could consider rejoining the European Union in the future, is the first British prime…
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                  At least 139 migrants dead, including some children, after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes, UN agency says

                  At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration said on Sunday. The boat, carrying 305 people, capsized near Guhere, north of Obock — a port town in…
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                    Justice Department probes TV networks over Trump pool boycott

                    The US Justice Department said on ‌Saturday it is investigating whether television networks violated federal antitrust laws over their decision to boycott covering the White House following its decision to pull the credentials of reporters from three news organizations, including CNN. The networks under investigation are ​ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News, the Justice Department said.…
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                      Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘baffling’ new life in the UK — and why they haven’t seen King Charles yet

                      Six weeks after making their shock move from California to England’s bucolic Cotswolds, sources tell Page Six that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in a “honeymoon” phase with their new life — despite not yet having seen King Charles. Although Harry is believed to have had multiple phone calls with Charles, the father and son have…
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                        Northern Lights stun UK down to England’s south coast

                        Residents across the UK were left stunned as the sky was illuminated by the spectacular colours of the Northern Lights on Friday and Saturday evenings. The natural phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, is the result of increased solar activity. Such occurrences are mostly visible near the Arctic Circle and northern Scotland, but particularly strong activity levels…
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                          King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics

                          King Charles III has warned of the challenges disinformation and other “hostile online activity” pose to trust and security in the digital age. The comments, made in a letter to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to mark its 10th anniversary, spoke of “malicious actors” continuing to “evolve their tactics by using automated technologies”. “From threats to…
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                            A once doomed city beats Miami and Manhattan as America’s toughest rental market

                            Chicago may have lost some of its biggest billionaires, but finding an apartment in the Windy City has never been more competitive. Despite years of headlines about violent crime, corporate departures and wealthy residents heading for sunnier pastures, Chicago has overtaken Miami to become America’s most competitive rental market, according to a new RentCafe report. An average…
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                              Trump confirms Katie Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary

                              Katie Zacharia, a former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, will be the White House press secretary, President Trump announced, describing her as a “loyal and brilliant supporter.” Zacharia is a longtime backer of Trump and a fixture on conservative media, particularly on Fox News. She’s also contributed op-eds to The Post. “She’s a friend of most of…
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                                FINALLY OVER? The fate of Kardashians’ Hulu show revealed as ratings drop and Kris Jenner clashes with streamer over big issue

                                THE Kardashians have built a reality TV empire that has survived cheating scandals, messy breakups, family feuds and more – but after two decades on screen, could their reign finally be nearing its end? The family’s reality TV crown may finally be slipping, as an alleged battle over budgets and dwindling viewership could put their flagship show…
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                                  George Clooney speaks out on Presley Gerber’s death

                                  George Clooney called Presley Gerber’s death last month “the worst thing that could ever happen with family” in his first comments on the tragedy. “Quite honestly, it’s one of the most devastating things that’s happened to our family,” Clooney told Entertainment Tonight at the Albies on Friday evening. “And their family is just … as you can…
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                                    Watch deputies leave Keegan Allen’s home as investigation continues into bloody grocery store attack

                                    Deputies for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department visited Keegan Allen’s home Friday afternoon as the investigation into the “Pretty Little Liars” star’s bloody grocery store attack continues. Exclusive video obtained by Page Six shows law enforcement officers leaving the actor’s residence less than 24 hours after he was allegedly robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint near Laurel…
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                                      FlyDubai co-pilot meant to crash plane into Israel’s largest airport in ‘terrorist operation’: UAE investigators

                                      The flydubai attacker meant to carry out a September 11-inspired suicide mission, crashing the plane into Israel’s largest airport, Emirati investigators said. The flydubai attacker meant to crash the plane into Israel’s largest airport, in a September 11-styled suicide mission, Emirati investigators have said. They noted that the co-pilot had developed increasingly extreme Islamist views over the…
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                                        Ex-NY prosecutor claims AG Letitia James pushed Trump probe despite investigators finding nothing: ‘What Tish wanted, Tish got’

                                        A whistleblower in the state Attorney General’s Office was ordered to dig up dirt on President Trump, even after a year-long probe found no wrongdoing – because it was what AG Letitia James was demanding, he told The Post. Daniel Wiesenfeld, a prosecutor in the Investor Protection Bureau, claimed he was told by Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe…
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                                          THE WALKING DEAD From ‘brain dead’ to walking & talking – the ‘poison paradox’ that helped Christa Pike beat executioner’s needle

                                          CHRISTA Pike may have survived two rounds of lethal injection drugs because of a bizarre paradox that saw the drug fail to kill her while potentially helping protect her brain, a medical expert has claimed. Death row inmate Pike, 50, was administered pentobarbital during her botched execution in Tennessee before the procedure was called off. Her attorneys…
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                                            Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design

                                            Adidas is suing Australian label White Fox for selling and advertising clothes with a four-striped design, arguing it is “deceptively similar” to the German brand’s distinct logo. The sportswear giant said it had repeatedly asked White Fox to stop selling and promoting the clothes since March, but the Sydney-based company refused. The fast-fashion online retailer is popular…
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                                              US Sanctions Two Mumbai-Based Firms, Five Indian Nationals Over Alleged Iran Oil Trade

                                              The US said the individuals and companies would be blocked from carrying out transactions involving the targeted firms. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Mumbai-based companies and five Indian nationals over alleged involvement in the trade of Iranian petroleum products, as Washington steps up pressure on Tehran’s oil revenue network. The US State Department…
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                                                Saudi Says Debris From Houthis Missile Interception Hits Riyadh Kindergarten, Medical Complex

                                                The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two missiles heading towards Riyadh. The kingdom’s civil defence agency later said falling debris damaged the two civilian sites. Saudi Arabia on Thursday said that debris from the interception of missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis damaged a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh, as the Iran-backed group launched a…
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                                                  Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

                                                  The US suspended Microsoft (MSFT.O), major IT outsourcers and ​software maker Adobe (ADBE.O), from a key green-card program on Thursday while opening probes into nine top universities, widening a crackdown it says targets fraud and protects American ‌jobs. Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has pursued a broad effort to reduce the number of foreign-born people…
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                                                    Malaysia closes schools in several states, territories due to haze

                                                    Schools in several Malaysian states as well as its federal and administrative capitals will be closed ​on Friday, the education ministry said, after smoky ‌haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels. The areas affected include the states of Johor, Malacca, Negeri ​Sembilan and Selangor on the Malaysian peninsular, as ​well…
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                                                      French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

                                                      French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched ​through cities on Thursday in the latest wave of nationwide protests about conditions in the country’s schools, and some of the demonstrations were marred by ‌violent unrest. The Interior Ministry said 71,500 people participated in the day’s demonstrations, of which 24,500 took part in the main Paris protest centred…
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                                                        JD Vance’s tiny hometown is overrun with illegal migrants from Uzbekistan who operate hundreds of shady trucking businesses

                                                        The southern Ohio community made famous by Vice President JD Vance’s childhood memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” has been rapidly colonized by thousands of migrants from Uzbekistan who run shady, accident-prone trucking operations with glaring red flags for safety violations, The Post discovered. Locals say the sudden invasion has rattled the quaint, conservative community. One local school district is…
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                                                          Sick threats against ‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe revealed — including twisted phone call threatening to ‘shoot’ her family if she doesn’t drop suit

                                                          The “Cornell 7” Jane Doe has been barraged with death threats since going public with her gang rape allegations — including texts and phone calls vowing to “shoot … different people in your family” if she doesn’t drop her lawsuit, The Post has learned. “Would you like to see [redacted]’s brains infront of [redacted]?” read one message…
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                                                            SIBLING BRAVERY Heroic six-year-old made desperate attempt to protect 3-year-old sister as mom ‘stabbed them 50 times,’ grandma claims

                                                            A HEROIC 6-year-old boy made a desperate attempt to protect his young sister after they were viciously attacked by their mother who allegedly stabbed them 50 times. Jan Marie Mull, 59, recalled the horrifying feeling that overcame her when she learned that her grandson, Dawson, and his 3-year-old sister, Hazel, were rushed to the hospital with multiple…
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                                                              VIRUS RIDDLE Mystery over SECOND ‘plague’ victim as health chiefs demand answers from Russia & US embassy issues urgent warning

                                                              HEALTH chiefs are demanding answers from Russia after reports of a second plague victim – fuelling growing fears of an outbreak. Panic broke out last week after a scientist in Russia died after reportedly being exposed to the plague. Hundreds are in quarantine, hospitals have been shut down and public events were cancelled in the Eastern European…
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                                                                ‘Not bragging, I settled 8 wars’: Trump renews bid for Nobel Peace Prize ahead of Friday’s announcement

                                                                Since returning to the White House last year, Trump has repeatedly said he deserves what is considered one of the world’s most prestigious awards. US President Donald Trump has renewed his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he has helped “settle” eight wars and “done stuff that nobody else has ever done” ahead of Friday’s announcement…
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                                                                  At least 32 killed in Ukraine, Zelenskiy condemns one of Russia’s most ‘vile strikes’

                                                                  Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most “vile strikes” on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging industrial ​facilities and energy infrastructure. The heaviest losses were in Pryluky in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region, where a Russian missile destroyed a five-storey residential building. Ukraine’s…
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                                                                    Beloved ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dennis Haskins’ cause of death revealed

                                                                    “Saved by the Bell” star Dennis Haskins’ cause of death has been revealed. His death certificate, obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, confirmed that the actor died from Parkinson’s disease. Other significant conditions listed in his death certificate include irritable bowel syndrome, depression, hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The document also confirmed that he died at Providence Saint…
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                                                                      LISTEN CLOSE Newly-released audio ‘catches Cornell 7 frat bro in a lie about sick Snapchat messages he sent as woman, 20, gang raped’

                                                                      NEWLY-RELEASED audio has allegedly caught one of the Cornell frat brothers accused of gang raping a woman in a lie about the harrowing Snapchat messages tied to the case. A 20-year-old woman identified as Jane Doe alleged seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity sexually assaulted her for several hours in 2024. The former Cornell student alleged…
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                                                                        BLACK DEATH On the ground in Russian plague outbreak as pals of tragic scientist ‘patient zero’ speak out – were SQUIRRELS to blame?

                                                                        SHE is the baby-faced scientist blamed for potentially unleashing the deadly pneumonic plague. Russian authorities claim laboratory assistant Daria Shipilova allowed the infection to escape after dropping a test tube during research into the deadly disease. But now pals have hinted at a cover-up. The Kremlin insists Daria died from an ‘unidentified pneumonia’ rather than the Black…
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                                                                          Zelenskyy Says Russia Preparing ‘Massive Attack’ On Ukraine, Calls On Allies For Support

                                                                          Zelenskyy particularly called for political backing from the United States and Europe, urging countries with the necessary defensive capabilities to provide support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday warned that Russia was preparing a “massive attack” on Ukraine, citing fresh intelligence, and called on allies to provide more weapons and defence equipment. “We’ve got updated intel on…
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                                                                            Yemen Horror: Armoured Cars Run Over Houthi Fighters In Brutal Bab el-Mandeb Battle

                                                                            The Houthis condemned the footage as evidence of war crimes, while the Yemeni military emphasized ethical treatment of prisoners Videos posted by Yemeni government forces appear to show armoured vehicles driving over opposing fighters as government forces recaptured areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The footage, verified by Reuters, offers a glimpse of the fighting near…
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                                                                              Israel On High Alert, Warns Of Iran, Hamas-Linked Terror Threat On October 7 Anniversary

                                                                              The anniversary follows a tragic history of violence, with significant casualties and ongoing military operations in Gaza. Upcoming elections are expected to focus heavily on security issues related to the conflict Israel has warned of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks against Israelis and Jews as the country marks the third anniversary of the 7 October Hamas…
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                                                                                Resolution Honouring Captain Smit Machchhar Introduced In US House Of Representatives

                                                                                Gottheimer, the Democratic Congressman from New Jersey, in his resolution also commended the heroic actions of the off-duty pilots, cabin crew, and passengers who secured the flight deck and brought the aircraft safely down. US Congressman Josh Gottheimer introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives honouring Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for showing extraordinary courage in protecting…
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                                                                                  Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show

                                                                                  Light attack aircraft and military vehicles have arrived at the new China-Laos joint training facility announced last Tuesday, according to ​satellite images reviewed by Reuters. The images, taken by commercial satellite provider Vantor, show what security analysts believe are eight K-8 light attack jets ‌and more than two dozen support vehicles on a runway that is still…
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                                                                                    TRAGIC END Days of Our Lives’ Robert Kelker-Kelly suffered cardiac arrest & was found on bed, harrowing 911 dispatch audio reveals

                                                                                    LEGENDARY soap opera actor Kelker-Kelly suffered cardiac arrest and was found in bed on the night of his shocking death, chilling 911 dispatch audio has revealed. Kelker-Kelly, who starred in nearly 600 episodes of Days of Our Lives, died on Saturday at home in Missouri from natural causes, a medical examiner’s office spokesperson told The U.S. Sun.…
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                                                                                      PLAGUE PANIC ‘Plague’ outbreak in Russia could ‘quickly spread’ as nations tighten borders & expert warns UK should be on alert

                                                                                      FEARS Russia’s suspected plague outbreak could “quickly spread” beyond its borders are mounting as experts warn the UK should be on high alert. Lab worker Daria Shipilova, 28, mysteriously died after falling desperately ill in Shelekhov, Siberia from suspected pneumonic plague. Russian media reports claim Daria smashed a glass test tube containing deadly bacteria while working at…