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Top News Stories for Thursday, October 16th 2025
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Nineteen hostages remain unaccounted for ( JTA ) — Hamas returned the bodies of two more hostages late Wednesday and said it had released all of the remains it is able to access, leaving 19 people unaccounted for. The two hostages returned Wednesday, DNA analysis showed, were Muhammad Al-Atarash and Inbar Hayman. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced in December 2023 that Hayman, 27, had been ...
Source: forward.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
As the enters its 16th day without a budget deal, the nation's 22nd shutdown is on track to break records. The shutdown began just after midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress marking the fourth shutdown during Donald Trump 's presidency. Over the last five decades, every president except George W. Bush and Joe Biden has weathered at least a few-day shutdown. During their tenures, Bill Clinton, Jimmy ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who decried "coups d'etat orchestrated by the CIA" and ordered military exercises following a fresh US strike on an alleged drug ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Dispatches / Pixabay Joshua Villanueva is JURIST's Washington, D.C. Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School. There is a certain intensity to watching US Supreme Court arguments live that recordings simply cannot capture. The subtle shifts in the justices' expressions and the way they lean in when a key point is ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
, the iPad Pro with better connectivity capabilities thanks to the N1 and C1X modems, and an updated Apple Vision Pro headset. These products have been selected as part of the company's strategy to promote the third-generation of its 3-nanometer technology chip, which heavily focuses on improved graphic performance and next-level AI tasks that can run locally on your devices. , Apple's senior vice president of ...
Source: bgr.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
The US government has urged federal agencies to take immediate action after security vendor F5 revealed it has been breached by a nation-state actor. The application security specialist informed its customers about the breach on October 15, despite making the discovery back in August. "In August 2025, we learned a highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor maintained long-term, persistent access to, and ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
In Pictures Pakistan and Afghanistan have implemented a ceasefire following the deadliest border clashes in years that killed dozens of people and led to evacuations on both sides. The 48-hour truce began Wednesday at 6:00pm Islamabad time (13:00 GMT), with each country claiming the other requested the pause in hostilities. Pakistan confirmed the ceasefire duration, stating: "During this period, both sides will ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
– Russia battered Ukraine's energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its of the country's power grid, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask President Donald Trump at a White House meeting for more American-made Eight Ukrainian regions experienced blackouts after the barrage, Ukraine's national energy operator, Ukrenergo, said. DTEK, ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Protein powders and shakes are more popular than ever—touted as workout fuel or even meal replacements. But a new Consumer Reports investigation uncovered a hidden risk: some of these supplements contain concerning levels of lead. Consumer Reports tested 23 popular protein powders and shakes. The results? Over two-thirds contained more lead in a single serving than what CR's experts consider safe for an ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Donald Trump has again said he'd pressure Fifa to remove 2026 World Cup games from a host city on the basis of that city's politics, with Boston becoming the third such city to receive such a threat from the US president. Trump also said he would consider a similar action against Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics on account of potential safety issues. Trump has no legal authority to directly take either action, but ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Europe is planning to at least triple its data center capacity as part of a push to become a world-class AI hub. It has sparked concern about an often overlooked but profound climate risk: water scarcity. Data centers, which power all aspects of the digital economy, typically require large quantities of water to keep them from overheating. Liquid cooled servers in an installation at the Global Switch Docklands data ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago's so-called "rat hole," one of the Windy City's weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn't what you think. It wasn't some back alley bar that served as a speakeasy for the city's notorious gangster clientele or a tenement stuffed to the brim with junk. It was actually a full-body impression of an unlucky critter that got trapped in wet sidewalk ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 -
Dozens of news outlets have lost access to the Pentagon after they refused to sign a new set of guidelines that sharply restrict their ability to report on the United States military. The Pentagon had set a deadline of Wednesday afternoon in the US for reporters to agree to a new 21-page set of rules in order to obtain press credentials and access to the Pentagon's premises. More than 30 outlets declined to ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that "following outreach" from the DOJ, Facebook removed a "large group page" that was being used to target ICE officials. Meta said in a statement that the group "was removed for violating our policies against ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Breaking Top 10 Busiest U.S. Airports All Reject Kristi Noem's Video Blaming Democrats For Shutdown Suzanne Rowan Kelleher covers travel for Forbes. More than one-third of U.S. airline passengers won't see the politicized video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames the government shutdown on Democrats—as major airports cite federal, state and local policies prohibiting partisan messaging in ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
By Elizabeth Aldrich, NerdWallet Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) believe Medicare benefits will be reduced under the current administration, according to a recent NerdWallet survey . For some, a reduction in benefits could be coming as soon as next year — along with a bigger price tag. Medicare Part B premiums are estimated to increase by $21.50 to $206.50 next year according to the Medicare Trustees ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Judge says White House office of management and budget took advantage of government shutdown in firing workers A federal court has granted a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration's firings of federal employees during the government shutdown. The ruling by Judge Susan Illston of the US district court's northern district of California came in response to a lawsuit filed by labor unions representing ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Authorities reportedly looking into modified flag displayed on cubicle wall of House member Dave Taylor's staff US Capitol police are reportedly investigating after a US flag bearing a swastika was discovered inside the office of Republican House member Dave Taylor of Ohio . The image, obtained by Politico , shows a modified flag featuring red and white stripes arranged in the form of a swastika – which is ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Support Fearless Journalism. Trump's Defense Department wants HuffPost's reporters to sign a restrictive and clearly unconstitutional document. Our response? Hell no! Join today and stand with a press that reports without restrictions. Already contributed? It seems Vice President JD Vance's biggest problem with the leaked Young Republicans group chat isn't the highly disturbing, racist messages they reportedly ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
In a new Roadmap Report, 33 CIOs and CTOs share their challenges and insights on getting the data right, for the right use cases. The importance and value of data has never been clearer. But given the rapid evolution of AI and related technologies and their infusion into business, the best ways to manage and use that data have rarely been more challenging or vital. In three CIO Think Tank roundtables, held from ...
Source: cio.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — Democrats are ramping up pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, staging a protest at his office, holding news conferences and threatening a lawsuit to try to get him to swear in the newest Democratic member of Congress. Grijalva won the Arizona House seat of her father, the late progressive leader Rep. Raul Grijalva, in a Sept. 23 special election. But the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
By Kanishka Singh, Ella Cao and Joe Cash WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering terminating some trade ties with China, singling out cooking oil, which traders and analysts said would have little impact as such shipments had already plummeted from China over the past year. "I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
LAKE CITY, Florida (AP) — A Florida judge has granted a protective order against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills at the request of a former girlfriend that he threatened to release nude images of her and physically harm her future boyfriends after she broke up with him. Under the order issued Tuesday by Circuit Judge Fred Koberlein in Columbia County, Florida, Mills can have no contact with his ex-girlfriend ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Everyone's been referring to the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X as " Xbox portables " or " handheld Xboxes " for so long during development that it's easy to forget that they're not that at all: They're portable Windows gaming systems with Xbox branding. Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign technically makes the devices one, but really, do you think of a Windows laptop as a portable Xbox? It may not matter, ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Former justice department special counsel said accusations were 'ludicrous' and criticized Trump's DoJ in rare interview In a rare interview former justice department special counsel Jack Smith has hit back against accusations that the federal prosecutions of Donald Trump he oversaw were politically motivated, calling the claims "absolutely ludicrous". Speaking with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann at the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Sam Altman claims new tools can detect mental distress while relaxing limits for adults. On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company will allow verified adult users to have erotic conversations with ChatGPT starting in December. The change represents a shift in how OpenAI approaches content restrictions, which the company had loosened in February but then dramatically tightened after an ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Health officials in New York state confirmed the first locally acquired case of chikungunya in the United States in six years. The virus is rarely fatal and most patients recover in a week, but in some cases it can cause prolonged and debilitating joint pain. It is also the first locally acquired case of chikungunya in New York, the state's health department said . A resident of Nassau County, who was not named, ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York mayoral race, said Wednesday that it was "too early" to give President Donald Trump credit for between Israel and Hamas, saying he would be willing to do so if the ceasefire is "lasting" and "durable." "When it comes to the ceasefire, I am thankful, and I have hope that it will actually endure and that it will be lasting," Mamdani told Fox News' Martha ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
By Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune Stellantis announced plans Tuesday to invest in production facilities across four Midwest states - including the idled Belvidere plant in Illinois - to roll out new lines and increase U.S. production by 50% over the next four years. The largest single investment in the company's 100-year history will gear up plants in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to build everything from ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump 's future presidential library . The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida's open government law when they gifted the sizable plot of real estate to the state, which then voted to transfer it to the foundation ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Traumatized CDC has lost 33% of its workforce this year, union says. The dust is still settling at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a mass layoff on Friday, which former employees at the beleaguered agency are describing as a massacre. In separate press briefings on Tuesday, a network of terminated CDC staff that goes by the name the National Public Health Coalition, and the union representing ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The High Court of Australia on Wednesday upheld a decision to deny a visa to conservative political commentator and author Candace Owens, who had planned a speaking tour there. The court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's denial did not infringe an implied constitutional freedom of political communication. Owens' conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic rhetoric did ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2025 -
Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency in the county because of the federal immigration roundups happening in the area. The county declaration said it found a 62% drop in average weekly earnings among immigrants and 71% had returned to work, though they feared deportation. "We have entire families who are destitute because their fathers or mothers were taken from ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Oct 14th, 2025 -
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk , the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to the right. Receiving the award on Kirk's behalf was his widow, Erika. Her voice cracking and often falling to a ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Oct 14th, 2025 -
Netflix and Spotify are teaming up to blur the line between streaming and podcasting. The two companies announced a new partnership that will bring a curated slate of Spotify's top video podcasts, including shows from Spotify Studios and The Ringer, to Netflix starting in early 2026. The goal is to make popular podcasts as watchable as TV, expanding both services' reach into sports, culture, lifestyle and true ...
Source: cnet.com