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Sunday, Oct 19th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for " No Kings " demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government's swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. People carrying signs with slogans such as "Nothing is more patriotic than protesting" or "Resist Fascism" packed into New York City's Times Square and rallied by ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, Oct 19th, 2025 -
IDF says attack was in response to Hamas forces firing at its troops, as militant group says it is still committed to truce The Israeli air force carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Sunday, Israel's military has confirmed, in what marks the most serious threat so far to the week-long ceasefire in the strip. The airstrikes reportedly occurred after Hamas militants emerged from tunnels in the Rafah area and shot at ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Oct 19th, 2025 -
Fred Durst and his Limp Bizkit bandmates have paid tribute to their "brother", a musician who brought "a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced". Sam Rivers, the bassist with US nu-metal group Limp Bizkit, has died aged 48, his bandmates have said. In a post on Instagram, the group paid tribute to their "brother" and a "once-in-a-lifetime kind of human", describing his presence as "pure magic". Bandmates ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
Continuing his pattern of pardoning allies and prosecuting adversaries, President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison term of former Republican Congressman George Santos, who was less than three months into a seven year sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. "George Santos was somewhat of a 'rogue,' but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren't forced to serve seven years in ...
Source: commondreams.org
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had meticulously laid the groundwork for his White House visit Friday. For days, he hammered one message — that Kyiv needed U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles to strike deep inside Russia. Then, he nudged President Trump toward selling the weapons in back-to-back calls last weekend. Finally, before his arrival, he sent top aides to Washington this past week to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and prosecuted, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday. The move, which was first reported by Reuters, means that the U.S. military will not have to grapple with thorny legal issues surrounding military ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
The family of one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse has welcomed Prince Andrew's announcement that he will stop using his royal titles, including the Duke of York . "Prince Andrew's decision to give up his titles is vindication for our sister and survivors everywhere," the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre , who died by suicide in April at the age of 41, said in a statement. A flow ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
By Jack Ewing and Ana Swanson President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will impose a new 25% tariff on imported trucks, including big pickups and long-haul semis, extending duties that already apply to smaller vehicles. The president also announced a 10% tariff on imported buses. Once these duties go into effect on Nov. 1, virtually all categories of vehicles not made in the United States will be ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over $32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using these protein sources daily . A new study by Consumer Reports, published on Oct. 14, 2025, claims that some such protein products contain dangerously high levels of lead , as well as other heavy metals such as cadmium and ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers to advance to the World Series for the second time in two years. The Dodgers won the National League Championship at home Friday with the 5-1 win over Milwaukee. The win clinches the team's berth to the World Series, but their opponent has not been decided. The Dodgers jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended Saturday by Vice President JD Vance drew strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom , who said safety concerns forced him to close a portion of the busy interstate. "The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety," the Democratic governor said in a ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has apologized for backing President Donald Trump possibly sending the National Guard to San Francisco, where the tech company is based. Benioff had complained about crime problems outside the company's annual Dreamforce conference in downtown San Francisco from Tuesday through Thursday, which drew about 45,000 attendees. "We don't have enough cops, so if they can be ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
New parental controls allow blocking specific AI characters and monitoring conversation topics Meta announced on Friday that parents will soon be able to disable their teenagers' private chats with AI characters – the latest safety measure for its social media platforms following criticism over flirty chatbots. The company said parents will be able to block specific AI characters and view broad topics their ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 -
University Of Virginia Becomes 5th School To Decline Trump's Higher Ed Compact Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education University of Virginia interim President Paul Mahoney announced on Friday that UVA was declining to sign on to the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, becoming the fifth university to reject the proposal originally pitched to ...
Source: forbes.com
Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 -
Justice department submits emergency filing as Trump pushes to expand use of military in Democratic-led cities The Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to permit the deployment of national guard troops to Illinois, as the president pushes to expand the domestic use of the military in a growing number of Democratic-led cities. In an emergency filing, the justice department urged the court to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 -
HuffPost works for our readers. Membership gives readers the power to shape the future of independent journalism. Join today and show that the people lead here. Already contributed? New York State Republicans voted Friday to disband the party's chapter for younger members, according to Politico , after a damning report revealed that leaders of Young Republican groups across the country had engaged in a jarringly ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Political journalists and observers warned that the AI-animated ad marked a 'slippery slope' and that 'new boundaries' were being pushed. Weeks after President Donald Trump posted a series of vulgar deepfake videos of Chuck Schumer, in the run-up to the ongoing government shutdown ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 -
Ex-national security adviser surrendered to authorities and made court appearance as he faces 18-count indictment John Bolton , the former national security adviser to Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges relating to diary-like notes he shared that contained top secret information with relatives and stored classified documents at his home. Bolton did not comment to reporters as he ...
Source: theguardian.com