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Trump seizes control of Republicans' 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line
- By Nandita Bose and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump isn't on the ballot in next November's midterm elections, but he's plunging into them with his own presidency at stake. He's calling candidates, making early endorsements, shaping strategy and pushing economic messaging to try to keep Congress in Republican hands, according to nine Republicans involved in election strategy. As early as this ...

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Who was Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah official killed by Israel?
- Israel has attacked the Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing five people, including Hezbollah's highest ranking military official. Sunday's attack, which took place amid an uptick in Israeli attacks across Lebanon, was the first on Beirut's southern suburbs in several months and the first without warning since last year's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was ...

Source: aljazeera.com
Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home
- MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said. Madison police issued an alert Sunday for Morgan Geyser , now 23, saying she was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance. ...

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'That doesn't exist': DOGE, earlier led by Elon Musk, shut down ahead of schedule; employees move into new roles - The
- The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a signature initiative of US President Donald Trump , has reportedly been disbanded with eight months remaining on its charter, drawing attention to the early closure of a programme launched to streamline federal operations by "modernizing federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." However, its guiding principles remain ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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How did McLaren get it so wrong with their cars in Las Vegas?
- Disqualifications of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bring unnecessary stress for McLaren in the final two F1 races of the season As misjudgments go, McLaren's error in calculations that led to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday could barely have been more cataclysmic nor more poorly timed. Quite how they got it wrong just when they wanted to close out the ...

Source: theguardian.com
BUSINESS  
Fullestop Launches Enterprise 'Agentic AI' Division to Automate Complex Corporate Workflows
- a global digital transformation agency with a 24-year history of delivering high-impact technology solutions, announced the official launch of its Agentic AI Solutions division. This new service line is designed to help global enterprises transition from passive "Generative AI" experiments to active, autonomous "Agentic Automation" that drives measurable operational efficiency. While Generative AI excels at ...

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Elon Musk unwittingly exposes MAGA influencers as foreign trolls
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content Changes at Elon Musk's X may have unwittingly revealed that many MAGA accounts are actually foreign actors profiting from the sowing of division in the U.S. On ...

Source: independent.co.uk
High school football players of the week: 28 standouts from the semifinals
- Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Dominic Funke , Xaverian — The BC-bound senior defensive end wrecked Springfield Central's offensive game plan with relentless pressure, forcing a late fumble and interception to seal a 36-22 state semifinals win. Funke helped hold Springfield's star tailback, Isaiah Rogers, to 43 rushing yards. Maxwell ...

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Australian Senate erupts in anger after far-right lawmaker arrives wearing burqa
- Senator Pauline Hanson appeared in the burqa, a full-face covering worn by some Muslim women, after being denied permission to introduce a bill that would ban them in public. An Australian far-right lawmaker wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday, drawing outrage from fellow senators who accused her of racism. Senator Pauline Hanson appeared in the burqa, a full-face covering worn by some Muslim women, after being ...

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WORLD  
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump's boycott
- JOHANNESBURG — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the summit in Johannesburg closed by banging a wooden gavel on a ...

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Shedeur Sanders productive, Browns defense dominating vs. Raiders – Terry Pluto's Halftime Scribbles
- CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my notebook as the Browns lead the Raiders 14-3 at halftime: 1. It was a strong first half for rookie Shedeur Sanders, who completed 7 of 11 passes for 127 yards. Sanders gave the Browns something they've needed this season – some big gains on passing plays. The Browns defense dominated the Raiders with five first-half sacks. 2. The first quarter was a coach's dream for ...

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50 of 303 abducted Nigerian students escape captivity; remaining children and teachers still missing
- Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, bringing relief to some distraught families after one of the largest school abductions in Nigeria's history. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most ...

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Oregon back in top five of AP Top 25 poll; Miami leads pack of five ranked ACC teams
- Oregon returned to the top five of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday, five Atlantic Coast Conference teams were ranked for the second time this season and Georgia Tech took the biggest fall after its second loss in three games. Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M remained the top three teams for a sixth straight week, and Georgia was No. 4 for the second week in a row. Oregon jumped over idle ...

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Kash Patel pictured in Las Vegas amid concerns over his spending
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article FBI director recently received backlash for assigning SWAT agents to act as protective services for his girlfriend FBI Director Kash Patel was pictured in a pink Lego Cadillac ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, amidst growing criticism over his personal trips and ...

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UAB football player, accused of stabbing 2 teammates, remains in custody
- A football player at the University of Alabama was arrested after allegedly stabbing two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team's game against the University of South Florida, university officials said. The two wounded players were in stable condition, interim head coach Alex Mortensen said at the postgame news conference. He said the team decided to play to honor graduating seniors in the last home game ...

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Titanic couple's pocket watch sells for record £1.78m | UK News
- The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen engraved watch was owned by first class passenger Isidor Straus, who died when the ship sank in April 1912. A gold pocket watch that belonged to an elderly couple who drowned as the Titanic sunk has sold for a record-breaking £1.78m at auction. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen engraved watch was owned by first class passenger Isidor Straus, who died when the ship sank in April 1912. ...

Source: news.sky.com
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COP30: Key reactions to climate deal
- Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host country Brazil. Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host country Brazil. It was welcomed by some as a decent outcome amid fraught negotiations — and the absence of the United States — but dismissed as ...

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