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Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:42:21 +0000

The charges intensified the administration’s efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.

Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:42:06 +0000

Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:42:39 +0000

Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.

North and South Korea tensions rise as Pyongyang fortifies border

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:55:22 +0000

North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications along its heavily militarised border with the south.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Prisoners

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:42:18 +0000

The justices, for now, agreed to continue preventing the Bureau of Prisons from implementing a policy that would prohibit gender-transition medical treatments.

Australia could collect extra $45b a year through better resource taxes

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:55:30 +0000

Does Australia have a resource tax problem? A think tank says the nation is losing billions in potential revenue.

Brand assaulted woman at radio station in 'frenzied' attack, court told

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:55:46 +0000

Russell Brand's fourth accuser has told a London court the entertainer sexually assaulted her at the radio station where she worked in front of his entourage, who did nothing.

How well do you remember the 2010s?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:55:33 +0000

From Instagram to Euphoria, the 2010s was full of pop culture touchstones, but how good is your memory for exact years?

Republicans Barely Mention Trump in Political Ads Ahead of the Midterms

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:42:10 +0000

Only a small fraction of recent G.O.P. broadcast and streaming ads mention the president, according to a Times analysis of ad data.

Celebrating Our Safe Driver Award Winners

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:38:41 +0000

Celebrating Our Safe Driver Award Winners
By Andrea Buffa

Cassandra Griffin, also known as Cable Car Cassandra, is one of our Safe Driver Award winners this year. Being a Muni operator is an important and challenging job. It’s not easy to drive a cable car, streetcar or 40- or 60-foot bus through the streets of San Francisco. Yet, hundreds of operators have stepped up to the plate and get behind the wheel every day. They keep our city moving up and down San Francisco’s iconic hills. They help people get everywhere, including to work, school, the grocery store and the doctor. And of course, Muni is a great way to get to museums, concerts and sporting...

Published 2026-10-19T00:00:00Z
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Women allege pregnancy discrimination inside government departments

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:55:40 +0000

A former high-ranking counterterrorism official is among 24 women working in the public sector who told Four Corners they experienced discrimination after falling pregnant.

Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:42:29 +0000

The plan to begin work transforming the course in four weeks injected fresh urgency into a federal lawsuit opposing changes to East Potomac Golf Links.

Australian zoo saving baby elephants from killer virus

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:55:46 +0000

Three years after a devastating elephant death at a Victorian zoo, a new vaccine might stop it happening again.

U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:42:06 +0000

The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.

Can Denmark teach Britain how to raise royals?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:55:16 +0000

They party, make mistakes and forge their own paths. But behind Denmark's seemingly relaxed monarchy lies a careful balance of freedom, duty and public trust.

Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Payment From Congo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:42:15 +0000

The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense firm.

Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:42:37 +0000

One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.

The long, winding roads that brought Powderfinger back together at last

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:55:32 +0000

The Powderfinger boys have had their fingers in a lot of pies since the band broke up. All that has just served to bring them back together again.

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:42:10 +0000

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

Fired FBI Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation Sue Patel and Others

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:42:17 +0000

The lawsuit also suggests that a motivating factor for the dismissals was the intense scrutiny of the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, after he went to the Olympics in Milan.

Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:42:29 +0000

Election officials say they worry the administration could use its own unsubstantiated claims to contest the vote in November.

This strange sea animal is on menus, but it is disappearing from our reefs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:55:20 +0000

A new study shows one species of sea cucumber lives much longer than previously thought, putting it at even more risk of being eaten to death by humans.

The latest tactic in Australia's illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:55:15 +0000

As Labor seeks support for tougher tobacco laws, new intelligence reveals how offshore factories are making illegal cigarettes look like genuine Australian products.

Why Easing Sanctions on Russian Diesel Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:42:20 +0000

President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

Greens warn of private school fees loophole in Labor's trust tax

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:55:33 +0000

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to introduce legislation for a 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts on Wednesday amid fierce business opposition, but has been presented with another obstacle from the Greens.