The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What could happen now?
Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.
The devious way Democrats copied Trump to win: MARK HALPERIN digs into the exit polls to expose their secrets – Daily Mail
- The devious way Democrats copied Trump to win: MARK HALPERIN digs into the exit polls to expose their secrets Daily Mail
- California voters approve new US House map designed to boost Democrats in 2026, aiming to blunt GOP changes elsewhere Yahoo
- See stunning voter data rattling Trump in Ari’s 2025 elex breakdown Yahoo
- 'A landslide': analyst on Democrats' 2025 elections sweep Yahoo
- California votes yes on Prop 50 Yahoo
Ghazala Hashmi is first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia
Democrat Hashmi, an Indian American, won the lieutenant governor’s race in the US state of Virginia.
‘Mandate for change’: Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election
It is a historic moment as Mamdani also becomes the first South Asian and first Muslim to lead the city.
‘Mandate for change’: Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election
It is a historic moment as Mamdani also becomes the first South Asian and first Muslim to lead the city.
Brazil’s deadliest police raid puts Lula in a political bind – Reuters
- Brazil's deadliest police raid puts Lula in a political bind Reuters
- A bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history The Economist
- Brazil's president calls for investigation after 121 killed in police operation against gang: "There was a massacre" CBS News
- Brazil: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro is evidence yet again of systemic and racist violence Amnesty International
- Over 130 Killed in Bloody Crackdown on Drug Gangs in Rio de Janeiro The New York Times
Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers – Reuters
- Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers Reuters
- Eurojust coordinates major operation against EUR 300 million global credit card fraud: 18 arrests Eurojust
- German probe of suspected fraud and money-laundering extends to Canada CBC
- Fintech Fraud Scandal Uncovered in Germany Bloomberg.com
- Eighteen arrested in connection with alleged global online fraud network Financial Times
Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns
Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save money
Reform UK’s plans to make public-sector pensions less generous could cost billions extra a year and cause a ticking timebomb in the public finances, a leading trade union has warned.
Prospect said the plans unveiled by the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, would damage the public finances rather than save money “and end up costing taxpayers tens of billions of pounds in the years to come”.
Continue reading...Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk
Military analysts say situation in Pokrovsk has deteriorated, while Kremlin says it plans to explore resumption of nuclear testing
Moscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, with street fighting raging across the ruined city in eastern Ukraine, as the Kremlin announced plans to explore the resumption of nuclear testing.
Ukraine’s general staff on Wednesday denied Russian claims that its troops had been encircled, saying efforts were under way to reinforce the flanks around Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad.
Continue reading...At least nine people killed after UPS cargo plane crashes in Kentucky
Others were injured when the plane exploded during takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets
Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in Mexico
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face.
A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them.
Continue reading...Police ‘urgently’ looking for prisoner freed by mistake in London
Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth two days after stronger checks for jails were brought in
Police have launched an urgent manhunt for a second foreign prisoner freed mistakenly, two days after the justice secretary, David Lammy, brought in stronger checks for jails.
The 24-year-old Algerian was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in south London last Wednesday, with the Metropolitan police informed only this week.
Continue reading...Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses
Investigation launched after discovery that Chinese supplier had remote access to vehicles’ control systems
Authorities in Denmark are urgently studying how to close an apparent security loophole in hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses that enables them to be remotely deactivated.
The investigation comes after transport authorities in Norway, where the Yutong buses are also in service, found that the Chinese supplier had remote access for software updates and diagnostics to the vehicles’ control systems – which could be exploited to affect buses while in transit.
Continue reading...Journey to Kenya: Sudan’s Jiu-jitsu Team Defies the Odds
In 2019, a Sudanese jiu-jitsu team travelled by land from Sudan to Kenya, no funding, no backing, just determination.
Israel sets up checkpoint in Syria’s Quneitra in new breach of sovereignty
Israel has conducted more than 1,000 air strikes and more than 400 ground incursions in Syria since al-Assad overthrow.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech after being elected NYC mayor
Mayor-elect centered affordability and the working people of the city in his speech while emphasizing: ‘Hope is alive’
The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said: “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.”
For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands.
Continue reading...UN chief says Gaza needs UN mandate for security force
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says Gaza should have a UN mandate for a peacekeeping force.
Japan deploys soldiers to contain surge in bear attacks in Akita
Close encounters reported almost daily as bears intrude into residential areas and attack and sometimes kill people
Japan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of bear attacks that have terrorised people in the mountainous region.
Unexpected encounters with bears are being reported almost daily in the lead up to hibernation season as the animals forage for food. The bears have been roaming near schools, train stations, supermarkets and even at a hot springs resort.
Continue reading...Europe’s search and rescue bodies suspend contacts with Libyan counterpart
The newly-formed Justice Fleet has suspended contact with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
World’s Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave, Is Big Enough To Catch A Whale – IFLScience
- World's Largest Spider Web, Created By 111,000 Arachnids In A Cave, Is Big Enough To Catch A Whale IFLScience
- World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black Live Science
- World’s Largest Spider Web Found In Albania, And Arachnophobes Are Calling It “Nightmare Fuel” AOL.com
- Sulfur cave spiders build an arachnid megacity and possibly the largest-ever spider web Phys.org
- World’s largest web houses 110,000 spiders thriving in total darkness New Atlas