Halloween finally met something scarier than a knife-wielding, potty-mouthed doll: school administrators explaining inclusivity. In the sleepy town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, school officials started off the witching season by canceling their longtime Halloween parades for elementary students. Explaining their decision, administrators cited “inclusivity” and “student absences” as the main reasons...

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A number of fast-moving wildfires pushed by powerful Santa Ana winds began sweeping their way through Southern California on Friday. Firefighters have been battling various blazes for hours as they threaten homes in San Clemente, Malibu, and Azusa. The Norte Fire in Orange County and the Bryson Fire in Malibu,...

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Twenty-two state financial officers demanded answers Wednesday from America’s largest credit rating agencies over allegedly flawed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies they warn could threaten taxpayer money, public pensions and state borrowing costs. The officials, representing 17 states, accused S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings of allowing politically...

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A deep-blue Washington county raised taxes on the same day it appointed an inspector general to root out the widely reported fraud from within its’ government spending programs. King County Council approved a new ordinance on Oct. 6, adding a penny to every $100 in taxable purchases, Seattle Red reported....

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Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter, the largest third-quarter haul of any Senate candidate in history. Talarico raised more than $134 million since launching his campaign in September 2025, with over 1.3 million donors contributing, Politico reported. The Texas Senate race is the...

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Authorities arrested a Chinese national studying at a U.S. university after she allegedly poisoned a rival classmate’s cup of tea and then attempted to flee the country. Prosecutors allege that University of Wyoming microbiology graduate student Aili Wang, 32, was traveling back to China when she was arrested on Oct....

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A 600-troop battalion stationed at Fort Drum, New York has begun deploying to Latin America. This battalion from the 10th Mountain Division is deploying as part of the Pentagon’s increased efforts to combat drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The troops will begin with...

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Billy Joel announced that he has new limitations on his health, leading the legendary singer-songwriter to drastically change his lifestyle. Joel, 77, revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he needs to "take a series of tests" before deciding whether he can perform. “I can't drive right now....

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A father was found dead in Bali last month. So were his two children. Police said he killed them, then himself, after his wife heard their little girl on the phone screaming for him to stop. Damien John Shaw, 56, a former maritime worker in Fremantle, Australia, was found on...

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Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani, painted a portrait of Sliman Mansour, a Palestinian who praised the Oct. 7 terrorists that attacked Israel as "great heroes." The Washington Free Beacon reported on Oct. 12 that Duwaji said in an April 2024 video that she...

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The two Senate candidates running in the deep red state of Kansas were tied as of Monday, RealClearPolling’s average showed. Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic Kansas Senate nominee Adam Hamilton tied at an average of 45.8%, according to RealClearPolling. Voters in Kansas last elected a Democratic U.S. senator...

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See arm, think Nazi. Such is the apparent thought process behind a new outrage generator that claims Nazi salutes are lurking in the packaging of a Barbie doll. The fuss began brewing on TikTok, where a poster named Ana Elizabeth reacted poorly to a gymnast Barbie sold at her local...

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To rebuild its industrial base, the United States needs more than "reshoring." It needs highly productive factories where automation makes American workers more competitive. When one thinks of the glory days of American manufacturing, the mind wanders to the 1950s. In 1953 alone, manufacturing represented 32 percent of all nonfarm-related...

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Los Angeles is grappling with a severe influx of mosquitos — and the insects pose a deadly threat as West Nile fever cases abound, according to recent reports. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LA County DPH) documented 216 West Nile virus (WNV) human infections and 10 deaths...

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A heavily Democratic city run by a socialist mayor appears to be giving an alternative approach to the court system another go. Democratic Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans publicized the new sentencing strategy dubbed “Connection Court” during a Thursday press conference, the Seattle Times reported. The court — which had...

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Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley filed for reelection Sunday, meaning he would be 101 years old at the end of his next potential term. Grassley turned 93 on Sept. 17 and intends to run for reelection in November 2028. He filed preliminary paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), although...

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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has spent the entire NFL season away from the football field, and his latest legal maneuver isn't likely to make his situation any less complicated. As reported by ESPN, Jacobs filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin, seeking...

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Former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is backing Republican candidate Jay Feely as he runs for the House of Representatives. Sinema, who became an independent in 2022 but continued caucusing with Democrats, told Arizona business and political leaders that she voted for Feely in the Republican primary, Axios reported....

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A deadly roller coaster accident at a Georgia amusement park has raised some serious questions about safety and accountability, but the answers may not be as straightforward as they seem. Despite the tragic circumstances, one legal expert told the New York Post that Six Flags might not ultimately be held...

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said that he will not step down if Democrats take back the Senate, according to a Bloomberg Law interview published Oct. 6. Alito dismissed speculation that he would retire if Democrats won back the Senate after the midterm elections, which would allow President Donald...

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