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FTC orders Delta, Uber and others to hand over data on algorithmic pricing ***Regulator demands companies explain how and why they charge different prices for the same product or service*** The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding some of the US’s biggest airlines, ride-share companies and ...

Democratic lawmakers decry OSHA’s push to roll back worker respiratory protections **Elizabeth Warren and others joined by unions and industry experts in warning against the weakening of regulations** The senator Elizabeth Warren, the congresswoman Ilhan Omar and several other Democratic lawmakers...

Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots **Justice department had demanded state segregate and not count ballots from people it claimed were non-citizens** A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from p...

EU countries block Canada's 'associate membership' plan European Union member states have blocked a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to grant Canada a special status as an "associate member" of the bloc. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several other EU leaders pu...

Washington state finds U.S. citizens on DOJ’s noncitizen voter list, rejects demand to set aside ballots Washington election officials announced a preliminary review of a federal list of more than 400 alleged noncitizen voters has already uncovered U.S. citizens, inactive voters and people who are ...

‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff Obama has been casting caltrops behind him with each campaign stop, offering pointed criticism of Republican candidates and Donald Trump that has been unusual for the former president. He c...

Ted Cruz calls Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist leprechaun," as GOP closing message leans into attacks At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood — a claim El-Sayed has repeatedly denied. "My nickname ...

Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court, predicts unanimous support

Conservative influencer James O’Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota ***O’Keefe was charged alongside fellow influencer Cam Higby after they allegedly misrepresented themselves at polling places during Minnesota’s primary in August.*** A Minnesota prosecutor on Wednes...

Flavio Bolsonaro insists he is 'true elected Brazil president' despite losing run-off vote The defeated candidate has flown to the US and thanked Donald Trump and "the wonderful American people for welcoming me". The 45-year-old landed in Miami on Wednesday morning (local time) after travelling fr...

Massive leak exposes 41,000 Homeland Security workers—including undercover ICE agents AN UNPRECEDENTED LEAK of Department of Homeland Security records has exposed details of more than 41,000 employees or contractors who work for the department and its constituent agencies. The records include email...

Woman dies after ChatGPT allegedly tells her to stop taking epilepsy medication: lawsuit **Bowen Wan’s family has filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT’s parent company, claiming the bot told her to taper off her epilepsy medication, which led to her death** The family of a woman who died after she stop...

Iran war's cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to $47.1 billion, according to a new estimate the Pentagon has provided to Congress. The fallout from the conflict has become a key issue in the midterm elections and c...

Vivek Ramaswamy was warned not to air ‘liar’ ad and now staff want to resign days before election: report ***MAGA world figures describing the ad as a ‘self-inflicted wound’ in private, report claims*** Vivek Ramaswamy was reportedly warned by Ohio Republicans and campaign staffers not to run the ...

Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority **Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that saw the highest turnout in decades** Israel’s future hung in the balance on Wednesday as it became clear that Benjamin Netany...

The pro-Trump prosecutor trying to stop California ballots from being counted ***Bill Essayli has launched a crusade against ‘voter fraud’, in his latest push to pursue Maga-aligned cases*** Since he was sworn in last year, Bill Essayli, the top US prosecutor in southern California, has devoted hi...

Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election loss ***Far-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via Ecuador*** A jet carrying the Brazilian far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in Miami, Florida, where the losing candidate in...

‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise ***Several Mississippi homes have been purchased near datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400*** People in a Mississippi neighborhood, many of whom dislike a...

Cornell faculty to begin voting on no-confidence resolution over handling of fraternity gang rape Cornell University faculty will meet Wednesday to conclude debate and begin voting on a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration following widespread frustration over its re...

Republicans emphasize transgender ads, putting cultural issues over voters' economic anxiety Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year’s midterm elections, betting that struggling GOP c...

Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at U.K. rape and sex assault trial Over the past two weeks of the trial, prosecutors have set out their case and the jury heard from six women who accuse Brand of sexual misconduct between 1999 and 2009.

China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit **The DIA’s threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space.** A winged Chinese spacecraft bearing a strong resemblance to the US military’s X-37B spaceplane was photographed in orbit by a passing US-owned...

High-speed train hits stopped train in central Spain, killing at least 10

Fed set to hold interest rates steady in last decision before midterms ***US central bank last month raised rates for first time since 2023, in move that infuriated Donald Trump*** The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday during its last rate-setting meetin...

Brazil court orders probe into foreign funding of Bolsonaro campaign **Newly-relected President Lula's campaign complained about interference in the election by Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, claiming 'algorithmic manipulation.'** Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday, O...