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In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests

Not two weeks after the Tennessee legislature carved Memphis into three congressional districts this spring, in a move designed to eliminate Democratic representation, Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor made his electoral expectations clear in a photo posted on social media.

Oct 26, 2026

Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims

A Florida man who was the subject of a 2019 investigation by ProPublica was indicted last month on federal charges that he defrauded clients of his ransomware data recovery firm.

Oct 26, 2026

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Musk Admits SpaceX Throttled Ukraine's Starlink and Blames Kyiv for Fighting Back

Musk now says SpaceX capped Ukraine's satellite link to stop drone strikes, after first saying the decision was the Pentagon's.

Oct 26, 2026

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Lula Beats Flávio Bolsonaro to Win a Fourth Term as Brazil's President

Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff with 51.75 per cent, the first candidate to overturn a first-round defeat since the return of democracy.

Oct 26, 2026

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Israel Kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza in a Day and Bombs a University Campus Twice

Israel killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours, three of them employees of the Islamic University in Gaza City, which it bombed twice in a few hours while students were in class.

Oct 25, 2026

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Trump Tells Florida Voters Cuba Will be Forced to Surrender to Him

Trump told a Fort Myers rally that warships returning from Iran will stop off Cuba until it gives up, and Rubio asked Cubans to work for the CIA.

Oct 25, 2026

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Maine Has Not Charged the ICE Agent Who Killed Johan Guerrero Three Months Ago

ICE agent David Brouillette shot dead a 25-year-old father in Biddeford on 13 July. Maine has not decided on charges, the FBI never opened a civil rights case, and ICE hired him despite a record of violence.

Oct 25, 2026

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Israel Forcibly Displaces Thousands and Seals the West Bank for Its Election

Soldiers have moved into the homes of displaced families in Hebron, and on election day Israel closes every crossing in the West Bank.

Oct 25, 2026