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Politics 1d ago

Vance Blames Iran War for GOP Midterm Rout; Trump Doubles Down on Strikes

After Republicans lost both chambers, Vance broke from Trump to blame the Iran war, Trump agreed it hurt but defended the decision, and allies on both sides of the Atlantic began distancing themselves from the war.

Vance Blames Iran War for GOP Midterm Rout; Trump Doubles Down on Strikes
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“The reason we lost is the war.”JD Vance— JD Vance, Vice President · CBS News / Politico · full quotes →
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Politics 1d ago

DeSantis denies Washington Post report he's plotting a 2028 run

After calling the GOP's midterm wipeout an 'extinction-level event,' Florida's governor rejects reporting that he's preparing another White…

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“I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything”Ron DeSantis— Ron DeSantis · full quotes →
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AI

Meta Warns Midterm Data-Center Backlash Threatens AI Buildout Plans

After voters approved dozens of ballot measures restricting data centers, Meta says the political fallout could slow AI expansion…

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“Meta president Dina Powell McCormick said that the Democratic wins in the midterm elections are going to make it a lot harder for companies to build data…”— Dina Powell McCormick, Meta president · Bluesky · full quotes →
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Politics

Musk's $474M midterm bet collapses as Texas flips blue, Tesla and SpaceX shed $420B

Record-breaking political spending failed to save Republicans, and markets have punished Musk's companies for two straight days.

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“Tell your congresspeople! You must break Elon Musk. Make him a scarecrow for the other members of his class.”— jalefkowit@hachyderm.io (quoting Defector), Mastodon user · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Sports

Shedeur Sanders set to start for Browns at Saints as Watson remains in concussion protocol

Cleveland turns to Sanders for his first 2026 start, and his comments about facing New Orleans' defense have drawn a response from Saints…

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“‘We Need More of This,’ ‘Making Up Fake Beef’”— NFL fans · full quotes →
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Politics

Scott Colom's lead over Hyde-Smith widens in uncalled Mississippi Senate race

Democrat Scott Colom's margin over GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has grown past 1,900 votes as Mississippi counts remaining affidavit ballots…

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“Colom's a really high-quality candidate... there was a lot of voter apathy.”— Aaron Hitefield · full quotes →
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Business

SpaceX taps Qualcomm chips to build Starlink Mobile's nationwide 5G network

Qualcomm will supply Dragonwing hardware and software for tens of thousands of terrestrial cell sites as SpaceX pushes Starlink Mobile…

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“Starlink is coming for the DEAD ZONES. This time, it's bringing its own 5G network.”— @MarioNawfal · full quotes →
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Tech

Google retreats on all-or-nothing AI/Search rule for K-12 schools after backlash

Google's plan to cut Search access for schools that fully reject AI drew accusations of coercion from officials and triggered a DuckDuckGo…

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“Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids.”Dana Goldstein— Dana Goldstein, New York Times reporter · X · full quotes →
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Nasdaq Correction Hits as AI Trade Unwinds Two Days After Midterm Rally

A huge Wall Street rally on Democrats' midterm sweep reversed within 48 hours into a 4% Nasdaq correction as traders dumped AI and…

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“3 different pods are being liquidated that i've heard of. And the data center trade has been unwound in just 2 days is a pretty violent shock.”— chollida1 · full quotes →
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Security

Hackers raise French blood bank freezers to 110°C, no products lost

A cyberattack on EFS's refrigeration contractor Coolworld pushed blood and plasma storage temperatures toward 110°C, part of a wider wave…

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“These are not isolated incidents and of course we have to be collectively resilient and prepared for such cyber incidents”— Thomas Regnier, EU spokesperson · The Guardian · full quotes →
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Business

Google commits $15B to Malaysia data center expansion through 2028

Investment to build new computing hubs, add clean energy capacity, and create tens of thousands of jobs.

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“Now that data centers are moving outside the US, how does that impact the current leading AI companies? Labor is cheaper outside of the US so this trend might…”— ThirdHuman · full quotes →
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Politics

Navy admiral fired by Hegseth wins his former critic's House seat in South Carolina

Retired Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, purged by Pete Hegseth in 2025, flips Nancy Mace's red South Carolina district as a Democrat.

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“I did not from the moment he was confirmed. And I think he's just demonstrating that, over and over and over.”Nancy Lacore— Nancy Lacore, Congresswoman-elect, SC-1 · Press · full quotes →
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Business

Apple slashes internal AI token budgets for engineers as cost-cutting deepens

Under new CEO John Ternus, Apple has cut engineers' daily AI spending cap from $300 to $200, with further reductions to $100 or less…

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“Apple зменшує бюджет на ШІ для розробників з 300 доларів на день до 200 доларів на день, бо великі витрати на ШІ не виправдали очікувань”— @cpthorn1100.bsky.social · full quotes →
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Security

Binance Reveals Fake Job Interviews Triggered $6.3bn North Korea Hack

Binance's postmortem shows a bogus job interview and a tampered Homebrew installer opened the door to the largest crypto heist in history…

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“An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.”— BBC News, News outlet · Mastodon · full quotes →
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games

God of War Laufey delayed to May 2027, escaping crowded February

Santa Monica Studio pushes the PS5 exclusive back three months to polish the Faye-focused spinoff.

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“We will make the most of each moment until then by putting in the finishing touches and pushing the game to its fullest potential.”— Santa Monica Studio · full quotes →
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Democrats sweep House and Senate in 2026 midterms, ending unified GOP control

Democrats flip both chambers of Congress in a rout Trump attributes partly to the Iran war and fuel prices.

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“did a good job”Donald Trump— Donald Trump · full quotes →
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3d ago

Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say

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US confirms weeks of secret strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, timed with midterms

After days of denials, Trump acknowledges the US hit an Iranian air-defense battery, part of a covert campaign of strikes Washington kept…

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“Trump just CONFIRMED the U.S. struck an Iranian air-defense battery”— @MarioNawfal · full quotes →
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Security

Second wave of fridge-hacking cyberattacks spreads to 13 European countries

Hackers remotely cranked supermarket refrigeration units up to 50C across Sweden, Belgium and a growing list of countries, destroying food…

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“Poland has joined the list, bringing the total to 13 European countries targeted in the refrigeration cyberattack campaign.”— @InsiderGeo · full quotes →
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Health

New York Reports First Child Measles Death in Over 30 Years

A Lewis County child's death marks the state's first measles-associated fatality in more than three decades amid an ongoing outbreak.

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“Trump & RFK Jr killed another child.”— gottalaff.bsky.social · full quotes →
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Business

CVS splits $117B empire into pharmacy and insurance companies by 2028

CVS Health will separate its 9,000 retail drugstores from its Aetna insurance and Caremark pharmacy benefit operations, reversing a decade…

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“When they bought Aetna I honestly thought they were going to start moving up chain to make the most popular prescription generics to get 100% of the profits on…”— amerricka369, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →
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Netanyahu presses Trump for new Iran strikes; US hits Qeshm Island

Officials say Israel's PM is pushing for a bigger post-midterm campaign against Iran as Tucker Carlson claims a nuclear strike is being…

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“Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after the midterms, officials tell AP”— Associated Press · full quotes →
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Trump touts White House ballroom as Republicans demand he change course after midterm rout

A day after Democrats seized Congress in a historic midterm wipeout, Trump showed no interest in self-reflection, instead touring his…

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“That doesn’t exactly scream working with Democrats in Congress if he’s posting something like this.”Liz Landers— Liz Landers · full quotes →
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Politics

Mike Johnson Won't Seek House GOP Leader Post After Midterm Rout

The Speaker tells staff he won't run for minority leader, opening a Scalise-vs-Jordan race as Republicans sift through a historic midterm…

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“2 years of crawling completely up Trump's ass & rubber stamping every illegal Trump move, he cuts & runs like the little weasel he is! Americans say GTFOOH!…”— bluescottyp.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · Bluesky · full quotes →
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Business

CoreWeave bonds plunge as Texas elects data-center foe Hinojosa

Democrat Gina Hinojosa's gubernatorial win in Texas, where she has called for a data center moratorium, sent CoreWeave's unsecured debt to…

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“You hate^wlove to see it.”— hrbrmstr@mastodon.social · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Culture 5d ago

MAGA Memes Cast Trump Allies as Anakin Skywalker Before Midterms

As Democrats are forecast to gain seats Tuesday, Elon Musk and other Trump-aligned figures are spreading AI-generated Anakin Skywalker…

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“This is what they stole from us.”Elon Musk— Elon Musk, Tech executive, GOP donor · WIRED · full quotes →
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Sports 5d ago

Cardinals' Kendrick Bourne out for season with fractured tibia

The veteran receiver's non-contact ankle injury from Sunday's overtime win over Dallas is a broken tibia requiring three months to heal.

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“Pray for me. Hope I get good results today about my ankle.”— Kendrick Bourne, Cardinals wide receiver · Social media post · full quotes →
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3d ago

Republican Kurt Alme wins election to U.S. Senate from Montana

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Business

Oracle cancels $7B Tencent AI chip-leasing deal under Trump administration pressure

Oracle scrapped a five-year lease that would have given Tencent access to 100,000 advanced AI chips after US officials raised concerns, the…

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“Turns out Larry Ellison's relationship with Trump is hitting roadblocks. Oracle has just cancelled a $7B data centre lease for Tencent after pressure from…”— @puckrin, social media poster · X · full quotes →
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Politics

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate seat, becomes first Muslim US senator

After a race marked by Islamophobic attacks, the progressive Democrat beat Republican Mike Rogers and used his victory speech to jab at…

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“hateful, spiteful campaign”Abdul El-Sayed— Abdul El-Sayed · full quotes →
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Culture 5d ago

Gates McFadden Pays Tribute to Patrick Stewart After His Death

The 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' co-star praised Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard for giving people hope around the world.

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“We want to believe in our leaders. Society suffers when we do not. If we fear retribution and feel there is no choice but to”— Gates McFadden, Actor, Star Trek co-star · X (@Variety) · full quotes →
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