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Trump jokes about Mohammad, mocks Iran presidency — 2dTrump at a Dalton, Georgia rally: if in doubt on a Middle East name, say 'Mohammad'—'65% chance... I've never been wrong'—then mocked Iran's presidency; crowd was muted.

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Nicole Hardy Trump's name joke comes across as a cheap stereotype that risks offending more people than it amuses.

Wrong-Way Pickup Strikes SUV on I-35 Near Duluth — 2dA wrong-way pickup truck collided with an SUV on I-35 in Duluth early Friday, killing the 74-year-old pickup driver and leaving the 35-year-old SUV driver with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred north of Cody Street, and authorities are investigating.

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The GOP’s midterm lifeline: Maybe the polls are wrong — 3d

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Jared Kim The economy is hurting Democrats enough that even shaky polls could end up right on the money.

Ask what happened to someone, not what is wrong with them — 16hPerry and Winfrey argue an ACE survey of 17,000+ adults linked childhood adversity counts to later disease and early death—parents, teachers, and clinicians need this reframing.

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We're wired to trust strangers and it keeps going wrong — 5dSandra Bland's fatal stop shows how default trust, mismatched demeanor, and tactics copied from the wrong context collide.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Trust only people who lose when they are wrong — 1dInvestors, executives, and readers of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s earlier risk books get a single filter for whose advice to follow after 2008.

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Rule of law works fine until it knocks on the wrong door. — 4dMeme Wars: trending on the Right today.

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Tourist Testifies 30–40 Beers Before Flamingo TheftWorld — 2dCanadian tourist Mitchell Fairbairn testified that after drinking 30 to 40 beers, he took Peachy, a flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel habitat, to his room as a prank and denied intending to harm the bird. He acknowledged entering the enclosure was wrong and that Peachy was hurt as he faces animal-cruelty charges.

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One atmosphere, 50 courts — what could go wrong?2 sources — 6d

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America’s Dangerous Confusion About Right and Wrong1 source — Oct 11, 2026

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Phoenix Wrong-Way Crash Kills Girl, Driver ArrestedAuto — 4dIn one wrong-way crash near 18th Street and Washington Street in Phoenix, a 10-year-old girl later died, her mother remained critical, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and aggravated assault after allegedly driving drunk. Separate reports describe another crash at the intersection in which a mother and daughter were critically injured; it is unclear whether the incidents are connected.

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Soccer vs American FootballYourlist — VS BattleThe world's game versus America's obsession — simplicity against spectacle.

CMS Restores Some ACA Coverage After 760,000 CutsPolitics — 3dThe Trump administration says it removed 760,000 people from ACA plans over suspected fraud, but insurers have reinstated some who were wrongly disenrolled, and more may be restored. Supporters call the purge overdue, while critics warn legitimate enrollees may have been caught up and say the administration has offered limited details; another 419,000 enrollments are under review.

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GOP PAC Runs Maine Ads in Wrong Portland — 6dA GOP super PAC spent about $25,000 on attack ads against Troy Jackson that ran four days in Portland, Oregon—not Portland, Maine—and drew over a million views.

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Family Files Over $100M Suit Against SwimRVAWorld — 3dThe family of 9-year-old King Overton has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking more than $100 million from SwimRVA, alleging staff knew he could not swim but allowed him into an inadequately supervised free-swim session, where he drowned on his first day of camp. Virginia officials also determined the camp was subject to state licensing requirements, and the family says it still has unanswered questions about how long King was underwater before he was found.

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Most decisions are bets under uncertainty, not right-or-wrong tests — Oct 10, 2026Anyone stuck justifying choices before results land needs the weather-forecaster habit of saying 70 percent, not yes or no.

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Derek Foss I've started framing my own choices as probabilities and it takes the sting out of being wrong half the time.

Build a pizza and the AI guesses your ageQuizie — QuizCrust to final slice, every topping is evidence. The AI guesses your age — and explains exactly which choice gave you away.

DUI Arrests Across Oregon, California Include Fatal CrashAuto — 3dAuthorities reported three suspected impaired-driving crashes: a fatal head-on collision in Wasco County, Oregon, a four-vehicle crash in Citrus Heights, California, that injured two people, and a wrong-way crash into an Oregon City police cruiser on I-205. Arrests followed each incident; the Wasco County driver faces manslaughter charges, while the other two drivers were arrested on DUI allegations.

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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love — Oct 9, 2026Posted to IJR by IJR.

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Wrong-Way Crashes Kill One, Injure TrooperAuto — Oct 4, 2026Wrong-way driving incidents in Oregon, Virginia and Arizona involved suspected impaired drivers: an Oregon wrong-way driver died in a crash while the other driver was arrested on a DUII charge; in Virginia, a 71-year-old man was arrested after a head-on collision injured a state trooper. In Flagstaff, a woman suspected of DUI was arrested after striking a patrol vehicle.

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Wrong-Way Crashes Kill Three Across StatesAuto — Oct 3, 2026Wrong-way crashes in Wisconsin, Florida and Kansas killed three women and left several others injured. The crashes occurred on Highway 16 in Waukesha County, I-295 in Jacksonville and an I-135 ramp in Wichita; the Wichita crash also seriously injured the wrong-way driver, while a driver in the Florida crash was critically hurt.

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Misplaced kindness fails people more than tough honesty does — Oct 7, 2026New managers who freeze before hard talks, and leaders stuck with polite but stagnant teams, will see exactly where their feedback goes wrong.

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Rachel Meyers A manager who avoids direct feedback might feel kinder at first, but it leaves the whole team guessing and falling behind on real goals.

Four killed in wrong-way I-40 crashAuto — Oct 5, 2026Four people, including three Hawaii residents, were killed when a westbound commercial truck crossed the median on Interstate 40 near Gallup, New Mexico, and collided with a passenger car and another truck. Authorities said the wrong-way truck’s driver was responsible; the other truck’s driver was hospitalized and expected to survive.

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Turn a near-ruin into principles you can actually use — Oct 8, 2026People weighing big career or money calls should know Dalio's whole system began when a wrong depression call left him laying everyone off and borrowing $4,000 from his father.

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Maya Lindstrom Laying off the whole staff and borrowing from family sounds brutal, but it makes sense that it forced him to build a more disciplined way of thinking at Bridgewater.

Fatal Crashes in Ireland, Colorado Prompt Witness AppealsAuto — Oct 10, 2026Police in Ireland are seeking witnesses and camera footage after fatal crashes killed a cyclist in Kilrush and a woman pedestrian in Castlerea, while Gardaí also seek information about a vehicle driven the wrong way near Tralee. In Colorado, Greeley police are seeking witnesses to a motorcycle crash that killed a 19-year-old woman.

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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke regrets writing ‘High and Dry’ — Oct 8, 2026Thom Yorke told Harry Styles that he wishes he had not written Radiohead’s 1995 hit “High and Dry,” describing it as a straightforward acoustic singer-songwriter track that differs from his musical tastes. He added that there is nothing wrong with the song, despite his personal regret.

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