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Trump threatens jail over 20,000 disputed California ballots — 18hTrump vowed California officials "will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!" after the DOJ sued over about 20,000 flagged LA County ballots.

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Sam Okafor California needs better checks on voter citizenship, but blocking ballots without clear evidence could still suppress valid votes.

Epoch Times Essay Argues American Dream Was Never a Solo Project — 8h

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Rachel Meyers The dream still comes down to one person's willingness to work harder and take risks, even when others lend a hand along the way.

No, Kids Probably Don't Need Extra Time on Tests2 sources — 1d

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Tom Gallagher I remember taking timed tests in school and the pressure helped me focus instead of dragging things out.

Most Seniors Spend Little Time Researching Medicare Before Picking Plan — 1dA majority of older adults in America, spend very little time researching Medicare policies before choosing their annual health coverage, a new poll finds.

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‘Funflation’ Being Buzzkill For Those Looking To Have Good Time — 2dAmericans are spending more on hobbies and recreational activities without making nearly as many additional purchases as rising living costs make leisure time harder to afford.

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AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Kentucky Basketball Great Cliff Hagan Dies at 94 — 1dCliff Hagan, a University of Kentucky basketball legend and Hall of Famer, has died at 94. A two-time All-American who helped lead Kentucky to the 1951 national championship, he later became a five-time NBA All-Star and served as the university’s athletics director from 1974 to 1989.

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Study Finds Climate Change Made Hurricane Polo Conditions 23 Times More Likely — 2dClimate change made Hurricane Polo conditions 23 times more likely and added about 6 mph to winds, more than El Nino, a World Weather Attribution and Climate Central study found.

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Rachel Meyers The extra 6 mph from climate change could mean the difference between minor flooding and major damage in coastal towns.

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!🤭😂😂😂 — 3dMeme Wars: trending on the Right today.

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'They didn't care': NYPD cop stabbed 10 times by illegal immigrants despite identifying himself as officer — 2d

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Maya Lindstrom Ten stab wounds after identifying himself shows these criminals had zero respect for authority or consequences.

DOJ reaches settlement with Lexington over police civil rights violations — 1dDOJ settled with Lexington, Miss., on Oct. 16, 2026, forcing police reforms after a report found 650-plus fine warrants—about half the town—and arrests over 10 times the state rate.

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Sam Okafor This settlement should finally curb the excessive force and bias against Black residents in Lexington's policing.

US clocks set to fall back, reform stalledPolitics — 3dDaylight saving time is scheduled to end Nov. 1, 2026, and efforts to make it permanent remain stalled in Congress. The U.S. tried year-round daylight saving time in the 1970s but reversed course amid concerns about dark winter mornings and children’s safety, while the energy benefits were uncertain.

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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.

A few designed peaks outweigh years of ordinary time — 1dPeople judge whole stretches of life by one emotional peak and the ending, so most minutes can vanish without loss.

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‘When Times Get Tough, America Shows Up’: US Ambassador to Panama Details Earthquake Recovery Efforts — 2d

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Jared Kim Panama deserves this kind of support, and I hope it leads to stronger local infrastructure.

Baltimore Gunman Gets 25 Years in Teen’s Killing — 2dBryan Johnson, 16 at the time, got 25 years for killing Deanta Dorsey, 16, and wounding four teens outside a Baltimore shopping center in January 2023.

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Regional job fairs connect seekers with employersBusiness — 3dJob fairs in Columbia, Walnut Ridge and Savannah are connecting local job seekers with employers. The events include application support and interview-preparation workshops, with Savannah’s fair offering full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and second-chance opportunities.

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Madonna vs Lady GagaYourlist — VS BattleThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.

How John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the Senate — 4d

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“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” — Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States — 2dPosted to IJR by IJR.

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Nicole Hardy This shows Lincoln's humility, something missing from too many leaders today who act like they have all the answers.

Write the next small bird, not the whole book — 2dA boy frozen by a bird report due tomorrow heard the line that still unsticks novelists: do it one bird at a time.

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World Bank targets fivefold minerals financing by 2030 — 1dWorld Bank sets $19 billion critical minerals financing target for fiscal 2026-2030—five times the prior period—and flags 20 partner countries, Banga says.

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Derek Foss Nineteen billion spread over five years and twenty nations feels thin if the goal is actual local factories and steady jobs.

Zacharia Sets White House Press Secretary Record — 5dKaroline Leavitt left the White House press secretary role to spend more time with her young children and has said she will work as a Fox News contributor. Her successor, Katie Zacharia, opened her first briefing with a strong expression of loyalty to President Trump, who praised her performance.

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Here Are The Times Women Sued Claiming Forced Abortion Since FDA Changed Pill Regulations — 2dLawsuits alleging forced abortions have accumulated since the FDA relaxed its dispensing regulations for the pills in 2021.

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Trump says military leakers should be shot — 2dOn Oct. 14, 2026 in Bullhead City, Arizona, Trump told a midterm rally "leakers should be shot," blamed timing leaks for delaying 2025 Iran strikes, and called them "scum of the earth."

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Nicole Hardy Without any proof the reports changed the timing, this just looks like blaming the press to avoid accountability.

Tolle claims awareness of thought ends most psychological suffering — 2dTolle argues that identifying with compulsive thought and living in psychological time is the root of suffering, and that present-moment awareness is available to anyone right now.

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Here Are The Times Women Sued Claiming Forced Abortion Since FDA Changed Pill Regulations — 3dLawsuits alleging forced abortions have accumulated since the FDA relaxed its dispensing regulations for the pills in 2021.

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