Senate passes bill to keep government funded into December, sending measure to Biden for his signature
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes bill to keep government funded into December, sending measure to Biden for his signature.
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HuffPostKamala Harris Surprises Rallygoers With Damning Video Of Donald Trump
The vice president literally rolled the tape on her Republican rival, drawing gasps from the audience in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Lee Hsien Yang seeks to demolish 38 Oxley Road home
The youngest son of Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is seeking permission from authorities to demolish his late father’s home in the latest escalation of a bitter feud over the fate of the country’s most high-profile property.
- The Telegraph
UN ‘outmanoeuvred and intimidated’ as tree-planting Hezbollah makes dramatic gains
United Nations peacekeepers supposed to keep Hezbollah from Israel’s border have instead been outmanoeuvred and intimidated into allowing the militant group to build up extensive military might, their critics claim.
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Trump's Bizarre Turn At Town Hall Has Critics Asking New Questions About His Health
The former president bailed on questions and just played music for a while, staying on stage and swaying.
- The Telegraph
‘Dad’s Army’ map of how to conquer Taiwan released by China
China has released a Dad’s Army-style animated map of a future takeover of Taiwan, while surrounding its islands with battleships and aircraft in a simulated invasion.
- The Independent
Doctors join calls for Trump to release medical records as his speeches continue to go off the rails
An open letter to the former president, signed by over 230 medical professionals, noted that he was ‘displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity’
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
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China has built a giant Osprey-like drone that engineers say can carry 10 passengers and fly at 340 mph
The Lanying R6000, or the Lanthanum Shadow, is designed to carry up to 4,400 pounds and fly a maximum of 2,400 miles, per a government-shared report.
- INSIDER
Israel's interceptor missiles are under pressure as threats loom larger
Israel's interceptor missiles stocks are running low, according to an FT report, but one security expert told BI to view that narrative with caution.
- Sky News
Why Hezbollah drone attack has caused such alarm in Israel
The Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli base over the weekend, which killed four soldiers and injured more than 60, has caused considerable alarm within the IDF. The drone managed to evade Israel's sophisticated air defence systems, fly 35 miles south of the Lebanese border and impact a dining hall full of soldiers eating. Hezbollah claims it was targeting the base, which is plausible, but we can't be sure whether it was deliberate or sheer chance that they successfully hit a crowded room.
- BuzzFeed
I Asked Men To Anonymously Share Who They're Voting For In November And Why — Here's What They Revealed
"My wife and I had a very much wanted pregnancy. Unfortunately, she miscarried, but it did not pass on its own. She needed an abortion to get it out. LUCKILY, we live in a state (California) that still grants women the right to their bodies."
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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place
The D-74, an old artillery system exported by the Soviets, has reappeared in Donetsk, leading to suspicions that North Korea may have sent the gun.
- The Independent
Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack as airstrike ‘kills woman and children’ at food centre in Gaza
Hezbollah launched its deadliest strike since Israel invaded southern Lebanon two weeks ago
- BBC
Harris or Trump? What Chinese people want from US election
People in Beijing tell the BBC's Laura Bicker their hopes and fears about who will win the White House race.
- The Daily Beast
Even the GOP’s Leaked Senate Super PAC Memo Says Ted Cruz Is in Trouble
Republican hardliner and Texas Senator Ted Cruz could screw up his party’s chance of flipping the Senate, the GOP super PAC in charge of delivering the chamber in November has warned.A memo from the Senate Leadership Fund, obtained by Politico, shows the PAC’s own internal polling has the firebrand podcaster Cruz at 48 percent, leading Democratic opponent Colin Allred by a single percentage point.Cruz’s lead was three points last month, according to the poll. Support for the incumbent senator in
- HuffPost UK
Russian Troops Made An 'Expensive And Embarrassing Failure' On The Battlefield, UK Says
Putin's army decided to shoot down one of their own drones, according to Western intelligence.
- The Independent
Trump tells people to vote on January 5 – and social media users are all making the same joke
‘He mixed up his coup date and the election date,’ one X user quipped
- The Daily Beast
CNN Anchor Left Lost for Words By Trump’s Chilling Enemy Within’ Comments
Donald Trump’s latest turn toward fascist rhetoric appears to have left one CNN anchor struggling to pick her jaw up off the floor.On Monday’s broadcast of the network’s This Morning show, Kasie Hunt appeared to repeatedly stammer and pause while discussing with panelists the Republican candidate’s growing tendency in recent days to refer to his political opponents as “the enemy within.”“He’s saying that these people should be handled by the National Guard or the military. Um… what…? I mean, I t
- The Independent
Trump spends most of his town hall standing jamming to music after two people falling ill derail his mic time
The former president repeatedly said he’d extend the event, but ended up walking offstage after answering only three questions
- The Independent
Bill Clinton pops into McDonald’s on campaign trail - but his server thinks he’s Joe Biden
Clinton’s love for McDonald’s was so well known it was once parodied on ‘Saturday Night Live’