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Saudi Coalition Says Intercepted Drone Over Riyadh, Missile In South
Earlier on Friday, the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone in the Mecca region, with the group denying it targeted Islam's holiest city.
What Is TraderTraitor? North Korea Group Accused Of $6 Billion Binance Heist
Two blockchain analysis firms believe the group, called TraderTraitor, could be behind the attack. If confirmed, it would be one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever recorded.
Democratic lawmakers demand ICE data on detainee miscarriages
ICE failed to record data on miscarriages suffered by immigrants in its custody between October 2025 and June 2026US lawmakers are urgently demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disclose how many pregnant immigrants have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths and pregnancy-related hospitalizations while in the its custody, after the agency admitted it lost count last year.US representatives sent the request following a recent Guardian investigation revealing that the Trump administration is detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens, and at the same has lost track of how many suffered miscarriages. Continue reading...
Customers Suffer Chemical Burns After Drinking Margaritas At Chili's Outlet
Three customers at North Carolina Chili's outlet suffer chemical burns from cocktails mixed with cleaning chemical.
Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City
Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father saysA teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.The New York City police department (NYPD) received a report on Thursday morning about a shooting near Corona Park in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said on Friday. At about 9.24am, responding officers found Javits Frimpong, 15, with a gunshot wound to his stomach. Continue reading...
Alaska prosecutor investigates alleged Democratic plot to confuse voters with second Dan Sullivan
Mary Peltola denies knowledge as party accused of recruiting spoiler candidate with same name as sitting RepublicanAlaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effortThe top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal and a civil investigation into an alleged scheme by Democrats to confuse voters by recruiting a spoiler candidate on the ballot for US Senate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, senator Dan Sullivan.Speaking at a news conference in Anchorage on Friday, US attorney Michael Heyman cited reporting by the New York Times which suggested that the Senate campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola and national Democrats had, in his words, “orchestrated a sprawling conspiracy to recruit and prop up Daniel J Sullivan as a sham candidate”. Continue reading...
Hyrox Athlete Who Soiled Herself To Return To Fitness Competitions: 'I've Learned A Lot'
Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Hyrox competitor from Australia, has announced that she'll return to fitness competitions.
Florida prosecutors drop felony charge against Rick Ross in domestic violence case
Miami-Dade officials drop charge of battery by strangulation against rapper due to ‘insufficient evidence’Florida prosecutors on Thursday dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross nearly a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said.The Miami-Dade state attorney’s office filed paperwork on Thursday to drop a felony charge of battery by strangulation because of “insufficient evidence”. Ross, whose legal name is William Roberts II, still faces a misdemeanor charge of battery domestic violence. Continue reading...
Tech sell-off drives US markets down by nearly $1tn after subpar earnings reports
Big tech stocks falter as investors question whether billions being poured into AI can generate returns quickly enoughA sell-off of tech stocks that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies drove US markets down by hundreds of billions of dollars Friday. In total, the decline has knocked nearly $1tn in value off the tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange in one week and erased about $2tn in a month.The S&P 500, the index of the 500 most valuable companies in the US, fell by more than 1% Friday, losing hundreds of billions of dollars in market value. It was on track to erase its gain for October, even though it set its all-time high during the same month. The weakness for technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq composite down even further, more than 3%, also erasing hundreds of billions in value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell less. Continue reading...
Iran Guards Say Halted 3 Tankers After 'Incidents' In Strait Of Hormuz
The Iran Guards did not specify the nature of the incidents, which came a day after Iran's armed forces said at least four tankers had stopped in the area after hitting mines.
Call Of Duty Maker Faces Backlash Over Use Of Deadly Seoul Tragedy Footage
Families of victims of South Korea's deadly Halloween crowd crush have demanded that footage of the disaster be removed.
Man accused of sexually assaulting woman drugged by husband says he thought it was ‘their kink’
Two of four men on trial say they met couple via online ads and swinging website and had no idea wife had been druggedMen accused of sexually assaulting a woman whose then husband drugged her for years and allowed her to be abused have described being invited to the couple’s home via online adverts and a swinging website.One of those accused of assaulting Joanne Young, who has waived her legal right to anonymity, as she lay restrained and blindfolded said he was a young man “trying out things” and had no idea she was drugged. Continue reading...
