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Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.

Breaking News: The U.S. military accepted a private donation of $130 million to help pay troops during the shutdown. The move is highly unusual and a potential violation of federal law.

US President Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft as his frustration grows with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war reut.rs/4ngQ6HW

Massapequa Schools Sue N.Y. State to Preserve Gender Rules in Bathrooms National cultural issues have pervaded Nassau County as its Republican leaders have embraced President Trump’s brand of politics. The schools want students to use the bathrooms that align with their gender at birth.

The Massapequa School District, on Long Island, sued New York State’s Education Department on Tuesday after the state blocked the district from requiring its students to use bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth.

US offers nuclear energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium Expert warns commercial use of the radioactive material from cold war-era warheads carries safety risks

US offers nuclear energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium on.ft.com/3WleNYK

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

BREAKING: Trump's pick to lead the federal watchdog agency withdraws amid GOP objections over his MLK and "Nazi streak" text messages.

University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' The University of Arizona on Monday cited academic freedom as it became the seventh elite college to decline to sign onto a Trump administration proposal that offered nine of them preferential consideration for federal funding in exchange for agreeing to a set of policies.

University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' reut.rs/4nfM3f6

Reuters found a mass grave in the Syrian desert tied to 'Operation Move Earth,' a clandestine effort to hide atrocities under Bashar al-Assad. From 2019 to 2021, here's how thousands of bodies were exhumed from a known grave and trucked to the secret site reut.rs/3Jfra5G

Early peanut exposure found to cut food allergy risks Results in US study offer striking evidence of life-saving effects of medical guidelines introduced in past decade

Early peanut exposure found to cut food allergy risks on.ft.com/4oov2A5

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.

A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.

Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land

Despite relentless attacks, and huge losses, Russian forces have achieved no major objectives in their summer campaign against Ukraine. Our data analysis suggests that Vladimir Putin will struggle to win on the battlefield

Trump Cuts Off US Aid to Colombia, Calling Leader a Drug Dealer President Donald Trump accused the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and said the country will no longer receive US aid.

President Donald Trump accused the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and said the country will no longer receive US aid.

President Donald Trump declines to give Ukraine long-range missiles, as he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are split over the future of Russia's war with Ukraine.

Read more: https://cnn.it/46WxZCf

Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.

Breaking News: Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO, apologized for saying President Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco.

Supreme Court gets first chance to weigh in on Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard The administration filed an emergency appeal over lower-court orders that have blocked the deployment of the guard in Illinois.

BREAKING: Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to use National Guard troops to support immigration enforcement and mass deportation drive.

An Arkansas father accused of murder says he's running for sheriff while awaiting trial An Arkansas father facing murder and gun charges for fatally shooting a man accused of sexually abusing his underage daughter now is running for sheriff of the county.

An Arkansas father accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser is running for sheriff while awaiting his murder trial.

El príncipe Andrés renuncia a todos sus títulos reales Andrés ha negado "rotundamente" las acusaciones contra él, entre las que se encuentra una larga lista de escándalos por su relación con el magnate estadounidense y pedófilo convicto Jeffrey Epstein, a...

El príncipe Andrés renuncia a todos sus títulos reales

Trump dice que España debería recibir una reprimenda por el gasto en defensa: "No está siendo leal. Es la única. El resto sí que ha subido del 2% al 5%, pero España estaba desacuerdo con eso. Es muy malo que lo hicieran" social.elpais.com/dwhb48

Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a U.S. strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say reut.rs/4ouqatA

Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, wearing a black suit, speaks to an audience. A headline reads: "Salesforce Pitched ICE on Services to Recruit More Staff, Documents Show." Photo by Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press

Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

How Will Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Actually Work? From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.

From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world. Here's what to expect.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalists begin leaving Pentagon after refusing to sign Trump administration agreements on rules of access.

US Treasury arranging fresh $20bn in debt market support for Argentina Facility builds on previously announced $20bn swap line as Washington seeks to boost libertarian ally Javier Milei

US Treasury arranging fresh $20bn in debt market support for Argentina on.ft.com/4hczZK5

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.

Trump Threatens Spain With Higher Tariffs Over Defense Spending President Trump said he was considering ‘trade punishment through tariffs’ over Spain’s refusal to increase its military spending.

President Trump said he was considering "trade punishment through tariffs" over Spain’s refusal to increase its military spending.

Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider when the police can enter a home without a warrant based on reports that someone inside may need emergency help. Montana is defending the actions of officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

Ground stop alert issued for Austin airport due to staffing, US FAA says A ground stop alert was issued for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, due to staffing, a U.S. Federal Aviation advisory noted late on Monday.

Ground stop alert issued for Austin airport due to staffing, US FAA says reut.rs/4n1vfbu

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign.

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.

Several news organizations, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and NPR, have announced that their journalists will not sign a new set of Pentagon restrictions affecting news gathering in the massive military complex.

Madrid rebaja la penalización por faltas de ortografía en Selectividad de 2026 Cada error ortográfico costará 0,1 puntos en vez de los 0,25 del curso anterior, excepto en Lengua y Literatura, donde se mantiene el cuarto de punto; en todas las materias el castigo máximo será de u...

Madrid rebaja la penalización por faltas de ortografía en Selectividad de 2026

Cada error ortográfico costará 0,1 puntos en vez de los 0,25 del curso anterior, excepto en Lengua y Literatura, donde se mantiene el cuarto de punto