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Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Thomas Markle was taken into custody near Tampa. Meghan Markle recently said she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her fat

Blue Jays say RF Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts do not represent the team's values

Production of Tesla's Cybertruck will wind down soon with allure escaping most potential buyers

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Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds

The economy was the top issue for voters in the November 2026 midterm elections, which saw Democrats win decisive majorities in both houses of Congress. And for young voters, whether in college or not, the economy and jobs, as well as healthcare, were their top concerns, our research at CIRCLE, a nonpartisan, research organization focused on youth civic engagement at Tufts University, shows. Overall, 27% of young people – meaning people ages 18 to 29 – went to the polls during the midterms, our Nov. 5 analysis shows. This marks the second-highest midterm youth voter turnout in the past

Iran war spurs crackdown on clerics in tiny Gulf state Bahrain

S&P 500 futures pare gains after October non-farm payrolls data

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China, Gabon elevate ties, pledge deeper mining, security cooperation

China and Gabon elevated their diplomatic ties during a state visit by the Central African nation's president to China, and are looking to deepen cooperation in the areas of mining and security, they said in a joint statement on Friday. • China and Gabon agreed to pursue closer high-level political, governmental, party, legislative and local exchanges, according to the statement released by China's state-run Xinhua news agency• China and Gabon are willing to further deepen cooperation in the mining sector, and China said it would "support Gabon in turning its resource advantages into dri

Traders raise bets of Fed rate hike after jobs report

GE Aerospace says it signs record $12.9 billion deals at China expo

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Colom tells CNN voters showed the country 'Mississippi matters'

National party operatives, lawyers, grassroots activists and content creators are descending on Mississippi to observe the vetting of thousands of provisional ballots in the coming days and to gear up for possible legal challenges over the final results.Mississippi, a state not used to the national spotlight for close elections, now sits at the forefront of a fight that will determine the size of the Democrats’ majority in the US Senate next year.Democrat Scott Colom has a razor-thin lead over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly

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Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for Tennessee Senate seat, AP source says

The race to replace Sen. Marsha Blackburn is intensifying in Tennessee, just days after she won the race for governor, with one Republican congressman publicly expressing interest and speculation swirling around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican who won reelection Tuesday, told The Associated Press that he wants to be considered for the Senate seat when Blackburn becomes governor in January. “Absolutely. Absolutely,” Burchett said when asked. Hegseth has also surfaced as a potential replacement, with his fut

US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s Washington arch

Trump says Oval Office to become national monument

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‘Like a bolt from the blue’: Israel’s president shocked by Trump announcing end of aid

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was “like a bolt from the blue” when President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, the day of the midterm elections, that he would end US aid to Israel.Herzog brought up the issue during a meeting with the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, the main rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“The issue of the American aid worries me greatly, and it also fell on me like a bolt from the blue. We have an (memorandum of understanding) with the US that is supposed to last until 2028 and this is one of the major goals, and therefore a government must be f

It's too early to call the outcome of California's proposal to tax billionaires

A California measure to tax the net worth of billionaires that divided liberal leaders nationally and triggered one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history was too early to call Wednesday morning as the vote tally continued. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion, with most of the revenue dedicated to replacing federal funding cuts to healthcare. The measure left the ultra-rich, some of whom spent heavily to defeat it, scrambling to figure out whether they would pay the tax or leave California.

Trump is still in charge, but Democrats gain leverage in coming economic debate

Seven numbers that explain Democrats' US midterm triumph

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Wave of anonymous bomb threats in Europe spreads to broadcasters — what’s going on?

Dozens of flights and several media organizations across Europe this week have been impacted by a string of hoax bomb threats which have disrupted travel plans and left authorities scrambling to identify the culprit.Fresh disruption hit several European airports and flights on Friday while Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ evacuated its offices after also receiving a bomb threat. Several other media organizations, including Sky, said they too had received similar threats.This string of incidents comes as Europe grapples with more and more hybrid attacks, some of which authorities have blam

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More than 40 pilot whales die in ‘distressing’ mass stranding on New Zealand coast

More than 40 pilot whales have died on a New Zealand beach following a mass stranding that rescuers described as “difficult and distressing.”The pod of pilot whales was found stranded on the Ngawi coast near the village of Cape Palliser on the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island just after 8 a.m. local time on Thursday, the country’s Department of Conservation (DOC) said in a statement posted on Facebook that morning.At the time, at least 20 whales were known to be ashore, with four still alive, the environmental organization Project Jonah New Zealand said in a post on Facebook

Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars

US carries out 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, officials say

It's too early to call the outcome of California's proposal to tax billionaires

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Judge blocks construction of Trump’s arch within an hour of its final approval

A federal judge has blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s arch for 14 days after a final vote approving the structure passed late Thursday despite fierce opposition from citizens who voiced concern during a marathon public hearing.The National Capital Planning Commission, one of two federal agencies that oversees architectural and design changes in Washington, gave the final green light to build the 250-foot monument at its virtual meeting on Thursday after more than 120 citizens, many of them veterans, lined up to plead with the panel to block the project.After more than eight ho

What the NTSB is examining as it investigates why a Learjet plunged into the ground

Investigators say Learjet may have broken up before crashing in Florida

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Companies most exposed to potential US data-center curbs after blue sweep

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Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories

Strong turnout among Black voters helped propel several Black candidates to surprise victories in the midterm elections and led to razor-thin losses in other races

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Democratic socialist Raman elected Los Angeles mayor in upset over Bass

Democratic socialist-backed candidate Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass in a closely fought race for Los Angeles mayor.

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AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

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AI stocks set for rebound after $2.5 trillion wipe out

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Texas governor-elect says state will have laws to shield citizens from data centers

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said on Thursday that the state will introduce laws to protect its residents with regards to data centers, citing their impact on rural

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The MAGA coalition is beginning to fracture, data shows

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Meet the unexpected winners of this year’s midterms

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FIFA council member Tashima to run against Infantino in election, Japanese media report

Kohzo Tashima intends to run for FIFA president against Gianni Infantino, according to Japanese media

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Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governor's races. Both could go to ranked tabulations

Alaskans have settled in to await more results for key races on the general election ballot that are not yet called

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls