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Fitch revises France's outlook to 'negative' on worsening debt dynamics

Credit ratings agency Fitch on Friday revised France's outlook to "negative" from "stable", warning that deteriorating fiscal conditions and political fragmentation are undermining debt stabilization prospects.The agency pointed to weaker growth, higher borrowing costs and a wider deficit since its August review, compounded by a fractured political landscape that is making sustained fiscal consolidation harder to deliver.The French economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, while October inflation accelerated to the highest level since late 2023, due to what Economy Minister Roland Les

Russia's Lavrov says inviting Poland to attend G20 meeting breaks diplomatic rules

Japan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's Lavrov

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Russia, US veto rival UN Western Sahara resolutions, leaving peacekeeping mission in limbo

Russia and the United States vetoed rival resolutions on Western Sahara at the Security Council on Friday, leaving the UN peacekeeping mission there without a renewed mandate just a day before it expires.The unusual showdown threatens the future of a mission the council has routinely renewed for decades and deepens a dispute over the territory, most of which is controlled by Morocco but claimed by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state.Morocco's royal palace welcomed the failure to renew the mission, saying its personnel and equipment should leave Western Sahar

Lavrov says Zelenskiy comments are unhelpful, Russia's position is unchanged

Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X

Court rejects Trump admin bid to block California vote count, cites disenfranchisement risk

�from counting midterm election mail ballots received from more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges may not be citizens would risk disenfranchising eligible voters.The ruling could set up a showdown at the US Supreme Court days before the November 3 midterms, with President Donald Trump's Republicans battling to retain their majorities in both chambers of Congress.In a 2-1 decision denying the Justice Department's request for an order blocking the most populous US state from counting the votes while the case plays out, a panel of the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals p

October ends with a thud for Intel, Reddit, AI stalwarts

S&P Global revises Meta's outlook to 'negative' on AI spending, cash flow worries

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On again: Trump restores weekend campaign rallies in Iowa, Kansas

US President Donald Trump has restored canceled campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas days before November 3 midterm elections, a White House official said on Friday. "Rallies are BACK ON! President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to nearly 20 tele-rallies, he will hold back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The reversal comes after Trump told reporters on Thursday he did not "feel like I have to go to Kansas," where Republican Senator Roger Marshall faces an unexpectedly competitive race against Democrat Adam Ham

Vote Republican, or else: How Trump is dangling government help on the campaign trail

President Donald Trump says Georgia GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins can call him whenever he wants to ask for help for his state. But if Georgia reelects Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, Trump says it could be another story. “There’s a big difference between that and Pee-wee Herman calling,” Trump said last week in Perry, Georgia, using his derisive nickname for Ossoff. The president acted out a hypothetical scenario at his rally where Ossoff called to ask for money for his state, with Trump responding, “I don’t give a damn what he wants.” It’s been a re

Judge sharply questions lawyers over request to remove Letitia James from Cornell sex assault investigation

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

Tennessee prison escapee crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement, district attorney says

A convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last weekend had already crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement agencies, according to District Attorney Danny Goodman Jr.Jacob Morley had been in Marion, Illinois, by 4:40 a.m. Monday, but local law enforcement was not notified until 6:15 a.m., following multiple cell counts late Sunday, Goodman told CNN Friday.“The biggest concern I have, obviously, is just the large gap between the time that someone was notified,” he said. “If they had known as quickly as the department of corrections knew…that

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‘It’s definitely the time’: Black governor hopefuls from both parties aim to make history in midterms

Americans have elected three Black governors in the nation’s 250-year history. By next week, that figure could multiply.From Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia to Byron Donalds in Florida to David Crowley in Wisconsin, Black candidates are vying to lead eight states from the South to the Midwest to the West. In all, five Democrats are running in gubernatorial races, and three Republicans are vying to be the country’s first elected Black Republican governor.“We’re a complicated, beautiful country,” said Bottoms, a Democrat who would become the first Black woman governor in the nation’s

Talarico vows to 'take back Texas' as Trump makes last-minute push to keep the state in GOP hands

Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas

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Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended

Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned back his plane en route to Senegal on Friday after police entered the premises of Poland's top court and its president was suspended."At a moment like this, the President must be in Poland. I am cutting short my flight to Senegal. I am returning," he said on X.Police said officers entered the premises of the Constitutional Tribunal after incidents outside the court, including the throwing of dangerous objects at police.The tribunal said on its website that the court's president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, had been suspended on Friday.A long-running political d

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‘They killed us’: Russia’s last independent newspaper falls silent amid pressure from Kremlin

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities.“Novaya Gazeta has been killed,” Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement. “On November 9, we will turn off the lights in the home where we have lived for 30 years. We will shut down our servers and leave…The Russian security services have forced the editorial team to cease operations.”The newspaper, once edited by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, has long been seen as a beacon of Russian investigative reportin

Visit Norway makes toilets ‘great again’ after Trump’s ‘sh*t house country’ jab

Major anti-government protests sweep across Italy

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What to know about the $6.3B hack on Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft

Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said Friday that hackers stole more than $6 billion in what appears to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. Blockchain firms have pointed to the attack coming from a North Korean hacking unit. The company said it has reserved more than $6.34 billion of company funds to cover the stolen assets and was beginning to recover assets for users. Binance worked with blockchain partners to freeze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. The cryptocurrency exchange has promised to cover all losses,

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World’s largest crypto exchange hit by suspected North Korean hack in world’s largest heist

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has suspended withdrawals after hackers broke into its digital wallets and stole $6 billion in what appears to be the biggest crypto heist ever.The exchange said Friday that it has begun recovering affected assets and was continuing to work with law enforcement and blockchain intelligence firms to trace additional funds.An initial investigation suggested the hack went through an engineer’s laptop, “which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions,” Binance said late on T

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The Latest: Justice Department looks to separate Alaska ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan

The top federal prosecutor in Alaska is confirming the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan

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Asia chip firms see strong AI demand; market jitters continue

Asian chip supply chain companies said on Friday that AI-related demand remained strong, while investor concerns persisted over whether

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Binance seeks to shore up confidence after record $6.3 billion heist

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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