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thehindu.com | 56 min. ago NEW

Social media abuse has crossed all limits: V.D. Satheesan

Political criticism is fair game, but targeting women and families is unacceptable, he says

nytimes.com | 1 hrs. 8 min. ago

[$] Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.

foxnews.com | 2 hrs. 9 min. ago

NBC beefs up security at 'Today' studio after Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, intruder incident

NBC boosted security at its "Today" studio after Craig Melvin was accosted by an intruder who allegedly targeted Al Roker in a secure area.

mirror.co.uk | 2 hrs. 58 min. ago

Royal Mail blasted for 'repeatedly' missing delivery targets as Ofcom urged to act

EXCLUSIVE: MPs accused Royal Mail of not taking the delays seriously, leaving the public missing hospital appointments, court dates, or having late fees added to bills that simply didn’t come

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 50 min. ago

CMRL-Exalogic payoff case: Pinarayi Vijayan says ED’s charges shows a ‘shared political agenda’ between BJP and Congress

Vijayan said non-BJP parties, including the Congress, had accused the ED of being a cat’s paw in the hands of the Centre to intimidate, harass and arm-twist political opponents. The ED’s victims included Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. However, in Kerala, Congress leaders seemed to enthusiastically endorse the ED’s attempts to target CPI(M)] leaders..

nytimes.com | 4 hrs. 1 min. ago

[$] Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War

A strategic location on the Red Sea afforded the city centuries of trading dominance — and makes it a coveted target in today’s fighting in the Middle East.

defence-blog.com | 4 hrs. 5 min. ago

U.S. Army tests robotic machine gun against drones

An autonomous machine gun system engaged drone targets in the Arizona desert, according to official photos from a U.S. military exercise. The system, called Bullfrog and built by Texas startup Allen Control Systems, pairs a standard M240 machine gun with a robotic turret, in this case bolted into the bed of a pickup truck. The […]

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 29 min. ago

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Laden and al-Qaeda

The documents range from a February 1998 file — prepared for then-President Bill Clinton — entitled “Terrorists seeking WMD capability” and mentioning “bin Ladin and other Islamic extremists” to a Sept. 12, 2001, report in which a source indicated the attacks had been planned for two years and had also targeted the U.S. Capitol.

thedailybeast.com | 8 hrs. 8 min. ago

This Is The Moment That Exposes Trump’s Unraveling: Author

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is unraveling like never before. On The Daily Beast Podcast, Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty dissected the president’s week: his manic social media posts, his desperate attempt to bribe voters—whom he said should “cheat like hell”—to back Republicans, his aggressive behavior toward yet another female reporter, and his struggle to stay awake during a 9/11 memorial service. Read more at The Daily Beast.

nypost.com | 8 hrs. 39 min. ago

Lil Durk acquitted in LA murder-for-hire plot that targeted rival rapper Quando Rondo

Rapper Lil Durk, who was represented by Brian Steel, was acquitted by a Los Angeles federal jury of all charges in a murder-for-hire plot targeting rival Quando Rondo.

kyivpost.com | 10 hrs. 8 min. ago

Putin Admits Russia Is World’s Biggest Sanctions Target, Ramps Up Anti-West Rhetoric

In a BRICS speech and Q&A with Russian journalists, Putin attacked the G7, NATO and European leaders while portraying BRICS as a rising alternative to Western influence.

cbsnews.com | 10 hrs. 10 min. ago

Diesel hits record $6 a gallon as Iran-backed Houthis take key Red Sea territory

The moves by the Houthis make it easier for the Iran-backed rebels to target ships transiting the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait for Saudi Arabian oil exports.

nypost.com | 10 hrs. 35 min. ago

Vile vandals target American flags at California college’s 9/11 memorial

Vandals defaced several American flags at a California college's 9/11 memorial, scrawling antifa and pro-Palestinian messages at the solemn tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terror attacks.

al-monitor.com | 11 hrs. 16 min. ago

Anthropic says UAE-linked AI op targeted UN experts over Sudan

AI firm Anthropic has said it detected a UAE-linked influence operation that targeted the Muslim Brotherhood and United Nations experts critical of Abu Dhabi's alleged role in Sudan's war. In a report on misuse of its AI models on Thursday, Anthropic said it uncovered and disrupted the broad campaign it linked "with high confidence" to UAE government officials. Aimed primarily at the Muslim Brotherhood, the operation used the company's Claude chatbot to generate reports, advocacy materials, social media content and testimony on Sudan.

thedailybeast.com | 12 hrs. 46 min. ago

MAGA Senator’s Aide Busted Thirsting Over Nazis

Bill Clark / Bill Clark, Getty ImagesA Republican in a critical Senate race has been exposed as hiring a top aide who once made a photo of SS soldiers his Facebook profile picture.Stephen Woytek, 25, was hired as Ohio Sen. Jon Husted’s political director in August, but a bombshell report by The Washington Post suggests that the campaign overlooked glaring details in Woytek’s background.Woytek’s public Facebook profile shows that he follows a military reenactment group whose members dress as the Waffen-SS, the Post revealed Friday. Another photo from the group shared on Flickr appeared to show Woytek as a teenager in an SS uniform as part of a reenactment, the paper reported.Read more at The Daily Beast.

thedailybeast.com | 13 hrs. 9 min. ago

‘Daily Show’ Star Rips Trump for Treating Voters Like His Ex-Wives

YouTube/CNNComedian Roy Wood Jr., 47, roasted Trump for treating voters the same way he treats his multiple ex-wives.Trump, 80, offered $5,000 to every U.S. adult if midterm elections go his way. He promised to pay what he called “Trump dividends” if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities in the midterm elections on November 3.“I just love that we have an administration that treats the American voter like one of his ex-wives,” Wood quipped on CNN. “‘How much money to make you happy? There you go.’ Like, I don’t think it’s wise.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

thedailybeast.com | 14 hrs. ago

How I Permanently Colored My Hair at Home in Five Minutes for Under $5

Scouted/The Daily Beast/Motions Xpress/Olga Pankova/Getty.All products are selected independently by The Looker’s editors. If you click or purchase something from our post, we may earn a small commission.I rarely review hair products, so when I do, a product not only piques my interest but also exceeds my expectations. I have a black-hued bob (my hair is naturally a darker brown), and I only do two things to it: flat-iron it and conceal greys with hair color. Usually, I go to my colorist at the salon for touch-ups, but with a hectic travel month, I recently had to do it at home. I was looking for a product that would deliver salon-level color payoff without damaging my hair. Plus, while I am a beauty writer, I’m not a hair colorist, so I needed to find something relatively beginner-friendly. As I dug through my beauty closet for some hair dye (one of the perks of the job), I finally found Motions Xpress 5 Minutes Permanent Hair Color Shampoo. At just $4.23 a packet, the ammonia-free Amazon’s Choice offering was waiting to be ripped open. The package includes one hair color cream sachet, one developer sachet, one leaflet, and one pair of gloves. Read more at The Daily Beast.

theguardian.com | 15 hrs. 43 min. ago

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11

The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacksSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence that government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security.The documents illustrate security analysts’ tracking of Bin Laden’s movements and support system, as well as concerns about possible threats to US targets. They also detail officials’ understanding of his network in the United States and other countries, including how his operations were financed. Continue reading...

thedailybeast.com | 18 hrs. 15 min. ago

Scouted: Fuel Your Next Workout With These Energizing Fall-Flavored Treats

John Arano, UnsplashScouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.Fall is (almost) officially here, but autumn flavors have already hit the shelves. If you’re looking to skip the sugary pumpkin spice latte this season and get an energy boost with cleaner treats, there are plenty of fall-forward options to add to your arsenal. From delicious candy apple energy drinks to pumpkin spice protein bars, The Vitamin Shoppe is ready to fuel your workouts with tasty fall flavors.One of our favorites is Gorilla Mind’s energy drinks. Just in time for fall, Gorilla Mind is introducing a new, crisp, and nostalgic flavor: candy apple. Sweet but not overly sugary, this clean energy drink is formulated to support energy without the jitters, enhance focus, and level up your workouts. Read more at The Daily Beast.

thedailybeast.com | 18 hrs. 15 min. ago

Scouted: It’s Official: NAD+ Has Made Its Way Into Skincare—and This Brand Is at the Forefront

Scouted/The Daily Beast/Aramore.Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is one of the buzziest compounds in wellness right now, especially in longevity and anti-aging discourse. From NAD+ IV drips to supplements that claim to “naturally” boost NAD+ without more expensive and time-consuming interventions (nicotinamide mononucleotide, or NMN, for example), the compound is definitely having its moment.While I’m always skeptical of new wellness trends, recent studies suggest that the benefits of NAD+ supplementation are shaping up to be impressive. NAD+ supplements may help boost cardiovascular health, enhance immunity, and help your skin repair and regenerate (which is why it’s being dubbed the ultimate anti-aging treatment). Read more at The Daily Beast.

mirror.co.uk | 18 hrs. 18 min. ago

Israel carries out targeted ‘earthquake-like’ explosion rocking 'underground Hezbollah base'

Images released by the Israel Defense Forces claimed to show a fireball lighting up the sky with the damage done by the blast more than a mile deep, as troops remain on site

thedailybeast.com | 19 hrs. 29 min. ago

Beckham Nepo-Baby Mocked for ‘Awkward’ Fashion Week Debut

Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein/WireImageThe son of British soccer star David Beckham and Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham has left some onlookers disappointed with his New York Fashion Week runway debut.On Sept. 10, the first day of New York Fashion Week, Romeo Beckham walked in Tommy Hilfiger’s Spring/Summer 2027 presentation held in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.The 24-year-old model was the last to walk the runway, claiming the most coveted slot at most fashion shows.Read more at The Daily Beast.

thedailybeast.com | 19 hrs. 29 min. ago

New Details Emerge About Kimmel’s Uncertain Future at ABC

Randy Holmes / Disney/Randy HolmesNew insider information has surfaced about the fate of Jimmy Kimmel Live!After Page Six falsely reported that ABC will not renew the show’s contract after its 24th season, ABC denied the claims in a statement to the Daily Beast, calling the information “inaccurate” and “purely speculative.” But Kimmel, 58, still isn’t safe, according to Puck’s Matthew Belloni.Belloni dismissed speculation that ABC canceled Kimmel’s show, but said any possible contract extension beyond May 2027 would include significant budget cuts. Though Kimmel’s agent James “Baby Doll” Dixon and chair of Disney Entertainment Television Debra O’Connell, who is also the lead executive over ABC, are eager to negotiate a deal, O’Connell has “a stern message” for the team, Belloni writes, clarifying, “They’ll need to cut the budget.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

axios.com | 19 hrs. 51 min. ago

Contractor undercuts Trump's Reflecting Pool vandal claims

The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.Why it matters: President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for the pool's damage — and has pushed for some of them to be prosecuted, even after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped the case. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Go deeper: Reflecting Pool repairs become personal for Trump

thedailybeast.com | 20 hrs. 10 min. ago

Oscar-Winning Director’s Latest Is a Cliché-Filled Mess

Courtesy Of AppleCODA’s empathetic portrait of a deaf family provided cover for its cornball indie treacle, helping it win the most egregious Best Picture Oscar of the past decade. Five years later, director Siân Heder continues that modus operandi with Being Heumann, a creaky drama—the opening night film of the Toronto International Film Festival, after which it debuts in theaters on Nov. 6 and Apple TV on Nov. 13—that imagines its based-on-real-events tale in utterly clichéd fashion. Ironically, for a story about unique outsiders fighting to be seen, heard, and accepted as they are, it follows every groan-worthy rule in the rah-rah uplift playbook.Read more at The Daily Beast.

theguardian.com | 21 hrs. 24 min. ago

RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats

Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at seaUK politics live – latest updatesThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a “significant” boost in donations since becoming a target of far-right agitators protesting over small boat crossings.The charity’s staff and volunteers have been subjected to “online and physical abuse” after involvement in a rescue on Sunday in which a dinghy carrying asylum seekers was brought into Portsmouth. Continue reading...

cbsnews.com | 21 hrs. 37 min. ago

Suspects in $6 million romance scam targeting women extradited to U.S.

The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to be handed over to officials from the FBI.

axios.com | 23 hrs. 25 min. ago

CDC declares Cyclospora outbreak over

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the Cyclospora outbreak related to Taylor Farms lettuce over Friday, though the Food and Drug Administration says its investigation remains ongoing.The big picture: Thousands of people fell ill as the outbreak rapidly surged throughout the country this summer as federal authorities searched for its origin amid a backdrop of overlapping food safety investigations.Driving the news: "This outbreak has ended. The number of recent infections linked to the outbreak has significantly declined," the CDC said in a Friday update, noting the "contaminated lettuce linked to this outbreak is no longer available in stores or restaurants."This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

nbcnews.com | 23 hrs. 43 min. ago

25 years ago, Tom Brokaw anchors 9/11 NBC News Special Report

25 years ago, Tom Brokaw delivered an NBC News Special Report on September 11, 2001, after terrorists hijacked four commercial planes and carried out coordinated attacks against targets in the U.S. Two were flown into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon, and one – after the passengers and crew fought back – crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people.

foxnews.com | 23 hrs. 54 min. ago

Trump admin’s fraud crackdown targets foreigners accused of infiltrating US federal programs

The FBI's Most Wanted list names Onur Simsek, a Turkish national accused of a defense procurement fraud scheme involving fake parts for U.S. military gear.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Congress questions Modi govt.'s silence over U.S. Homeland Security ad targeting ‘Mr. Singh’

Opposition party says advertisement, which used AI-generated image of a turbaned Indian and carried the messages, 'Get off our roads' and 'Self-deport or find out', amounts to an insult to Indians

thedailybeast.com | 1 days ago

TV’s Funniest ‘Hot Mess’ Reveals Her Best Backstage Stories

NetflixThis piece first ran on the Obsessed by Kevin Fallon Substack. Subscribe here to read more like it!It’s not every day you get to interview Milwaukee Magazine’s January 1998 “Most Intriguing Milwaukeean” cover star. Kristen Johnston burst out laughing. Read more at The Daily Beast.

abcnews.com | 1 days ago

Nigeria’s parliament suspends engagements with South Africa over anti-migrant violence

Nigeria's parliament is suspending official visits to South Africa indefinitely over anti-immigrant protests targeting Africans

thenextweb.com | 1 days ago

The UAE is splitting up its $30bn AI data centre after Iran named it as a target

The United Arab Emirates has gone back to the drawing board on the biggest AI construction project in the Gulf, according to an exclusive report by Reuters. The original idea was a single campus covering ten square miles of desert outside Abu Dhabi, roughly 26 square kilometres of computing in one place. What is being drawn […] This story continues at The Next Web

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Initiative to improve confidence of govt. school students launched in Perambalur

The six-month ‘Manathil Urudhi Vendum’ programme targets over 700 students of Classes IX to XII studying in three government schools; the structured sessions are to be conducted in batches

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Tartuffe (Remixed) review – Mark Rylance sinks his false teeth into Molière’s trickster comedy

Marylebone theatre, LondonDarren Raymond’s update drops Rylance’s impostor into a Jamaican-Nigerian wedding, with clever rhyming couplets but less political stingSpitting posh platitudes through false teeth so bucked they might enforce a liquid diet, raking one hand across an oily comb-over while the other holds a Bible as tight as a manbag stuffed with gold, Mark Rylance extends the long English tradition of comedy vicars to a French source: Molière’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe, about a trickster who fakes piety to defraud a devout family.The original targeted the Catholic church, the arrows sharp enough that the archbishop of Paris threatened excommunication to any Catholic who saw the play, forcing Molière to write a new version, The Impostor, where the fakery was less directly sacred. Continue reading...

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Memo to King Charles: you can’t stop the Sussexes’ reality show bandwagon. You only spice up the script

Marina Hyde | If the monarch thought his sniffy letter would put Harry and Meghan at a disadvantage, he doesn’t understand how the celebrity world worksOnce again, it has been a lively week for the Real Housewives of Windsor franchise, with Harry and Meghan back in the UK for precisely 12 days before the king fired out a letter via the lord chamberlain on Monday, reminding viewers that the Sussexes are “private citizens” and not to treat them as working royals. You have to say the producers on this unscripted reality show are truly at the top of their game with these targeted provocations. Harry and Meghan duly took the bait and issued an intemperately hurt rejoinder – but we’ll get to that in a bit.First, let’s deal with King Charles’s missive to “relevant senior stakeholders across government, the military and Lord Lieutenancies”. Ugh. Not to be too aesthetically sensitive, but I think we can all live without the sovereign being reduced to the ghastly language of “relevant senior stakeholders”. What next? Seeking “buy-in” for ribbon-cutting events and referring to posies as “high levels of audience engagement”? It does all rather reinforce the idea that the Windsors’ cringe-makingly self-styled “the firm” really is some dreary mid-range company with a wan Meet Our Team page on its website, in which Prince William – carefully photographed without a tie – explains that he “enjoys long walks with the dog and is a passionate Aston Villa supporter”.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

thedailybeast.com | 1 days ago

TV Icon, 83, Reveals Bombshell Career Decision

Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty ImagesJudge Judy has heard her final case.The iconic TV judge, real name Judy Sheindlin, announced that she is ending Judy Justice after almost five years on the air.The sharp-tongued 83-year-old has been on the nation’s screens for 30 years and was the highest-paid woman on TV, but is now making way for her son, Adam Levy. Read more at The Daily Beast.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

Former AT&T worker accused of SIM-swap scheme targeting $600,000 from victims

dw.com | 1 days ago

Germany charges 7 suspected Hamas members over attack plot

Prosecutors say the suspects had moved beyond general preparations and were already pursuing a concrete plan for a deadly attack on Israeli or Jewish targets.