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The Party Gap Trap: Why Early Vote Shares Are Not Election Results
Early voting totals show who has participated, not who will win, and party registration shares within early votes cannot predict final results in close races.
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The Visa Fight Reaches Microsoft’s Door
The argument over skilled-worker visas stopped being theoretical this week. Senator Bernie Sanders told CNN the H-1B programme “has been greatly abused”, as the…
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The Gas Tax Holiday a President Cannot Give You
President Donald Trump said this week that his administration is thinking about suspending the federal gas tax. It is a popular-sounding idea with one…
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Democrats Are Campaigning in Trump Country. Their Own Side Is Asking Why.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared this week that the road to a Democratic majority runs through Trump country, and promptly started an argument…
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Listening as Treatment: What This Year’s Mental-Health Theme Asks of Clinics
The 2026 World Mental Health Day theme, “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”, is usually read as a message to governments. Read it…
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In Athens, Washington Tells the West to Remember Itself
Standing in Athens, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the nations of the West to learn again from the men of ancient Greece: that…
Politics
Record Low Approval Meets the Ballot Box: Polls Versus Votes in Final Ten Days
With polls suggesting Republicans could lose the House and possibly the Senate, and approval at a record low in one poll, the final ten days test whether campaigning can close a polling gap.
Business
Bitcoin ETFs’ $176M Buying Day Shows Crypto Demand Is Far From Dead
After a brutal week for crypto funds, US Bitcoin ETFs drew in roughly $176 million on October 13 — the month's second-biggest buying day, led by Fidelity.
Technology
OpenAI Engineer Arrested by FBI Over Hidden Recorder in Executive Conference Room
The FBI arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, for allegedly planting a hidden recorder in an executive conference room, concealed in toilet paper.
Sports
Cam Little’s 57-Yard Walk-Off Field Goal Stuns the Eagles in London
Cam Little's 57-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Jacksonville Jaguars past the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 in the NFL's London showcase.
Entertainment
Kannada Cinema’s Streaming-First Window Arrives on Schedule
The Kannada film “Life Today”, directed by Kaantha Kannalli and written by its lead Kiran Aditya, began streaming on Sun NXT on October 9…
Health
Nigeria Probes Ebola Risk as Congo Outbreak Reaches Eighth Province
Nigeria has opened a formal investigation into the risk of Ebola spreading across its borders as the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak reaches an
Science
How a Bay of Bengal Depression Becomes a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
Cyclone Arnab grew from a depression over the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to become a very severe cyclonic storm on October 27 before landfall on October 28.
