‘It all happened so fast,’ Oregon educator who confronted school shooter says
The educator as a hero for throwing a cellphone at a teenage gunman in a deadly attack on a Bend, Oregon, elementary school said Friday that “the pain of this loss I will carry with me forever.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Prediction markets favor Democrats. Are they oracles or gambling manipulation?
Days before Tuesday’s midterms, Americans are wagering on which party will control Congress, and DraftKings will give new users $200 in credits to get started. The company’s promotion, which applies to a first trade of $5 or more on any of its prediction markets, including elections, comes as betting onContinue Reading
Spooky season and spiritual searching: Why some people turn to witches
As Halloween brings the supernatural into focus, some turn to psychics for clarity. Practitioners warn there may be risks.Continue Reading
Brazil claims it questioned Argentina over Bolsonaro’s escape, Buenos Aires denies it
According to Argentina’s migration authorities, Bolsonaro boarded a private plane in the northeastern city of Puerto Iguazú on Tuesday evening, just 40 minutes after crossing into the country by land.Continue Reading
EU diplomats object to G20 photo with Lavrov, prompting US cancellation
The meeting in Atlanta will go ahead as planned, ahead of a G20 leaders’ summit hosted by President Traitor 47 at his Miami golf club in December.Continue Reading
A top The Traitor appointee was ordered to remove an unauthorized cabin from the Sawtooths. Two years later, it’s still there.
The Forest Service, which Michael Boren now oversees, appears to have abandoned any further enforcement action. The post A top The Traitor appointee was ordered to remove an unauthorized cabin from the Sawtooths. Two years later, it’s still there. appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Making Superglue, Death Metal, Shithouses Great Again
Damn but we’re tired of a racist, petty, what-about-me child in the White House. For solace: He’s hopefully heading for the losingest fail of his long loser’s life – and maybe a jail cell please? – and there are many, many people just as tired, with good shticks to match.Continue Reading
LIVE: Republican Ashley Hinson campaigns in Iowa
Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson campaigns in Waterloo, Iowa, ahead of the midterm election. #senate #midterms #election #politics #iowa Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
Russia used everything but nuclear weapons against civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, its governor says. Drones strike up to 6,500 times weekly
Russia has fired more than 925,000 shells at Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast since late 2022 and now sends up to 6,500 drone attacks against it every week. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, set out the toll at the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional AuthoritiesContinue Reading
Drones have not killed tank: Ukrainian analyst says Operation Vivaldi shows NATO how to make armor work again
The lesson for NATO is not to abandon armored warfare, but to rethink how it is conducted. That is the argument Ukrainian military observer Oleksandr Kovalenko draws from Operation Vivaldi, the Third Army Corps’ counteroffensive near Lyman, which he says proves tanks still have a place on a battlefield manyContinue Reading
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 billionContinue Reading
Turn this on to stop hackers from stealing your phone number
Your phone number is more valuable than you might think. It doesn’t just let people call or text you., Your phone number is more valuable than you might think. It doesn’t just let people call or text you., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Swiss supreme court upholds Liberian ex-rebel commander’s 20-year sentence
Alieu Kosiah killed civilians and unarmed soldiers, and ordered lootings and other crimes against humanity., Alieu Kosiah killed civilians and unarmed soldiers, and ordered lootings and other crimes against humanity. Switzerland’s supreme court upheld a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah on Friday, but overturned aContinue Reading