linux-app-release-roundup-(october-2026)

October’s Linux app releases brought plenty of treats, a couple of tricks and mercifully few frights. In this post, I recap the updates that landed last month. There were other spooks in the shadows with a spotlight. October gave us a double-whammy of Firefox and Calibre updates, with JEPG XLContinue Reading

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With just days remaining before the midterm elections, Michigan’s Senate race continues to draw national attention. On Sunday, Rep. Haley Stevens, the Democrat who narrowly lost the state’s Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is backing Republican Mike Rogers. NewsNation’s Leland Vittert joins “NewsNation Prime” to discuss El-Sayed’s pastContinue Reading

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Russian forces have widened their foothold at Hraniv on the border north of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. Viktor Trehubov of the Joint Forces Grouping said they spread sideways rather than deeper toward the nearby town of Kozacha Lopan. Russia’s main offensive grinds on in Donetsk Oblast, but itContinue Reading

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Stevens’ endorsement exposed a bitter Democratic divide as Michigan’s closely watched Senate race nears its end Published November 1, 2026 2:00PM (EST) Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running against GOP candidate Mike Rogers for the open U.S. Senate seat. (Salwan George / Getty Images) Rep. Haley Stevens,Continue Reading

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Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president., NewsFeed Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president. Her victory reinforces Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s political direction, including calls for dialogue with Moscow and opposition to military aid forContinue Reading

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul says India’s central government told the court’s collegium the country wasn’t ready for an openly gay judge while it sat on Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal‘s appointment to the Delhi High Court. Kaul, who retired in December 2023, has been giving interviews ahead ofContinue Reading