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Today's report: U.S. citizen dependents, and other non-essential American residents being evacuated from the base at Guantanamo Bay ahead of Hurricane Melissa. Their pets too. https://t.co/TFWXqW8fWm
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The base commander on Saturday expanded a previous evacuation order to include “non-mission-essential U.S. citizens.”
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Breaking News: President Trump said he would raise tariffs on Canada by 10% over an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that used Ronald Reagan’s words to denounce tariffs.
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The ad, which will stop airing on Monday, used audio of a 1987 address by Ronald Reagan making a case against tariffs.
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Breaking News: Melissa is now a hurricane and is expected to intensify more as it lashes the Caribbean. See the latest.
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The storm was forecast to dump up to 25 inches of rain over Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica as it continues to strengthen this weekend.
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Breaking News: Timothy Mellon, a banking heir, is said to be the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown.
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Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.
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As part of a strategic shift, Microsoft is bringing the sci-fi game Halo to the Sony PlayStation. “Our biggest competition isn’t another console,” an Xbox executive said, adding, “We are competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies.”
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As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony’s competing console for the first time.
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NFL owners were talking and had LOTS to say at their fall meetings, including: - Jeffrey Lurie - Jerry Jones - Woody Johnson - Jimmy Haslam - Mark Davis This is what they told me, plus more trade deadline buzz and other nuggets:
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Also: Woody Johnson on his ownership of the Jets, Jimmy Haslam on Shedeur Sanders and an intriguing potential NFL coaching candidate.
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Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it. Here's what happened (free to read):
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Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.
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From @TheAthletic: The Blue Jays defeated the Dodgers, 11-4, in Game 1 of the World Series behind a sixth-inning offensive explosion.
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Toronto won its first World Series game since 1993
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Renovations to the @WhiteHouse aren't new, but the demolition of the East Wing has caused a furor in some quarters, amid harsh reviews of the $300 million ballroom. “It looks like the Bellagio without the craps tables,” said one critic.
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Presidents have always tailored the White House to their needs, but with the demolition of the East Wing, a $300 million ballroom and other changes, President Trump isn’t wasting any time making it...
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Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would monitor elections in California and New Jersey, which Democrats called an attempt at voter suppression.
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The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.
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EXCLU: After months of speculation, Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, urging Dems to unite against an “existential” threat from Trump. Cites "principled disagreement"s w/Mamdani but says he won “a free and fair" primary w/@JeffCMays
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Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months. But his support provides a late boost.
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Breaking News: The U.S. military accepted a private donation of $130 million to help pay troops during the shutdown. The move is highly unusual and a potential violation of federal law.
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It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.
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Breaking News: Bay Area cities beyond San Francisco have also been spared after the Trump administration's planned deportation surge was canceled, officials said. https://t.co/2Nf26mm4Ms
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President Trump said on Thursday that he had called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region.
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Breaking News: The U.S. ordered warships and planes to waters off Latin America, a major escalation as the Trump administration expands an operation it says is a counterterrorism and counternarcotics mission.
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With no migrants at Guantanamo Bay and a possible Hurricane Melissa headed for Cuba, ICE is evacuating its workers from the U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba. So far the 4,000 regular residents of the offshore outpost are staying put. https://t.co/sZ9ETo5ZXH
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Breaking News: Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, endorsed Zohran Mamdani in the race for mayor of New York City. Jeffries emphasized that the party needed to unite in the face of an “existential” threat from President Trump. https://t.co/jSvwq7emT5
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In @nytopinion “Trump, with his thirst for money and power, has in one fell swoop both exposed and embraced the corruption at the heart of digital currencies — a corruption inherited from the libertarian ideals that created them,” Finn Brunton writes. https://t.co/sUQqkqoItG
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Trump has bared the corruption at the heart of crypto and the libertarian ideas behind it.
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Breaking News: The New York attorney general Letitia James pleaded not guilty in a bank fraud case pushed by President Trump. A tentative trial date was set for late January.
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The New York attorney general, indicted by President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, appeared in federal court on Friday.
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Federal cases challenging the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps could redefine the limits on the discretion officers have to stop, question and detain people over their citizenship and how much race and ethnicity can factor in those decisions.
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For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being tested.
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From @TheAthletic: The U.S. Women's National Team lost it's first match under head coach Emma Hayes in her 17 months in charge. Here's what went wrong in the loss to Portugal on Thursday night.
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For the first time in her 17 months in charge, Hayes watched her players try to solve problems as individuals rather than as a collective.
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