Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels.
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HuffPost'I Shouldn't Say It': Obama Brings Down The House With 1 Loaded Question About Trump
The former president joked about his successor as he spoke about the cost of child care.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Rejects Fox News Debate Invite And Here Are His Excuses
The Republican nominee had clamored for a debate on the conservative channel but ducked a last chance.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Goes to Detroit and Insults the Entire City
Donald Trump on Thursday addressed business leaders in Detroit, where he insulted their city and big companies.“You want to know the truth?” Trump told members of the Detroit Economic Club as he painted a picture of what his opponent would do to America. “It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re going to have a mess on your hands.”Audience members clapped when Trump said he wouldn’t allow Kamala Harris to make the rest of the country
- The Daily Beast
Annoyed Joe Biden Has Words for Trump in Press Conference Zinger
President Joe Biden stormed off as he was asked about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a press conference on Hurricane Milton Thursday.Providing an update on the aftermath of Milton, which made landfall in Florida on Wednesday night, Biden spoke of the federal government’s emergency response efforts including power restoration and emergency funding—and countering GOP misinformation.As he took questions from reporters, one asked Biden if he had spoken with the former presiden
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Hillary Clinton’s Single Word Says It All About Donald Trump’s Latest Hypocrisy
The former secretary of state's sarcastic comment spoke volumes.
- HuffPost UK
Ukraine Comes Up With Bold Prediction About When Putin's War Could End
But Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not explain why he felt so optimistic.
- The Independent
Trump confused a Democratic governor’s gender in error-strewn call. She had the ‘perfect’ response
Former president also makes false claim that ‘radical left governor has announced a plan to resettle 75,000 migrants’
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Whoopi Goldberg Gets Brutal After Donald Trump Calls Her ‘Filthy’
“How dumb are you?” the comedian said on “The View” before insulting the former president’s business acumen.
- HuffPost
Bob Woodward Releases 1989 ‘Lost Interview’ With Donald Trump Showing 'Origin Of Trumpism'
“I never expected Trump to become president," admitted the Watergate journalist.
- HuffPost
‘Let Me Finish’: CNN Anchor Calls Out Trump Spox Over His Hurricane Hypocrisy
CNN’s Kate Bolduan wasn’t having it with Karoline Leavitt’s interruption as she checked her on Trump’s FEMA lies.
- Euronews
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian facilities could shift dynamics of Moscow's war
Since mid-September, Ukraine has struck several ammunition depots deep inside Russia. How can these strikes impact Russia's offensive operations?View on euronews
- The Daily Beast
Trump Wants Huge Military Presence in Campaign's Final Lap
Donald Trump’s campaign reportedly wants the GOP candidate to be flown in military aircraft and driven in an array of military vehicles during the final weeks before the election.He also wants expanded flight restrictions over his residences and rallies, as well as bulletproof glass to be installed ahead of his campaign events in battleground states, according to the Washington Post.The requests for such extraordinary and unprecedented measures, first reported by the New York Times, come after t
- HuffPost
Conservative Columnist Rips Donald Trump's 'Utterly Irresponsible' Campaign Tactic
Charles C.W. Cooke shredded one particular page of the former president's 2024 election playbook.
- HuffPost
Trump’s Disparagement of Arizona Icon John McCain Could Haunt Him in November. Again.
The coup-attempting former president began insulting the war hero nine years ago and continues attacking him to this day, six years after the GOP senator's death.
- Evening Standard
How the Mossad algorithm is reimaging modern warfare
Special report: Hi-tech, elaborate, audacious … Israel’s foreign intelligence agency is leading the spying world into uncharted territory
- NewsWire
‘Suicidal thoughts’: Top staffer drops bombshell
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff has dropped bombshell allegations in a press conference announcing her resignation.
- NewsWire
RBA super-sized rate cut prediction
The RBA will signal to the market that the fight against inflation is largely won, and its response may surprise some.
- Reuters
Russia to raise foreign company 'exit tax' to 35% from 15%, business daily reports
Russia has steadily tightened exit requirements for foreign companies since Western sanctions were imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, demanding sharp discounts on any foreign asset sales before giving approval, and taking a portion of the sale price to bolster state coffers, dubbed an "exit tax" by Washington. A government commission on foreign-asset sales, led by the finance ministry, determines the value of the tax and the size of a discount that foreign companies must accept when selling assets in Russia.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin faced ‘bloodiest month’ of war in September as Zelensky pitches victory plan
Putin casualties reach more than 600,000 in Ukraine since the war began in 2022, says US
- The Independent
Trump calls Whoopi Goldberg ‘demented’ during Pennsylvania rally full of personal attacks
Former president used degrading language to speak about his opponents