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Revelation that Tumbler Ridge shooting was allegedly planned on Discord comes amidst tech regulation debate
Documents filed in U.S. court this week show that the chat platform Discord was used extensively by the Tumbler Ridge shooter to plan out the logistics of the deadly attack. Fellow tech company OpenAI is already under immense political scrutiny and facing several lawsuits for the role its ChatGPT platform is alleged to have played in helping plan the shooting.
Christa Pike has pneumonia and no function in her arms after failed execution, lawyer says
Christa Pike has a "long road to recovery" after Tennessee's failed execution attempt that left her unconscious and on life support for six days, her lawyer, Randy Spivey said at a news conference Wednesday.In a miraculous development, Pike awoke and started speaking on Tuesday, but she is far from out of the woods. Spivey described several medical issues, including a blood clot in one arm, pneumonia, the inability to swallow and no function in her arms."Neither we nor Christa have even begun to process what this means for her mental health," Spivey said.Last week, Pike became the first person to survive two doses of a lethal injection after Tennessee failed to execute her for murdering her classmate three decades ago when she was 18.Doctors have told NBC News that it appeared most of the pentobarbital — the drug used in the lethal injection — entered her arm rather than her bloodstream, having enough power to put her to sleep but not to stop her heart or slow her breathing.Pike, 50, was in the hospital, unconscious and on a ventilator, for six days when her lawyers said Tuesday she had woken up and was speaking. Tennessee Oct 3 Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike Death Penalty 3 hours ago Lawyers seek to block Texas man's execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike As of Monday night, Spivey said it was his understanding that Pike was brain dead. Life support was supposed to be removed on Tuesday, he said."But on Tuesday, to the shock of everyone, including me, including her team, and including the medical team, Christa woke up and began talking," Spivey said. "I do not have an explanation for what happened between Monday night and Tuesday morning."While Spivey said he was not in the room when Pike woke up, he said the first thing she said was, "Where am I and who are you?"Pike is angry and confused, and wanted to know what happened to her, Spivey said. He said she asked about her team and about the victim's family.Still, "She is very aware that the state tried to execute her," Spivey said.Spivey said that Pike was cooperative during the execution attempt, even helping the execution team find a good vein for her IV."She was kind and polite as they worked for an hour, stabbing her arm with needle after needle, and then she felt the burn of the pentobarbital, and then she woke up in a hospital surrounded by people she didn't know with a tube down her throat," he said.He added that "All of this was foreseeable and foreseen.""What happened to Christa is exactly what the state was warned would happen," Spivey continued. Pike's legal team had fought execution by lethal injection, citing venous issues Pike has that would likely cause issues in a lethal injection.The news conference followed a status hearing in Tennessee court Wednesday, during which Chancellor I'Ashea L. Myles ruled that the state must preserve any relevant evidence in connection with the failed execution."Today's hearing was just a first step of many to preserve and enforce Christa's constitutional rights after this unprecedented botched execution," one of the attorneys, Luke Ihnen, said during a news conference after court Wednesday."As I said repeatedly, we have not asked the state to turn over any evidence at this point," he continued. "Only demanding that they preserve it so that her lawyers, experts, and the public can learn what really happened Wednesday night."During court, Ihnen argued that "The state has made no promises that Miss Pike will not be subject to our future execution, and the evidence that we are seeking to preserve now is relevant for any future challenge that she makes."Myles ultimately ruled in favor of Pike's team, stating that Tennessee must preserve any and all relevant evidence, including but not limited to: IV lines and needles, medical supplies and records, any drugs used with anything from the manufacturer, photographs, video recordings, handwritten notes, checklists and any witness accounts."The state will have no problem doing this because you all are already doing that," Myles said. She said if anything has already been discarded, the state must work to "claw back that information," and ensure going forward that no further information is discarded or destroyed.Additionally, Ihnen asked Myles to order that the Tennessee Department of Corrections give their team 48-hours notice before Pike is moved, to remove her shackles while she is in a hospital bed and to give her access to a phone or a tablet.He also asked that the legal team receive regular visits with Pike, noting they had to wait in the lobby of the hospital for two-and-a-half hours when they tried to see her on Tuesday.Pike was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. She has been on death row for more than 30 years for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. It remains unclear what her future could look like and whether the state will attempt to execute her again.Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee insisted in the hours after the Sept. 30 execution attempt that the team — whose members' identities are shrouded in secrecy — followed the state's protocol well. But days later, he announced that the state's top prison official, Frank Strada, would be stepping down this month.In a statement, Strada said he believed the state Department of Correction had carried out its responsibilities "in accordance with the established protocol." But stepping aside, he added, was in the "best interest of Tennesseans as the independent review moves forward."Lee also ordered an independent review of the failed execution and paused all executions in the state for the rest of the year.Pike's was the second failed lethal injection in the state this year. Tony Carruthers' execution in May was stopped after the state Department of Corrections struggled to find a vein to set a backup injection line.
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no
Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1 billion at their disposal may not be enough to fend off sweeping losses as the party reckons with President Donald Trump‘s unpopularity, persistent cost concerns and the fallout from the war in Iran.The cash advantage, spread out across a half-dozen groups, is driven largely by the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc., which had nearly $416 million in cash on hand at the end of August and began stepping up its spending on critical races in September.But that money may have come too late, forcing the president’s group to pay much higher rates because of the shrinking availability of air time. Four Republican Senate campaign officials said groups that reserved advertising time last spring paid much lower rates than MAGA Inc. and its affiliated groups. Instead, by waiting until September, Trump-connected organizations are sometimes paying more than five times what they would have spent if they acted earlier. A representative of MAGA Inc. familiar with the group’s strategy said its spending has allowed Republicans to keep races more competitive than they would have been otherwise. In some cases, the group has been the only one on the air criticizing Democratic candidates.The MAGA Inc. representative and the Republican Senate campaign officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy.The challenge is acute in places like Texas, where Trump will travel on Wednesday for the second time in a week to stump for Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign. The state hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1988, yet MAGA Inc. has spent more than $22 million in the past month, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact.Another group, Texas PAC, which is aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, has spent more than $83 million on advertising in the past month, an extraordinary amount to protect what’s normally a safe Republican seat.One of those advertisements, which featured Paxton’s estranged wife saying she’s supporting the full Republican ticket, aired across the United States last weekend during a football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans.Candidates are charged a lower advertising rate than outside groups, so the late infusion of super PAC cash has come at a steep price. MAGA Inc., which is running ads primarily on streaming services, has been charged roughly $894 per airing, according to AdImpact, while Texas PAC has been charged roughly $809 for a mix of broadcast and streaming. That compares with about $290 for Talarico’s campaign, also on broadcast and streaming. Those averages mask some of the more glaring disparities. For example, during a football game last month, Texas PAC was charged $450,000 to air a single spot in the Austin market. Talarico’s campaign paid $50,000 for a spot during the same game in the same market, according to AdImpact.Elections are a referendum on the power of moneyThe 2026 campaign is shaping up as a referendum on the power of money in American politics. Democrats freely acknowledge their disadvantage, relying instead on anti-Trump sentiment among voters and targeted messaging on issues like corruption. Some Republicans, meanwhile, are open about the challenge of trying to spend their way out of a tough campaign at this late stage.Neil Newhouse, a longtime Republican pollster, echoed concerns that his party was deploying its cash too late. "After the votes are counted, I think we’re going to find the most effective advertising in terms of communicating message and moving voters and poll numbers, the most effective time was advertising that happened well before Labor Day, not after it," he said. "A million dollars of advertising in October is a drop in the bucket.”Thune’s group began pulling back in North Carolina last week, a sign of the party’s challenge in the Senate race there. The state’s outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis has been increasingly vocal about his party’s vulnerabilities and recently said that, even with a strong cash advantage, "in the last month, you pretty much have to place your bets.""If we have endless resources, then we should spend endlessly in every state," he said. "Absent endless resources, you’ve got to make data-driven decisions about where you can win." The midterms mark the first national election since the Supreme Court in June erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, injecting even more money into a political system already awash in cash.Money alone doesn’t translate into victoryThere’s plenty of evidence that money alone doesn’t translate into victory.Democrat Kamala Harris entered the final stretch of the 2024 campaign with significantly more money than Trump but went on to lose every critical swing state and the White House. Elon Musk’s $25 million didn’t lift his preferred candidate to a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat last year. And Tom Steyer didn’t advance to the general election in the California governor’s race despite pumping $216 million of his own money into the campaign.The $1 billion that Republicans have amassed compares to at least roughly $579 million held by a comparable collection of major Democratic groups.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party is facing an "obscene" amount of spending that could swamp them in the midterms."We’re never going to have as much money as them," he said in an interview. "I sum up the election in this sentence: Can a massive Republican advantage in money beat a massive Democratic advantage in better candidates and political climate? I bet it can."In addition to Texas, Democrats have mounted competitive Senate campaigns in states like Ohio, Maine, Iowa and Michigan. A similar dynamic has emerged in governors’ races from Florida and Georgia to Wisconsin, Ohio and Nevada. Former President Barack Obama is stepping up his involvement in the midterms and will headline a fundraiser for Senate candidates on Wednesday. In the House, Democrats are growing so confident they can retake the majority that they’re expanding their targets deeper into traditionally Republican districts in Arkansas and Tennessee. But a lack of money could limit their gains. "We absolutely need to spend enough to get our message out," said Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "And district by district, we are."Trump turns to his bond with supporters From his earliest days as an unlikely political figure, Trump has consistently overcome expectations. Facing daunting prospects heading into the final weeks of his last midterm, he’s betting he can again outwit political gravity, relying in large part on the deep bond he’s built with supporters.He has stepped up his campaign rallies in recent weeks, traveling to deep red territory to galvanize the party faithful. At events like the one this past weekend in Vandalia, Ohio, the crowd was enthusiastic and cheered at the lines that have become Trump staples over the years, particularly when he dips into profanity. The high school gymnasium that held the event was packed, though crowds began emptying out about halfway through the 90-minute rally. In the closing minutes of a speech Monday in Grand Island, Nebraska, the president revived his plea that supporters who have stood so fervently by him pretend as if he is on the ballot one more time."In a true way, I am running," he said. "We have to keep it going."___Beaumont reported from Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim in Vandalia, Ohio, and Mary Clare Jalonick in Washington contributed to this report.
Tropical Storm Isaias forms; forecast to become hurricane, hit U.S. Gulf Coast soon
Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico, and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.Isaias was centered about 285 miles (460 kilometers) west of Progreso, Mexico, and about 580 miles (935 kilometers) southwest of the Mississippi River's mouth, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving east-northeast at 8 mph (13 kph).It was not immediately known where the storm might make landfall on the Gulf Coast. The hurricane center's initial projections said the center of Isaias could come onshore late Friday or early Saturday somewhere between eastern Louisiana and the western Florida Panhandle. People in those areas were urged to prepare for the storm."There is an increasing risk of dangerous wind and storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast," the hurricane center said. "Residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle should closely monitor the latest forecast updates and ensure they have their hurricane plan in place."Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties in the Panhandle and Big Bend regions. The declaration activates the state's emergency management plan to prepare for hurricanes and other potential natural disasters, allowing actions including the deployment of personnel and equipment to respond.Isaias, pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs according to the hurricane center, is expected to bring areas of heavy rain to portions of the Gulf Coast and much of the U.S. Southeast on Friday and into the weekend, forecasters said.The storm comes as the Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Niño, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean. Storm activity in the Pacific has been above average.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Opal Lee celebrates 100th birthday as Fort Worth clears way for National Juneteenth Museum
Fort Worth activist and civil rights leader Dr. Opal Lee celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday. To mark the occasion, one of the projects most closely tied to her legacy is taking a major step forward.Leaders, supporters and community members are gathering Wednesday morning for the National Juneteenth Museum’s “Clearing the Way” ceremony, marking the beginning of demolition of the Southside Community Center on Rosedale Street and the start of construction on the long-awaited museum in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside.The milestone comes on Lee’s actual 100th birthday, giving special significance to a project supporters describe as a living tribute to the woman known nationwide as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.”“For Dr. Opal Lee, this isn’t just a birthday celebration. It’s the realization of a vision she has worked toward for years,” the museum said in a statement. “This long-awaited milestone is more than a gift to Dr. Opal Lee; it is a powerful reflection of her perseverance, resilience, and steadfast commitment to the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.”Lee became one of the nation’s most recognizable advocates for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston to announce and enforce the freedom of enslaved people in Texas.Her years of activism, including her longtime Walk for Freedom campaign and a national petition effort, helped build momentum for federal recognition of Juneteenth. In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, officially making Juneteenth a federal holiday.Despite becoming a national figure, Lee has often downplayed her accomplishments in the humblest of ways.When asked in an interview with NBC 5 two years ago what she would say to the many people celebrating her 100th birthday, Lee responded with characteristic humility.“Well, bless their hearts. I hope they make it to this hundred, too, because I just think it’s important that people live in such a way that they make it to a hundred,” Lee said. “I don’t know that I’ve done anything different than anybody else, but … there have been some rough spots.”Even after helping secure federal recognition for Juneteenth, Lee said she believes there is still more work ahead.“I hadn’t even thought about that, yeah, but there’s so much else that needs to be done, so much, if people will just catch a hold of it and see that and share with everybody, you know?” Lee said. “The federal holiday, I’m going to enjoy it as much as anybody. I can think of a lot of other things that we need to be doing, and maybe somebody will catch it and do something with it.”The National Juneteenth Museum aims to expand that work through education, historical preservation and community development.According to project leaders, the museum is strategically designed to honor the history of Juneteenth while creating new opportunities in one of Fort Worth’s historically underserved neighborhoods.The museum is planned for the intersection of East Rosedale Street and New York Avenue in the Historic Southside, roughly two miles south of downtown Fort Worth.The area was once considered a thriving center of Black business and culture, sometimes referred to as the “Black Wall Street of the South.” It was also home to Texas’ first Black millionaire, William Madison McDonald, known as “Gooseneck Bill.”Supporters hope the museum will serve as both a cultural destination and an economic catalyst for the neighborhood, which declined after the construction of Interstate 35W divided the community in the 1960s.The City of Fort Worth has pledged up to $15 million toward construction of the 50,000-square-foot facility. City leaders estimate it could attract approximately 35,000 visitors annually.Museum organizers say the facility will focus not only on the history of Juneteenth but also on issues including education, workforce development, entrepreneurship and professional advancement.Lee has previously said she hopes the museum becomes a place where people of all backgrounds can come together to learn.“Listen, “Children need all that we can give them. They’re the most important people in the world, and they need to be raised up to a point where they know right from wrong,” Lee told NBC 5. “I think every adult should be responsible for children. Not just yours, the neighbor’s children and all.”The celebrations honoring Lee’s centennial continue Wednesday evening at the Fort Worth Convention Center, where former First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to participate in a special conversation as part of the National Juneteenth Museum’s Uniting Voices Speaker Series.
Lionel Messi's Argentina career turned football into a sacred mystery | Marcela Mora y Araujo
Jorge Messi wanted his country to fall in love with his son. That ambition was fulfilled during a brilliant international career that ended this week"What Argentina is doing in this World Cup is of a sacred order," Brazilian writer Milly Lacombe posted at the height of the tide of anti-Argentinian sentiment during this year's tournament. She was exploring the contradiction she felt around her support of Lionel Messi: "a player who is a God and a man who shakes Trump's hand".Lacombe highlighted the importance of acknowledging the complexities around Messi and the Argentinian team. How is it possible that Messi was not speaking out against the racist incidents we all saw around the Argentina team, she asked. "That's why it hurts so much to see someone with Messi's power choosing to make himself small," she wrote. Continue reading...
Israelis mourn on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians live in devastated Gaza
Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions.In southern Israel, families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that the militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel. It is the first anniversary that all the hostages are home, marking a new stage of grief.For Palestinians, the anniversary brings another day of life of misery and difficulties after an Israeli retaliatory campaign in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people. Most of the population of about 2 million people lives in vast, squalid tent camps, with large parts of the strip's cities reduced to rubble. More than half the territory remains in the hands of the Israeli military. Despite a ceasefire deal reached nearly a year ago, Israeli strikes continue almost daily.For the region, the day highlights a startling transformation over the past three years. Israeli troops occupy a large chunk of southern Lebanon in their conflict with the Hezbollah militant group, which began firing on Israel in 2023 in support of Hamas. Iran and the United States are locked in a confrontation that has seen attacks across Gulf Arab countries and has shaken the global economy — a conflict that Israel helped launch and that the Gaza war paved the way for, even if they weren't directly connected.Families mourn at the Nova Festival siteNear the town of Reim, where the music festival was underway when militants attacked, families gathered around photos of their killed relatives. Hundreds of people paid their respects to the more than 350 people killed in and around the festival site. Videos from that day showed militants gunning down fleeing revelers, shooting the wounded at point-blank range and ambushing those seeking refuge in nearby bomb shelters.On Wednesday, survivors’ relatives hugged at 6:29 a.m. — the exact time the first rockets were launched three years ago — as explosions boomed in nearby Gaza.Anya Davitashili, who lost her 25-year-old son, Sean, said she visits the site every Saturday. It's where she feels closest to him."I have a video of him dancing here that ends at 6:29 in the morning, it's in front of my eyes all the time," she said. "Every morning, you wake up and there is just endless missing."People attend a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, where many community members were killed and abducted, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. A released hostage marks his first Oct. 7Elkana Bohbot, 37, is marking the anniversary in Israel for the first time, after being released from 738 days of captivity last year. For most of that time, he said, he was held 165 feet underground in a dark, damp tunnel.Bohbot, who was abducted from the festival, was kept in a small cell with other hostages, given very little food, and allowed to bathe only every few weeks, he said. His captors forced him to take part in several propaganda videos, including one where he acts out a fake call to his family.In the 11 months since his release, Bohbot has undergone physical and emotional rehabilitation. In August, his wife, Rivka, gave birth to a daughter, fulfilling a promise that Bohbot made to himself in the tunnels to give his 5-year-old son, Reem, a sibling.The newborn Michele is "not a symbol for my people, she is more of a symbol for the enemy," Bohbot told The Associated Press. "So this child is the message for you that we were here, and we will always be here forever."Benny and Maggy Solomon, parents of Hila Solomon, who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, attend a memorial marking the third anniversary of the attack at the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Palestinians in Gaza live surrounded by ruinsNo events are expected Wednesday in Gaza, but Hamas in a statement praised the Oct. 7 attack as an example of "heroism, resilience and national solidarity" and said it had returned the Palestinian cause to the world's attention."The conflict with the enemy did not begin on that day, as its final chapters are not written yet," it said.Palestinians in the territory said the extent to which their lives had deteriorated over the past three years was previously unimaginable."We witnessed death, destruction, and bombardment that we had never known before," said Walid Akram, a Gaza City resident who, like most in Gaza, has been displaced by the war.Raed Khozeiq's coastal neighborhood in Tel al-Hawa was largely flattened. Nothing about his life now is the same, he said."No country in the world has gone through what we have experienced here," he said. "A war of extermination, starvation, the absence of schools and universities — nothing remains."More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its figures but says around half were women and children. The numbers from the ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts.While a ceasefire that took effect Oct. 10, 2025, halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued, targeting what Israel says are Hamas militants. Since the ceasefire, 1,460 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the ministry. Seven Israeli soldiers have been killed in that period. Restrictions on the entry of goods and aid have contributed to a hunger crisis, food security experts say.The anniversary comes to a radically altered Middle EastA contentious election in Israel at the end of the month hangs over this year’s anniversary. The government's official memorial services took place on Oct. 5, closer to the Hebrew calendar’s anniversary of the attack. The separate commemorations reflected deep divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the war and his reluctance to launch an official inquiry into failings of the day.Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is hoping to unseat Netanyahu in Israel’s upcoming elections, looked at the photos of the dead in Reim and spoke with sobbing family members. Gadi Eisenkot, the head of the opposition Yashar! party, met with families at a bomb shelter in southern Israel where many were killed as they tried to flee.The attack set in motion a cascade of events that led to wars across the Middle East as Israel confronted Hamas, Hezbollah and their backer Iran. Israel has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Lebanon, where more than 300,000 Lebanese remain displaced. The United States joined Israel in attacking Iran's military and nuclear program in two rounds, battering Iran and upending global markets far from the battlefield. Violence has also risen across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israel's far-right government has emboldened extremist settlers who have attacked Palestinians and destroyed their property.___Associated Press journalists Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, and Sam Metz in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
All aboard the Tuchel train? England camp has clear winners and losers
While it's full steam ahead for Alex Scott, Lewis Hall and Myles Lewis-Skelly, others look likely to be left behindThomas Tuchel's original idea had been for continuity. The England manager wanted to build on the positives from the World Cup and he was minded to stand by the vast majority of the players who had been a part of the journey to the semi-finals in North America over the summer. His squad for the four-match Nations League window and the beginning of a new international cycle would not be defined by radical change. What was it about the best-laid plans?As Tuchel prepared to name his group in mid-September, he knew that he would be without a clutch of World Cup players because of injury. He then lost another handful after the announcement. Fast forward to the Czechia game at Wembley on Tuesday night – the final one of the quartet – and, after further withdrawals, Tuchel could count only 12 players who were available to him during the World Cup. He knows the train moves quickly in football, stopping for nobody. That flexibility is a prerequisite in his line of work. This felt like something else. Continue reading...
'Not exactly his favorite senator': Susan Collins distances herself from Trump in Maine debate
Republican challenged by Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Senate race says she opposes Iran war and Canada tariffsSusan Collins, the Republican senator for Maine, pointedly distanced herself from Donald Trump in a televised debate with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson on Tuesday, as she sought to present an image of independence in a state that has voted against Trump three times.Proclaiming herself as not the US president's "favorite senator", Collins made the highly unusual boast for a Republican that she had voted with Joe Biden, a Democrat, more than 90% of the time when he was president. She also emphasized her differences with her fellow Republicans, saying she voted against her own party more than any other senator. Continue reading...
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
Lawyers seek preservation of evidence after prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 SeptemberChrista Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the state's attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said, as they head to court on Wednesday seeking a court order requiring preservation of all evidence relating to the botched exercise by the state.Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital, a sedative, as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death last Wednesday in a case that shocked many in America and created headlines around the world. She was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Continue reading...
On TV
Ted Lasso — 4x10: "The Departing Lass" (Apple TV)
Season finale. Big changes in bunches.
Slow Horses — 6x4: "Lost and Found" (Apple TV)
Lamb tries figuring out who Frank is working for. Sid, River, and Coe do everything to evade the hit squad.
Abbott Elementary — 6x1: "Jungle Classroom" (ABC)
Gregory and Ava adjust to a new dynamic, while Barbara turns to Jacob for help. Meanwhile, Janine gives her classroom a makeover, and Melissa works to win hers back.
NOVA — 53x12: "Space Wars" (PBS)
Exploring the technology and strategy of a rapidly developing arms race in which global military powers vie to weaponize space.
New Music

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In theaters
Other Mommy (93 minutes)
Young Bela forms a relationship with a sinister entity in her home that looks uncannily like her own mother, drawing her into a terrifying and increasingly dark world.
The Social Reckoning (112 minutes)
Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.
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Today In History
2023 — 2023 Israel-Hamas War in Gaza
The Israel-Hamas War began when Hamas launched an attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, sparking a conflict that resulted in more than 1,200 deaths. The event highlights the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has roots dating back decades.
2022 — Ales Bialiatski, Center for Civil Liberties, and Memorial awarded 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Ales Bialiatski, the Center for Civil Liberties, and Memorial were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, months after Russia invaded Ukraine. Anders Wiklund–AFP/Getty Images
2001 — U.S. and British Invasion of Afghanistan
Triggered by the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Afghanistan War began as U.S. and British warplanes started bombing Taliban targets in Afghanistan.
1996 — Launch of Fox News Channel in the United States
Fox News Channel, a satellite and cable news network created by Roger Ailesfor Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, was launched in the United States.Matt Gagnon
1985 — Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Cruise Ship by PLO
Members of the Palestine Liberation Front, a small faction headed by Abu Abbas within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985.
1971 — The French Connection Premieres and Wins Best Picture
The American crime thriller The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, had its world premieres in New York City and Los Angeles; the movie, which won the Oscar for best picture, is especially known for featuring one of the most exciting and iconic car chases in cinematic history
1959 — Release of Romantic Comedy Pillow Talk
The romantic comedy Pillow Talk was released nationwide in the United States; it was the first of several on-screen pairings of actors Rock Hudson and Doris Day
1955 — Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Born in Paris
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, widely acclaimed for his extraordinary technique and rich tone, was born in Paris in 1955.
1952 — Vladimir Putin Born in Moscow
Vladimir Putin, a prominent Russian politician, was born in 1952 in Moscow, Russia. He went on to serve as both President and Prime Minister of Russia.
1949 — German Democratic Republic proclaimed
On this day in 1949, a constitution went into effect in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany that formed the country of East Germany, which existed alongside West Germany until 1990, when the two Germanys reunited
1944 — Dumbarton Oaks Conference Lays Groundwork for UN
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference, in which the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organization that became the basis for the United Nations, concluded in Washington, D.C.
1934 — Birth of Influential African American Writer Amiri Baraka
Playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist Amiri Baraka, who wrote of the experiences and anger of African Americans, was born
1849 — Edgar Allan Poe's Death in Baltimore
American short-story writer, poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poedied in Baltimore, Maryland
1826 — First Chartered Railroad in the United States Begins Service
The Granite Railway, the first chartered railroad in the United States, began service in 1826. It was a 3-mile freight railroad that connected the quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts to the Neponset River, allowing for the transportation of granite for construction projects.
1780 — American Forces Defeat British Loyalists at Kings Mountain
American forces defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution. How much do you know about the American Revolution?
1765 — Stamp Act Congress Convenes in New York
The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York City to frame resolutions of "rights and grievances" of the American colonies against the Stamp Act imposed by the British government.
1571 — Christian Victory at the Battle of Lepanto
Allied Christian forces defeated the Ottoman Turks during a naval engagement at the Battle of Lepanto

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