Three trans women detained at an ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, allege abuse and harassment. Two say they’ve been denied hormone therapy. They’re isolated about 20 hours a day. DHS denies the allegations. https://ow.ly/CYVt50ZZQ6Y

Via Jonathan Shorman: National Democrats are suing President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of intimidating election officials and asking a federal court to block him from interfering in the midterm elections. https://ow.ly/c2L650ZZRjH

Pope Leo XIV will not need further treatment after his lung cancer surgery, his doctors say.

Pope Leo will not require further treatment after lung surgery, doctors say

His doctors said Wednesday the pontiff suffered pulmonary adenocarcinoma, which was localized.

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NEW: A Democratic official said she believes the GOP-led election board in South Carolina's Clarendon County is attempting to suppress Black votes by consolidating six voting sites. About 10% of the county’s voters will now have to travel outside their precinct to vote. https://demdock.com/4k9p1ID

Baltimore families ask schools CEO for higher standards across the city

Baltimore families ask schools CEO for higher standards across the city

After 100 days on the job, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Jermaine Dawson responds to feedback with a vision for the system’s future.

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Officials say the explosion released an airborne irritant that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin

Chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, prompts mass evacuation

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El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission reut.rs/3WFwQft

El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday said that Haitian gangs were holding four Salvadaron members of an international UN-backed ​security force hostage, and that he had launched a military ‌operation to being them back unharmed.

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A new report indicates that Pentagon officials are ready to reveal damning information about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Pentagon officials ready to 'spill their guts' to impeach Pete Hegseth

New reports indicate that Democrats may attempt to impeach Pete Hegesth if they take control of the House of Representatives

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Russia has been described as ‘aggressor number one’.

The new battleground: the UK’s disinformation centre faces threats on multiple fronts

Russia has been described as ‘aggressor number one’.

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Democrats have filed a lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Justice Department — alleging that the administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.

Democrats sue Trump, DOJ over effort to remove voters from state rolls

The complaint alleges that Trump administration officials have directed a “persistent stream of threats and intimidation” at state and local election officials.

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There is outrage in the Bronx following the arrest of a beloved immigrant in the community by ICE. Aleksander Nilaj, founder of the Open Hand food bank in the Bronx, was detained last Monday while attending an immigration court hearing. He was taken to the Delaney Hall Detention Center in New Jersey

The treatment of Jason Arday horrified many people. Where does legitimate journalistic scrutiny end and a media pile-on begin? Tonight at 7pm, we're bringing together journalists, academics and regulators to ask what responsible media should look like. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

EU investigates Booking.com over online fraud and phishing risks

EU investigates Booking.com over online fraud and phishing risks

The EU's digital watchdog said it would assess whether the online platform 'properly identified' risks linked to the spread of illegal content such as non-existent properties and fraudsters portraying themselves as the owner of a property and putting it up for rent.

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NEW: Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn is using an FAA privacy program to conceal his private plane’s movements amid scrutiny over how much time he spends in Kansas.

Zach Lahn is Using an FAA Privacy Loophole to Hide How Many Times He Flies Out of Iowa Each Week

Lahn is under fire for spending more time in Kansas than Iowa despite running for Governor of Iowa

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Reports from Burlington’s ICE facility are deeply troubling. A pregnant woman banged on her cell door for help after days in pain. Another woman was denied medication. The facility was meant to hold them for hours, not days or weeks. We need an independent investigation.

TENNESSEE VOTERS: Check your ballots carefully. Local news outlets are reporting complaints from early voters who say voting machines displayed candidates they did not intend to select.

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Zelenskyy on Fox & Friends: "I always said we are open to negotiate in any format, any topics, but don't speak about us without us please"

A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.

The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight

A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.

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Guards leave released priest at gate without wheelchair he needed to get to the vehicle that would take him home. They also refused to allow the vehicle to pull up to the gate. Thankfully two other released immigrants carried him. #CrueltyIsThePoint #AbolishICE open.substack.com/pub/eyesonic...

“I Need the Wheelchair”: GEO Guards Confiscate 78-Year-Old Priest’s Wheelchair at Aurora ICE Gate, Leaving Fellow Detainees to Carry Him Out

10.21.2026

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Self-described white Evangelicals in the US are now strongly repudiating Christianity as a religion of the weak.

Trump wants Americans to believe the Strait of Hormuz is a success story. The oil markets tell a very different story.

Washington Declares Victory in Hormuz. The Energy Markets Beg to Differ.

Oil is flowing through Hormuz again, but soaring shipping costs, depleted reserves, and the threat of escalation expose Washington’s hollow victory.

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It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? 🤬

Rein in data centers. Block corporations from mass layoffs. Make the AI economy benefit everyone. Stop AI abuses of our data. Require government approval for new AI products. Together, these five guardrails will protect us from an AI-powered dystopia.

Lake Superior Academy is a beautiful school that had offered an incredible outdoor learning experience — that is until this Bitcoin mining farm moved in…

An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.

Chestnuts Roasting on a Data Center

An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.

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