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The 2026 Nobel Prizes

Sep 28this week

Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Francis Halzen for work on mysterious ghost particles

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The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets

Aug 29, 2022this week

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms

76 stories

Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook

Jan 29, 2024this week

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

108 stories

The 2026 Texas Senate race: James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton

Apr 27this week

Trump wants Talarico and Paxton to debate. Talarico couldn’t be happier

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Luigi Mangione's prosecution for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Dec 2, 2024this week

State prosecutors argue Luigi Mangione’s ‘different crimes’ mean double jeopardy doesn’t apply to him

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Also ongoing: The 2024 gang rape allegation at Cornell and the reckoning over its handling →

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Trump says Ukraine should elect a new president

Oct 10

↑ 7h ago · Trump slams Zelenskyy, says Ukraine should elect new president

Tilts Right12 viewpointsworldmilitary

Fox News — Trump calls for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy after clash over Russia diesel deal: 'Get a new president'

Al Jazeera — Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war

1h ago

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms

Oct 9

↑ 1d ago · Trump reaches deal with Russia for diesel supply

Cross-spectrum44 viewpointsworldeconomy

The Hill — Trump rips Zelensky amid Russia diesel deal feud: 'I suggest they get a new leader'

PBS NewsHour — News Wrap: Trump announces diesel deal with Russia

44m ago

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

Cross-spectrum104 viewpointsmilitaryworld

Fox News — Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist's firing squad execution will be livestreamed: 'Details will follow'

The Daily Caller — Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution For Jihadist Fort Hood Shooter

Day 7 · 1 new development1h ago

Dozens reported injured in Yemeni Houthi attack at Riyadh airport

↑ 7h ago · Missile strikes a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says

Cross-spectrum51 viewpointsworldmilitary

Semafor — Saudi-backed Yemeni forces repel Houthis from Red Sea

PBS NewsHour — Saudi Arabia says 3 injured in attacks on its airports as fighting with Houthis reignites

Day 6 · 1 new development43m ago

Isaias now a post-tropical cyclone as Florida, Alabama deal with flooding & power outages

Cross-spectrum131 viewpointsenvironment

PBS NewsHour — What to expect as Hurricane Isaias bears down on the Gulf Coast as a major storm

Breitbart News — Hurricane Isaias Brings 96 MPH Gusts to Florida as Flooding Threat Grows

1h ago

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms

Oct 9

↑ 1d ago · Trump reaches deal with Russia for diesel supply

Cross-spectrum44 viewpointsworldeconomy

The Hill — Trump rips Zelensky amid Russia diesel deal feud: 'I suggest they get a new leader'

PBS NewsHour — News Wrap: Trump announces diesel deal with Russia

44m ago

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

Cross-spectrum104 viewpointsmilitaryworld

Fox News — Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist's firing squad execution will be livestreamed: 'Details will follow'

The Daily Caller — Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution For Jihadist Fort Hood Shooter

Day 7 · 1 new development1h ago

Dozens reported injured in Yemeni Houthi attack at Riyadh airport

↑ 7h ago · Missile strikes a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says

Cross-spectrum51 viewpointsworldmilitary

Semafor — Saudi-backed Yemeni forces repel Houthis from Red Sea

PBS NewsHour — Saudi Arabia says 3 injured in attacks on its airports as fighting with Houthis reignites

Day 6 · 1 new development43m ago

Isaias now a post-tropical cyclone as Florida, Alabama deal with flooding & power outages

Cross-spectrum131 viewpointsenvironment

PBS NewsHour — What to expect as Hurricane Isaias bears down on the Gulf Coast as a major storm

Breitbart News — Hurricane Isaias Brings 96 MPH Gusts to Florida as Flooding Threat Grows

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Ongoing arcs

The 2026 Nobel Prizes

The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets

Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook

The 2026 Texas Senate race: James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton

Luigi Mangione's prosecution for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Top stories right now

Trump says Ukraine should elect a new president

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

Dozens reported injured in Yemeni Houthi attack at Riyadh airport

Isaias now a post-tropical cyclone as Florida, Alabama deal with flooding & power outages

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed

Dozens reported injured in Yemeni Houthi attack at Riyadh airport

Isaias now a post-tropical cyclone as Florida, Alabama deal with flooding & power outages

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