Right-Wing Cage Match Turns Brutally Personal

Tucker Carlson escalated his feud with Senator Ted Cruz by calling him “the saddest member of Congress” and claiming his “personal life is a true disaster.”Story HighlightsCarlson leveled sharp personal insults at Cruz during...
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Georgia Rally Clip Fuels Accent Controversy

A short Georgia clip of Kamala Harris’s rally line set off a fresh fight over whether politicians are performing for voters or simply speaking...
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Brain Signals Twist: Faces Blur In Autism

A new study of hundreds of children reports that autistic brains show less distinct electrical signals for faces than for objects during vision tasks, shifting how scientists think face processing develops in autism.Story HighlightsResearchers recorded brain activity across the whole scalp while children viewed faces and objects.Autistic participants showed less clearly separable signals for faces than neurotypical peers.Face-related brain responses became more specialized with age in neurotypical children but not in autistic children, in this sample.Machine-learning tools identified whether a child viewed a face or object from brain patterns, with differences by diagnosis.What the researchers measured and why it...
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Dino Killer Sparked Ant Uprising?

A giant space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago may have also handed ants the genetic tools to take over the planet.Quick TakeScientists studied 163 ant genomes covering 12 of 16 living ant subfamilies.They found bursts of "jumping genes" in ant ancestors right before the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit.Those same ant groups later exploded into thousands of species.The study shows a strong link, but does not prove the asteroid directly caused the gene bursts.New Study Links Ant Genes To Ancient DisasterResearchers led by Lukas Schrader at the University of Münster compared genomes from 163 ant species....
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Missing Records Raise New Pandemic Questions

Under oath, Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged that the six-foot rule “sort of just appeared,” reviving hard questions about how life-altering pandemic rules were made.Story...
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20,000 Voter Records Spark Legal Fight

The Justice Department moved to stop California from counting some mail ballots tied to more than 20,000 “likely noncitizen” voters, then rushed an appeal before the trial judge ruled.Story SnapshotJustice Department identified over 20,000 “likely noncitizens” on California rolls and sought to set aside related ballots.Appeal to the Ninth Circuit claimed the trial court’s silence was a “constructive denial” of urgent relief.California officials said the list is unreliable and that no unlawful ballots were proven.Federal request aimed to hold, not void, ballots until citizenship checks could confirm eligibility.What the Justice Department Asked the Courts to DoThe Justice Department said...
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Elite Runner Dies Night Before Marathon

Police confirmed that 25-year-old elite runner Grace Nolan died in a single-vehicle crash the night before she was set to compete in the Detroit Free Press Marathon.Story SnapshotWalled Lake police said Nolan died after a one-car crash the evening before the race.Race organizers and local outlets confirmed she was set to return as an elite runner.Officials have not stated what caused the crash; investigations in such cases can take time.Michigan recorded 1,065 roadway deaths in 2025, showing a wider traffic safety challenge.What Police And Race Officials ConfirmedThe Walled Lake Police Department said Grace Nolan died after a single-vehicle crash...
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Iran Hardliners Push for Nuclear Weapons

Iranian hardliners are now openly tying nuclear weapons to national defense, raising the risk of a faster march toward a bomb as the U.S....
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Feud Erupts Over Claims of Threats to Christians

A fight over ancient religious rules just blew up into a charge that one conservative wants Christians dead—and millions watched it spread in hours.Story HighlightsBen Shapiro blasted Tucker Carlson for saying Shapiro’s Noahide-law views threaten Christians.The clash began after Shapiro’s campus remarks on seven Noahide principles for non-Jews.Candace Owens sided with Carlson, claiming Shapiro holds a hostile view of Christians.Scholars say outrage-based media rewards extreme framing that fuels division.What Sparked The Feud: Shapiro’s Campus Remarks And Carlson’s TakeOn October 7, at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Iowa, Ben Shapiro told a student that non-Jews can...
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“Love It or Leave It” Sparks Patriotism Debate

A viral “If you hate America, get out” message is reigniting the old “love it or leave it” fight over who counts as a “real” American.Story HighlightsA short video pushes the line “If you hate America, get out,” echoing a long-running slogan.Congressional debate in 2019 recorded “America, love it or leave it” on the House floor.President Trump used similar language at a 2019 rally, telling critics to “let ’em leave”.The phrase’s history shows it is often used to police belonging and dissent.What The Clip Says And Why It ResonatesA recent short-form video promotes a blunt message: “If you hate...
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