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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Breaking News
Tesla’s profits slumped as the company poured resources into self-driving cars, humanoid robots and other new technologies. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Campaign Ad Backlash Grows
Vivek Ramaswamy is drawing heat for an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent. JD Vance defended him. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking news
Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico for misleading users on privacy (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking news
Epstein’s attorney and accountant accused of ‘facilitating and concealing’ his crimes in lawsuit (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
Meta must pay $25 billion, one of the largest penalties levied against the tech giant, for deceiving users about data privacy. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Exclusive
Cops who left the force kept covertly tracking people via a powerful camera network (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Editors' picks
‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
‘Wonderland of Rocks’
U.S. gets its first new national park in six years (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying transgender prisoners certain medical treatments. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
Supreme Court allows gender transition care for federal prisoners for now (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
The iPhone Duo Review
Apple's new folding phone is alluring. Does it justify the $2,000 price tag? (wsj.com)
The Wall Street Journal · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Supreme Court rejects Trump's order to end hormone treatments for transgender prisoners (latimes.com)
Los Angeles Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Waves are tearing apart Long Beach’s Peninsula, destroying homes and its historic boardwalk. Residents fear the worst is yet to come (latimes.com)
Los Angeles Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Politics Alert
Democrats sue Trump, Justice Dept. over effort to remove voters from state rolls ahead of midterms (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Opinion
Trump's Yalta 2 courtship of Putin and Xi could blow up alliances at home and abroad. (wsj.com)
The Wall Street Journal · 12 days ago · Wallhop
A fake hydrogen-powered truck rolled downhill for a video. California later spent $50 million buying EVs from the same company
Los Angeles Times · 12 days ago · Search
Opinion
The U.S. is pushing for Ukraine peace talks. Is Putin interested? (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking news
Israeli military detains New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander in West Bank (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Exclusive
AI just found one of the most severe online bugs ever. It puts up to 70% of the world's websites at risk. (wsj.com)
The Wall Street Journal · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Bitter Race Gets Uglier
A GOP attack ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother has Ohio governor’s race in an uproar (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Elon Inc.
Elon Musk took a step toward consolidating his empire, with SpaceX and Tesla exploring a blockbuster merger. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
☀️ Morning Briefing
Idaho hospitals. “Dark nutrition.” Midterm polling. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Editors' picks
‘What are you implying?’: Abdul El-Sayed confronts critics head-on as attacks ramp up (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Times/Siena Poll
President Trump’s approval rating hit a new low two weeks before the midterms, driven by voter frustration over the economy. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
First Thing: Race for crucial midterms attracting vast sums of money on both sides (theguardian.com)
The Guardian · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Russia Releases American
The release of a man deemed by the U.S. as wrongfully detained comes as Vladimir Putin has scored wins with President Trump. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
Russia releases U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard as envoy Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg (washingtonpost.com)
The Washington Post · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Opinion From Jamelle Bouie
The Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is a Sign of Trump’s Desperation (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop
Breaking News
The British government greenlit a natural gas project in the North Sea, defying a pledge to halt new fossil fuel extraction. (nytimes.com)
The New York Times · 12 days ago · Wallhop