Category: Politics
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Baseball’s Owners Want a Salary Cap. The World Series Just Said No.
Baseball’s owners say the sport needs an MLB salary cap so small-market fans can believe their team has a chance. Then the World Series showed up and made the opposite case. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, two of the lowest-spending clubs in the game, are playing for the title right now. Milwaukee…
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Spain Train Crash Kills Dozens. The State Ran the Signals.
A high-speed AVE train rammed a stopped train near Toledo, killing dozens. Early reports point to a signal failure and an operator error inside Spain’s state-run rail system, its second deadly disaster this year.
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Iran Strike After Midterms? US Tells Gulf to Brace for a Short War
An Iran strike after midterms is no longer just rumor. The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be ready for a “short, intense military campaign” once the Nov. 3 elections are over, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday, citing people briefed on the conversations, according to Anadolu Agency and Iran International, which…
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Flávio Bolsonaro Landed in Florida. The US Was Right to Let Him In.
Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil instead of surrendering his passports, and the State Department says it will grant him and his family visas. Washington made the right call, but Bolsonaro still owes Brazil evidence.
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Biden’s Methane Rule Is on Its Way Out. Now Show the Math.
Biden’s methane rule is on the chopping block. On Tuesday, President Trump told a campaign crowd in Lubbock, Texas, that his administration is “terminating” the Biden-era rule on methane from oil and gas drilling, the Associated Press reports. He said the change would save consumers and producers $45 billion and unlock 210 million barrels of…
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The Air Force Almost Killed This Hypersonic Missile. Now It’s Buying It.
The Air Force finally has a hypersonic missile it is ready to buy. On Monday, Oct. 26, the service announced a $694 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, known as ARRW and pronounced “arrow”. Notably, the deal was signed on Sept. 29 but kept quiet for nearly a…
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A Grand Jury Refused to Indict Cassidy Hutchinson. DOJ Should Take the Hint.
A federal grand jury in D.C. refused to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over her disputed Jan. 6 testimony. Her steering wheel story deserved doubt, but a bad story isn’t a crime, and weak cases cost DOJ trust it needs.
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Israel Exit Polls: Nobody Won. Arab Parties Could Pick the Next PM.
Israel exit polls show no clear winner. Likud is the largest party, but Eisenkot’s bloc edges Netanyahu’s, and a record Arab showing could make Arab-led parties kingmakers. Official results are due Nov. 4.
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Europe Is Running Low on Gas This Winter. America Isn’t.
European gas prices just hit their highest level since 2022, with EU storage at about 75% heading into winter and Gulf LNG cargoes stuck behind the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, US storage sits above its five-year average and American LNG now supplies around 30% of EU gas. Here’s why, and what Washington should learn from…
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One School Board Quit Keeping Secrets From Parents. Another Just Started.
The Chathams school district in New Jersey settled a parental rights lawsuit and promised not to revive a policy that let staff keep a child’s gender transition from parents. The same week, Haverford Township in Pennsylvania voted 8-0 to do the opposite. Here’s what the Supreme Court already said, and why parents shouldn’t need a…
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