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NobelPrize.org:
Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace - to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.
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Associated Press:
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday …
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Jonathan Wolfe / New York Times:
Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize — The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the opposition politician for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.” — Here's the latest. — María Corina Machado …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Insidious Effort to Rationalize Trump's Lawfare — Donald Trump and Greg Abbott's deployment of Texas National Guardsmen to Chicago has hit a legal wall—for now. A federal judge in Illinois handed down an order Thursday night temporarily blocking the deployment, saying she had seen …
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Why Trump wasn't awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal — President Trump lost out on this year's Nobel Peace Prize despite brokering a historic cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas after more than two years of war. — But it wasn't a snub, more just a case of bad timing …
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Shaun Robinson / VTDigger:
Gov. Phil Scott says Trump's national guard deployments are unconstitutional
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Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
The Guardian:
White House slams Trump's perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’
White House slams Trump's perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
MAGA Fury Erupts After Trump Misses Nobel Peace Prize
MAGA Fury Erupts After Trump Misses Nobel Peace Prize
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Reuters:
Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump
Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump ICE Raids Worsen as Pritzker Drops Bombshell Warning — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — (After we recorded, a judge temporary blocked National Guard deployments in Illinois).
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Oregonian:
Trump's antifa roundtable made some wild claims about Portland. Here's the truth about 7 of them — President Donald Trump held a roundtable on Wednesday, which featured prominent administration officials and independent journalists, billed as a “Roundtable on antifa.”
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA media wages asymmetric warfare on antifa … - President Trump has described Portland, Ore., for example, as “war-ravaged” — contradicting local law enforcement officials who say the National Guard is not needed. — Footage of bloody brawls and masked agitators, amplified by MAGA influencers, helps Trump make his case.
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
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Sally Kornbluth / orgchart.mit.edu:
Regarding the Compact — The U.S. Department of Education recently sent MIT and eight other institutions a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” along with a letter asking that MIT review the document. — From the messages I've received, I know this is on the minds …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment — The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse. — M.I.T. became the first university …
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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding — MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks. — Just now — MIT's president turned down the Trump administration's offer …
Marc Rowan / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed
Trump's ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed
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CNN:
Lindsey Halligan didn't coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi's DOJ — Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump's handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James' indictment from a grand jury …
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NBC News:
Trump accidentally posted message pressuring Pam Bondi to charge his enemies, source says
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Politico:
How Trump's message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
How Trump's message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemies
The insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemies
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The Japan Times
CNN:
Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department
Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department
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Politico:
Timely troop pay is now in Trump's hands — President Donald Trump is now the only person with the power to keep 1.3 million active-duty military members from missing their paychecks Wednesday after the Senate failed to act on spending legislation Thursday then left Washington for the long holiday weekend.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment … What's not disputed is that the two ended up sharing a room on the business trip, and that it resulted in an official investigation. — The fallout from the incident has been the talk of the upper echelons of DHS ever since.
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Jael Holzman / Heatmap News:
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says — The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada has been canceled amidst the Trump administration's federal permitting freeze. — Esmeralda 7 was supposed to produce a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power …
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Kayla Steinberg / NBC News:
UPS is ‘disposing of’ U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems — Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance. — Thousands of U.S.-bound packages shipped by UPS are trapped …
CNBC:
Dow drops 340 points after Trump says China becoming ‘hostile’ over rare earth metals, cancels Xi meeting — Stocks moved decidedly lower in a rapid move Friday after President Donald Trump made some critical comments about China regarding their controls on global rare earth metal resources …
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Washington Post:
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel's private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction — The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the last month that fused beliefs about religion and technology.
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Associated Press:
Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal
Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal
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The Hill:
Senate passes mammoth annual defense policy bill — The Senate approved its massive annual defense policy bill late Thursday as the U.S. government remains shut down. — The GOP-led chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 70-20, aiming to fund the U.S. military at $924.7 billion in fiscal 2026.
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Preston Mizell / Fox News:
Noem airs clip blasting Democrats for government shutdown at every airport in America — Noem says ‘most of our TSA employees are working without pay’ — FIRST ON FOX: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blasted Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown in a new video that will be played …
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Alexandra Hutzler / Reuters:
Melania Trump says she and Putin communicating about children affected by war — The first lady made remarks from the Grand Foyer of the White House. — First lady Melania Trump makes an announcement from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, October 10, 2025.
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
I've Seen Epstein's Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author — CAUGHT ON CAMERA — Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself. — Jeffrey Epstein once dug into his safe to take out photos of Donald Trump posing with topless girls on his lap …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
RFK Jr.'s next vaccine target — The CDC's vaccine advisory committee this week announced the creation of a working group to review the childhood vaccination schedule, including the timing and order of different vaccines and the safety of certain ingredients.
Associated Press:
Cindy McCain suffers a mild stroke and will take leave from World Food Program while recovering — NEW YORK AP — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the UN World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well,” …
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