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DETROIT, MI – The first question in Michigan’s Senate debate between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Republican rival Mike Rogers was about the issue that seems most important to voters: the economy.El-Sayed was quick to draw a contrast between himself and Rogers, who is supported by US President Donald Trump. It wasn’t about interest rates, taxes, or trade policy. It was about the US-Israel war against Iran.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”The current price of gas, the price of food, everything goes back to this war in Iran,” the progressive Democrat said Wednesday.“We need a War Powers Resolution,…

london — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said on Friday she was “deeply distressed” by reports that her father had a vast collection of images depicting child sexual abuse, and revealed that she was made aware of “alarming allegations” against her father in 2018. Britain’s The Sun newspaper reported late Thursday that Thomas Markle’s son said he had discovered a stash of indecent images of underage children at his father’s home in the Philippines and notified authorities there. Thomas Markle Sr. denies the charges. “When I found this material, I was horrified and had no choice but to report it to…

Sources told CNBC that TikTok’s U.S. unit is seeking to secure several gigawatts of computing power amid a global scramble for digital infrastructure deals. The company, officially called the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, operates a social media platform in the United States and has been approached about opportunities to secure capacity over the next few years, two people told CNBC who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information.One source said TikTok US is seeking 4 gigawatts of computing power by the early 2030s.As artificial intelligence workloads become increasingly prominent, companies around the world are looking to…

James Talarico’s campaign on Thursday criticized Elon Musk, the biggest spender of the 2026 election cycle, for funding his Texas Senate race, as the feud between the Democratic candidate and the world’s richest man continues.A video posted Thursday by the Talarico campaign account shows a new ad targeting Musk, who is making record spending in support of Republican candidate Ken Paxton, telling him that “Texas is not for sale.””Are you still seeing these attack ads against James Talarico? Look at them a little harder. The same super PAC is paying for almost every ad,” the video’s narrator chimes in. “But…

Two former FBI officials have been taken into custody after being charged with lying to Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation, Justice Department officials announced Friday.Former employees Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavidez, 56, turned themselves in on Friday morning pursuant to arrest warrants, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, told X-Post.”Mr. Floris and Mr. Benavidez allegedly lied to Congress about their roles in the FBI’s Hunter Biden investigation, despite evidence that they helped shape public discourse about Hunter Biden’s laptop just before the election, with some claiming they only knew about it…

Would you trust an AI agent with your bank account information to move your money without asking you first? Gerald Cassidy, a top banking analyst who has been in banking for nearly 40 years, frequently poses that question to his customers, investors, and consumers. He told CNBC that almost everyone would give the same answer. No, “that’s too risky,” said RBC Capital Markets’ Cassidy. Still, the potential for artificial intelligence to transform the banking industry is at the center of growing concerns on Wall Street. Financial stocks have been hurt by the recent proliferation of agents and their ability to…

U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan during a campaign event in Wasilla, Alaska, U.S., Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Nathaniel Wilder Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Justice Department has filed an unusual lawsuit seeking to prevent the state of Alaska from certifying a winner in the upcoming U.S. Senate election if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.The lawsuit, filed Thursday, suggests that voters were likely confused by the inclusion of another Republican candidate, Daniel Sullivan, on the race ballot.“If the State of Alaska were to find that the election results were tainted by the inclusion of Daniel…

US President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath during the discovery phase of his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, a federal judge has ruled, warning that failure to cooperate could lead to the case being dismissed.The controversy centers on a BBC documentary that combines individual excerpts from speeches he gave before the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe network apologized for the edits but denied there was any basis for defamation claims against Trump. Here’s what this ruling means and how the case got to this point.What did the…

A staff member was spotted at a Taco Bell restaurant in London.Mae James | Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty Imagespepsico Food and beverage company Taco Bell announced Thursday that it has renewed its long-term partnership through 2036.This announcement comes a week after Taco Bell’s sister chain, KFC, announced that Taco Bell’s operating format would change to: coca cola As a beverage supplier in the United States. While it’s unusual for a major restaurant chain to change drink providers, the move is not unprecedented, as Coke and Pepsi try to win contracts through perks and other inducements. Coke’s victory…

Washington Post reporter Heidi Levin, who was brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the horrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue reporting on the plight of Palestinians. “What hurt me the most is that I can now really understand what other people have been through, what Palestinian women, children and men have been through,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday from Israel, where she was recovering after being released from the hospital the day before. “I’m American and I work for the Washington Post. My story has gotten a lot…