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The Age Of Sail Is Back, But Now The Ships Have Missiles
Daily Caller News Foundation
— Nov 4, 2026
The age of sail is returning to the world's oceans, except this time the vessels don't carry any sailors, use artificial intelligence to track ships and can even launch missiles.
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Sazerac Buys Full Sail, Closes Hood River Pub
Business
— Nov 3, 2026
Sazerac, the spirits company behind Buffalo Trace, has acquired Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing to add production capacity, but did not disclose the deal’s terms or its plans for the brewery. Local reports say Full Sail’s Hood River brewpub closed and restaurant staff were laid off; an employee said the facility would focus on contract production, while the future of Full Sail’s beer brands remains unconfirmed.
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Democrats Flip North Carolina’s Senate Seat By Blowout Margin — After State Went For Trump Three Times In Row
Daily Caller News Foundation
— Nov 4, 2026
Former two-term Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sailed to victory Tuesday, appearing to defeat his Trump-backed Republican opponent by double digits to flip a GOP-held Senate seat in a state the president won three times.
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Celebrity Opens Bookings for Xcite’s 2028 Caribbean Debut
Travel
— Nov 3, 2026
Celebrity Cruises has opened bookings for Celebrity Xcite, its sixth Edge Series ship, which is set to debut in 2028 with seven-night Caribbean cruises from Miami. The ship’s launch is part of the line’s expanded 2028–29 Caribbean program, which also includes new short Edge Series sailings and deployments from four Florida ports.
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Blue State Residents Balk At NFL Owner’s $16 Billion Data Center Project That Could Cut Their Property Taxes
Simon August · 6 min · 7h
The Kremlin Says a First Tanker of Russian Diesel Sets Sail for the US Despite Ukraine's Protests
2 sources
— Oct 23, 2026
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Tom Gallagher
If this shipment lowers prices at the pump here, it might be worth ignoring the objections.
Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
— Ranking
From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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World’s Largest Sailboat Show Plans Annapolis Return
Lifestyle
— Oct 13, 2026
The Annapolis Sailboat Show returns to City Dock for four days, featuring more than 150 sailboats, 500-plus vendors and sailing courses. RS Sailing’s U.S. distributor, Zim Sailing, will showcase the RS Zest and RS Toura for clubs, camps and recreational sailors.
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Rare royal barge procession to sail Bangkok river on Nov. 6
World
— Nov 2, 2026
Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River will host a rare Royal Barge Procession, with 52 ornate boats and about 2,200 Royal Thai Navy rowers carrying King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida to Wat Arun for the Buddhist Kathin ceremony. Months of training and restoration have prepared the fleet for the centuries-old ceremony, which is held on special royal occasions.
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General Jackson Showboat Faces Retirement After Maintenance Challenges
Entertainment
— Oct 19, 2026
Opry Entertainment Group will retire Nashville’s General Jackson Showboat after more than 40 years, citing ongoing maintenance problems that have disrupted its schedule. Sailings already listed on the public calendar are expected to proceed before operations end in December.
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Topper, Lipton Cup and J/70 events span UK, US and Canada
Sports
— Oct 30, 2026
Sailors competed in demanding conditions at the Topper and RC Laser championships, where race winners included Alfie Tollit and Emily Doughty in the Topper fleets and Chris Jermyn overall in the RC Laser event; Lake Forest Sailing finished first among Midwest teams at Women’s Nationals, with its B fleet placing in the top five. In other regatta news, Paul Green’s Progress leads the J/70 North American Championship after the opening day, while 12 clubs are set to contest the 111th Lipton Cup in San Diego.
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Ireland Crowd Hurls Insults, Object at Biden
Former President Joe Biden did not receive a warm reception Tuesday during his visit to Ireland alongside former first lady Jill Biden. A crowd of anti-Israel agitators hurled ins… — by Sandra Rhodes
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Chefs Feature in Restaurant, Hotel, Cruise News
Gordon Ramsay
— Oct 13, 2026
Gordon Ramsay was reportedly spotted at a Nashville-area restaurant amid a casting search for a restaurant-rescue TV project, while chef Tyler King took the helm at Scotland’s Knockinaam Lodge and Leicester’s Samir Desai won Best Chef at the Curry Life Awards. Michel Roux’s Le Gavroche at Sea residencies will return on Cunard sailings in 2027 and 2028, and Prue Leith appeared at a Cotswolds charity dinner supporting Chefs in Schools.
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Coast Guard Rescues Sailor, Dog 460 Miles Offshore
World
— Oct 30, 2026
An 86-year-old sailor and his dog were rescued after going missing for more than two months during a voyage from Oregon to American Samoa. A distress beacon led Coast Guard crews and a commercial ship to the damaged sailboat nearly 500 miles off San Diego; the sailor was weak but had no major injuries.
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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep Dish
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.
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Pensacola Crash Kills Three Navy Sailors
World
— Oct 28, 2026
Three U.S. Navy sailors—David DeAnda, Drekwon Bagley and François Prince Emmanuel Longdaye Yambete—were killed when their car crashed and caught fire in Pensacola, Florida. Police are investigating the cause; the sailors’ families and communities are mourning their deaths.
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Three Sailors Killed in Pensacola Car Crash
Auto
— Oct 24, 2026
Three Navy sailors were killed when their vehicle struck a barrier and caught fire at Cervantes Street and M Street in Pensacola. Police are investigating, and the sailors’ identities have not been released pending notification of their families.
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Sri Lanka Repatriates 40 Stranded Iranian Sailors
World
— Oct 25, 2026
Sri Lanka repatriated 40 Iranian sailors treated after distress calls off Galle; the Iranian Embassy bore the costs, Rodrigo said.
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Dana Whitfield
Distress calls off Galle are serious, glad these sailors got the help they needed from Sri Lanka.
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Shrink Group Seems More Into Watching Drag Queens Dance Than Helping Patients, Scientists Allege
Libby Bandelin · 3 min · 8h
SailGP Opens First Permanent Training Base in Pensacola
Sports
— Oct 20, 2026
SailGP has opened its first year-round training base at the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, under an agreement running through 2031. The hub will give its 13 teams more opportunities to train and develop athletes, while local officials expect visiting teams and facility operations to bring jobs and tourism revenue to the area.
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Build a pizza and the AI guesses your age
Quizie
— Quiz
Crust to final slice, every topping is evidence. The AI guesses your age — and explains exactly which choice gave you away.
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Newsom offers sailors mental-health care after 321-day deployment
Gavin Newsom
— Oct 17, 2026
California is connecting sailors and Marines returning from the USS Abraham Lincoln’s lengthy Middle East deployment, along with their families, to mental health care through community clinics. The services are part of a state initiative expanding veteran and family support with up to $38 million in funding.
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Tennessee Man Extradited After Delaware Sailboat Arrest
World
— Oct 16, 2026
A Tennessee man was extradited to Maryland after his sailboat washed ashore near Cape Henlopen, Delaware, leading authorities to discover a long-standing warrant connecting him to a 2021 dumpster fire in Salisbury. Michael Summar faces arson and property-damage charges over a fire that caused about $5,000 in damage and is being held without bond; the charges remain allegations.
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South Carolina orders flags at half-staff for ex-judge Sanders
Politics
— Nov 5, 2026
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags lowered Saturday to honor Navy sailor Robert Shove, who died as a prisoner of war during World War II and whose remains were identified in 2025. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ordered state flags at half-staff through sunset Nov. 5 for Alex M. Sanders Jr., a former College of Charleston president, judge and state legislator remembered for a lifetime of public service.
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Officials Order Flags at Half-Staff for Memorials
Politics
— Nov 2, 2026
Officials in Iowa, South Carolina and Washington ordered flags lowered to honor a fallen World War II sailor, former state judge Alexander M. Sanders Jr. and Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs also planned half-mast flags for former minister Gerry Collins’ funeral.
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Blue State Residents Balk At NFL Owner’s $16 Billion Data Center Project That Could Cut Their Property Taxes
Residents of a Massachusetts town are fighting a data center that could slash their property taxes, a project of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s company.
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Miami Captain Awaits Sentence in Three Girls’ Deaths
World
— Oct 13, 2026
A Miami federal judge is set to sentence tugboat captain Yusiel López Insúa, who pleaded guilty to seaman’s manslaughter after his barge struck a sailboat in Biscayne Bay in 2025, killing three girls. Prosecutors and the victims’ families support a recommendation of about one year in prison followed by six months of supervised release or home confinement; investigators said the captain’s view was obstructed, no lookout was assigned, and he used his phone near the time of the collision.
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Sets Sail for Gaza
The Gaza Strip
— Jun 2, 2025
Greta Thunberg is known for being a defender of issues involving the climate. On Sunday, she took an alternate route in her activism by setting sail for Gaza to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn territory…
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Carnival Cruise Line Faces Concerns as It Plans to Resume Sails in August
Reporting
— May 4, 2020
Carnival Cruise Line is receiving criticism following its announcement to resume sails in August. The international cruise line released a statement on Monday, confirming cruise ships will begin leaving docks just one…
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William Carey's Enquiry and Sailing
Good News
— FROM 1793
William Carey publishes his famous Enquiry and departs for India.
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Adoniram Judson's Burmese Mission Vow
Good News
— FROM 1812
Adoniram Judson converts and sails for Burma, translating the Bible there.
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Blacklisted Chinese Military University Gets Its Hands On Powerful American AI Chips
Francis Kapper · 5 min · 8h
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