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School Funding Measures Advance Across Three States
Politics
— Nov 4, 2026
Voters approved Orange, Ohio’s first new operating levy in 15 years and renewed Athens, Ohio’s school income tax levy indefinitely, while Spokane voters were so far favoring a levy renewal. In Kiel, Wisconsin, the school district’s tax levy is set to rise 10%, largely reflecting higher allowed per-student revenue and reduced state aid, even as the mill rate remains nearly flat.
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Cities Weigh Property Tax Levy Hikes Up to 8.9 Percent
Politics
— Nov 2, 2026
City councils are weighing property-tax plans and budget pressures: Salem approved a levy 3.95% above last year, while Evanston residents criticized a proposed 8.9% increase and Reading officials discussed gradual annual hikes despite a proposed budget with no increase. North Mankato is considering a 2.75% levy increase alongside service cuts, and Sandwich plans to review its draft levy.
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Police Investigate 49ers-Raiders Parking Lot Fight
Sports
— 2d
After the 49ers beat the Raiders 38-17, video circulated showing a large fight between fans in the Levi’s Stadium parking lot, with several people appearing to be knocked unconscious. Santa Clara police said the assault was under investigation; the circumstances and the injured people’s conditions were not immediately clear.
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How a train club's free-access ethic built personal computing
Books
— 4d
Hackers by Steven Levy is the ground-level origin story for programmers and readers who want Silicon Valley values before they hardened into corporate legend.
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House GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth
Nicole Silverio · 4 min · 8h
Early county results show mixed levy votes and tight local races
Politics
— Nov 4, 2026
In Maury County, Stewart Parker won Columbia’s mayoral race and Charlie Huffman upset the incumbent vice mayor, with opposition to steep water-rate increases emerging as an issue. Preliminary Umatilla County results favored fire levies in two districts but rejected Pendleton’s, while Walla Walla County reported 21% turnout in an election featuring several ballot measures.
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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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Polk County Voters Approve School Funding Measure
Politics
— Nov 2, 2026
Polk County, Florida, voters approved a school funding measure that will support staffing, safety and educational programs. In Oregon’s Polk County, voters faced a separate five-year levy to fund fairgrounds operations and repairs, with officials warning the site could close if it failed.
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Michigan Voters Renew Zoo, Museum Millages
Politics
— Nov 4, 2026
Voters renewed property-tax funding for the Detroit Zoo across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, and approved a separate millage for Detroit-area museums. Kent County voters also renewed a 10-year levy supporting John Ball Zoo and the Grand Rapids Public Museum, funding animal and artifact care, facilities and educational programs.
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No. 11 Louisville Builds 25-Point Lead Before Narrowing Win Over Chattanooga
Flory Bidunga
— Nov 3, 2026
No. 11 Louisville opened its season with an 84-70 win over Chattanooga, building a 25-point first-half lead before its offense cooled after halftime. Flory Bidunga led the Cardinals with 16 points, while Adrian Wooley added 15; Zach Bleshoy and Yonatan Levy each scored 14 for the Mocs.
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Nicole Hardy
Louisville's first half was impressive but they need to maintain that intensity all game to compete with top teams.
Local Ballots Include School, Emergency Funding
Politics
— Oct 19, 2026
Voters in several school districts will decide on local funding measures, including supplemental levies, tax increases and bond proposals for operating costs, special services, safety and facility upgrades. The proposals range from a $290,000 annual levy in Hansen to major construction and renovation plans in Sulphur, Dearborn and Jefferson County North.
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DOJ says Iranian operative used coded calls from NY jail to direct UK plot
U.S. prosecutors say an Iranian-linked operative in a New York jail used coded calls to help direct a failed attack on RAF Fairford, a British base hosting U.S. aircraft. The indictment alleges two co-defendants and UK associates prepared f
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Five Men Indicted in Separate Fatal Stabbings
World
— Nov 2, 2026
Grand juries indicted suspects in several fatal-stabbing cases: Nicholus Peterson in the killing of a 71-year-old man in Hyde Park, Marico Levy in the South Station stabbing of a 29-year-old man in Boston, and Taron Daly on manslaughter and related charges in a Springfield, Oregon, death. In Lexington, Dario Williams was indicted on murder and burglary charges in the fatal stabbing of Candice Mackie, his former girlfriend; reporting also noted that an arrest warrant in a prior domestic-violence case was not served until after her death.
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Mercer Plans Homecoming for Thousands in Macon
Sports
— Oct 27, 2026
Mercer University’s Fall Campus Tour showcased uncommitted baseball prospects, led by Truitt Grubbs, who posted the event’s top average and maximum exit velocities. Grayson DelToro impressed as a two-way player, while catchers Levi Larsen and Luke Wright stood out for their hitting and defensive skills.
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Toy Story vs Shrek
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Florida Teen Missing, Truck Found in Atlanta
Auto
— Oct 25, 2026
Authorities are searching for 16-year-old Levi James Conner, whose truck was found unoccupied in Atlanta after he went missing from the St. Cloud, Florida, area. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office considers him endangered and is asking anyone with information to contact the agency or call 911.
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Firm launches securities investigations into Twilio, Xerox, Xylem
Business
— Oct 27, 2026
Levi & Korsinsky has opened securities-law investigations into Twilio over concerns that it failed to disclose slowing revenue growth, and into Xerox after it cut profit and cash-flow forecasts and suspended dividends. The firm is also investigating Xylem after missed quarterly estimates and reduced 2026 guidance, amid questions about disclosure of project delays and cautious customer spending.
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Public Safety Drives Local Debates, Budgets
Politics
— Oct 21, 2026
Communities and political leaders are making public safety a priority, from Kenosha’s upcoming police and fire budget reviews and Racine’s debate over crime-prevention funding to Nampa’s proposed permanent police levy and New York Republicans’ campaign focus on crime. In Strabane, officials have also pledged a road-safety assessment after concerns about families accessing a community center.
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Supreme Court Justices Bash Lawyer Defending Company Undercutting American Jobs With Cheap Migrant Labor
Pete Peterson · 4 min · 9h
Voters Face State Ballot Measures on Rights, Taxes
Politics
— Oct 19, 2026
Ballot measures across Virginia, Hawaiʻi and Tennessee would address reproductive freedom, same-sex marriage, property-tax financing and the state’s authority to levy a property tax. In Virginia, an abortion-rights amendment faces a legal challenge over how it was placed on the ballot, while voters are also being asked to remove the state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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How charismatic are you, really?
Quizie
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Not a score out of ten — the AI identifies your specific brand of charm and where it's most dangerous.
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Runners Qualify, Compete at State Meets
Sports
— 4d
High school cross-country runners across several states qualified for or competed in their state championship meets, with Bluffton’s Levin Essinger and Xandra Gatchell, Henderson County’s Ross Plummer and Christian Smith, and Bristol-area freshmen Loren Gonzalez and Gabby Walsh among those recording season-ending performances. Alpena’s Xander Allen and Logan Szumila and Southern Cayuga’s Alexandria Morgan and Brady Young also earned state berths, following strong regional or sectional finishes.
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Shimada Wins Skate Canada Grand Prix Debut
Mao Shimada
— Nov 1, 2026
Japan’s Mao Shimada won her first Grand Prix Series event at Skate Canada International, finishing with 235.44 points ahead of Estonia’s Niina Petrokina and U.S. skater Isabeau Levito. The 18-year-old’s victory marked a transition from her dominant junior career toward senior competition.
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Nicole Hardy
Levito and Petrokina both had good skates but Shimada was clearly the best on the day.
Judges Weigh Challenge to Louisiana’s Last Black-Majority District
Politics
— Oct 28, 2026
A federal panel is considering whether to keep open a challenge that could put Louisiana’s only remaining Black-majority congressional district at risk; defenders of the map say any new claim should be brought in a separate lawsuit, and the court set a December deadline for evidence. Separately, sitting judges Kimya Holmes and Simone Levine are competing for a New Orleans criminal court seat after the Louisiana Legislature cut the court from 12 judgeships to nine.
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Incentives explain the behavior we keep misreading
Books
— Oct 25, 2026
Levitt and Dubner claim hidden incentives, read through data, expose simpler causes behind cheating, crime, parenting, and secret power than the moral stories we prefer.
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House GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth
House Republicans blocked an immediate vote Tuesday on Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a procedural vote.
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Israel arrests eight suspects over West Bank attacks on journalist and diplomats
West Bank
— Oct 19, 2026
Israeli authorities arrested eight suspects in an ongoing operation investigating weekend settler attacks in the West Bank, including assaults on Palestinian olive harvesters, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats. Police also seized vehicles and conducted related enforcement actions; the attacks drew international condemnation.
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Sam Okafor
Holding people accountable for targeting outsiders might help calm things down out there.
Huckabee urges prosecution after settlers assault US journalist in West Bank
Mike Huckabee
— Oct 17, 2026
U.S. Ambassador Huckabee called the beating of Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine a despicable act of terror and demanded years in prison for her attackers.
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Man Dies After Ejection at Six Flags Over Georgia
The Six Flags
— Oct 13, 2026
After a fatal roller-coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia that also injured several people, Six Flags temporarily closed similar rides at parks across its network, including Kings Island’s Orion and Diamondback and Canada’s Wonderland’s Leviathan and Behemoth. Officials have not provided a reopening timeline, and authorities are investigating the Georgia incident.
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School Boards Approve Varied Tax Levies
Politics
— Oct 6, 2026
School tax levies are moving in different directions: Pipestone approved a preliminary 2027 levy about 0.1% lower, while Rochester approved a levy of $105.84 million, up 1.31% from 2026 and among its smallest increases since 2022. Waterloo’s total levy will rise slightly despite a lower mill rate, as officials say reduced state aid and rising costs are putting pressure on district finances.
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Chandra Levy’s Parents Link Her Murder To UFOs
District of Columbia
— May 1, 2026
Susan and Robert Levy, the parents of murdered D.C. intern Chandra Levy, believe their daughter’s interest in UFOs may have played a part in her death 25 years ago. The Levys spoke exclusively to NewsNation about their…
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Teachers Union Puts Anthropic On A Leash Over Student Data
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 9h
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