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Hungary Unveils Wealth Tax Plan, Raising Burden on Ultra-Rich

Hungary will impose a wealth tax from next year, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said, fulfilling a election pledge to make the rich shoulder a larger share of public obligations.

US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens

Officials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiativeDonald Trump’s justice department has moved to strip the citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in what authorities describe as “the largest” such initiative over a single period during his administration.US justice…

Cornell faculty prepare no-confidence vote against administration

Cornell faculty has prepared a no-confidence vote against the university administration amid criticism over the school’s handling of the alleged gang rape in 2024. The no-confidence resolution is led by Paul Ortiz, a professor of labor history at Cornell, and will be reviewed by members of the Cornell University Faculty Senate on October 14. “The…

Phil Collins says Trump ‘sees everything as a deal’: ‘Very scary time’

Phil Collins is knocking President Trump as “nasty,” saying that the commander in chief “plays politics like a businessman,” even though handling U.S. and international relations isn’t “really a business at all.” “It’s diplomacy,” Collins said in a recent interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” “Sometimes you can lose, but still come out winning,” the “In…

Why Our Leaders Should Be Studying France

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Paramount closes deal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery

Paramount officially closed its multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire fellow media giant Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) on Tuesday, creating the largest provider in news, sports and entertainment offerings in the world. The deal hands control of WBD’s sprawling movie and television studios, as well as its cable channels and news outlet CNN to billionaire…

Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You

Internal instructions reviewed by TIME show the AI assistant mapping users and their contacts—including people who don’t use Muse—and sharing anonymized insights across its system.

Live updates: California officials fume over Trump remark; Thune downplays daylight saving time bill’s chances

President Trump is facing fierce backlash from California officials after suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego during a campaign rally speech Monday night in Nebraska. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the rhetoric as “deranged and dangerous.” Trump on Tuesday is set to visit Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore to speak at an…

Food prices could rise as Strait of Hormuz disruption squeezes fertilizer supply

If the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz continues to affect fertilizer, farmers could grow less and food could cost more.

France, Spain Must Prove They Can Give Protesters Hope

Demonstrations over housing rights and crumbling schools are a sign the younger generation is withdrawing political consent

Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.

Judge to weigh effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia will again be argued in court on Tuesday when his legal team asks a federal judge to block his deportation to Liberia.

US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86

US televangelist Jim Bakker co-founded The PTL Club with his then-wife Tammy Faye before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy.

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WHO: No further signs of infections at Russian plague lab

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday there were no further signs of infections at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, following one researcher at the facility reportedly dying from the pneumonic plague. “No case of this dangerous disease has been recorded in the city of Irkutsk, ​Russian Federation,” Russian authorities said…

Top Super PAC for Senate Democrats Raises Record $151 Million in Third Quarter

Democratic Senate candidates have generally out-raised Republicans, but are struggling to match outside spending from Trump-affiliated groups.

Justice Scalia’s originalist gambit

The Supreme Court’s blessing of third-country removals