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333 Billion in Deficits, 733 Billion in Borrowing: Ottawa’s Own Watchdog Notices
The Parliamentary Budget Officer's October outlook projects 333.3 billion dollars in deficits over five years and 732.9 billion dollars in borrowing.
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White House marks Columbus Day in the middle of a campaign season
The president hosted a Columbus Day celebration at the White House on 9 October, a ceremonial fixture of the autumn calendar arriving this year in the final stretch…
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Early voting is under way — and prices and war sit on top of the ballot
American voters are already heading to the polls in early voting ahead of the 3 November midterm elections, with control of Congress in Republican hands defended against a…
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Wealth departures from Britain test a tougher tax settlement
More than a dozen billionaires have left Britain or substantially reduced their ties to the country over the past two years as tax treatment of wealthy residents tightened,…
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Britain courts Berlin first — and the real EU test waits until 20 November
Britain’s prime minister travelled to Berlin this week for the first prime-ministerial visit to a European capital since July, a deliberate piece of sequencing: rebuild the bilateral relationship…
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France’s Curfews and Saturday Bans: What the Unrest Means
France is bracing for another Saturday of protests, with the government imposing curfews, banning gatherings and promising a “massive” security deployment after a weekend…
Politics
DHS Voter-Fraud Ruling: Three Scenarios for What Happens Next
The court order blocking the Department of Homeland Security's voter-fraud field operations in nine states sets up a consequential few days.
Business
A $125m film opens at $8m as Warner’s merger endgame arrives
The last film Warner Bros. Discovery releases before its acquisition by Paramount Skydance closes has opened to about eight million dollars against a budget of at least 125…
Technology
China Proposes Export Curbs on AI, Chips and Solar in National-Security Push
China proposed restricting or banning exports of 40 technologies — AI, chips, solar — citing national security. The draft names a two-trillion-parameter AI threshold.
Sports
World Series Storylines: The Traded Pitchers Facing Their Old Clubs
When the World Series opens Friday night at American Family Field, the Brewers will face two starting pitchers they used to employ. Drew Rasmussen…
Entertainment
Weekend preview: ‘Other Mommy’ eyes $20m, ‘Social Reckoning’ faces $7–8m
Two films opening on 9 October arrive from opposite ends of the commercial map: Other Mommy, launching in more than 3,200 North American theatres with an opening forecast…
Health
4,410 and Climbing: America’s Measles Outbreak Is a Warning About What Comes Next
The count keeps climbing: 4,410 measles cases in the United States in 2026, rising by roughly 330 a week. Pennsylvania has become the outbreak’s…
Science
Where toddlers look: eye-tracking meets early development scores
Eye-tracking measures of social attention in healthy 18-month-old toddlers were significantly associated with Griffiths-III developmental scores in a study reported this week, researchers say — a correlation between…
