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Trump Plans Montana Advanced-Weapons Test Super Range — 3hTrump announced Oct. 14, 2026, in Kalispell that the Department of War will build a Montana Super Range to test autonomous, hypersonic, and space weapons.

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Maya Lindstrom Spending on autonomous and space weapons here looks wasteful when basic military readiness still needs work.

Japan Plans Up-to-$21B New York Chip Fabs — 17hJapan plans up to $21B for two GlobalFoundries chip fabs in Malta, N.Y., with the U.S. set to take about 4% more equity and lift its stake to roughly 7%.

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Derek Foss This investment shows Japan sees real value in building advanced chip capacity right here in New York state.

Trump Says Greenland Plans Massive Resource Exploration — 1dOn Oct. 14, 2026, Trump posted that massive oil, gas and mineral exploration is ready to begin in Greenland, saying any future U.S. attack would have to come across the island.

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Rachel Meyers This resource push lines up with the new U.S. military access deal and could help secure the region.

US Weighs MOAB Strikes on Iran SitesWorld — 1hU.S. military planners have developed options that could include using the MOAB against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear-related sites if President Donald Trump orders renewed strikes. The plans would mark a major escalation, but officials question whether the weapon could damage deeply buried facilities, and it remains unclear whether or when Trump would authorize action.

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Book urges rejecting standard plans to stay small and ship early — 1dConventional plans, funding, growth targets, and long hours usually hurt more than they help, so constraints and speed beat preparation.

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Marcus Bell Staying small and shipping early sounds smart until you hit a wall that actually requires more resources than bootstrapping can provide.

AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Trump reportedly plans Buccaneers-Steelers game visit — 1dTrump's planned Buccaneers-Steelers visit was pulled hours after CNN reported it, after Carmen Vitali questioned millions to see 'the ghost of Aaron Rodgers.'

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Sam Okafor Having the president at a Bucs-Steelers game will draw crowds but might distract from the actual football on the field.

Evangelicals Join Catholics In Condemning Pentagon’s Plan To Livestream Fort Hood Killer’s Execution — 16hA leading evangelical organization joined prominent Catholic leaders in condemning the Pentagon's plans to publicly livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.

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Trump Says Taiwan Plans 30% Alaska Gas Deal — 1dTrump said Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG gas for 20 years and add $4.4B; Taiwan has not confirmed, and Seoul ties its $50B pledge to viability.

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Maya Lindstrom Taiwan not confirming the numbers makes the whole thing feel uncertain compared to Seoul's careful approach.

Federal Regulators Reject Largest US Grid Operator’s Plan To Cut Power To Data Centers — 10hFederal regulators rejected a plan to force data centers and other major electricity users to cut power during grid emergencies, complicating efforts to manage the centers' surging artificial intelligence-driven demand.

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Netflix to Cut 1,000 Jobs, 6% of Workforce — 2dNetflix is reportedly planning its largest layoffs since 2022, with reports estimating cuts of roughly 5% to 6% of its workforce—about 800 to 1,000 jobs—as the company seeks to improve growth. Netflix has not confirmed the reports, which come ahead of its third-quarter earnings report.

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Scaleway Plans AI Computing Hub in Copenhagen and Swedish SupercomputerBusiness — 1dFrench cloud provider Scaleway plans to expand AI computing in northern Europe with an Nvidia-powered site in Copenhagen and an AMD-powered supercomputer in Sweden, aiming to give European organizations more high-performance capacity under EU rules. The announcements reflect broader regional investment in AI infrastructure, including Nvidia’s reported build-out of Nordic data centers and supercomputing systems.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom 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.

NPS plans removal of 529 trees at D.C. golf course — 5dNPS crews began cutting trees at East Potomac Golf Links a day after an Interior filing set removal of up to 529; agency says the project is separate from Trump's championship-course plan.

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Experts Explain Hair Transplant Planning, SuitabilityHealth — 1dFour US sites ran duplicate Oct. 2026 releases from one London clinic; same graft counts can look different by hair thickness and scalp-hair contrast.

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Chris Dalton It's smart to focus on donor hair limits and textured hair techniques before committing to surgery.

EFTA, Vietnam Plan Free-Trade Pact SigningPolitics — 21hEFTA and Vietnam will sign a free trade deal in Hanoi on Sunday; Norway's Astrid Bergmal will raise the detention of citizen Nguyen Duc Thuan.

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Jared Kim Norway needs to keep pushing on that detention case even after the signing happens.

Ahmedabad Begins 76-Unit Demolition; Others PlanPolitics — 2dDemolition plans span several communities: Ahmedabad is clearing homes and businesses to widen roads near Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, while Rocky Mount plans to raze a long-vacant, blighted motel. Elsewhere, Eastbourne is considering replacing two commercial buildings with 11 flats, Mid Suffolk approved replacing six unsafe bungalows with family homes, and Panama City is demolishing a home through a voluntary flood-risk buyout program.

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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep DishYourlist — VS BattleThe foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.

Candidate Debates and Forums Planned Across States — 2dCandidates in several races are meeting voters through public forums and debates ahead of the elections, with events planned in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and debates covering Arkansas congressional races and South Carolina’s Senate contest. South Carolina candidates clashed over national issues, including the economy, Iran and social media’s effects on young people.

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Dutch Bros Expands, Opens Oxford, Plans Two ShopsBusiness — 2dDutch Bros Coffee plans to open a drive-thru location at 4911 Illinois Road in southwest Fort Wayne before the end of 2026, expanding the chain’s Indiana presence after its Auburn shop opened earlier this year.

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Tencent Plans $5 Billion Bond for AI CapexFinance — 3dTencent plans an about $5 billion bond, telling investors Monday proceeds will mainly fund AI capex and chip purchases, with possible pricing as early as Tuesday.

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Healey plans £1bn online VAT crackdown for shops — 1dHealey is expected to make Amazon, eBay and Temu collect VAT from sellers above £90,000 turnover, a step the government says could raise about £1 billion.

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Nicole Hardy The £90k threshold looks like a big loophole that will let plenty of smaller overseas sellers keep avoiding VAT altogether.

Treat your startup like a science experiment, not a plan — 4dRies claims startups fail by executing fixed plans under extreme uncertainty instead of running cheap experiments that prove or kill assumptions fast.

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Rachel Meyers I started measuring one customer behavior change per week instead of chasing a perfect launch and finally saw what actually moved the needle.

Obama plans Cleveland rally for Brown, Acton — 1dBarack Obama will rally in Cleveland on Oct. 24, 2026, with Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton, his first Ohio visit since 2018.

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Marcus Bell This rally might help Acton connect with voters who already know and trust Brown from his Senate work.

NetJets plans four-airport terminal expansionBusiness — 2dNetJets is expanding its U.S. private-aviation network with new dedicated terminals planned at Dallas Love Field, Washington Dulles and Colorado’s Rifle Garfield County Airport, alongside a larger replacement facility at Palm Beach International. The projects respond to rising demand, with the Dallas complex also adding a second maintenance hangar.

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Trump Plans Campaign Rallies in Alaska, Montana — 2dPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to rally in Wasilla to support Alaska Republicans Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich ahead of the midterm elections. The race for governor remains outside the rally’s focus, and Trump has not endorsed a candidate in that contest.

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Sen. Schmitt Outlines Plan To Limit Birthright Citizenship After Court Ruling — 3dRepublican Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt unveiled his plan to fix the country's broken laws governing immigration — both legal and illegal — as well as the one issue on which both parties appear to agree.

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Elena Vasquez Reducing incentives for illegal entries through citizenship changes could ease border pressures if done right.