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Elon Musk's $1T Pay Deal Draws Ire of Labor Unions, Others as Shareholder Vote Nears
Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for CEO Elon Musk but face an uphill fight. Investors in the electric vehicle maker will decide on Nov. 6 whether to approve the pay package that is potentially worth $1 trillion...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:11:56 EDT
Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Eastern Cuba as a Category 3 Storm
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:10:51 EDT
Ukraine Targets Moscow With Drones for Third Night
Ukraine sent drones towards Moscow for the third consecutive night and targeted several other Russian regions, disrupting air traffic throughout the country and threatening an industrial plant in Russia's south, Russian authorities said on Wednesday. Russian air defense...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:47:59 EDT
Israel's Military: Ceasefire Is Back On
Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.The strikes - the deadliest since the...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:47:57 EDT
Federal Reserve May End Quantitative Tightening This Week
Warning signs in short-term funding markets are putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to stop shrinking its massive balance sheet - the pile of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities it built up during years of economic support, The New York Times reports.
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:13:32 EDT
Trump: Trade Deal With South Korea Reached
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trade deal had been struck with South Korea, in remarks that sent the won up against the dollar, as a compact promises to dispel uncertainty for the trade-reliant economy.
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:10 EDT
Fed 'in a Fog' as it Heads Toward Another Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday as policymakers steer the U.S. economy based on limited data that has nevertheless kept concerns about the strength of the job market top of mind.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:19:33 EDT
Group Calls for Criminal Probe of Mamdani's Alleged Illegal Foreign Donations
Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat nominee for New York City mayor, reportedly faces two criminal referrals accusing his campaign of accepting illegal contributions from foreign donors.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:13:28 EDT
Trump: Focus on China Talks, Open to NKorea Meeting
President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the final leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping after summit talks with South Korea's Lee Jae Myung.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:04:26 EDT
Flight Delays Loom in Shutdown as Controllers Go Without Pay
Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers' union concerned that flight delays could multiply.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:53:29 EDT
FCC's Carr: No Decision Yet on Lifting TV Ownership Limits
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr said Tuesday the commission had made no decision on whether to lift the current cap on television station ownership, which is necessary for Nexstar Media to merge with smaller rival Tegna.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:16:40 EDT
WH Urged Firing Live Bombs for Trump at Navy's 250th
The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service's 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended, sources told AP.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:56:16 EDT
Transportation Dept Halts 13 Mexican Airline Routes
The Trump administration is canceling 13 routes operated or planned by Mexican carriers to the United States, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday, accusing Mexico of violating a bilateral air transport agreement.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:30:49 EDT
WH Ousts Arts Board Poised to Review Trump Builds
The White House on Tuesday dismissed all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency long responsible for reviewing design and architecture in the nation's capital, The Washington Post reported.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:21:48 EDT
War Dept Memo Orders Firings in Civilian Workforce
A War Department memo directs supervisors and human-resources officials to "act with speed and conviction" to fire civilian employees whose performance is deemed unacceptable, marking one of the most sweeping federal workforce reforms of the Trump administration.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:09:30 EDT
Sen. Cotton: Don't Pass the Sunshine Protection Act
As the nation prepares to "fall back" to Standard Time on Nov. 2, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., took to the Senate floor Tuesday to oppose a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent and force millions of Americans to start their winter days in the dark.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:51:29 EDT
Researchers Say UFOs Spied on Nuclear Weapons Program
A new study wonders if the U.S. nuclear weapons program was surveilled by otherworldly forces in the mid-20th century.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:44:57 EDT
Rep. Stefanik Holds Slight Edge in NY Governor Race
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., holds a narrow lead over New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul in the state's 2026 gubernatorial race, according to a new poll reported by The Hill.
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:00:20 EDT
SKorea Trade Deal Elusive as Trump Seeks $350B Investment
After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South Korea's leader on Wednesday as a trade deal with that country appears more elusive. Top officials in Washington and Seoul say the ...
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:34:40 EDT
Hurricane Melissa Pounds Jamaica, Heading Towards Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday with catastrophic winds and the potential for widespread flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.