Press review · Friday, 16 October 2026
16 October 2026
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thedailybeast.com Top stories ·
Frantic White House Scramble to Undo Pentagon Pete Disaster Revealed
A mix of “universal revulsion” within the White House and incessant calls from panicked lawmakers forced the president to act.
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govexec.com Top stories ·
Judge again orders reinstatement of Bureau of Prisons union contracts, but stops short of contempt
U.S. District Judge Jordan Oliver found that the agency’s re-termination of its collective bargaining agreements last week violated last month’s preliminary injunction but said he would not police individual contract infractions.
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mlb.com Top stories ·
The Brewers have ‘gamers’ … and some potential Hall of Famers
“They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we’ve got a bunch of gamers,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy after Milwaukee’s overwhelming four-game NLCS sweep of the star-studded, two-time defending champion Dodgers. “And the gamers won this week.” We won’t try to identify gamers, a generally ambiguous term
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Oregon school shooter identified, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Investigators are combing through the 16-year-old's computer, phone, social media and search history for clues after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, sources say.
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truthout.org Top stories ·
Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar
Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. The Democratic Senate minority leader has been silent.
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npr.org Top stories ·
The new Elizabeth Holmes film blends fact, fiction and fraud
Nathan Fielder's new film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blurs the lines between reality and fiction. The film can be genuinely gripping — but the truth might not be so ambiguous.
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sports.yahoo.com Top stories ·
College Football Playoff Expansion Could Change Everything For Texas A&M
A proposed 24-team College Football Playoff could give Texas A&M more postseason opportunities, but Mike Elko faces bigger problems with the Aggies struggling in 2026.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
Pokémon TCG Pocket Is Finally Fixing One Of Its Most Frustrating Features
Alongside slowing its release cadence, trading and immersive cards are also getting improvements
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ign.com Tech ·
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 Is Not The Disaster You’d Imagine
Modern Warfare 4 is the first Call of Duty since 2013 to launch on a Nintendo console. We played the campaign on Switch 2 and were pleasantly surprised by its performance.
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baltimoreravens.com Top stories ·
Lamar Jackson and Three Other Ravens Ruled Out vs. Browns
Tyler Huntley is in position to make a second straight start Sunday in Cleveland.
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fox4news.com Top stories ·
Blame is on Cornyn, Karl Rove 'if Ken Paxton loses,' Trump says
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Sen. John Cornyn and Republican political strategist Karl Rove were “doing everything possible to make it hard” for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to win the upcoming U.S. Senate election.
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yahoo.com Top stories ·
ICE officer who allegedly struck man with vehicle on administrative leave: Agency
The Harris County DA is exploring possible criminal charges against the agent.
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vanityfair.com Top stories ·
Everything That Happens in 'You Can See Everything' (Spoilers Ahead!)
The top secret documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim has finally hit theaters. Here’s what shocked us the most.
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pro.stateaffairs.com Top stories ·
House Challengers Raise Millions as Polls Approach
Third-quarter campaign finance reports show Democrats outpaced GOP rivals in fundraising and spending in several key Michigan U.S. House districts.
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democracynow.org Top stories ·
Teenage Shooter Kills Three Children and Teacher in Bend, Oregon
The community of Bend, Oregon, is in mourning following a school shooting at the Silver Rail Elementary School. Police say three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were fatally shot by a 16-year-old resident of the town who used a long gun to blast his way through the school’s locked doors. A 7-year-old student was also critically injured along with a teacher. The suspected shooter was reportedly fatally shot by an armed member of the community who pursued them into the school. The mayor of Bend Oregon spoke to the media after the shooting. Mayor Melanie Kebler: “A school should be a safe place where children can learn and feel secure. What happened today should never happen. Like so many in our community, I’m struggling to make sense of a loss that feels unimaginable.”
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wgme.com Top stories ·
'Oh, shut up': Troy Jackson defends heated moment with Sen. Collins
The unscripted moment capped an evening in which the two candidates traded barbs over their conflicting visions for Maine's future.
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rockpapershotgun.com Tech ·
We have reached a new threshold in genAI gloom, with a game dev cancelling a demo for fear of copycats ripping them off before release
The creators of Drunken Goddess Reflux have cancelled a demo for fear of genAI copycats making a clone before they release the game.
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abc7.com Top stories ·
Man who died at Six Flags Over Georgia sat next to niece on Goliath ride, brother-in-law says
A man who died at Six Flags Over Georgia sat next to his niece on the Goliath ride, his family said.
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hollywoodreporter.com Top stories ·
Hello, Molly? The $15 Million Bird Kelly Clarkson Coveted Finally Breaks Her Silence (Exclusive)
As the showdown between the pop star and the Brooklyn toy store continues, the costly contraption at the center of the scandal would like to get something off its (wooden) chest.
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nypost.com Top stories ·
New details revealed about hero girl dad who stopped Oregon school shooter John J. Griffin during his lunch break
A hero dad was driving home for his lunch break when he heard gunshots and ran into an Oregon elementary school special education room to stop a crazed teen’s deadly mass shooting, according to a r…
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democracydocket.com Top stories ·
The DOJ sued Los Angeles to stop 20,000 people from voting. One problem: Some aren’t registered there
The DOJ appears to have put Los Angeles in a bind: It asked the county to withhold ballots for people outside its jurisdiction, then sued for noncompliance.
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Days After Raiding Ilhan Omar’s Home, Trump Admin Is Reportedly Plotting To Strip Her Citizenship
The Trump administration’s targeting of Rep.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Pope has called Putin to request supplies and evacuation for occupied city of Oleshky – Europe live
Vatican says Pope Leo – still in hospital after his lung surgery earlier this week – spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin this afternoon
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gematsu.com Tech ·
Shrek 2 Remastered Microsoft Store page appears
A Microsoft Store page for the unannounced Shrek 2 Remastered developed by Aspyr has gone live.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Trump wants the midterms to be all about him. Based on Democrats' ads, they are happy to oblige
Many of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Amid talk of public execution, public opinion on death penalty is split
A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
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pagesix.com Tech ·
‘Breaking Bad’ star RJ Mitte’s mom recounts agonizing moment she found actor dead
RJ died by suicide on Monday, his rep confirmed in a statement to Page Six.
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New White House press secretary faces more scrutiny – this time from Trump-friendly Fox News
Katie Zacharia made the rounds at the conservative news channel to defend her appointment as Trump’s mouthpiece
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Amber Guyger, ex-Dallas cop convicted of killing neighbor whose house she mistakenly entered, is released on parole
Guyger served seven years of a 10-year sentence in the 2018 murder of Botham Jean, 26, a Black man who was watching TV and eating ice cream in his living room when he was fatally shot.
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variety.com Top stories ·
‘You Can See Everything’: 20 Most WTF Moments in the Elizabeth Holmes Doc, From Full-Frontal Nudity to a Charlie Kirk Shoutout
See the 20 craziest moments from 'You Can See Everything,' the Elizabeth Holmes documentary from Nathan Fielder.
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wsfa.com Top stories ·
Alabama secretary of state’s office latest to confirm receiving suspicious package
The Alabama Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Friday it received a “suspicious package” Thursday afternoon.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Why Trump and the GOP's billion-dollar midterm blitz isn’t working
Trump-aligned groups and Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions into the midterm election, but the GOP spending surge has barely moved polls or the map.
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defector.com Top stories ·
The CFP Is Expanding For The Same Reason The PCSA Is Gaining Momentum | Defector
ESPN is reporting that ESPN and the College Football Playoff are close to a deal to expand the playoff field to 24 teams in 2027. This news arrives merely two years after the field already expanded from four teams to 12. Not only was this expansion inevitable, but it is unlikely to be the last…
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mashable.com Top stories ·
Apple, Nvidia donated millions to Trump White House ballroom
Some of the biggest tech companies donated tens of millions of dollars for the construction of the White House ballroom.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Republicans eye a potential opportunity in Minnesota in a tough midterm climate
The GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in Minnesota since 2002. But party strategists tell NBC News that they view the race as a potential opportunity to flip a seat.
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cp24.com Top stories ·
Carney to bring his pro-Canada campaign to Edmonton with referendum days away
Prime Minister Mark Carney continues his pro-Canada campaign in Alberta today as the clock ticks down to a referendum on whether the province should break up with Confederation.
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digitalfoundry.net Tech ·
GTA 6 Launch Trailer Analysis: Has a Long-Standing Tech Issue Been Fixed?
And is there any hint of Sony's new QSSR upscaler?
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Ukraine pushes Russia back on front line where Starlink has played key role
Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi has regained crucial territory in the Donbas but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump.
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techcrunch.com Top stories ·
In 'You Can See Everything,' Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder | TechCrunch
Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.
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abc7ny.com Top stories ·
FIT student dies after being drugged and raped on Manhattan campus: officials
Prosecutors say the victims were encouraged to ingest the substance and both women lost consciousness almost immediately.
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Oregon shooting: Teen kills 3 children, 1 teacher at Bend elementary school before being fatally shot by bystander
A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., before being shot dead.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacks
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.
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independent.co.uk Top stories ·
Trump gets thrown under the bus by Katie Zacharia about not passing the bar
Zacharia has been doing damage control on Fox News, but even seemed to dig herself deeper into a hole when served probing questions by the Trump-friendly hosts
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Here’s What NOAA Predicts For Winter Weather Across The South
NOAA just released its U.S. Winter Outlook and El Nino is expected to have a big impact on much of the country during the winter months.
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Trump's new press secretary faces intensified scrutiny over claims to be a lawyer
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's future appeared shaky Friday after three lackluster interviews with friendly outlets failed to beat back controversy over her claims to be a lawyer, as...
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theweek.com Top stories ·
Who benefits from Trump’s Russia diesel deal?
Prices remain high, but Putin gets a cash infusion
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9to5mac.com Tech ·
HomePod is about to get free upgrade with these new features - 9to5Mac
There’s no new full-size HomePod launching yet, but Apple has confirmed three features coming to the existing HomePod 2 soon.
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Ilhan Omar's sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive's DC home
Sahra Noor skipped a scheduled book tour event in Rochester, Minnesota, after reportedly being subpoenaed in the Ilhan Omar immigration fraud probe.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
NFL survivor pool picks, knockout strategy, advice for Week 6, 2026: Fade the Pittsburgh Steelers
SportsLine computer model reveals its NFL survivor pool Week 6 guide
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
NFL confirms it had pregame communications with Eagles regarding Jalen Hurts's blood clot
The outside world (including anyone considering placing wagers on the game and/or the specific player's performance) had no idea that Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had developed a blood clot in his leg before the team's Week 5 game in London against the Jaguars.