Press review · Friday, 16 October 2026
16 October 2026
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sports.yahoo.com Top stories ·
Reactions to the Milwaukee Brewers sweeping the Dodgers in the NLCS
Only two teams can make the dance. For the first time in three years, the Dodgers aren’t one of those two teams. The Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game NLCS sweep over the Dodgers on Thursday, reaching the World Series for the first time in 44 years. This officially closes the book on the team’s gaudy […]
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fox5dc.com Top stories ·
Katie Zacharia addresses brevity of first press briefing, defends legal credentials after criticism
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said that she did her "very best" during her first briefing as she defended herself against criticism surrounding her legal credentials on "Hannity" Thursday.
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fox5ny.com Top stories ·
Katie Zacharia addresses brevity of first press briefing, defends legal credentials after criticism
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said that she did her "very best" during her first briefing as she defended herself against criticism surrounding her legal credentials on "Hannity" Thursday.
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: Complicated, yet So Damn Worth Getting Stuck In
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era."
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arstechnica.com Top stories ·
The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
Microsoft promises one machine for dev, AI, and gaming, and mostly gets there.
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yahoo.com Top stories ·
Sean Hannity Grills Katie Zacharia After Disaster Debut
'What happened?' Fox News anchor asked Trump's new press secretary.
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automaton-media.com Tech ·
Konami president Hayakawa believes AI “won’t bring a significant change” to the game market. “Humans” and “creators” are crucial for developing innovative games - AUTOMATON WEST
Konami Digital Entertainment president Hideki Hayakawa discussed AI's potential impact on the market in a recent company report.
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theverge.com Tech ·
Surface Laptop Ultra review: a different kind of MacBook Pro
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra is the closest Windows competitor to the MacBook Pro yet
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Ken Kutaragi ‘understands’ why PlayStation fans don’t want to give up physical games | VGC
‘Father of PlayStation’ suggests game companies need to change sentiment around digital ownership…
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theguardian.com Tech ·
Elon Musk reveals ‘world’s first flying car’ at Tesla event
The Tesla Roadster 2 drove up a curved ramp before using SpaceX rocket thrusters to fly, flip and land
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foxbusiness.com Top stories ·
Ukraine strikes Russian energy sites as Trump looks to revive peace talks | Fox Business Video
Former deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates discusses President Donald Trump's potential plan to unfreeze $300B in Russian assets as Ukraine resumes strikes on oil refineries.
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click2houston.com Top stories ·
Hot, windy weather stokes brush fires in Southern California; power turned off for many
Several brush fires are burning in Southern California, stoked by hot, windy weather that's led to some evacuations and caused utility companies to shut off electricity for tens of thousands of people around the state.
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wral.com Top stories ·
Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige
President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections. His rivals are doing their best to help his case. Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on television advertising that mentions the pre...
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thedailybeast.com Top stories ·
Natalie Harp Knifes Ice Maiden and Sparks Trump ‘Freakout’
The president’s 35-year-old aide is rubbing salt in the wound as he decides the fate of his powerful chief of staff.
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defence24.com Top stories ·
Defection in the Russian army. Officer changing sides
A former Russian officer has turned against his own army and decided to help the Ukrainian side. The intelligence provided by him has supposedly enabled several decisive attacks against the aggressor.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support
The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.
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Trump Halts Plan to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
President Donald Trump has canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter amid intense backlash. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Alaska Senate candidates clash over the Iran war, high prices and their times in office
Sen. Dan Sullivan attacked former Rep. Mary Peltola over reporting on high staff turnover and lobbying, while Peltola pointed to Sullivan’s increase in wealth while serving the public.
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jpost.com Top stories ·
Foreign photojournalist wounded as Israelis, Palestinians clash in West Bank | The Jerusalem Post
Four incidents of nationalist-motivated violence and clashes between Israelis and Palestinians were reported overnight and on Friday morning at several locations across the West Bank.
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nbcnews.com Tech ·
Teen suspect dead after Oregon school shooting and debunking an election conspiracy theory: Morning Rundown
Plus, Kevin Warsh offers few clues on whether the Fed will raise interest rates again.
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finance.yahoo.com Tech ·
The US economy is facing 2 hot wars heating up at a bad time for the White House
The wars in Iran and Ukraine are heating up at a bad moment for the US economy and the White House.
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sfchronicle.com Top stories ·
Election lawyers say they’ve never seen anything like the DOJ’s lawsuit against California
Election law scholars and former Department of Justice attorneys said they found the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to block California from counting certain ballots to be head-scratchingly inept.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Sex was 'huge preoccupation for Russell Brand', former flatmate tells trial
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, which he denies.
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
Bo Nix: I don't know where the disconnect is offensively
The point of playing football games is to win football games and the Broncos were able to do that against the Seahawks on Thursday night, but the result didn't shield their quarterback Bo Nix from some harsh criticism after the game.
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theconversation.com Top stories ·
Is the US limiting Starlink in Ukraine? The consequences could be catastrophic
The satellite technology is vital both on the battlefield and for defending Ukraine’s cities.
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Critics Floored by Sean Hannity’s Grilling of Katie Zacharia on Fox News: ‘She’s Cooked’
Hannity, who had initially defended Zacharia's debut appearance as “perfectly normal,” took a decidedly different approach when she joined him Thursday.
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salon.com Top stories ·
The real reason MAGA fears Ilhan Omar
Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat
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mainepublic.org Top stories ·
Key takeaways from the final, fiery debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson
The debate featured lots of talk about Donald Trump, disparate views on the state of American democracy and a moment when Jackson told Collins to "shut up."
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com Top stories ·
Japan issued alert for 'largest recorded' 9.9 magnitude earthquake, but ground didn't shake: What happened
Japan triggered widespread alarm on Friday after its earthquake early warning system "announced" a magnitude-9.9 earthquake alert, prompting emergency phone alerts, public loudspeaker warnings and television broadcasts urging people to take shelter, before the warning was withdrawn eight minutes later.
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BBC Audio | The Global Story | America’s rogue ambassadors
The US ambassador to Greece is not the only US diplomat causing a stir
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Experts have voted to stop adding extra seconds to clock time – the outcome favours big tech
Additional seconds added to the clock will be abolished starting from 2027.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Body found in barrel at Lake Mead identified as murder victim from Arkansas: "Earmarks of a mob hit"
The discovery of the barrel by boaters in May 2022 sparked memories of the city's mob era, which lasted from the 1940s to the mid-1980s.
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‘Too big to rig’: No Kings movement heads to the polls to boost early voting
Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election day
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters
It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn't deny US could use 'mother of all bombs'.
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abc7chicago.com Top stories ·
Leaders call for federal charges in alleged shooting plot against Hindu temple in Aurora
More than a dozen local leaders hold a "stand against hate" rally Friday in the arrest of a man accused of plotting a mass shooting.
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katu.com Top stories ·
Troy Jackson tells Sen. Collins to 'shut up' during debate
The demonstrator started shouting during News Center Maine's debate about the environmental impacts of AI data centers.
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wgme.com Top stories ·
Troy Jackson tells Sen. Collins to 'shut up' during debate
The demonstrator started shouting during News Center Maine's debate about the environmental impacts of AI data centers.
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huffpost.com Top stories ·
Abdul El-Sayed Flips JD Vance’s ‘Weasel’ Jab Into An R-Rated Michigan Rallying Cry
Vance called him a “little weasel.” El-Sayed had a “f**king” different animal in mind.
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Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed
Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearance
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Hegseth's TV instincts backfire as Trump rejects execution livestream
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As he took to the stage this week at an Army event, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked how much it looked like a TV set. The former Fox News host said that put h...
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
After a failed World Series attempt, Dodgers are left wondering what happened to their season, and their star
Shohei Ohtani’s inability to stay healthy in 2026 casts a spotlight on his future: Can the Dodgers star remain a two-way player?
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Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
Android laptops are here, but Google has a lot of work ahead to make them good.
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Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second
Plans to retire it in 2035 are being expedited to prevent potential havoc on tech infrastructure.
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businessinsider.com Top stories ·
The scariest thing about Elizabeth Holmes' new documentary is how much I wanted to believe her
Nathan Fielder's new documentary "You Can See Everything" is far stranger than it appears, showing a new side to Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
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texastribune.org Top stories ·
Texas election laws: What voters need to know in 2026 midterm
From required IDs to navigating mail-in ballots, here's how voters can navigate early voting and Election Day.
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Orcas v great white sharks: The brutal battle between the ocean's top predators
Great white sharks were first found dead – mutilated with their livers removed – off the coast of South Africa. Now, these tactics are seen around the world.
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Investors — and Elon Musk — crashed CoreWeave stock. But many analysts don't see the problem.
Even as investors are fleeing, some analysts see a well-positioned neocloud.
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nypost.com Tech ·
Two Christian groups were paid $62M to resettle tens of thousands of Somalis in Minnesota
Before Minnesota became Somali central, it was the Hmong hub where a large population of CIA-trained Laotians were resettled.
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Elon Musk’s three-word reaction after unveiling Tesla Roadster flying car that hits 60 mph in under a second
Elon Musk couldn’t hide his delight after unveiling his new Tesla supercar “The Roadster.”
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Trump says Ukraine resuming strikes on Russian oil sites is a ‘disgrace’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Brussels on Friday to shore up support from European allies, whom he called “real leaders.”