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Authorities identify victims of Tennessee plant explosion

By upi.com | | 10/14/2025 2:23 AM

Authorities in Tennessee have identified the 16 people killed last week in an explosives plant blast that remains under investigation. ... Read full Story

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Noem: Coast Guard to be paid despite gov't shutdown

By upi.com | | 10/14/2025 12:50 AM

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard will continue to get paid despite the government shutdown, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. ... Read full Story

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Clinton, Schumer praise Trump for Gaza cease-fire, hostage release

By upi.com | | 10/14/2025 12:23 AM

Former President Bill Clinton and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer praised President Donald Trump on Monday for the Gaza cease-fire and Israeli hostage release. ... Read full Story

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Multiple arrests in mass shooting that killed 6 in Mississippi

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 10:59 PM

Four people were arrested Monday in connection to a mass shooting over the weekend in Mississippi that killed six people and left 10 others wounded. ... Read full Story

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U.S. consumers will pay 55% of Trump tariff costs, Goldman Sachs says

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 10:15 PM

U.S. consumers will likely pay for more than half the cost of tariffs this year through higher prices, according to a new Goldman Sachs analysis. ... Read full Story

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SpaceX launches 11th Starship test flight in Texas

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 8:12 PM

SpaceX launched the 11th flight test of its Starship, the two-stage, heavy-lift launch vehicle designed to take humans back to the moon and eventually to Mars. ... Read full Story

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Nor'easter batters East Coast with high winds, heavy rain, storm surge

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 6:57 PM

A powerful nor'easter continued to batter the Atlantic coast Monday with heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge from North Carolina to Rhode Island. ... Read full Story

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LendingTree founder, CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 6:49 PM

Doug Lebda, the CEO of LendingTree, died in an ATV accident Sunday, the online loan company said Monday. Lebda, who founded the company in 1996, was 55. ... Read full Story

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Illinois ICE facility fence to be removed as mayor restricts protests

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 6:11 PM

Illinois leaders reiterated their calls Monday to "tear down" a fence surrounding the ICE facility in Broadview, as the city's mayor restricted protest zones. ... Read full Story

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Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 3:42 PM

President Donald Trump said Monday that he may supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. He said he might sell them to NATO countries, who will send them to Ukraine. ... Read full Story

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Free speech concerns raised as Texas town considers fees for protests

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 2:59 PM

The city of Conroe, Texas, has tabled its plan to create a rule that would require protesters to apply for a permit and pay a fee for protests in the city. ... Read full Story

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Government shutdown enters 13th day; lawmakers trade blame

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 12:30 PM

Little is expected to change Monday as the government enters the 13th day of a shutdown with lawmakers on a break in observance of a bank holiday. ... Read full Story

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2 dead in plane crash on Massachusetts highway median

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 10:53 AM

A small plane crashed on a grassy median on Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Mass., Monday morning, killing two people. The plane went down around 8:15 a.m. ... Read full Story

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JPMorgan Chase announces $1.5T security and resilience initiative

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 10:03 AM

Wall Street behemoth JP Morgan set out details of a 2.0 version of its plan to align with the national interest by backing critical sectors such as rare earths. ... Read full Story

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Search-and-rescue operations underway in Western Alaska after storm

By upi.com | | 10/13/2025 12:07 AM

Search-and-rescue operations were underway Sunday night in Alaska as several people remain unaccounted for while typhoon remnants continue to batter the Last Frontier state. ... Read full Story

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Former NFL star Mark Sanchez booked into jail after hospital release

By upi.com | | 10/12/2025 7:04 PM

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was booked into the Marion County, Indiana, jail Sunday after being released from the hospital following treatment for stab wounds. ... Read full Story

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Smithsonian closes museums, zoo amid government shutdown

By upi.com | | 10/12/2025 6:10 PM

The Smithsonian museums and research centers and the National Zoo, closed to the public Sunday for the first time during the federal government shutdown. ... Read full Story

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Trump aide Dan Scavino named head of White House personnel

By upi.com | | 10/12/2025 3:33 PM

Longtime Washington insider and political aide Dan Scavino has been selected to head the presidential personnel office. Scavino will replace Sergio Gor, whom was nominated as U.S. ambassador to India. ... Read full Story

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FBI seeks help 40 years after Palestinian activist's bomb death in California

By upi.com | | 10/12/2025 2:37 PM

Four decades after a Palestinian-born activist was killed in a California bombing attack, the FBI has announced it is continuing to investigate the case. ... Read full Story

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At least 4 dead, 20 injured in N.C. bar shooting

By upi.com | | 10/12/2025 2:26 PM

Gunfire erupted close to 1 a.m. at Willie's Bar and Grill in St. Helena, about an hour north of Savannah, Ga, the sheriff's office said. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene. ... Read full Story

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Southern California's Historic Willow Springs Raceway Enters a New Era

by Car and Drive | Oct 13 2025

connecticut

Vaccines must remain available based on science, not politics

by CT Mirror | Oct 14 2025

exercise

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

fashion

Kevin Jonas’ wife Danielle Jonas was diagnosed with Lyme disease after experiencing this ‘very traumatic’ symptom

by NY Post | Oct 10 2025

finance

Is Meta’s stock in trouble? OpenAI’s new app has Wall Street worried.

by MarketWatch.com | Oct 13 2025

food

No steamer for your coffee? Here’s how I still make perfectly steamed milk at home

by THE MANUAL | Oct 13 2025

football

Baptism by Fire: Looking for Value on the Jaxson Dart Prop Market Ahead of First Giants’ Start

by ESNY | Sep 26 2025

health

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Live With a Mental Illness. Here's How to Get Help

by Healthline.com | Oct 13 2025

lifestyle

Target x Woolrich Is Just as Good as We Hoped It Would Be

by Esquire.com | Oct 14 2025

long_island

Long Island parents are questioning everything as autism rates rise

by greaterlongisland.com | Oct 13 2025

metro

Embattled NY AG Letitia James defiant in first appearance since indictment: ‘I will not bow!’

by New York Post | Oct 14 2025

politics

FIFA boss makes appearance on 'Peace 2025' stage in Egypt

by The Hill | Oct 13 2025

soccer

'He will try to make it for the weekend' - Tuchel on Watkins injury

by Yahoo Sports | Oct 14 2025

wellness

I Look Like I Have It Together, But I'm Living with High-Functioning Depression

by Self.com | Oct 10 2025

world

British police arrest two inmates accused of murdering Ian Watkins

by United Press International, Inc. | Oct 13 2025

Word of the Day

utopia

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 14, 2025 is:

utopia • \yoo-TOH-pee-uh\ • noun

Utopia refers to an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect; a utopia is a place of ideal perfection.

// It’s a nice place to live, but it’s no utopia.

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Examples:

“Despite the rest of the group arguing with and (mostly) disagreeing with him for half the evening, my colleague stuck to his guns: it would be handy to have robots writing poetry for people. … But at the heart of my colleague’s provocative position was a utopian ideal: of a future in which technology was advanced enough to ‘do everything,’ even write poetry, so that no one needed to work. Yet this position wasn’t convincing either. His utopia sounded more than a little dull, and nobody wants to be bored out of their minds.” — Surekha Davies, Humans: A Monstrous History, 2025

Did you know?

There’s quite literally no place like utopia. In 1516, English humanist Sir Thomas More published a book titled Utopia, which compared social and economic conditions in Europe with those of an ideal society on an imaginary island located off the coast of the Americas. More wanted to imply that the perfect conditions on his fictional island could never really exist, so he called it “Utopia,” a name he created by combining the Greek words ou (“not, no”) and topos (“place”). The earliest generic use of utopia was for an imaginary and indefinitely remote place. The current use of utopia, referring to an ideal place or society, was inspired by More’s description of Utopia’s perfection.

Authorities identify victims of Tennessee plant explosion

Noem: Coast Guard to be paid despite gov't shutdown

Clinton, Schumer praise Trump for Gaza cease-fire, hostage release

Multiple arrests in mass shooting that killed 6 in Mississippi

U.S. consumers will pay 55% of Trump tariff costs, Goldman Sachs says

SpaceX launches 11th Starship test flight in Texas

Nor'easter batters East Coast with high winds, heavy rain, storm surge

LendingTree founder, CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

Illinois ICE facility fence to be removed as mayor restricts protests

Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Free speech concerns raised as Texas town considers fees for protests

Government shutdown enters 13th day; lawmakers trade blame

2 dead in plane crash on Massachusetts highway median

JPMorgan Chase announces $1.5T security and resilience initiative

Search-and-rescue operations underway in Western Alaska after storm

Former NFL star Mark Sanchez booked into jail after hospital release

Smithsonian closes museums, zoo amid government shutdown

Trump aide Dan Scavino named head of White House personnel

FBI seeks help 40 years after Palestinian activist's bomb death in California

At least 4 dead, 20 injured in N.C. bar shooting

USA Government

Southern California's Historic Willow Springs Raceway Enters a New Era

Vaccines must remain available based on science, not politics

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

Kevin Jonas’ wife Danielle Jonas was diagnosed with Lyme disease after experiencing this ‘very traumatic’ symptom

Is Meta’s stock in trouble? OpenAI’s new app has Wall Street worried.

No steamer for your coffee? Here’s how I still make perfectly steamed milk at home

Baptism by Fire: Looking for Value on the Jaxson Dart Prop Market Ahead of First Giants’ Start

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Live With a Mental Illness. Here's How to Get Help

Target x Woolrich Is Just as Good as We Hoped It Would Be

Long Island parents are questioning everything as autism rates rise

Embattled NY AG Letitia James defiant in first appearance since indictment: ‘I will not bow!’

FIFA boss makes appearance on 'Peace 2025' stage in Egypt

'He will try to make it for the weekend' - Tuchel on Watkins injury

I Look Like I Have It Together, But I'm Living with High-Functioning Depression

British police arrest two inmates accused of murdering Ian Watkins

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