Documents detail plans to gut Twitter's workforce  —  Previously unreported details shed new light on Twitter's motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk's plans to transform it  —  Twitter's workforce is likely to be hit with massive cuts in the coming months, no matter who owns the company …

Exclusive: Trump adviser Kash Patel has appeared before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago document probe  —  Kash Patel, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been deeply involved in disputes over classified records Trump kept from his presidency, appeared recently …

Day after U.S. drone accusations, Iran advises citizens not to visit Ukraine  —  Iran advised its citizens on Friday not to travel to Ukraine and urged Iranians already there to leave, semi-official news agencies reported, a day after the United States accused Iran of helping Russia operate drones against Ukraine.

Parents stunned by Zionsville school board candidate's comment on Nazis  —  Dr. Matt Keefer commented on a Facebook post that, “All Nazis weren't ‘bad’ as you specify.  They did horrible things.  They were in a group frenzy.”  —  ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Hilary Heffernan is paying close attention to the school board race in Zionsville.

TikTok Parent ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens  —  The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users' devices without their knowledge or consent.

Putin's Last Hope to Win in Ukraine Is a GOP Victory in November  —  Just when Russia on the ropes, Republican leaders are already signaling they'll cut aid to Ukraine if they win control of Congress. … Vladimir Putin is fighting a two-front war.  Sure, he's losing badly in Eastern Ukraine …

Barrett denies emergency bid to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied an emergency bid by a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to block the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.  —  Barrett, who handles emergency matters arising …

Daniel Smith, one of the last children of enslaved Americans, dies at 90  —  He grew up hearing stories from his father, who was born into bondage during the Civil War.  Decades later, he marched in Washington and Selma with fellow civil rights activists.  —  Growing up in the 1930s …

Newsmax Bans Lara Logan After She Goes Full QAnon, Spews Blood Libel on Network  —  “Newsmax condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan,” the network said in a statement.  “We have no plans to interview her again.”  —  Nearly a year after she was kicked …

Kevin Spacey found not liable in sex abuse suit brought by Anthony Rapp  —  Spacey flatly denied Rapp's allegations, saying under oath that “they are not true.”  His lawyers argued that Rapp “created a story” in large part because he was jealous of their client's success in the entertainment industry.

InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 poll: Fetterman, Oz neck and neck as Shapiro's lead over Mastriano narrows  —  PHILADELPHIA - As Election Day nears, a new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 poll shows Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz has gained ground on Democratic nominee John Fetterman in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race.

Lindsey Graham must testify in 2020 election investigation, court rules  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) must appear before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible attempts by former president Donald Trump and his allies to disrupt the state's 2020 presidential election, a federal appeals court said Thursday.

Liz Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded allowance of $129,000 a year for life.  —  The departing British leader would be the sixth prime minister to receive the reimbursement for her expenses after leaving office.  —  Liz Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded allowance capped at 115,000 pounds …

A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages  —  School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ propaganda, a depiction of Satan and a message of witchcraft.

In His Podcast, Andrew Cuomo Seeks Absolution Without Apology  —  The former governor, who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment, ushers in his new podcast in the month that marks five years after the #MeToo movement began.  —  Ginia Bellafante writes the Big City column …

Covid-19 Vaccines Should Be Among Regular Immunizations, CDC Advisers Say  —  Shots would be part of agency's lists of recommended measles, tetanus and other inoculations  —  Covid Vaccines Could Mirror the Flu Shot Process.  Here's What That Means  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.

UK Labour MP resigns over sexual misconduct  —  LONDON — A Labour MP has resigned from parliament after a claim of sexual misconduct against him was upheld.  —  Christian Matheson, the MP for Chester since 2015, attempted to kiss a former employee and invited her on a “sexually motivated” …

‘Bless His Heart’: Jeb Bush Responds to Trump's False Allegation About His Father's Handling of Government Documents  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) shrugged off former President Donald Trump's suggestion that his father George H.W. Bush mishandled government documents upon leaving office.

Liz Truss's resignation is a warning for Republicans  —  The resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday morning puts an end to a month of economic and political turmoil.  Republicans should take note of her mistakes if they want to avoid a similar debacle after the midterms and in 2024.

Saudis Sought Oil Production Cut So Deep It Surprised Even Russia … The Saudi-led oil cartel OPEC+'s announcement earlier this month that it was cutting 2 million barrels of oil per day — a move that would drive up the price of oil just a month before midterm elections — rankled Democrats in Washington.

Semafor Is The Problem  —  All around the world, and especially in the United States, widening economic inequality, deep sociological divides, pathetic political systems, rapacious capitalism, and failing public institutions have stripped concepts like the common good, democracy, and progress of any broadly shared meaning.

The ‘most important person’ on Kari Lake's campaign mocked Native Americans in racist tweet  —  Kari Lake at a campaign event in Scottsdale on Oct. 19, 2022.  Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |  Arizona Mirror  —  Kari Lake's campaign manager likened all Native Americans to bloodthirsty savages …

Rick Scott: Senate Republicans have path to 55-seat majority  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) says Republicans will likely control 52 Senate seats next year and have a pathway to a 55-seat majority, given how recent polls show GOP candidates picking up momentum.