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Chris Benson
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· Nov 15
Not tooting the horn but this still makes me smile so I took my top pin with me from Twitter, too 😊💙
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When your ex-Congressional Nominee asks if you want to go visit old friends & stir up good trouble in stunning Susquehanna County, how do you refuse? ☺️🇺🇸 @iek142.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When your ex-Congressional Nominee asks if you want to go visit old friends & stir up good trouble in stunning Susquehanna County, how do you refuse? ☺️🇺🇸 @iek142.bsky.social
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Double-decker bus crash in Sweden kills multiple victims
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November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Double-decker bus crash in Sweden kills multiple victims
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(AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte .. provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials .. who warned it could expose the company to claims that it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
(AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte .. provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials .. who warned it could expose the company to claims that it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
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Chinese hackers hijack Anthropic AI in 1st 'large scale' cyberattack
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November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Chinese hackers hijack Anthropic AI in 1st 'large scale' cyberattack
The bus was not supposed to be in service at the time it crashed, according to reports. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
Double-decker bus crash in Sweden kills multiple victims - UPI.com
A bus crash Friday in Stockholm left several dead after it ran into a bus facility, Swedish law enforcement officials said.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The bus was not supposed to be in service at the time it crashed, according to reports. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
Anthropic confirmed it detected "suspicious activity" that an investigation determined was a "highly sophisticated" espionage campaign. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
Chinese hackers hijack Anthropic AI in 1st 'large scale' cyberattack - UPI.com
Tech giant Anthropic confirmed Chinese actors managed to seize control of its AI model Claude to execute a large cyberattack with little human interaction.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Anthropic confirmed it detected "suspicious activity" that an investigation determined was a "highly sophisticated" espionage campaign. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
The 3 Shenzhou-20 space mission astronauts returned to Earth early Friday morning after their spacecraft suffered hits by space debris. www.upi.com/Science_News...
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The three returned home early Friday morning when the recently-launched Shenzhou-21 module touched down at 3:40 a.m. local at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The 3 Shenzhou-20 space mission astronauts returned to Earth early Friday morning after their spacecraft suffered hits by space debris. www.upi.com/Science_News...
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Oklahoma's governor commutes death sentence of Tremane Wood
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November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Oklahoma's governor commutes death sentence of Tremane Wood
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U.S. bishops give 'special' message against Trump immigration policy
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November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
U.S. bishops give 'special' message against Trump immigration policy
On Thursday, a conservative group opposed to the death penalty called it a "failed policy" with "serious" errors in it. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Oklahoma's governor commutes death sentence of Tremane Wood - UPI.com
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued his noticed shortly before Wood was slated to be executed, "after a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration."
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
On Thursday, a conservative group opposed to the death penalty called it a "failed policy" with "serious" errors in it. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
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Hundreds evacuated, dozens in hospital after Oklahoma ammonia spill
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hundreds evacuated, dozens in hospital after Oklahoma ammonia spill
The U.S. Catholic religious leaders approved the rare "special message" with 5 votes against and 3 abstentions of 216 ballots cast at its meeting in Baltimore, Md. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
U.S. bishops give 'special' message against Trump immigration policy - UPI.com
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said its some 273 active bishops were "disturbed" to see "a climate of fear and anxiety" over immigration.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The U.S. Catholic religious leaders approved the rare "special message" with 5 votes against and 3 abstentions of 216 ballots cast at its meeting in Baltimore, Md. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
Around 1,000 citizens in Weatherford, slightly west of Oklahoma City, left their homes after a toxic ammonia chemical spilled into the air that left nearly 35 people hospitalized. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Hundreds evacuated, dozens in hospital after Oklahoma ammonia spill - UPI.com
Nearly 1,000 local citizens in Weatherford, slightly west of Oklahoma City, left their homes Wednesday night after a toxic ammonia chemical spill.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Around 1,000 citizens in Weatherford, slightly west of Oklahoma City, left their homes after a toxic ammonia chemical spilled into the air that left nearly 35 people hospitalized. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
"Unfortunately, the investigation announced today into our anti-spam efforts is misguided and risks harming millions of European users," Google officials stated. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
EU probe looks at Google's 'demotion' of news content - UPI.com
The European Union is looking into Google over ongoing concern it "demotes" the content of news publishers and other media sites.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Unfortunately, the investigation announced today into our anti-spam efforts is misguided and risks harming millions of European users," Google officials stated. www.upi.com/Top_News/Wor...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not release its expected data largely because of staff furloughed as a direct result of the shutdown. Leavitt pointed the finger at the minority Democrats. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
White House: October's CPI, jobs data may never be released - UPI.com
The Trump administration said its unlikely that Consumer Price Index and federal jobs reports will ever be published because of the shutdown.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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A Purple Heart belonging to a World War II veteran from Illinois spent decades in a safe deposit box before being returned to his family in time for Veteran's Day.
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A Purple Heart belonging to a World War II veteran spent decades in a safe deposit box before being returned to his family in time for Veteran's Day.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A Purple Heart belonging to a World War II veteran from Illinois spent decades in a safe deposit box before being returned to his family in time for Veteran's Day.
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It resulted in multiple arrests in violent clashes and chants of "UC Berkeley makes it clear: Fascists are not welcome here."
Arrests made at Turning Point USA's campus event at UC-Berkeley - UPI.com
A protest Monday at the University of California's Berkeley campus erupted for an on-campus event by the conservative group Turning Point USA.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It resulted in multiple arrests in violent clashes and chants of "UC Berkeley makes it clear: Fascists are not welcome here."
Is it possible that Whoopi Goldberg’s 2 SISTER ACT films was the best sequel of the 90s ??
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Is it possible that Whoopi Goldberg’s 2 SISTER ACT films was the best sequel of the 90s ??
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Coinbase to leave Delaware, reincorporate in Texas
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November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Coinbase to leave Delaware, reincorporate in Texas
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Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic to retire at end of term
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November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic to retire at end of term
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Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA ESCAPADE Mars probe launch
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November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA ESCAPADE Mars probe launch
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Israeli settlers in West Bank attack Palestinian property
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Israeli settlers in West Bank attack Palestinian property
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China blocks gay dating apps Blued, Finka from Apple App Store
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
China blocks gay dating apps Blued, Finka from Apple App Store