By T.J. Muscaro A no-name storm has begun to deliver high winds and flooding across the East Coast throughout the holiday weekend. Coastal communities from Charleston, South Carolina, through Cape Cod, Massachusetts, were warned by the Weather Prediction Center that the storm was expected to develop on Oct. 11 and strengthen through the weekend. “The […]
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US Foreclosure Filings Jump 17 Percent to 101,000 Properties
By Naveen Athrappully There were 101,513 properties with foreclosure filings across the United States during the third quarter of 2025, up by 17 percent from a year back, real estate analytics company ATTOM said in an Oct. 9 statement. One in every 1,402 housing units nationwide saw a foreclosure filing in Q3, the company said. […]
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US-Backed Kurdish Group, Damascus Agree to Cease-Fire in Northern Syria
By Adam Morrow The Syrian government has agreed to a cease-fire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led armed group, after clashes erupted over the weekend in the northwestern city of Aleppo. Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra said on Oct. 7 that he had met SDF commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus, where […]
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Takeaways From Pam Bondi’s Testimony Before Senate Panel
By Sam Dorman and Jacob Burg Attorney General Pam Bondi testified about a wide array of topics before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, defending some of the Justice Department’s moves while sparring with Democratic senators. The hearing, which was intended for oversight, featured questions about the department’s investigations into high-profile figures such as […]
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Longtime Hockey Broadcaster to Retire After 40 Years With Rochester Americans
By Donald Laible It’s hard to imagine listening to Rochester Americans hockey games on the radio without Don Stevens’s voice calling the action. Next week, the puck drops on the 90th season of the American Hockey League, the National Hockey League’s primary developmental league. The Americans, also known as Amerks, will ring in their 70th […]
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Federal Government Freezes $2.1 Billion for Chicago Transit Projects Over Alleged Race-Based Contracting
By Tom Ozimek The federal government will withhold $2.1 billion for two Chicago infrastructure projects, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced, citing a new rule that bars race- and sex-based contracting requirements from federal grant programs. The agency said in an Oct. 3 statement that the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA’s) Red Line Extension and […]
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Dolphins’ Darren Waller Scores 2 Touchdowns in Primetime Return: ‘It’s a Lot to Process’
By John Rigolizzo Miami Dolphins tight end Darren Waller has a lot of emotions to process in his return to football. Waller joined the Dolphins in July after retiring from football in 2024. However, he had to wait until Week 4 to make his debut for Miami, but he made it count on Monday Night […]
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Pressure Mounts on EU to Push Beijing to Halt Russian Oil Imports
By Christy Lee Amid U.S. criticism of Beijing’s Russian oil imports fueling Moscow’s war against Ukraine, the European Union is facing U.S. pressure to target China’s economy with tariffs while urging it to help bring an end to the war. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, the executive arm of the […]
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Potential Player Signings Make for Wild MLB Free Agency Spending Spree
By Donald Laible Let the spending begin. For many MLB executives and fans, during the next few weeks, they will all become better multitaskers. Their concentration will be split between the progression of the postseason and which clubs could be courting would-be free agents. If the World Series should go to Game 7 on Nov. […]
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US Real Estate Industry Cautiously Optimistic About Fall Market
By Mary Prenon Despite a slight 0.2 percent dip in national home sales in August, real estate professionals nationwide remain cautiously optimistic about the fall market, which officially began on Sept. 22. In its September existing home sales report, published Sept. 25, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) described the August slip as a seasonally […]
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States Sue HHS Over Order to Remove ‘Gender Identity’ in K-12 Sex Education
By Bill Pan A coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration to keep materials they say “recognize and affirm gender identity” in their federally funded K-12 sex education programs. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Oregon, is co-led by the attorneys general of Minnesota, […]
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$400 Inflation Refund Checks Now Being Mailed Out to 8.2 Million NY Households
By Jack Phillips The state of New York will be mailing “inflation refund checks” to 8.2 million households, the governor’s office announced Friday. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said that up to $400 checks “will be mailed directly to eligible New Yorkers, with deliveries to continue throughout October and November” and that households do not need […]
