Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island

A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China, officials said Monday. But it turned out the cruiser wasn't alone as it sailed about 86 miles (138 kilometers) north of Alaska's Kiska Island, on Sept. Two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer, were spotted in single formation, the patrol boat, known as a cutter called Kimball, discovered.

Watch Pete Buttigieg's Devastating Takedown of Fla.'s Ron DeSantis

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has taken Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task over the anti-LGBTQ+ politician flying asylum seekers from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Obviously, there are issues with the border and with migration, but these are the kinds of stunts you see from people who don't have a solution,” Buttigieg said in an interview with journalist Evan Smith at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival. His comments drew applause from the audience.

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  Comments on DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard, more in this week's Sound Off

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  ‘They were preyed upon’: immigration lawyers denounce transport of migrants

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'I love being with her': Trump says in new book that New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman is like his 'psychiatrist'

Donald Trump once said New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman was like his "psychiatrist." Haberman said that while Trump treats many people like his psychiatrists, "almost no one really knows him." Haberman covered Trump's presidency extensively and interviewed him for her forthcoming book.

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  Trump says NYT’s Haberman ‘like my psychiatrist’

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  Trump told Maggie Haberman she was ‘like his psychiatrist’

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Philippines to shut 175 offshore gambling firms, deport 40,000 Chinese workers

The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalised on the country's liberal gaming laws to target customers in China, where gambling is banned. At their peak, Philippine offshore gambling operators, or POGOs, employed more than 300,000 Chinese workers, but the pandemic and higher taxes have forced many to operate elsewhere.

Putin Ally Teases Secret Meetings ‘That Could Destroy’ America

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei disclosed on Monday that he attended a series of confidential meetings with European and American leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last week. The foreign minister of Belarus, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin's even as Russia wages war in Ukraine, declined to elaborate on the substance of the meetings. Makei only alluded vaguely to the idea that the meetings would be damaging to the United States should their contents leak out into the public eye.

Mobilised Russians call hotline to ask how to surrender

ALONA MAZURENKO – MONDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2022, 21:55 Andrii Yusov, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, said that the ministry's hotline has received many calls from Russians who had recently been called up and who are now asking how to surrender to Ukraine. Source: Yusov on the 24/7 national joint newscast Quote: The hotline has received a lot of calls from Russians who were called up recently, and even from some who have even been called up yet. They're calling and asking 'What should I do if I get called up?

Burger King employee slams customer who complained uniform was 'a distraction': 'She's mad at the wrong person'

A Burger King employee posted a fed-up TikTok after a customer allegedly told her that her uniform was “too distracting” for the woman's husband. In this case, the Burger King employee, who goes by @rockefeller.o and Lala on the app, explained that she received the complaint while she was working. Lala then showed off her uniform in the video, which was a collared Burger King shirt and black jeans, before she flipped off the camera.

Brooklyn man identified as Capitol rioter who reportedly received phone call from White House on Jan. 6

A Brooklyn man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been identified as the recipient of a mysterious nine-second phone call from the White House placed during the riot. Anton Lunyk, 26, of Midwood, Brooklyn, admitted joining the attack with two buddies and is the owner of the phone to which someone at the White House briefly called during the riot, CNN reported Monday. The mystery call was revealed by former Jan. 6 committee staffer and ex-Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., in an interview on CBS News' “60 Minutes“ on Sunday.

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  Rioter allegedly called by White House on Jan. 6 identified as New York man

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  Trump news - live: Jan 6 rioter called by White House is named as Mark Meadows election plot texts revealed

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Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena that orders him to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos filed the lawsuit on Sunday in federal court in Wisconsin arguing that the subpoena falls outside the scope of the committee's investigation into last year's Capitol attack and infringes on his legislative immunity from civil process. Vos, who had a falling out with Trump this summer, also alleged that the short notice of the subpoena placed an undue burden on him.

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  Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas Wisconsin Speaker about Trump call

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  Speaker Robin Vos subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee on Trump phone call

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A 74-year-old convenience store clerk was caught on video defending herself from a robber during a shift, but her boss said he didn't believe it happened the way she described it and fired her, she said

But her boss, she said, did not believe that the robbery occurred as Moreno described. A 74-year-old woman says she was fired after she told her boss at a convenience store that a robber who had come in during one of her shifts had a knife on him, CBS Colorado reported. The woman, Mary Moreno, said a robber came in to Circle-K in Westminster, Colorado, where she worked during one of her night shifts when she had been scheduled to work alone, CBS Colorado reported.

Former Australian Surf Pro Chris Davidson Killed After One-Punch Pub Fight

Legendary former pro-surfer Chris Davidson is believed to be the victim of a lethal attack in a country bar in the Australian state of New South Wales. Davidson was reportedly punched in the face outside of South West Rocks Country Club in South West Rocks on Saturday around 11 p.m., causing Davidson to fall and hit his head on the pavement. The attacker is alleged to be Grant Coleman, the brother of NSW Waratahs head rugby union coach, Darren Coleman, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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  Former professional surfer killed in bar fight in Australia

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  Former Surfing Star Chris Davidson Dead at 45 After Getting Punched Outside Bar

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Ukrainians involved in Russian-backed referendums face treason charges, prison term

KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainians who help Russian-backed referendums to annexe large swathes of the country will face treason charges and at least five years in jail, Ukraine's presidential adviser said, as voting in four regions entered its last day. "We have lists of names of people who have been involved in some way," presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick. Podolyak said Ukrainians who were forced to vote would not be punished.

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  Kremlin says no decision yet on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop men fleeing

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  UK sanctions Russians linked to 'sham' referendums in Ukraine

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Mysterious fires and explosions at sensitive Russian sites are hints of a hallmark mission for special-operations units

For months, important facilities across Russia have been hit by mysterious fires and explosions. In a matter of a days this month, Ukrainian forces managed to liberate more territory than the Russian military captured and held over six months of war. For months now, sensitive sites and important facilities throughout Russia have been hit by mysterious fires and explosions, hinting at a sabotage campaign that is the hallmark of special-operations forces.

Leaping deer soars high over moving car to avoid collision, Michigan video shows

Dash camera video captured an impressive display of athleticism from a panicked deer inches from disaster in Michigan. A state trooper was driving at night along a road near the town of St. Joseph, in southwest Michigan, when a small group of deer suddenly burst out of the treeline, video shared Sept. 22 by the Michigan State Police shows. For a split second, the sedan seems to be in the clear — then headlights reveal another deer running into the road, directly toward the vehicle, video shows.

Two key questions as Congress scrutinizes records from Trump's accountant

The New York attorney general's lawsuit against Donald Trump last week revealed new details about the former president's finances, but a Congressional probe could soon unveil additional documents that he's long been trying to shield from public view. The accounting firm Mazars Group, which handled Trump's account for decades, has handed over some of its documents to both Congress and the New York attorney general's office, potentially providing new revelations after six years of delay. The documents from 2014-2018, which Mazars is providing to comply with a legal settlement, could shed light on potential conflicts of interest.

This Is What 35 Years Old Looks Like For 68 Celebs Throughout The Past 50 Years

68. And last but not least, Blake Lively, who is currently 35:

Florida is headed for a 'near worst-case scenario' with Hurricane Ian. Here's what a Category 5 storm would look like.

Forecasters expect the storm to increase to a Category 3 as it heads towards Florida. A Category 5 storm would be devastating and produce a 26-foot flood. As Hurricane Ian intensifies and heads toward the Florida Gulf Coast, forecasters are sounding the alarm for what could become a Category 3 storm with 111 mph winds.

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  Space station flies over Hurricane Ian

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  Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4

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Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first mobilisation since World War Two. Patriarch Kirill is a key Putin ally and backer of the invasion. He has previously criticised those who oppose the war and called on Russians to rally round the Kremlin.

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  Head of Russian church tells soldiers that death in Ukraine will cleanse their sins

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  Patriarch Kirill says dying in war against Ukraine "cleanses away all sins"

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Putin’s Top Cheerleaders Panic Over Russian Army ‘Mutiny’

Russia's “partial mobilization” cast another shadow on the already dire situation its Armed Forces are facing in Ukraine. The situation is so grotesque that even Russian President Vladimir Putin's biggest cheerleaders find themselves trashing the way the mobilization is being conducted. Top pro-Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and head of RT Margarita Simonyan spent much of the broadcast of the state TV show Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov complaining about the issues with the mobilization. Simonyan added that after listening to Putin's announcement and the follow-up message from Russia's Defense Ministry, she was under the impression that only people with prior military experience were subject to mobilization—but that's not what happened.

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  Kremlin says no decisions taken on border closure amid mobilisation

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  Russia Desperately Tries to Sell Its Ukraine War Draft as Citizens Flee

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NC case at Supreme Court ‘should keep every American up at night,’ ex-AG Eric Holder says

But in recent years a growing number of state supreme courts — including North Carolina's, earlier this year — have started cracking down on partisan gerrymandering. This case seeks to put a stop to that, by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to ban state courts from ruling on anything related to federal elections. In addition to gerrymandering, that could also affect issues like voter ID, felon voting rights or the rules for early voting, mail-in voting and more.

Fetterman fires back at Tucker Carlson over tattoo insults

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate, on Sunday fired back at Fox News host Tucker Carlson over comments mocking his tattoos during a show earlier this month. Fetterman, in an op-ed for NBC News, called the monologue “unhinged” and explained how the nine tattoos on his right forearm indicate the dates when someone died violently in Braddock, Pa., while Fetterman served as mayor.

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  John Fetterman Draws Blood After Tucker Carlson Needles Him On 'Fake' Tattoos

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  John Fetterman Claps Back at Tucker Carlson’s Tattoo Critiques: ‘They Are Reminders of the People We Have Lost’

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Take a look at China's fleet of destroyers, including the Type 055, which cost $920 million to build and is considered one of the country's most powerful warships

The US, China's primary rival, has the second-largest navy in the world, with 296 ships, per a 2022 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Though it is smaller than China's People's Liberation Army Navy, the US Navy is still widely considered the most powerful in the world today given its presence, partnerships, experience, and technology. China, though, is determined to build a world-class military able to fight and win wars.

Pakistan's finance minister says he will formally resign from role

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's finance minister Miftah Ismail said on Sunday he planned to formally resign from the role, a change that comes as the country grapples with an economic crisis exacerbated by destructive flooding. "I have verbally resigned as Finance Minister," Ismail said in a Tweet, adding that he had signalled his plans to the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting. "I will tender a formal resignation upon reaching Pakistan," he added.