Tennessee officials are searching for Jacob Morley, a 28-year-old convicted murderer who escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville on Sunday evening. Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of Cody Birchfield; officials urged the public not to approach him and to report information to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
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The Tennessee Department of Correction announced Morley's escape on Monday.
Prison staff noticed Morley was missing at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, according to local reports.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed Morley crossing the prison perimeter fence while wearing his TDOC uniform.
TDOC describes Morley as 5 feet 11 inches tall and 240 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair.
Morley received a life sentence for murdering Cody Birchfield in 2022.
Birchfield's body was found buried beneath Morley's home about a month after he was reported missing.
Morley was also convicted of aggravated burglary, evidence tampering, evading arrest and vandalism.
TDOC asked the public not to try to apprehend Morley and to report information about his whereabouts to its tip line.
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Anthropic filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, with a possible debut next month. The offering could raise as much as $100 billion, but its size and valuation are not set; the filing reports rapid revenue growth alongside large losses and outlines plans to fund expansion.
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Anthropic filed a 335-page registration document for an initial public offering.
The company plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol ANT.
Reports cited in the article say the IPO could raise as much as $100 billion, potentially exceeding SpaceX’s reported $86 billion offering earlier this year.
Anthropic’s valuation and the IPO’s final offering price and proceeds have not been established.
The filing says Anthropic’s net loss was $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with $13 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Anthropic said it may use IPO proceeds to acquire businesses and technology and invest in infrastructure.
CEO Dario Amodei recently argued in an essay for slowing development of the most advanced AI models.
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI leaders and competes with OpenAI and other AI companies.
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The Pentagon is urging Congress to retain provisions in the annual defense policy bill that would authorize changing the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War. The article says President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have supported the change.
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The Pentagon is pressing Congress to keep the name-change provisions in the annual defense policy bill.
The provisions would formally authorize renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
The article identifies Donald Trump as the current president and a supporter of the change.
The article identifies Pete Hegseth as secretary of war and a supporter of the change.
The article notes that many in Washington would have left the department’s name unchanged.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that military escalation involving Iran and Gulf nations could have devastating consequences. Egypt’s foreign minister said Cairo is in daily contact with Tehran, Washington and regional partners to prevent another full-scale military clash.
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Antonio Guterres warned of devastating consequences from military escalation involving Iran and Gulf nations.
Guterres specifically warned of escalation in the Gulf region.
Egypt’s foreign minister said Cairo is in daily contact with Tehran.
The minister said Cairo is also in daily contact with Washington and regional partners.
Egypt says it is pursuing those contacts to prevent another full-scale military clash.
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House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a staff report calling for an independent special counsel to investigate President Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The report cites accounts involving 11 women, including allegations of serious sexual misconduct by five; the allegations are disputed, and no criminal findings against Trump are reported in the article.
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The report says accounts from 11 women connect Trump to Epstein’s circle in different ways; it says five women directly accuse Trump of serious sexual misconduct in Epstein’s company or presence.
The White House denied the allegations and said Trump had been fully exonerated of anything related to Epstein.
Democratic committee staff accused the Justice Department of improperly withholding Epstein-related records and impeding investigative efforts; these are staff conclusions, not findings by the full committee or a court.
An email from an assistant U.S. attorney said flight records showed Trump aboard Epstein’s private jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.
The same email listed Ghislaine Maxwell, later convicted of offenses connected to Epstein, on at least four of those flights.
Trump has said he ended his relationship with Epstein and barred him from Mar-a-Lago.
A July 2025 Justice Department and FBI memo said Epstein harmed more than 1,000 victims, but investigators found no incriminating client list or credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent people.
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A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority, removing Aleksandar Vucic from power. University professors and experts are taking over, and efforts to restore state institutions are beginning.
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A student-led list won Serbia’s elections by a convincing majority.
The election result ousted Aleksandar Vucic from power.
Vucic is moving into opposition.
Vucic had been in power for 14 years.
University professors and experts are taking over.
The new leadership faces work to recover state institutions.
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Democrats and outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told major banks and U.S. port authorities that Congress may investigate Russian diesel imports. The letters followed President Donald Trump’s statement that the United States would import the fuel.
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The lawmakers sent letters to major banks and several U.S. port authorities.
The letters said that importing Russian diesel into the United States raises significant concerns.
The lawmakers said Congress may investigate the imports.
The article identifies Thom Tillis as a Republican senator from North Carolina who is leaving office.
President Donald Trump said the United States would import Russian diesel.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had waited nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve Patriot missile deliveries. Ukraine faces shortages as Russia continues drone and missile attacks, while the Pentagon said its policy on defense supplies provided through NATO partners had not changed.
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Zelensky said he had asked Ukrainian officials to raise the missile-delivery issue with the United States again.
Ukraine is seeking Patriot interceptor missiles from several countries, according to Zelensky.
Zelensky said Ukraine received 24 Patriot interceptor missiles over the previous three months.
He told ABC News that Ukraine needed an average of 350 Patriot interceptors per month and had asked European leaders for about 300 as part of a winter aid package.
Zelensky said Ukraine was also waiting for deliveries of NASAMS air-defense systems.
A senior Pentagon official said there had been no change to U.S. policy on capabilities provided by European countries to Ukraine, and that the PURL initiative continued unchanged.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia attacked overnight with 140 drones and three missiles; local officials reported damage to an energy site in the Khmelnytskyi region.
The article said Hegseth has urged Europe to provide most aid to Ukraine and has cited U.S. stockpiles as a priority.
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More than 60 people were killed in attacks on Christians in three areas of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. A local official blamed a newly formed rebel coalition that includes the Oromo Liberation Army, but the group has not commented on these attacks and has denied responsibility for previous ones.
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The attacks took place in the Shirka district of Oromia.
A church statement said 20 houses were burned.
An eyewitness told BBC Amharic that five of those killed were children.
A church official said security forces arrived but could not stop the attacks.
Many residents have fled the area.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council reported that 458 people had been killed in attacks in the area over the previous four years.
The Oromo Liberation Army denies government allegations that it carried out previous attacks on civilians and religious sites.
Reports have also documented attacks against Muslims in the area.
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A federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York in July 2025. Judge Jesse Furman rejected the government’s argument that the president has unrestricted authority to remove federal prosecutors.
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Comey served as an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade.
Comey sued the Justice Department and others after her firing.
Her lawsuit argued that the termination violated the Constitution’s separation of powers, First Amendment, and Fifth Amendment due process protections.
Comey said she may have been fired because she is James Comey’s daughter or because of her perceived political views.
Furman said the government’s argument conflicted with nearly two centuries of Supreme Court precedent.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Israelis are set to elect a parliament, followed a week later by U.S. voters choosing a new Congress. The article says the results could affect regional conflicts, especially the war with Iran, as well as U.S. policy and the global economy.
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The article says Israel’s parliamentary election will take place on Tuesday and the U.S. congressional election one week later.
Republicans Overseas Israel estimates that about 500,000 Israelis with U.S. passports can vote in both elections.
The group’s chairman, Marc Zell, said about 10,000 absentee ballots from Israel could be cast in Michigan’s close Senate race.
The article says a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran began in February, damaged military targets and killed much of Iran’s leadership, but did not overthrow the Iranian government.
Iran retaliated across the Gulf and took control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the article.
During the campaign, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the prospect of another attack on Iran and repeated claims about its nuclear threat without providing evidence, the article says.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Netanyahu’s reelection campaign and said the two leaders should “soon finish the job” in Iran.
The article reports speculation that Trump restrained Netanyahu from attacking before the elections because higher energy prices could hurt U.S. Republicans; it also says Netanyahu could seek a unity government if he loses power.
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Sen. Kevin Cramer is urging Congress to reauthorize and modernize the Export-Import Bank by Dec. 31. He says the move would help the United States compete with China in global energy markets and protect more than 45,000 U.S. jobs.
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Sen. Kevin Cramer is calling on Congress to act on the Export-Import Bank.
Cramer wants Congress to reauthorize the bank by Dec. 31.
He is also calling for the bank to be modernized.
Cramer says the changes would help the United States compete with China in global energy markets.
Cramer says the changes would protect more than 45,000 U.S. jobs.
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A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, in July 2025. Judge Jesse Furman reinstated her retroactively and ordered the Trump administration to pay her back wages through Dec. 20, when she accepted another job.
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Furman said Comey's firing violated the Civil Service Reform Act and the constitutional separation of powers.
Comey had worked as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan since 2015.
The Justice Department said Attorney General Pam Bondi directed Comey's removal and that Todd Blanche later ratified it.
Comey said she received no explanation for her dismissal and alleged that she was fired because President Trump dislikes her father, James Comey.
The Justice Department said Comey had received outstanding performance ratings from 2019 through 2024.
The Trump administration argued that the president had authority under Article II to remove her and that Congress could not restrict the removal of federal prosecutors.
Furman rejected the administration's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit and ruled that the federal court could hear the case.
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Disney parks have scheduled several attraction refurbishments and closures for 2027, with the longest listed shutdowns at Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. Walt Disney World’s Carousel of Progress is expected to reopen in late spring 2027 after updates to its scenes and voice cast.
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Walt Disney World’s Carousel of Progress has been closed since July 6, 2026, and Disney expects it to reopen in late spring 2027.
Disney plans to add Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan Cranston to the Carousel of Progress voice cast and update its 1980s scene.
Disneyland Paris’s Crush’s Coaster closed on September 7, 2026, and is expected to remain closed until summer 2027.
Disney says the Crush’s Coaster work includes replacing parts of the track and upgrading operating, sensor, and communications technology.
At Tokyo Disneyland, Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions is scheduled to close January 6 through March 31, 2027.
Other Tokyo Disneyland closures include Peter Pan’s Flight, Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, and Mickey’s PhilharMagic.
At Tokyo DisneySea, Journey to the Center of the Earth is scheduled to close January 8 through March 8, 2027.
Both sections of the Tokyo DisneySea Electric Railway are scheduled to close January 8 through February 10, 2027.
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A France 24 arts program reports that U.S. rapper Macklemore is holding charity stadium shows to raise money for Palestine. The episode also covers music releases and news, including John Legend’s album “Muse” and the debut album by French band Chest.
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The program focuses in part on Macklemore’s charity stadium shows to raise funds for Palestine.
Jennifer Ben Brahim hosts the arts24 music program.
John Legend has released his 11th album, “Muse.”
“Muse” is John Legend’s first collaboration with Pharrell Williams, described in the article as a close friend.
French band Chest has released its debut album, “Happy, Broken.”
The article describes Chest’s sound as a blend of punk, shoegaze and industrial techno.
The episode also discusses music by Queens of the Stone Age and Sampa the Great.
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Israeli bulldozers demolished factories and nearby buildings in Hebron after a shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian attackers. The demolitions, military closures and evacuations disrupted local businesses and residents; one factory owner estimated his family’s losses at 60 million shekels ($19 million).
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The factories belonged to Sufyan al-Qawasmi’s family and produced ceramics and marble.
The family’s businesses employed more than 70 people and exported goods to Israel.
Al-Qawasmi said he received no warning and could not remove most of the stock before demolition.
He estimated that 1,300 square metres of property was destroyed and losses reached at least 60 million shekels ($19 million).
The demolition also destroyed a three-storey house and other commercial facilities nearby.
Israeli forces closed Hebron’s entrances, conducted raids and arrests, and evacuated more than 3,000 Palestinians from their homes.
The Hebron Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the city accounts for about 42 percent of Palestinian GDP and has more than 23,000 economic establishments.
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Block’s AI model Dessa can hold natural-sounding, real-time conversations, including interruptions and laughter. The article describes possible uses in media and customer service, while warning that convincing AI voices could enable scams and impersonation in politics and national security.
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Block says Dessa was trained only on recorded human conversation.
Dessa can listen and speak at the same time, interrupt, laugh, and murmur.
The model is a research preview, and the article says its demonstrations were hand-picked.
Natural-sounding AI voices could lower production costs in media and make automated services easier to use.
The article notes that AI voice technology may threaten jobs for actors and customer service workers.
The FBI has warned that scammers use AI to improve fraudulent messages, and the article warns that voice imitation could make phone scams more convincing.
The article cites a past impostor who used an AI imitation of Marco Rubio’s voice to contact foreign officials and U.S. public figures.
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A federal judge ruled that Maurene Comey’s July 2025 firing as a federal prosecutor was unlawful. The judge ordered her reinstatement retroactive to the firing date and back pay through December 20, 2025, when she appeared to have taken another job.
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U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman issued the ruling Monday.
Comey worked for nearly a decade as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan.
She worked on several high-profile cases, including Sean “Diddy” Combs’s trial.
Comey sued the Justice Department and other defendants after her firing.
She alleged that officials fired her because she is the daughter of James Comey or because of her perceived political views.
The judge rejected the government’s argument that limits on firing federal prosecutors unconstitutionally restrict presidential power.
The article said the Justice Department and Comey’s lawyers had been contacted for comment.
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U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor. He ordered the department to provide her with back pay and rejected the Trump administration’s argument that it had constitutional authority to fire her.
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The ruling was issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman.
Maurene Comey is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
The Justice Department terminated Maurene Comey last year.
Furman ruled that her firing was unlawful.
The judge ordered the Justice Department to provide her with back pay.
The Trump administration argued that it had constitutional authority to fire her; Furman rejected that argument.
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French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out declaring a state of emergency for now as the government sought to bring weeks of protests to a close. The demonstrations have included violence and have been driven by anger over the rising cost of living.
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Macron headed to Marseille on Monday.
The French government sought to draw a line under weeks of protests.
The protests have been marred by violence.
Anger over the rising cost of living has fueled widespread demonstrations.
Nationwide demonstrations on October 17 escalated into rioting.
The article described the October 17 rioting as among France’s worst in years.
The article was issued on October 26, 2026.
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