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Meta announces Muse monetization roadmap after strong quarter

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Muse Wonder is a new AI model.

Meta's capital expenditures for the full year are expected to be between $135 billion and $145 billion.

Meta increased its full-year 2026 projected total expenses to between $175 billion and $179 billion.

Zuckerberg said Meta is building the Meta Enterprise Platform led by CJ Desai, formerly CEO of MongoDB.

Muse was launched on September 8.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Ilhan Omar's home raided by US agents; Omar says raid was meant to intimidate voters

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Omar denied wrongdoing and accused the administration of political intimidation.

Omar said about 10 to 15 HSI agents executed a search warrant at her door at 6am and spent nearly five hours searching her residence.

Omar said she has a legal right to be a member of Congress.

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“Well, she could be. She could also go to jail.”
Donald Trump Said OCT 20 Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 2 sources

Trump was asked whether Omar could face deportation over alleged misstatements in her immigration paperwork.

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OCT 21

Critical security flaws in PHP programming language spark global cyber-security scramble

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Google said its Gemini AI contributed to efforts to assess the flaws, test potential attacks, and verify security patches.

The FBI warned that malicious actors could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute code remotely, putting sensitive data and networks at risk.

Amazon said its threat intelligence team detected attempts to exploit the vulnerabilities before they were publicly disclosed, using its MadPot threat detection system.

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El-Sayed clashes with GOP rival Rogers in fiery Senate debate

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Rogers questioned whether El-Sayed was for America or for terrorist groups overseas.

The debate marked the second between El-Sayed and Rogers before Michigan's midterm election.

Some members of Michigan's Jewish community have openly disavowed El-Sayed over his rhetoric on the war in Gaza and positions on Israel.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

OCT 22

Colombian president purges National Museum of works promoting 'communism'

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The White House released a report in July branding leaders of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History as radical activists.

De la Espriella is a conservative Trump ally.

De la Espriella said he wants to prevent cultural institutions from being taken over by what he calls "atheist social communism".

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“The government is making serious efforts in a cultural battle that probably doesn’t exist,”
Estefania Cardozo Said OCT 21 Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 1 source

A political scientist protesting outside the National Museum said the government was fighting a non-existent cultural battle to erase identities.

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Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin for Ukraine war talks; American teacher Stephen Hubbard released by Russia

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CBS News reported that Hubbard had been in poor health and was expected to be flown to Texas for treatment.

Russian state news agency Ria Novosti reported that Witkoff brought documents outlining approaches to the peace process.

Putin said during the meeting that the first shipment of Russian diesel under a deal with Washington would leave Russia in two to three days.

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OCT 22

Bank of Korea holds rates after President Lee calls for boosting housing supply

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The IMF projected South Korea's growth at 3.3% for the whole of 2026.

South Korea's GDP growth came in at 3.8% and 3.7% for the first and second quarters respectively.

Inflation in South Korea came in at 2.9% in September.

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Josh Jacobs says he is 'remorseful' after domestic abuse arrest

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Reported video footage of the alleged battery would corroborate the victim's claims.

Jacobs filed a civil suit calling for an injunction and protective order surrounding evidence, specifically surveillance footage of the incident, to restrict public access to records of the case.

Josh Jacobs said he is remorseful and sorry for putting the team in the situation.

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“Sometimes, when you go through life, situations occur, and a four-second, three-second decision can alter your life honestly. With that being said, still a human being, man, still trying to learn, still trying to grow from the whole process. Actually learned a lot throughout this whole process, legally and just personally.”
Josh Jacobs Said DATE NOT STATED Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 1 source

Jacobs reflected on his offseason domestic abuse arrest and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property.

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Tigray resumes daily life amid fears of wider war

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In March, Tigray's interim administration said it could no longer cover monthly salaries for about 137,000 civil servants because expected federal budget transfers had not arrived.

ACLED reported Eritrean troops crossing the border at Zalambessa.

Eritrea's government said Ethiopia's accusations amounted to a declaration of war and called on the Security Council to take action against Ethiopia.

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Kansas Senate rivals distance themselves from party leaders in fiery debate

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Roger Marshall is a Republican senator from Kansas.

Hamilton said he did not want biological males competing against his 12-year-old granddaughter in sports.

Trump traveled to Kansas on Monday to campaign for Marshall.

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“If you want the Trump agenda to continue, if you want secure borders, if you want a strong military, if you want lower taxes, then you â and you voted for President Trump â you need to come out.”
Roger Marshall Said OCT 21 Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 1 source

Marshall continued urging Trump voters to support him by citing the Trump agenda's priorities.

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Texas Senate race: George W. Bush's brother backs Democrat James Talarico; Talarico fires back at Elon Musk

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Musk's money to the Senate Leadership Fund went to Texas PAC, a group backing Ken Paxton.

James Talarico fired back at Elon Musk for an X post saying there is something deeply wrong with Talarico.

Paxton's campaign raised $18 million in the third quarter.

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“Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants our taxpayer dollars. He wants his very own personal United States Senator. He is trying to buy Texas. But on Nov. 3, we are going to send a clear message to the world's first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.”
James Talarico Said OCT 21 Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 1 source

Talarico delivered the remarks at a campaign speech calling out Musk's spending to back his opponent, Ken Paxton.

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OCT 21

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck NFL TV partnership heading for split

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Fox Sports handed Tom Brady a 10-year, $375m contract in 2022.

ESPN said it 'won't be addressing talent contract specifics publicly before the Super Bowl'.

Troy Aikman retired from playing at age 34 after concussions and back injuries.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith. We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government,”
Kid Rock Said OCT 17 Reported OCT 22 verbatim · 2 sources

Kid Rock described on Fox & Friends the White House dinner he attended with Trump, Maher, and Smith.

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