Ca-2012 President: 56% Obama (d), 37% Romney (r) (usc/la Times)

The end may not be near, but the end is clear—according to those who have kept a close eye on Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, since a military coup toppled its civilian government in 2021. While the fighting between the junta and armed resistance groups was locked in a stalemate for the first two years of the conflict, observers note that the third year has seen the military on the back foot. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The protracted conflict has been estimated to have killed over 50,000 people and displaced around three million.

A man wearing a "Let's Go Brandon" hat grew incensed when told he could not vote while wearing political paraphernalia of any kind. So he did what any other self-respecting MAGA idiot would do: he started a fight with poll workers. "You f--king b---h," the man replied, before adding, "It's my mother f--kin' right to" wear the hat.

For the first two days after Hurricane Helene, Ken Floyd, a 41-year-old general manager of the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Mountain, North Carolina, was in a state of stress. The father of three was trapped at home with his family as a landslide rampaged the surrounding area, taking down trees and impacting roads, barring his ability to check in on others.

I was losing faith in superheroes. We all were. Just look at the box office where stories with new characters like Madame Web and The Crow are bombing. And even superheroes who shot to stardom in the last few years are floundering. Joker: Folie à Deux flopped despite the fact that its predecessor made $1 billion worldwide.

One would think a congressional representative would, you know, live in the district he supposedly represents but that's not the case for Republican Nick LaLota, who lives in Amityville on the western end of Long Island, closer to New York City. His opponent, Democrat John Avlon, formerly of CNN, has lived in Sag Harbor for over ten years. Source: Daily Beast A GOP representative is running for re-election in a New York district where he doesn’t actually live.

So here's a classic October surprise in Pennsylvania! Although the book with this information has been out there for months, no one really mentioned it until the race between Sen. Bob Casey and Dave McCormick tightened up. Via WHYY: Katina Stefanova left the Connecticut-based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates under strained circumstances.