Increasingly, his mind was preoccupied with extremist views and conspiracy theories, including secret government cabals and false-flag operations.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2026
Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
Both candidates have support from prominent Democratic figures, but their coalitions differ.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
3 Nov. 2026
Segalovitz says the purpose of his partnership with Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas was to show that Jews and Arabs can build political coalitions across racial and religious divides.
In Mexico, the cartels have been using drones to attack each other or Mexican law enforcement.
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Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Oct. 2026
Plot summary Set in 1980s West Texas, the film follows Vietnam War veteran Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who happens upon the bloody aftermath of a desert shoot-out resulting from a drug deal gone wrong between American and Mexican cartels.
The future of fit combines foot scanning technology, 3D foot data and AI, giving brands, retailers and consumers the intelligence to achieve a better fit.
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2026
Farming jobs evaporated as technologies, from fertilizers to combines, enabled greater productivity, automation, and consolidation.
Aegis Rider Inertial sensors inside the helmet measure movement along three positional axes and rotation across three additional axes, allowing the system to track the rider's head movements and orientation.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2026
The Europol report, meanwhile, revealed that these heists are increasingly using tools such as sledgehammers, axes, crowbars –– and even explosives.
The final results will depend on the math and negotiations among broader alliances.
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Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2026
Arab parties won a record number of seats and looked set to play the role of kingmaker, but both main alliances appeared reluctant to take the unprecedented step of working with them.
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