Mexico-born DC-based senior journalist @BBCWorld. WH Reporter. Ex-Reuters Mexico & NYC. Covering N. America now after stretches in the Mideast and LatAm.
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Zookeepers at the National Zoo say Dolly’s name matches the bold and feisty personality of their “most vocal” recent red panda cub.
Roughly 65% of the 20,000 votes cast were in favor of the name honoring the late Dolly Parton. wapo.st/4z3YAJd
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Critically ill cat named Rolo is saved by an emergency blood transfusion - from a dog trib.al/yAkrkAi
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This week, President Donald J. Trump will visit:
Monday: Park City, Kansas
Tuesday: Greenville, North Carolina
Wednesday: Clemson, South Carolina
Thursday: Sioux City, Iowa
Friday: Fort Myers, Florida
Saturday: Macon, Georgia
Sunday: St. Clair County, Michigan
Vice President JD Vance will visit:
Monday: Hendersonville, North Carolina
Wednesday: Cincinnati, Ohio
Thursday: North Platte, Nebraska
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63 years ago today, Félicette became the first cat to travel to space and safely return. On October 18, 1963, she took off on a French rocket from the Algerian Sahara. Her flight lasted about 13 minutes, and she reached an altitude of over 150 kilometers.
Here's archival footage of her training, launch, and return to Earth.
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.@realDonaldTrump holds a MAGA Inc. dinner at Mar-a-Lago. I asked him about Republican criticism of his decision to waive sanctions on Russia and he said this: “It’s a very good decision. And it’s going to be a decision that’s good for the country and I think good for the world.”
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A Russian lieutenant turned against his homeland and helped Ukraine kill hundreds of his comrades. Inside the deadliest sabotage campaign of the war. on.wsj.com/3TZ228w
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Two 6-month-old capybaras made their public debut at the San Francisco Zoo, marking the species’ return after eight years.
They arrived from the Sacramento Zoo through a conservation program, capybaras are the world’s largest rodents and are known for their love of water.
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NEW: Eric Deters has formally filed a defamation lawsuit against ex-ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle. Here is his email to Susie Wiles sent on Oct. 12.
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BBC News channel to launch on YouTube in the UK and USA
The launch is part of the BBC's wider YouTube strategy to reach new and younger audiences where they are.
Find out more ⤵️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/b…
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New: Katie Zacharia had less than 24 hours to prepare for her inaugural briefing, as she juggled a cross-country move, and only received briefing materials this morning.
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Our Chief Mouser Larry is back at Downing Street following a minor operation, and is recovering well.
He is feline much better but taking things one paw at a time.
We are grateful to the vets for their outstanding care.
ALT Larry the Cat returns to 10 Downing Street after a minor operation.
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Researchers who study the happiness of nations often look at measures like health and wealth. But a new study considered another factor as well: Cats.
Examining data from 93 countries, the study found a positive association between cats and happiness. wapo.st/4jFp9iX
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio this morning in #Iceland recreated one of the most iconic photos of Ronald Reagan's presidency.
The moment came exactly 40 years after the Gipper and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for the #Reykjavik Summit that signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Can only imagine what the moment was like for Rubio, who grew up idolizing Reagan.
As we wrote in our October cover story for Businessweek, in his 2012 memoir, "An American Son," Rubio recalled that his elders despised President Jimmy Carter for the humiliations of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. They threw their support behind Reagan’s 1980 election campaign, in hopes he’d confront the Soviet Union, Cuba’s patron, and restore American strength.
“I’ve been a Republican ever since,” Rubio wrote.
Read the full story here:
bloomberg.com/features/2026-…
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Sen Cotton is the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and President Trump has shared his cellphone number on Truth Social.
Trump posts GOP senator’s cell phone number over daylight savings act stall
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Comando, an adopted Chihuahua, has become Mexico's smallest National Guard member, helping the force build community trust in Mexico City despite its 350 dogs being mostly large breeds reut.rs/4d9h3ev
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NOW: WH and Chinese delegation are currently fighting on the south lawn regarding placement of official government cameras… USS is getting involved. Xi is expected in just a few minutes
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Chaos ahead of Xi Jinping’s arrival at the White House as the travelling Chinese press corps push and shove their way into position.
Lots of shouting and raised voices as they refuse to move for Secret Service.
A reminder that they trampled a White House staff member during Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing.
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A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week. politi.co/4dU7YX4
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NEW: DOJ is justifying President Trump's ban on media orgs by citing stories about sensitive topics like depleted U.S. munitions, the war in Iran, Trump's ballroom security features and ... bad "vibes" at the GOP midterm convention
w/ @joshgerstein
politico.com/news/2026/09/23…
