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PORTLAND, Maine — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The New England governor who told President Donald Trump to his face that she would see him in court now plans to challenge Maine’s Republican U.S. senator at the ballot box.Democratic Gov. Janet Mills cited her White House confrontation with the Republican president in February as proof that she should serve in the Senate, a bid she formally announced with a campaign launch video Tuesday. “I’ll stand up to Trump, just as I did in February,” Mills said in a telephone interview previewing her campaign with The Associated Press on Sunday. Mills’ comment…

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remained in expansionary territory in the third quarter, supported by growth in externally oriented sectors.Firms involved in wholesale trade, information and communications technology (ICT), and manufacturing continued to post gains, based on findings from the latest OCBC SME Index released on Tuesday (Oct 14).In contrast, most domestic-facing industries saw a slight pullback on softer local demand, the bank noted.The quarterly index, which tracks the business health and performance of SMEs, held steady at 50.5, unchanged from the previous quarter.A reading above 50 indicates an expansion in business activity from a year ago, while…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants shot and killed a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks on vaccine teams in the country.The attack took place in the Matta area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, once a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, a day after Pakistan launched a weeklong nationwide vaccination campaign to immunize 45 million children.Local police official Javed Khan said a team of female polio workers was administering drops to children in a house when “terrorists riding on a motorcycle opened fire” and…

The first woman to be elected governor of Maine is set to try and accomplish what no candidate in her state has managed in more than 30 years: to defeat Republican Susan Collins. But to even have the chance to do so, Democrat Janet Mills will first have to make it through what is already primed to be a contentious Senate primary between establishment voices and progressives at a crucial time in her party.Mills announced on Tuesday she will run in Maine’s 2026 Senate contest, offering Democrats one route to try to unseat the longtime GOP incumbent Collins and thin out…

ATHENS, Greece — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Athens Tuesday as Greece’s labor unions called the country’s second general strike this month to protest a new labor law.The 24-hour strike disrupted ferry schedules to and from the Greek islands while public transport in the capital was running on a reduced schedule, snarling traffic. No trains were running for the duration of the strike.Unions representing private sector workers and civil servants called the strike to protest a new labor law that will allow greater flexibility in working conditions, including allowing overtime to stretch occasional…

Italy and Israel face off in World Cup 2026 qualifying action. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch Italy vs. Israel and odds.How to watch Italy vs. IsraelDate: Tuesday, October 14, 2025Time: 2:45 p.m. ETTV: ViX+Live Boxscore: FOXSports.comItaly vs. Israel OddsItaly is favored to win the match. Check out the latest odds.Team FormBelow are the last 5 matches for each team and the results:Italy10/11: at Estonia (Win, 3-1)9/8: at Israel (Win, 5–4)9/5: vs Estonia (Win, 5–0)6/9: vs Moldova (Win, 2–0)6/6: at Norway (Loss, 3–0)Israel10/11: at Norway (Loss, 5-0)9/8: vs Italy (Loss, 5–4)9/5: at Moldova…

SAN FRANCISCO :Broadcom is launching a new networking chip on Tuesday that will help companies build artificial intelligence computing systems by stringing together hundreds of thousands of chips that crunch data, deepening its rivalry with Nvidia.The chip, called the Thor Ultra, enables computing infrastructure operators to deploy far more chips than they otherwise could, allowing them to build and run the large models used to power AI apps such as ChatGPT.The Thor Ultra will battle Nvidia’s networking interface chips and aim to further entrench Broadcom’s control of network communications inside data centers designed for AI applications.It comes after Broadcom on…

A fintech and property business which integrates elements of the homebuying process has secured a multimillion pound investment from Channel 4 in the state-owned broadcaster’s latest media-for-equity partnership.Sky News understands that OneDome will announce on Wednesday that it has struck a deal worth up to £7.5m with Channel 4 Ventures. OneDome’s HomeBuyer service provides mortgage advice, conveyancing and transaction management in a single fixed-price bundle sold for £999.Earlier this year, the company swooped to buy Trussle, the online mortgage broker which had previously raised funds from investors including Goldman Sachs.OneDome – chaired by the veteran former City lawyer Sir Nigel…

Andorra and Serbia face off in World Cup 2026 qualifying action. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch Andorra vs. Serbia and odds.How to watch Andorra vs. SerbiaDate: Tuesday, October 14, 2025Time: 2:45 p.m. ETTV: ViX+Live Boxscore: FOXSports.comAndorra vs. Serbia OddsSerbia is favored to win the match. Check out the latest odds.Team FormBelow are the last 5 matches for each team and the results:Andorra10/11: at Latvia (Draw, 2–2)9/9: at Estonia (Draw, 0–0)9/6: at England (Loss, 2–0)6/10: at Serbia (Loss, 3–0)6/7: vs England (Loss, 1–0)Serbia10/11: vs Albania (Loss, 1–0)9/9: vs England (Loss, 5–0)9/6: at Latvia…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he poses next to a sign before a family photo at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. Suzanne Plunkett | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump was in a bullish mood as he and other global leaders in Egypt signed on Monday the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, seen as a precursor to a possible peace deal between Hamas and Israel.”This took 3,000 years to get to this point, can you believe…