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A Democratic Senate aide said that if Democrats retake the Senate, they plan investigations into private equity's effect on living costs, data center taxation, and AI concerns.

A train crash in Spain killed multiple people, including a young athlete and a former minister; names are being released and there is public grief and anger.

Alaska's Republican governor ordered a probe into allegations that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate named Dan Sullivan to split the vote.

Leaked audio from the Spain train crash appears to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

Israeli opposition accused Netanyahu of trying to delegitimize the election; Likud alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties “stole” the election after losing its majority.

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A Democratic Senate aide said that if Democrats retake the Senate, they plan investigations into private equity's effect on living costs, data center taxation, and AI concerns.

US Senate Democrats plan to launch investigations into an array of issues, ranging ‌from private equity’s impact on living costs to data center taxation and fears about AI, if they retake the chamber in next week's midterm elections, a key Democratic Senate aide said

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Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Private+equity%2C+data+centers+in+crosshairs+of+US+Senate+Democrats%2C+aide+says/27259587.

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Alaska's Republican governor ordered a probe into allegations that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate named Dan Sullivan to split the vote.

Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate - The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan.

Original post · the BBC

[bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vgx0zrpk6no?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss) NAMES: Dan Sullivan = Republican U.S. senator from Alaska (and the na

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Leaked audio from the Spain train crash appears to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

Watch: What leaked audio reveals about Spain train crash - Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

Original post · the BBC

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Israeli opposition accused Netanyahu of trying to delegitimize the election; Likud alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties “stole” the election after losing its majority.

Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'delegitimise' election - The PM's Likud party has alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties "stole" the election after his coalition lost its majority.

Original post · the BBC

[bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdd8qdl9e0eo?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss) NAMES: Netanyahu = Israeli Prime Minister; Likud = his party.

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What the hosts said

BThe Wall Street Journal just posted that the U.S. expelled a Cuban diplomat after a shouting match at the UN.
BExpelled? That's a big step. What actually happened?
BCuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, interrupted Ambassador Mike Waltz mid-speech, and they went at it on the floor.
BI saw the clip. Waltz was criticizing Havana's leadership, and Rodríguez just started yelling from the gallery.
BThe session was briefly suspended. But the expulsion part? The Journal says it, but I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere else.
BRight. The Miami Herald has the shouting match, but no word on a diplomat being kicked out. So let's hold on that.
BStill, the fact that it got that heated at the UN says a lot about where U.S.-Cuba relations are right now.
BIt's not exactly the quiet diplomacy era. Waltz has been blunt about Cuba from day one.
BAnd Rodríguez clearly decided he wasn't going to sit there and take it. You can argue about the decorum, but he made his point.
BMade his point by shouting down a speech? That's not diplomacy, that's a tantrum.
BWell, it got our attention. And now we're talking about Cuba, which was probably the goal.
BFair. But if the expulsion is real, that's a serious escalation. We'll update when it's confirmed.
BMeanwhile, the Journal also has reporters aboard the USS George Washington in the Strait of Hormuz.
BU.S. troops running around the clock to maintain the Iranian blockade and protect ships. That's a massive operation.
BAnd it's been going on for weeks now. The Navy is basically the reason oil is still moving through there.
BThe Journal's reporting is solid, but the details are still coming in. We'll keep an eye on it.
BDifferent world entirely: Senate Democrats are already planning their investigations if they win next week.
BReuters says they'd go after private equity's effect on living costs, data center taxes, and AI fears.
BSo the midterms aren't even over, and they're already writing subpoenas. That's confidence.
BOr it's a message to voters: put us in charge, and we'll hold these industries accountable.
BPrivate equity and living costs? That's a real issue. These firms bought up housing and drove rents through the roof.
BBut data center taxation? That's a new one. And AI fears? That's a whole can of worms.
BI think it's smart politics. People are angry about housing costs, and private equity is an easy target.
BEasy target, sure. But is it the right target? The housing shortage is mostly zoning and regulation.
BOh, come on. When a hedge fund buys a thousand homes and turns them into rentals, that's not zoning.
BIt's a factor, but it's not the main driver. The main driver is we haven't built enough homes for decades.
BBoth can be true. But voters don't care about nuance. They care that their rent went up forty percent.
BAnd Democrats are going to ride that anger. The question is whether investigations actually fix anything.
BThey rarely do. But they make good headlines, and that's half the game.
BSpeaking of headlines, the Spain train crash is getting worse. Leaked audio shows one train was cleared to move while another was stalled.
BThat's from the BBC. And the victims include a young athlete and a former minister. The country is furious.
BIf that audio is accurate, someone in that control center made a catastrophic call. And now families want answers.
BThis is the kind of thing that brings down governments. Spain's rail system was supposed to be one of the best in Europe.
BAnd one clearance decision, one moment of confusion, and dozens of people are gone. It's heartbreaking.
BThe investigation will be brutal. And it should be. Those families deserve the truth.
BMeanwhile, in Alaska, the governor has ordered a probe into a Democratic campaign's alleged links to a spoiler candidate.
BThe New York Times reported Democrats recruited a guy named Dan Sullivan to split the vote from the Republican senator, also Dan Sullivan.
BThat's... actually kind of brilliant in a cynical way. Same name, same ballot, confused voters.
BIt's also potentially illegal. If they coordinated with the campaign, that's election interference.
BThe governor, a Republican, wants answers. And honestly, so do I. This is exactly the kind of thing that erodes trust.
BBut let's be clear: the allegations are from the Times, and the probe is just starting. No one's proven anything yet.
BRight. But if it's true, it's a dirty trick that should be prosecuted. If it's false, it's a smear. Either way, ugly.
BAnd that's the thing about this week: from Cuba to Alaska, the fights are all about who gets to call the shots.
BAnd whether the rules still matter. That's the argument underneath all of it.

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