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Wednesday, November 04, 2026

A child in Lewis County has died from the measles, marking the first death from the disease in New York state in 30 years, state health officials announced. State and county health officials did not offer additional details about the child who died. In a joint statement, they called for privacy for the child's family. The death comes as the highly contagious disease continues to spread through undervaccinated communities upstate in an outbreak that prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state disaster emergency last month. "I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles," Hochul said in a statement Monday evening. "As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine what this family is going through."


In a lengthy online post, Vice President JD Vance seemingly sought to distance himself from election results seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump that featured big Republican losses across the country. "The reason we lost is the war," Vance wrote, adding, "If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest."


Far-right activist Laura Loomer, a close ally of President Donald Trump, spent election night declaring the death of the United States as Democrats took control of Congress. "Democrats now control the House and Senate. America is over," Loomer posted on X Tuesday night. "Many of us warned for years about the Islamic-communist takeover of America. Our country only declines from here. It's best for people to come to terms with the death of our country sooner rather than later." There is no good that can come from working with people who want to impeach you and kill you," she wrote. "Democrats don't want to work with Trump. They want to murder him and his supporters." She instead urged Trump to go on the offensive. "Hopefully President Trump is more vengeful in the next 2 years of his administration," Loomer wrote. "It's time for him to take vetting seriously and purge the radical left."


President Donald Trump has weighed in on the results of the Texas gubernatorial election after a Democrat ousted the Republican incumbent. In a social media post, Trump criticized Gov. Greg Abbott loss to Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa on Nov. 3. "If Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, hadn't become a RINO in the last six months of his Political Life, he wouldn't have lost. He went back to his original formula, and it wasn't pretty!" Trump wrote. Trump had been a supporter of Abbott during the election cycle, saying, "Vote for your governor, Greg Abbott," to Republicans at his Oct. 27 rally in Lubbock.


Tuesday, November 03, 2026

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the United States to stop sending $4 billion in aid annually to Israel, without providing details. read more


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